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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Monday 9 February 1998
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Monday 9 February of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 9 February, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business. For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Tuesday 10 February, see Part 2 of this Paper. |
| Notes: * Indicates a Question for Oral Answer. + Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. [N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered. [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared. |
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| 1 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Barnsley Central of 15th January, Official Report, columns 292-3, when the results of the studies into genetically modified foods listed will be completed; and when they will be made public. |
| (28225) | |
| 2 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list for the last three years for each member state of the European Union the amount in ecu they have been entitled to claim in monetary compensation for exchange rate changes; how much they have claimed; and how much is outstanding. |
| (28354) | |
| 3 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the requirements and enforcement of legislation in EU nations regarding the definition and labelling of Scotch whisky. |
| (27904) | |
| 4 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26332) | |
| 5 | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is taking to enable supermarkets to be in a position to label beef guaranteed BSE-free. |
| (28646) | |
| 6 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the Enfer Scientific test available in the Irish Republic. |
| (28622) | |
| 7 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is his Ministers' current policy on the findings of the Strathclyde Report on Wholesale Markets; and what current help his Ministry is giving to assist with the implementation of its principal findings. |
| (28544) | |
| 8 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the areas of horticultural production in which the United Kingdom has a natural advantage compared to the rest of Europe. |
| (28538) | |
| 9 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what policies his Ministry is pursuing to help increase exports of United Kingdom horticultural production. |
| (28547) | |
| 10 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list by product type details of the balance of payments deficit for United Kingdom horticulture, excluding those products which cannot normally be grown in the United Kingdom because of climatic factors. |
| (28539) | |
| 11 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what are his Ministry's main priorities for the horticulture industry; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28546) | |
| 12 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which representative bodies from each part of the horticultural trade he and his Ministers have met with since 2nd May 1997. |
| (28541) | |
| 13 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what projects to benefit United Kingdom horticulture are currently being funded by his Ministry as part of the Technology Foresight Programme. |
| (28548) | |
| 14 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what reforms to the European Union horticulture regime have been introduced since 1st January 1995; and if he will make a statement on his assessment of the impact that these changes have had on the United Kingdom horticulture industry. |
| (28542) | |
| 15 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reasons the proposal to lift the beef ban in Northern Ireland has been based upon beef off the bone. |
| (28533) | |
| 16 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what help his Ministry is providing to the horticulture industry to (a) increase consumption of any of its outputs, (b) improve the industry's marketing and (c) develop new forms of technology beneficial to the industry; what expenditure is available for such programmes for (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99 and (iii) 1999-2000; and what were the expenditure levels on the equivalent assistance in (1) 1994-95, (2) 1995-96 and (3) 1996-97. |
| (28543) | |
| 17 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when in December his Ministry received a request for more information from the Commission on the workings of the data based beef scheme; when he undertook to reply; and when he did reply. |
| (28532) | |
| 18 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the (a) strengths and (b) weaknesses of the United Kingdom horticulture industry; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28540) | |
| 19 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish for each of the last five years for which information is available (a) consumption per head in terms of value and weight of fruit, salad and vegetables, and (b) purchases per head of flowers, ornamentals and plants, in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) the Netherlands, (iii) France, (iv) Germany, (v) Italy, (vi) Sweden and (vii) Belgium. |
| (28545) | |
| 20 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the numbers of BSE cases confirmed in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) England, and (e) each EU country in (i) 1997 and (ii) 1998. |
| (28797) | |
| 21 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is taking to encourage farmers' markets. |
| (28487) | |
| 22 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what percentage of beef imports to the United Kingdom come from countries with a record of BSE incidence in their herds; and if he will make a statement. |
| (27912) | |
| 23 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will instigate an investigation into the level of meat prices in United Kingdom supermarkets; what representations he has made to UK supermarkets concerning (a) the price of meat and (b) the promotion of British meat; and if he will make a statement. |
| (27913) | |
| 24 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many officials are currently directly involved in (a) the entry-point monitoring of beef imports and (b) the point of sale monitoring of beef on the bone sales. |
| (27910) | |
| 25 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the procedures adopted to monitor the import of beef; what documentation is required by beef importers to satisfy the conditions on imports set by the United Kingdom Government; and if he will make a statement on the procedures in place to ensure the adequate traceability from herd to point of sale for all beef imports. |
| (27911) | |
| 26 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps his Department will take to ensure that the cost of cattle passports will be shared throughout the value chain. |
| (28719) | |
| 27 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is taking to ensure that food imported into the United Kingdom and consumed within the United Kingdom is subject to the same food standards regime as food produced in the United Kingdom. |
| (28718) | |
| 28 | Mr John Townend (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if the quota system, as a system of national quotas, is a derogation from the general rule of equal conditions of access to fishery resources and the principle of non-discrimination. |
| (28655) | |
| 29 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26323) | |
| 30 | Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will review the decision of the Charity Commissioner to permit the disposal of the French Convalescent Home. |
| (28681) | |
| 31 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Chairman of the Catering Committee, what steps the Refreshment Department is taking to support the British beef industry. |
| (28709) | |
| 32 N | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Chairman of the Catering Committee, when the Members' Smoking Room was last checked for vermin infestation. |
| (28358) | |
| 33 N | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Chairman of the Catering Committee, what measures he proposes to eradicate mice from the Members' Smoking Room. |
| (28359) | |
| 34 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26321) | |
| 35 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to extend the concessionary television licence fee scheme to cover all households where all the occupants are of pensionable age. |
| (28946) | |
| 36 N | Mr Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the cost of transferring the NATO certified test centre for small calibre ammunition from Cold Meece to Pendine at 1998 prices. |
| (28041) | |
| 37 N | Mr Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department and its agencies have spent on developing and constructing the DREAM rig at Pendine to date; and what is the projected work load for this facility in each of the next five years. |
| (28039) | |
