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Session 1997-98 Publications on the internet The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 1 April 1998 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 1 April 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 Wednesday 1 April, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business. For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Thursday 2 April, 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.

WEDNESDAY 1st APRIL
1	Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer of 16th December, Official Report, column 135, if he is now able to state the membership of the review team and the terms of reference of the Review of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Legislation.
	(37348)
2	Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make it his policy to await the outcome of the inquiry of the Agriculture Committee into vitamin B6 before reaching decisions on the retail sale of B6 supplements.
	(37347)
3	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what initiatives his Department is taking to assist farmers introducing new technologies in agriculture.
	(37375)
4	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what support groups have been established to assist farmers in respect of the current BSE crisis.
	(37374)
5   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reasons he has not yet replied to the letters from the Chief Executive of Devon County Council dated 16th December 1997 on the impact of the latest BSE measures and 9th March on the agricultural sector in Devon; and when he expects to reply to them.
	(36809)
6	Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will estimate the total payments of financial subsidies to farmers in relation to (a) the beef sector and (b) the sheep sector in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	(37297)
7	Mr John Grogan (Selby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the forecast level of central and local government financial support for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002.
	(37366)
8   N	Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make a statement on the progress of the second round of applications for the sportsmark scheme.
	(36618)
9   N	Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what procedures he will put in place to allow all sports access to the expertise in sports medicine and science of the UK Sports Institute.
	(36619)
10   N	Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the Minister for Sport has visited the national mountaineering centres at (a) Glenmore Lodge, (b) Plas-y-Brenin, (c) Tollymore and (d) Plas-y-Menai since 1st May 1997.
	(36620)
11   N	Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what negotiation he has had with the US Government on replacements for the Type 42 destroyers; and what plans he has for their future.
	(37238)
12   N	Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on upgrades and enhancements to Jaguar aircraft in Royal Air Force service in each of the last 10 years.
	(36445)
13   N	Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department intends to spend in the current financial year and in the next two financial years on upgrades and enhancements to Jaguar aircraft in Royal Air Force service.
	(36446)
14   N	Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the average cost per flying hour of operating in Royal Air Force service (a) Jaguar aircraft and (b) Tornado GR1 aircraft.
	(36447)
15   N	Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the average number of maintenance man-hours per flying hour in Royal Air Force service (a) Jaguar aircraft and (b) Tornado GR1 aircraft.
	(36448)
16   N	Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of the specialist vehicle storage site at Ludgershall, Wiltshire; and what forecasts he has made of future employment levels at the site.
	(37250)
17   N	Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the performance against targets of the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency at its Ashchurch site in respect of armoured vehicle work previously carried out at Ludgershall.
	(37262)
18   N	Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the upgrade of technical facilities required at the Ashchurch site as a result of the transfer of responsibilities for armoured vehicles has been completed.
	(37248)
19	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in what circumstances school standard numbers may be set on the basis of class sizes of over 30 in respect of those age ranges for which the Government has set targets for class sizes below 30.
	(37511)
20	Mr Martin Bell (Tatton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 18th February, Official Report, column 741, which three of the four proposals were part of the draft of the Green Paper on special educational needs when it was presented to the National Advisory Group on 2nd September; which was generated by the Advisory Group itself; and if the three proposals in the pre-2nd September draft were included at the insistence of the Audit Commission.
	(37384)
21   N	Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the 10 local authorities with the (a) smallest and (b) largest increases in education SSA for 1998-99.
	(37137)
22	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to oral statement of 16th March, Official Report, column 962, what was the source of the statistics on participation in higher education in various constituencies.
	(37549)
23	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the numbers of full-time and sandwich undergraduates by socio-economic groups A to E in (i) 1985, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1995.
	(37548)
24	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if his Department (i) maintains and (ii) requires local education authorities to maintain a register of approved providers for the teaching of dyslexics.
	(37343)
25	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will publish a booklet for parents relating to education reforms introduced since 1st May 1997.
	(37465)
26	Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what increase has been budgeted in the revenue grant for each disabled employee in sheltered workshops for 1998-99; and what allowance has been made for inflation.
	(37299)
27	Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many places were allocated to each district and region under the supported employment programme in 1997-98; and what is the estimated number of places for 1998-99.
