Order Book Part 1

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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 8 July 1998

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 8 July 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 8 July, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Thursday 9 July, 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 8th JULY

1
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what proposals he has to reduce the chances of cross-pollination between genetically-modified crops and organic crops.

(49434)

2
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what statistics his Department collects on animal rearing practices in respect of meat products imported into the United Kingdom; and if he will publish them.

(49523)

3
N   Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on ticket receipts for the Dome at Greenwich in 2000 arising from marketing by the English Tourist Board.

(48474)

4
N   Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what budget has been allocated for 2000 by the English Tourist Board for the promotion of the Dome at Greenwich for the millennium celebrations.

(48475)

5
N   Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what budget has now been allocated for 2000 by the British Tourist Authority for the promotion overseas of the Dome at Greenwich for the millennium celebrations.

(48476)

6
N   Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans have been developed to date for the provision of services for disabled sportsmen and women within the UK Sports Institute; and what representations he has received from disability organisations on the UK Sports Institute.

(49207)

7
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving soldiers sentenced to imprisonment or detention in the last 10 years have been (a) discharged and (b) retained.

(48362)

8
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 5th May, Official Report, column 282, by an officer of what rank and on what date the decision was taken to retain Guardsmen Fisher and Wright following their conviction.

(48363)

9
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions and on what dates the Army Board has considered the question of discharge of Guardsmen Fisher and Wright; and what plans it has to consider this matter further.

(48364)

10
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what circumstances the Army Board may decide to discharge a soldier serving a term of imprisonment after that soldier has been retained by his commanding officer; what rules would govern such discharges; and how many such decisions have been made in the last 10 years.

(48365)

11
N   Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to replace the VC10s at Brize Norton with other aircraft; and over what timescale.

(48959)

12
N   Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how long it is planned that VC10s will continue to use RAF Brize Norton.

(48960)

13
N   Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to convert the A310 into a multi-role tanker transport; and according to what timescale.

(49000)

14
N   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the average unit cost of educating 16 to 19 year old students in (a) school sixth forms, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) tertiary colleges.

(47860)

15
N   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the total number of secondary schools with sixth forms of (a) 0 to 50 pupils, (b) 51 to 100 pupils, (c) 101 to 150 pupils, (d) 151 to 200 pupils and (e) 201 to 250 pupils.

(47861)

16
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the nature of the technical problems which have prevented the contractor employed to process and notify Key Stage 2 and 3 test results from completing the work on time.

(49511)

17
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many schools will not receive their Key Stage 2 test results before the end of the summer term.

(49508)

18
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 2nd July, Official Report, column 268, concerning Key Stage 2 and 3 test results, if he will identify the contractor and place a copy of the contract in the Library.

(49513)

19
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many schools have not received their (a) Key Stage 2 test results and (b) Key Stage 3 test results.

(49509)

20
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many permanent exclusions there were from schools by local education authority area in each of the last five years broken down by ethnic origin; what strategies are being developed to reduce the number of pupils excluded; and if he will make a statement.

(49685)

21
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) grant maintained and (b) local education authority secondary schools have held (i) compulsory annual parents' meetings and (ii) parents' evenings during OFSTED inspections at which the attendance was (1) zero, (2) zero to five, (3) five to 10, (4) 11 to 20, (5) 21 to 50 and (6) 51 and over.

(49687)

22
N   Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the average proportion of social and affordable housing to be provided in each local authority area in relation to accommodation built for sale on the open market.

(49500)

23
N   Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received from local authorities about increasing the scope of de minimis agreements as a means of securing early and substantial improvements to rural bus services; and if he will make a statement.

(49496)

24
N   Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many local authorities' development plans which proposed policies identifying the appropriate number of houses with a specific number of bedrooms were (a) objected to and (b) not approved by the relevant regional government office.

(49498)

25
N   Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the average proportion of social and affordable housing required by each local planning authority in its development plan.

(49499)

26
N   Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the average proportion of social and affordable housing in relation to all housing which is to be provided in each local authority area as part of planning gain agreements.

(49501)

27
N   Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many local authorities' development plans currently have policies identifying the appropriate proportion of houses with a specific number of bedrooms to be built in the area.

(49497)

28
N   Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the current level of full and part-time staff employed by valuation tribunals; and what will be the impact on their numbers when the number of administrative units serving them is reduced to 14.

