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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Monday 22 March 1999
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Monday 22 March of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 22 March, of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order of Business. For Written and Oral Questions for answer from Tuesday 23 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. |
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| 1 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was his Department's budget in cash terms and at 1998-99 prices for (a) 1992-93 to 1998-99 and (b) his estimate for 1999-2000 to 2001-02. |
| (77331) | |
| 2 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he expects to be able to lift the ban on the sale of beef-on-the-bone. |
| (78117) | |
| 3 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what grants are available from (a) Her Majesty's Government and (b) the European Union to farmers in (i) Lancashire and (ii) Chorley to help them to diversify. |
| (78118) | |
| 4 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will permit expenditure by the Milk Marketing Council on generic advertising. |
| (78025) | |
| 5 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to adopt an early retirement scheme for farmers; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78023) | |
| 6 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will allow abattoirs to operate under the rules of the Date Based Export Scheme for part of each week whilst operating normally on other days. |
| (78022) | |
| 7 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reason the EU decided not to enlarge United Kingdom milk quotas until 2003. |
| (78020) | |
| 8 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what percentage of cattle passports have been incorrectly issued in the past six months. |
| (78019) | |
| 9 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish the agenda for the forthcoming EC Fisheries Council of 30th March. |
| (78395) | |
| 10 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to provide financial assistance to those farmers who provide new opportunities for access to their land by horseriders; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78220) | |
| 11 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many fishing vessels were found to have underdeclared their engine capacity in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (78329) | |
| 12 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many fishing vessel owners have notified his Department that they intend to convert to freeze trawlers. |
| (78330) | |
| 13 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list each EU country which applies quotas and species bans to its recreational fishermen; and if he will make a statement. |
| (77567) | |
| 14 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of the numbers of anglers who fish from charter boats off the South Devon coast; how many fish they catch; and how their catches affect fish stocks in the area. |
| (77566) | |
| 15 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he has taken to review the over thirty months scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78211) | |
| 16 N | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what are the terms of reference of the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs. |
| (77997) | |
| 17 N | Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask Mr Attorney General, what progress has been made in the establishment of a register to record membership of the freemasons in the Crown Prosecution Service. |
| (78051) | |
| 18 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Employment regarding terms and conditions for teachers accompanying groups of pupils visiting the Millennium Dome. |
| (78165) | |
| 19 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the impact on the New Millennium Experience Company's budget for the Dome of granting free access to school parties. |
| (78178) | |
| 20 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many awards have been won by the British Tourist Authority's overseas offices in the last 12 months; and if he will provide details in each case. |
| (77998) | |
| 21 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if meetings of the National Lottery Commission will be held in public. |
| (78168) | |
| 22 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans there are to publish the minutes of meetings of the National Lottery Commission. |
| (78180) | |
| 23 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans have been made to offer free travel for school parties visiting the Dome; at what cost; and who will be liable for the cost. |
| (78177) | |
| 24 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) rail companies, (b) coach and bus operators and (c) other travel operators regarding discounted or free travel arrangements for school parties visiting the Millennium Dome. |
| (78036) | |
| 25 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the effect on overall visitor numbers to the Dome of the policy of granting free access to school parties. |
| (77999) | |
| 26 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received from composers concerning the abolition of the Performing Rights Society subsidy; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78179) | |
| 27 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Employment regarding the cost of overnight accommodation for parties of school children and teachers visiting the Millennium Dome. |
| (78167) | |
| 28 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77965) | |
| 29 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the cost of extending the current TV licence concessions for sheltered accommodation to all people of pensionable age. |
| (77892) | |
| 30 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the local authorities to which Ministers have written urging greater spending on local services within their portfolio area. |
| (77957) | |
| 31 N | Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action he is taking to retain the headquarters of the Commonwealth Games Federation in England; and if he will make a statement. |
| [R] (77977) | |
| 32 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times allied aircraft have fired at (a) Iraqi aircraft and (b) Iraqi installations from outside the no-fly zones since the conclusion of Operation Desert Fox. |
| (77226) | |
| 33 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times Iraqi aircraft have violated the no-fly zones (a) in the five years preceding Operation Desert Fox and (b) since the conclusion of Operation Desert Fox. |
| (77229) | |
| 34 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times allied aircraft have fired at Iraqi aircraft and installations in the no-fly zones when allied aircraft have been initially locked on by Iraqi forces (a) in the five years preceding Operation Desert Fox and (b) since the conclusion of Operation Desert Fox. |
| (77230) | |
| 35 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times allied aircraft have fired at Iraqi aircraft and installations in the no-fly zones without being initially locked on by Iraqi forces (a) in the five years preceding Operation Desert Fox and (b) since the conclusion of Operation Desert Fox. |
| (77231) | |
| 36 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what would be the effect on passenger carriage capacity of the proposed reduction in Tristar flights to the Falklands. |
| (78390) | |
| 37 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Biwater Company over targeting sites in the area of the Al Taji factory in outer Baghdad. |
| (78030) | |
| 38 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the approximate weight of ordnance fired against targets in Iraq on Monday 15th March. |
| (78054) | |
| 39 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was his Department's budget in cash terms and at 1998-99 prices for (a) 1992-93 to 1998-99 and (b) his estimate for 1999-2000 to 2001-02. |
| (77334) | |
| 40 | Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions in the last year for which figures are available there has been an allegation of (i) rape and (ii) sexual assault within the United Kingdom by a member of the armed forces; and in each case (a) how long a time elapsed before the civil police were informed, (b) if the alleged victim was advised and assisted to ensure there was no inadvertent destruction of evidence, (c) if charges were brought, and (d) where a conviction was secured, what sentences were imposed. |
| (78325) | |
| 41 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets were set for the Territorial Army recruitment activities held on Saturday 13th March; and what assessment he has made of their impact. |
| (78226) | |
| 42 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the total cost of the recent overhaul of HMS 'Illustrious'. |
| (78227) | |
