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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Tuesday 27 October 1998

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 27 October 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 Tuesday 27 October, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Wednesday 28 October, 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.

TUESDAY 27th OCTOBER

1
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what action has been taken by his Department to implement the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee recommendations that carcasses from cattle aged over 30 months must be deboned in licensed plants supervised by the Meat Hygiene Service, with the trimmings to be classified as SBOs.

(57001)

2
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what action has been taken by his Department to implement the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee's recommendation that there should be a prohibition on the use of mammalian meat and bonemeal in feed for all farm animals.

(57003)

3
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to revise his Department's advice on the safety of milk following the finding of abnormal prion protein in the appendix of a patient in Torbay; and if he will make a statement.

(57000)

4
N   Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement listing the steps necessary to reintroduce the calf processing aid scheme after it ends in November.

(56094)

5
N   Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Môn):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the comparative rates of hill livestock compensatory payments in the United Kingdom and each other member state of the European Union, expressed in terms of ecus per livestock units.

(56908)

6
N   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many responses he received to his Department's consultation document, Development of a Set of Indicators for Sustainable Agriculture in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

(56770)

7
N   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the development of environmental indicators for agriculture by the OECD for use in OECD member countries.

(56772)

8
N   Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what action is presently being taken by his Department to promote countryside stewardship in Dorset.

(56665)

9
N   Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how much of his Department's budget has been allocated to the countryside stewardship agri-environment scheme in (a) 1998 and (b) 1999.

[R] (56666)

10
N   Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of budget reductions on the countryside stewardship agri-environment scheme.

[R] (56667)

11
N   Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to increase the budget allocation to the countryside stewardship agri-environment scheme.

[R] (56668)

12
N   Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what proportion of applications for management agreements under the countryside stewardship scheme were rejected in (a) 1996, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998 to date.

(56549)

13
N   Mr Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):    To ask Mr Attorney General, how many masters of foxhounds have been prosecuted for criminal damage caused by packs of foxhounds in each of the last five years; how many such prosecutions were successful; and what penalties were imposed.

(56266)

14
N   Mr Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):    To ask Mr Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been brought by the CPS against masters of foxhounds for hunt trespass on railway land in each of the last five years; how many prosecutions were successful; and what penalties were imposed.

(56269)

15
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to (a) the Victoria and Albert Museum, (b) the National Maritime Museum, (c) the Science Museum, (d) the Natural History Museum and (e) the Imperial War Museum in (i) lost revenues and (ii) VAT rebates, of his proposals to introduce free admission.

(56907)

16
N   Mr John Butterfill (Bournemouth West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's policy is in relation to car parking charges within the Royal Parks; and what consultations he has had with the Crown Estate on this matter.

(56335)

17
N   Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money from the National Lottery was allocated to projects involving further education between May 1997 and September 1998.

(56941)

18
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many staff are currently employed in the School Standards and Effectiveness Unit; and what is the budgeted cost of publications issued by the unit in the current financial year.

(56846)

19
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many staff will be employed as outreach workers to visit families under the Sure Start programme; what the cost of the staff will be; and what will be their terms of reference.

(56847)

20
N   Mr Brian Sedgemore (Hackney South and Shoreditch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he has authorised the Chief Executive of OFSTED to make public statements on the future control of Hackney's schools; and if he will make a statement.

(56910)

21
N   Mr Brian Sedgemore (Hackney South and Shoreditch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what discussions he or his officials have had with the Chief Executive of OFSTED on handing over control of Hackney's schools to a private company; and if he will make a statement.

(56909)

22
N   Mr Brian Sedgemore (Hackney South and Shoreditch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to increase resources for Hackney's schools and to raise morale among pupils and teachers.

(56911)

23
N   Mr Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many foxhounds he estimates were killed or injured on railway tracks in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

(56268)

24
N   Julia Drown (South Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what initiatives he is taking to improve road safety in England.

(56548)

25
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he will take to establish the value of National Air Traffic Services Ltd prior to privatisation.

(56690)

26
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to paragraph 3.68 of the Government's White Paper, A New Deal for Transport, when he proposes to issue general guidance on the application of prohibitions in proposed competition legislation to facilitate co-operation between operators in respect of connecting services, co-ordinating time tables and integrating networks; and if he will make a statement.

(56688)

27
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he first evaluated the research by OPRAF published on 22nd October concerning trends in fare levels for rail passengers.

(56691)

28
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Government's Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report (Cm 3978, p.37), if it remains Government policy to sell part of National Air Traffic Services during the financial year 1999-2000; and what sale proceeds are forecast.

(56689)

29
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his latest estimate of the value of the United Kingdom's exports to OECD countries currently in recession as defined by two successive quarters of negative growth, in each of (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000.