| 38 N | Mr Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if it is his policy to continue to implement the NATO standardisation agreements for small calibre ammunition by conducting in-service surveillance of ammunition at a NATO-certified test centre in the United Kingdom. |
| (28042) | |
| 39 N | Mr Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what conclusions were reached by the study produced in 1993 on moving the NATO small arms test centre in respect of the Eskmeals range; and if he will place a copy of that study in the Library. |
| (28040) | |
| 40 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about his recent initiatives concerning former Porton Down volunteers. |
| (28897) | |
| 41 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26330) | |
| 42 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the small training aircraft the RAF proposes to purchase. |
| (28794) | |
| 43 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of the NATO headquarters in Gibraltar. |
| (28660) | |
| 44 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the countries from which the supply of (a) beef and (b) sheepmeat were sourced for each year that the NAAFI held the Ministry of Defence's public-funded messing contract. |
| (28348) | |
| 45 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the dates of publication of (a) the two previous and (b) the current paper from the Adjutant General on codes and standards of conduct. |
| (28346) | |
| 46 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the current edition of the Adjutant General's paper on codes and standards of conduct. |
| (28347) | |
| 47 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when revised editions of the manuals of military law for each of the three services will be available; and if he will place them in the Library. |
| (28342) | |
| 48 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) main battle tank and (b) light tank transporter vehicles are (i) in service and (ii) operationally deployable; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28349) | |
| 49 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tank transporter vehicle drivers are (a) in service and (b) operationally deployed; and if this is designated protected A Trade employment. |
| (28345) | |
| 50 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ford Mondeo cars his Department has purchased in the current financial year. |
| (28488) | |
| 51 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the consortia bidding for the supply of tank transporters; and if he will make a statement on the progress of this project. |
| (28338) | |
| 52 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his policy on sponsored reserves in Her Majesty's forces; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28343) | |
| 53 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the lowest hourly rate of pay received by a member of the British armed forces, calculated on the basis of annual pay divided by the average annual hours worked. |
| (28619) | |
| 54 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 12th January, Official Report, column 135, where each of the 23 UK personnel working in the US and the four US employees working in the UK are located; and if he will make a statement on their current duties. |
| (28819) | |
| 55 N | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of morale in the armed forces; and if he will make a statement. |
| (26123) | |
| 56 | Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many members of the Home Civil Service have been on leave on full pay either between appointments or pending retirement from the Civil Service for (a) more than three months, (b) more than six months, (c) more than nine months and (d) more than one year. |
| (28898) | |
| 57 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26331) | |
| 58 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list, by title, the publications produced under the authority of the Office of Public Service between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26336) | |
| 59 | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to establish a national framework for pay and conditions of service within the further education sector. |
| (28695) | |
| 60 | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what discussions he has had with the Further Education Funding Council on current budget deficits of further education colleges. |
| (28694) | |
| 61 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what research his Department has evaluated on the extent to which the results of National Curriculum tests in English at Key Stage 3 can be used to predict a pupil's achievement in GCSE English examinations. |
| (28793) | |
| 62 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment his Department has made of the relative standards achieved at Level 4 in (a) Key Stage 2 and (b) Key Stage 3 National Curriculum English Tests; and what research underlies this assessment. |
| (28789) | |
| 63 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the agencies commissioned by the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority to evaluate arrangements for statutory assessment at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 in 1997; what was the cost of each evaluation; when the evaluation reports were (a) made available to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and (b) published; and in what ways the evaluation reports have informed arrangements for statutory assessment in 1998, including the content of the tests and arrangements for marking. |
| (28849) | |
| 64 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26328) | |
| 65 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what legal advice he has received about the application of the Rotherham Judgement of 4th December 1997 to primary schools admissions procedures. |
| (28706) | |
| 66 | Mr Bill Michie (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many prohibition notices have been issued against employers relating to the control of dust at work for each of the geographical areas of the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate in each of the last 20 years. |
| (28638) | |
| 67 | Mr Bill Michie (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many improvement notices have been issued against employers relating to the control of dust at work for each of the geographical areas of the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate for each year over the last 20 years. |
| (28637) | |
| 68 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when the United Kingdom Government will publish its proposals on tackling unemployment to be submitted to the EU meeting to discuss member states' plans. |
| (28620) | |
| 69 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the total amount of government funding allocated to British higher education institutions in 1998-99; and what the amount was in each of the past five years. |
| (28908) | |
| 70 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the total amount of government funding allocated to British further education institutions in 1998-99; and what the amount was in each of the past five years. |
| (28909) | |
| 71 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the minimum age at which borrowers with existing student loans will continue to be repaying such loans; when the decision was taken to raise the age limit from 50 years; and for what reasons Parliament was not informed. |
| (28911) | |
| 72 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to increase the number of places available to train teachers of further education to meet the expansion of student numbers forecast for the next four years. |
| (28907) | |
| 73 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to require LEAs to monitor and provide advisory support to private and voluntary sector providers of early years education. |
| (28902) | |
| 74 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has regularly to monitor the quality of public, private and voluntary sector provision of early years education. |
| (28903) | |
| 75 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to monitor the quality of and provide support to the private and voluntary early years education place providers in North Yorkshire. |
| (28904) | |
| 76 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to allow LEAs to state a minimum requirement of free places that have to be offered by private or voluntary providers to entitle them to be included in an Early Years Development Plan. |
| (28901) | |
| 77 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the minimum number of places a private or voluntary provider of early years education has to have in order that they can be included in a LEA Early Years Development Plan. |
| (28905) | |
| 78 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to impose tuition fees on students studying for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education/Certificate of Education (Post 16). |
| (28906) | |