| 43 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the Territorial Army units in Wales, indicating which are classed as being in (a) North Wales and (b) South Wales. |
| (78116) | |
| 44 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Mid Norfolk of 21st January, Official Report, column 529, on outstanding compensation cases, if he will indicate the year of submission of each claim for compensation on the grounds of (a) post-traumatic stress disorder and (b) physical injury; and if he will categorise them according to the geographical region where it is alleged the injuries were sustained. |
| (78174) | |
| 45 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of requalification for (a) 155 mm artillery projectiles, (b) 105 mm artillery projectiles, (c) 120 mm tank projectiles, (d) rocket motors for Sea Wolf and Sea Skua missiles and (e) explosives for ejector seat systems; and what is his estimate of the proportion of the cost that is met from his Department's funds. |
| (78190) | |
| 46 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quotations have been obtained from overseas suppliers for the supply of ammunition products previously supplied by Royal Ordnance Bishopton. |
| (78185) | |
| 47 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the overseas countries from which the United Kingdom currently obtains ammunition products; and if he will list the value of each contract. |
| (78187) | |
| 48 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the contract to supply artillery shell propellant from Sanchem; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78192) | |
| 49 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ammunition products for United Kingdom military use will have to be subject to requalification procedures by his Department. |
| (78189) | |
| 50 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessments have been made of the security of supply provided by each of the United Kingdom's overseas ammunition suppliers; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78186) | |
| 51 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from the Department for Trade and Industry regarding the closure of Royal Ordnance Bishopton; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78183) | |
| 52 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what defence industrial considerations were taken into account in the award of the artillery shell propellant contract to Sanchem. |
| (78184) | |
| 53 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the impact of the current value of the South African Rand when awarding the artillery shell propellant contract to Sanchem; and what arrangements have been set in place in the contract with regard to exchange rate fluctuation. |
| (78193) | |
| 54 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with overseas ammunition suppliers in the past year; and if he will list the companies that have been consulted. |
| (78182) | |
| 55 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the memoranda of understanding that exist beween the United Kingdom and overseas ammunition suppliers. |
| (78188) | |
| 56 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which foreign governments have been consulted with regard to the re-sourcing of ammunition supplies to UK forces following the closure of Royal Ordnance Bishopton. |
| (78181) | |
| 57 N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of its overseas-based ammunition suppliers with respect to (a) security of supply, (b) exchange rate risk and (c) ability to supply ammunition promptly. |
| (78191) | |
| 58 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the targets attacked by British aircraft in the northern and southern no-fly zones of Iraq, together with relevant battle damage assessments since he last wrote to honourable Members with the details of earlier engagements. |
| (77976) | |
| 59 N | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on recruitment to the Territorial Army. |
| (75983) | |
| 60 | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the restrictions imposed by him on British (a) forces, (b) aircraft and (c) vessels travelling (i) to and (ii) from Gibraltar. |
| (78349) | |
| 61 | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the restrictions imposed on British (a) forces, (b) aircraft and (c) vessels travelling (i) to and (ii) from Gibraltar by the Spanish Government. |
| (78350) | |
| 62 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what discussions he has had with teaching unions regarding overnight accommodation costs and overtime payments for teachers accompanying parties of school children visiting the Millennium Dome. |
| (78166) | |
| 63 | Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many of the new IT learning centres announced in the Budget are to be developed in rural areas; and if he will list their locations. |
| (78310) | |
| 64 N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the number of vacancies notified to the Chelmsford JobCentre in each of the last six months for which figures are available. |
| (77813) | |
| 65 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the local authorities to which Ministers have written urging greater spending on local services within their portfolio area. |
| (77960) | |
| 66 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77966) | |
| 67 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans the Government has to extend the New Deal for the long-term unemployed to those unemployed for less than two years. |
| (77632) | |
| 68 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what was his Department's budget in cash terms and at 1998-99 prices for (a) 1992-93 to 1998-99 and (b) his estimate for 1999-2000 to 2001-02. |
| (77332) | |
| 69 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much money has been allocated to scientific equipment excluding computers in schools in the last five years. |
| (78233) | |
| 70 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many new scientific laboratories have been built in schools in the last five years. |
| (78232) | |
| 71 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to allocate resources for expenditure on scientific equipment and laboratories in schools over the next two years. |
| (78234) | |
| 72 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the Government funds allocated to private sector companies for the provision of training for employees in the form of (a) capital grants and (b) infrastructure grants in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78303) | |
| 73 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if additional staff will be required within his Department to register childcare clubs for children aged up to 14 years and up to 16 years in the case of disabled children. |
| (78289) | |
| 74 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current geographical spread of childcare clubs for children aged up to 14 years and up to 16 years in the case of disabled children in relation to projected demand. |
| (78292) | |
| 75 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of quality threshold assessors available to assess childcare clubs for children aged up to 14 years and up to 16 years in the case of disabled children. |
| (78290) | |
| 76 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what are the criteria for registration for clubs providing summer child care; and what is the minimum number of weeks for which clubs would have to provide such care in order to qualify. |
| (78237) | |
| 77 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what estimate he has made of (a) the demand for childcare clubs for children aged up to 14 years and up to 16 years in the case of disabled children and (b) the adequacy of current provision. |
| (78291) | |
| 78 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what estimate he has made of the extra cost to public funds to register clubs for children aged up to 14 years and up to 16 years in the case of disabled children. |
| (78282) | |
| 79 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to the oral statement by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 17th March, Official Report, columns 1143-4, under which Education Act clubs making provision for eight to 14 year olds, and eight to 16 year olds in the case of disabled children, will be registered. |
| (78283) | |
| 80 N | Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much money has been spent on the New Deal for 18 to 24 year olds in the West Sussex Coastal Plain Unit of Delivery. |
| (77912) | |
| 81 | Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list those schools in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire which received finances through the New Deal for schools; and in each case for what purpose the money was allocated. |
| (78312) | |
| 82 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what preparations are being made by OFWAT in respect of his responsibilities under the Competition Act 1998; what increase in staff is required; and what action is being taken to co-ordinate policy with the Director-General of Fair Trading. |
