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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 24 February 1999
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 24 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 Wednesday 24 February, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business. For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Thursday 25 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. |
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| 1 | Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many fishing vessels were boarded by fisheries inspectors in the last year for which records are available; how many such actions resulted in legal proceedings for breach of regulations; and what was the nationality of the vessels concerned. |
| (73282) | |
| 2 | Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many applications made to the countryside stewardship scheme have been (a) approved and (b) funded in (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1997-98 and (iii) 1998-99. |
| (73098) | |
| 3 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72750) | |
| 4 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he last met the Food and Drink Federation; and what issues were discussed. |
| (72733) | |
| 5 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he last met the British Frozen Food Federation; and what issues were discussed. |
| (72728) | |
| 6 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Sunderland North of 11th February, Official Report, column 414, on inhumane slaughter, what plans he has to outlaw inhumane slaughtering in the United Kingdom. |
| (72697) | |
| 7 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the issues for discussion before the Agriculture Council on 22nd and 23rd February, indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. |
| (72747) | |
| 8 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the total number of cattle and sheep inhumanely slaughtered in the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (72715) | |
| 9 N | Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what payments he has proposed under the Organic Aid Scheme for (a) Arable Area Payments Scheme eligible land, (b) ineligible land and (c) unimproved grassland or rough grazing. |
| (72620) | |
| 10 | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will authorise the release from quarantine of clinically healthy dogs and cats which show valid serological evidence of immunity to rabies; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72942) | |
| 11 | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford ): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will give details of the United Kingdom testing regime which was applied to determine safety for human consumption of the genetically modified foods currently on sale in the United Kingdom; what changes have been made to the testing regime; and what plans he has to change the testing regime. |
| (72946) | |
| 12 | Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what (a) financial and (b) other support he is currently giving to organic farming. |
| (72960) | |
| 13 | Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the level of financial support in the EU for organic farming. |
| (72959) | |
| 14 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make representations to the European Commission regarding new cattle tagging requirements to be implemented on 1st January 2000 in respect of the particular difficulty that these will present to commoners in the New Forest. |
| (73009) | |
| 15 | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will introduce legislation to require all genetically-modified foods to be clearly labelled when offered for sale to the general public. |
| (72997) | |
| 16 | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what powers Her Majesty's Government has to impose a moratorium on the production and sale of genetically-modified foods (a) with and (b) without EU permission. |
| (72998) | |
| 17 | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what discussions he has had with the Catering Committee about genetically-modified foods in the House; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72999) | |
| 18 | Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will authorise the release from quarantine of clinically healthy dogs and cats which show valid serological evidence of immunity to rabies. |
| (72943) | |
| 19 | Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what contingency plans he has drawn up in case his defence in respect of of the Quarantine Abolition Fighting Fund application for judicial review should fail. |
| (73000) | |
| 20 | Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to amend the secondary legislation on quarantine to make it compatible with European Community law. |
| (72907) | |
| 21 | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the government reviews and task forces announced since 1st May 1997 have concluded their work; and which have yet to report. |
| (72899) | |
| 22 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government has taken to give priority to its better regulation policy. |
| (71941) | |
| 23 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what rules and regulations the Government has (a) abolished and (b) simplified since 1st May 1997 in order to reduce costs imposed on businesses. |
| (72075) | |
| 24 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with businesses with regard to improving the clarity of regulations. |
| (71881) | |
| 25 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that regulations are enforced consistently across the European Union; and if he will make a statement. |
| (71882) | |
| 26 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government has taken to improve regulatory impact assessment procedures. |
| (71883) | |
| 27 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to prevent the goldplating of EU laws by member states. |
| (71942) | |
| 28 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72694) | |
| 29 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the achievements of the British Armed Forces over the past two centuries will be recognised in the Millennium Dome. |
| (72672) | |
| 30 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recognition will be given in the Millennium Dome to the achievements of Sir Winston Churchill. |
| (72671) | |
| 31 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met representatives of British Airways; what was discussed; what help his Department is receiving from British Airways and if British Airways is financially sponsoring initiatives run by his Department or its agencies. |
| (72810) | |
| 32 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what awards ceremonies he has attended since becoming Secretary of State. |
| (72708) | |
| 33 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has made to the BBC about the amount of money they intend to spend on their Internet and on-line services. |
| (72678) | |
| 34 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recognition will be given in the Millennium Dome to the part played by the British Empire in shaping the United Kingdom's history over the past two centuries. |
| (72666) | |
| 35 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what provision has been made for the sale of (a) British and (b) other books at the Millennium Experience. |
| (73087) | |
| 36 | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the members of the Creative Industries Task Force; on how many occasions since its establishment it has met; who was present at each meeting; what its work in progress is; and what conclusions it has reached to date. |
| (72905) | |
| 37 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to monitor the terms under which free connections to the Internet for public libraries are being made; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72084) | |
| 38 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, at what cost to (a) the Government, (b) libraries and (c) local authorities, connections to the Internet for public libraries have been made. |
| (72083) | |
| 39 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the average (a) capital and (b) running cost per link to the Internet for public libraries; and if he will estimate the range of such costs. |
| (72082) | |
| 40 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what percentage of public libraries have been connected to the Internet free of installation charge to date. |
| (72086) | |
| 41 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the companies which have made connections to the Internet for public libraries free of installation charges; how many connections have been made in each case; and if he will publish the terms under which these connections have been made. |
| (72085) | |
