Order Book Part 1

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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 10 July 1998

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 9 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 Friday 10 July, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Monday 13 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.

FRIDAY 10th JULY

1
   Mrs Llin Golding (Newcastle-under-Lyme):    To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee, how many officers of the House are provided with residential accommodation; and where is the accommodation that is provided.

(50072)

2
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, what plans there are to publish the daily parts of the Official Report in formats amenable to people with sensory impairments.

(50033)

3
N   Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many letters were sent by the British Cattle Movement Service where the name on the envelope did not match the address; and what was the cost of writing a second time to correct the mistake.

(50042)

4
N   Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was the cost of replacing the faulty software in respect of advertising the British Cattle Movement Service.

(50043)

5
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what were the total payments for land set aside in England in 1997.

(50138)

6
N   Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what progress has been made on the examination of options for the disposal of waste arising from the over thirty months scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(49716)

7
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish the outcome of research into the catching of non-target species cetaceans by the tuna drift net fishing industry.

(50405)

8
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what percentage of his Department's waste is recycled at present; and what targets have been set for increasing this.

(50412)

9
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of environmental and sustainability issues within his Department; and if specific training will be made available to staff.

(50413)

10
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to compensate fishermen who have invested in the tuna drift net fishery in the event of the European Union wide ban.

(50407)

11
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is taking to discourage unnecessary car use by his Department's employees.

(50414)

12
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the planned tuna drift net ban on the livelihoods of United Kingdom fishermen.

(50409)

13
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what activities his Green Minister has undertaken and what he has achieved as regards sustainability within the Department since being appointed.

(50415)

14
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what research his Department has undertaken to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the use of sonar equipment to deter cetaceans from swimming into tuna drift nets.

(50406)

15
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assistance his Department gave to fishermen for investment in the tuna drift net fishery in the early 1990s.

(50408)

16
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the current energy consumption of his Department; what targets have been set to reduce this level; and what plans he has for including energy efficiency performance figures in his Department's annual report.

(50411)

17
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and task forces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49783)

18
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many vessels have been advised of contraventions of European Union fishing regulations in United Kingdom fishing protection operations in the last three years; and on how many occasions these contraventions have led to prosecutions.

(50401)

19
   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make it his policy that hind end ritually-slaughtered meat should be labelled.

(50334)

20
   Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North):    To ask Mr Attorney General, how many registered pupil masters were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service; and how many pupils were trained by those pupil masters in each since 1993.

(50097)

21
   Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North):    To ask Mr Attorney General, how many barristers over six years call were employed as lawyers by the Crown Prosecution Service during each of the years 1993 to 1997.

(50096)

22
   Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North):    To ask Mr Attorney General, how many registered pupil masters were employed by the Government Legal Service; and how many pupils were trained by those pupil masters in each since 1993.

(50099)

23
   Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North):    To ask Mr Attorney General, how many barristers over six years call were employed as lawyers by the Government Legal Service, during each year since 1993.

(50098)

24
   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask Mr Attorney General, what arrangements are in place to provide media training to Crown Prosecution staff; and if he will make a statement.

(50144)

25
   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask Mr Attorney General, what assistance is given to unqualified Crown Prosecution staff to develop their careers, with particular reference to obtaining formal legal qualifications; and if he will make a statement.

(50145)

26
N   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions have taken place between representatives of the Sports Council and the British Athletics Federation about the need for an athletics track as part of the new English National Stadium at Wembley.

(49801)

27
N   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral statement of 29th June, Official Report, column 126, on Wembley Stadium, when he plans to respond to the questions raised by the honourable Members for Brent North and Bradford South.

(49800)

28
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49778)

29
   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action he is taking to improve the financial accountability of sports governing bodies.

(50233)

30
   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action he is taking to encourage local authorities to develop sports strategies.

(50232)

31
   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of London's capability to host the Olympic Games in 2012.

(50234)

32
   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action he is taking to encourage participation in outdoor sports.

(50235)

33
   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action he is taking to improve standards in sports (a) administration and (b) coaching.

(50236)

34
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49774)

35
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will grant unmarried partners in the armed forces the same rights to parental leave as married couples.

(50400)

36
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he has introduced to discourage car use by his Department's employees.

(50085)

37
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of his Department's waste is recycled; and what targets he has set for increasing this percentage.

(50095)

38
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what activities relating to his environmental responsibilities his green minister has undertaken since being appointed.