| (77687) | |
| 83 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77961) | |
| 84 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the local authorities to which Ministers have written urging greater spending on local services within their portfolio area. |
| (77956) | |
| 85 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on progress with the new National Air Traffic Control Centre. |
| (77689) | |
| 86 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the current rate of replacement is of Britain's housing stock (a) overall and (b) by region; and what estimate the Government has made of the rate at which Britain's housing stock needs to be replaced. |
| (77627) | |
| 87 N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much the Government plans to pay for the acquisition of the London Bridge City site proposed by CIT Markborough Ltd for the new Greater London Authority building. |
| (77817) | |
| 88 N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list each site for which outline proposals for a Greater London Authority building were proposed and the grounds on which they were deemed inappropriate for final selection. |
| (77822) | |
| 89 N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, who is the current owner of the London Bridge City site proposed by CIT Markborough Ltd for the new Greater London Authority building. |
| (77816) | |
| 90 N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) staff who will be located in and (b) visitors to the new Greater London Authority building in the London Bridge City site. |
| (77818) | |
| 91 N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the cubic capacity of the proposed Greater London Authority building on the London Bridge City site will be. |
| (77821) | |
| 92 N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of the (i) development of and (ii) equipping of the London Bridge City site as proposed by CIT Markborough Ltd for the new Greater London Authority building. |
| (77819) | |
| 93 N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what security measures have been taken to protect the London Bridge City site for the proposed Greater London Authority building since its designation was announced. |
| (77820) | |
| 94 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what are the performance indicators set for the Government Office for London, in dealing with planning inspectors' reports; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78333) | |
| 95 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time taken by the Government Office for London in processing planning inspectors' reports for each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78331) | |
| 96 N | Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to change the minimum age at which provisional or full driving licences may be issued for private cars. |
| (77562) | |
| 97 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many representations from local authorities complaining about the provisions of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 he has received since 1st May 1997. |
| (78057) | |
| 98 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the research by the Transport Research Laboratory into utility contractors' compliance with national specifications will be made available. |
| (78058) | |
| 99 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to improve the safety of passengers in balloons. |
| (78319) | |
| 100 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many accidents there have been involving power lines and passenger balloons in each of the last 10 years. |
| (78320) | |
| 101 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many (a) fatalities and (b) injuries have resulted from accidents involving passenger balloons in each of the last 10 years. |
| (78318) | |
| 102 N | Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the additional cost to public transport providers in the United Kingdom from the increases in fuel duty in the Budget. |
| (77909) | |
| 103 N | Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement regarding the prospects for a Worthing by-pass; and what new studies have been carried out by his Department on the A27 between Worthing and Lancing. |
| (77911) | |
| 104 N | Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his policy regarding ownership of regional airports by local councils. |
| (77910) | |
| 105 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will publish the agenda for the forthcoming EC Transport Council of 29th March. |
| (78393) | |
| 106 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he plans to announce measures to improve access to the countryside for horseriders and cyclists. |
| (78221) | |
| 107 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, for how long NATS has been negotiating with the preferred bidder, Sky Solutions, to agree the new Scottish air traffic control centre PFI; and if he will make a statement. |
| (77919) | |
| 108 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if it is his policy to implement the two centre strategy for air traffic management independently of any decision on the future structure and ownership of NATS; if implementation of this strategy will be mandatory for any future owner of NATS; and if he will make a statement. |
| (77923) | |
| 109 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the lead time required for construction and commissioning of a new Scottish air traffic control centre. |
| (77921) | |
| 110 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the scheduled operational date for the new Scottish air traffic control centre at Prestwick (a) was when the original tender documents were issued and (b) is currently. |
| (77920) | |
| 111 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what options for the procurement of a new Scottish air traffic control centre will be considered in response to decisions on the future structure of NATS; and if he will make a statement. |
| (77918) | |
| 112 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will publish the responses to the consultation on the proposed public private partnership for NATS. |
| (77924) | |
| 113 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the implications of a delay in commissioning a new Scottish air traffic control centre for (i) the airlines, (ii) air users and (iii) NATS in terms of (a) provision of services, (b) costs to service providers, (c) costs of continued use of existing air traffic control equipment at Atlantic House and (d) consequent costs of the control centre project; and if he will make a statement. |
| (77922) | |
| 114 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list those recommendations contained in the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency report on the technical audit of NATS new en route centre and future of air traffic management which NATS have implemented. |
| (77917) | |
| 115 | Ms Linda Perham (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to end the charging of the over 70s for renewing their driving licences. |
| (78301) | |
| 116 | Ms Linda Perham (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the costs to public funds of the subsidies and other financial incentives provided to the Canary Wharf development and associated Enterprise Zone since its establishment. |
| (78302) | |
| 117 | Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he proposes to announce the remaining members of the new Countryside Commission. |
| (78354) | |
| 118 N | Mr David Prior (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the average time taken for the determination by district auditors of challenges to town and parish councils with annual expenditure levels of under £100,000 in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (77190) | |
| 119 | Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress he has made on the proposals for noise mitigation on existing trunk roads announced in A New Deal for Trunk Roads in England. |
| (78304) | |
| 120 | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to amend section 113 of the Buildings Act 1984. |
| (78307) | |
| 121 | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received regarding section 113 of the Buildings Act 1984 in the last two years. |
| (78308) | |
| 122 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the actual impact of increased fuel duties since 1996 on the generation of pollutants against the estimates made. |
| (78321) | |
| 123 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what arrangements there will be to allow owners of classic cars to obtain leaded petrol from 1st January 2000. |
| (78305) | |
| 124 N | Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to publish estimates of the total amounts of (a) income tax, (b) VAT, (c) national insurance contributions, (d) other indirect taxes and (e) local taxes currently paid by typical families at varying multiples of average earnings in the format used on 3rd December 1981, Official Report, column 188; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78055) | |