| 79 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his Department's response to the representations from English Nature for a three-year ban on the cultivation of genetically modified herbicide-resistant crops; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28130) | |
| 80 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the progress of his Department's research into genetically-modified herbicide resistant crops. |
| (28131) | |
| 81 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, at what stage the HSE review into the disposal of non-reproductive genetically modified organisms has reached; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28129) | |
| 82 | Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if the Government will give English Nature powers to require land-owners to manage sites so as to maintain their conservation value. |
| (28900) | |
| 83 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to extend discretion to local authorities in determining the level of council tax discount to second homes. |
| (28393) | |
| 84 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will implement the recommendation of the Local Government Boundary Committee in Hertfordshire prior to 1998 local elections. |
| (28480) | |
| 85 N | Mrs Ann Cryer (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the long-term future of the Keighley Driving Test Centre. |
| (28043) | |
| 86 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list, by title, the publications produced by his Department and by the office of the Deputy Prime Minister, between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26329) | |
| 87 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the EU states that have not yet fully implemented the first EU driving licence as amended in 1991; and if he will list the EU states currently applying the discretionary approach allowed for in the 1991 revision. |
| (27439) | |
| 88 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, of 15th January, Official Report, column 259, what studies his Department has evaluated into the proportion of collapses at the wheel caused by hypoglaecemia. |
| (27561) | |
| 89 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he proposes to take to enforce within the United Kingdom the conditions of the Second EC Driving Licence Directive relating to the driving of lorries between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes (cat. C.1) and minibuses with 9 to 16 passenger seats (cat. D.1.) by insulin-treated diabetics in order to ensure that EU licence holders from EU countries that have not fully implemented the relevant directive (91/439) will not be able to drive on United Kingdom roads. |
| (27440) | |
| 90 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what standards were applied to the procedures used to determine the standards required for the discharge consents for the proposed new Southern Water sites at Portsmouth and Havant; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which these standards were complied with. |
| (28801) | |
| 91 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what account the Environment Agency took of representations from local people in determining the standards required in the discharge consent for Langstone Harbour and the Solent. |
| (28800) | |
| 92 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received in the last three years from (a) public bodies, (b) voluntary organisations, (c) the private sector and (d) local associations in the Southampton City Council area about housing needs in that area. |
| (27559) | |
| 93 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the extent and cause of eutrophication in Langstone Harbour; and what counter-measures his Department has taken. |
| (28705) | |
| 94 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the official water category status under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive of the Solent area; and what plans he has to alter this status. |
| (28798) | |
| 95 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the total number of registered homeless people in the Southampton City Council area. |
| (27555) | |
| 96 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much money has been allocated by (a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the Southampton City Council area in each of the last five years. |
| (27557) | |
| 97 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if pollution in Langstone Harbour has resulted in the reclassification of shellfish; what assessment he has made of the effects on the local fishing industry; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28651) | |
| 98 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much money has been allocated by (a) his Department and (b) the Housing Corporation to support new social housing in the Winchester City Council area, in each of the last five years. |
| (28333) | |
| 99 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of capital investment restrictions on the amount of finance water companies put into the upgrading of waste water treatment facilities. |
| (28647) | |
| 100 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many people are on the housing transfer list of the Southampton City Council; and what were the equivalent figures at the same time in each of the last five years. |
| (27899) | |
| 101 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the ability of the proposed new Southern Water sites at Portsmouth and Havant to meet the required water quality standards. |
| (28702) | |
| 102 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the advantages of the use of ultra-violet treatment of sewage in waste water treatment facilities. |
| (28842) | |
| 103 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many people are on the housing waiting list of the Southampton City Council; and what were the equivalent figures at the same time in each of the last five years. |
| (27558) | |
| 104 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what are OFWAT's K factor predictions for each of the next 10 years. |
| (28648) | |
| 105 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many units of social housing have been built in the (a) Test Valley Borough (b) Eastleigh Borough, (c) Havant Borough and (d) New Forest District Council areas, in each of the last five years. |
| (28135) | |
| 106 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the Government's policy on the inclusion of ultra-violet treatment of sewage in waste water treatment facilities. |
| (28843) | |
| 107 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many properties formerly owned by Government departments have been made available to (a) the council and (b) housing associations in the Southampton City Council area. |
| (27560) | |
| 108 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps OFWAT is taking to improve water quality standards. |
| (28701) | |
| 109 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will review the relationship between the Environment Agency, OFWAT and the water companies. |
| (28634) | |
| 110 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many people have been accepted on to the homeless register of Southampton City Council in each of the last five years. |
| (27554) | |
| 111 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many units of social housing have been built in the Southampton City Council area in each of the last five years. |
| (27556) | |
| 112 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what preliminary research his Department undertook prior to the determination of the standards required in the discharge consents granted to Southern Water's waste water treatment plants in the Solent; and by what means his Department evaluates the current discharge consents. |
| (28799) | |
| 113 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many properties formerly owned by government departments have been made available to (a) the council and (b) housing associations in the Winchester City Council area. |
| (28332) | |
| 114 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the compliance of the current storm overflow at Budds Farm with EU water standards. |
| (28650) | |
| 115 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the number of properties that are underoccupied in Southampton City; and if he will make a statement. |
| (27900) | |
| 116 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what guidance his Department issues on the appropriate treatment of waste water in (a) estuaries and (b) sensitive water areas. |
| (28707) | |
| 117 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of each type of treatment of waste water currently undertaken in the UK on bathing water quality. |
| (18708) | |
| 118 | Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will enable housing corporations to use introductory tenancies and selective lettings in the way that local authorities were enabled to do under the Housing Act 1996. |
| (28864) | |
| 119 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list, with reference to the consultation exercise carried out prior to the publication of Rural England 1996 Cm 3444, those individuals and organisations who attended each of the public consultation meetings, where each meeting was held and when. |
