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Session 1998-98 Publications on the internet The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 26 February 1999 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 26 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 Friday 26 February, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business. For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Monday 1 March, 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.

FRIDAY 26th FEBRUARY
1	Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will invoke EU Treaty Article 36 to prevent the importation of pigmeat which does not meet the same standards of production as required in the United Kingdom.
	[R] (73793)
2	Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what progress he has made in authorising the production of saleable meat and bonemeal from rendering plants specifically dedicated to the by-product of pig abattoirs.
	[R] (73794)
3	Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what progress he is making in monitoring the compliance of British retailers with their undertaking to sell only pork and pigmeat products derived from pigs produced in the United Kingdom.
	[R] (73795)
4	Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of whether the volume of pigmeat imported into the United Kingdom is consistent with the number of pigs produced in other countries without sow stalls and tethers and without feed containing MMB.
	[R] (73796)
5	Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many abattoirs are dedicated to beef export.
	[R] (73797)
6	Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what discussions he has had with Treasury Ministers about the prohibition of putting farmers' corporation tax on the same basis as farmers' income tax in terms of offsetting trading losses against future profit; and what was the outcome of those discussions.
	[R] (73798)
7	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd February, Official Report, columns 190-1, concerning nv CJD, at what level of risk it ceases to be possible to specify the statistical risk of dying from nv CJD as a result of eating beef-on-the-bone products.
	(73784)
8   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the outcome of the departmental stocktake meeting on genetically modified goods held on 22nd February.
	(73724)
9	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the organisations which Ministers have met since 1st August 1998 in connection with the Government's policies on women's issues.
	(73958)
10	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the subject areas within his Department which have relevance to an information campaign on Britain's membership of a single currency regime.
	(73750)
11   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to consult on the relaxation of restrictions on ownership of national (a) analogue radio licences and (b) digital radio multiplex licences.
	(73145)
12   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the Statutory Instruments made under paragraph 11(5) of Part III of Schedule 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1990; and what plans he has for further statutory instruments under that provision.
	(73146)
13   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which (a) bodies and (b) individuals advise the (i) Independent Television Commission and (ii) Radio Authority on religious broadcasting.
	(73147)
14   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who appoints members of the Central Religious Advisory Committee; and if he will list the membership of that body.
	(73195)
15   N	Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates he has visited the headquarters site of the UK Sports Institute since December 1997.
	(73563)
16	Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the actions taken by his Department further to the testing of nuclear devices by (a) India and (b) Pakistan.
	(73978)
17   N	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the future of the Old Gym at Caerwent military base.
	(73649)
18   N	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about progress towards a best supplier agreement between his Department and Royal Ordnance.
	(73648)
19	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army and (b) Royal Navy personnel have been dismissed for drugs related offences in each of the last five years.
	(73792)
20	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft the (a) Army and (b) Royal Navy have lost in accidents in each of the last five years; and what was the cost of the aircraft.
	(73786)
21	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many female pilots are currently serving in the (a) RAF and (b) Royal Navy; and how many are in training.
	(73789)
22	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army and (b) RAF personnel have been killed in aircraft accidents in each of the last five years.
	(73791)
23	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) RAF and (b) Royal Navy personnel have been dismissed for bullying, or related offences, in each of the last five years.
	(73788)
24	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the attributed cause of each (a) RAF and (b) Royal Navy aircraft crash in the last five years.
	(73787)
25   N	Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his assessment of the risk to UK armed forces' safety and capability of having no UK-based manufacturer of ammunition and rocket propellant after closure of the Royal Ordnance Factory at Bishopton.
	(73391)
26   N	Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the Defence Scientific Advisory Committee's 1997 report on the manufacture of gun and rocket propellant in the UK.
	(73393)
27   N	Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance was given by the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency to Somchem/Denel in preparing its tender for the modular charge system contract recently awarded to them.
	(73390)
28   N	Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in calculating the savings to be achieved from awarding the modular charge system contract to Somchem/Denel what account he took of (a) possible qualification costs to be incurred in the future by other suppliers of propellants, (b) the cost of the loss of the Bishopton factory as a competitor for the supply of propellants, (c) the cost of extra stocks of propellant needed to offset the risks to supply associated with a foreign competitor and (d) the cost of any failure to supply by Denel.