(50086)

39
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current energy consumption of his Department; what targets have been set to reduce this level; and what plans he has to include energy efficiency performance figures in his Department's annual report.

(50087)

40
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of environmental issues within his Department; and what training will be made available to staff.

(50094)

41
   Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many women have been appointed from the Public Appointments List since 1st May 1997; how this compares with the number of appointments annually in the previous five years; and what is the annual percentage change in the number of appointments of women.

(50152)

42
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49772)

43
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, which schools in Essex are to be funded as beacon schools.

(49957)

44
   Mr David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on progress towards achieving the harmonisation of funding of the education of 16 to 19 year olds in full-time education.

[R] (50150)

45
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list by government department the timetables for the auditing activity undertaken in connection with Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

(50027)

46
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will publish the areas covered by disability access audits of Government department buildings.

(50028)

47
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the timetable for the review of the exemption of small employers under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

(50026)

48
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to allow parents to appeal in respect of information held on their child's record by a school.

(49798)

49
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49769)

50
   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 12th November, Official Report, column 557, concerning charity collectors, what studies he has undertaken of the effectiveness of the precautions against jobcentres assisting recruitment of collectors for bogus charities; and if he will make a statement.

(50398)

51
   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the results obtained by the Environment Agency in respect of the interim Falmouth sewage scheme.

(50084)

52
   Mrs Liz Blackman (Erewash):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what monitoring procedures he has put in place to evaluate the effectiveness of the current Rear Seat Belt Awareness Campaign.

(50320)

53
   Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the number of incidents in the air related to disruptive behaviour and drunkeness reported to the CAA under the mandatory reporting system in each of the last five years.

(50217)

54
N   Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will introduce legislation to make it an offence for drivers to use hand-held mobile telephones in moving vehicles.

(49785)

55
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans his Department has to broaden the range of people eligible to sit on rent tribunals.

(50106)

56
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what consultations the Government has had with companies involved with the manufacture and distribution of vehicle number plates about the proposed change in format; and if he will make a statement.

(49959)

57
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will carry out a compliance cost assessment in respect of the proposed change in the format of vehicle number plates; and if he will make a statement.

(49960)

58
   Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many incidents of damage to sites of special scientific interest have occurred in each year since 1992.

(50140)

59
   Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his proposed timetable for bringing forward new legislation to strengthen the protection of wildlife.

(50139)

60
   Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what guidance his Department (a) has issued and (b) intends to issue to the wildlife agencies responsible for monitoring and supervising sites of special scientific interest for the discharge of their duties.

(50141)

61
   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 19th June, Official Report, column 330, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposals recently issued by the London and South East Regional Planning Conference on housing need in the region; and what steps he plans in response to the Conference's statement that insufficient housing provision will be made for single people on low incomes.

(50244)

62
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the disability organisations whom he consulted in drawing up his forthcoming integrated transport policy.

(50002)

63
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 10th June, Official Report, column 575, regarding building regulations, what measures his Department has taken to identify building control notices which may have been obtained to circumvent the new requirements for access and facilities for disabled people.

(49762)

64
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49771)

65
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the average cost of converting (a) a bus and (b) a HGV to run on (i) compressed natural gas and (ii) liquid petroleum gas.

(50331)

66
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many £500 grants have been made for the conversion of vehicles to cleaner fuels.

(50332)

67
   Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment the Government has made of the (a) advantages and (b) costs of a national system of concessionary travel fares for (i) older and (ii) disabled people.

(50076)

68
   Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will take steps to eliminate the differences between areas in the savings available to older and disabled people from concessionary travel passes.

(50077)

69
   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what technical assistance the UK has provided to the Spanish authorities to tackle the Donana pollution incident.

(50075)

70
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects to publish the Government's response to the Coalfields Task Force report, Making the Difference.

(50402)

71
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will issue further guidance to local authorities on the methodology they should use to predict waste disposal needs.

(50399)

72
   Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received on the impact of the Government's proposals for regeneration by the use of brownfield sites on (a) housing demand and (b) employment opportunities in urban areas.

(50329)

73
   Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what financial incentives exist to encourage the development of urban brownfield and derelict sites.

(50333)

74
   Mr Mike Wood (Batley and Spen):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what will be the status of the code of practice produced by the National Liaison Group to improve water industry and Fire Service co-operation; and by whom it will be enforced.