(56693)

30
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what account will be taken of the forecast for EU GDP growth issued by the European Commission on 21st October in his Department's forecasts for UK GDP growth in 1999; and if he will make a statement.

(56768)

31
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the European Commission's forecasts of 21st October of the UK and EU rates of GDP growth; and if he will make a statement.

(56767)

32
   Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with banks, building societies and insurance companies about the amount of assets held by these organisations on behalf of people whose whereabouts are no longer known.

(56944)

33
   Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of money held by financial institutions on behalf of individuals whose whereabouts are presently unknown.

(56956)

34
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Canadian government following the banning of British blood products; and if he will make a statement.

(56991)

35
N   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department informed the Spanish authorities that General Pinochet was visiting the United Kingdom in October 1997.

(57011)

36
N   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department provided to the Spanish authorities about General Pinochet's intention to leave the United Kingdom on 20th October; when this information was provided; and by whom.

(57010)

37
N   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department provided to Amnesty International about General Pinochet's travel arrangements prior to 17th October.

(57012)

38
N   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what status is afforded by his Department to foreign visitors travelling to the United Kingdom under special resolutions of the Chilean Foreign Affairs Ministry.

(57009)

39
N   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department was informed, and by whom, that General Pinochet was leaving the United Kingdom on 20th October.

(57016)

40
N   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidelines are set by his Department for the reception of foreign members of parliament visiting the United Kingdom.

(57015)

41
N   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department (a) arranged for and (b) paid for the use of a VIP suite at the airport for the visits of General Pinochet to the United Kingdom in (i) October 1997 and (ii) September 1998.

(57014)

42
N   Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department was informed that General Pinochet was visiting the United Kingdom during October 1997.

(57013)

43
N   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on United Kingdom relations with India.

(54284)

44
N   Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of honourable Members' correspondence received by the Immigration and Visa Unit was replied to within 15 working days, for the last month for which figures are available; and what were the corresponding figures for each of the preceding 12 months.

(56226)

45
N   Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action is being taken by the UK to press the Turkish authorities to implement the UN and Security Council resolutions relating to Cyprus and the restoration of human rights.

(56777)

46
N   Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action is being taken by the UK to press the Turkish authorities to disclose the fate of Greek Cypriots who have been missing since the invasion of 1974.

(56776)

47
N   Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action is being taken by the UK to seek the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the occupied areas of Cyprus.

(56775)

48
N   Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when (a) the British Embassy in Santiago and (b) his Department were informed by the Chilean authorities of the intended visit of Senator Pinochet to the United Kingdom; and what information about Senator Pinochet's intended visit, and when, his Department communicated to the Home Office.

(56695)

49
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) SEAC, (b) ACDP, (c) HSE, (d) MAFF and (e) the Environment Agency on the destruction of surgical instruments in the context of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the context of any further findings over new variant CJD.

(56994)

50
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department records the (a) hospital admissions, (b) operations and (c) dates of any operations undergone by individuals who have been diagnosed with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; and if he will take steps to make public such information.

(56995)

51
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease have been recorded in the UK.

(56992)

52
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the evidence his Department has evaluated on the effectiveness of routine autoclave sterilisation in the destruction of prion proteins.

(56993)

53
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at what temperature his Department has been advised that prion proteins are destroyed.

(56946)

54
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the full findings of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee's research.

(57022)

55
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what checks have been made of patients subsequently operated upon in hospitals where individuals infected with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease have undergone operations.

(56996)

56
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to inform those patients found to be infected with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease as a result of screening; and if he will make a statement.

(56997)

57
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned following the finding of abnormal prion protein in the appendix of a patient in Torbay.

(57021)

58
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department records the names of those individuals who have been diagnosed with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.

(57002)

59
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the risk to patients of contracting new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease from surgical instruments; and if he will make a statement.

(56947)

60
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans his Department has made should he be advised that there is a risk that patients could be infected with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease by surgical instruments.

(57005)

61
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the full findings of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens research.

(57023)

62
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to screen tissue specimens for signs of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; and if he will make a statement.

(56998)

63
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to screen individuals for signs of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; and if he will make a statement.

(56999)

64
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is his Department's current estimate of the number of cases of new variant Creuzfeldt-Jakob Disease likely to be diagnosed in (a) 1999 and (b) 2000.

(56945)

65
   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action has been taken following the finding of abnormal prion protein in the appendix of a patient in Torbay; what meetings it has held with other bodies on this matter; and if he will make a statement.

(57004)

66
N   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the dangers to health from overhead power lines.

(56848)

67
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list his engagements and the engagements of his ministerial team on Wednesday 21st October.

(56849)

68
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he received from the Spanish authorities on the the possible issue of a warrant for the arrest of Augusto Pinochet prior to the issue of such a warrant; and when.