	(37298)
28   N	Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the reserves held by each training and enterprise council on 31st March.
	(37293)
29	Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages of including special schools for children with profound learning disabilities in performance league tables.
	(37462)
30	Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the relevance of the National Curriculum and OFSTED inspections to schools for children with profound learning disabilities.
	(37461)
31   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, for what reason the UK delegation to the 10th session of the negotiations for a UN Economic Commission for Europe Convention concerning public participation in environmental decision-making, held in Geneva on 3rd to 6th March, did not support provisions giving the same rights for the public to participate in decisions relating to GMOs as for other proposed environmental acitivites; and if he will make a statement.
	(37249)
32	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to change the rate relief available to charity shops.
	(37500)
33   N	Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received concerning the planning application for a drive-through fast-food restaurant on the London Road, North Cheam.
	(37170)
34	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what initiatives he has taken to assist (a) women with young children and (b) pregnant women who must find alternative modes of transportation due to the travelling conditions on the London Underground.
	(37501)
35	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 adequacy of the conditions for (a) women with young children and (b) pregnant women travelling on the London Underground.
	(37502)
36   N	Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to introduce labelling for cleaning materials to identify their content for those who suffer from allergic reactions to certain solvents.
	(35806)
37	Sir Raymond Powell (Ogmore):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many organisations have been approached to submit nominations to the regional development agencies; if he will list them; and how the nominations will be dealt with.
	(37533)
38   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the financial impact of his Budget measures for motorists in receipt of mobility allowances.
	(37251)
39   N	Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 19th March, Official Report, column 671, concerning the VAT Tribunal and continence products, if he will list (a) the cases when VAT relief applied and (b) the cases where VAT relief did not apply.
	(37168)
40   N	Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 19th March, Official Report, column 671, concerning the VAT Tribunal decision in respect of continence products, for what reasons he decided to reimpose VAT in each case where the tribunal had ruled that relief should apply.
	(37169)
41	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list for each of the past 20 years, the number of (a) males and (b) females in each of the age groups (i) 0 to 18, (ii) 19 to 60, (iii) 60 to 65 and (iv) over 65 year olds; and what are his projections of their numbers for each of the next 20 years.
	(37524)
42   N	Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will initiate a study on the transfer of government offices from London.
	(35817)
43	Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the role and present activities of the Common Foreign and Security Policy working groups on (a) global disarmament, (b) nuclear non-proliferation, (c) OSCE, (d) planners, (e) protocol, (f) security, (g) terrorism and (h) the United Nations.
	(37466)
44	Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the impact of his Department's ethical foreign policy on the Common Foreign and Security Policy Working Group for (a) Africa, (b) armaments policy, (c) Asia, (d) Central Europe, (e) conventional arms exports, (f) Eastern Europe and Central Asia, (g) Euro-Mediterranean, (h) human rights, (i) Mashreq/Maghreb, (j) Middle East/Gulf and (k) South East Europe.
	(37467)
45	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the punishment procedure in respect of Deng Qilu in Guangdong, China.
	(37504)
46	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received regarding the situations of Pius Lustrilanang and Desmond J. Mahesa in Indonesia.
	(37503)
47   N	Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is his estimate of his Department's planned real level of expenditure on the National Health Service in 1995-96 prices in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 1998-99, using (i) the estimates of spending and of the GDP deflator as contained in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1997-98 and (ii) the estimates of spending and of the GDP deflator as contained in the Financial Statement and Budget Report for March 1998.
	(37135)
48   N	Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd March, Official Report, columns 46-8, concerning readmissions, how much readmissions cost the NHS (a) by region and (b) in total in each quarter since April 1996.
	(37171)
49   N	Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients aged 75 years and over were admitted into hospital for each quarter since April 1996 (a) for each region and (b) in total.
	(37062)
50   N	Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts have reached agreement with staff over the local element of the national NHS pay awards for 1996-97 (a) nationally and (b) in the Northern and Yorkshire Region; and what percentage of staff and trusts the agreements represent.
	(36990)
51   N	Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS community trusts have reached agreement with staff over the local element of the national NHS pay awards for 1996-97; and what percentage of staff and trusts the agreements represent.
	(36991)
52   N	Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what capacity the Government has specifically commissioned since 1st April 1994 from the Microbiological Research Agency to respond to national emergencies.