(50109)

75
   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will take measures to ensure that (a) standards of reliability, cleanliness and safety on the railways are improved and (b) period ticket holders are given an uncomplicated system allowing them to claim fair, immediate and adequate compensation when poor service is provided.

(50330)

76
   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will give the Financial Services Authority a statutory duty to improve the quality of financial services in the marketplace.

(50078)

77
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his current forecast of the revenue from VAT on motor fuels (i) in the current year and (ii) in each of the two subsequent years.

(49958)

78
   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the working families tax credit will count as public expenditure for the purpose of the spending totals announced in his Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report 1998.

(50129)

79
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49777)

80
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49775)

81
   Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps will be taken by the Commission to implement the recommendations of its report on Implementation of the Interim Trade Agreement between the European Community and Israel.

(50238)

82
   Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken to warn importers of the penalties they are likely to incur if they import goods marked Made in Israel that originate in the West Bank including East Jerusalem, Gaza or the Golan Heights.

(50237)

83
   Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action the General Affairs Council of the European Community took at its meeting on 29th June in respect of the Commission report, Implementation of the Interim Agreement on Trade and Trade-related matters between the European Community and Israel.

(50239)

84
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of his Department's waste is recycled; and what targets he has set for increasing this figure.

(50103)

85
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures he has introduced to discourage car use by his Department's employees.

(50088)

86
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the current energy consumption of his Department; what targets have been set to reduce this level; and what plans he has to include energy efficiency performance figures in his Department's annual report.

(50093)

87
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of environmental issues within his Department; and what training will be made available.

(50102)

88
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what environmental activities his green minister has undertaken since being appointed.

(50101)

89
   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department will respond to the letter of 9th June from the Right honourable Member for Maidstone and The Weald in respect of Mr D. A. Ladva; and if he will make a statement about ministerial response times to representations from honourable Members.

(50142)

90
   Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the new regime in Indonesia to release political prisoners.

(50218)

91
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 6th July, Official Report, column 386, if he will give the date prior to 1998 on which a Secretary of State for Health last issued a legal direction to a health authority to withdraw a public consultation document.

(50044)

92
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from Trafford CHC relating to his decision to direct the Salford and Trafford Health Authority to withdraw its consultation on childrens' services.

(50007)

93
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide additional funding to safeguard the future of the children's ward at Trafford General Hospital.

(50006)

94
   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list (a) by health authority or trust and (b) nationally the average waiting time for a tonsillectomy after referral to a consultant.

(50079)

95
   Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department gives to those caring for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

(50230)

96
   Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the causes of and treatment for (i) Alzheimer's disease and (ii) other forms of dementia; and what proposals he has to support future research.

(50229)

97
   Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on trends in the number of those suffering from dementia sectioned under Mental Health legislation in the last 10 years.

(50231)

98
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the cases of misuse of Mental Health Challenge Fund monies which have been uncovered by (a) audit and (b) other means; and if he will make a statement.

(50074)

99
N   Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to issue guidelines on infertility services.

(50071)

100
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the advantages of extending the range of areas covered by health screening for those aged over 60 years.

(50108)

101
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people died from smoking-related illnesses in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

(50110)

102
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines his Department issues on the need for consultation with trade union representatives in local discussions relating to the development of PFI schemes in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.

(50107)

103
N   Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children looked after in residential care are from ethnic minority groups.

(49712)

104
N   Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children adopted from care were from ethnic minority groups in the last year for which figures are available.

(49713)

105
N   Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children looked after by local authorities for more than two years were from ethnic minority groups in the last year for which figures are available.

(49714)

106
N   Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children looked after by local authorities are from ethnic minority groups broken down by age and gender.

(49715)

107
   Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the cost to the National Health Service, net of advertising, sponsorship and sales, of the production and distribution of the NHS Magazine in each month since its introduction; and what its budget is for the next 12 months.

(50130)

108
   Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the timescale by which health districts in the North West of England will have (a) recruited sufficient specialist staff and (b) procured the necessary equipment to meet the four week guidelines for radiotherapy treatment for urgent breast cancer referrals; what measures he is taking to recruit staff and procure equipment; and at what estimated cost.

(50243)

109
   Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the health districts in the North West of England where breast cancer urgent referrals cannot routinely be provided with radiotherapy treatment within the four week guideline.

(50242)

110
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if in making its recommendations about the daily consumption of fruit and vegetables his Department has taken into account the risk to pregnant women, infants and children of ingesting more than the acceptable levels of organophosphate residues.