	(73392)
29   N	Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) air launched and (b) cruise missiles have been procured from the USA in the past decade; and what missile purchases other than Rapier the USA has made from the UK in that period.
	(73559)
30	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultations he plans in relation to the review of services discipline and law announced in the Strategic Defence Review White Paper.
	(73775)
31	Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the level of the direct financial contribution to further and higher education made by industry for the last year for which figures are available; and if he will break down this amount by (a) in-company training, (b) other forms of vocational training and (c) non-vocational studies.
	(73976)
32   N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what proportion of adults are qualified to NVQ (a) level 3 and (b) level 4; and what the figures were in each year from 1992.
	(73389)
33	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what representations he has received concerning performance-related pay for teachers; and if he will make a statement.
	(73973)
34	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what representations he has received concerning the pay levels of non-teaching support staff following the implementation of the Single Status Agreement in North Yorkshire.
	(73975)
35	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what representations he has received on levels of education funding in North Yorkshire schools following the setting of the education standard spending assessment.
	(73974)
36   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what percentage of Employment Service offices are accessible by wheelchair.
	(73143)
37   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 16th February, Official Report, column 706, what figures have been submitted by Gloucestershire County Council to his Department as to the cost of upgrading Didbrook School, following the proposed closure of Toddington School and a subsequent amalgamation of the two schools on the Didbrook site.
	(73156)
38   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to assess the continuing suitability of those on the Government Zoo Inspectors Lists A and B.
	(73726)
39   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what standards his Department uses to determine whether a (a) circus and (b) zoo elephant has been excessively shackled; and if he will make a statement.
	(73727)
40   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what guidance he has given Government Zoo Inspectors on action to be taken in respect of elephants which have been excessively shackled.
	(73728)
41   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what criteria are used in assessing the suitability of people to be appointed to Government Zoo Inspectors' List A and Government Zoo Inspectors List B.
	(73725)
42	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many private toll roads there are; and if he will list them.
	(73752)
43	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when was the last occasion on which a junction was built within two kilometres of another on a trunk road.
	(73748)
44   N	Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 15th February, Official Report, column 445, what consultation is taking place regarding further assistance and protection for homeless people; what representations he has received on the restoration of a duty to fund permanent housing; when he plans to complete his consideration of the further steps to be taken referred to in his Answer; and if he will make a statement.
	(73526)
45   N	Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what strategy he has to meet the need for social housing over the next 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
	(73517)
46	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received concerning the threat of retaliatory measures against Concorde flights from Britain to the US following the imposition of environmental measures to ban hush-kit aircraft from the 1st April 2002 in Europe.
	(73971)
47	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many miles of (a) footpaths and (b) bridleway in England and Wales are not fully open or easily negotiable according to Countryside Commission criteria.
	(73967)
48	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the section of railway line from Warcop to Appleby in Cumbria was sold; to whom; and for what price.
	(73951)
49	Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the estimated annual cost to local authorities for the removal of chewing gum from paved areas; and if he will make a statement.
	(73895)
50	Mr Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list for each notifable authority in England the band D council tax for 1999-2000 and the change over that for 1998-99 in (a) cash and (b) percentage terms.
	(73928)
51   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to introduce legislation to ensure that all new buildings have wheelchair access to all floors via front and back doors.
	(73137)
52   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the revenue support grant for Gloucestershire for the last five years for which figures are available; and what revenue support grant he is providing for 1999-2000.
	(73140)
53   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with bus companies about introducing wheelchair-accessible low-level buses; what plans he has to speed up the introduction of such buses; and if he will make a statement.
	(73141)
54   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with local councils about the design of kerbs with regard to wheelchair accessibility; if he has discussed kerb design with charities for the blind; and if he will make a statement.
	(73142)
55   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with Railtrack regarding the displaying of information which can be understood by blind people; what discussions he has had regarding the quality of broadcasts made on stations about the relaying of train information; and if he will make a statement.
