Order Book Part 1

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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Tuesday 2 February 1999

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 2 February of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 2 February, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Wednesday 3 February, see Part 2 of this Paper.

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

TUESDAY 2nd FEBRUARY

1
N   Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will place in the Library the results of the Government-commissioned toxicology tests carried out on Monsanto's genetically modified (a) cotton and (b) corn crops.

(68775)

2
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what discussions were held with the major supermarkets about the principle of a flat rate levy for the Food Standards Agency before publication of the consulation paper, Proposals for a Levy Scheme.

(68973)

3
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is his estimate of the total cost of the proposed levy to fund the Food Standards Agency on (a) the charitable, (b) the voluntary and (c) other not-for-profit sectors.

(68974)

4
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to pass on the costs of specified fish material controls to producers.

(68737)

5
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the estimated cost to producers if the charges for Meat and Hygiene Service inspections are passed on to them.

(68726)

6
   Mr Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if new entrants into farming will be eligible for the per cow compensation for the beef sector.

(69019)

7
N   Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what research the Government has commissioned into genetically modified grasses to be used for animal grazing; when the research will be completed; and if the results will be made public.

(68772)

8
N   Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the risks genetically modified animal feeds pose to humans.

(68774)

9
N   Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what provisions (a) exist and (b) are planned to require companies producing animal feeds to label products as containing ingredients produced as a result of genetic modification.

(68773)

10
N   Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to ensure that consumers can purchase animal produce which does not originate from animals fed genetically modified feed.

(68777)

11
   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps the Government has taken to prevent the patenting of genes used for manufacture of food products.

(69011)

12
N   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure the co-ordination of the advice provided to Ministers in respect of informing honourable Members prior to visits to their constituencies.

(68933)

13
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to provide support to the pop music industry.

(68863)

14
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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.

(68860)

15
   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 Jaguar aircraft in service with the RAF.

(69006)

16
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the restrictions placed on the United Kingdom defence industry in respect of exports of equipment and technology to Taiwan.

(69008)

17
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned in-service date for the ASTOR programme; and what changes to that date have taken place since May 1997.

(69026)

18
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the documentation held by his Department on the crash of the Aer Lingus Viscount in the Irish Sea on 24th March 1968, and the subsequent search and rescue operation; and if he will make this material available to the Irish Government.

(67434)

19
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the recorded version or notes of the RAF briefing given to officers of HMS 'Penelope' on 26th March 1968; and if he will make this material available to the Irish Government.

(67436)

20
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the naval vessels engaged in search operations for the wreckage of the Aer Lingus Viscount in the Irish Sea from 24th March 1968 until the search was abandoned and in each case the dates on which searches took place; how many bodies were (a) recovered and (b) identified; where the wreckage was taken to be examined; and where the wreckage is currently stored.

(67437)

21
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the aggregate total of British service personnel, including members of the Ulster Defence Regiment and RIR, who have served at least one tour of duty or have been employed for six months or more in Northern Ireland since August 1969; and how many service personnel have (a) lost their lives and (b) been injured in connection with their military duties and responsibilities in Northern Ireland.

(67427)

22
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the investigations which (a) have been commissioned and (b) have been circulated or recommended by medical officers in the past 20 years concerning the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder among serving or former serving members of HM Armed Forces.

(67428)

23
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many representations have been received in the past 20 years from (a) former soldiers, (b) general practitioners or family doctors, (c) prison doctors or chaplains, (d) officers of the court and (e) others, concerning the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder.

(67429)

24
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many New Deal places have been offered by the United Kingdom hospitality industry; and how many have been taken up.

(68862)

25
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will ensure that the funding per pupil in grant maintained schools for 1999-2000 is increased in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement.

(68866)

26
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his oral statement of 27th January, Official Report, column 307, on Highcliff School, what is the basis of the calculation that Dorset has been allocated a 7.3 per cent. increase in standard spending assessment for education in 1999-2000; and if he will express the increased allocation as a percentage per pupil.

(68990)

27
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his oral statement of 27th January, Official Report, column 306, on Highcliff School, what factors account for the difference between his estimated figure for the school's balance this year and that contained in the letter dated 20th January from the Funding Agency for Schools to Dorset County Council.

(68989)

28
N   Dr David Clark (South Shields):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many millennium bug-busters have successfully completed their training to date.

(68727)

29
   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many inspectors are currently employed by OFSTED (a) in total and (b) in the IQMD division.

(69002)

30
   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many section 10 OFSTED inspections occurred in the last four school terms.

(69001)

31
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidelines his Department has issued on the calculation of the value of gifts in kind donated by businesses to Education Action Zones.

(68937)

32
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many of the Education Action Zones have applied to disapply (a) the national curriculum and (b) national terms and conditions for teachers.

(68935)

33
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many staff are currently employed in the Standards and Effectiveness Unit in his Department; and what is the budgeted cost of the Unit for 1998-99.