| (28536) | |
| 120 | Mr David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the timetable for considering the results of the recent consultation on the future of the South Downs. |
| (28653) | |
| 121 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the cost of the current computer system installed in (a) the Department of the Environment and (b) the Department of Transport; to what extent the two systems were compatible; and what is the cost of enabling the two systems to work together. |
| (28889) | |
| 122 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will place in the Library a video copy of his address to a joint meeting of the staff of the Department of the Environment and the Department of Transport in Central Hall, Westminster. |
| (28910) | |
| 123 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress his Department has made with regard to future policy for water charges; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28683) | |
| 124 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of domestic water consumers (a) who have chosen to have water meters installed and (b) who now live in properties with water meters where there is no rateable value. |
| (28682) | |
| 125 | Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he will take to ensure that any undertakings made by London and Continental (Union Railway) to affected parties on the route of the CTRL outside their parliamentary undertakings will be honoured by any successor company. |
| (28679) | |
| 126 | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will require drivers aged 70 years and over to have their health questionnaire from the DVLA counter-signed by their family doctor. |
| (28895) | |
| 127 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the Minister of the Environment plans to answer the letter of Mr Keith Duell dated 5th December 1997 regarding Verely Lake. |
| (28862) | |
| 128 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to ensure that standards of lead in water at the domestic tap meet future health standards. |
| (28720) | |
| 129 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will introduce an obligation on water companies to provide a free meter installation service for customers. |
| (28721) | |
| 130 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, for what reasons the Government does not hold central records of planning permissions granted for major out of town retail developments. |
| (28635) | |
| 131 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26335) | |
| 132 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the tax allowances in force, together with their cost to the Exchequer in revenue foregone and the number of beneficiaries of each allowance in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (28666) | |
| 133 N | Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make its his policy to charge a flat rate of IPT on all insurance on motor vehicles, travel and electrical retail goods; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28137) | |
| 134 N | Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on his policy towards the issuing of non-insurance based warranties linked with the sale of motor vehicles; and what trends he has assessed in the ratio of sales of insurance based and non-insurance based car warranties. |
| (28044) | |
| 135 N | Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what rate of IPT applies to guarantees for (a) motor vehicles and (b) electrical retail products provided by the sellers of the product; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28136) | |
| 136 N | Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings he has held with representatives of (a) the travel sector, (b) the electrical retail and rental sectors and (c) the motor vehicle sector to discuss the impact of higher rate IPT on their businesses; if he will meet representatives of these industries prior to the Budget to discuss higher rate IPT; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28138) | |
| 137 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of countries which will meet the Maastricht requirements to enter a single currency in the first wave. |
| (28583) | |
| 138 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the United Kingdom has to spend a period of time in the ERM before qualifying for possible entry into the single currency. |
| (28581) | |
| 139 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the present level of sterling on (a) jobs and (b) export volumes over the next year. |
| (28549) | |
| 140 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has held with which organisations with regard to prisoners of war in the Yei district of southern Sudan; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28662) | |
| 141 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government policy towards the Khartoum Peace Agreement. |
| (28663) | |
| 142 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of potential damage to (a) Karbala, (b) Najaf and (c) the Ziggarat at Ur in the selection of potential targets for military strikes on Iraq. |
| (28617) | |
| 143 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's relations with Mexico. |
| (28642) | |
| 144 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's relationship with Honduras. |
| (28640) | |
| 145 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26327) | |
| 146 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library an index to the Amsterdam Treaty on European Union and the revised treaties, including the protocols, authorised by Article 12 of that Treaty, setting down all topics and subjects contained in those treaties as published in the preliminary documentation, and for each entry the current place and the proposed place in the Consolidated Union Treaty by article, paragraph and sub-paragraph reference. |
| (28866) | |
| 147 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in what circumstances persons who are not members of Her Majesty's Privy Council are authorised to sign treaties on her behalf. |
| (28947) | |
| 148 N | Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the need for travellers to purchase holiday insurance, with particular reference to activity holidays; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of holiday insurance packages sold with activity holidays; and if he will issue guidance to holidaymakers with regard to insurance packages for activity holidays. |
| (28139) | |
| 149 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what matters were discussed when he met the Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia and the Adviser and Director of the Cabinet for Cambodia; and if he will make a statement about (a) bi-lateral British and Cambodian relations and (b) relations between the European Union and Cambodia. |
| (28350) | |
| 150 | Mrs Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those health authorities which purchase ambulance services below the Orcon response standards for (a) 999 calls and (b) urgent calls. |
| (28838) | |
| 151 | Mrs Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors led him to implement criteria-based despatch systems in the ambulance service in areas where the present Orcon standards are not being met. |
| (28859) | |
| 152 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the linkage between changes in levels of suicide and unemployment among young men. |
| (28825) | |
| 153 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who in health and social services should provide advice and help to a child expelled from school for the use of drugs below school leaving age and to the parents concerned. |
| (28814) | |
| 154 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the ways in which his health targets vary from the equivalent previous targets. |
| (28828) | |
| 155 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce free eye tests; and to what timescale. |
| (28823) | |
| 156 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the absolute changes in the incidence of (a) smoking and (b) smoking-related diseases by socio-economic classification in the past 20 years. |
| (28816) | |
| 157 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the relative contributions of (a) the house mite with central heating and (b) motor vehicle pollution to asthma and changes in the incidence of asthma. |
| (28810) | |
| 158 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what proportions spending on the NHS has in real terms grown in each year and on average per year during each Parliament since 1968; and what was the overall annual average. |
| (28809) | |
| 159 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to announce the restoration of real terms increases of NHS funding to the average over the past three decades. |
| (28813) | |
| 160 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the (a) direct and (b) indirect effects of random breath testing on death and injury from drink driving. |
