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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Monday 25 January 1999
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Monday 25 January 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 25 January, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business. For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Tuesday 26 January, 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 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is his policy on the traceability of GM material used in food production. |
| (67481) | |
| 2 | Mr Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to provide support for crops on (a) grassland and (b) other agricultural land; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67730) | |
| 3 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67836) | |
| 4 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what recent representations he has received in support of a ban on the use of enrofloxacin in animals. |
| (67741) | |
| 5 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what procedures his Department has for monitoring the use of pesticides in food produce entering the UK. |
| (67554) | |
| 6 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the proposed strike by meat inspectors and its effects on butchers and catering outlets in the UK. |
| (67555) | |
| 7 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list those (a) persons and (b) organisations who submitted responses to his Department's consultation on indicators for sustainable agriculture; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67662) | |
| 8 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will assess the capability of the length of time for which (a) agricultural, (b) agroforestry and (c) horticultural research projects are funded by his Department with the biological systems which they are designed to assess; and if he will assess the benefits of more long term research funding in respect of the longer rotations in organic systems. |
| (67661) | |
| 9 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which organisations have been commissioned by his Department to operate the Organic Conversion Information Scheme in the United Kingdom; for which parts of the service these organisations are responsible; and if he will make a statement on the current level of interest in the scheme. |
| (67659) | |
| 10 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the expected cost of (a) setting up and (b) annually operating the Food Standards Agency; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67713) | |
| 11 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is his Department's research budget for 1999; how much will be allocated to organic farming systems; how the organic research budget is allocated; and how his Department ensures that research is (a) co-ordinated, (b) not duplicating other work and (c) meeting the needs of the organic sector. |
| (67712) | |
| 12 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the (a) nutritional need for and (b) alternatives to the production of genetically engineered crops in the United Kingdom. |
| (67660) | |
| 13 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the amount of farmland (a) converted, (b) under conversion and (c) considering conversion to organic farming; and if he will make a statement on the estimated trend and geographical spread. |
| (67692) | |
| 14 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what public protection measures he has put in place in respect of the trials of genetically modified crops. |
| (67768) | |
| 15 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the relative (a) direct and (b) indirect (1) subsidies afforded to and (2) energy used by (i) organic and (ii) conventional agriculture; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67716) | |
| 16 N | Mr Terry Lewis (Worsley): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his letter to the honourable Member for Stratford-on-Avon of 30th November concerning Ministerial flights, if he will list the flights on which his departmental (a) Accounting Officer and (b) Head of Information were passengers. |
| (67363) | |
| 17 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list his Department's responsibilities and policies in relation to genetically-modified crops and the departments with which he liaises on this issue; and where the lead departmental responsibility rests for each issue. |
| (67663) | |
| 18 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans are being made to block the export of live horses and ponies to Ireland for subsequent export to Europe for slaughter. |
| (67871) | |
| 19 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many slaughterhouse premises have closed in the last 12 months; and what effect this has had on reducing journey ties of livestock to slaughter within the UK. |
| (67872) | |
| 20 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish the report on the impact of a pesticides tax from which the Minister of State quoted during his oral statement on horticulture on 20th January. |
| (67454) | |
| 21 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will place a copy of the Bendixon/Dexter report on standards of veterinary services in the EU in the Library; and if he will make a statement on veterinary standards in the qualifying countries as proposed in the Kennedy Report on Quarantine and Rabies. |
| (67408) | |
| 22 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of climate change on British agriculture. |
| (67280) | |
| 23 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish the proceedings of his recent conference on the future of agriculture. |
| (67279) | |
| 24 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the occasions when sea anglers have been prohibited from landing fish consequent upon the need to close fisheries to vessels under 10 metres in length. |
| (67150) | |
| 25 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which EU regulation requires him to take account of landings made by sea anglers for quota management purposes. |
| (67149) | |
| 26 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when his Department reclassified landings by sea anglers from being part of the natural mortality of fish to being part of the quota; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67151) | |
| 27 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what percentage of egg production was contaminated with salmonella in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (67608) | |
| 28 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask Mr Attorney General, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67843) | |
| 29 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask Mr Attorney General, how many cases of causing death by dangerous driving have been referred to him for reference to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of unduly lenient sentence in the last 18 months; how many he has referred to the Court of Appeal; and how many sentences have been increased as a result of such referrals. |
| (67657) | |
| 30 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67851) | |
| 31 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if visitors to the Millennium Dome will be able to purchase food free of GMOs. |
| (67484) | |
| 32 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the Millennium Dome will contain a display or other information on biotechnology. |
| (67483) | |
| 33 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the total amount of sponsorship raised for the Millennium Dome by IMG. |
| (67485) | |
| 34 N | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will ensure the production of a guide on access for disabled people to arts, entertainment and leisure venues for the millennium year. |
| (67139) | |
| 35 N | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what arrangements have been made to ensure that the Millennium Dome is fully accessible for disabled people. |
| (67251) | |
| 36 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the members of the Radio Authority; who appoints them; what is their period of appointment; and what are the terms of reference of the Authority. |
| (67679) | |
| 37 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the members of the Radio Authority from ethnic minorities. |
| (67683) | |
| 38 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if a holder can be granted more than one concurrent radio licence; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67684) | |
| 39 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what questions are asked of applicants for a radio licence; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67681) | |
| 40 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what inquiries are made as to the background of people who apply for licences to run independent radio stations. |
| (67680) | |
| 41 N | Sir Peter Emery (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proposals his Department has to raise the standards of (a) staff training and (b) accommodation in the tourist industry. |
| (67357) | |
| 42 N | Sir Peter Emery (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Government money per head of population was spent on tourism and tourist attractions in Devon in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (67317) | |
| 43 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list, for the delivery of information and communications technology skills training for teachers funded by the New Opportunities Fund, the organisations which (a) expressed interest in applying to become approved providers, (b) formally applied to become approved providers and (c) have been accepted as approved providers. |
| (67391) | |
| 44 N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who prepared the specification of the skills training for the use by schools for information and communications technology funded by New Opportunities Fund monies; and which bodies were consulted on the specification. |
| (67390) | |
| 45 N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by what date New Opportunities Fund monies for information and communication technology skills training for teachers will be available to schools. |
| (67384) | |
| 46 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67844) | |
| 47 N | Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his Answer of 14th December, Official Report, columns 350-1, how many times his expert group on tobacco sponsorship and alternative sponsorship has met; who its members are; how many times he expects it to meet in 1999; when he expects to receive its conclusions; and when he expects to report his response to its conclusions to the House. |
| [R] (67138) | |
| 48 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make a statement on the role of the English National Stadium Development Company. |
| (67556) | |
| 49 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the directors and trustees who sit on the English National Stadium Development Company Board. |
| (67557) | |
| 50 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the terms of reference and details of the funding of the English National Stadium Company. |
| (67558) | |
| 51 | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the procedures that were followed in respect of advertising, tendering and awarding the concession for supplying ice cream in the Millennium Experience and if similar procedures were used in respect of other concessions. |
| (67668) | |