(68934)

34
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the targets set by his Department for the number of students entering teacher training in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000, by phase.

(68936)

35
N   Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the effects of his decision to cap the amount allowed per teacher in local education authority bids to reduce infant class sizes on (a) employment of classroom assistants and (b) junior class sizes.

(68813)

36
N   Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 17th December 1998, Official Report, column 629, when he expects the paper on the possible wider implications of genetically modified crops to be made publicly available.

(68776)

37
   Mr Tony Colman (Putney):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many and what percentage of candidates taking the (a) practical and (b) written driving test were arrested and charged for impersonation of the real candidate between (i) July 1996 and July 1997 and (ii) July 1997 and July 1998.

(69009)

38
N   Mrs Gillian Shephard (South West Norfolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects to publish the Groundwater Regulations.

(68967)

39
N   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provisions the Government has made in the Comprehensive Spending Review for the effects arising from the abolition of the repayment of dividend tax credits to pensions funds.

(68753)

40
N   Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of his Department's systems are millennium compliant; and if he will make a statement.

(68932)

41
N   Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is his policy on the future of the Cornish language in relation the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

(68636)

42
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what percentage of EU citizens speak English as their first language; and how many and what percentage of EU citizens have been taught or have an elementary command of the English language.

(67431)

43
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the recognised and minority languages of the EU in order of their estimated number of speakers.

(67432)

44
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the principal points of agreement of (a) the Contact Group-endorsed framework document and (b) the Holbrooke Package for Kosovo; if he will make a statement on progress towards the full implementation of each point; and if he will place copies of the documents in the Library.

(67433)

45
N   Dr John Marek (Wrexham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to seek changes to EC law to permit amendment of Annex II of the 1976 legislative measure of the EEC on direct voting elections by majority.

(68729)

46
   Mr John D. Taylor (Strangford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals are employed in the British High Commission in Cyprus; and how many have a working knowledge of (a) Greek, (b) Turkish and (c) both languages.

(69050)

47
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is his estimate of the number of (a) retail businesses and (b) catering businesses which will be liable for the proposed Food Standards Agency levy which employ (a) fewer than 10 people and (b) fewer than 100 people.

(68969)

48
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the total yield of the proposed levy for the Food Standards Agency which will come from small businesses.

(68979)

49
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the level of the proposed Food Standards Agency levy upon business will be the same in all parts of the United Kingdom.

(68970)

50
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the proposed levy to fund the Food Standards Agency will be imposed on individual schools.

(68975)

51
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the proposals for a levy on businesses to pay for the proposed Food Standards Agency has been considered by the Better Regulation Task Force; and if he will make a statement.

(68982)

52
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when considering criterea for determining exemptions to the Food Standards Agency levy which premises the Government regarded as exceptionally vulnerable to the effects of the charge.

(68978)

53
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is his estimate of the number of businesses for which a flat rate levy of £90 for the Food Standards Agency would create significant problems.

(68971)

54
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the proposed levy to fund the Food Standards Agency will apply to premises dealing only in fresh fruit and vegetables.

(68981)

55
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the consultation draft of the Food Standards Bill provides that the levy on food premises may be different in different areas.

(68976)

56
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what efforts have been made to quantify in financial terms the benefits which the proposed Food Standards Agency will bring to its stakeholders.

(68980)

57
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the Government concluded that it would be more complex and costly to operate a levy to fund the Food Standards Agency which was confined to large food retailers.

(68977)

58
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is his estimate of the number of premises proposed to be liable for the payment of the Food Standards Agency levy which have (a) fewer than 10 employees and (b) fewer than 100 employees.

(68968)

59
N   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if public immunity indemnity certificates have been signed in connection with Forde Park, Newton Abbot.

(68864)

60
N   Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what files his Department retains on individuals who attended Forde Park, Newton Abbot.

(68865)

61
N   Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the figures for the incidence of cigarette smoking among adults in 1998.

(67399)

62
N   Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the biological effects of emissions from telecommunications base stations.

(68343)

63
   Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on voluntary sector organisations which employ nurses of the proposed public sector pay award for nurses.

(69010)

64
   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from the (a) food and (b) retail industry over the creation of the Food Standards Agency.

(69018)

65
   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from mobile phone communications companies on the health aspects of the use of mobile phones.

(69017)

66
   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines his Department has issued on the potential health effects of the use of mobile phones; and what plans he has to commission further research in this area.

(69016)

67
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are currently in custody awaiting deportation.

(68987)

68
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were removed from the United Kingdom as a result of the enforcement of a deportation order in each year since 1992.

(68988)

69
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders were made in each of the first five months of 1997.

(68986)

70
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were removed or departed voluntarily in each year since 1992, following the initiation of deportation action against them but without a deportation order being made.