| (28822) | |
| 161 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional bans on tobacco advertising he estimates will be in effect by May 2002. |
| (28820) | |
| 162 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the linkage between increased absolute and relative ill health and (i) social and (ii) economic classification. |
| (28827) | |
| 163 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent to which (a) NHS dental checks and (b) eye tests are available for all seeking them. |
| (28824) | |
| 164 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Cabinet sub-committee on health was established. |
| (28815) | |
| 165 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the level of poverty in (a) real and (b) relative terms in (i) 1979 and (ii) the most recent year for which data are available, giving the numbers and proportions of children above these levels. |
| (28826) | |
| 166 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the weekly numbers of new smokers. |
| (28817) | |
| 167 | Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the likely impact on the number of community pharmacies of the abolition of resale price maintenance on over the counter medicines. |
| (28697) | |
| 168 | Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the financial savings to the NHS resulting from healthcare advice provided by community pharmacists. |
| (28696) | |
| 169 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of trials recently undertaken in the USA into the effects on in-patients of withdrawing neuroleptic drugs. |
| (28134) | |
| 170 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd February, what are the percentages of (a) females and (b) males who have used an illegal drug by the age of (i) 16 and (ii) 24 years. |
| (28195) | |
| 171 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd February, what contribution the number, of patient deaths caused by failures of NHS services will play in his future assessment of the quality of NHS services. |
| (28196) | |
| 172 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26326) | |
| 173 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the amount by which the average per capita consumption of fruit salads and vegetables would have to increase to have a measurable impact on those causes of mortality where poor diet is judged to be a significant contributory factor. |
| (28537) | |
| 174 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings his Department has hosted with non-Governmental bodies or individuals to discuss the setting of targets for levels of human sodium intake; and if he will make a statement on the results of such meetings and list those who attended. |
| (28535) | |
| 175 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the scientific advice presented to his Department showing the effect on health outcomes of introducing population consumption targets for sodium consumption. |
| (28534) | |
| 176 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is (a) the number of NHS hospital beds in each health authority area in England and Wales and (b) the number per head of population in each area, arranging the health authorities in order of the number per head of population. |
| (28673) | |
| 177 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of NHS health authority management costs in England and Wales; and if he will list each authority in order of management costs per head of population, showing (a) annual expenditure, (b) expenditure per head of population and (c) management costs per head of population. |
| (28670) | |
| 178 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is (a) the total number of NHS dentists in each NHS health authority area in England and Wales and (b) per head of population in each area, arranging the health authorities in order of the number per head of population. |
| (28671) | |
| 179 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is (a) the number of NHS GPs in each NHS health authority area in England and Wales and (b) the number per head of population in each area, arranging the health authorities in order of the number per head of population. |
| (28672) | |
| 180 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many independent inquiries into homicides committed by mentally ill people established under HSG(94)27 have not yet published reports but which are due to publish reports. |
| (28658) | |
| 181 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many independent inquiries set up under Health Service Guidelines HSG(94)27 into homicides committed by mentally ill people have published reports since the publication of the Clunis report. |
| (28657) | |
| 182 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that the recommendations contained in inquiry reports published under HSG(94)27 are implemented by the NHS throughout England and Wales. |
| (28659) | |
| 183 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discretion GPs will have to refer patients as they wish when ECRs are abolished; and what will be the source of funding of referrals not covered by contracts. |
| (28891) | |
| 184 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the NHS trusts to which he appointed new chairs in the last round of appointments indicating the names of the new chairs. |
| (28890) | |
| 185 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to reply to the letter from Councillor Brian Yates of Jubilee Terrace, Kingswear, Devon, of 14th December 1997 concerning the nomination and selection of individuals to the boards of NHS trusts. |
| (28351) | |
| 186 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the Government's policy on the prescribing of Aricept (Donepezil); and if he will make a statement. |
| (28863) | |
| 187 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with ministers of European Union countries concerning the issue of immunity of Europol officers; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28848) | |
| 188 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the latest Prison Service prison population projections; and what financial plans have been made to meet those projections. |
| (28847) | |
| 189 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the real terms change in the level of Home Office (a) revenue, (b) capital and (c) total grant for the police from 1997-98 to 1998-99. |
| (28846) | |
| 190 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the annual expenditure on the Prison Service, in real terms, in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what is the planned annual expenditure for the next two years; and what is the marginal change in each year in real terms. |
| (28844) | |
| 191 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with European Union nations concerning asylum and immigration policy since 1st May; what decisions have been made on policy matters; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28845) | |
| 192 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contractually specified (a) services and (b) facilities were not available when the Altcourse and Parc prisons opened; what steps the Prison Service is taking to secure full contract compliance in each case; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28841) | |
| 193 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ensure that crimes committed within care homes are incorporated within the British Crime Survey. |
| (28356) | |
| 194 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce a category into the British Crime Survey to cover crimes committed against people with learning difficulties who live in residential care homes. |
| (28355) | |
| 195 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources per head were allocated to young offender units for the education of 16 to 21 year-olds in (a) London and (b) the Home Counties in each of the last three years. |
| (28785) | |
| 196 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 15 and 16 year old females are on remand in (a) young offender units and (b) women's prisons in (i) London and (ii) the Home Counties. |
| (28788) | |
| 197 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the percentage of convictions of young offenders after admittance on remand to young offender units. |
| (28786) | |
| 198 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young offender units have an in-take of males in the age range of 15 to 21 years in (a) London and (b) the Home Counties. |
| (28787) | |
| 199 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 15 and 16 year old males were admitted on remand to young offender units in (a) London and (b) the Home Counties in each of the last five years. |
| (28791) | |
| 200 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 15 and 16 year old males were admitted on remand to young offender units in the last quarter for which figures are available in (a) London and (b) the Home Counties. |
| (28790) | |
| 201 | Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 15th January, Official Report, column 280, how many full-time coroners are women. |