| 52 | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to whom the concession for the supply of ice cream in the Millennium Experience has been granted. |
| (67667) | |
| 53 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the environmental impact of his Department's activities. |
| (65522) | |
| 54 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) members of the staff of his Department and (b) persons otherwise attached to his Department have served with the UN weapons inspectors in Iraq since 1991. |
| (67019) | |
| 55 | Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his plans to develop new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. |
| (67669) | |
| 56 | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what response he has sent to the request of the Government of the Sudan that a British inspection team be sent to the Al Shifa factory in Khartoum. |
| (67622) | |
| 57 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67837) | |
| 58 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultations his Department conducted with the Civil Aviation Authority prior to stating in its sales literature for RAF Manston citing the end of March as a completion date. |
| (67366) | |
| 59 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the average flying hours in (a) 1997 and (b) 1998 for Harrier GR7 aircraft in service with the RAF. |
| (67693) | |
| 60 N | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if United Kingdom production levels of highly enriched uranium are adequate to meet current demand. |
| (65526) | |
| 61 | Mr Ken Livingstone (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report arising out of the review into CS gas holdings. |
| (67649) | |
| 62 | Mr Ken Livingstone (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 17th December, Official Report, column 657, regarding CR gas, if he will list the (a) dates and (b) circumstances of each occasion on which the possible use of CR gas by the armed forces was authorised following a request for assistance for law enforcement purposes from the civil power. |
| (67629) | |
| 63 | Mr Ken Livingstone (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the names of the solvents which are used in CS sprays held by his Department. |
| (67598) | |
| 64 | Mr Ken Livingstone (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 17th December, Official Report, column 651, regarding nerve gas attacks, if the chemical and biological defence sector will undertake to analyse and assess the results of the Japanese long-term follow-up programme once they are published. |
| (67628) | |
| 65 | Mr Ken Livingstone (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what co-operation there is between Britain and the United States of America on non-lethal warfare; how many collaboration agreements have been signed with the United States of America; what are the names of these agreements; when the agreements were signed and for what reasons; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67599) | |
| 66 | Mr Ken Livingstone (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a list of the unclassified reports in the CDB Technical Notes series. |
| (67600) | |
| 67 N | Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the total value of goods made in and exported from the UK ordered by the US Department of Defence in each of the last 10 years. |
| (67418) | |
| 68 | Mr Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the formation of the Joint Helicopter Command proposed in the Strategic Defence Review. |
| (67855) | |
| 69 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Indonesian military personnel have received training in the UK since 1st May 1997. |
| (67601) | |
| 70 | Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of (a) the work required to decontaminate his Department's land adjacent to Sully Hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan and (b) its cost. |
| (67862) | |
| 71 | Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the value of his Department's land adjacent to Sully Hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan after the site has been decontaminated. |
| (67863) | |
| 72 | Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the health and public safety risks associated with (a) the contamination of his Department's land adjacent to Sully Hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan and (b) the works required to decontaminate that land. |
| (67864) | |
| 73 | Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to authorise decontamination works on his Department's land at Sully Hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan. |
| (67861) | |
| 74 | Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the nature and extent of the contamination of his Department's land adjacent to Sully Hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan. |
| (67860) | |
| 75 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contact relating to the most recent visit to Britain of Senator Pinochet his Department had with (a) the Chilean Military Attacheˇ and (b) others in the Chilean Embassy; and what was the nature and outcome of such discussions. |
| (67281) | |
| 76 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the Gulf Veterans Medical Assessment Programme; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67462) | |
| 77 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if research on exposure of military personnel to organophosphates in the Gulf War has been completed; and whether it will be published. |
| (67477) | |
| 78 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if depleted uranium shells were used in the air strikes by Britain and the USA on Iraq in December. |
| (67453) | |
| 79 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assistance his Department will make available to those made redundant by K Shoes in Kendal in the first quarter of 1999. |
| (67013) | |
| 80 N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, by what date the CD Rom being prepared for the Teacher Training Agency by ICL to assist in the self-assessment procedure for bids for the New Opportunities Fund monies for information and communications technology skills training will be available to schools. |
| (67388) | |
| 81 N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, by what date the self-assessment materials required by schools to bid for the New Opportunities Fund monies for information and communications technology skills training will be available to them. |
| (67389) | |
| 82 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many students enrolled for PE teacher training (secondary) in each year since 1980. |
| (67740) | |
| 83 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 15th December, Official Report, column 482, how many hours of training are given to primary teachers to deliver the whole physical education curriculum. |
| (67858) | |
| 84 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what funding there is for in-service education for physical education. |
| (67739) | |
| 85 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67838) | |
| 86 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will (a) include in the review of the National Curriculum the area of physical education and (b) require it to take evidence from sports, health and public order agencies. |
| (67738) | |
| 87 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has for future assessment of schools' performance in respect of physical education. |
| (67743) | |
| 88 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what estimate he has made of the time actually spent by pupils on PE at Key Stages 1 and 2. |
| (67737) | |
| 89 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many students had not had their liability for tuition fees asssessed by their local authority on 31st December 1998. |
| (67409) | |
| 90 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what estimate he has made of the number of 18 to 24 year olds who will enter the New Deal in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (3) 2001-02. |
| (67410) | |
| 91 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is on the agenda for the Council Meeting of Ministers for Labour and Social Affairs from 4th to 6th February; and which Minister will be attending. |
| (67411) | |
| 92 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps his Department has taken to estimate the costs of re-organising secondary education in any area which votes to end selection. |
| (67412) | |
| 93 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many 18 to 24 year olds who had joined the New Deal had left for unknown destinations by 31st December 1998. |
| (67480) | |
| 94 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Bury North of 14th January, Official Report, column 261, what is the participation rate of three year-olds in early education in Southampton. |
| (67857) | |
| 95 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Bury North of 14th January, Official Report, column 261, what is the participation rate of three year-olds in early education in England. |
| (67853) | |
| 96 N | Mr John Healey (Wentworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list for each careers services area the percentage of young people leaving school at age 16 with (a) no qualifications and (b) few qualifications as defined by his Department, in rank order. |
| (67252) | |
| 97 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, column 351, if he will list the 27 consultation documents issued by his Department in 1998 for which a response time of 10 weeks or more was given. |
| (67579) | |
| 98 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, column 352, if he will break down the money so far received by the 25 education action zones, into the sums paid in (a) cash and (b) kind for each education action zone. |
| (67635) | |
| 99 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, which of the first round of 25 education action zones have applied to vary any of the details of their original bids; and if he will set out the details of such variations. |
| (67469) | |
| 100 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 11th January, Official Report, column 97, if he will list the assessments of associated costs for each of proposed functions of the Disability Rights Commission. |
| (67621) | |
| 101 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what were the proportions of pupils from (a) comprehensive and (b) private schools who went on to university education in each of the last four years. |
| (67141) | |
| 102 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what provision is planned for disabled claimants attending Single Gateway to Work interviews in job centres which do not have appropriate toilet facilities; and what plans he has to offer such interviews in alternative venues which do have appropriate toilet facilities. |
| (67393) | |
| 103 | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations his Department has received concerning the delay in opening the Whipps Cross/Redbridge Relief Road. |
| (67458) | |
| 104 | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much money has been spent on the Whipps Cross/Redbridge Relief Road. |
| (67459) | |
| 105 | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the Whipps Cross/Redbridge Relief Road will be completed. |
| (67461) | |
| 106 | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the projected opening date was for the Whipps Cross/Redbridge Relief Road on 1st May 1997. |
| (67460) | |