| 125 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to make the savings income of people of pensionable age subject to the 10p tax rate announced in the Budget. |
| (77893) | |
| 126 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77967) | |
| 127 N | Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer to the Right honourable Member for Penrith and the Border and the honourable Member for Chingford and Woodford Green of 16th March, Official Report, column 642, from whom the PPS to the Chancellor received the draft Social Security Committee report. |
| (78157) | |
| 128 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the percentage of full-time workers in (a) Scotland, (b) each unitary local authority area in Scotland and (c) Great Britain earning in terms of gross pay (A) including and (B) excluding overtime, less than (i) £261.46, (ii) £241.86, (iii) £181.40 and (iv) £136.44 per week for the categories (1) male manual, (2) male non-manual, (3) all male workers, (4) female manual, (5) female non-manual, (6) all female workers, (7) all manual, (8) all non-manual and (9) all workers. |
| (78241) | |
| 129 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the average gross weekly earnings (a) including overtime and (b) excluding overtime for full-time workers in (i) Scotland, (ii) each unitary local authority area in Scotland and (iii) Great Britain for (A) all manual, (B) all non-manual and (C) all workers. |
| (78240) | |
| 130 | Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been derived by the Exchequer, since 1990, from the sale of (a) micro-film and other copies of United Kingdom 1841/1851 to 1991 decennial population census enumerators' books and (b) certified copies of 19th and 20th century United Kingdom birth, marriage and death certificates. |
| (78275) | |
| 131 | Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action has been taken to reduce the storage and maintenance costs for the United Kingdom 1841 to 1991 decennial census returns since Sir Peter Levine reported on them in 1997; and if any of the returns has been identified for early destruction. |
| (78268) | |
| 132 N | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a table showing (a) actual tax revenue and (b) national insurance revenue in each of the past three years, adjusted for inflation; and what estimates he has made for such revenues in the forthcoming year. |
| (77626) | |
| 133 | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total cost of mortgage tax relief in Scotland in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) 1997-98; and what it is estimated to be for 1998-99. |
| (78214) | |
| 134 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Action with Communities in Rural England on a VAT refund scheme for building projects which have received grant aid from public funds; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78286) | |
| 135 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it is his policy to apply the guidance in VAT Information Sheet 4/98--Local Authorities, Community Projects and VAT Recovery, to contracts entered into after 31st March 1999. |
| (78287) | |
| 136 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the outcome of discussions about the proposed withholding tax at the ECOFIN meeting on 15th March; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78204) | |
| 137 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the charging of VAT on repairs and improvements to village halls; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78288) | |
| 138 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the outcome of discussions about the future of duty free at the ECOFIN meeting on 15th March; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78205) | |
| 139 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the human rights situation in Russia. |
| (78382) | |
| 140 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the human rights situation in Moldova. |
| (78383) | |
| 141 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the human rights situation in Bulgaria. |
| (78386) | |
| 142 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the human rights situation in Romania. |
| (78384) | |
| 143 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the human rights situation in the People's Republic of China. |
| (78385) | |
| 144 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from Sandline International regarding the Government of Papua New Guinea; and if he will make a statement. |
| (77227) | |
| 145 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from the Government of Papua New Guinea regarding Sandline International; and if he will make a statement. |
| (77228) | |
| 146 N | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy regarding private companies based in the UK offering mercenary services. |
| (77252) | |
| 147 N | Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much each of the outgoing European commissioners is to receive in (a) salary, (b) pension and (c) other remuneration following their resignation; what the legal basis is upon which the payments are being made; and if he will place details of the remuneration packages in the Library. |
| (77994) | |
| 148 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will quantify the economic effects that the removal of the Lan Chile link will have on the people of the Falklands. |
| (78210) | |
| 149 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what encouragement his Department has given to the Government of the Falklands to diversify the islands agricultural base. |
| (78389) | |
| 150 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on tourism in the Falklands of the proposed reduction in Tristar flights to the Falklands. |
| (78388) | |
| 151 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to implement parts of the Amsterdam Treaty not included in the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1998. |
| (77692) | |
| 152 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was his Department's budget in cash terms and at 1998-99 prices for the years (a) 1992-93 to 1998-99 and (b) his estimate for 1999-2000 to 2001-02. |
| (77335) | |
| 153 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the current conflict in Eritrea; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78034) | |
| 154 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was the outcome of his discussions with the Armenian Foreign Minister. |
| (78035) | |
| 155 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 14th January, Official Report, column 254, for what reasons it is his policy not to reveal the prices received from the sale of departmental property. |
| (78033) | |
| 156 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what timetable the Fifth Committee of the United Nations is following in preparing its proposals to improve the arrangements for the future financing of the organisation; and when its proposals will next be discussed by the General Assembly. |
| (77628) | |
| 157 | Mr Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the murder of civilians in Waterloo, Sierra Leone; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78323) | |
| 158 | Sir Nicholas Lyell (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action his Department is taking in relation to the case of Ms Sandra Gregory, convicted on a drugs charge in Thailand. |
| (78225) | |
| 159 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral Answer to the Right honourable Member for Folkestone and Hythe of 16th March, Official Report, column 868, on Spain, what is the legal basis for his statement that no country has a veto on a United Kingdom application to join in arrangements made under the Schengen agreement. |
| (78399) | |
| 160 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the agenda for the forthcoming Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers meeting of 29th and 30th March. |
| (78394) | |
| 161 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he made and on what dates to the Head of the European Socialist Party concerning the January motions of confidence in the European Parliament on fraud and the Commission; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78397) | |
| 162 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist in the implementation of the START 2 Nuclear Missile Reduction Treaty. |
| (77975) | |
| 163 N | Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of Russian long-range nuclear warheads; and what steps he has recently taken to encourage a reduction in that number. |
| (77974) | |
| 164 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 17th March, Official Report, columns 682-3, if, when the response to the Note Verbale is received from the Government of Dubai, he will (a) inform the honourable Member for New Forest West and (b) place the response in the Library. |
| (78136) | |
| 165 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 17th March, Official Report, columns 682-3, how long he plans to wait for a response from the Government of Dubai before making representations. |