	(73144)
56   N	Mrs Gillian Shephard (South West Norfolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will give the reasons for not calling in the planning applications for a new ground for Coventry City Football Club, retail and other development at Foleshill Gasworks.
	(73564)
57	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will set out the negotiating position of the UK delegation to the bio-safety protocol discussions in Cartagena, Colombia; what support Britain gave to proposals from the Miami Group; and at what stages Britain supported moves which would exempt genetically-modified ingredients from the clear labelling and advance notification proposals.
	(73980)
58	Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how non-fuel-poor households are defined in figure D of his Department's Background Paper on Fuel Poverty and Current Government Programmes; and if he will make a statement.
	(73774)
59	Jackie Ballard (Taunton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the amount of revenue lost through British road hauliers taxing their vehicles in other EU countries and purchasing fuel there for United Kingdom journeys.
	(73767)
60	Sir Richard Body (Boston and Skegness):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on his policy towards the European Commission's proposals on the production of euro coins; what rules will apply in the United Kingdom; what is meant by the proviso that such production should not change the image of the euro; what legal recourse there will be when a breach of this proviso occurs; what is the definition of European territory covered by this proposal; and if he will make a statement.
	(73768)
61	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department follows Cabinet Office guidance on how to conduct public consultations.
	(73959)
62   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with tobacco warehouse owners in Belgium about sales to United Kingdom customers; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (73283)
63	Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the actions taken by his Department further to the testing of nuclear devices by (a) India and (b) Pakistan.
	(73979)
64	Sir Richard Body (Boston and Skegness):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will deposit in the Library a copy of the presentation made by the United Kingdom delegation to the seminar on information about the EU held in Brussels on 27th March 1998; and if he will make a statement on the role of the Information Working Group in respect of the conclusions of this seminar.
	(73770)
65	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the governments of (a) India and (b) Pakistan on religious freedom within those countries; and if he will make a statement.
	(73891)
66   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reasons were given by President Milosevic for not travelling to the Rambouillet talks.
	(73384)
67   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he took when he discovered that the Foreign Affairs Committee's draft report on Sierra Leone had been passed to his office in January.
	(73631)
68   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Zimbabwe concerning its plans to nationalise land.
	(73388)
69   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chilean Government concerning (a) British Airways flights to Santiago and (b) Lan Chile flights to Spain.
	(73386)
70   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the (a) complete and (b) partial (i) copies and (ii) drafts of select committee reports, apart from the one relating to Sierra Leone from the Foreign Affairs Committee, which he has received before publication.
	(73577)
71   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussion he has held with the Governor of the Falklands concerning flights to the Falklands from (a) Chile, (b) Uruguay and (c) Brazil.
	(73385)
72   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when (a) he, (b) Ministers, (c) his Department's officials and (d) special advisers first saw a copy of the draft report from the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sierra Leone.
	(73635)
73   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish all his Department's correspondence with the honourable Member for Dundee West since his appointment to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
	(73634)
74   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reasons the Chilean Government has given for recognising Argentina's claim over the Falklands.
	(73387)
75   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if (a) he, (b) his officials, (c) his special advisers and (d) his Ministers provided (i) assistance and (ii) advice to the honourable Member for Dundee West in the drafting of amendments to the Foreign Affairs Committee draft report on Sierra Leone.
	(73633)
76	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish his Department's collation and assessment of responses to its public consultations.
	(73960)
77	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received about the cost to Zimbabwe of the miliary expedition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and about the sources of the finance for the operation.
	(73954)
78	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance he plans to give to the National Constitutional Assembly of Zimbabwe to encourage democracy in Zimbabwe.
	(73955)
79	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 Zimbabwean Government about its decisions to send troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	(73956)
80	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 Zimbabwean Government about the arrest and detention of the journalists Grace Kwinjeh, Farai Muncazi and Fernando Goncalves.
	(73953)
81	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he or his officials last met representatives of the National Constitutional Assembly of Zimbabwe.
	(73952)
82   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of India regarding attacks made on Christians; if he has discussed the provision of protection for India's Christians; and if he will make a statement.
