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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Monday 13 July 1998
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Monday 13 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 Monday 13 July, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business. For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Tuesday 14 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. |
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| 1 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, if she will list the House passes issued to individuals who also work as employees of, directors of or consultants to (a) Prima Europe, (b) LLM (Lawson, Lucas, Mendelsohn) and (c) GPC Market Access. |
| (50612) | |
| 2 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49810) | |
| 3 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meet that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49808) | |
| 4 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49809) | |
| 5 | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of recent proposals on the further reform of the Common Fisheries Policy by Spain's fishing minister. |
| (50543) | |
| 6 | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what representations he has received from UK fishermen on the need for assistance in the installation of satellite monitoring equipment. |
| (50542) | |
| 7 | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on (a) the last meeting of the EU Fishing Ministers and (b) the prospects for their agreement over the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. |
| (50544) | |
| 8 | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the contribution that closed areas could make in the future development of fisheries management. |
| (50541) | |
| 9 | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what representations he has received from the fishing industry on his Department's latest proposals for alterations to (a) fishing licences generally and (b) external water licences. |
| (50546) | |
| 10 | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the latest National Federation of Fisheries Organisations and Scottish Fisheries Federation policy proposals for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. |
| (50571) | |
| 11 | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many staff and what financial resources were devoted by his Department to fisheries monitoring and protection in the past five years; and if he will estimate the financial resources in each year as a proportion of the overall value of fish landed in each year. |
| (50545) | |
| 12 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the written parliamentary questions tabled by the Right honourable Member for Fylde which remain to be answered. |
| (50248) | |
| 13 | Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he expects to issue for public consultation his detailed proposals for changes to the pre-export procedures for live animals; and if he will make a statement |
| (50573) | |
| 14 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many samples of white and brown bread were tested for OP residues in 1997; and how many exceeded the maximum residue levels. |
| (50372) | |
| 15 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what were the test subjects and what other parameters were used to establish permitted levels of exposure to organophosphates in current use; and how many of these levels were established as a result of research in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the United States America and (c) elsewhere. |
| (50340) | |
| 16 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, to what extent the (a) synergistic and (b) potentiating effects of organophosphates combined with inert ingredients are taken into account when an OP product is licensed. |
| (50339) | |
| 17 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many samples of fruit and vegetables grown in the United Kingdom were tested for organophosphate residues in 1997; and how many were found to exceed the maximum residue levels. |
| (50371) | |
| 18 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was the estimated total consumption of fruit and vegetables in the United Kingdom for 1997. |
| (50341) | |
| 19 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the estimated consumption by weight of bread in the United Kingdom for 1997. |
| (50342) | |
| 20 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask Mr Attorney General, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49840) | |
| 21 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask Mr Attorney General, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49839) | |
| 22 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask Mr Attorney General, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49838) | |
| 23 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Attorney General, what budgetary controls are exercised in the expenditure of public funds in payment of counsel's fees in work done by the Serious Fraud Office. |
| (49216) | |
| 24 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will list the total budget for the Crown Prosecution Service for each of the last three years together with the amount spent on counsel's fees. |
| (49212) | |
| 25 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will publish the current year's budget for the Crown Prosecution Service together with his estimate of the amount to be spent on counsel's fees. |
| (49213) | |
| 26 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Attorney General, what criteria are applied in agreeing fees with counsel's clerks. |
| (49214) | |
| 27 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will list the total budget for the Serious Fraud Office for each of the last three years and the amount of each of those budgets that was spent on counsel's fees. |
| (49215) | |
| 28 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Attorney General, pursuant to his Answer of 25th June, Official Report, column 564, what was the expenditure in 1996-97 on counsel's fees by (a) the Department of Trade and Industry and (b) HM Customs and Excise. |
| (49217) | |
| 29 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49833) | |
| 30 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49834) | |
| 31 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what target he sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49832) | |
| 32 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the total amount of public spending on the arts for each of the last five years in (a) London, (b) the North West and (c) Warrington. |
| (50036) | |
| 33 N | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will attend the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49964) | |
| 34 N | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, under what circumstances the public sector will be able to assume ownership of the redeveloped Wembley Stadium or claw back public investment. |
| (49889) | |
| 35 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49847) | |
| 36 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49849) | |
| 37 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49848) | |
| 38 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 6th July, Official Report, column 355, concerning departmental vehicles, if he will supply such information as is available without incurring disproportionate cost. |
| (49965) | |
| 39 | Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are his Department's future plans for the use of the site of RAF Newton in Nottinghamshire following the completion of the Defence Review. |
