Order Book Part 1

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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 7 May 1999

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 7 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

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 7th MAY

1
   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on whether the rendering process carried out by approved rendering plants guarantees the denaturing of the prion thought to be responsible for BSE/nvCJD.

(83741)

2
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will recommend guidelines to other Government departments as to (a) when it is appropriate to instruct Queen's Counsel and (b) how much it is appropriate to pay Queen's Counsel; and if he will make a statement.

(83548)

3
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask Mr Attorney General, what plans he has to discuss with the Bar Council guidelines for fees for Queen's Counsel instructed on government or government agency business.

(83549)

4
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current strength of SFOR in Bosnia-Herzegovina; and what is the total United Kingdom contribution.

(83487)

5
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of the extent of collateral damage caused by NATO air raids in (a) the Belgrade suburb of Banjica and (b) Aleksinac.

(83490)

6
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what external advice he (a) sought and (b) received about the appropriateness of the retirement package of the recently retired principal of Wirral Metropolitan College.

(83691)

7
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will place copies of the draft reports prepared for the FEFC by the inspectors of Wirral Metropolitan College in the Library.

(83690)

8
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will call for a report from the FEFC on the decision of the previous directors of Wirral Metropolitan College to award an enhancement of eligible service to the recently retired Principal of Wirral Metropolitan College.

(83689)

9
   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to increase the opportunities for children to engage in music, arts and drama by an expansion of after-school clubs.

(83592)

10
   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will publish figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency showing the numbers of part-time and full-time mature students who entered higher education in (i) 1996, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 1998.

(83590)

11
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the eventual total cost of the M11 Link Road; and on what date it is expected to be fully completed.

(83598)

12
   Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with Railtrack about its ability to demonstrate that it can meet the requirement set by the regulator to provide an extra 42 paths of the slow line of the West Coast Mainline after Passenger Upgrade II.

(83694)

13
   Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had about the ability of Railtrack to demonstrate the practicality of its timetable for trains on the slowlines after the Passenger Upgrade II.

(83695)

14
   Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with Railtrack about its statements relating to the needs of people travelling on the Euston to Rugby stretch of the West Coast Mainline in the company's network management statement and its capacity study.

(83693)

15
   Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress is being made on the West Coast Mainline upgrade; and if the programme is progressing (a) to schedule and (b) to budget.

(83696)

16
   Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to publish the timetable for the proposed development of the West Coast Mainline.

(83698)

17
   Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will publish the guidelines for the Passenger Partnership Fund.

(83699)

18
   Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to ensure that Railtrack considers the reasonable requirements of train operators for growth on the West Coast Mainline.

(83697)

19
N   Mr Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 30th April, Official Report, column 292, concerning the opening of the Stratford to North Greenwich phase of the Jubilee Line extension, if he will define late Spring.

(83380)

20
   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in how many instances in each of the last five years for which figures are available, a request for change of the sex recorded on a driving licence was (a) received and (b) acted upon.

(83571)

21
   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress he has made in commissioning the M6 corridor transport study; and what timetable he has agreed.

(83743)

22
   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what guidance he has issued to prospective consultants in respect of consultation with the public as part of the proposed multi-modal transport studies.

(83746)

23
   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what opportunities there will be for local stakeholders to be involved in drawing up the terms of reference for the proposed multi-modal transport studies.

(83745)

24
   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what guidance he has issued in respect of the geographical scope of multi-modal studies; what area the proposed M6 corridor transport study will cover; and which major routes will be included other than the M6.

(83744)

25
   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what proportion of the proposed climate change levy he plans to redirect to develop energy efficiency measures with particular emphasis on small to medium sized enterprises; and what plans he has to extend the option for negotiating tradeable permits.

(83704)

26
   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the long-term objectives of the proposed climate change levy; and what assessment he has made of the effect the climate change levy will have on non-intensive energy users.

(83705)

27
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the difference in the estimate between the number of euro coins required for UK participation in the single currency set out in the Outline National Changeover Plan and that indicated in his Answer of 18th June 1997, Official Report, column 239, on the Euro.

(83734)

28
   Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the basis for his proposal to give the Financial Services Agency and its staff statutory immunity.

(83700)

29
   Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, Official Report, column 642, on pensions, what large financial penalties are currently incurred by members moving from an occupational pension scheme; and how a pooled pension investment could be used to reduce these.

(83706)

30
   Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the charges and tax incentives of CAT marked ISAs to encourage fund managers to provide managed equity funds to savers.