| (78114) | |
| 166 N | Mr William Thompson (West Tyrone): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Statement of 17th March, if he will list the British overseas territories that comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights. |
| (78000) | |
| 167 | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the instructions given to (a) the Governor of Gibraltar and (b) the Royal Gibraltar Police regarding the enforcement of the laws restricting fishing in Gibraltar's territorial waters. |
| (78352) | |
| 168 | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the agreement reached with the Spanish Government on fishing by Spanish trawlers in Gibraltar's territorial waters. |
| (78351) | |
| 169 N | Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 11th March, Official Report, column 373, on restraint techniques, what responsibility (a) the Mental Health Commissioner has and (b) other official bodies have to collect information on deaths that occur in mental health institutions. |
| (77690) | |
| 170 N | Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems his Department require to be in place in mental health institutions to deal with medical emergencies resulting from the use of (a) control and restraint techniques and (b) drugs. |
| (77629) | |
| 171 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures have been included in the proposals to create a new community NHS trust in South West London to address the recurrent financial deficit of the former Roehampton Trust. |
| (77815) | |
| 172 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date he published the conditions for spending each of the new grants announced in his White Paper for Social Services. |
| (77954) | |
| 173 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77970) | |
| 174 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the local authorities to which Ministers have written urging greater spending on local services within their portfolio area. |
| (77958) | |
| 175 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) professional and (b) other relevant background of lay members of primary care groups. |
| (77953) | |
| 176 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to commission a national epidemiological study into chronic fatigue syndrome/ME. |
| (77854) | |
| 177 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was his Department's budget in cash terms and at 1998-99 prices for (a) 1992-93 to 1998-99 and (b) his estimate for 1999-2000 to 2001-02. |
| (77333) | |
| 178 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) guidelines and (b) regulations his Department has regarding (i) the notification of relatives and (ii) the information, support and guidance offered to relatives after a death in a mental health institution. |
| (77338) | |
| 179 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those countries from which organs for transplant have been received in the past 12 months. |
| (78001) | |
| 180 N | Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the additional costs to ambulances and other medical vehicles in West Sussex resulting from fuel duty increases in the Budget. |
| (77914) | |
| 181 N | Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many road vehicles deployed in the NHS are fuelled by road fuel gases; and what plans he has to encourage the use of more such vehicles. |
| (77916) | |
| 182 N | Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provisions he has made to compensate health authorities for the additional costs resulting from fuel duty increases in the Budget. |
| (77915) | |
| 183 N | Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates he has made of the additional costs to ambulances and other medical vehicles resulting from fuel duty increases in the Budget. |
| (77913) | |
| 184 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department makes available to the public on the quality and performance of cancer care services; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78222) | |
| 185 N | Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many repeat cervical smears were taken as a result of inadequate smears in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (77564) | |
| 186 N | Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women died from cervical cancer in the United Kingdom, and what was the percentage of PAP tests falsely diagnosed as positive, in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (77563) | |
| 187 N | Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the estimated detection rate for cervical cancers of the human papellonavirus test used in conjunction with the PAP test; what trials are taking place within the NHS of HPV testing; and if he will make a statement. |
| (77565) | |
| 188 | Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full service agencies for inter-country adoption are registered in the United Kingdom. |
| (78326) | |
| 189 | Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the job description of the Section Head (Adoption) in his Department. |
| (78306) | |
| 190 | Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adoption applications for adoption within the UK were received in each year since 1990; and of these how many resulted in adoptions. |
| (78328) | |
| 191 | Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adoption applications for inter-country adoptions were received in each year since 1990; and how many of these resulted in adoptions being completed. |
| (78327) | |
| 192 | Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were taken into long-term public care in each year from 1990 to 1998; and how many adoptions from the care system were effected in each of those years. |
| (78322) | |
| 193 | Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department collects statistics on the number and percentage of ethnic minority people who are sectioned under the Mental Health Acts in such a way as to identify the number and percentage sectioned by individual general practitioners. |
| (78359) | |
| 194 | Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the estimated surplus or deficit of each (a) health authority and (b) hospital and other trust in the West Midlands for the last five years. |
| (78223) | |
| 195 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what transitional arrangements he plans to make in respect of the costs arising from the realignment of the Metropolitan Police District boundary with the Greater London administrative boundary. |
| (77814) | |
| 196 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77971) | |
| 197 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the local authorities to which Ministers have written urging greater spending on local services within their portfolio area. |
| (77959) | |
| 198 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the rates of sick leave reported in each police force in each of the last three years. |
| (78391) | |
| 199 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers took early retirement on health grounds in each police force in each of the last three years. |
| (78387) | |
| 200 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to review funding for the WRVS in the light of Government policy not to assist charities' core activities. |
| (77925) | |
| 201 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on staffing levels in each Fire Service area. |
| (77693) | |
| 202 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answers of 18th March, Official Report, column 721, and 11th March, Official Report, column 332, on life prisoners, on the basis of what evidence the Parole Board decided that Mr Tangney fulfilled the conditions that the life sentence prisoner is trustworthy enough not to abscond. |
| (78270) | |
| 203 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the minimum period a life sentence prisoner must serve before being considered for transfer to an open prison. |
| (78269) | |
| 204 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) guidelines and (b) regulations his Department has regarding (i) the notification of relatives and (ii) the information, support and guidance offered to relatives after a death in (1) prison and (2) police custody. |
| (77337) | |
| 205 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to seek to introduce a new crime of corporate manslaughter. |
| (78238) | |
| 206 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the working group operating under the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council to finalise the draft Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance containing proposals for cooperation on the interception of telecommunications. |
| (78392) | |
| 207 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will update his Answer of 9th July 1998, Official Report, column 590, on strip searches; if he will list the conclusions and recommendations of the review of strip searching procedures; and if he will place a copy of the final report in the Library. |