| (50614) | |
| 40 N | Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to reply to the question from the honourable Member for Ludlow for answer on 19th June relating to the Bilderberg meeting (Ref. 46988). |
| (50351) | |
| 41 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd July, Official Report, column 310, what assessment he has made of the effective working life of the Grob 115D aircraft. |
| (50433) | |
| 42 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd July, Official Report, column 310, what options his Department has to extend the contract for the Grob 115D aircraft at the end of the contract period. |
| (50432) | |
| 43 N | Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to paragraph 192 of the Strategic Defence Review, if he will include representatives of (a) the National Farmers Union, (b) the Tenant Farmers Association and (c) the Scottish Crofters Union as appropriate in respect of the management and disposal of Ministry of Defence rural holdings; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50376) | |
| 44 | Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of RAF Scampon following the Strategic Defence Review. |
| (50453) | |
| 45 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral statement of 8th July, Official Report, column 1076, if the figure of 48 nuclear warheads to be deployed on each Trident submarine is a minimum figure. |
| (50617) | |
| 46 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been (a) the maximum and (b) the average number of nuclear warheads deployed on each Trident submarine since HMS 'Vanguard' entered service. |
| (50618) | |
| 47 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral statement of 8th July, Official Report, column 1080, in which paragraphs of the Strategic Defence Review the Foreign Policy Baseline is set out. |
| (50443) | |
| 48 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings he had with Labour honourable Members in the course of his official duties on 1st July. |
| (50451) | |
| 49 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce his decision on the future of the divisional headquarters in Shrewsbury. |
| (50551) | |
| 50 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the cost of the Copthorne Barracks in Shrewsbury in each of the last three years. |
| (50550) | |
| 51 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time military personnel are based at the Copthorne Barracks, Shrewsbury. |
| (50549) | |
| 52 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent representations he has received from (a) the Secretary of State for the Home Department and (b) the Minister without Portfolio in respect of the proposed Freedom of Information Bill. |
| (50356) | |
| 53 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49812) | |
| 54 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49811) | |
| 55 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49813) | |
| 56 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49845) | |
| 57 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49846) | |
| 58 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49844) | |
| 59 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to establish a clearer statutory base for local authority youth services in order to safeguard levels of these services. |
| (50575) | |
| 60 N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the relative difficulty of this year's and last year's Key Stage 2 tests; and if the percentage mark required to achieve Grade 5 has been changed. |
| (50387) | |
| 61 N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement about the problems which delayed the provision of Key Stage 2 results to certain schools this year. |
| (50385) | |
| 62 N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what measures are being undertaken by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to ensure that the problems in making available this year's Key Stage 2 results do not occur again. |
| (50386) | |
| 63 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 7th July, Official Report, column 490, what was the education standard spending assessment for (1) 1992-93, (b) 1993-94, (c) 1994-95, (d) 1995-96, (e) 1996-97, (f) 1997-98 and (g) 1998-99 for Hereford and Worcester local education authorities in (i) cash terms and (ii) 1998-99 prices for the categories (1) primary education, (2) secondary education, (3) post 16 education, (4) under-5 education and (5) other education. |
| (50431) | |
| 64 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many nursery places within the Hereford and Worcester Local Education Authority were available for four year olds in maintained nursery schools and nursery classes in maintained primary schools in January 1998; and how many are forecast to be available for January 1999. |
| (50452) | |
| 65 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49814) | |
| 66 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49816) | |
| 67 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49815) | |
| 68 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his oral statement of 23rd February, Official Report, columns 21 to 31, what types of land he includes within his definition of recycled land. |
| (49853) | |
| 69 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if in developing his proposals for best value, he will ensure that the Eco Management and Audit Scheme for local government is recognised as an acceptable quality management system. |
| (49893) | |
| 70 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment his Department has made of the value of suburban and urban back gardens in the context of his target of 60 per cent. of development being concentrated on recycled land. |
| (49855) | |
| 71 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many of the repondents to the consultation paper on improving local financial accountability explicitly supported its proposals to replace capping. |
| (49890) | |
| 72 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the wildlife value and recreational opportunities presented by suburban and urban gardens. |
| (49854) | |
| 73 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of Eco Management and Audit within local government. |
| (49892) | |
| 74 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his Department's policy on development taking place in suburban and urban gardens. |
| (49856) | |
| 75 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many local authorities have been accredited under the Eco Management and Audit Scheme. |
| (49891) | |
| 76 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what action he is taking to ensure that the fire risk posed by hydrocarbon refrigerant gases is minimised and that these gases are properly and safely disposed of after use. |
| (50577) | |
| 77 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to ensure that HFCs used in refrigerators are recycled or disposed of properly so that they are not released into the atmosphere. |
| (50576) | |
| 78 | Mr Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what licences have been issued over the past year for the killing of (a) peregrines and (b) sparrowhawks; and for what reasons they were issued. |
| (50455) | |
| 79 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the existing provision of secure cycle parking areas; and what steps are being taken to increase the provision of urban cycle routes. |
| (49680) | |
| 80 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what measures he is undertaking to reduce the number of vacant housing units; and what plans he has to encourage the development of an empty property strategy through public-private partnerships. |