| 42 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former national servicemen who volunteered to be the subject of research at Porton Down have to date been awarded a war disablement pension; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72906) | |
| 43 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the programmes earmarked in the Ministry of Defence alternative assumptions budget in the years (a) 1997-1998 and (b) 1998-1999 indicating how many of these programmes have been actioned. |
| (72195) | |
| 44 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his assessment of the accuracy of the Air Force and Navy's 540-pound and 1,000-pound bombs (a) currently and (b) after the proposed upgrade package. |
| (72197) | |
| 45 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the programmes earmarked under the Ministry of Defence alternative assumptions budget; and what is the estimated cost of each programme. |
| (72196) | |
| 46 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the (a) 1,000 pound and (b) 540-pound free-fall bombs will receive an upgrade package; how much his Department expects to spend in 1999-2000 on the upgrading of the stock of free-fall conventional bombs; and if he will make a statement on the Staff Target Air/Sea 1248 programme. |
| (72198) | |
| 47 | Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long after he ceased to be Head of Defence Export Services Sir Charles Masefield joined the Board of GEC; and if he will make a statement. |
| (73267) | |
| 48 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the attributed causes of each Army aircraft crash in the last five years. |
| (72934) | |
| 49 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will set targets for the (a) Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency and (b) Army Personnel Centre for the year 1999-2000. |
| (72804) | |
| 50 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the (a) Defence Medical Training Organisation and (b) Army Personnel Centre published its report for the year 1997-98; and what was the cost of production of the report. |
| (73012) | |
| 51 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gulf War veterans have had a medical test since the research programme commenced; and how many are waiting for a test. |
| (72931) | |
| 52 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Fijian nationals have been recruited into the United Kingdom armed forces in the last five years. |
| (73013) | |
| 53 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are currently employed by the Defence Transport and Movements Executive; and what was the figure at its inception. |
| (72948) | |
| 54 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft the RAF has lost in accidents in each of the last five years; and what was the cost of the aircraft. |
| (72935) | |
| 55 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times in each of the last five years Royal Navy personnel have been involved in activity to assist Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and other agencies to control drug trafficking. |
| (72937) | |
| 56 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, one what date the Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency published its report for the year 1997-98; and what was the cost of production of the report. |
| (72808) | |
| 57 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army personnel have been dismissed for bullying, or related offences, in each of the last five years. |
| (72932) | |
| 58 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are currently employed by the Defence Postal and Courier Service Agency; and what was the figure at its inception. |
| (72957) | |
| 59 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the countries which had armed forces involved in the three infantry exercises in France carried out between 1st April 1997 and 31st March 1998. |
| (72928) | |
| 60 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy personnel have been killed in aircraft accidents in each of the last five years. |
| (72933) | |
| 61 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many foreign nationals are currently serving in the UK armed forces; and which countries they come from. |
| (72954) | |
| 62 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to set targets for the Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency for the year 1999-2000. |
| (71898) | |
| 63 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are currently employed by the Army Personnel Centre; and what was the figure at its inception. |
| (71899) | |
| 64 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which targets the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency did not meet in 1997-98; and what monitoring he has undertaken for those targets in 1998-99. |
| (71900) | |
| 65 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the Army Base Repair Organisation published its report for 1998-99; and what was the cost of production of the report. |
| (71902) | |
| 66 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sites have been disposed of in each of the last three years other than to the highest bidder. |
| (72929) | |
| 67 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are currently employed in the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency; and what the figure was at the time of its establishment. |
| (72806) | |
| 68 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were deployed on the airborne exercise in Ukraine carried out between 1st April 1997 and 31st March 1998. |
| (72924) | |
| 69 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many female pilots are currently serving in the Army; and how many are in training. |
| (72939) | |
| 70 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the cost of the airborne exercise in France carried out between 1st April 1997 and 31st March 1998. |
| (72925) | |
| 71 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF personnel have been dismissed for drugs-related offences in each of the last five years. |
| (72938) | |
| 72 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which targets the Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency did not meet in 1997-98; and what monitoring he has undertaken for those targets in 1998-99. |
| (72805) | |
| 73 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the (a) Defence Transport and Movements Executive and (b) Defence Postal and Courier Service Agency published their reports for the 1997-98; and what was the cost of production of the reports. |
| (72953) | |
| 74 N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are currently employed by the Army Base Repair Organisation; and what the figure was at its inception. |
| (72807) | |
| 75 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gulf War veterans, medically tested as part of his Department's research programme, have shown signs of uranium-related illness; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72940) | |
| 76 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his assessment is of the value of the NATO joint exercise in France carried out between 1st April 1997 and 31st March 1998. |
| (72927) | |
| 77 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to set targets for the (a) Defence Secondary Care Agency and (b) Defence Vetting Agency for the year 1999-2000. |
| (72952) | |
| 78 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what evidence is held by his Department on the sinking of the trawler 'Gaul' which is not already in the public domain; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72941) | |
| 79 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he had made of the principle benefits of the two infantry exercises in the USA carried out between 1st April 1997 and 31st March 1998. |
| (72926) | |
| 80 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the discovery of mustard gas at the REME depot in Stirling; and if he will list other toxic chemicals found on site. |
| (72752) | |
| 81 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the sale of and development plans for the REME depot at Stirling. |
| (72753) | |
| 82 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on the future of Imphal Barracks, York; and if he will make a statement. |
| (73085) | |
| 83 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the major cooking and catering awards won by the (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) Air Force over the past five years. |
| (72740) | |
| 84 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the awards and commendations which his Department has received over the past five years for good environmental management of its estates and wildlife, indicating the sites so commended. |
| (72736) | |
| 85 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72693) | |
| 86 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence Police Agency officers over civilians not employed by his Department. |
| (73088) | |