| (28899) | |
| 202 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which prisons had spare cell accommodation on 1st February. |
| (28669) | |
| 203 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department takes to encourage police officers to use bicycles while they are on patrol duty. |
| (28656) | |
| 204 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for political asylum were being dealt with by his Department on 1st February. |
| (28665) | |
| 205 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer to the Right honourable Member for Horsham of 30th January, Official Report, columns 395-6, on policing at the World Cup, if he will provide a list of the representatives from Scotland and their organisations who (i) were invited and (ii) will be attending the Blackburn seminar; and if he will make a statement. |
| (27905) | |
| 206 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26325) | |
| 207 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what multi-agency measures his Department is taking to tackle disorder within licensed premises. |
| (28837) | |
| 208 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will create fora to bring together representatives from licensing authorities, town centre management, the police and community safety practitioners to tackle disorder in and around town centres. |
| (28836) | |
| 209 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects compensation to be paid to Mr Michael Wellum of Wrenwell Farm, Denbury, Devon, for his handguns surrendered on 18th August and whose claim for compensation was submitted on 21st August 1997; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for the delay. |
| (28352) | |
| 210 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to clarify the law in respect of gatherings of travellers on private land; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28710) | |
| 211 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the aid given to the Sudan Government in each of the last three years, indicating the form in which that aid was given. |
| (28664) | |
| 212 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list DIFD's contribution to technical co-operation projects and to joint funding scheme projects in Nicaragua by individual project. |
| (28644) | |
| 213 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the current British aid projects in Honduras. |
| (28639) | |
| 214 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what are the aims of the Nicaragua Land Resources Monitoring Project. |
| (28645) | |
| 215 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the current British aid projects in Mexico. |
| (28641) | |
| 216 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list, by title, the publications produced by her Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26324) | |
| 217 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps Her Majesty's Government has taken to respond to the appeal by JoseĢ Ramos-Horta for emergency food relief for the Indonesian territory of East Timor. |
| (28636) | |
| 218 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26322) | |
| 219 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister without Portfolio, if he will give a breakdown by budget head of the sums allocated to the Millennium Dome projects by (a) personnel costs excluding consultants, (b) building costs, (c) external infrastructure costs, (d) consultants' costs, (e) design costs, (f) publicity costs and (g) other costs. |
| (28133) | |
| 220 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister without Portfolio, if he will list (a) the United Kingdom publications and (b) the US publications in which contracts for the air-conditioning system of the Millennium Dome were advertised. |
| (28132) | |
| 221 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will list, by title, the publications produced by her Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26320) | |
| 222 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the President of the Council, what representations she has received regarding the Government's strategy on the problem of illegal drug use amongst young people. |
| (26134) | |
| 223 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the President of the Council, if she will list, by title, the publications produced under the authority of the Privy Council Office between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26319) | |
| 224 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the President of the Council, what are the higher limits of office costs allowance for honourable Members with disabilities; and what are the assessment processes for qualification to receive such allowances. |
| (28667) | |
| 225 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the President of the Council, what allowance is made for additional costs incurred by honourable Members with disabilities in meeting additional costs of accommodation in (a) London and (b) their constituency. |
| (28668) | |
| 226 N | Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Prime Minister, with whom Mr Gavyn Davies will be attending meetings during his visit to Washington with the Prime Minister over the period 4th February to 7th February; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28353) | |
| 227 | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to address the concerns of CBI Scotland in relation to the tax issues they raised with him on 30th January. |
| (28795) | |
| 228 | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to meet representatives of CBI Scotland to discuss their participation in the development of the Scottish Parliament's consultative procedures. |
| (28796) | |
| 229 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26338) | |
| 230 | Mr John McAllion (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on what basis he calculated the dispensing fee of (a) 89p per item and (b) 60p per item for second and subsequent dispensings for patients considered to be at risk for community pharmacy contractors; what research he (i) commissioned and (ii) evaluated into the adequacy of this level of remuneration; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28649) | |
| 231 | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what measures he is taking to tackle crimes involving knives. |
| (28804) | |
| 232 | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to encourage young people to enter higher education. |
| (28805) | |
| 233 | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to increase the number of NHS dentists in Scotland. |
| (28806) | |
| 234 | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money was allocated to Glasgow City Council for the provision of warden services in sheltered housing for 1997-98. |
| (2807) | |
| 235 | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what has been the average length of patient stay in each hospital trust in Scotland in each of the last five years. |
| (28808) | |
| 236 N | Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the health services which have been market-tested or notified to his Department and won by the private sector indicating (a) the location and (b) the organisation winning the tender. |
| (28623) | |
| 237 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many claimants for disability living allowance, whose predominant disability is deafness, are in the age groups (a) 0 to 4, (b) 5 to 15, (c) 16 to 24, (d) 25 to 29, (e) 30 to 34, (f) 35 to 39, (g) 40 to 44, (h) 45 to 49, (i) 50 to 54, (j) 55 to 59, (k) 60 to 64, (l) 65 to 69, (m) 70 to 74, (n) 75 to 79 and (o) over 80 years. |
| (28357) | |
| 238 | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many individuals in Bury North have been contacted as part of the Benefits Integrity Project; how many of them have had their benefit reduced; and how many appeals have been made against these decisions. |
| (28700) | |
| 239 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many applicants for an award in respect of chronic bronchitis and emphysema have failed the FEVI test since April 1997; and how many have been rejected since April 1997 because they did not meet the service qualification, broken down by coalfield area. |
| (28265) | |
| 240 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will provide a breakdown of the awards for chronic bronchitis and emphysema made between September 1993 and April 1997, by (a) coalfield area and (b) the level of disablement assessment, together with the same information for the period from April 1997 to date. |
| (28264) | |
| 241 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what was the total number of applicants for chronic bronchitis and emphysema awards (a) between September 1993 and April 1997 and (b) since April 1997; and what was the number of awards made in each of those periods. |
| (28266) | |
| 242 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many individuals in the United Kingdom benefited from the provision or subsidy of a car for the disabled in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
| (28714) | |