| (49678) | |
| 81 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress is being made in ensuring that Government targets for brownfield regeneration are met within the current unitary development plans. |
| (49679) | |
| 82 N | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 7th July, Official Report, column 461, what assessment he has made of the causes of fishing accidents resulting in the loss of life at sea in each of the last three years. |
| (50388) | |
| 83 N | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to review his Department's policy on the non-recovery of bodies lost at sea. |
| (50421) | |
| 84 N | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he made of the representations he received on the proposed Code of Safe Practice for Smaller fishing vessels which was subsequently withdrawn. |
| (50352) | |
| 85 N | Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects to publish the proposed consultation paper on maritime safety in the fishing industry. |
| (50389) | |
| 86 N | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what are the projected traffic flows along (a) the M42 from Junctions 7 to 11 and (b) the M6 (i) from Junctions 4 to 10 and (ii) from Junctions 10 to 16 in (1) 2000, (2) 2005, (3) 2010, (4) 2015 and (5) 2020. |
| (50247) | |
| 87 N | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the daily and hourly peak traffic flows along (a) the M42 from Junctions 7 to 11 and (b) the M6 (i) from Junctions 4 to 10 and (ii) from Junctions 10 to 16, (1) in each of the last five years and (2) at present. |
| (50246) | |
| 88 N | Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will review the regulations of the allocation and operation of airport landing and take-off rights; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50377) | |
| 89 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects to make a decision regarding the creation of additional council tax bands; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50439) | |
| 90 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the former county boroughs in England prior to 1973-74 which are not unitary authorities; and what plans he has to extend the system of unitary authorities. |
| (50442) | |
| 91 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he next proposes to review properties in relation to their council tax banding; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50440) | |
| 92 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many residential properties, by number and percentage per region, have a rateable value. |
| (50441) | |
| 93 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what investigations he has made into the purchase of managed freehold retirement homes; if he will assess the advantages of regulating the contracts entered into by purchasers of these homes; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50168) | |
| 94 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list those measures undertaken by his Department to support British shipping since 1st May 1997. |
| (50434) | |
| 95 N | Mrs Gillian Shephard (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the occasions upon which ministers and officials have had contact with Tesco plc or their representatives or advisers. |
| (50159) | |
| 96 N | Mrs Gillian Shephard (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions (i) ministers and (ii) officials have had, concerning the possibility of taxes or charges on car parking spaces at out-of-town shopping centres with (a) Tesco and (b) partners or employees of the firm Lawson Lucas Mendelsohn since 1st May 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50157) | |
| 97 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received calling for the establishment of an official Merchant Navy Day; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49557) | |
| 98 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities of fully implementing the dog fouling regulations. |
| (50570) | |
| 99 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received from local authorities relating to the implementation of the dog fouling regulations. |
| (50569) | |
| 100 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure the adaptability of the working families tax credit to recipients' changing circumstances. |
| (50580) | |
| 101 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the details of the operation of the working families tax credit will be published; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50579) | |
| 102 N | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many training providers were consulted on the forms used for tax relief on training and how many responded to the consultation exercise; and if he will publish a regional breakdown of the consultees and respondents. |
| (50008) | |
| 103 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the percentage of working families with children who will be eligible to receive (a) 70 per cent. and (b) some of their child care costs through the child care tax credit in the working families tax credit. |
| (50582) | |
| 104 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how soon after moving into work parents will start to receive the working families tax credit. |
| (50581) | |
| 105 N | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce the administrative burden on training providers of the tax relief claims system. |
| (50009) | |
| 106 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49817) | |
| 107 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49818) | |
| 108 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49819) | |
| 109 | Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Treasury proposes to revise its latest published estimates of key fiscal indicators. |
| (50615) | |
| 110 N | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what expenditure on promoting the euro is planned for (a) 1998-99 and (b) 1999-2000. |
| (50422) | |
| 111 N | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what EU funding he has applied for to promote the euro in (a) 1998-99 and (b) 1999-2000. |
| (50354) | |
| 112 | Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the advantages of reducing the duty on liquid propane gas. |
| (50480) | |
| 113 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Personal Investment Authority Ombudsman Bureau Limited about their system of charging companies against which complaints are made for their services. |
| (50165) | |
| 114 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Stone of 23rd June, Official Report, columns 453-4, on heavily indebted poor countries, if he will list in respect of each country the creditors in the United Kingdom; if he will estimate how much is owed to each creditor; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50161) | |
| 115 N | Mrs Gillian Shephard (South West Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the occasions upon which ministers and officials have met Tesco plc or their representatives or advisers since 1st May 1997. |
| (50156) | |
| 116 N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the Inland Revenue on the feasibility of delivering the working families tax credit via the PAYE system; and if he will place a copy of any such representations in the Library. |
| (50252) | |
| 117 N | John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to trace the assets of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia under the control of Serbia and to ensure that these are returned on an equitable basis to the successor nations. |
| (50349) | |