	(73148)
83   N	Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions concerning genetically-modified foods and crops have taken place at Chevening since 1st May 1997.
	(73515)
84   N	Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when and how he was made aware of certain key conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sierra Leone.
	(73702)
85   N	Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what means the copy of the draft report of the Foreign Affairs Committee Sierra Leone inquiry which was sent in the second week in January was delivered to his office.
	(73574)
86   N	Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when (a) he and (b) his ministers first saw the copy of the draft report of the Foreign Affairs Committee Siera Leone inquiry sent to his office during the second week of January; and what he did with the draft report.
	(73576)
87   N	Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what use was made by (a) him, (b) his ministers, (c) his Department's PPSs, (d) advisers and (e) officials of the draft report of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sierra Leone.
	(73704)
88   N	Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with whom, and when, he discussed the draft report of the Foreign Affairs Committee Sierra Leone inquiry which was sent in the second week in January.
	(73575)
89   N	Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when (a) the Minister who signed the written Answer to the honourable Member for Chesham and Amersham of 16th February, Official Report, column 751, and (b) the officials who drafted the written answer first learnt of the fact that a copy of the draft report had been received in his Department.
	(73636)
90   N	Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Minister of State, the honourable Member for Manchester Central, his PPS, his advisers, or civil servants, had sight of or discussions about the Foreign Affairs Committee's Sierra Leone (i) report, (ii) draft report and (iii) amendments or selected details of the draft or final version before 8 a.m. on Tuesday 9th February.
	(73699)
91   N	Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who was responsible for the leaks to him subsequent to the leak of the full draft of the Foreign Affairs Committee report on Sierra Leone.
	(73696)
92   N	Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he took to report to the House the leak of the key conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sierra Leone referred to in his Answer of 23rd February, to the honourable Member for Chesham and Amesham, Official Report, column 259.
	(73701)
93   N	Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who in his office saw the leaked draft of the Foreign Affairs Committee's Report on Sierra Leone; if it was discussed with him; and if it was discussed with or shown to other Ministers, PPS's, civil servants or special advisers.
	(73698)
94   N	Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what actions he took when he received the leaked draft report of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sierra Leone in the second week of January; and what actions he took when he received subsequent leaks of the report's key conclusions.
	(73697)
95   N	Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what actions he took to report the leak of the draft report of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sierra Leone to (a) the House and (b) the Committee.
	(73700)
96	Mr David Amess (Southend West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial incentives are being offered to clinicians and para-medical staff to reduce present waiting lists.
	(73883)
97	Mrs Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to revise the 1993 good practice guidance on black and ethnic minorities in the NHS.
	(73882)
98	Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to maintain the work and methodology of Health Services Accreditation for use by the NHS.
	(73894)
99   N	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice is given by his Department to trusts about their liability for injury to nurses and ancillaries arising from them lifting or moving patients.
	(73708)
100   N	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many days lost and early retirements there were in the past 10 years arising from nurses and ancillary staff suffering injury consequent upon their lifting or moving patients; and if he will make a statement.
	(73705)
101   N	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice is given to nurses and ancillaries in (a) hospitals and (b) domiciliary situations about the methods and extent to which they are authorised to lift or move patients; and if he will make a statement.
	(73707)
102   N	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if all trusts employing nurses and ancillary staff are required to insure them against injury arising from the lifting or moving of patients.
	(73706)
103	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if it is his policy to establish chronic pain management progammes in the NHS on the model of that at St Thomas' Hospital in London.
	(73949)
104	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will institute a full public inquiry on the links between Myodil and arachnoiditis.
	(73948)
105	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what are the terms of reference of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
	(73957)
106	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what warnings are given to patients of the dangers of myelography.
	(73950)
107	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a no-fault compensation scheme for those who have suffered from arachnoiditis as a result of medical treatment.
	(73947)
108	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd February, Official Report, columns 134-5, on departmental reviews, if he will give an estimated publication date for each of the reviews which have yet to publish their reports.
	(73966)
109	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if it is his policy that invasive procedures carried out in the course of spinal treatment should be replaced by safer practices.