(50418)

111
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department has collated on synergetic or potentiating effects of exposure to organophosphates to an individual taking the H2 inhibitors Cimetidine and Ranatidine.

(50417)

112
N   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he proposes to reply to the letters from the honourable Member for Alyn and Deeside of 27th March and 22nd May.

(49763)

113
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49766)

114
   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will warn hospital managements about bogus charity collectors who apply for permission to collect on hospital premises and in NHS grounds.

(50321)

115
   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations he has received calling for financial assistance for people with haemophilia infected with hepatitis C; and if he will make a statement.

(50383)

116
   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what treatment is available to people with haemophilia infected with hepatitis C through the NHS; what is the success rate; and what are the side effects.

(50384)

117
N   Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the maximum waiting times faced by individuals between a referral from a general practitioner and an appointment with a consultant; what guidance he has issued as to maximum acceptable waiting time; and what are his policies to reduce such waiting times.

(50005)

118
   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the longest waiting time for any patient currently waiting for an orthopaedic operation at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral.

(50241)

119
   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the longest waiting time for any patient currently waiting for an outpatients appointment at Manchester Withington Hospital.

(50240)

120
N   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what occasions (a) he, (b) his Ministers and (c) his special advisers have met representatives of (i) GPC Market Access, (ii) Lawson Lucas Mendelsohn and (iii) GJW Government Relations since 1st May 1997; who these representatives were; and what was discussed at these meetings.

(49761)

121
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Northampton North of 30th June, Official Report, column 142, regarding the Chairman of the Youth Justice Board, if he will list the (a) legal qualifications and (b) experience of working with victims of crime of the successful candidate for Chairman of the Youth Justice Board.

(50416)

122
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he made of the advantages and disadvantages of requiring political independence on the part of the Chairman of the Youth Justice Board.

(50380)

123
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been in England and Wales in each of the last three years for offences involving the use of children in the production of pornography.

(50104)

124
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants were unable to pay for legal representation to assist them in the preparation of their cases during the last 12 months.

(50105)

125
   Julia Drown (South Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the total cost to the public purse of keeping non-criminal offenders (excluding fine defaulters) in prison for each year from 1992 to 1997.

(50328)

126
   Julia Drown (South Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) men and (b) women convicted of (i) defaulting on a fine and (ii) non-criminal offences, excluding fine defaulting, were given custodial sentences in each year from 1992 to 1997.

(50397)

127
   Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors led him to reject the proposals for building a prison in Winnick, near Warrington.

(50245)

128
   Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors led him to approve proposals to build a prison on a site at Ashworth Hospital, Maghull, Merseyside.

(50317)

129
   Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what share of the turnover of the off-course bookmaking industry was constituted by bets not made at starting prices in the last year for which figures are available.

(50148)

130
   Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used by local magistrates when determining applications for the opening of a licensed bookmaking office.

(50155)

131
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49770)

132
   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been in the London and south east regions, by constabulary, for offences in connection with bogus street collections in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

(50322)

133
   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will advise television and radio broadcasters to take adequate precautions against bogus charity collectors taking part in telethons and radio appeal days.

(50324)

134
   Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he plans to take to tackle drug issues in rural environments.

(50335)

135
   Mr Mike Wood (Batley and Spen):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received and from which bodies over the apparent reduction in mains water pressures by some water companies; what assessment he has made of the extent of the problems; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect upon the Fire Service's fire fighting capability.

(50082)

136
   Mr Mike Wood (Batley and Spen):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for ensuring that fire authorities are satisfactorily discharged from obligations under Section 13 of the Fire Services Act 1947.

(50081)

137
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and task forces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49767)

138
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures she has put forward to discourage car use by her Department's employees.

(50100)

139
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what environmental activities her green minister has undertaken since being appointed.

(50092)

140
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is the current energy consumption of her Department; what targets have been set to reduce this level; and what plans there are for including energy efficiency performance figures in her Department's annual report.

(50089)

141
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of her Department's waste is recycled; and what targets there are for increasing this figure.

(50090)

142
   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of environmental issues within her Department; and what training will be made available.

(50091)

143
   Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what representations he has received concerning the Scrivenors Company and the provision of notarial services in central London.

(50131)

144
   Mr Tom Levitt (High Peak):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what plans he has to modify his Department's restrictions on deaf people serving as magistrates.