| (78175) | |
| 208 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will revise police recording methods so that statistics on road traffic accidents involving horseriders and horses are separately collated; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78224) | |
| 209 N | Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing the Government's proposals for registering membership of the freemasons in the police, prison and probation services in respect of (i) the establishment of the voluntary register, (ii) the introduction of compulsory registration for new appointments or appointments on promotion and (iii) the arrangements for making the information available to the public. |
| (78052) | |
| 210 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire expects to make a decision relating to the suspension and investigation of DS McElroy. |
| (78208) | |
| 211 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what explanation he has been given for the continued suspension of DS McElroy following the Crown Prosecution Service's decision not to pursue charges. |
| (78212) | |
| 212 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what have been the costs of the suspension and investigation of DS McElroy from the Nottinghamshire Constabulary since 10th April 1997. |
| (78206) | |
| 213 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will refer the case of DS McElroy to the Chief Inspector of Constabulary for a report on (a) the cost and conduct of the investigation, (b) compliance with regulations, (c) the status of the participating witness in the investigation and (d) the impact of the investigation on the explosives case which DS McElroy had been working on. |
| (78209) | |
| 214 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the case of DS McElroy was not referred to the Police Complaints Authority under the Police (Complaints) (Mandatory Referrals etc.) Regulations 1985. |
| (78207) | |
| 215 | Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what regulations govern prisoners writing to addresses registered as Post Office box numbers; and what security considerations apply. |
| (78358) | |
| 216 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set up an Immigration and Nationality Directorate office in Cardiff. |
| (78230) | |
| 217 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, as representing the House of Commons Commission, what was the cost of the processing and publication of Early Day Motions in each of the last three years; how many staff were employed to administer them; and at what cost. |
| (77568) | |
| 218 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up her Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77969) | |
| 219 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list all bilateral aid to each of the dependent territories in (a) 1995-96, (b) 1996-97 and (c) 1997-98. |
| (78037) | |
| 220 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77962) | |
| 221 | Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his Answer of 26th February, Official Report, columns 479-80, on Kent Magistrates' Court Committee, if he will set out the circumstances of the one potential incident; and if he will list (a) the official or officials involved, (b) the nature of the fraud or mismanagement and (c) what advice or recommendations have been made by his Department. |
| (78309) | |
| 222 | Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what was the cost to the Legal Aid Budget of cases brought by the Serious Fraud Office in each year since 1995-96. |
| (78219) | |
| 223 | Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what proportion of the Legal Aid Budget was spent on cases prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office, broken down into (i) contested cases and (ii) pleas of guilty, in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (78218) | |
| 224 N | Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the latest figures are for the declaration of membership of the freemasons among the judiciary, together with the numbers from whom replies have not yet been received; and if he will break down the figures between (a) the professional judiciary and magistrates and (b) men and women. |
| (78053) | |
| 225 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what was the deficit on the Legal Aid Board administration account for (a) 1996-97 and (b) 1997-98; and what is the estimated deficit for 1998-99. |
| (78353) | |
| 226 | Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what are the total annual storage and maintenance costs for all 1841/51 to 1991 decennial census returns. |
| (78317) | |
| 227 | Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many (a) United Kingdom and (b) non-United Kingdom organisations have purchased, since 1991, micro-film or other copies of 1891 census enumerators' books for England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. |
| (78276) | |
| 228 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up her Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77973) | |
| 229 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what are the main stages in an investigation conducted by the Complaints and Discipline Department of the Royal Ulster Constabulary; what is the average time taken to complete each stage; and how many complaints have been processed and completed over each of the last three years. |
| (78164) | |
| 230 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what are the main stages in an investigation conducted by the Independent Commission for Police Complaints; what is the average time taken to complete each stage; and how many complaints have been processed and completed over each of the last three years. |
| (78170) | |
| 231 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will update her Answer of 3rd November 1998, Official Report, column 488, on prisoners to indicate how many prisoners applied to the Prison Sentence Review Commission for an accelerated release date by 31st December 1998; in how many cases the Commission made a determination; and for unsuccessful applications, what reasons were given. |
| (78158) | |
| 232 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she had with the Chief Constable of the RUC before deciding not to appoint either of the two short-listed candidates as the new Independent Police Ombudsman. |
| (77630) | |
| 233 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many press releases were issued by the Northern Ireland Police Authority between 10th February 1998 and 31st December 1998; and how many of these notices were posted on the Police Authority Internet web site. |
| (78160) | |
| 234 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will update the Answer of 2nd November 1998, Official Report, column 363, on terrorist organisations, (a) to indicate the profile of the politically-motivated prison population in Northern Ireland by location, status and perceived affiliation and (b) to indicate the estimate of prisoner releases for each perceived affiliation projected for each quarter up to 30th September 2000. |
| (78159) | |
| 235 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what is the projected estimate and breakdown of the annual budget of the Office of the Police Complaints Ombudsman; how many staff will be employed for the first three years of operation; and at what salary grades. |
| (78171) | |
| 236 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what response the Northern Ireland Prison Service has made to Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons' report on HMP Maze; and if she will place a copy of the response in the Library. |
| (78162) | |
| 237 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what is her estimate of how many investigations will be conducted by the Office of the Police Complaints Ombudsman over its first three years. |
| (78172) | |
| 238 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many press releases were issued by the Northern Ireland Prison Service between 31st May 1997 and 31st December 1998; and how many of these notices were posted on the Prison Service Internet web site. |
| (78161) | |
| 239 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if the Chief Constable of the RUC has a veto on the appointment of the Independent Police Ombudsman. |
| (77631) | |
| 240 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what are, in each of the last four years for which figures are available, the principal items of expenditure contributing to the total annual budget of the Independent Commission for Police Complaints; and how many staff were employed and at what salary grades. |
| (78169) | |
| 241 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what were, in each of the last four years for which figures are available, the principal items of expenditure contributing to the total annual budget of the Complaints and Discipline Department of the Royal Ulster Constabulary; and how many officers and staff were employed in that Department, and at what salary grades. |
| (78163) | |