| 118 N | John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the United Nations and the EU instruct commercial banks to reveal the existence of accounts holding assets from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. |
| (50350) | |
| 119 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49803) | |
| 120 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49804) | |
| 121 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meet that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49802) | |
| 122 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on his Department's current funded scholarships to Latin American students in British universities. |
| (48630) | |
| 123 N | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he is making to the government of Belarus regarding the treatment of diplomatic missions in Minsk. |
| (50423) | |
| 124 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action Her Majesty's Government has taken in respect of the chief UNITA representative in the United Kingdom, Mr Anibal Kandeya, to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1127 (1997); and what knowledge his Department has of his whereabouts. |
| (50447) | |
| 125 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action Her Majesty's Government has taken over the UNITA office in the United Kingdom to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1127 (1997). |
| (50448) | |
| 126 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps Her Majesty's Government has taken over the funds and financial resources of UNITA and senior UNITA personnel in the United Kingdom to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1173 (1998). |
| (50449) | |
| 127 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps Her Majesty's Government has taken to prohibit the direct or indirect import from Angola to the United Kingdom of diamonds that are not controlled through the Certificate of Origin regime of the GURN. |
| (50450) | |
| 128 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Morocco about the fines imposed on Graham Hutt, Serge Dechoz, Kelly Vinikka and Antero Ylikangas, their arrest and interrogation; what discussions he has had with that government about religious freedom in Morocco; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50166) | |
| 129 N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Pakistan regarding sentences imposed as a result of its blasphemy laws. |
| (50167) | |
| 130 N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria he is using in making allocations of funding from the Human Rights Fund. |
| (49740) | |
| 131 N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the projects approved for funding from the Human Rights Fund to date and the sums allocated in each case. |
| (49485) | |
| 132 | Mr Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has evaluated into the effects on pulmonary, immune, neurological and psychoneurological functions of infants and young children exposed to organophosphates used domestically; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50530) | |
| 133 | Mr Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the correlation between the incidence of asthma in children of sheep farmers and (a) sheep dipping and (b) spraying of crops with organophosphates. |
| (50529) | |
| 134 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49852) | |
| 135 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49851) | |
| 136 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49850) | |
| 137 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on general practice co-operation systems with Argentine health authorities. |
| (48678) | |
| 138 N | Sir Peter Emery (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department intends to take (a) to increase the proportion of the adult population which is registered with a dentist and (b) to mitigate the effects of the introduction of tuition fees on student dentists' debt levels. |
| (48377) | |
| 139 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to fund support for linear accelerators to improve cancer care. |
| (50116) | |
| 140 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to invest in clinical drug trials in district hospitals to advance knowledge of cancer treatment. |
| (50115) | |
| 141 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for a centralised audit to ensure Calman-Hine plans are being implemented across the country. |
| (50214) | |
| 142 | Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what the income from the sale of the former Mearwood Park Hospital site in Leeds was spent. |
| (50547) | |
| 143 | Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the public aspects of the public inquiry into cardiac surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary will start; what factors will determine the start date; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50479) | |
| 144 | Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if Her Majesty's Government will meet the costs of group legal representation for families bereaved following malpractice at Bristol Royal Infirmary. |
| (50478) | |
| 145 N | Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is given to NHS nursing and auxiliary staff as regards lifting patients in and out of beds indicating if all (a) trusts and (b) authorities are required to insure nurses and auxiliary staff for back or related injuries sustained from lifting patients; and if she will make a statement. |
| (49452) | |
| 146 | Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been the cost to the NHS of antidepressants prescribed by community pharmacists in England in (a) 1996 and (b) 1997; and what proportion of this was attributable to SSRIs. |
| (50444) | |
| 147 | Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what quantity of each type of antidepressant was prescribed by community pharmacists in England in (a) 1996 and (b) 1997. |
| (50445) | |
| 148 | Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what quantity of each individual type of benzodiazepine was prescribed by community pharmacists in England in (a) 1996 and (b) 1997. |
| (50446) | |
| 149 | Ms Linda Perham (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16th June, Official Report, column 162, on home care services, what factors underlie the changes in each year in the numbers and percentage of adult households in England receiving home help/home care services in each category. |
| (50438) | |
| 150 | Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations he has received calling for financial assistance on behalf of people with haemophilia infected with the hepatitis C virus; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50435) | |
| 151 | Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the (a) treatment available, (b) success rate of treatment and (c) side effects of treatment for people with haemophilia with hepatitis C infection. |
| (50437) | |
| 152 | Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to provide financial assistance for people with haemophilia infected with the hepatitis C virus. |
| (50436) | |
| 153 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy in respect of security service files which are no longer required to be held for operational purposes. |
| (50390) | |
| 154 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his oral statement of 25th February, Official Report, column 346, how and when he proposes to carry out his undertaking concerning security service files. |
| (50353) | |
| 155 N | Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support his Department is giving in order to improve police communications systems. |
| (48417) | |