| 87 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the provision of capital funding for schools in Cumbria. |
| (72668) | |
| 88 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on his policy towards the provision of school transport to Roman Catholic schools for children in rural areas. |
| (72700) | |
| 89 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the effects of the 1999-2000 revenue support grant on the provision of education services in Cumbria. |
| (72703) | |
| 90 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72692) | |
| 91 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, for what reasons Cumbria was not included with other local authorities when allocating nursery funding for three years olds in 1999-2000. |
| (72724) | |
| 92 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the issues for discussion before the Labour and Social Affairs Council on 9th March, indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. |
| (72739) | |
| 93 | Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list for each English local authority the percentage of the standard spending assessments for education per pupil for (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools which was transferred by the local education authority to schools in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (72885) | |
| 94 | Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the secondary school (11 to 15) standard spending assessment per pupil in (a) City of London and (b) Rotherham; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72958) | |
| 95 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, at what cost to (a) the Government, (b) schools and (c) local authorities connections to the Internet for schools have been made. |
| (72076) | |
| 96 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what representations he has received from (a) BT, (b) other providers, (c) schools and (d) local authorities on Internet connections. |
| (72080) | |
| 97 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the average (a) capital and (b) running cost per link to the Internet for (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools; and if he will estimate the range of such costs. |
| (72081) | |
| 98 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many and what percentage of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have been connected to the Internet free of installation charge to date. |
| (72078) | |
| 99 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many times he has met representatives of BT to discuss Internet connections to schools. |
| (72087) | |
| 100 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he is taking to monitor the terms under which free connections to the Internet for schools are being made; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72077) | |
| 101 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the companies which have made connections to the Internet for schools free of installation charges; how many connections have been made in each case; and if he will publish the terms under which these connections have been made. |
| (72079) | |
| 102 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much new spending on education in Staffordshire since May 1997 has resulted from (a) changes in the standard spending assessment distribution, (b) ring-fenced programmes and (c) other central government funding. |
| (73111) | |
| 103 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the problems experienced in obtaining planning permission for the Jubilee Line extension; and what assessment he has made of practice in this respect in Hong Kong. |
| (71116) | |
| 104 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what percentage of women in each age group hold driving licences; and what assessment he has made of the consequences of differences between the percentage in each age group for the rate of growth in road traffic. |
| (71117) | |
| 105 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make it his policy to evaluate networks of transport on a regional basis; and what proposals he has had from the Professor of European Economics in the University of Kent on this topic. |
| (71111) | |
| 106 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what studies he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated of how advanced technology and better information could help to make possible more seamless journeys using different modes of transport. |
| (71113) | |
| 107 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what account he takes of the predicted growth of road traffic in determining the road building programme. |
| (71114) | |
| 108 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what data his Department has collated on the average amount of space occupied per family in the United Kingdom in 1999; and if he will make a statement on past trends in this respect. |
| (71115) | |
| 109 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the current estimate for the start date of the construction of the Thameslink 2000 rail scheme. |
| (73092) | |
| 110 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what measures he plans to take to provide future funding security for and protection of existing service levels on the Robin Hood line between Nottingham and Mansfield. |
| (73095) | |
| 111 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what powers the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising has concerning proposals made by train operating companies to (a) reduce staffing levels and (b) change staff pay and conditions. |
| (73107) | |
| 112 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many (a) new stations were opened and (b) miles of track were restored to use for passenger services in each of the years between 1985-86 and 1997-98. |
| (73170) | |
| 113 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many rail staff took redundancy in each of the years between 1992-93 and 1997-98. |
| (73169) | |
| 114 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if the Government will take into account Sea Containers' punctuality record when evaluating the company's request for a franchise extension for the East Coast main line. |
| (73090) | |
| 115 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what surveys of public opinion (a) his Department and (b) the British Transport Police have carried out in the last five years into fear of crime on the national rail network. |
| (73104) | |
| 116 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the total sum invested in measures specifically to improve access to stations for travellers with disabilities in each of the years between 1987-88 and 1997-98. |
| (73103) | |
| 117 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what has been the average annual increase in the cost of (a) supersaver, (b) cheap day return and (c) standard single tickets on the national rail network for each year from 1992-93 to 1997-98. |
| (73091) | |
| 118 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many, and what proportion, of journeys on the InterCity and former InterCity network were made using (a) supersavers and (b) savers in each of the last 10 years. |
| (73106) | |
| 119 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans the Government has to create additional passenger transport executives. |
| (73172) | |
| 120 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what powers he plans to give to London's Mayor over the former British Rail network within Greater London. |
| (73171) | |
| 121 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many (a) family railcards, (b) network cards, (c) forces railcards and (d) all-line rail rovers were issued in each of the last 10 years. |
| (73105) | |
| 122 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if those rail services provided under the Rail Regulator's Moderation of Competition proposals will be required to accept national interavailable protected fares. |
| (73190) | |
| 123 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what criteria were used by the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising to assess the impact on existing or potential rail services of the coach links which OPRAF approved as part of the Virgin/Stagecoach deal for the InterCity West Coast Main Line and Cross Country Franchises. |
| (73089) | |
| 124 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what instructions he gave to passenger transport authorities in regard to fares levels in connection with the payment of the special rail grant to passenger transport executives . |
| (73094) | |
| 125 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the total number of passenger train services on the national rail network for each year between 1985-86 and 1997-98. |
| (73093) | |
| 126 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising made of the likely impact on staffing levels of the successful bids for rail franchises; and if he will place a copy of each such assessment in the Library. |