| 107 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with beekeepers about and what assessment he has made of (i) the possible implications for the health of the bee population and (ii) the possible contamination of honey resulting from the cultivation of GM crops; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67482) | |
| 108 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many bridges are (a) closed and (b) weight-limited pending full implementation of bridge strengthening works required under EU Directive 85/3/EEC. |
| (67559) | |
| 109 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make it his policy to recommend that honourable Members returning on parliamentary business to Heathrow and Gatwick airports are encouraged to return to Westminster by public transport. |
| (67570) | |
| 110 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he plans to publish the result of the research project by IACR Rotheram on the impact on non-target insects of insect-resistant GM crops. |
| (67486) | |
| 111 | Dr Peter Brand (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the timing of the introduction of secondary sewage treatment at the new sewage works under construction at Yaverland, Sandown, Isle of Wight. |
| (67563) | |
| 112 | Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in what ways he expects the Environment Agency and the Director General of Water Services to ensure that water companies have satisfactory plans for maintaining public water supplies. |
| (67651) | |
| 113 N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the health and associated risks from the placement of telecommunications masts in residential areas; and what plans he has to review his assessment. |
| (67627) | |
| 114 N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to review the means by which people are informed of proposed masts for telecommunications; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67648) | |
| 115 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the speed limit that applies to drivers of 49cc motor scooters. |
| (67666) | |
| 116 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67852) | |
| 117 N | Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will ensure that copies of his document, Urban Renaissance, are placed in the Vote Office and that in future all such documents are placed there upon publication. |
| (67254) | |
| 118 | Mr Robert Jackson (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to establish a British Standard for lead replacement petrol in time for the withdrawal of leaded petrol for sale by 1st January 2000. |
| (67360) | |
| 119 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to reduce skyglow from street lighting in rural areas. |
| (67612) | |
| 120 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, which EU Council of Ministers meetings Ministers in his Department plan to attend during the German presidency; and if he will make a statement about each of the matters that will be discussed. |
| (67619) | |
| 121 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will publish a current list of parties to the instruments of the Warsaw System for carriage by air. |
| (67617) | |
| 122 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to achieve an increase in water borne freight; if he will set targets; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67618) | |
| 123 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to paragraph 2.3 of the White Paper, A New Deal for Transport, what indicators he proposes to publish in order to measure progress towards a transport system (a) which supports more jobs and a strong economy, (b) which helps increase prosperity and tackles social exclusion, (c) which does not damage health and (e) is sustainable. |
| (67616) | |
| 124 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to paragraph 1.43 of the White Paper, A New Deal for Transport, what additional measures he proposes for the impounding of illegally operating lorries. |
| (67615) | |
| 125 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to paragraph 2.70 of the White Paper, A New Deal for Transport, what indicators he proposes to publish to measure the impact of road noise (a) in urban areas, (b) in suburban areas and (c) in rural areas. |
| (67613) | |
| 126 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to paragraph 1.43 of the White Paper, A New Deal for Transport, what measures he proposes to facilitate quality partnerships for freight between local authorities and lorry operators. |
| (67614) | |
| 127 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on progress on hazard scoring with regard to the taxing of pesticides. |
| (67715) | |
| 128 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the costs of agriculturally derived water pollution from (a) nitrates, (b) fertilisers generally, (c)pesticides and other biocides and (d) soil erosion; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67714) | |
| 129 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many man hours are spent by officials at the Health and Safety Executive on monitoring and enforcing the regulations and guidelines covering genetically modified organisms; what estimate he has made of the expected growth in this amount of working time should the United Kingdom allow the expansion to commercial growing; and what is his estimate of the costs involved. |
| (67753) | |
| 130 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list his Department's responsibilities and policies in relation to genetically-modified crops and the departments with which he liaises on this issue. |
| (67664) | |
| 131 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what studies his Department has undertaken on the effect of the phasing out of leaded petrol on classic and vintage vehicles; how many vehicles currently run on leaded petrol; what is the statutory basis for the change; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67632) | |
| 132 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what research his Department has commissioned or carried out on the effect of emissions from aircraft with particular reference to the upper atmosphere; and if he will list such research. |
| (67470) | |
| 133 | Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the consequences of excluding maintenance vehicles from the laws enforcing the wearing of vehicle safety belts; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67359) | |
| 134 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many motor vehicle accidents occurred in the last year for which figures are available on (a) motorways, (b) other trunk roads and (c) other roads; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67735) | |
| 135 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the number of accidents and injuries of making compulsory some form of motorway tuition; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67736) | |
| 136 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 on which he has used a helicopter at public expense since May 1997; and for what purpose. |
| (67415) | |
| 137 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 on which he has taken an RAF flight since May 1997; and for what purpose. |
| (67413) | |
| 138 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will allocate specific funds to West Sussex County Council to improve road safety around schools in Mid Sussex. |
| (67274) | |
| 139 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the financial cost to the packing industry of complying with EU law relating to recoverable packaging waste. |
| (67682) | |
| 140 | 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 increase in building stock over the next 10 years; and what plans he has to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from buildings by 2010. |
| (67689) | |
| 141 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many planning inspectors were in post on 1st January (a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999. |
| (67881) | |
| 142 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, which local authority headed his table which measured the speed with which planning applications were considered. |
| (67875) | |
| 143 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the cost to public funds of compiling the planning league table. |
| (67876) | |
| 144 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the average length of time taken by local authorities to process planning applications in 1997-98. |
| (67877) | |
| 145 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects to make a decision on the salary of the Mayor of London. |
| (67880) | |
| 146 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is proposing to accelerate the processing of planning applications. |
| (67879) | |
| 147 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what guidelines are issued to local authorities in respect of the processing of planning applications. |
| (67878) | |
| 148 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the offices at which work related to the licensing of lorry and bus companies (a) currently takes place and (b) took place prior to 1996. |
| (67452) | |
| 149 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many incidents of death in the workplace were investigated by the Health and Safety Executive in each year since 1996. |
| (67416) | |
| 150 N | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what reasons underlie the delay in announcing a decision on the inquiry into the application by the Ffestiniog Railway Company to reopen the Welsh Highland Railway between Dinas and Porthmadog; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67136) | |
| 151 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the health and safety implications of increased casualisation of dock work. |
| (67417) | |
| 152 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Birmingham Northern Relief Road on the air quality levels as set out in the National Air Quality Strategy; and how he expects any breaches of the levels to be remedied. |
| (67577) | |
| 153 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67848) | |
| 154 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the level of business confidence in relation to UK exports; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67630) | |
| 155 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what has been the average overall tax burden for a taxpayer in the United Kingdom for each of the last five years. |
| (67731) | |
| 156 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what has been the size of the Treasury grant paid to the National Insurance Fund in each of the last five years. |
| (67729) | |
| 157 N | Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a breakdown of the average amount of tax credits reclaimed on dividends in 1995-96 and 1996-97 by each decile for (a) non-taxpayers aged over 65 years and (b) all non-tax paying individuals. |
| (67471) | |
| 158 N | Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of (a) non-taxpayers aged over 65 years and (b) all non-taxpaying persons reclaiming tax credits on dividends in 1996-97 in the categories (i) under £20, (ii) £21 to £50, (iii) £51 to £100, (iv) £101 to £200 and (v) over £200 reclaimed. |
| (67636) | |
| 159 N | Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the (a) average and (b) medium amount in sterling of tax credits on dividends reclaimed in 1995-96 and 1996-97. |
| (67472) | |
| 160 N | Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average value of shares held by (a) non-taxpayers aged over 65 years and (b) all non-taxpaying individuals reclaiming tax credits in 1995-96 and 1996-97 in the categories (i) under £20, (ii) £21 to £50, (iii) £51 to £100, (iv) £100 to £200 and (v) over £200 reclaimed. |