	(73968)
110	Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultations he has had with (a) nurses and (b) other healthcare practitioners on joint training for new doctors.
	(73755)
111	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) ministers and (b) officials used (i) RAF aircraft and (ii) chartered aircraft for official purposes in 1998, broken down by (A) date, (B) cost and (C) Civil Service grade of passenger.
	(73963)
112   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide funding for centres for deaf and blind people (a) in Gloucestershire and (b) nationally; and if he will make a statement.
	(73136)
113   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with officials from the Gloucestershire Health Authority regarding the impact on services of the 1999-2000 financial settlement; and if he will make a statement.
	(73139)
114	Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the NHS of the medication for the treatment of asthma in (a) 1997 and (b) 1998.
	(73925)
115	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors underlie the proposed re-constitution of the Bookmakers' Committee; what representations he has received; and if he will make a statement.
	(73785)
116   N	Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his oral statement of 22nd February, Official Report, column 21, if he will describe the procedure to be used in the inquiry by his Permanent Secretary into the unauthorised publication of extracts from the Macpherson Report; when he expects the inquiry to be completed; and if he will make a statement.
	(73518)
117   N	Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his oral statement of 22nd February, Official Report, column 21, how many copies were in circulation of the Macpherson Report prior to 21st February and who had access to them; what steps were taken to preserve the security of the report; and if he will make a statement.
	(73525)
118	Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list for each airport to which an airline liaison officer has been posted, the number of people who have been prevented from boarding planes as a result of action taken by the officers.
	(73888)
119	Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a summary and analysis of the responses to the 1997 White Paper on asylum and immigration.
	(73890)
120	Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the countries currently considered to be in upheaval for the purpose of determining asylum claims.
	(73889)
121	Mr Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many serving police officers there were in the London Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames (a) on 1st May 1997 and (b) at the latest available date.
	(73927)
122   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with senior police officers of Gloucestershire Constabulary concerning the impact on services of the 1999-2000 financial settlement; and if he will make a statement.
	(73138)
123   N	Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last met members of the British Horseracing Levy Board; and what was discussed.
	(73514)
124   N	Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the British Horseracing Levy Board's financial plan.
	(73513)
125	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers under the age of 18 years are currently detained.
	(73782)
126	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the criteria for the detention of asylum seekers in Her Majesty's prisons.
	(73778)
127	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what are the criteria for the administrative detention of asylum seekers who have not been (a) tried or (b) convicted of a criminal offence.
	(73779)
128	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been detained for over six months (a) in Her Majesty's prisons and (b) elsewhere.
	(73780)
129	Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to promote the establishment on international framework for asbestos control in Third World countries.
	(73964)
130   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to visit Zimbabwe.
	(73729)
131   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on her Department's policy of linking aid to good governance and human rights in (a) Zimbabwe, (b) Burma, (c) Vietnam and (d) Cuba.
	(73731)
132   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the World Bank concerning developments in Zimbabwe.
	(73730)
133	Mr David Amess (Southend West):    To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what discussions he has had with the Legal Services Ombudsman on the performance of the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors.
	(73884)
134	Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):    To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the media interviews connected with their official duties which he and the Lord Chancellor have given since the introduction of the Access to Justice Bill [Lords].
	(73886)
135	Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):    To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Norwich North of 16th February, Official Report, columns 723-4, what was the cost to his Department of preparing, publishing and distributing (a) the booklet entitled Working for Justice: a Guide to the Lord Chancellor's Department and (b) the publication entitled Modernising Justice: A Summary of the Government's Proposal.
	(73885)
136	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd February, Official Report, column 44, what representations he has received on proposals to amend scriveners' jurisdiction from sources other than the Scriveners' Company.
	(73972)
137   N	Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):    To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will make a statement on his plans to reorganise the magistrates' courts and their administration in West Sussex.
	(73516)
138	Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will increase the permitted level of expenditure per household for connection to mains sewage disposal; and if she will make a statement.
	(73983)
139	Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what is the estimated annual cost of providing free travel on public transport for pensioners in Northern Ireland.