(50073)

145
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and task forces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49780)

146
N   Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what sums (a) he and (b) the Lord Chancellor have spent on official entertaining since 1st May 1997.

(49877)

147
N   Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many nights the Lord Chancellor has spent in his official residence since the refurbishments were completed.

(49786)

148
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Minister without Portfolio, what discussions he had with representatives of Lawson, Lucas Mendelsohn in respect of Tesco's involvement in the Millennium Dome.

(49962)

149
N   Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):    To ask the Minister without Portfolio, when, in pursuance of his ministerial responsibilities, he last met Mr Derek Draper.

(49879)

150
N   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Minister without Portfolio, on how many occasions he has received draft articles written by Mr Derek Draper for scrutiny prior to their publication in the press since 1st May 1997.

(50070)

151
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Minister without Portfolio, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and task forces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49784)

152
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Minister without Portfolio, what dealings, in pursuance of his ministerial responsibilities, he has had with lobbying organisations over the last 6 months; and if he will make a statement.

(49878)

153
   Mr Michael Colvin (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make a statement on the estimated timetable for setting up the consultative Civic Forum to work with members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(50403)

154
   Mr Michael Colvin (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make a statement on the estimated timetable for the appointment of Ministers of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the transfer of responsibilities from her Department.

(50404)

155
   Mr Michael Colvin (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will ensure that papers produced by the Northern Ireland Assembly are made available to honourable Members through the Vote Office; and if she will make a statement.

(50419)

156
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department has taken to improve the ambulance fleet in Northern Ireland; and when the decisions on these steps were taken.

(50327)

157
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what is the (a) forecast cost and (b) planned completion date of improvements to the section of the railway line between Lisburn and Belfast.

(50136)

158
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate she has made of the capital expenditure needed to develop the cancer treatment facilities at the Belfast City Hospital; and when the developments are planned to be completed.

(50133)

159
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what were the (a) number, (b) type and (c) age of ambulances in service with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service in each of the last five years.

(50326)

160
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has for future cancer treatment at the Belfast City Hospital.

(50134)

161
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessments she has made of the effect of the introduction of the national minimum wage in terms of (a) the total number of people employed and (b) the numbers employed in each sector of the economy.

(50151)

162
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent on setting-up the Parades Commission; and if she will estimate its annual running costs for a full year broken down into (a) payments to the members of the Commission and (b) administrative expenditure.

(50147)

163
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has for the provision of lung and oesophageal cancer services at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

(50132)

164
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) new stations will be constructed and (b) old stations re-opened and at what estimated cost, on the railway line between Antrim and Bleach Green.

(50137)

165
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which services will be provided in the proposed new Downe Hospital.

(50325)

166
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland made road accident injury claims, and how much was paid by the Government for such claims, in each of the last five years.

(50146)

167
   Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has for the closure of cancer treatment services at Belvoir Park Hospital; and when the final transfer of such services to the Belfast City Hospital is expected to take place.

(50135)

168
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and task forces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49776)

169
N   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Prime Minister, what is his policy regarding the provision of political information or advice by the Number Ten Policy Unit to people outside Parliament who have been invited to appear on television or radio programmes.

(50069)

170
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and taskforces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49768)

171
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Prime Minister, if a telephone log is kept showing the incoming and outgoing calls to and from the No. 10 Policy Unit.

(49963)

172
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions his Press Secretary has briefed Mr Derek Draper on the Government's position on matters of current concern.

(49961)

173
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many new jobs he estimates were created by inward investment into Scotland in 1997-98.

(49791)

174
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and task forces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49779)

175
   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what assessment he has made of the level of debt owed to landlords whose rent is (a) paid direct by district council housing benefit departments and (b) paid by housing benefit claimants.

(50410)

176
N   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when she proposes to reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Alyn and Deeside of 10th April originally sent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and transferred to her on 1st May.

(49764)

177
   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will assess the advantages of extending the period in which the NHB-1-EP form has to be completed and returned for the applicant to qualify for the extended payment to be awarded.

(50381)

178
   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what monitoring her Department conducts to establish the degree of slippage between the number of NHB-1-EP application forms (a) issued and (b) returned.

(50382)

179
   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many applications for a housing benefit extended payment were made in the last year; and how many were successful.

(50373)

180
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will review the clarity of language used in Benefits Agency letters sent to claimants.

(50080)

181
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will list her engagements and those of the Minister for Women for 29th June.