| (73152) | |
| 127 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what duties will be given to the Strategic Rail Authority in regard to improving access to the rail network for travellers with disabilities. |
| (73102) | |
| 128 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he plans to reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton of 12th November 1998. |
| (73108) | |
| 129 | Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what measures his Department has taken to facilitate speedier delivery of PCV licences via the DVLA in Swansea. |
| (73096) | |
| 130 | Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress is being made by the DVLA in reaching their target to deliver 95 per cent. of vocational licences within nine working days. |
| (73097) | |
| 131 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the new Countryside Agency is scheduled to begin work. |
| (72674) | |
| 132 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he last met representatives of British Airways; what was discussed; what help his Department is receiving from British Airways, and if British Airways is financially sponsoring initiatives run by his Department or its agencies. |
| (72809) | |
| 133 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) deaths and (b) serious accidents on the roads which are due to snow or icy road conditions. |
| (72706) | |
| 134 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what information he has collated on pollution in London caused by (a) buses and (b) cars. |
| (72673) | |
| 135 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and board members of the new Countryside Agency. |
| (72676) | |
| 136 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the number of (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries on roads for each month of the last five years. |
| (72709) | |
| 137 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the issues for discussion before the Environment Council of 11th and 12th March, indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. |
| (72738) | |
| 138 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72751) | |
| 139 | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received from Eagle Star in relation to the structure plan for Hampshire. |
| (73181) | |
| 140 | Mr Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his current estimate of the total cost of constructing the Jubilee Line extension; and if he will make a statement on the changes since his previous estimate. |
| (73001) | |
| 141 | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford ): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will report progress in the Colombia negotiations on the Biosafety Protocol; and when he plans to make a statement on the final outcome. |
| (72947) | |
| 142 | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to require motor vehicle registration number plates to comply with the laid-down specification. |
| (73255) | |
| 143 | Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations his Department has received in the past six months from (a) Communities Against Nuclear Transport and (b) other community groups concerning the safety of the rail transport of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear wastes. |
| (72964) | |
| 144 | Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list for each of the English regional development agencies the current estimate of (a) their total budget on a per capita basis and (b) the percentage of the budget attributable to their administrative function. |
| (73004) | |
| 145 N | Mr Phil Woolas (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 9th February, Official Report, column 156, on the standard spending assessment, what plans he has to review the weather stations whose records are used in the calculation of local authorities' standard spending assessment. |
| (71589) | |
| 146 | Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action Customs and Excise is taking to investigate allegations that Sky Air Cargo of London and Occidental Airlines have been supplying weapons to rebels in Sierra Leone. |
| (73266) | |
| 147 | Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the average inflation level of the countries joining the euro at the time of the euro's inception. |
| (73241) | |
| 148 | Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his estimate of the total money supply of the United States dollar at the time of the euro's inception. |
| (73242) | |
| 149 | Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total money supply of the currencies of the countries joining in the euro at the time of the euro's inception. |
| (73240) | |
| 150 | Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total money supply of sterling at the time of the euro's inception. |
| (73243) | |
| 151 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proposals he has to provide fiscal incentives to use new technology in transport. |
| (71112) | |
| 152 | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the loss of hydrocarbon duty in the current financial year from (a) cross-border smuggling and (b) cross-border purchasing. |
| (72956) | |
| 153 | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on his policy towards the British rebate in the EU budget negotiations. |
| (72908) | |
| 154 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the 20 most prevalent fatal illnesses in terms of annual death rates. |
| (72713) | |
| 155 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72690) | |
| 156 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the issues for discussion before the ECOFIN Council on 15th March indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. |
| (72741) | |
| 157 N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it is his policy to issue an explanatory leaflet following his budget in March for delivery to each household in the United Kingdom. |
| (72621) | |
| 158 | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the dates on which he held meetings with (a) the Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers to discuss (i) the Legg Report and (ii) the Foreign Affairs Committee report on Sierra Leone (HC 116) of Session 1998-99. |
| (73176) | |
| 159 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the situation of the Karen people in Burma; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72951) | |
| 160 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received concerning the Karen people in Burma. |
| (72950) | |
| 161 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Burma concerning its treatment of the Karen people. |
| (72949) | |
| 162 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the average processing time of applications by non-EEA national family members applying for EEA family permits has been since 1st February 1998. |
| (72880) | |
| 163 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications for EEA family permits were refused on the grounds that the entry clearance officer judged the marriage to be one of convenience over the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72876) | |
| 164 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many non-EEA family member nationals applied for EEA family permits during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72856) | |
| 165 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many EEA family permits have been refused to non-EEA family members of EEA nationals exercising treaty rights since 1st February 1998. |
| (72879) | |
| 166 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many EEA family permits have been granted to non-EEA family nationals since 1st February 1998. |
| (72878) | |
| 167 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance he is giving the South African Government to combat Islamic terrorism. |
| (72698) | |
| 168 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of civil rights abuses perpetrated by the Nigerian forces in Sierra Leone. |
| (72711) | |
| 169 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden. |
| (72696) | |
| 170 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Sierra Leone Government about the death sentence passed on Foday Sankoh. |
| (72730) | |
| 171 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the placement by President Mugabe of Zimbabwe of top army officers in key civilian government positions. |
| (72729) | |
| 172 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the report by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace on the murder and torture of civilians by the Zimbabwean Army and security agents. |
| (72723) | |
| 173 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussion he has had with President Kabbah of Sierra Leone on the execution of 24 army officers. |
| (72725) | |
| 174 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the trial procedures to which the 24 executed officers were subjected in Sierra Leone. |