	(73984)
140	Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many persons in Northern Ireland are registered as pensioners; and how many (a) males over 65 years and (b) females over 60 years use concessionary fare schemes.
	(73985)
141	Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the permitted level of expenditure per household for providing new sewage disposal provision was last determined; and what sum is used as the basis for determining the viability of a new project.
	(73982)
142	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what has been the value of beef exports from Northern Ireland following the lifting of the ban; and if she will make a statement.
	(73751)
143	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) ministers and (b) officials travelled first class on commercial aircraft for official purposes in 1998, broken down by (i) date, (ii) cost and (iii) Civil Service grade of passenger.
	(73961)
144	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on (a) publicity, (b) advertising and (c) press relations in each month of 1998, broken down by department.
	(73892)
145	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on hospitality and entertainment in each month of 1998, broken down by department.
	(73893)
146	Sir Richard Body (Boston and Skegness):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the nature of the material evaluated in preparing the periodic terrorism threat assessment document.
	(73771)
147   N	Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd February, Official Report, column 39, on departmental asset sales, if he will give details of the two fixed related assets which have been sold; what the sales processes were in each case; and if he will make a statement.
	(73732)
148   N	Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral statement of 23rd February, Official Report, columns 179-184, if he will list the Ministers in each department responsible for euro preparation.
	(73519)
149   N	Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral statement of 23rd February, Official Report, columns 179-184, what estimate he has made of the cost to private sector business of conversion to the euro.
	(73520)
150   N	Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral statement of 23rd February, Official Report, columns 179-184, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public sector of conversion to the euro.
	(73521)
151   N	Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral statement of 23rd February, Official Report, columns 179-184, what estimate he has made of government expenditure necessary to inform the public of the facts regarding the euro.
	(73522)
152   N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):    To ask the Prime Minister, when he or his officials, his special advisers or Parliamentary Private Secretary first had access to a copy of the report on Sierra Leone as agreed by the Foreign Affairs Committee.
	(73632)
153   N	Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):    To ask the Prime Minister, when (a) he, (b) his officials, (c) his advisers and (d) his PPS were first made aware of certain key conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sierra Leone.
	(73703)
154   N	Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne):    To ask the Prime Minister, when he knew that a copy of the draft report of the Foreign Affairs Committee's Sierra Leone inquiry had been sent to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the second week of January.
	(73573)
155	Sir George Young (North West Hampshire):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral statement of 23rd February, Official Report, column 193, when he will respond to the Committee on Standards in Public Life's recommendations on conduct of referendums.
	(73965)
156	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many women qualify for widow's benefit payments.
	(73753)
157	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many state pensioners received the winter fuel allowance in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(73783)
158	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what was the total amount of money paid in cold weather payments in 1998.
	(73781)
159   N	Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what representations he has received proposing the making of the (a) basic state pension, (b) SERPS/state second pension, (c) private personal pensions, (d) LISAs, (e) contracted-out/contracted-in occupational pensions, money-purchase/final salary, (f) FURBs, (g) AVCs and (h) FSAVCs into a more simplified system of pension provision.
	(73394)
160   N	Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency will respond to the letter from the honourable Member for Aylesbury of 22nd December about his constituent (N.I. reference ZW755428A), receipt of which was acknowledged by the Benefits Agency on 8th January ref. 7932.
	(73630)
161   N	Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many of those who will no longer be eligible for (a) severe disablement allowance and (b) incapacity benefit have savings of (i) over £8,000 and (ii) between £3,000 and £8,000.
	(73512)
162   N	Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of the number those who will lose the bereavement allowance after six months who will have savings of (a) between £3,000 and £8,000 and (b) over £8,000.
	(73523)
163   N	Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what savings he has estimated as a result of his proposal measures to reduce under-occuptation of social housing; and on what assumptions his estimate is based.
	(73524)
164	Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the actions taken by his Department further to the testing of nuclear devices by (a) India and (b) Pakistan.
	(73977)
165	Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on his Department's support for the UK photovoltaic industry.
	(73926)
166	Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 10th February, Official Report, column 224, what was the average award made to those canteen workers where cases have been settled.