(50003)

182
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what measures are being taken to raise awareness of sustainable environmental issues within her Department; and what specific training is available to staff.

(50030)

183
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what percentage of her Department's waste is recycled at present; and what targets she has set for increasing recycling in the future.

(50031)

184
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what measures she is taking to discourage car use on departmental business by his Department's employees.

(50045)

185
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many (a) disabled people and (b) people whose main disabling condition is deafness, were awarded disability living allowance (i) between 1st June 1996 and 31st May 1997 and (ii) since June 1997 (1) on their initial application, (2) at review and (3) at appeal.

(49797)

186
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the current annual energy consumption of her Department; what targets have been set to reduce this level; and what plans she has to include energy efficiency performance figures in her Department's annual report.

(50029)

187
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will list the activities undertaken by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the honourable Member for Manchester, Withington, in his capacity as the Green Minister for Social Security since his appointment.

(50032)

188
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and task forces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49765)

189
N   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when she expects to reply to the letter of 9th June from the honourable Member for Totnes, providing further information about Malcolm Boyd of Thornhill, Ashburton, South Devon, with regard to his eligibility for jobseeker's allowance.

(49799)

190
N   Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, under her proposals for reform of the child support system, what the combined loss would be through higher taxes, lower means-tested benefits and higher maintenance of an absent parent with earning of (a) £90 per week, (b) £150 per week and (c) £210 per week with two children from a first relationship and one subsequent child, who is awarded a pay rise of £10 per week, assuming that the proposed working families tax credit has been implemented.

(50004)

191
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many small firms loan guarantees have been provided by the Government in each of the last 10 years; and how much money has been allocated in total.

(50374)

192
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will list the write-offs under the small firms loan guarantee scheme by number and amount in each of the last 10 years.

(50375)

193
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many new jobs she estimates were created by inward investment into England in 1997-98.

(49792)

194
   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many export licences have been issued since September 1997 for exports to Turkey by Heckler and Hock; and if she will indicate the ML or PL list number of the equipment covered.

(50143)

195
   Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, when she expects to publish the inspectors' report into the circumstances of the Mirror Group flotation.

(50338)

196
   Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many representations the Monopolies and Mergers Commission has received about the proposed merger between Ladbroke and Coral; and if she will make a statement.

(50149)

197
   Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will direct the Monopolies and Mergers Commission to consider the adverse effects of the proposed merger between Ladbroke and Coral on national competition in the bookmaking industry.

(50153)

198
   Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, when she expects to receive the report of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission enquiry into the proposed merger between Ladbroke and Coral; and if she will make a statement.

(50154)

199
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and task forces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49773)

200
   Mr Denzil Davies (Llanelli):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the nineteenth century institutions alluded to by him in paragraph 8.18 of the document, Pathway to Prosperity, a new economic agenda for Wales, published recently by his Department.

(50216)

201
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when the Government's proposals relating to an integrated transport policy in Wales will be published.

(49788)

202
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many innovation and technology counsellors there are in Wales offering free guidance to firms on the Year 2000 problem; and how they may be contacted.

(49789)

203
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what was the value of (a) all exports and (b) manufactured goods exported from Wales to the rest of the EU in (i) 1995, (ii) 1996, (iii) 1997 and (iv) 1998.

(49795)

204
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people he estimates were employed in manufacturing in Wales in each year since 1992.

(49794)

205
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many days were lost through strikes in Wales in each year since 1992.

(49790)

206
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many new jobs he estimates were created by inward investment to Wales in 1997-98.

(49793)

207
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people are currently on the New Deal in Wales, by travel-to-work area.

(49787)

208
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what was the cost to public funds of the publication of Pathway to Prosperity.

(49796)

209
N   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list those individuals who are not honourable Members or civil servants currently serving on review bodies and task forces set up since May 1997 whose appointment was promoted or canvassed for by (a) GPC Market Access, (b) LLM, (c) GJW and (d) other professional lobbying organisations.

(49781)

210
   Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):    To ask the President of the Council, if she will take into account the specific nature of drug issues in rural areas when future funding for drug action teams is determined.

[Transferred] (50337)

211
   Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):    To ask the President of the Council, if she will make a statement about future funding to secure the continued existence of drug action teams.

[Transferred] (50336)

212
   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of arrangements for the regulation of the insurance industry; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (50083)

213
   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to warn retailers about bogus charity collectors who apply for permission to collect on retail premises and in shopping malls.

[Transferred] (50323)