| 242 | Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the previous Aughalane Bridge was destroyed; and what was the purpose of destroying it. |
| (78271) | |
| 243 | Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what is the projected cost for the reconstruction of the Aughalane Bridge; what proportion of the bridge is in Northern Ireland; and what are the respective shares of the total cost of reinstatement to be borne by British and Irish Republic public funds. |
| (78274) | |
| 244 | Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what has been the cost of approach roadworks relating to the Aughalane Bridge reconstruction for each year since preparations commenced; and to what extent approach works in the Irish Republic have been (a) managed, (b) paid for and (c) subsidised by the Department of the Environment (NI). |
| (78273) | |
| 245 | Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many terrorist attacks took place on civilians on the road between Aughalane Bridge and Teemore Cross (a) prior to and (b) after the destruction of the previous bridge; if she will give details of the deaths and injuries inflicted; and what was the total compensation paid by the Northern Ireland Office as a result. |
| (78272) | |
| 246 | Mr John D. Taylor (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pupils at Derryboy Primary School applied for enrolment in the academic year 1998-99 into Saintfields High School; how many of these pupils were (i) accepted and (ii) rejected; and what proposals she has to increase parental choice for secondary education in non-integrated schools for pupils leaving Derryboy Primary School. |
| (78235) | |
| 247 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the President of the Council, what was the cost of the production of claim forms for (i) the Members' Car Allowance Scheme, (ii) the Members' constituency mileage continuation sheets, (iii) C1 reimbursement, (iv) C2 direct payment and (v) C3 direct payment secretarial claim forms; how many staff are employed to administer them; and at what cost in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (77625) | |
| 248 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 16th March, Official Report, column 573, if he will have discussions with the Iraqi authorities about increasing the role of the UN in the distribution of medical supplies in central and southern Iraq. |
| (78029) | |
| 249 N | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library his analysis showing that the amount of tax, in pounds, to be paid in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000, (c) 2000-01 and (d) 2001-02 will not increase as a result of the proposals put forward by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
| (77996) | |
| 250 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library a copy of his letter despatched to the Head of the European Socialist Party concerning the January motions of confidence in the European Parliament on fraud and the Commission; who else received copies; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78396) | |
| 251 | Dr Lewis Moonie (Kirkcaldy): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement regarding the functions and responsibilities of the Lord Advocate in connection with the implementation of the Scotland Act 1998. |
| (78277) | |
| 252 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77963) | |
| 253 N | Mr Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on what basis the sites of (a) the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, (b) the City Hospital and (c) the Dental Hospital, Edinburgh were valued prior to disposal; and what assumptions his Department made about their future development. |
| (77855) | |
| 254 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) each of Scotland's local authorities and when these consultations took place and (b) COSLA and with whom the discussions took place on the return of water to local authority control. |
| (77336) | |
| 255 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was his Department's budget for (a) agriculture, (b) the fishing industry and (c) transport and roads in cash terms and at 1998-99 prices for each year between 1995-96 and 1998-99 and what estimate he has made in each case for each year from 1999-2000 to 2001-02. |
| (77330) | |
| 256 | Mrs Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on the financial support provided by his Department to fox control associations. |
| (78334) | |
| 257 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, for what reason figures on the cancellation of hospital admissions by health boards for the quarters ending 31st March 1997 to 31st December 1998 are not available for hospitals in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area. |
| (78228) | |
| 258 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish a detailed breakdown of expenditure by each health board in Scotland in the current financial year. |
| (78027) | |
| 259 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish, for each health board in Scotland, the allocation given to health boards to purchase health care in their areas in the current financial year. |
| (78026) | |
| 260 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total cost of pay was for chairmen, directors and senior managers of health boards in Scotland in the current financial year. |
| (78028) | |
| 261 | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the value of the public sector tenants' right to buy discounts in 1997-98. |
| (78215) | |
| 262 | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many decrees were granted by Sheriff courts for the repossession of owner-occupied homes for each quarter of 1998. |
| (78216) | |
| 263 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimates he has made of the likely level of savings or increased expenditure arising from the new disability allowance review regime. |
| (77891) | |
| 264 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what evaluation he has made of the effectiveness of the training undertaken by staff conducting Benefit Integrity Project interviews. |
| (77890) | |
| 265 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77968) | |
| 266 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, for what period disability living allowance recipients whose cases were examined by the Benefit Integrity Project will be excluded from the new checking regime. |
| (77889) | |
| 267 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Pendle of 8th March, Official Report, column 52, on unclaimed benefits, what factors caused the error in the data; and when he expects to conclude his review of relevant data. |
| (77995) | |
| 268 N | Mr Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if social security benefits previously paid out will be recoverable from the compensation payments recently announced for miners suffering from (a) emphysema, (b) bronchitis and (c) vibration white finger; and if he will make a statement. |
| (78137) | |
| 269 N | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what budgets have been allocated for each of the three phases of the Single Gateway pilot schemes. |
| (78115) | |
| 270 N | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many pensioners will benefit from the uprating of the minimum income for pensioners in line with earnings at the next benefit uprating; and what this number is as a proportion of the total number of pensioners receiving the basic state pension. |
| (78039) | |
| 271 N | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many pensioner households have weekly incomes of (a) £65 to £70, (b) £71 to £75, (c) £76 to £80, (d) £81 to £85, (e) £86 to £90 and (f) over £90 in the case of single pensioner households, and of (i) £110 to £120, (ii) £121 to £130, (iii) £131 to £140, (d) £141 to £150 and (e) over £150 in the case of pensioner couples. |
| (78041) | |
| 272 N | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if the uprating of the minimum income for pensioners will be in line with earnings at each annual uprating. |
| (78038) | |
| 273 N | Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many pensioners will become eligible for income support directly as a result of the uprating of the minimum income for pensioners. |
| (78040) | |
| 274 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of the installation cost of the entire Benefits Agency/POCL system. |
| (78315) | |
| 275 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what are the projected savings to public funds of (a) the piloting of and (b) each of the first five years of the operation of the Benefits Agency/POCL system. |
| (78314) | |
| 276 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what proportion of households receive their main income from (a) work and (b) benefits for each decile of the income distribution below average income, and for each of the last 10 years. |
| (78024) | |
| 277 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what were the installation costs of the piloted Benefit Agency/POCL system. |