	(73962)
167   N	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if mixed oxide fuel and the materials which will be returned to BNFL's customers abroad after reprocessing are capable of being modified more easily than spent fuel for use in nuclear weapons.
	(73560)
168   N	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the production and export of MOX fuel and other nuclear materials which will be returned to BNFL's overseas customers after reprocessing are consistent with the terms of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
	(73561)
169   N	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reasons armed vessels with armed escorts are required to accompany shipments of MOX fuel and other nuclear material from BNFL to its overseas customers.
	(73562)
170   N	Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will name the Ministers in his Department who are regular users of the new electronic red boxes.
	(73693)
171	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Office regarding the impact of oil exploration near St Kilda.
	(73929)
172	Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what preliminary work his Department has undertaken on the establishment of cross cutting committees on (a) equal opportunities and (b) Europe, in the National Assembly.
	(73776)
173	Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will undertake the necessary preliminary work for the establishment by the National Assembly of a cross-cutting committee on sustainable development.
	(73777)
174	Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many autism specific places are provided in Wales within (a) residential provision, (b) mainstream services, (c) specialist autism spectrum disorder services, (d) pre school services and (e) higher education.
	(73749)
175   N	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list by (a) title, (b) name of author and (c) date of receipt the advice that he has received about the (1) environmental and (2) health consequences of the (i) growth and (ii) sale of genetically-modified crops in the United Kingdom; and if he will publish that advice.
	[Transferred] (73511)
176	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the (a) number, (b) type and (c) locations of genetically-modified crops grown in (i) North East Cambridgeshire, (ii) Cambridgeshire and (iii) East Anglia.
	[Transferred] (73943)
177	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the (a) number, (b) type and (c) location of genetically-modified crop testing sites in (i) North East Cambridgeshire, (ii) Cambridgeshire and (iii) East Anglia.
	[Transferred] (73944)
178	Mr Roger Casale (Wimbledon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the United Kingdom's energy needs were met by renewable energy sources (a) in 1979 and (b) in 1997.
	[Transferred] (73887)
179	Mr Roger Casale (Wimbledon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people are currently employed in the generation of energy from renewable sources (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in other member states of the European Union.
	[Transferred] (73772)
180	Mr Roger Casale (Wimbledon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people in the United Kingdom are currently employed in the production of electricity from (a) wind power, (b) solar power and (c) wave power.
	[Transferred] (73773)
181	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will assess the benefits of introducing a universal housing benefit scheme covering both rent and mortgage payments.
	[Transferred] (73747)
182	Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision will be made in National Health Service funding 1999-2000 to independent providers of residential and nursing care to meet the cost of pay increases awaredd to nurses and auxiliary nurses; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (73981)
183	Sir Richard Body (Boston and Skegness):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the role of his Department in assisting the Commission to prepare EU document 98/1457.
	[Transferred] (73790)
184	Sir Richard Body (Boston and Skegness):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the state of the negotiations concerning the end of the derogation established by Directive 89/617/EEC relating to the harmonisation of units of measurement.
	[Transferred] (73769)
185	Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many medical school courses offer cross-disciplinary training for primary healthcare staff.
	[Transferred] (73754)
186	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if the proposed levy to fund the Food Standards Agency will apply to food vendors at local markets.
	[Transferred] (73933)
187	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many businesses in North East Cambridgeshire were assessed by the Government to be exceptionally vulnerable to the effects of the proposed levy to fund the Food Standards Agency.
	[Transferred] (73932)
188	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many businesses in North East Cambridgeshire will be liable for the proposed Food Standards Agency levy, broken down by businesses employing (a) under 10 people, (b) 11 to 50 people, (c) 51 to 100 people and (d) over 101 people.
	[Transferred] (73930)
189	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the money collected in North East Cambridgeshire from the proposed levy to fund the Food Standards Agency will come from small businesses.
	[Transferred] (73931)
190	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will estimate the number of businesses in North East Cambridgeshire which will come under regulatory control of the proposed Food Standards Agency, broken down into those which employ (a) under 10, (b) 11 to 50, (c) 51 to 100 and (d) over 101 people.
	[Transferred] (73945)

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