(68984)

71
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders were made in each year from 1992 to 1996; and how many have not yet been executed.

(68985)

72
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been for offences in relation to badgers in each of the last three years.

(68728)

73
N   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have resigned from the Metropolitan Police in each of the last 10 years.

(68496)

74
N   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average age of police officers in the Metropolitan Police; and what has been the average age in each of the last 10 years.

(68498)

75
N   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers currently serving in the Metropolitan Police have more than (a) 25 years' service and (b) 30 years' service.

(68492)

76
N   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for early retirement on health grounds made by police officers in the Metropolitan Police were (a) approved and (b) refused in each of the last 10 years.

(68493)

77
N   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers currently serving in the Metropolitan Police have ill-health retirement applications outstanding; and how many such officers are (a) on full pay, (b) on half pay and (c) on no pay.

(68494)

78
N   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers retired on health grounds from the Metropolitan Police in each of the last 10 years.

(68495)

79
N   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers (a) applied for transfer and (b) were transferred from the Metropolitan Police in each of the last 10 years.

(68497)

80
N   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average length of service of police officers currently serving in the Metropolitan Police; and what was the average length of service in each of the last 10 years.

(68499)

81
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent advice he has given to local fire authorities concerning participation of the Fire Service in the Public Safety Radio Communication Project.

(69007)

82
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the proportion of the prison population who are former members of HM Armed Forces.

(67430)

83
   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received in respect of the treatment of circus animals; and what plans he has to review the regulations governing their use.

(69015)

84
   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid (a) has been given and (b) is planned to be given to assist people affected by the earthquake in Colombia; and what discussions she has had with representatives of the Colombian government regarding the earthquake.

(69012)

85
N   Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she has consulted the Chief Constable of the RUC and the General Officer Commanding the Army in Northern Ireland about the proposed strategy document on the normalisation of security in Northern Ireland as envisaged in the Belfast Agreement.

(68637)

86
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what are the rules governing the use of the CRO form by the RUC; what protection exists for vulnerable witnesses against its misuse; and how many CRO forms were completed by how many individuals in the last year for which figures are available.

(67435)

87
N   Mr William Ross (East Londonderry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many persons given early release from prison under the Belfast Agreement have been charged with an offence since their release.

(68867)

88
   Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list those functions carried out by civilian staff in each police force; how many civilian staff were employed in each police force in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(69025)

89
   Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the average (a) capital cost and (b) annual running cost of a new speed camera.

(69021)

90
   Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the average annual cost of a legal aid case in each of the last five years; what was the annual change in (a) real and (b) cash terms; and if he will make a statement.

(69022)

91
   Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the total expenditure on legal aid in each of the last five years; what was the annual change in expenditure in cash and real terms; and if he will make a statement.

(69023)

92
   Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money has been raised by fixed penalty speeding fines; and what was the annual cost of administering them in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

(69020)

93
   Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what are the current eligibility criteria for receiving legal aid; and if he will make a statement.

(69024)

94
N   Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many arrests have been made each month by BASIS Southern Command since its establishment to date.

(68930)

95
N   Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many of the investigating team of BASIS Southern Command were restricted to work in their office and unable to pursue investigations in the field from September 1998 to date; and if he will make a statement.

(68931)

96
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of the proportion of telephone calls made to Benefits Agency offices which are not answered within the target times.

(69003)

97
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many complaints concerning the failure of Benefits Agency offices to answer telephones promptly he has received in each of the last three years.

(69004)

98
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what targets he has set the Benefits Agency concerning the answering of telephone calls.

(69005)

99
N   Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when the appeal by Kenneth Gilbert of Brixham in relation to his disability care allowance will be heard; and if he will ensure the hearing takes place before a disability appeals tribunal.

(68798)

100
N   Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, by how much it would have been possible to increase the age addition for pensioners aged over 80 years, taking account of savings in means-tested benefits and higher income tax revenues, if the £2.5 billion allocated to the pensioner income guarantee had instead all been allocated to this purpose.

(68861)

101
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the Government supported the amendment to the draft EU Directive on end of life vehicles which was approved at the Environment Council meeting on 21st December and which added £73 million extra annual costs on business.

(68983)

102
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what role will be played by the Minister with special responsibility for small firms in the Government's consultation with small businesses on the proposed levy for the Food Standards Agency.

(68972)

103
   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he plans to visit Leicester to meet representatives of the cashmere export industry.

(69014)

104
N   Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if primary care groups may commission services.

[Question Unstarred] (67176)

105
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make it his policy to make it an offence to park in disabled parking boxes without authorisation.

[Transferred] (69051)

106
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what recent representations he has received in favour of making unauthorised parking in disabled parking boxes a criminal offence.

[Transferred] (69052)

107
   Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what representations he has received in respect of the payment of job seeker's allowance to employees made redundant when their employer goes into receivership.

[Transferred] (69000)



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