| (67473) | |
| 161 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to encourage an environmentally-sustainable economy in Britain. |
| (67278) | |
| 162 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have been assessed by the Inland Revenue as providing a taxable benefit in kind by virtue of the provision to employees of (a) free work-to-home or home-to-work transport and (b) stage carriage bus services; and what estimate he has made of (i) the total tax receipts and (ii) the total employee mileage in each case for the last five years for which information is available. |
| (67691) | |
| 163 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) members of the staff of his Department and (b) persons otherwise attached to his Department have served with the UN weapons inspectors in Iraq since 1991. |
| (67018) | |
| 164 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if a mechanism has existed for British members of the UN Weapons Inspection Team in Iraq to provide intelligence information to Her Majesty's Government and its agencies. |
| (67051) | |
| 165 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, under what circumstances British members of the UN Weapons Inspection Team in Iraq carried out tasks in that country beyond those required by the UN. |
| (67020) | |
| 166 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the estimated cost of the new Parliamentary building in Strasbourg for the European Parliament; what is the United Kingdom's contribution; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67687) | |
| 167 | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response Her Majesty's Government gave to the letter of the Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs of 27th October 1998 asking for clarification of his comments, made on 23rd October, to the effect that Her Majesty's Government had independent evidence that the Al Shifa factory in Khartoum was making chemical or biological weapons before the United States air strike. |
| (67623) | |
| 168 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the talks by his Department's Director for the Middle East and North Africa with the Government of Iran about the Iraq situation. |
| (67354) | |
| 169 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he received from the Ambassador to the Sudan following his visit to the Al Shifa factory prior to the US air strike. |
| (67643) | |
| 170 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67839) | |
| 171 N | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was the basis for his oral statement of 19th January that Senator Pinochet could not be permitted to return to Chile without the Government defying the courts and ending due legal process. |
| (67311) | |
| 172 N | Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 20th January, Official Report, column 508, for what reasons Mr Penfold did not use the communication facilities at the German Embassy to communicate with London. |
| (67626) | |
| 173 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list by title the publications produced by his Department since 1st February 1998. |
| (67385) | |
| 174 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the (a) instructors, (b) location and (c) subjects concerned in the one day human rights course for new Foreign Office recruits. |
| (67368) | |
| 175 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the eligibility of European Commission protection officers to carry firearms in the United Kingdom. |
| (67451) | |
| 176 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the running of the fifth European Young Consumer Competition, on the Single Currency, in the United Kingdom. |
| (67463) | |
| 177 N | Dr John Marek (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to refer the dispute over Spanish vessels fishing in British waters around Gibraltar to the International Court at the Hague. |
| (67350) | |
| 178 N | Dr John Marek (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals he has put to the Spanish Government with a view to finding a solution to the current dispute over fishing by Spanish fishing boats in British waters around Gibraltar. |
| (67349) | |
| 179 N | Dr John Marek (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what British reinforcements have been sent to Gibraltar to enforce the law with regard to fishing in British waters. |
| (67351) | |
| 180 N | Dr John Marek (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, column 347, on St Helena, if he will state the reason for Mr Timmreck being the subject of an exclusion order by the Governor of St Helena; and what right of appeal is available to him. |
| (67353) | |
| 181 N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with Liberal Democrat honourable Members using the JCCC mechanism. |
| (67056) | |
| 182 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to raise comments made by the Defence Attache« to the Indonesian Embassy about the use of British military exports in East Timor with the Indonesian government. |
| (67603) | |
| 183 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he will take to ensure Indonesian compliance with UN resolutions on East Timor. |
| (67575) | |
| 184 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on relations with Iran. |
| (67276) | |
| 185 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what are the objectives of Her Majesty's Government policy on Iraq. |
| (67275) | |
| 186 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the UK Government policy on Israel's participation in the Fifth Framework Programme. |
| (67405) | |
| 187 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the EU Council of Ministers will discuss the possible participation of Israel in the Fifth Framework Programme of research. |
| (67404) | |
| 188 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what other non-EU member states are being considered for participation in the Fifth Framework Programme. |
| (67407) | |
| 189 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with other EU member states on Israel's participation in the Fifth Framework Programme; and what views they have expressed. |
| (67406) | |
| 190 N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the laws on homosexuals in dependent territories will be changed. |
| (67569) | |
| 191 N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK overseas territories have brought their law on human rights in line with that of the UK since May 1997. |
| (67566) | |
| 192 N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to publish the White Paper on Dependent Territories. |
| (67565) | |
| 193 N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what instructions he has given to UK diplomatic posts abroad regarding the promotion of tobacco products. |
| (67568) | |
| 194 N | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral Answer of 19th January, Official Report, column 701, if he will indicate the location in the Official Report of the Answer to which he referred. |
| (67633) | |
| 195 N | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department was first contacted by Scotland Yard concerning the question of the diplomatic immunity status of Senator Pinochet. |
| (67625) | |
| 196 N | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department was asked for help by the Chilean Embassy in London in arranging a flight to Santiago for Senator Pinochet in the week beginning 12th October 1998. |
| (67634) | |
| 197 N | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the forthcoming business in the Council of the EU for the period until 31st March and the major EU meetings for the period until the end of the German presidency. |
| (67620) | |
| 198 N | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department received from the Chilean Embassy on 16th October 1998. |
| (67631) | |
| 199 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Indian Government about the treatment of Christians in the Gujarat. |
| (67883) | |
| 200 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) telephone inquiries and (b) letters the Migration and Visa Correspondence Unit received in December 1998. |
| (67884) | |
| 201 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the treatment of Christians in the Gujarat. |
| (67882) | |
| 202 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what actions he (a) has taken in the last two years and (b) plans to take on human rights issues in Acen, Indonesia. |
| (67403) | |
| 203 N | Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what rights stroke victims or their relatives have to insist on patients' treatment in specialist stroke units. |
| (66837) | |
| 204 N | Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is his estimate of (a) the amount of money and (b) the percentage of the NHS budget spent annually over the last five years on stroke treatment and rehabilitation. |
| (66838) | |
| 205 N | Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on national implementation plans for stroke care. |
| (66839) | |
| 206 N | Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many stroke patients were treated in the NHS outside specialist stroke units in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (66840) | |
| 207 N | Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist stroke units there are and how many patients were treated in them in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (66841) | |
| 208 N | Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is his estimate of the effectiveness of specialist stroke units. |
| (66842) | |
| 209 N | Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the differences in care and outcome for stroke victims, according to the postal code of their address. |
| (66843) | |
| 210 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets he has set for the maximum possible waiting time for operations to deal with life-threatening cardiac conditions. |
| (67015) | |
| 211 | Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department is undertaking to assess the effects of noise-induced hearing loss on natural hearing deterioration through ageing. |
| (67479) | |
| 212 N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered bone marrow donors there are. |
| (67134) | |
| 213 N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the average cost of a bone marrow transplant. |
| (67133) | |
| 214 N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are currently waiting for bone marrow transplants. |
| (67135) | |
| 215 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67840) | |
| 216 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to change the regulations on the sale and use of herbal medicines. |
| (67854) | |
| 217 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial support his Department is providing to shopmobility schemes in the current financial year. |
| (67144) | |
| 218 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will announce his decision on the proposed closure of Ongar War Memorial Hospital. |
| (67640) | |
| 219 N | Mr David Rendel (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, columns 381-2, what estimate he has made of the annual number of general practitioner appointments with patients which will have to be covered by either locum GPs or other GPs within the practices, as a result of GP participation in the administration of primary care groups. |
| (67253) | |
| 220 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses worked for more than 48 hours a week in the last year, broken down by month. |