	(37136)
53   N	Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the meetings he and his Ministers (a) have had and (b) propose to have with trust and health authority chairmen and chief executives to discuss reducing waiting lists; if people were invited on a regional basis; what is the estimated cost of these meetings including the costs of travel and subsistence of those summoned; and which Ministers (i) attended and (ii) will attend each meeting.
	(37261)
54	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breast units using two view mammography at all breast screening rounds (a) reached and (b) failed to reach the national expected standard for breast cancer detection last year.
	(37527)
55	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the cost per cancer detected of single view mammography at incident breast screening rounds last year.
	(37530)
56	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breast units using single view mammography at incident breast screening rounds (a) reached and (b) failed to reach the national expected standard for breast cancer detection last year.
	(37528)
57	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of additional breast cancers which would be detected per year if two view mammography were undertaken at incident breast screening rounds in all breast units.
	(37529)
58	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review national guidance on the use of two view mammography for breast screening.
	(37542)
59	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the cost per cancer detected of two view mammography at incident breast screening rounds last year.
	(37532)
60	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money NHS trusts spent on management consultations in (a) 1994-95, (b) 1995-96 and (c) 1996-97.
	(37464)
61	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) boys and (b) girls aged (1) less than 15, (2) 15 to 16, (3) 17 to 18 and (4) 18 to 21 years were held as convicted prisoners in (i) local authority secure accommodation, (ii) young offenders' institutions and (iii) adult prisons at the latest date for which figures are available and at the same date in each of the previous four years.
	(37539)
62	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what obligations are placed on the Government in relation to the use of adult prisons for young offenders by (a) the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and (b) the Children Acts; and if he will make a statement.
	(37538)
63	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the circumstances under which a young person under the age of 18 years should be held in an adult prison rather than in a young offenders' institution or local authority secure accommodation; and if he will make a statement.
	(37540)
64	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) boys and (b) girls aged (1) less than 15, (2) 15 to 16, (3) 17 to 18 and (4) 18 to 21 years were held on remand in (i) local authority secure accommodation, (ii) young offenders' institutions and (iii) adult prisons at the latest date for which figures are available and at the same date in each of the previous four years.
	(37536)
65	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action the Government is taking to encourage courts to make greater use of alternatives to custody when sentencing young offenders.
	(37537)
66	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what programmes and funding are being made available this year by the Government to provide education in schools on the dangers of drug abuse; and if he will indicate the respective contributions of his Department and the Department for Education and Employment.
	(37367)
67	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the responses received (a) to the draft Crime and Disorder Bill and (b) from local authorities on the proposed duty to produce a youth justice plan.
	(37365)
68	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to establish continuity in the proposed youth offending teams.
	(37364)
69	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to whom the proposed youth offending teams will be accountable.
	(37363)
70	Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff have been allocated to process claims in categories A and B under the Firearms Compensation Scheme.
	(37459)
71	Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average time currently taken to process claims under categories A and B of the Firearms Compensation Scheme.
	(37458)
72	Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under categories A, B and C of the Firearms Compensation Scheme have received full compensation for their claims.
	(37460)
73	Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to regulate the security industry; and if he will make a statement.
	(37526)
74   N	Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims have been made for increased compensation payments to former owners of handguns handed in under the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997; and how many (a) have been settled and (b) are outstanding.
	(37294)
75	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken in respect of procedures relating to the revocation of gun licences following the Dunblane tragedy.
	(37463)
76	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects are currently being pursued to assist the economic development of (a) Belarus and (b) Ukraine.
	(37368)
77	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what initiatives are being pursued to assist the street children of Colombia.
	(37456)
78	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much financial aid has been donated to international funds for the protection of children in war areas in the last year.
	(37369)
79   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Minister without Portfolio, what representations he received from (a) the Deputy Prime Minister and (b) the Minister for the Environment after deciding to use HFCs to power the air conditioning system within the Millennium Dome.
	(37252)
80   N	Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what is her estimate of his Department's planned real level of expenditure on the National Health Service in 1995-96 prices in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 1998-99, using (i) the estimates of spending and of the GDP deflator as contained in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1997-98 and (ii) the estimates of spending and of the GDP deflator as contained in the Financial Statement and Budget Report for March 1998.