| (72726) | |
| 175 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he has received on destruction of property in Freetown following the ECOMOG invasion. |
| (72735) | |
| 176 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the support given by Britain to the (a) Nigerian military and (b) ECOMOG forces in Sierra Leone. |
| (72714) | |
| 177 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the countries about which his Department has received reports of Christians suffering civil rights abuses because of their religion. |
| (72704) | |
| 178 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the personal involvement of President Mugabe in civil rights abuses in Zimbabwe. |
| (72722) | |
| 179 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72687) | |
| 180 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Kenyan Government following the beating of Professor Wangare Maathai by security guards at Karura Forest. |
| (72734) | |
| 181 N | 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 support given by Her Majesty's Government to President Kabbah since September 1998. |
| (72731) | |
| 182 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Indian Government about the (a) torture and (b) murder of Christians in India. |
| (72707) | |
| 183 | Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with other EU foreign ministers regarding human rights in China and the possibility of a resolution on the subject at the United Nations; and if he will make a statement. |
| (73245) | |
| 184 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in respect of determining the future status of the Commonwealth Institute; and if he will make a statement. |
| (73153) | |
| 185 | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he raised the Spanish proposals for joint sovereignty of Gibraltar during his meeting with the Spanish Foreign Minister on 21st February; what was the result of the discussions on the issues of border delays and possible restrictions on commercial over-flights; and if he will make a statement. |
| (73177) | |
| 186 | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made on the suitability of (a) Padraig Flynn, (b) Edith Cresson and (c) Manuel Marin as EU Commissioners; and if he will make a statement. |
| (73178) | |
| 187 | Mr Phil Woolas (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Morocco requesting an inquest into the reported death of Sara Burandhi. |
| (73081) | |
| 188 | Mr Phil Woolas (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures he has taken to secure a copy of the autopsy report and other information relating to the death of Sara Burandhi in Morocco and to make that available to her family. |
| (73082) | |
| 189 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the use of electro-convulsive-therapy treatment for mental health patients. |
| (73003) | |
| 190 | Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the (a) local medical research ethics committees, (b) members on each committee and their qualifications and (c) clinical trials each one has authorised in the last five years; and if he will place a summary of the result of each trial in the Library. |
| (73239) | |
| 191 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact on health of a reduction in the use of diesel engines in urban areas. |
| (71110) | |
| 192 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community psychiatric nurses there were in each health region in England in each of the last three years. |
| (73227) | |
| 193 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses were admitted for a hospital stay more than once during the last year in each health region in England. |
| (73232) | |
| 194 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which health regions plan to increase the number of mental health beds; and by how many. |
| (73225) | |
| 195 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the costs to (a) the Government, (b) hospitals and GP's surgeries and (c) local authorities, of connections to the Internet for hospitals and GPs' surgeries to date. |
| (71987) | |
| 196 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which companies have carried out connections to the Internet for (a) hospitals and (b) GPs' surgeries free of installation charges; how many connections have been made in each case; and if he will publish the terms under which such connections have been made. |
| (71991) | |
| 197 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of (a) hospitals and (b) GPs' surgeries have been connected to the Internet free of installation charge to date. |
| (71989) | |
| 198 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times he has met representatives of BT to discuss Internet connections to hospitals and GPs' surgeries. |
| (71988) | |
| 199 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to monitor the terms under which free connections to the Internet for hospitals and GPs' surgeries are being made; and if he will make a statement. |
| (71992) | |
| 200 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the average (a) capital and (b) annual running cost per link to the Internet for (i) hospitals and (ii) GPs' surgeries; and if he will estimate the range within which such costs fall. |
| (71986) | |
| 201 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from (a) BT, (b) other service providers, (c) hospitals and GPs' surgeries and (d) local authorities on Internet connections. |
| (71990) | |
| 202 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will (a) list the (i) number of working groups currently considering a national framework for mental health services and (ii) the names of those serving on each group and (b) state how many members of the (1) Black and (2) other ethnic minority communities are on each group. |
| (72283) | |
| 203 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of the group currently considering a review of the Mental Health Act are members of (a) Black and (b) other ethnic minority communities. |
| (72284) | |
| 204 | Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures have been taken by his Department to attract graduates into careers as NHS biomedical scientists in pathology. |
| (73101) | |
| 205 | Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of recruitment in the NHS for biomedical scientists in pathology. |
| (73100) | |
| 206 | Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the starting salary for a graduate working in the NHS as a biomedical scientist in pathology. |
| (73099) | |
| 207 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list by authority the proposed allocations of the additional £140 million for the National Carers Strategy. |
| (72945) | |
| 208 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the NHS purchases drugs from Showa Denko. |
| (72695) | |
| 209 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the alleged linkage of L Tryptophan to Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome. |
| (72702) | |
| 210 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome sufferers there are in the UK; and if he will estimate the number who contracted it from L Tryptophan. |
| (72686) | |
| 211 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the 20 most prevalent chronic illnesses in terms of numbers of known sufferers. |
| (72718) | |
| 212 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the average age of people receiving hip replacement operations. |
| (72716) | |
| 213 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he has collated on genetically-modified L Tryptophan. |
| (72685) | |
| 214 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the claims that SV40 virus is linked to Mesothelioma; and what estimates his Department has made of the future number of Mesothelioma sufferers. |
| (72710) | |
| 215 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital beds there are per 1,000 of the population in (a) Cumbria and (b) England. |
| (72689) | |
| 216 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72681) | |
| 217 | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that prostheses users are able to obtain out of area treatment after April 1999 if their local limb centre cannot meet their needs for comfort, capability and cosmesis. |
| (73182) | |
| 218 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the cost of health services for the treatment of patients with smoking-related diseases. |
| (73179) | |
| 219 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the NHS of the treatment given to patients with smoking-related diseases. |
| (73180) | |
| 220 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the pay structure of ambulance staff. |
| (73109) | |
| 221 | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the progress of the arrangement between Premier Prisons Services and his Department for the employment of prisoners at Her Majesty's Prison Lowdham Grange, Nottingham; and how many other such arrangements are proposed, where and with whom. |