| (67380) | |
| 221 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses left permanent nursing jobs to work for agencies in (a) 1997 and (b) 1998. |
| (67381) | |
| 222 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacant nursing posts there are currently. |
| (67374) | |
| 223 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the impact of the shortage of nurses. |
| (67372) | |
| 224 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was spent on agency nurses in each year between 1979 and 1999. |
| (67377) | |
| 225 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was spent by the NHS in 1997 and 1998 to recruit nurses, broken down by health authority. |
| (67376) | |
| 226 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action is being taken to tackle the shortage of nurses; and how much this action has cost, broken down by project, over the last year. |
| (67382) | |
| 227 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of UK trained nurses who are of working age and who are currently not working as nurses. |
| (67383) | |
| 228 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much extra money was put into the NHS to help deal with the 1998-99 winter pressures; when this money was made available; and what it was spent on. |
| (67375) | |
| 229 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what were the student enrolment figures for nursing in each year between 1979 and the last year for which figures are available. |
| (67373) | |
| 230 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce more family friendly employment practices for nurses. |
| (67379) | |
| 231 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses left the nursing profession in each year between 1979 to 1999. |
| (67378) | |
| 232 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the cost of implementing the Acheson Report on Inequalities in Health. |
| (67605) | |
| 233 N | Mr Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers local authorities have to regulate circus winter quarters. |
| (67414) | |
| 234 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum were received from nationals of (a) the Czech Republic and (b) Slovakia in each month since 1st May 1997. |
| (67856) | |
| 235 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of defendants charged with an either way offence and electing for trial in the Crown Court pleaded guilty or had their case disposed of without a trial in the Crown Court (a) in each of the last 10 years before 1st October 1997 and (b) since 1st October 1997. |
| (67572) | |
| 236 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were eligible to be considered for release on 28th January under the home detention curfew provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 subject to an enhanced risk procedure. |
| (67316) | |
| 237 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Crown courts, (b) magistrates courts and (c) youth courts he has visited in the last year. |
| (67581) | |
| 238 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of the decision of the European Court in the case of Calfa (C-348/96) on (a) criminal law in the United Kingdom and (b) the development of a EU system of criminal law; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67054) | |
| 239 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide a breakdown, by police force area, of the total funding available to the police in each of the last 10 years. |
| (67584) | |
| 240 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the timetable for further releases after 28th January under the home detention curfew provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; and what is the most recent estimate of the number of prisoners to be released. |
| (66992) | |
| 241 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the prisoners to be released on 28th January under the home detention curfew provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 were subject to an enhanced risk assessment procedure. |
| (66989) | |
| 242 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the reply of 14th January from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the honourable Member for Tooting, if the distinct estate for boys aged 15 to 17 years remanded or sentenced to custody is (a) to be managed by the Prison Service and (b) to be located in existing Prison Service premises. |
| (66993) | |
| 243 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide a breakdown, by police force area, of the number of crimes (a) recorded and (b) detected, in each of the last 10 years. |
| (67585) | |
| 244 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders are currently subject to electronic tagging. |
| (67143) | |
| 245 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he had made of the operation of section 49 of the Criminal Prodecure and Investigations Act 1996; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67578) | |
| 246 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the prisoners eligible to be considered for release on 28th January under the home detention curfew provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are serving sentences of (a) three years or (b) more than three years. |
| (67313) | |
| 247 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide a breakdown, by rank, of the numbers of police officers (a) per police force and (b) in total, in each of the last 10 years. |
| (67586) | |
| 248 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with Responsibility for Immigration, the honourable Member for Warwickshire North, plans to reply to the letter of 23rd December from the honourable Member for Hertsmere. |
| (66986) | |
| 249 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are (a) eligible for release and (b) being released on 28th January under the home detention curfew provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. |
| (66988) | |
| 250 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the prisoners to be released on 28th January under the home detention curfew provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are serving sentences as a result of convictions for offences (a) of violence, (b) of burglary and (c) to which Part I of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 applies. |
| (66990) | |
| 251 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish the responses to his consultation paper on the right to trial by jury. |
| (67582) | |
| 252 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners eligible to be considered for release on home detention curfew on 28th January are serving sentences as a result of convictions for offences (a) of violence, (b) of burglary and (c) to which Part I of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 applies. |
| (67314) | |
| 253 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of defendants charged with an either way offence elected for trial in the Crown Court (a) in each of the 15 years before 1st October 1997 and (b) since 1st October 1997. |
| (67571) | |
| 254 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if offenders sentenced to three years imprisonment under the provisions of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 relating to minimum sentences for persistent burglars will be eligible for release on home detention curfew. |
| (67142) | |
| 255 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the election of trial in the Crown Court by defendants charged with an either way offence since 1st October 1997. |
| (67580) | |
| 256 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the prisoners to be released on 28th January under the home detention curfew provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 have curfew conditions specifying (a) nine hours, (b) a period of between nine and 12 hours and (c) more than 12 hours as the period to which they are subject to a home detention curfew. |
| (66987) | |
| 257 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the prisoners to be released on 28th January under the home detention curfew provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are serving sentences of (a) three years and (b) more than three years imprisonment. |
| (66991) | |
| 258 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of either way cases were dealt with by magistrates courts (a) in each of the 10 years before 1st October 1997 and (b) since 1st October 1997. |
| (67574) | |
| 259 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the prisoners who are (a) to be released and (b) eligible for release on 28th January under the home detention curfew provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 were serving sentences of six months' imprisonment. |
| (67315) | |
| 260 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take regarding the right to trial by jury following his consultation paper of July 1998; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67583) | |
| 261 N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long is spent in custody by (a) an offender serving a sentence of 10 weeks imprisonment and (b) an offender serving a sentence of three months imprisonment who is suitable for release on home detention curfew. |
| (67312) | |
| 262 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of either way cases were committed for sentence by the magistrates courts to the Crown Court (a) in each of the 10 years before 1st October 1997 and (b) since 1st October 1997. |
| (67576) | |
| 263 | Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of asylum application made between January 1985 and 1st July 1993 have been disposed of to date; and with what result. |
| (67733) | |
| 264 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67841) | |
| 265 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the occasions on which he and Ministers in his Department have undertaken overseas visits in the course of their ministerial duties since 1997; and if he will give details of the purpose and duration of each visit. |
| (67746) | |
| 266 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his reply of 19th January to the honourable Member for Stratford upon Avon, Official Report, column 417, if he will list the occasions on which Ministers in his Department have used RAF flights since 1st May 1997. |
| (67745) | |
| 267 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many section 5 firearms certificates he has issued in each of the last five years. |
| (67767) | |
| 268 | Mr Ken Livingstone (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times police forces have sent to his Department a written report on the circumstances of an operational use of CS spray for public order purposes since 1990. |
| (67610) | |
| 269 | Mr Ken Livingstone (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to collect information on the number of times police officers and members of the public have started legal proceedings because of injuries caused by CS sprays. |
| (67609) | |
| 270 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances reports of the Police Complaints Authority into particular cases are made public. |
| (67870) | |
| 271 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to assess whether a report of the Police Complaints Authority into a specific complaint is made public. |
| (67869) | |
| 272 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set up an inquiry to investigate whether the diaries of Roger Casement released by his Department during his trial were forgeries. |
| (67866) | |