	(37134)
81	Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to her Answer of 23rd March, Official Report, column 27, under whose authority Mediation Network facilitates links between the RUC and others, (a) nationally and (b) internationally; with what activities relating to the RUC it has been involved; to whom the body is accountable in respect of government funding received; and what accounts have been published.
	(37385)
82	Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to establish a commission to examine the future structure of and operational matters pertaining to the RUC; and if she will make a statement.
	(37381)
83	Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to her Answer of 23rd March, Official Report, column 27, what studies have been commissioned by her Department from Mediation Network, and what studies or recommendations have been offered to her Department by Mediation Network, in relation to the future structure or operation of the RUC; and if she will place a copy of such papers in the Library.
	(37380)
84	Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many persons have been charged with offences relating to obstructing (a) the republican Rosslea Martyrs procession on 12th October 1997 and (b) traditional Orange Order and Black Institution church parades during 1997 in Newtownbutler.
	(37383)
85	Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been set aside for public relations exercises relating to a possible talks agreement; what PR companies are involved; what budget has been identified for the exercise; and if she will make a statement.
	(37382)
86   N	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Prime Minister, when he first established (a) for his office and (b) in public standards relating to (i) the accuracy of information to be provided in briefings and (ii) conduct in answering inquiries for (1) permanent civil servants, (2) appointees and (3) others acting on his behalf; and what subsequent changes he has made to such standards.
	(37290)
87   N	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of (a) off the record and (b) official (i) briefings and (ii) answers to inquiries given by his office in respect of Mr Rupert Murdoch's inquiries to his office relating to media investment in Italy.
	(37292)
88   N	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Prime Minister, when he was first notified that Mr Rupert Murdoch wished to discuss the reaction of the Italian Government to News Corporation investment in Italian media; and what transcripts and recordings of articles and broadcasts relating to this subject have been circulated to his staff.
	(37291)
89	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer to the honourable Member for Meriden of 18th March, Official Report, column 1287, if he will introduce a scheme to help married couples with the cost of setting up their first home.
	(37454)
90	Sir Raymond Powell (Ogmore):    To ask the Prime Minister, if the Cabinet positions of the Welsh and Scottish Secretaries of State are to be retained after the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembley are elected.
	(37525)
91   N	Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is his estimate of his Department's planned real level of expenditure on the National Health Service in 1995-96 prices in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 1998-99, using (i) the estimates of spending and of the GDP deflator as contained in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1997-98 and (ii) the estimates of spending and of the GDP deflator prices as contained in the Financial Statement and Budget Report for March 1998.
	(37133)
92   N	Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the Crown Office was informed of a problem relating to the statutory basis for Intermediate Diets in Summary Criminal Procedure; and if he will place in the Library copies of the correspondence between the Crown Office and offices of the Procurators Fiscal bearing on the case of Mackay v PF (Linlithgow), 1998 SCCR:790.
	(37232)
93   N	Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will estimate the number of cases affected by the decision in Mackay v PF (Linlithgow) which have already been determined.
	(37235)
94   N	Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many of those cases affected by the decision in Mackay v PF Linlithgow which have already been determined (a) are outside the time limit for appealing by way of Stated Case in terms of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 section 176 and (b) have been affected by undue delay as currently understood where a Bill of Suspension might otherwise be brought; and what action the Crown will take in response to any appeal in respect of those cases.
	(37236)
95   N	Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, in how many of those cases affected by the decision in Mackay v PF (Linlithgow) convictions followed upon pleas of guilty.
	(37237)
96   N	Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on the consequences of the judgements in Mackay v PF (Linlithgow), 1998, SCCR:790 and PF (Glasgow) v Milligan, unreported; and if he will list the categories of offence affected by the problem identified in these judgements.
	(37233)
97   N	Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will estimate the number of cases affected by the decision in Mackay v PF (Linlithgow) which have not yet been determined in (a) the district courts and (b) the sheriff courts; what percentage involve (i) statutory offences and (ii) common law offences; and in respect of those involving statutory offences, in how many of them is the Crown time-barred from raising fresh complaints.
	(37234)
98   N	Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the number of prosecutions of (a) heterosexuals below the age of 16 years and (b) homosexuals below the age of 18 years for breaching the legal age of sexual consent in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement.