| (73173) | |
| 222 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors he takes into account when considering whether a prisoner released from a life sentence will be deported. |
| (72936) | |
| 223 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment (a) have been deported upon release in each of the last five years and (b) will be deported on release; and to which countries in each case. |
| (72930) | |
| 224 | Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the occasions on which gamma hydroxy butyrate has been referred to the Drugs Abuses Committee; and what representations have been made on its use. |
| (72902) | |
| 225 | Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are applied in determining whether the degree of abuse of a drug and the social consequences arising from its misuse are sufficient to warrant (a) the banning of the drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and (b) other government action. |
| (72903) | |
| 226 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many letters have been sent to Community nationals in the United Kingdom advising them that they are no longer considered to be exercising treaty rights and should therefore leave the United Kingdom since 1st February 1998. |
| (72865) | |
| 227 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) passports and (b) identity documents purporting to be issued by a member state presented on arrival in the United Kingdom have been the subject of enquiries with the authorities of the member state as to their (i) genuineness and (ii) correct issuance during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72858) | |
| 228 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU nationals are estimated to have been exercising treaty rights in the United Kingdom during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72871) | |
| 229 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-EEA family members who arrived in possession of entry clearance holding an EEA family permit were refused entry by the immigration officer at a British port of entry during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72874) | |
| 230 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statutory provision gives effect to the rights of Turkish workers as regards residence and employment in accordance with Article 6(3) of the Association of Council Design 1/80 adopted under the Turkey/EC Association Agreement 1963 and its Protocol. |
| (72867) | |
| 231 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the average time for consideration of applications for residence documents or evidence of residence made by third country family members of EU nationals exercising treaty rights in the United Kingdom during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72870) | |
| 232 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) residence permits and (b) leave to remain as the spouse of an EEA national exercising treaty rights, were refused on the basis that the marriage was one of convenience over the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72875) | |
| 233 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the length in time of residence documents or endorsements given to third country national spouses of EC nationals exercising treaty rights who have been granted indefinite leave to remain. |
| (72855) | |
| 234 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people, on average, were employed in the EC group of the Immigration and Nationality Department between 1st February 1997 and 31st January 1998. |
| (72863) | |
| 235 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU nationals were refused entry to the United Kingdom on the grounds of (a) public policy, (b) public security and (c) public health during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72866) | |
| 236 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions to deport EU nationals were made on the grounds of (a) public policy, (b) public security and (c) public health during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72868) | |
| 237 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measure has been implemented in the United Kingdom to give effect to the decision of the European Court of Justice in the case of Vander Elst [1994] ECR 1-3803 to the effect that third country national employees of service providers based in another member state are entitled by Community law to exercise on behalf of their employers the right to provide services in the United Kingdom. |
| (72873) | |
| 238 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for residence permits were made by EU nationals exercising treaty rights in the United Kingdom in the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72861) | |
| 239 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the average time for consideration of applications for residence documents for EU nationals exercising treaty rights in the United Kingdom during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72869) | |
| 240 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for residence documents and endorsements by third country national spouses of Community nationals exercising treaty rights were refused entry on the basis that he considered the marriage to be one of convenience during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72872) | |
| 241 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for residence documents by third country national family members of EU nationals exercising treaty rights were made in the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72877) | |
| 242 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for residence documents by EU nationals exercising treaty rights in the United Kingdom were granted in the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72857) | |
| 243 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residence documents and evidence of residence were granted to third country national family members of EU nationals exercising treaty rights in the United Kingdom during the period 1st February 1998 to date. |
| (72864) | |
| 244 N | Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what extra resources will be allocated to Essex Police in order that they can fulfil their duties, after reorganisation, in the areas of Essex presently covered by the Metropolitan Police. |
| (72803) | |
| 245 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to include (a) paedophiles and (b) hebephiles within his proposed criteria for assessing people with severe personality disorder; and if he will make a statement. |
| (73151) | |
| 246 | Mr Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were (a) reported and (b) solved in England and Wales involving false documentation (i) in relation to motor vehicles and (ii) not related to motor vehicles for the years (1) 1995, (2) 1996, (3) 1997 and (4) 1998. |
| (73084) | |
| 247 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the way Mr Justice MacPherson conducted the Lawrence Inquiry. |
| (72675) | |
| 248 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the issues for discussion before the Justice and Internal Affairs Council on 12th March, indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. |
| (72727) | |
| 249 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how he intends to measure the efficiency of police forces in order to determine if they have reached his target of a two per cent. efficiency gain. |
| [R] (72719) | |
| 250 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the Kurdish population in north London; how many came to Britain as asylum seekers; how many are still waiting to have their asylum status determined; and how many are estimated to be involved in serious crime. |
| (72717) | |
| 251 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the (a) initiatives taken and (b) advice received from the Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator over the last 12 months. |
| (72699) | |
| 252 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72669) | |
| 253 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the level of crime in London emanating from the Kurdish community. |
| (72712) | |
| 254 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when research by his Department on the sparsity factor for policing was initiated. |
| (72732) | |
| 255 | Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if Her Majesty's Government will be represented at Interpol's fourth International Drug Conference in Rangoon on 23rd to 26th February. |
| (72886) | |
| 256 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how long the Immigration and Nationality Department paper room, where files are stored, is planned to remain closed for access to casework files. |
| (72860) | |
| 257 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom were submitted in the last year; and how many are currently outstanding. |
| (73002) | |