| 273 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received in relation to the activities of Mr X whose name has been provided to him; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67873) | |
| 274 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of the Police Complaints Authority into specific complaints have been made public; and if he will list them. |
| (67868) | |
| 275 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on what action is to be taken following the report of the Police Complaints Authority into the case of Diarmid O'Neill. |
| (67867) | |
| 276 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what capacity Mr X, whose name has been provided to him, has been (a) employed by and (b) served Her Majesty's Government. |
| (67874) | |
| 277 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide a regional breakdown of courts' progress in meeting the target of halving the number of days between arrest and sentencing of persistent young offenders. |
| (67727) | |
| 278 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration has been given to the financial cost to local authorities of provision for the educational needs of school-age children of asylum seekers in the assessment of any special grant settlement. |
| (67728) | |
| 279 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the latest available figure for the number of days between arrest and sentencing for (a) persistent young offenders and (b) all offenders dealt within the youth courts. |
| (67726) | |
| 280 | Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking to deter prisoners and their visitors from smuggling drugs into prison through visits. |
| (67724) | |
| 281 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government will announce the terms of reference for its review of sex offences. |
| (67722) | |
| 282 | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Interdepartmental Working Group on Preventing Unsuitable People from Working with Children and Abuse of Trust has made its report; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67723) | |
| 283 N | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent his Department treats EU legislation as an international agreement; and if he will make a statement. |
| (66914) | |
| 284 N | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the nature of the advice given to the Channel Islands representatives by Lord Williams of Mostyn on 16th October 1998 on their constitutional position, with particular reference to the European Union Code of Conduct on Business Taxation. |
| (66913) | |
| 285 | Mr Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to publish the relevant statistics covering central Government department grants to the voluntary sector over the last two years. |
| (67725) | |
| 286 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations there were in Wales in (a) 1976, (b) 1996 and (c) at the last available date. |
| (67457) | |
| 287 | Mr Tony Clarke (Northampton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to introduce change of funding strategy for Burundi, moving beyond emergency relief towards more rehabilitation work; and what timeframe exists for this change. |
| (67744) | |
| 288 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action the Government has taken since his oral statement in the adjournment debate on 1st July to protect coral reefs. |
| (65477) | |
| 289 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the importance of anti-parasitic products produced at the Al Shifa plant in maintaining animal health in Sudan. |
| (67645) | |
| 290 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will set a retirement age for QCs; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67656) | |
| 291 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67842) | |
| 292 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will make a statement on progress on the Libra system for magistrates courts; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67553) | |
| 293 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many magistrates' courts committees have conducted formal access audits since his Department issued the Disabled Court Users Good Practice Guide for Magistrates' Courts Committees; and from what sources the funding for necessary changes will be provided. |
| (67402) | |
| 294 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, in how many cases, and at what cost, the Legal Aid Board has provided legal aid for dispute resolution by mediation. |
| (67611) | |
| 295 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many solicitors were disciplined for professional misconduct in each of the last five years. |
| (67606) | |
| 296 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67849) | |
| 297 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will estimate the amount of farmland (a) converted, (b) under conversion and (c) considering conversion to organic; what assessment she has made of future trends in this area; and if she will make a statement on the geographical spread of such land. |
| (67766) | |
| 298 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make a statement on her Department's strategy for helping Northern Ireland's farmers to become organic; and if she will list her Department's current initiatives in this area. |
| (67763) | |
| 299 | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when work is planned to commence on the new Down Area Plan; and what consultation will be held in respect of it. |
| (67751) | |
| 300 | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were on the waiting list in each health and social services board for fracture operations in (a) 1995, (b) 1996, (c) 1997 and (d) at the latest available date. |
| (67859) | |
| 301 | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when she plans to revoke the section 42 of the Fair Employment (NI) Act notice in respect of the Tinnelly Brothers case of Newry, Co Down. |
| (67749) | |
| 302 | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the report issued on 11th January which was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Security on lone parents and employment in Northern Ireland; and what action she will take in respect of the recommendations made. |
| (67750) | |
| 303 | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what financial and staff resources will be provided to the Planning Agency to undertake work on the area plan for Newry and Mourne; and when work will commence on it. |
| (67752) | |
| 304 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will list the Royal Ulster Constabulary stations to which she has paid a visit since 1st May 1997, indicating the date and the time spent at each such police station. |
| (67658) | |
| 305 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will list for the week ending 16th January the number of (a) punishment beatings and (b) punishment shootings which took place in Northern Ireland, indicating how many in each category were committed by (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican groups. |
| (67562) | |
| 306 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will list for the week ending 16th January the number of violent incidents involving paramilitary groups which took place in Northern Ireland, indicating how many involved (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican groups. |
| (67561) | |
| 307 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will list for each month of (a) 1996, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998 the number of violent incidents involving paramilitary groups which took place in Northern Ireland, indicating how many involved (i) Loyalist and (ii) Republican groups. |
| (67604) | |
| 308 N | The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many infants and children are waiting for operations to deal with cleft palate. |
| (67017) | |
| 309 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the President of the Council, what is her current estimate of the total cost to public sector bodies of preparing to avoid millennium bug problems. |
| (67387) | |
| 310 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the President of the Council, if she will require public bodies to publish details of the contingency plans which they are developing to deal with the consequences of the millennium bug. |
| (67386) | |
| 311 N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the President of the Council, if she will recommend changes to the Register of Members' Interest to require all pecuniary outside interests to be listed and outside earnings to be shown in appropriate bands. |
| (67371) | |
| 312 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the President of the Council, how many amendments to legislation made in the House of Lords were (a) approved and (b) rejected by this House in the 1997-98 session; and how many of each were Government amendments. |
| (67607) | |
| 313 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will assess the impact of the statement of Archbishop O'Brien of the Archdiocese for US Military Services on moral law on the bombing of Iraq, a copy of which has been sent to him. |
| (67624) | |
| 314 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will assess the report from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in relation to the reported opposition by the US Attorney General to the bombing of the Al Shifa plant in Sudan. |
| (67644) | |
| 315 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, column 362, what proposals have been made by the Russians to find a way forward in respect of Iraq. |
| (67348) | |
| 316 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, column 343, on overseas visits, what were the costs of flights to New York; how many people travelled with him; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67401) | |
| 317 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the membership of the JCCC. |
| (67688) | |
| 318 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, what classification is given to the minutes of meetings of the JCCC; and if copies are circulated to Liberal Democrat honourable Members of the JCCC. |
| (67474) | |
| 319 N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, if papers considered by the JCCC are prepared by civil servants. |
| (67475) | |
| 320 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 20th January, Official Report, columns 484-5, on the review of the work of the JCCC, when he expects the review to be completed. |
| (67685) | |
| 321 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish a White Paper on the constitutional implications for Great Britain of joining the European Monetary Union. |
| (67277) | |
| 322 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Prime Minister, which Minister is to convene the Ministerial Group on Biotechnology and Genetic Modification; what is the remit of the Group; and to which Minister it will report. |
| (67352) | |
| 323 N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Prime Minister, if the Government will erect a memorial or name a building in a central part of London in memory of Stephen Lawrence. |
| (67369) | |
| 324 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what assessment he has made of the steps taken by the National Audit Office to increase public awareness of its work. |
| (65558) | |
| 325 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many applications have been received to date under the Empty Homes Initiative broken down by (a) council and (b) amount. |
| (66267) | |