| 243 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the cost of the provision or subsidy of cars for the disabled provided by her Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
| (28713) | |
| 244 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what are the criteria for the provision or subsidy of cars for the disabled provided by her Department. |
| (28712) | |
| 245 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many appeals are in progress following benefit re-assessments under the Benefits Integrity Project; and if she will make a statement. |
| (27537) | |
| 246 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people assessed to date will receive (a) increased, (b) unchanged and (c) lower levels of benefit as a result of the Benefits Integrity Project; and if she will make a statement. |
| (27535) | |
| 247 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people were in receipt of disability living allowance for each month since May 1997. |
| (27534) | |
| 248 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will estimate the savings achieved (a) in total and (b) by benefit category, as a result of the Benefits Integrity Project; and if she will make a statement. |
| (27538) | |
| 249 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will provide a breakdown by benefit category of the change in the number of people in receipt of each benefit as a result of the Benefits Integrity Project; and if she will make a statement. |
| (27536) | |
| 250 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what representations her Department has received since 1st May concerning the proposal to replace state-funded welfare with a birthright portfolio; and what assessment of these proposals has been made by the welfare review team. |
| (28643) | |
| 251 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will list, by title, the publications produced by her Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26337) | |
| 252 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the total bill for housing benefit payments in each of the last five years in the Southampton City Council area. |
| (27553) | |
| 253 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the bill for housing benefits payments in each of the last five years in the Winchester City Council area. |
| (28334) | |
| 254 | Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if it is her policy that social services should backdate financial assistance for elderly people living in residential or nursing homes who did not claim assistance when their savings fell below £16,000 because they were unaware that assistance was available. |
| (28865) | |
| 255 | Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how much was spent on income support for lone parents and their children in Wales in the year to 31st December 1997 or the nearest date for which figures are available. |
| (28894) | |
| 256 | Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many lone parents in each constituency in Wales were in receipt of income support on 31st December 1997 or the nearest date for which figures are available; and how many children lived in such lone parent families on the same date. |
| (28893) | |
| 257 N | Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will estimate the percentage and number of pensioners who have an annual income of £2,000 or less in addition to state benefits including the state pension. |
| (28625) | |
| 258 | Jacqui Smith (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what assistance is provided by the Contributions Agency to adopted people and those separated at an early age in searching for their natural parents; and if she wil make a statement. |
| (28678) | |
| 259 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when she expects the appeal of Mrs G. J. Archer of 7 Queens Road, Brixham, Devon TQ5 8BG, against the withdrawal of her disability living allowance to be resolved. |
| (27822) | |
| 260 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many terminally-ill recipients of disability living allowance have had their benefit (a) set aside, (b) reduced and (c) increased as a result of the Benefits Integrity Project; and if she will make a statement. |
| (27865) | |
| 261 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the number of assessment officers involved in the Benefits Integrity Project by (a) region and (b) parliamentary constituency in Scotland. |
| (27862) | |
| 262 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is her policy in respect of the timescale and opportunity for future reassessment of the benefit payments for those claimants who have had their benefit reduced or set aside as a result of the Benefit Integrity Project. |
| (27908) | |
| 263 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to her Answer to the honourable Member for Preston of 30th January, Official Report, columns 420-1, how many people with multiple sclerosis have had their benefits reviewed under the Benefits Integrity Project; how many of these had payments (a) set aside, (b) reduced and (c) increased; and if she will make a statement. |
| (27907) | |
| 264 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to her Answer to the honourable Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central of 30th January, Official Report, columns 421-2, on disability living allowance by disability and region, if she will provide the same information for Scotland; if she will list the number of claimants in each category (i) for the United Kingdom and (ii) for Scotland who have had their disability living allowance benefit payments (a) set aside, (b) reduced and (c) increased; and if she will make a statement. |
| (27906) | |
| 265 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what are her criteria for assessing suitability or availability for work under the Benefits Integrity Project. |
| (27864) | |
| 266 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will place in the Library a copy of the guidelines issued to assessment officers involved in the Benefits Integrity Project. |
| (27863) | |
| 267 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what requirements are placed on assessment officers involved in the Benefits Integrity Project in respect of informing claimants of the possibility of (a) benefit loss and (b) appeal against that loss arising out of interviews as part of the project; what steps have been taken to ensure that assessment officers engaged in the Benefits Integrity Project make clear their involvement in this project when making home visits; and if she will make a statement. |
| (27861) | |
| 268 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, in how many cases reductions in benefit as a result of the Benefits Integrity Project have been advised against in writing to (i) the assessment officer and (ii) the appeals officer by a qualified medical practitioner; in how many of these cases the reduction was confirmed; and if she will make a statement. |
| (27909) | |
| 269 | Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a statement on the future of the British Standards Institute. |
| (28652) | |
| 270 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many industrial (employment) tribunal hearings were held in each of the last three years; in what categories; and what proportion of complaints were (a) upheld and (b) rejected. |
| (27980) | |
| 271 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a statement on the number of persons employed in the United Kingdom in the energy industries by sector in each of the last three years. |
| (28344) | |
| 272 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will estimate the proportionate share of British fuel consumption represented by the major fuels in (a) 1995, (b) 1996 and (c) 1997; and what estimate she has made of these relative shares for 1998. |
| (27981) | |
| 273 | Mr Roger Casale (Wimbledon): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what studies her Department has carried out of the comparative price of over-the-counter medicines in the United Kingdom and the rest of the EU; and if she will publish those studies. |
| (28861) | |
| 274 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what was the total sum paid to Nabarro Nathanson solicitors for legal services in (a) 1995-96 and (b) 1996-97. |
| (28268) | |
| 275 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what is the estimated total legal bill for the Government for the recent coalminers' respiratory diseases action. |
| (28267) | |
| 276 | Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what estimate she has made of the proportion of foreign investment in Britain represented by mergers and acquisitions. |
| (28699) | |
| 277 | Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the total cost to public funds of the legal proceedings in the Restrictive Practices Court to be brought by the Office of Fair Trading in its attempt to end resale price maintenance on over the counter medicines. |
| (28698) | |
