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Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times allied aircraft have fired at (a) Iraqi aircraft and (b) Iraqi installations from outside the no-fly zones since the conclusion of Operation Desert Fox. [77226]
Mr. George Robertson: Allied aircraft have not fired at either Iraqi aircraft or Iraqi installations from outside the no-fly zones since the conclusion of Operation Desert Fox.
Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Biwater Company over targeting sites in the area of the Al Taji factory in outer Baghdad. [78030]
Mr. George Robertson:
None.
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Mr. Dalyell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the approximate weight of ordnance fired against targets in Iraq on Monday 15 March. [78054]
Mr. George Robertson:
UK forces did not launch or drop any ordnance against Iraqi targets on 15 March.
Mr. Dalyell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answers of 16 February 1999, Official Report, column 739, and 15 March 1999, Official Report, column 511, from whom he received the account of the episode relating to the 16-year-old Iraqi youth. [77353]
Mr. George Robertson
[holding answer 18 March 1999]: The information came to me from my noble Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement who was told of the case at a private occasion by a reliable source who had been in Baghdad at the time. I am withholding further details under Exemption 12 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, relating to the privacy of an individual. The account is consistent with other accounts of the repressive brutality of Saddam's regime. For example, the Iraqi National Accord has reported that in 1991 a six-year-old boy was accused, together with his father, of participating in an uprising against Saddam. The boy and his father were both shot. Similarly, in 1996, a 12-year-old boy was arrested and imprisoned for three months because his brother was an opponent of Saddam's.
Mr. Soames:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the targets attacked by British aircraft in the northern and southern no-fly zones of Iraq, together with relevant battle damage assessments since he last wrote to hon. Members with the details of earlier engagements. [77976]
Mr. George Robertson:
I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Mr. Maclean:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress his Department has made in selecting contractors for completion of the future aircraft carriers. [75972]
Mr. Spellar:
Invitations to Tender for the Assessment Phase of the Future Carrier programme were issued to 6 contractors on 25 January 1999. Up to 3 contracts will
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be awarded towards the end of this year. We anticipate further down selection during the course of the Assessment Phase leading to the selection of a prime contractor in 2004.
Mr. Maclean:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will name the Ministers in his Department who are regular users of electronic Red Boxes. [76168]
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Mr. Chris Smith:
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 16 March 1999, Official Report, columns 651-52.
Mr. Vaz:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list those people he has appointed to public bodies since 1 November 1998, indicating the positions to which they have been appointed and if they receive remuneration. [76412]
Mr. Chris Smith:
The appointments made are as follows:
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| Sponsored body | Role | Title | Remuneration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites | Member | Mr. Robin Daniels | No |
| British Library Board | Member | Viscount Runciman of Duxford CBE | Yes |
| British Tourist Authority | Chairman | David Quarmby | Yes |
| Broadcasting Standards Commission | Member | Ms Sally O'Sullivan | Yes |
| Broadcasting Standards Commission | Member | Mr. Uday Dholakia | Yes |
| Crafts Council | Member | Mr. David Field MBE | No |
| Crafts Council | Member | Professor Jeremy Myerson | No |
| Crafts Council | Member | Dr. Jennifer Harris | No |
| Crafts Council | Member | Ms Cynthia Cousens | No |
| English Heritage | Commissioner | Councillor Philip Davis | Yes |
| English Sports Council | Member | Ms Brigid Simmonds | No |
| English Sports Council | Member | Ms Tessa Sanderson | No |
| Independent Television Commission | Deputy Chairman | Lord Holme of Cheltenham | Yes |
| Library and Information Commission | Member | Professor Mel Collier | No |
| National Film and Television School | Governor | Ms Ann Beynon | No |
| National Film and Television School | Governor | Rupert Gavin | No |
| National Film and Television School | Governor | Mr. Marc Samuelson | No |
| National Film and Television School | Governor | Ms Floella Benjamin | No |
| National Film and Television School | Governor | Mr. Clive Jones | No |
| National Film and Television School | Governor | Ms Andrea Calderwood | No |
| National Film and Television School | Governor | Viscount Chandos | No |
| National Film and Television School | Governor | Ms Joyce Taylor | No |
| National Lottery Charities Board | Member Northern Ireland | Ms Sheila Jane Malley | No |
| National Lottery Charities Board | Member Wales | Mr. Jeff Carroll | No |
| National Lottery Commission | Commissioner | Mr. Robin Squire | Yes |
| National Lottery Commission | Commissioner | Ms Harriet Spicer | Yes |
| National Lottery Commission | Commissioner | Dame Helena Shovelton | Yes |
| National Lottery Commission | Commissioner | Mr. Brian Pomeroy | Yes |
| National Lottery Commission | Commissioner | Ms Hilary Blume | Yes |
| Public Lending Right Advisory Committee | Member | Mr. Roger Palmer | No |
| Radio Authority | Member | Mr. David Witherow | Yes |
| Radio Authority | Member | Mr. Feargal Sharkey | Yes |
| Radio Authority | Member | Mrs. Sheila Hewitt | Yes |
| Reviewing Committee on the Exports of Works of Art | Member | Mr. Alistair Laing | No |
| Reviewing Committee on the Exports of Works of Art | Member | The hon. Georgina Sonor | No |
| Royal Armouries | Member | Mrs. Ann Green | No |
| Royal Armouries | Member | Professor John Childs | No |
| United Kingdom Sports Council | Member | Ms Zahara Hyde-Peters | No |
| United Kingdom Sports Council | Member | Miss Tanni Grey MBE | No |
| United Kingdom Sports Council | Member | Mrs. Diana King | No |
| United Kingdom Sports Council | Member | Mr. Adrian Metcalfe | No |
| United Kingdom Sports Council | Member | Prof. Myra Nimmo | No |
| United Kingdom Sports Council | Member | Mr. Gavin Stewart | No |
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Ministerial Meetings (US)
Mr. Matthew Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many times Ministers in his Department have met their counterparts in the US Government since 1 June 1998; and if he will list the dates and locations of each meeting, the ministers involved on each occasion, and the name of the US counterpart at each meeting. [77124]
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Mr. Chris Smith:
Under the US political system there are no exact counterparts for DCMS Ministers. However, since 1 June 1998 my Ministers and I have met the following key individuals from those organisations most closely linked to my Department's responsibilities and to the US Government:
On Wednesday 16 September 1998 in Washington DC I met Ellen Lowell, White House Millennium
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Co-ordinator; William Kennard, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission; and, Harriet Fullbright, Chair, President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
On Thursday 25 February 1999, in New York, Alan Howarth, Minister for the Arts, met Ms Scott Shanklin-Preston, Senior Deputy Chair, National Endowment for the Arts; Ed McBride, President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; and, Malcolm Richardson, White House Millennium Council.
Mr. Stringer:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what action he is taking to retain the headquarters of the Commonwealth Games Federation in England; and if he will make a statement. [R] [77977]
Mr. Wyatt:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will take steps to ensure that the Commonwealth Games headquarters remain in London; and if he will make a statement. [77774]
Mr. Banks
[holding answer 19 March 1999]: This Government place great importance on retaining in the UK the headquarters of all international sports federations based here, including the Commonwealth Games Federation. That is why, in addition to on-going financial support from the English Sports Council Trust for the Federation, I have welcomed the UK Sports Council's strategy to assist the retention of international federations in this country. Part of this strategy will include financial support for the CGF's accommodation in London and a secondment to the Federation in the lead up to the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
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