(49474)

29
N   Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what proposals he has to ensure greater openness in the conduct of local government.

(47943)

30
   Mr David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if a timetable for public consultation has been set in relation to the request by Connex South Central to the Rail Regulator for an extension of its current franchise from seven to 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the form such consultations will take.

(49519)

31
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many responses have been received to the discussion paper on regeneration, The Way Forward; when the consultation period will end; what is the timetable for the implementation of proposals on regeneration policies; and if he will make a statement.

(49684)

32
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects to make an announcement on the future of the Single Regeneration Budget; and if he will make a statement.

(49730)

33
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what proposals he has for the SRB Challenge Fund; and if he will make a statement.

(49729)

34
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much of the local investment fund established in 1994 has been loaned to voluntary organisations; how many projects have failed and at what cost to the fund; and what action is proposed to replenish the fund.

(49682)

35
   Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects to present to Parliament the Local Government Boundary Commission's proposal on the new ward arrangement for Carlisle City Council.

(49733)

36
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if the sleeping car on the Royal Train will be made available for hire.

(49524)

37
   Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what community use is planned for the National Stadium at Wembley; and if he will make a statement.

(49652)

38
   Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what changes have been made to the design specification of the National Stadium at Wembley in response to the proposals for athletics facilities to be built within the Millennium Dome.

(49654)

39
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will extend the powers available to local authorities to deal with empty and unfit privately-owned homes.

(49731)

40
   Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if the contract to recycle spent fluorescent tubes across the government estate has now been let.

(49694)

41
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government will set up the review of the ICL Pathway Project; who is undertaking it; and who has been invited to give evidence to it.

(49504)

42
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the terms of reference of the government review of the ICL Pathway Project; and when it is due to report.

(49505)

43
   Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list for each of the years 1986 to 1996 the number of deaths in North Cumbria as a result of hypothermia.

(49734)

44
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the impact of recent far Eastern devaluations on the rate of inflation in the United Kingdom.

(49614)

45
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the current sterling exchange rate on inflation in the United Kingdom.

(49615)

46
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of the increase in short-term interest rates since May 1997 on (a) the RPI, (b) wages and salary negotiations and (c) house prices.

(49626)

47
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will give the long and the short-term rates of interest in real terms at present relative to (a) 1996, (b) 1993, (c) 1987 and (d) 1984.

(49619)

48
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his latest estimate of the level of economic growth in 1999.

(49628)

49
N   Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if discussions took place between officials and political advisers in his Department and officials and political advisers in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in relation to the Answer given by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to the Right honourable Member for Tonbridge and Malling on 25th June, Official Report, column 618.

(49483)

50
N   Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy, following the EU troika visit to Tibet, to demand independent verification of the health, whereabouts and situation of the Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima; and if he will make a statement.

(49502)

51
   Mr Michael Colvin (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the names and addresses of those people who have had their claims honoured following the International Conference on Nazi Gold.

(49522)

52
   Mr Michael Trend (Windsor):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was the total cost of public events for the Cardiff Summit.

(49645)

53
   Mr Michael Trend (Windsor):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 7th April, to the honourable Member for South West Devon, Official Report, columns 202-4, if he will place in the Library a list of projects supported over the last year for which figures are available for budget lines (a) A-3024 and A-3104, (b) A-3020 and A-3100, (c) A-3029 and A-3109, (d) A-3037 and A-3117, (e) A-3025 and A3105, (f) B3-302, (g) A-3021 and A3101, (h) B3-301, (i) B3-300 and (j) A-3022 and A-3103; and who monitors the activities funded in the United Kingdom.

(49651)

54
   Mr Michael Trend (Windsor):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the (a) mandate and (b) budget of the Centre for Citizens and the Media in DGX.

(49646)

55
   Mr Michael Trend (Windsor):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a list of the (a) organisations and (b) projects which received funding under budget line A-3024 and A-3104 for 1997.

(49643)

56
   Mr Michael Trend (Windsor):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a list of awards granted by the European Commission Office in London to organisations promoting the concept of Europe.

(49644)

57
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to introduce legislation requiring tobacco companies to list all the ingredients on the packages of tobacco products offered for sale.

(49451)

58
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many reports of suspected adverse reactions associated with Lariam (Mefloquine) were reported to the Medicines Control Agency, relative to the number of prescriptions written, in each year from 1989 to 1998; and if he will make a statement.