| 278 | Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what representations she has received from British companies in support of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment. |
| (28818) | |
| 279 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what discussions she has had with her European counterparts regarding action to ensure Japan and Taiwan introduce non-discriminatory taxation for (i) EU spirits and (ii) Scotch whisky. |
| (27903) | |
| 280 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what representations she has made to the government of Taiwan concerning (a) its current tax treatment of Scotch whisky and (b) its regulations on the definition and labelling of whisky. |
| (27901) | |
| 281 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what representations she has made to the government of Japan concerning the tax regime for whisky in that country and on the need for adequate regulations on the definition and labelling of whisky. |
| (27902) | |
| 282 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will list, by title, the publications produced by her Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26334) | |
| 283 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what methods she will use to examine bids for The Energy Group by (a) Nomura International and (b) Texas Utilities; if she will refer the bids to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission; and if she will make a statement. |
| (28336) | |
| 284 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a request to the European Commission under the terms of the European Merger Regulation to ensure UK jurisdiction over the regulatory aspects of any takeover bid made for a UK regional electricity company. |
| (28337) | |
| 285 | Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what training has been provided for Kenyan security units in (a) internal control and (b) internal security by the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement. |
| (28840) | |
| 286 | Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what licences have been granted for the export of tear gas, plastic bullets and other security equipment to Kenya; and to which units in Kenya these transfers were destined. |
| (28839) | |
| 287 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what conclusions she has drawn from the Office of Fair Trading investigation into restrictive retail trade practices relating to petrol sales. |
| (28680) | |
| 288 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will list the arms for which licences for exports to (a) Armenia, (b) Azerbaijan, (c) Macedonia, (d) Croatia, (e) Serbia, (f) Estonia, (g) Tajikistan, (h) Turkmenistan, (i) Uzbekistan, (j) Kazakhstan and (k) Kyrgyzstan have been granted since 1st May 1997. |
| (28802) | |
| 289 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make representations to the government of Saudi Arabia to ensure greater transparency in the payment of commissions on commercial contracts. |
| (28711) | |
| 290 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what provision ECGD has made for bad debts on its Asian risks. |
| (28587) | |
| 291 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, which regulations and directives being negotiated in the Council of Ministers during the British presidency will (a) impose and (b) remove restrictions or controls on European Labour markets. |
| (28621) | |
| 292 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what proportion of ECGD's Asian risk is Sovereign risk; and what proportion private sector. |
| (28586) | |
| 293 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans she has to introduce additional sectoral or regional exemptions to the national minimum wage. |
| (28618) | |
| 294 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many staff are employed on answering the Millennium Bug Hotline; and how many phone lines can be operated simultaneously. |
| (28582) | |
| 295 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what was the sterling value of inward investment into the United Kingdom in (a) the three months prior to 31st January and (b) the three months prior to 31st January 1997. |
| (28585) | |
| 296 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, when the Ministry of Defence first informed her Department that it wished to exempt the armed forces from the national minimum wage. |
| (28584) | |
| 297 | Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans her Department has to ensure the transparency and accountability of decisions on export licences for arms; and what steps she will be taking in the future to ensure this. |
| (28715) | |
| 298 | Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will list (a) all United Kingdom arms exports and (b) all arms export deals for which licences have been (i) refused and (ii) cancelled since 1st May 1997. |
| (28717) | |
| 299 | Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what steps the Government has taken to increase parliamentary scrutiny of arms export procedures. |
| (28716) | |
| 300 | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a statement on the current level of British investment in (a) Bosnia and Herzegovina and (b) Croatia. |
| (28703) | |
| 301 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what progress has been made with the review of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations; when she intends to table amendments; and if she will make a statement on the factors she will take into account when doing so. |
| (28661) | |
| 302 N | Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment she has made of progress towards meeting her targets for issuing export licences for military equipment. |
| (26118) | |
| 303 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will estimate the gross cost to public expenditure in Wales if all local authority rents were to be reduced by 10 per cent.; and what would be the net savings in housing benefits. |
| (28860) | |
| 304 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (26333) | |
| 305 N | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if those who made bids for the location of the National Assembly will be permitted to amend the detailed bids submitted; and if he will make a statement. |
| (28340) | |
| 306 N | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will (a) publish and (b) place in the Library the full details of the bids received for the location of the National Assembly. |
| (28341) | |
| 307 N | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what rent his Department is currently paying to Associated British Ports for Crickhowell House in Cardiff; what is the length of the lease; and what are the break-points in the lease. |
| (28339) | |
| 308 | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans she has to improve current liquidation and bankruptcy procedures. |
| [Transferred] (28704) | |
| 309 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd February, Official Report, column 572, which parts of the statutes of the Bank of England and the related Acts of Parliament would need to be (a) deleted, (b) amended and (c) inserted in preparation for, or consequent to, the United Kingdom joining the third stage of Economic and Monetary Union. |
| [Transferred] (28896) | |
| 310 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral statement of 5th February, Official Report, columns 225-7, if he will estimate the weekly numbers of people convicted for the first time of a criminal offence that could be followed by a custodial sentence of six months or more. |
| [Transferred] (28811) | |
| 311 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what monitoring he has evaluated on recent changes in the nutritional values of school meals. |
| [Transferred] (28821) | |
| 312 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when school breakfast clubs started. |
| [Transferred] (28812) | |
| 313 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the weekly numbers of conceptions that end in termination. |
| [Transferred] (28858) | |
| 314 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local authority secure units exist in (a) London and (b) the Home Counties (i) in total and (ii) for young females. |
| [Transferred] (28792) | |
| 315 | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the percentage refusal rate by entry clearance officers for the last period for which records have been kept for (a) visitors, (b) spouses/fiance(e)s, (c) dependent relatives and (d) businessmen applying to enter the United Kingdom for the posts of (i) Dhaka, (ii) Islamabad, (iii) Lagos, (iv) Sydney and (v) Toronto. |
| [Transferred] (28654) | |
| 316 | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many households are in receipt of housing benefit for (a) local authority homes, (b) private rented homes and (c) housing association homes. |
| [Transferred] (28803) | |
| 317 | Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vacancies were advertised through jobcentres in each constituency in Wales on 31st December 1997 or the nearest date for which figures are available. |
| [Transferred] (28892) | |
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