| 258 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many letters sent to the Immigration and Nationality Department by special and recorded delivery in the last six months have not yet been opened. |
| (72859) | |
| 259 | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish the report on the former young offenders' institution at the Military Corrective Training Centre, Colchester. |
| (73238) | |
| 260 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of of 4th February, Official Report, column 764, how many active drug dogs are on active service at (i) Princeton Prison, Dartmoor, and (ii) Channings Wood Prison, Denbury; and if he will introduce a passive drug dog in Pritchton Prison, Dartmoor. |
| (71880) | |
| 261 | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how she defines leakage in respect of food aid diversion in southern Sudan. |
| (73175) | |
| 262 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessments she has made of toxic air pollution levels in Montserrat; and if she will make a statement. |
| (73226) | |
| 263 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what systems she has in place to ensure that policies being developed by her Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72679) | |
| 264 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, by what means members of the public may obtain access to an indexed collection of determinations by immigration adjudicators in order to find out if there is a relevant decision relating to their case. |
| (72862) | |
| 265 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the issues for discussion before the Justice and Internal Affairs Council on 12th March, indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. |
| (72737) | |
| 266 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Land Registry. |
| (72720) | |
| 267 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72691) | |
| 268 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what representations he has received on funding for mediation services in Cumbria. |
| (72667) | |
| 269 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many community psychiatric nurses there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. |
| (73230) | |
| 270 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people discharged from hospital in Northern Ireland following a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses and subsequently taken to hospital by the police under the Mental Health Acts were refused admission in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (73237) | |
| 271 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what systems she has in place to ensure that policies being developed by her Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72682) | |
| 272 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to encourage non-fossil fuel energy production in Northern Ireland. |
| (72915) | |
| 273 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to promote Northern Ireland (a) tourism and (b) commerce through the Internet. |
| (72955) | |
| 274 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many schools in Northern Ireland currently have facilities for receiving digital broadcasting services; and what estimate she has made of how many will have that capability by the end of (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002. |
| (72920) | |
| 275 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) 16 to 17 year olds and (b) 18 to 24 year olds in Northern Ireland are unemployed according to the International Labour Organisation definition. |
| (72914) | |
| 276 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what was the annual revenue from tourism in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. |
| (72923) | |
| 277 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate she has made of the projected annual revenue from tourism in Northern Ireland in each of the next three years. |
| (72922) | |
| 278 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was to the public purse in each of the past five years to clean up graffiti on public buildings in Northern Ireland. |
| (72912) | |
| 279 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many visitors to prisons in Northern Ireland were found to be in possession of illegal drugs in each of the last five years; and how many were referred to the police. |
| (72913) | |
| 280 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to introduce education action zones in Northern Ireland. |
| (72919) | |
| 281 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) HGV vehicles and (b) public transport vehicles have been converted to road fuel gases since January 1997. |
| (72918) | |
| 282 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has for grant aid to promote the tourism industry in Northern Ireland. |
| (72944) | |
| 283 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to assist local authorities in Northern Ireland to establish and maintain tourism offices. |
| (72921) | |
| 284 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to encourage the use of electronic commerce to promote the international expansion of Northern Ireland businesses. |
| (72911) | |
| 285 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to encourage her Department to utilise the Internet and e-mail to reduce waste and the use of paper. |
| (72910) | |
| 286 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many waste incinerators are planned to be constructed in Northern Ireland in the next five years; and where they will be located. |
| (72916) | |
| 287 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of (a) domestic and (b) commercial waste was dealt with in Northern Ireland by (1) recycling and (2) landfill in 1998 and each of the preceding five years. |
| (72917) | |
| 288 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will list for the week ended Saturday 20th February the number of violent incidents involving paramilitary groups which took place in Northern Ireland indicating how many involved (i) Loyalist and (ii) Republican groups. |
| (73010) | |
| 289 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will list for the week ended Saturday 20th February 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 (i) Loyalist and (ii) Republican groups. |
| (73011) | |
| 290 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the President of the Council, if she will list the average number of hours the House sat daily in (a) January 1979, (b) January 1989 and (c) January 1999. |
| (72701) | |
| 291 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Prime Minister, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72721) | |
| 292 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will invite Lord Phillips to conduct an inquiry into the Government's handling of GM food. |
| (72688) | |
| 293 N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost has been of his visits to Scotland in the current year, and if he will provide a break down of (a) travel, (b) accommodation, (c) security and (d) other costs; how many civil servants travelled with him for each visit and what the cost was for each; and if he will list the meetings he held on each visit, stating which ones he performed in his capacity as Prime Minister. |
| (72616) | |
| 294 N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Prime Minister, on what dates he plans to visit Scotland during the period of the Scottish general election campaign; from what source such trips will be financed; what role civil servants and special advisers will play on such visits; and if he will make a statement. |
| (72617) | |
| 295 | Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, which advisers in his Policy Unit have expertise on civil nuclear matters. |
| (72963) | |
| 296 | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Prime Minister, when he will reply to the letter from the Right honourable Member for Folkestone and Hythe of 14th January, on the subject of EU fraud and mismanagement. |
| (73265) | |
| 297 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people discharged from hospital in Scotland following a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses and subsequently taken to hospital by the police under the Mental Health Acts were refused admission in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (73236) | |
| 298 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people with a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses were admitted for a hospital stay more than once during the last year in Scotland. |
| (73233) | |
| 299 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many community psychiatric nurses there were in Scotland in each of the last three years. |
| (73229) | |
| 300 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72670) | |
| 301 N | Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what payments he has proposed under the Organic Aid Scheme for (a) Arable Area Payments Scheme eligible land, (b) ineligible land and (c) unimproved grassland or rough grazing. |