	(36810)
99	Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to improve air services between Scotland and Europe, with special reference to serving between Scotland and Germany; and if he will make a statement.
	(37541)
100   N	Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will ensure that agreements between clients of the Child Support Agency and the Agency are recorded in writing with copies forwarded to the client.
	(36984)
101   N	Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if the Child Support Agency can pursue maintenance payments from parents who are illegal immigrants.
	(36985)
102   N	Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will ensure that any parent wishing to have a meeting with Child Support Agency officers is granted one.
	(36986)
103   N	Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many representations she has received from honourable Members on CSA matters in each month since 1st May 1997; and how many respresentations the Chief Executive has received in the same period.
	(36987)
104   N	Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what was the cost of postage for the Child Support Agency in each year for which figures are available.
	(36988)
105   N	Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, in what circumstances a case where outstanding arrears exist and the parent with care has a right of appeal can be closed by the Child Support Agency.
	(36989)
106	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the cost of housing benefit payments in each of the last 15 years (a) in total and (b) per tenant for (i) council tenants, (ii) housing association tenants and (iii) private tenants.
	(37543)
107	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people have paid employee's national insurance contributions in each of the last 20 years; and what information she has on the likely numbers paying in each of the next 20 years.
	(37547)
108	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is her estimate of the cost of housing benefit fraud in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	(37544)
109	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the number of people in receipt of the state pension in each of the last 20 years; and what numbers are predicted to qualify in each of the next 20 years.
	(37546)
110	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the total cost of the state pension in each of the last 20 years; and if she will estimate on future costs for each of the next 20 years assuming they continue to be uprated in line with prices as at present and inflation at 2.5 per cent.
	(37545)
111	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what part she intends that local authorities will play in the development of the modernised benefits system.
	(37345)
112	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how she will ensure in reforming housing benefit that claimants are not exposed to the combination of high rents and low benefit.
	(37346)
113	Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the total sum paid in each of the last five years to doctors for examining DSS claimants and appellants.
	(37534)
114	Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what remuneration is paid, and how it is calculated, to doctors who examine claimants for DSS benefits and appeals; and if she will make a statement.
	(37535)
115	Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many beneficiaries there are currently receiving industrial injuries disablement benefit.
	(37513)
116	Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the total payment of industrial injuries disablement benefit over the last 12 months.
	(37512)
117   N	Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what estimate she has made of the current quantity of plutonium stockpiled in the United Kingdom; where it is stockpiled; and what assessment she has made of the quantities unaccounted for in the last 10 years.
	(37138)
118   N	Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will introduce measures to improve the safety of domestic heaters which emit potentially lethal gases.
	(36827)
119	Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she has been consulted by (a) the States and (b) the Government of Jersey about the Draft Limited Liability Parnerships (Insolvent Partnerships) (Jersey) Regulations and its repercussions for British accountancy firms.
	(37531)
120   N	Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is his estimate of his Department's planned real level of expenditure on the National Health Service in 1995-96 prices in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 1998-99, using (i) the estimates of spending and of the GDP deflator as contained in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1997-98 and (ii) the estimates of spending and of the GDP deflator as contained in the Financial Statement and Budget Report for March 1998.
	(37132)
121	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department will spend on road improvements in Wales during the next year; and if he will make a statement.
	(37455)
122	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what initiatives are being pursued to create a sporting school of excellence in Wales.
	(37372)
123	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many farmers in Wales have committed suicide in the last five years.
	(37457)
124	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much money is being provided by his Department to improve IT facilities for businesses in rural areas.
	(37373)
125	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much the Government intends to spend on improving public transport facilities in rural areas of Wales during the next year.
	(37371)
126	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on what occasions the national flag of Wales flies above Ty Gwydyr House.
	(37377)
127	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what initiatives are being pursued to educate young people in Wales about substance misuse.
	(37370)
128	Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the financial assistance which will be paid to farmers in Wales in relation to (a) the beef sector and (b) the sheep sector, in the current financial year.
	(37300)
129	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what road link schemes his Department is currently evaluating between north and south Wales.
	[Transferred] (37387)
130	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what safety regulations apply to the use of jet skis.
	[Transferred] (37376)
131	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if the Government will extend to rural pubs the new village shop rate relief.
	[Transferred] (37344)

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