| 156 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the cost of each public relations exercise and consultation process in relation to the opening of new prisons in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
| (50590) | |
| 157 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the staff at (a) HMP Altcourse and (b) HMP Parc, (i) resigned and (ii) have been dismissed in each of the last six months; what is the average annual staff turnover rate in publicly managed prisons; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50596) | |
| 158 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have been prosecuted under section 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997; how many prosecutions have resulted in a conviction; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50429) | |
| 159 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the calculations of the relative costs of privately and publicly managed prisons take into account the cost of (a) capital repayments and (b) interest charges on such payments to the relevant private sector company. |
| (50585) | |
| 160 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the ratio of the number of suicides to inmates in prisons in England and Wales, in each of the last three years, (a) by gender and (b) in total; what discussions he has had with the Scottish Office concerning the prevention of suicides in prisons; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50599) | |
| 161 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the Prison Service estate which will be privately managed by the year 2002; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50592) | |
| 162 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the quality and level of service being delivered at HMP Altcourse following the recent Prison Service audit; when audits are planned to be undertaken into HMP Parc and HMP Lowdham Grange; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50595) | |
| 163 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons' statement to the Home Affairs Committee concerning the proportion of women prisoners and of young and adult prisoners who could be better dealt with through non-custodial sentences; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50619) | |
| 164 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements exist between the National Health Service and the Prison Service for mutual access to relevant medical records of prisoners during and after custody; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50589) | |
| 165 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were being kept in separate regimes for their protection, at their own request on the last date for which figures are available; and what were the equivalent figures in each of the last three years. |
| (50594) | |
| 166 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statistics his Department collates on re-offending rates among offenders sentenced to fines; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50598) | |
| 167 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the basis on which financial penalties imposed on contractors of privately managed prisons are calculated; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50587) | |
| 168 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are currently under continuous assessment by the Prison Service; what arrangements are in place to ensure that prisoners are not released directly from long periods of continuous assessment into the community; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50430) | |
| 169 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisons are currently under special managerial attention; in each case, how long have such arrangements been in place and if he will give details of the arrangements; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50593) | |
| 170 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the capital cost of each of the privately built prisons. |
| (50586) | |
| 171 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the extra funding from his Deparment for the police in each of the last three years was allocated to police recruitment and staff expenditure in each police force; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50600) | |
| 172 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if validated figures for the number of police officers per police force in England and Wales on 31st March are available. |
| (50603) | |
| 173 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the full complement of each category of staff at (a) HMP Altcourse, (b) HMP Parc and (c) HMP Lowdham Grange; and how many staff are currently employed in each category. |
| (50591) | |
| 174 N | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences he has issued for cannabis to be grown, processed or supplied for medical research; when they were issued; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49721) | |
| 175 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the number of police officers per head of population, (i) per police force and (ii) in total for the last date for which figures are available and in each of the three preceding years. |
| (50597) | |
| 176 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had in relation to the transfer of responsibility for health services in prisons to the National Health Service; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50588) | |
| 177 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are for the Home Office Research and Statistics Directorate to investigate the number of crimes committed based on (a) homophobia and (b) religious hatred; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50602) | |
| 178 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence he has obtained as to the proportion of the prison population who are deficient in (a) literacy and (b) numeracy; and if he will make a statement on the provision of education in prison with respect to these problems for (a) adults and (b) young offenders. |
| (50112) | |
| 179 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49806) | |
| 180 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meet that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49805) | |
| 181 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49807) | |
| 182 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to ensure better co-operation between the Metropolitan Police and the British Transport Police to reduce the number of robberies occurring in the vicinity of underground and railway stations and to reduce the means of escape they offer to criminals. |
| (50578) | |
| 183 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if, as part of the review of the boundaries of the Metropolitan police area, he will review the overlapping jurisdictions of the Metropolitan Police, City of London Police and the British Transport Police; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50574) | |
| 184 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the policy of the Prison Service in respect of prisoners who enter custody with existing methadone prescriptions; and to what extent the implementation of this policy varies between prisons in England and Wales. |
| (50251) | |
| 185 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on co-operation between Colombia and the West Midlands police on drug problems. |
| (48633) | |
| 186 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of prisons make use of community midwifery services to provide antenatal and postnatal care within prisons. |
| (50038) | |
| 187 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of women's prisons have agreed joint local protocols with their nearest hospital for the care of pregnant prisoners. |