| 326 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what were the average waiting times for each health board for (a) knee and (b) hip joint replacement operations for September (i) 1997 and (ii) 1998. |
| (66887) | |
| 327 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what (a) number and (b) percentage of children in primary (i) one, (ii) two and (iii) three were in classes of 31 or more in September 1998 (1) in total and (2) by local authority. |
| (66889) | |
| 328 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the (a) surgical waiting list figures and (b) specialist outpatient consultation figures for Scotland for (i) March 1997, (ii) September 1997, (iii) March 1998 and (iv) September 1998. |
| (66886) | |
| 329 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many police officers there were in each force in Scotland in (a) March 1997, (b) September 1997, (c) March 1998 and (d) September 1998. |
| (66888) | |
| 330 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what will be the estimated Scottish Office housing budget in cash terms and at 1998-99 prices for the years (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02. |
| (66890) | |
| 331 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67845) | |
| 332 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will estimate the amount of farmland (a) converted, (b) under conversion and (c) considering conversion to organic; what assessment he has made of future trends in this area; and if he will make a statement on the geographical spread of such land. |
| (67765) | |
| 333 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on his Department's strategy for helping Scottish farmers capitalise on the high demand for organic food in the UK; and if he will make a statement on current departmental initiatives in this area. |
| (67748) | |
| 334 N | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many NHS patients have been waiting over 12 months for their NHS operation (a) by health board and (b) by quarter from March 1997. |
| (67364) | |
| 335 N | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many NHS patients were waiting to be (a) seen following GP written referral and (b) following referral to consultation, for each quarter since 30th March 1997. |
| (67362) | |
| 336 N | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many patients (a) had not yet been seen following GP written referral and (b) were waiting between referral to consultation, broken down (i) by specialty and (ii) by quarter from 30th March 1997. |
| (67365) | |
| 337 | Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many letters he has received since May 1997 from (a) honourable Members and (b) others on the war disablement pension paid to ex-service men and women suffering from noise induced hearing loss. |
| (67564) | |
| 338 | Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many ex-service men and women suffering from noise-induced hearing loss have been refused a war disablement pension or gratuity due to their level of disablement being assessed to be below the 20 per cent. threshold in each of the last 10 years. |
| (67478) | |
| 339 | Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the cost of abolishing the 20 per cent. threshold for war disablement pensions and gratuities paid to ex-service men and women suffering from noise-induced hearing loss. |
| (67567) | |
| 340 | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many of the London Organised Fraud Investigation Unit's cases which were pending on 12th October have been dropped since the offices of re-opened on 9th November; and what are the reasons for these cases having been dropped. |
| (67719) | |
| 341 | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, for what reason the offices of the London Organised Fraud Investigation Unit were re-opened on the 9th November, and who had responsibility for this decision. |
| (67718) | |
| 342 | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, which ministers in his Department were aware of the decision to shut down and seal the offices of the London Organised Fraud Investigation Unit between 12th October and 9th November 1998; and who was responsible for this decision. |
| (67754) | |
| 343 | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, whether any action was taken following the closure of the London Organised Fraud Investigation Unit offices against any employees of the unit. |
| (67717) | |
| 344 | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what proportion of the London Organised Fraud Investigation Unit was kept on full pay during the closure of their offices between 12th October and 9th November 1998; and what was the total cost of employing the unit staff during this period. |
| (67720) | |
| 345 | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, who had access to the offices of the London Organised Fraud Investigation Unit during its closure between 12th October and 9th November 1998; what visits were carried out during the closure; and what was the purpose of each such visit. |
| (67756) | |
| 346 | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, for what reason the London Organised Fraud Investigation Unit's offices were shut down and sealed between 12th October and 9th November 1998; and what was the purpose of the closure. |
| (67755) | |
| 347 | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what was the total cost of the closure of the London Organised Fraud Investigation Unit's offices between 12th October and 9th November 1998. |
| (67721) | |
| 348 | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what action was taken during the closure of the London Organised Fraud Investigation Unit's offices to protect the evidence held there from being tampered with by those who had access to the premises during the period of closure. |
| (67757) | |
| 349 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has to introduce new ways of detecting and combatting disability living allowance fraud following the abolition of the Benefits Integrity Project. |
| (67760) | |
| 350 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how he intends to deal with the backlog of debt owed to the Benefits Agency due to overpayment of benefits; and if he will detail his plans for the write-off of old debts. |
| (67758) | |
| 351 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what definition of average earnings will be used with respect to the commitment to uprate the minimum income guarantee in line with average earnings. |
| (67759) | |
| 352 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67846) | |
| 353 | Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what level of qualifications and experience is required for those undertaking the role of independent adjudication officers, in social security cases; what medical training or guidance they receive with regard to their duties; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67370) | |
| 354 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what proportion and what amount of the total welfare benefit bill for the past five years has been paid as (a) contributory and (b) non-contributory benefit. |
| (67732) | |
| 355 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he plans to allow recipents of severe disablement allowance the right to have a home interview to satisfy the requirement to attend an interview for the Single Gateway to Work. |
| (67367) | |
| 356 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has to allow a claimant the right (a) to object to attending a personal adviser interview under the Single Gateway to Work and (b) to appeal against a decision requiring him to attend such an interview. |
| (67394) | |
| 357 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, by what date the NIRS2 computer will be fully operational; by what date all contribution records will be restored; and by what date payments reliant on contribution records will be brought up to date. |
| (67639) | |
| 358 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people received overpayments as a result of the loss of contribution records following the shut down of the NIRS2 computer system; what is the total cost of these overpayments; and what action he proposes in respect of recouping these overpayments. |
| (67638) | |
| 359 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people whose national insurance contribution records were lost as a result of the shut down of the NIRS2 computer system, have not yet received those payments due to them which are reliant on contribution records; and what is the total amount in payments which is outstanding. |
| (67637) | |
| 360 | Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what would be the current value of capital limits if restored to their value at (a) 1988 prices and (b) 1990 prices. |
| (67560) | |
| 361 N | Mr David Rendel (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what percentage of current CSA clients are in shared care arrangements above two nights per week or equivalent. |
| (67140) | |
| 362 | Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many recipients of family credit there are in the (a) Maidstone area and (b) Medway area. |
| (67468) | |
| 363 | Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, for what reasons funding has not been made available to allow further research into noise-induced hearing loss in respect of war pension claimants; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67361) | |
| 364 | Audrey Wise (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people with multiple sclerosis are claiming (a) the long-term rate of incapacity benefit and (b) severe disablement allowance. |
| (67761) | |
| 365 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, columns 359-60, concerning the tendering process for the award of a contract by Action 2000, how many companies were visited prior to the issue of invitations to tender; and what criteria were used in deciding which companies should be invited to tender. |
| (67446) | |
| 366 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, columns 359-60, concerning the tendering process for the award of a contract by Action 2000, which of the companies invited to tender have previously done work for Action 2000. |
| (67443) | |
| 367 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, columns 359-60, concerning the tendering process for the award of a contract by Action 2000, on what date the three companies were invited to tender; and in what way the tender opportunity was advertised. |
| (67444) | |
| 368 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, columns 359-60, concerning the tendering process for the award of a contract by Action 2000, what the closing date was for the receipt of tenders; and on what date a decision was made as to which tender was successful. |
| (67445) | |
| 369 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if his predecessor received advice from the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry that there was no conflict of interest which prevented him from dealing with competition issues arising from the proposed takeover by BSkyB of Manchester United. |
| (67356) | |
| 370 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, columns 359-60, concerning the tendering process for the award of a contract by Action 2000, on what date and where the three companies presented their proposals to Action 2000 and an independent representative from Business Link. |
| (67442) | |
| 371 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the state of the UK shoe manufacturing industry. |
| (67014) | |