(48699)

59
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has supported into (a) the frequency of serious adverse reactions associated with Lariam (Mefloquine) and (b) the relationship between (i) dosage, (ii) body weight, (iii) gender and (iv) age and serious adverse reactions; and if he will make a statement.

(48700)

60
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to introduce health warnings on the dangers of alcohol on the containers of alcoholic drinks.

(49450)

61
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the risk to human health of eating beef cooked on the bone; and what the estimated incidence is of health problems from this cause.

(49631)

62
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the risk to health arising from pregnant women eating nuts; and what the estimated incidence is of health problems from this cause.

(49630)

63
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the ambulance trusts in England in descending order of their performance against nationally set response times in 1997-98.

(49732)

64
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to continue to authorise the use of conductive loop tags.

(49642)

65
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of the companies shortlisted for the national roll of tagging (a) use and (b) propose to use equipment supplied by Bolder Industries of America.

(49641)

66
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the United Kingdom have been arrested before and during football matches involving teams from England and Scotland played in the World Cup in France.

(49567)

67
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women were being held in detention in England and Wales, pending the hearing of their asylum appeal on 6th July.

(49527)

68
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women sentenced to imprisonment in England and Wales in each of the last three years had children under the age of five years at the time of their sentence.

(49525)

69
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to encourage homosexual people to join police forces in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.

(49526)

70
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding payments there are under schemes A and B for pistol compensation.

(49516)

71
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the expected date when everyone will have been paid their compensation for pistols under schemes A and B.

(49514)

72
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the total amount of money which remains to be paid under schemes A and B for pistol compensation.

(49515)

73
N   Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to secure freedom of access to medical records by the individual concerned whilst retaining the confidentiality of medical records of other people.

(47947)

74
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what sources of information are used in the preparation of the country assessment for Sri Lanka by the Information and Policy Unit of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, with particular reference to those relating to the human rights situation of the Tamil community; how often that assessment is reviewed; and if he will make a statement.

(49686)

75
   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support she plans to give to programmes to increase the number of computers in schools in developing countries.

(49621)

76
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will give a breakdown of aid to Sri Lanka by the Government in the last 10 years.

(49683)

77
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support is being provided to (a) the Nuba Relief Rehabilitation and Development Society and (b) other agencies working in the Nuba region of Sudan to overcome food shortages; and if she will make a statement.

(49693)

78
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contacts have been established with refugee Sudanese organisations based in the United Kingdom with particular reference to the Nubian International Relief and Development Council; what discussions have been held regarding the current political and economic situation in that country; and if she will make a statement.

(49690)

79
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support is being provided to Operation Lifeline Sudan, organised by the UN; what discussions have taken place with the government of Sudan regarding access to the areas affected by famine; and if she will make a statement.

(49692)

80
   Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):    To ask the Minister without Portfolio, what are the funding arrangements for the proposed athletics facilities in the Millennium Dome.

(49653)

81
   Mr Michael Colvin (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Orange parades have been re-routed in Portadown since 1985.

(49520)

82
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the President of the Council, if she will make a statement on the provision of allowances for hounourable Members to undertake training to assist in the fulfilment of their duties.

(49688)

83
N   Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8th July.

(48961)

84
   Mr Michael Trend (Windsor):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to place (a) in the Library and (b) on the internet the agenda of every European Communities meeting at which representatives of Her Majesty's Government are in attendance.

(49647)

85
N   Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many mortgage repossession orders there were to each court district in each of the months of April, May and June 1997 and the month of April 1998.

(49208)

86
N   Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what were the actual or estimated payments (a) in real terms, (b) in cash terms and (c) as a percentage of total NHS expenditure in Scotland to NHS trust chairs and non-executive directors in the year 1997-98.

(49210)

87
N   Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd June, Official Report, columns 281-2, on women prisoners, what percentage of female prisoners in each year were incarcerated for non-payment of fines.

(49206)

88
N   Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what were the average waiting times for each Scottish health board for (a) knee and (b) hip joint replacement operations at 31st March in each year since 1992.

(49209)

89
N   Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many mortgage repossession orders there were to each court district in each quarter of 1992-93.

(49211)

90
N   Mrs Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many responses were received by the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum on the place of Scottish culture in the curriculum; and when he expects the report to be published.