(83702)

31
   Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to publicise the meaning of a CAT standard.

(83701)

32
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the budgets from which the extra funding for aid to the Kosovan refugees is being taken.

(83562)

33
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was the total cost of developing the design guidelines for implementing the proposal for a new identity for Britain, as finalised in the booklet, Britain, Creativity, Innovation and Quality; how many booklets were printed; for what audience; and for what purpose.

(83747)

34
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of non-residence visa applications (a) in 1997 were and (b) currently are, decided within 24 hours; and what extra finances are being directed to meet the relevant key departmental performance target.

(83735)

35
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will define the terms of the performance target for his Department of securing at least 250,000 UK jobs from foreign direct investment by March 2002; and what assessment he has made of the present number of UK jobs currently maintained by foreign direct investment.

(83736)

36
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the pay grade of the Minority Ethnic Liaison Officer; and what are his duties.

(83730)

37
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the (a) remit, (b) cost and (c) activity of the working group of young officials to monitor implementation of his Department's modernisation programme; how many times it has met; what documents and recommendations it has produced; and what actions have, as a result, been taken by him.

(83731)

38
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of his Department (a) in 1997 were and (b) currently are made up of (i) minority ethnic groups and (ii) disabled people; and what extra funds are being directed to reach the related key performance target.

(83733)

39
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what expenditure has been made on reaching the Key Departmental performance target of upgrading obsolete information technology; to which systems the target refers; and how many units were affected.

(83732)

40
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if (a) GCHQ are promoting the wider use of the encryption services by offering specialised IT security courses, (b) personal data are required to be processed with respect to that promotion and (c) he will make a statement on his Department's application of the provisions of the Data Protection Acts to such processing.

(83792)

41
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) employees and (b) diplomats accredited to the Zimbabwe High Commission are entitled to diplomatic immunity.

(83552)

42
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many children over the age of majority living in the United Kingdom as part of the household of employees or diplomats of the Zimbabwe High Commission are entitled to diplomatic immunity.

(83551)

43
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he proposes to take in relation to Mr X, who has claimed diplomatic immunity in relation to an alleged serious assault on Mr Y, details of the incident and the identities of Mr X and Mr Y having been supplied by letter to his Department.

(83550)

44
N   Dr John Marek (Wrexham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer on 26th April, Official Report, column 35, what approach he will adopt in considering applications for full British citizenship from Ilois who do not hold full citizenship of another country.

(83379)

45
   Mr Michael Trend (Windsor):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment Her Majesty's Government has made, following the decision of the US Justice and Treasury departments to unfreeze the assets of Mr Suleh Idris, of whether Mr Idris's El Shifa plant in Khartoum was involved in chemical weapon's production.

(83728)

46
   Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the British High Commission in Pakistan is taking to assist Mrs J. Badar-ud-Din, a British citizen who is in Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan; how many visits staff from the High Commission have paid her; and what representations he has received from her family.

(83596)

47
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received concerning the whereabouts of Dr Ibrahim Rugova; what attempts have been made to contact him; and with what results.

(83485)

48
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the current position in respect of Turkey's application to become a member of the European Union.

(83488)

49
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people were displaced from their homes in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the conflict there; and how many have since returned.

(83491)

50
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what co-operation is being afforded NATO in its operation against Yugoslavia by Croatia.

(83493)

51
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contact Her Majesty's Government has had with the Democratic League of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

(83484)

52
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from Montenegro in respect of the military action in Yogoslavia.

(83486)

53
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role is being played by Turkey in NATO's operations in Yugoslavia.

(83489)

54
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is Her Majesty's Government's policy in respect of the return of refugees to Krajina; and what representations have been made to Croatia in respect of their return.

(83492)

55
N   Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when Her Majesty's Government first made direct contact with the Kosova Liberation Army; and how many meetings there have been between Her Majesty's Government and that organisation since.

(83494)

56
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for improving public awareness amongst men of the benefits of self-testing for testicular cancer, with particular reference to the highest-risk age group; and if he will make a statement.

(83597)

57
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase public awareness of health issues affecting men; and if he will make a statement.

(83638)

58
   Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the demands on the health service arising from Kosovar refugees arriving in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

(83737)

59
   Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of Kosovar refugees he estimates will need NHS (a) primary care and (b) hospital treatment within one month of arrival.

(83738)

60
   Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet the Secretary of State for the Home Department to discuss what account should be taken of existing health authority waiting lists in determining where Kosovar refugees are placed.