| 372 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proposals he has for a national strategy for the UK shoe manufacturing industry. |
| (67016) | |
| 373 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the planned contents of the annual report on strategic export controls and their application as proposed in the White Paper, Strategic Export Controls. |
| (66894) | |
| 374 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to introduce a ban on the brokering, promotion and installation of death penalty technology and equipment by UK companies; and what representations he has received on these matters. |
| (66892) | |
| 375 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the operation by other states of a legal right to advance public scrutiny of export licence applications for military, security and police equipment transfers. |
| (66893) | |
| 376 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to introduce legislation to regulate the overseas licensed production and export of military, security and police equipment by a UK company in a second country; and what representations he has received on these matters. |
| (66891) | |
| 377 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67847) | |
| 378 | Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of (a) chairmen and (b) wing members of industrial tribunals are women. |
| (67742) | |
| 379 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the expected future production by Rover/BMW cars. |
| (67053) | |
| 380 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list his Department's responsibilities and policies in relation to genetically-modified crops and the departments with which he liaises on this issue. |
| (67665) | |
| 381 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the requirement for the National Grid to apply for further consents to transfer electricity south of Shipton. |
| (67464) | |
| 382 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what applications he has received for the continuation of the supply carried by the Lackenby-Picton-Shipton line beyond Shipton. |
| (67466) | |
| 383 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the National Grid has obtained the necessary consents for its proposals for the transfer of power supply south of Shipton. |
| (67465) | |
| 384 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the effect of the End of Vehicle Life directive on vintage and classic cars; what is his Department's current cost compliance assessment; what voting arrangements apply to the directive; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67392) | |
| 385 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of loans under the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme have been in the leisure, hospitality and tourist sectors; and what is the total value of such loans. |
| (67400) | |
| 386 | Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the EU Research Council held on 22nd December 1998. |
| (67650) | |
| 387 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress he has made towards developing a strategy for future support for the textile industry; and if he will make a statement. |
| (67734) | |
| 388 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Firms (a) resigned his directorships and (b) sold his share holdings in (i) Juniper Communications Ltd, (ii) Juniper Production Ltd, (iii) Kaizuka Films Ltd, (iv) Spring Communications Ltd and (v) Attractions Ltd. |
| (67865) | |
| 389 N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the days on which he attended his office between 23rd December and 8th January. |
| (67476) | |
| 390 | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he plans to take to regulate the unsolicited sending of facsimile messages. |
| (67456) | |
| 391 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list military equipment exported to Indonesia since 1st May 1997. |
| (67602) | |
| 392 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the export licences granted to Procurement Services International to export military equipment to Indonesia. |
| (67573) | |
| 393 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will (a) list (i) the number of energy agencies in the United Kingdom and (ii) give details of how they are funded and (b) state what plans he has to increase the number of energy agencies in the United Kingdom. |
| (67686) | |
| 394 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to promote exports of renewable energy technologies by United Kingdom companies in the United Kingdom. |
| (67690) | |
| 395 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. |
| (67850) | |
| 396 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will estimate the amount of farmland (a) converted, (b) under conversion and (c) considering conversion to organic; what assessment he has made of future trends in this area; and if he will make a statement on the geographical spread of such land. |
| (67764) | |
| 397 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on his Department's strategy for helping Welsh farmers to become organic; and if he will list his Department's current initiatives in this area. |
| (67762) | |
| 398 | Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what finanical provision his Department has made for the expected growth in the number of farmers converting to organic farming through the organic aid scheme; and if he will make a statement on whether the organic aid scheme budget is expected to cope with the current level of demand and expected growth in Wales. |
| (67747) | |
| 399 N | Mr Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Treasury on EU Structural Fund match funding commitments in Wales; and what was the outcome of these discussions. |
| (66472) | |
| 400 N | Mr Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much money has been identified by his Department to meet EU Structural Fund match funding commitments for 1999 to 2002 |
| (66473.) | |
| 401 N | Mr Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much money has been allocated in each Welsh Office department to meet EU Structural Fund match funding commitments in 1999 to 2002. |
| (66474) | |
| 402 N | Mr Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if EU Structural Fund match funding in Wales will be met from within the Barnett Formula Settlement. |
| (66475) | |
| 403 N | Mr Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list for each of the last 10 years the amounts of (a) money Wales received from the EU through Structural Funds and (b) match funding money which the Welsh Office made available for Structural Fund projects; and what percentage of the potential money available was drawn down in Wales from EU Structural Funds in each year. |
| (67355) | |
| 404 N | Mr Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he plans to publish the 1997 Welsh House Condition Survey. |
| (67282) | |
| 405 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to implement proposals to abolish sixth forms in secondary schools. |
| (67147) | |
| 406 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what consultations he has had with teaching unions regarding the proposals in the report, An Education and Training Action Plan for Wales. |
| (67148) | |
| 407 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what consultations he has had with head teachers of secondary schools regarding the report, An Education and Training Action Plan for Wales. |
| (67146) | |
| 408 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to implement proposals to set up a new NDPB to fund and administer sixth forms. |
| (67145) | |
| 409 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what rent the Welsh Health Common Services Authority is paying for 1998-99 for those parts of Crickhowell House which are currently being refurbished in preparation for the National Assembly; and from what budget those payments are made. |
| (67467) | |
| 410 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list those local authorities in Wales which have a designated mobility officer to assist blind and visually handicapped people. |
| (67447) | |
| 411 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will introduce regulations to require local authorities in Wales to provide a mandatory concessionary travel scheme for blind and visually impaired people. |
| (67448) | |
| 412 N | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will give approval for the project proposed by the North Wales Health Authority to build a new community hospital at Porthmadog. |
| (67137) | |
| 413 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list those district general hospitals in Wales which offer specific services for partially sighted people; and which hospitals outside Wales provide such services for people resident in Wales. |
| (67449) | |
| 414 N | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he will announce the start for work on constructing the Llanllyfni, Penygroes and Groeslon bypass on the A487 trunk road. |
| (67055) | |
| 415 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he has taken to ensure that emergency services in Wales achieve millennium date change compliance. |
| (67455) | |
| 416 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what initiatives have been taken by him and his Department to help identify young children who may suffer from visual impairment or potential visual impairment; and what guidelines he has issued to education, health and social services departments in Wales to ensure proper co-ordination of assistance for such children. |
| (67450) | |
| 417 N | Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to increase the budget of the Glasgow Employment Zone; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (67642) | |
| 418 N | Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the total budget for the Glasgow Employment Zone; how much funding is received from the European Social Fund; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (67641) | |
| 419 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will publish a table in the Official Report to show as for Monday 25th January 1999 the number of persons released early from prison under the early release legislation passed as a result of the Belfast Agreement indicating how many were (a) male, (b) female, (c) Loyalist and (d) Republican; how many of each recognised faction there are in each such category; and how many more in each category she expects to be released by the end of March 1999 or as much of such information as is readily available. |
| [Notice originally given for Tuesday 26th January] (67776) | |
| 420 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if the RUC has any knowledge of the identity of the (a) persons and (b) organisations who have carried out punishment beatings and shootings during 1998. |
| [Notice originally given for Tuesday 26th January] (67777) | |
| 421 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what sums have been identified for a boost package for Portadown linked to efforts to resolve the Drumcree crisis; and from which sources these sums are to be appropriated. |
| [Notice originally given for Tuesday 26th January] (67778) | |
| 422 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will publish a table in the Official Report to show for each month in 1998 the (a) profit and (b) loss in respect of (i) each weaner pig produced and (ii) each finished bacon pig from the Government Agricultural College Pig Unit or as much of such information as is readily available. |
| [Notice originally given for Tuesday 26th January] (67779) | |
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