(49274)

91
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is her latest estimate of how much money the ICL Pathway Project will save through a reduced incidence of claimants-fraud in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

(49503)

92
   Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will estimate the increase in the number of absent fathers who will pay their maintenance assessment as a result of the proposed simplification of the operation of the Child Support Agency.

(49648)

93
   Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will estimate the number of absent parents whose maintenance assessment will increase as a result of the proposals to reform the Child Support Agency.

(49649)

94
   Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will provide a breakdown of the sums available to pensioners who have not claimed their income support, indicating the number within the ranges (a) 0 to 50 pence, (b) 50 pence to £1, (c) £1 to £2 and (d) measured in £1 steps, up to £55 per week.

(49650)

95
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to her Answer of 25th June, Official Report, column 625, what was the ratio of complaints in the period 1st October 1997 to 31st March 1998 received by the Benefits Agency districts with London offices to (a) the total claimant count at each office and (b) the total population within each district.

(49728)

96
   Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will make it her policy that the contract to operate the Benefits Agency Medical Service will not be transferred to a private company until that company can demonstrate that it has a sufficient medical workforce to execute the contract as demonstrated by signed and returned contracts between the accredited medical workforce and the company.

(49695)

97
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, when inspectors were appointed to investigate the 1991 flotation of the Mirror Group; and what their terms of reference were.

(49510)

98
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, when she expects the ICL Pathway Project to be implemented in all Post Office outlets.

(49506)

99
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to her Answer of 2nd July, Official Report, column 240, when she expects to receive the report from the inspectors investigating the 1991 flotation of the Mirror Group; and what steps she has taken to expedite the report.

(49512)

100
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, in how many Post Offices the ICL Pathway Project is being trialled at present.

(49507)

101
   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will list the export licences issued by her Department for military equipment to Sri Lanka during the last 12 months.

(49691)

102
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what was the amount of (a) Objective 2 funding and (b) Objective 4 funding spent in Greater London broken down by project in each year since that status was granted.

(49689)

103
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment she has made of the effects on the prices and output of finished textiles as a result of the EU anti-dumping tariff on unfinished textiles.

(49623)

104
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what estimate she has made of the impact on employment levels in the United Kingdom textile finishing industry of the EU's imposition of anti-dumping duties on finished textiles.

(49620)

105
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) the imposition of and (b) the recent removal of EU anti-dumping duties on pig iron on the British casting industry.

(49627)

106
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a statement on the factors underlying the EU's imposition of anti-dumping duties on unfinished cloth; and what assessment she has made of the impact of these measures on employment (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) elsewhere.

(49625)

107
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many people were employed in textile finishing (a) in 1979, (b) in 1989, (c) in 1995 and (d) at the latest available date.

(49622)

108
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what was the total output of grey unfinished cloth in Britain for each of the last 10 years for which figure are available.

(49616)

109
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the Commission's calculations relating to the need for EU anti-dumping tariffs on unfinished textiles.

(49629)

110
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of the imposition of the anti-dumping tariffs on unfinished textiles on imports of grey cloth from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Germany.

(49624)

111
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many persons have been the subject of more than (a) one and (b) two investigations by her Department into alleged insider dealing.

(49568)

112
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what criteria he will take into account in the renegotiations of the Pharmaceutical Pricing Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(49565)

113
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the potential benefits of complementary medicine in Wales.

(49560)

114
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the future prospects of the horticulture industry in Wales.

(49561)

115
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent consultations he has had with community pharmacists in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

(49564)

116
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is his estimate of the number of (a) science and (b) mathematics teachers in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Wales.

(49562)

117
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is his estimate of the number of out-of-town shopping centres in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

(49566)

118
   Mr Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many childminders are registered with (a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster local authorities; how many children aged (i) under five and (ii) five to 11 years are cared for by registered childminders in these authorities; and what was the average charge for each place.

[Transferred] (49617)

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   Mr Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were prosecuted for non-payment of their television licences in South Yorkshire in the past 12 months.

[Transferred] (49618)

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   Mr Michael Colvin (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the current validity of the claim by the late Mr Thomas Trafford Ottowell, registered under the Board of Trade No. ED61544, for repayment of unlawful and arbitrary deductions by the German government from his savings.

[Transferred] (49521)

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   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will make a statement on the consequences for small businesses in Wales of the crossborder smuggling of (a) alcohol and (b) petrol.

[Transferred] (49563)