(83739)

61
   Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to place all National Health Service scientific and technical staff, together with support grades, within a pay review body; and if he will make a statement.

(83727)

62
   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 4th May, Official Report, columns 357-8 when doctors will be able to prescribe and dispense Buprenorphine to patients using the FP10 prescribing form.

(83786)

63
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made with plans to hold an international conference for the Harmonisation of Technical Standards for the Registration of Medicinal Products.

(83789)

64
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the issue of establishing a proper licensing system for medicines used in the treatment of children is given the highest priority at a European level.

(83788)

65
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to examine the experience of the United States in the licensing and regulation of medicines used on children; and if he will make a statement.

(83790)

66
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to press the European Commission to monitor the implementation of EU guidance on the licensing of medicines used in the treatment of children.

(83787)

67
   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to extend the scope of the EU Working Time Directive to include junior hospital doctors.

(83776)

68
   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase overtime rates for junior hospital doctors.

(83775)

69
   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the number of hospital consultancy posts; and if he will make a statement.

(83785)

70
   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much iophendalyte was purchased by the National Health Service in each financial year from 1969-70 until 1987-88.

(83793)

71
   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date the first faulty Sensolog 2033T was reported to the Medical Devices Agency; and if he will make a statement.

(83587)

72
   Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria he uses to record incidents of self-harm in prison.

(83593)

73
   Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of self-harm occurred in prison between April 1998 and March 1999 broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) category of prisoner.

(83594)

74
   Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the results achieved by the Prison Service on each of its key performance indicators (a) in each prison and (b) on average, in the last year; and if he will make a statement.

(83708)

75
   Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to respond to UNHCR's request that national governments keep formalities to a minimum to speed up the evacuation of refugees from Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

(83802)

76
   Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate have been assigned to work on the evacuation of refugees from Kosovo to the United Kingdom.

(83803)

77
   Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to assist local authorities and other organisations with the funding of services required in relation to the evacuation of refugees from Kosovo to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

(83801)

78
   Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the consultation process in place in relation to the establishment of the Criminal Records Bureau; what representations he has received concerning the establishment of the Bureau; and when the Bureau will be operational.

(83709)

79
   Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list each private finance initiative undertaken with his Department; if he will give the date the initiative started, the companies involved and whether any payments have been reduced to reflect performance against the contract; and if he will make a statement.

(83707)

80
   Mr Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh North and Leith):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list for the period April 1998 to March 1999 (a) the number of occasions on which prisoners were placed in seclusion rooms and (b) the average number of hours spent per occasion in seclusion.

(83692)

81
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to restrict the use of the criminal conviction certificate to employment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the steps that he is taking to ensure that the availability of criminal conviction certificates will not increase recidivism.

(83795)

82
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the terms of reference of the review of the law on retaining personal data relating to DNA profiles taken from persons for elimination purposes; and if the Data Protection Registrar has been asked to contribute to the review.

(83797)

83
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if (a) the Security Service has taken over the responsibility of promoting the risk analysis methodology CRAMM from the CCTA and (b) personal data are required to be processed in order to promote the software; and if he will make a statement on how his Department will apply to provisions of the Data Protection Acts to such processing.

(83798)

84
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from the Data Protection Registrar (a) on the application of Sections 28 and 29 of the Data Protection Act 1998 to the Security Service and (b) on provisions in Clauses 11 and 12 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill.

(83791)

85
   Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce regulations to prohibit unrestricted transfer of personal data from electoral rolls to persons in countries which offer an inadequate level of protection; what conclusion his departmental working party has reached on access to electoral data for non-electoral purposes; and if he will make a statement.

(83796)

86
   Mr Michael Colvin (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the effect of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998 on the automatic right of access on request to any recorded material taped in a public place by CCTV.

(83570)

87
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women were listed on his Department's paedophilia file on the latest date for which figures are available.

(83586)

88
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women were held in detention centres for immigration offences on 30th April.

(83589)

89
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women were serving prison sentences and being held under rule 43 in prisons in England and Wales on 30th April.

(83584)

90
   Mrs Llin Golding (Newcastle-under-Lyme):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for the reception and care of unaccompanied refugee children from Kosovo who arrive in the UK.

(83588)

91
   Ms Tess Kingham (Gloucester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is his current estimate of the impact on the voluntary sector of the proposed charges for criminal record checks at the Criminal Records Bureau.

(83572)

92
   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia currently detained under Immigration Act powers have applied for asylum in the United Kingdom since 24th March.