| (50034) | |
| 188 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the international bodies or groups as members of which the Government has taken part in discussions on firearms matters since May 1997; and if he will indicate the topics discussed. |
| (50540) | |
| 189 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the non-governmental organisations invited by him to take part in international discussions on firearms matters. |
| (50539) | |
| 190 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to reply to the letter of 11th May 1998 from the honourable Member for Aylesbury concerning the status of charities. |
| (50616) | |
| 191 | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what are the chemicals used for (a) gardening and (b) farming at Emley Prison, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey. |
| (50481) | |
| 192 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49842) | |
| 193 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is the e-mail address of her Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49843) | |
| 194 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what target her Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49841) | |
| 195 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on her Department's work in assisting vocational education in Colombia. |
| (48632) | |
| 196 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what European Union funding is being provided to banana producers in ACP countries; and if she will make a statement. |
| (49723) | |
| 197 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid her Department is giving in the current year to help children suffering the effects of the Chernobyl disaster; and if she will make a statement. |
| (50037) | |
| 198 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much humanitarian aid the Government has given to (a) the Sudan government, (b) charities working in the Sudan and (c) directly to the people of Sudan over the last six months. |
| (50552) | |
| 199 | Mr Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on her decision to write to the chairmen of the top 500 companies urging them to use CafeĞdirect in their vending machines. |
| (50553) | |
| 200 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the need to improve access for humanitarian aid in Sudan. |
| (50162) | |
| 201 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with (a) non-governmental organisations and (b) aid agencies in the past three weeks over the crisis in Sudan. |
| (50164) | |
| 202 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the current need for further humanitarian aid for Sudan. |
| (50163) | |
| 203 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49836) | |
| 204 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what target he sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49835) | |
| 205 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49837) | |
| 206 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Minister without Portfolio, what target he sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49829) | |
| 207 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Minister without Portfolio, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49831) | |
| 208 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Minister without Portfolio, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49830) | |
| 209 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what target her Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49886) | |
| 210 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans her Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49887) | |
| 211 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what is the e-mail address of her Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49888) | |
| 212 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent representations she has received concerning the legal representation of witnesses at the Bloody Sunday inquiry; and if she will make a statement. |
| (49722) | |
| 213 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of the replies she received to the White Paper Partnership for Equality and what percentage of the total expressed opposition to the proposals with particular reference to the proposed establishment of a single commission dealing with all equality issues; and if she will list the groups expressing opposition. |
| (48372) | |
| 214 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the responses to the White Paper Partnership for Equality will be made public. |
| (48373) | |
| 215 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what changes to the White Paper Partnership for Equality are being made as a result of responses received to the White Paper Partnership for Equality. |
| (48374) | |
| 216 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will allow interested parties to make changes to their submissions to the White Paper Partnership for Equality to take account of the publication of the Belfast Agreement. |
| (48375) | |
| 217 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what reduction in costs and manpower she estimates will occur as a result of the proposed establishment of a single Equality Commission. |
| (48376) | |
| 218 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations she has received concerning recent trends in the rate of suicide; and what measures she intends to take. |
| (48378) | |
| 219 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the President of the Council, what target she sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to letters from honourable Members. |
| (49880) | |
| 220 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the President of the Council, what plans she has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49881) | |
| 221 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the President of the Council, what is the e-mail address of her Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49882) | |
| 222 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 8th July, Official Report, columns 1071-72, what factors will be taken into account in deciding whether a freedom of information bill will be included in the Queen's Speech. |
| (50420) | |
| 223 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 8th July, to the Right honourable Member for Richmond (Yorks), Official Report, column 1066, what potential sources of the leak of the Strategic Defence Review will be considered by the leak enquiry. |
| (50536) | |
| 224 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Prime Minister, what names have been provided to him or his office following the advertisement for candidates who wish to be considered for appointment as vice-chairman of the BBC. |
| (50535) | |
| 225 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Prime Minister, when copies of the Strategic Defence Review were first provided to (a) Opposition parties and (b) the media. |
| (50537) | |
| 226 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Prime Minister, what complaints he has received since 2nd May 1997 from editors or news editors of improper pressure on their journalists by his, or his Cabinet colleagues', media relations staff. |
| (50534) | |
| 227 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 8th July, to the Right honourable Member for Richmond (Yorks), Official Report, column 1065, what factors led him to his conclusion that The Observer claimed to have a tape recording of a conversation with a member of his staff in relation to payments for contacts; and when he reached that conclusion. |