(56853)

69
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions he has declined the request of a visiting group of MPs from another country for a meeting with a minister from his Department.

(56851)

70
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the occasions on which he or a member of his ministerial team have met Members of Parliament from another country in the course of their visit to the United Kingdom.

(56850)

71
N   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he was informed of Augusto Pinochet's planned date of departure from the United Kingdom on his most recent visit; and if he passed that information to (a) the authorities of another country and (b) another body.

(56854)

72
N   Julia Drown (South Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of (a) the effectiveness and (b) the cost-effectiveness of speed cameras as (i) a deterrent to speeding and (ii) a means of reducing accidents.

(56547)

73
N   Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the public statements made by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry concerning the arrest of General Pinochet in London represent Government policy.

(56694)

74
   Mr Tom Levitt (High Peak):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will instigate measures to ensure the highest standards of welfare for police dogs under training.

(56957)

75
   Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department has issued on action required under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 by (a) the police and (b) other authorities on domestic violence.

(56953)

76
N   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action her Department is taking to encourage the (a) World Bank, (b) International Monetary Fund, (c) World Trade Organisation and (d) OECD to require environmental assessments before new funding or policy proposals are approved.

(56771)

77
   Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):    To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, if the first six information meeting pilots on the Family Law Act 1996 have been completed; and if he will place in the Library his Department's assessment of the success of the pilots.

(56949)

78
   Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):    To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what initiatives his Department has taken to assist marriage support services.

(56950)

79
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 19th October, Official Report, column 915, on the US air raid on Sudan, what was the volume of the soil sample acquired clandestinely at the Al Shifa plant; and what steps were taken to establish that (a) it came from the Al Shifa plant and (b) it was untampered with before laboratory tests by American staff.

(56774)

80
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Prime Minister, to which Cabinet committees the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office has been appointed; and if he will make a statement.

(56696)

81
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proposals he has to reduce the administrative burden on staff in further education colleges of processing information requested by (a) the Scottish Office, (b) training agencies and (c) local enterprise companies.

(56951)

82
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what resources the Government has provided to councils and sports organisations to encourage participation in sport in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 1998-99; and what increased resources it proposes in forthcoming years.

(56948)

83
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the pay settlements which have been reached for teaching staff in institutions of higher and further education in Scotland in (a) 1995-96, (b) 1996-97, (c) 1997-98 and (d) 1998-99.

(56955)

84
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is his Department's current estimate of the cost to be borne by Scottish local authorities from the imposition of advanced corporation tax charges on pensions in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000 and (c) subsequent years and of the contribution from central government towards meeting these costs.

(56960)

85
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is his Department's current estimate of the cost to be borne by Scottish local authorities arising from new central government initiatives in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000 and (c) the following three years, by initiative, indicating the contribution to be made towards such costs from central government.

(56952)

86
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is his Department's current estimate of the cost to be borne by Scottish local authorities of spending on contaminated land in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000 and (c) subsequent years, and of central government's contributions towards meeting these additional costs.

(56958)

87
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is his Department's current estimate of the cost to be borne by Scottish local authorities on spending to cope with the problem of the date 2000 on computers in (a) 1998-99 and (b) 1999-2000 and of the contribution from central government towards meeting these costs.

(56961)

88
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list (a) actual and (b) real increases in pay in (a) 1995-96, (b) 1996-97, (c) 1997-98 and (d) 1998-99 of public sector employees in Scotland.

(56954)

89
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities require suppliers and contractors of services to promote equality in employment and non-discrimination.

(56959)

90
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what are (a) the crude and (b) the temperature-adjusted figures for UK energy consumption in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on progress towards compliance with emission targets.

(56769)

91
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had with large energy users about the implications of current reductions in supply availability arising in part from French nuclear outages for future energy costs.

(56773)

92
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the New Millennium Experience Company has authority to receive sponsorship from anonymous corporate donors.

(57017)

93
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many civil servants, expressed in full-time equivalents, are employed in his Department on issues relating to his responsibilities for the New Millennium Experience Company and its activities.

(57018)

94
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 2nd September, Official Report, column 866, if he will ensure that the name of each company which concludes a sponsorship agreement with the New Millennium Experience is published immediately thereafter; and if he will make a statement.

(57019)

95
N   Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to those British industries which work in the fields of structures, propulsion and avionics, of participation in the Ariane 5 Evolution Programme.

(55383)

96
N   Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action his Department is taking to encourage bi-lateral trade with South Africa.

(54308)

97
N   Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make it his policy to call in any application to store nuclear waste at Trecwn in Pembrokeshire.

(56692)

98
N   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the proliferation of ballistic missiles in Iran on the balance of power in the Middle East.

[Question Unstarred] (54307)



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