| (78313) | |
| 278 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the percentage of benefit (i) claimants and (ii) recipients of state pensions who have neither a bank account nor a National Savings Account. |
| (78231) | |
| 279 | Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of the final out-turn figure for the Benefits Integrity Project in terms of net expenditure; and if he will estimate the amounts of (a) under and (b) over payments identified. |
| (78324) | |
| 280 | Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the number of people receiving the higher rate of disability living allowance; and of these the number who have (a) had their benefit (i) reduced and (ii) stopped and (b) had their benefit increased. |
| (78316) | |
| 281 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answers of 3rd February, Official Report, columns 674-76, on income support and family credit, if he will publish further figures showing how many (a) two-parent and (b) one-parent families have dependent children aged (i) under 12 months, (ii) one to two years, (iii) three to four years, (iv) five to 10 years, (v) 11 to 15 years and (vi) 16 to 18 years; and if these figures and those in his earlier answers relate to the whole of the United Kingdom. |
| (78332) | |
| 282 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the number of (a) pregnant and (b) lactating mothers receiving (i) income support and (ii) family credit. |
| (78278) | |
| 283 N | Mr David Rendel (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the cost of extending the bereavement allowance to unmarried partners. |
| (78032) | |
| 284 N | Mr David Rendel (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the cost of increasing the disregard in the bereavement benefits to (a) £20, (b) £30, (c) £40 and (d) £50. |
| (78031) | |
| 285 | Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the (a) number and (b) percentage of former contributors to the National Insurance Scheme who are not entitled to a state retirement pension. |
| (78285) | |
| 286 | Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the average time taken for the CSA to review child maintenance following a request. |
| (78284) | |
| 287 | Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people since 1995 who had been receiving invalidity benefit failed the work test when they applied for incapacity benefit. |
| (78280) | |
| 288 | Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many successful appeals there have been against a refusal of incapacity benefit for the years 1996 to date. |
| (78281) | |
| 289 | Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what percentage of children aged (a) under five years and (b) five to 15 years from two-parent families in the United Kingdom were in families in receipt of family credit in each of the last five years. |
| (78279) | |
| 290 | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of expenditure on housing benefit in Scotland in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 1998-99, for (i) public sector tenants, (ii) housing association tenants and (iii) other private sector tenants. |
| (78213) | |
| 291 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what preparations are being made by OFTEL in respect of his responsibilities under the Competition Act 1998; what increase in staff is required; and what action is being taken to co-ordinate policy with the Director-General of Fair Trading. |
| (77686) | |
| 292 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what preparations are being made by the Energy Regulator in respect of his responsibilities under the Competition Act 1998; what increase in staff is required; and what action is being taken to co-ordinate policy with the Director-General of Fair Trading. |
| (77688) | |
| 293 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77972) | |
| 294 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of measures taken to deal with the millennium bug in Britain's (a) nuclear and (b) conventional power stations. |
| (77691) | |
| 295 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) businesses and (b) British oil companies operating in the North Sea which have adequately dealt with the millennium bug to date. |
| (77694) | |
| 296 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many representations from local authorities complaining about the provisions of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 he has received since 1st May 1997. |
| (78056) | |
| 297 | Mr John Healey (Wentworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he plans to publish (a) the report of the MMC inquiry into Milk Marque and (b) his Department's response to the report; and if he will set out the terms of reference of the inquiry. |
| (78236) | |
| 298 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to extend the minimum wage provisions to those workers employed over 12 miles offshore. |
| (78239) | |
| 299 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to announce his response to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission's inquiry on the milk market. |
| (78021) | |
| 300 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in the last financial year for which figures are available and in each case estimating the financial sums involved, if he will list (a) the top 10 companies by volume of exports from Great Britain to the Republic of Ireland, (b) the top 10 companies by volume of imports from the Republic of Ireland to Great Britain, (c) the top 10 products in volume exported from Great Britain to the Republic of Ireland and (d) the top 10 products by volume imported from the Republic of Ireland to Great Britain. |
| (78176) | |
| 301 | Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action the Government is taking to ensure that non-working surfaces on cooking and heating appliances do not reach dangerously high temperatures. |
| (78355) | |
| 302 | Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many cases have been brought under the product liability provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 1987; and what level of damages has been awarded by the courts. |
| (78356) | |
| 303 | Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will introduce a statutory mandatory product recall requirement for domestic applicances. |
| (78357) | |
| 304 N | Mr Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the oil spills from BHP platforms in Liverpool Bay on (a) 2nd March and (b) 6th March; and if he will make a statement. |
| (77955) | |
| 305 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what involvement fleet managers have had in drawing up his Department's Green Transport Plan. |
| (77964) | |
| 306 | Mr Denzil Davies (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the names of the members of the Euro Task Force for Wales. |
| (78348) | |
| 307 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many applications were received in (a) 1996, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998 from farmers to join Tir Cymen; what area of land they represented; how many were approved; and what area of land they represented. |
| (77858) | |
| 308 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the differences between the Tir Cymen scheme and the Countryside Stewardship scheme operated in England. |
| (77859) | |
| 309 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is the total area of land covered by the Tir Cymen scheme; and what is the area covered by the scheme within the less favoured areas and its proportion of the total less favoured area. |
| (77857) | |
| 310 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what was the total budget allocated to Tir Cymen for each of the last three years |
| (77860) | |
| 311 | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the expenditure by (a) local authorities and (b) the WDA on the development of out of town retail parks in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (78229) | |
| 312 N | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in selecting contractors for completion of the future aircraft carriers. |
| [Question Unstarred] (75972) | |
| 313 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the state of negotiations on organising the working time of the sectors excluded from the scope of the Working Time Directive; for which sectors the United Kingdom has indicated its (a) agreement and (b) opposition to inclusion; and if a clear qualified majority already exists for these sectors. |
| [Transferred] (78398) | |
| 314 | Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway): To ask Mr Attorney General, how many cases were presented by the Serious Fraud Office as (a) contested cases and (b) pleas of guilty in (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1997-98 and (iii) 1998-99. |
| [Transferred] (78217) | |
| 315 | Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if people eligible for the working families tax credit will receive free prescriptions. |
| [Transferred] (78311) | |
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