(83799)

93
   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia who have entered the United Kingdom en route to North America are being held for the offences of (a) possession of a false instrument contrary to section 3 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 and (b) attempting to obtain services by deception contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981.

(83800)

94
   Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it is his policy to introduce legislation to implement the recommendations of the Neill Committee on the conduct of referendums before any further national referendums.

(83595)

95
   Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress is being made in giving deportees in camps in Macedonia and Albania access to phones with which they can try to establish contact with lost friends, family and relatives.

(83770)

96
   Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support has been received from British industry in establishing easily accessed communications systems for refugees in the camps of Macedonia and Albania.

(83769)

97
   Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken to support the work of (a) UNICEF and (b) other non-governmental organisations with their family tracing schemes in the Balkans.

(83768)

98
   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from which budget lines under which EU directorates funding is available for street children programmes in developing countries and Central and Eastern Europe.

(83574)

99
   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contributions have been made from the Know-How Fund to children at risk projects in the Russian Federation, and other Central and Eastern European countries in each of the last three years.

(83573)

100
   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the British non-governmental organisations funded to carry out social marketing programmes in the area of reproductive health services, indicating the countries in which they operate.

(83579)

101
   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from which budget lines under which EU directorates funding is available for population, sexual and reproductive health programmes in developing countries, and central and Eastern Europe.

(83575)

102
   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what family planning and reproductive health assistance is being provided by the United Kingdom Government for refugees from Kosovo in Albania and Macedonia; and if such aid includes emergency contraception for rape victims.

(83577)

103
   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the members of the United Kingdom Government delegations to (a) the International forum on the five year review of the International Conference on Population and Development in The Hague, 8th to 12th February, (b) the Preparatory Committee meeting in New York, 23rd March to 1st April and (c) the UN General Assembly Special Session on the ICPD review in New York, 30th June to 3rd July; and if she will make a statement.

(83576)

104
   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the projects funded by her Department to support communities working to eradicate female genital mutilation.

(83578)

105
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on her Department's plans to link debt relief with poverty elimination programmes.

(83297)

106
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions were held at the recent IMF/World Bank meeting in Washington on debt relief; and if she will make a statement.

(83298)

107
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the long-term reconstruction needs of (a) Albania, (b) Montengero and (c) Macedonia.

(83299)

108
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what provision will be included in the Government's proposed debt relief framework for debt (a) service and (b) stock reduction.

(83300)

109
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the IMF's suitability as the lead organisation in helping poor countries meet the 2015 international development targets.

(83301)

110
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement about the current humanitarian situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

(83302)

111
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement about the current humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

(83303)

112
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the HIPC Initiative following the IMF/World Bank spring meetings.

(83304)

113
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, if it is a precondition for a cessation of air hostilities in Kosovo that all Kosovars be permitted a guaranteed return to their place of residence of March 1999.

(83729)

114
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason Spain was decided upon as the partner for co-operation in a working group on employment and economic reform; to what extent Gibraltar will feature in this; and what will be the budget.

(83742)

115
   Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he discussed Romania's application to join Nato during his recent visit to Bucharest; and if he will make a statement.

(83580)

116
   Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will publish the most recent estimates of pensioners' average incomes in EU countries.

(83726)

117
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on his contribution to the open debate on the competitiveness of EU industry in the light of globalisation, conducted at the Industry Council on 29th April; and what reports he has received about the reaction of other EU governments to his contribution.

(83740)

118
   Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the number of lone parents who have agreed to join the New Deal programme in Wales.

(83765)

119
   Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his latest estimate is of the number of lone parents who have found jobs under the New Deal arrangements in Wales.

(83764)

120
   Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is his latest estimate of the number of 18 to 24 year olds who have entered (a) further education, (b) training and (c) employment programmes under the New Deal in Wales.

(83767)

121
   Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is his estimate of the numbers of 18 to 24 year olds who have obtained jobs through the New Deal arrangements in Wales.

(83766)

122
   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement about the music, art and drama content in after-school clubs.

[Transferred] (83591)

123
   Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has to improve the methods of illustrating retirement pensions for members of defined contribution occupation pension schemes in order to make it easier to assess their level of income after retirement.

[Transferred] (83703)

124
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) male and (b) female UK citizens were being held in overseas prisons on 1st April 1999; and if he will list the countries in which these are being held.

[Transferred] (83585)

125
N   Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the future location of GCHQ.

[Notice originally given for Monday 10th May] (83810)