| (50533) | |
| 228 | Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will amend the Ministerial Code to place a requirement on Ministers to correct signifiant factual inaccuracies. |
| (50532) | |
| 229 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Prime Minister, what is the e-mail address of his Office's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49822) | |
| 230 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Prime Minister, what plans his Office has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49821) | |
| 231 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Prime Minister, what target his Office sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49820) | |
| 232 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Prime Minister, who will represent Her Majesty's Government at the Rio summit in May 1999 on Latin American, Caribbean and European countries, mutual concerns and the environment. |
| (48629) | |
| 233 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will ensure that details of all contacts, formal and informal, between government ministers and lobbyists are recorded and made available for parliamentary scrutiny. |
| (50169) | |
| 234 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) occasions on which and (b) reasons for which passes to Government buildings have been issued to persons not employed by or under contract to a Government department. |
| (50613) | |
| 235 N | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will raise human rights issues during his forthcoming visit to China. |
| (50424) | |
| 236 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to announce his response to proposals to create a new Ministry for Rural Development. |
| (50572) | |
| 237 N | Mrs Gillian Shephard (South West Norfolk): To ask the Prime Minister, what consultations members of the No 10 Policy Unit have had with supermarket owners, their representatives or advisers concerning the possibility of taxes or charges on car parking spaces at out-of-town shopping centres and at supermarkets. |
| (50158) | |
| 238 N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Prime Minister, what factors led him to appoint Mr Liddle as his special adviser; and what are his responsibilities. |
| (50347) | |
| 239 N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Prime Minister, what is the Government's current policy in respect of ministerial contact with Mr Draper. |
| (50348) | |
| 240 | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what statistics his Department collates on the re-offending rates of young people who have been referred to children's panels following the reporting of an offence; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50601) | |
| 241 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49825) | |
| 242 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49823) | |
| 243 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49824) | |
| 244 | Mr Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what licences have been issued over the past year for the killing of (a) peregrines and (b) sparrowhawks; and for what reasons they were issued. |
| (50454) | |
| 245 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what were the number and percentage of primary school children who were taught in classes of 31 or more in the years (a) 1991-92, (b) 1992-93, (c) 1993-94, (d) 1994-95, (e) 1995-96 and (f) 1996-97 in each local authority area. |
| (50249) | |
| 246 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what were the number and percentage of children in primary (1) one, (2) two and (3) three who were taught in classes of 31 or more in the years (a) 1991-92, (b) 1992-93, (c) 1993-94, (d) 1994-95, (e) 1995-96, (f) 1996-97 and (g) 1997-98 in (i) each local authority area and (ii) Scotland as a whole. |
| (50250) | |
| 247 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the value of capital expenditure in (i) real terms, (ii) cash terms and (iii) as a percentage of total National Health Service expenditure in Scotland that will be undertaken by the National Health Service in the years (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000, (c) 2000-2002 and (d) 2001-2002. |
| (50160) | |
| 248 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many hospital consultants have been dismissed in each of the past five years; how many of these appealed against their dismissal; how many were reinstated following a successful appeal; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49738) | |
| 249 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent guidelines have been issued to local authorities about the designation and provision of allotment sites; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49001) | |
| 250 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what action he proposes to take to protect existing allotment sites; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49003) | |
| 251 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent representations he has received about the provision of allotments; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49005) | |
| 252 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what advice his Department gives to local authorities on the subject of the sale of allotment sites; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49007) | |
| 253 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has held with COSLA on the drawing up of a best practice regime for allotments and its implementation by local authorities as recommended in the Fifth Report of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee (HC560-I); and if he will make a statement. |
| (49131) | |
| 254 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he expects a contract to be signed for the construction of a geriatric unit at the Larkfield Site, Greenock; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49736) | |
| 255 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he has received the Chief Reporter's report and recommendations anent the application for a residential development at Levan Farm, Gourock; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49739) | |
| 256 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to modify the legislation governing (a) the provision of allotment sites and (b) the rights of allotment holders; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49002) | |
| 257 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of COSLA about the annual publication of local authority allotments provision; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49004) | |
| 258 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent representations he has received about the sale by local authorities of allotment sites; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49006) | |
| 259 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on the recommendation in paragraph 5 of the Fifth Report of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, (HC560-I). |
| (49130) | |
| 260 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to collate the information on allotment provision held at local authority level in order to establish and maintain a data base on such provision; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49161) | |
| 261 N | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he expects to issue guidelines anent trust board committees being open to the public; and if he will make a statement. |
| (49737) | |
| 262 | Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will set up a study to examine practice in the management of community organisations funded by Urban Aid, EU or other regeneration funds, and produce guidelines to ensure good management of such organisations in future. |