| (72618) | |
| 302 | Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the schools which are ready to implement the Higher Still in English. |
| (73083) | |
| 303 | Mr Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) solemn and (b) summary, (i) civil and (ii) criminal cases which have been adjudicated upon at the Sheriff Court in Dumbarton in each of the past five years. |
| (72884) | |
| 304 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if it is his policy to seek compensation under the Landlord and Tenant Acts when voluntarily vacating premises. |
| (72883) | |
| 305 | Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people have been awarded benefits related to asbestosis in (a) Bolton and (b) the North West in the last five-year period for which figures are available; and, of these, how many previously worked in the locomotive industry. |
| (72904) | |
| 306 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72683) | |
| 307 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the operation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 1980 in the United States. |
| (73231) | |
| 308 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the operation of sunset regulation in the United States. |
| (73224) | |
| 309 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the operation of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 1996 in the United States. |
| (73223) | |
| 310 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the criteria which the United Kingdom and United States of America Governments use in tendering for the contracts to transport post in each direction between the United Kingdom and the United States of America. |
| (72882) | |
| 311 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list (a) the air cargo carriers which are currently contracted to transport post in each direction between the United Kingdom and the United States of America and (b) the weight which each carried in each of the last three years. |
| (72881) | |
| 312 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with North East industrialists involved in the manufacturing and supply of components for off-shore wind energy turbines; and if he will make a statement. |
| (73174) | |
| 313 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his Department is doing to promote British fashion at the New York Fashion Show. |
| (72705) | |
| 314 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action he is taking to prevent regional coding of DVD video disks. |
| (72749) | |
| 315 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with PC manufacturers to ensure that purchasers of DVD video disks can change their regional codes indefinitely. |
| (72745) | |
| 316 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with Ministers in other countries on combating anti-competitive behaviour with regard to DVD video disks. |
| (72799) | |
| 317 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he will take to ensure that consumers are made aware of regional coding of DVD video disks. |
| (72743) | |
| 318 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the issues for discussion before the General Affairs Council on 22nd and 23rd February indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. |
| (72742) | |
| 319 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the issues for discussion before the Internal Market Council on 25th February, indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. |
| (72744) | |
| 320 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on DVD video disk technology and how consumers can be protected from DVD video disk manufacturers and film makers (a) operating a pricing cartel and (b) designing machines and disks which are not compatible outside their region. |
| (72746) | |
| 321 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) budget and (b) resources will be available to the Special Representative on the Digital Economy. |
| (72800) | |
| 322 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with manufacturers of consumer DVD video players to ensure that their machines will play disks from each of the six regions of the world. |
| (72748) | |
| 323 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the issues covered by his Department's responsibilities with which (a) Lord Simon and (b) Lord Sainsbury do not deal. |
| (72802) | |
| 324 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what systems are in place to ensure that Lord Simon does not see papers which could relate to his financial interests |
| (72801) | |
| 325 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72680) | |
| 326 | Mr Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if an employee of the Post Office on a short-term contract must serve a specified amount of time before being granted a long-term contract. |
| (73244) | |
| 327 | Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment was made of the security and safety arrangements covering the plutonium shipments from France to Japan in 1992 prior to deciding upon the appropriate arrangements for the forthcoming shipment of plutonium MOX fuel from Sellafield to Japan. |
| (72962) | |
| 328 | Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what kind of container will be used for the planned shipment by sea of plutonium MOX fuel from Sellafield to Japan; which company has manufactured the container; and what safety and security tests have been carried out on the container. |
| (72961) | |
| 329 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many community psychiatric nurses there were in Wales in each of the last three years. |
| (73228) | |
| 330 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people discharged from hospital following a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses and subsequently taken to hospital by the police under the Mental Health Acts in Wales were refused admission in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (73235) | |
| 331 | Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people with a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses were admitted for a hospital stay more than once during the last year in Wales. |
| (73234) | |
| 332 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what systems he has in place to ensure that policies being developed by his Department are subject to a crime impact (a) assessment and (b) audit and are not likely to lead to enhanced criminal opportunities. |
| (72684) | |
| 333 N | Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what payments he has proposed under the Organic Aid Scheme for (a) Arable Area Payments Scheme eligible land, (b) ineligible land and (c) unimproved grassland or rough grazing. |
| (72619) | |
| 334 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what arrangements he has made to measure the effectiveness of his Department's media campaign to encourage people to vote in the Assembly election. |
| (73006) | |
| 335 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of ordinary classes in primary schools contained more than 30 pupils in January 1998. |
| (73110) | |
| 336 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on his decision to award the contract for providing information about the National Assembly to Bell Pottinger Good Relations. |
| (73005) | |
| 337 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he decided to visit the United States of America. |
| (73008) | |
| 338 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the companies which tendered for the contract to publicise the Assembly elections. |
| (73007) | |
| 339 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the total number of genetically-modified food trial sites; how frequently they have been inspected by the Health and Safety Executive; and if he will list those sites which have not been inspected in the past 12 months. |
| [Transferred] (72677) | |
| 340 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the contribution made by Imphal Barracks, York to local employment levels. |
| [Transferred] (73086) | |
| 341 | Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) deaths and (b) hospital admissions have resulted from the abuse of gamma hydroxy butyrate in (a) the North West and (b) England in each of the last 10 years. |
| [Transferred] (72900) | |
| 342 | Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulations apply to the (a) use, (b) possession, (c) production and (d) supply of gamma hydroxy butyrate. |
| [Transferred] (72901) | |
| 343 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he plans to take, and on what timetable, to implement the results of the review of existing measures for protecting ancient semi-natural woodlands as set out in the Forestry Commission's England Forestry Strategy; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (72909) | |
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