| (50548) | |
| 263 N | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the average cost per day of keeping a person in hospital in the most recent year for which information is available (a) for all patients and (b) for patients suffering from diseases of the respiratory system, excluding influenza. |
| (49719) | |
| 264 N | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the cost to the NHS in Scotland of pharmaceutical services, net of prescription charges, for each year from 1985-86 to 1997-98, separately identifying costs arising from prescriptions from (a) dispensing doctors, (b) pharmacies and (c) hospitals. |
| (49717) | |
| 265 N | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list for each month in (a) 1994, (b) 1995 and (c) 1996 admissions to hospitals for (i) asthma, (ii) bronchitis, (iii) pneumonia, (iv) influenza, (v) hypertensive heart disease, (vi) ischaemic heart disease and (vii) myocardial infarction for the age bands (1) 0 to 14, (2) 14 to 64 and (3) 65 years and over. |
| (49720) | |
| 266 N | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many prescriptions were issued for treatment of respiratory diseases, excluding influenza, in the most recent year for which information is available; and what was the cost to the National Health Service in Scotland in the same period of drugs to treat (i) asthma, (ii) pneumonia and (iii) bronchitis. |
| (49718) | |
| 267 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans her Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49895) | |
| 268 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what target her Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49894) | |
| 269 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the e-mail address of her Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49896) | |
| 270 N | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, which minister is responsible for benefit identity cards; and what progress has been made with regard to their implementation. |
| (50355) | |
| 271 N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate she has made of the median amount of unclaimed income support among (a) single male pensioners, (b) single female pensioners and (c) married pensioners who are aged (i) 60 to 64, (ii) 65 to 69, (iii) 70 to 74, (iv) 75 to 79 and (v) 80 years and above, based on the Department's Family Resources Survey. |
| (50113) | |
| 272 N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if the early results from the research into pensioner non-take-up of income support have been consistent with the results from large-scale quantitative surveys undertaken by the Department with respect to (a) the level of non-take-up and (b) the distribution of non-take up between different categories of pensioner. |
| (50114) | |
| 273 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what target her Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49883) | |
| 274 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what is the e-mail address of her Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49885) | |
| 275 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans her Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49884) | |
| 276 | Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many applications for licences for the export of (a) paramilitary, (b) security and (c) police equipment to Ethiopia have been (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) revoked, (1) between February 1995 and May 1997 inclusive and (2) since May 1997; and what was the export licence category in each case. |
| (50584) | |
| 277 | Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many applications for licences for the export of (a) paramilitary, (b) security and (c) police equipment to Eritrea have been (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) revoked, (1) between February 1995 and May 1997 inclusive and (2) since May 1997; and what was the export licence category in each case. |
| (50583) | |
| 278 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment she has made of the EU White Paper on renewable energy. |
| (49676) | |
| 279 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans she has for encouraging the development of energy from waste technology. |
| (49677) | |
| 280 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment she has made of the problems of physical storage capacity world-wide associated with the world-wide over-capacity in the production of oil. |
| (48631) | |
| 281 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of people in Warrington North constituency who will benefit from the introduction of the minimum wage. |
| (50035) | |
| 282 N | Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what representations she has received from employers on the taking of further measures against people who have been convicted of offences during the World Cup whilst in France, on their return to the United Kingdom. |
| (48400) | |
| 283 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what consultations she has had with small business and retail organisations about the possible exemptions they may enjoy from the terms of the EU price indications directive. |
| (50111) | |
| 284 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will exempt small retail businesses from the provisions of the EU directive on the indication of prices of products offered to consumers. |
| (50117) | |
| 285 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what target his Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from honourable Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an honourable Member. |
| (49826) | |
| 286 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. |
| (49828) | |
| 287 N | Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. |
| (49827) | |
| 288 | Mr Denzil Davies (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his Answer of 7th July, Official Report, column 504, on the proposed location of the headquarters for the Carmarthenshire NHS trust, if he will publish the policy guidelines referred to. |
| (50538) | |
| 289 | Mr Denzil Davies (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his Answer of 7th July, Official Report, column 502, if he will provide a breakdown of the recurring additional cost of £285,000; and if this figure is an annual recurring figure. |
| (50531) | |
| 290 N | Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, in what ways he proposes to increase numeracy in the primary schools of Wales. |
| (50344) | |
| 291 N | Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement concerning the learning of times tables in Welsh schools. |
| (50346) | |
| 292 N | Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many local numeracy experts he proposes to advise schools from April 1999; and if he will make a statement. |
| (50345) | |
| 293 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on outdoor education centres in Wales; and what financial provision he has made for them in the current financial year. |
| (50482) | |
| 294 N | Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to encourage offender behaviour programmes run by the Probation Service. |
| [Question Unstarred] (48399) | |
| 295 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what measures are taken to conduct post marketing surveillance on cases of suspected adverse reactions or pesticides incidents reported to the relevant authorities after initial investigation by those authorities in order to determine any long-term effects. |
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