Order Book Part 1

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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 21 May 1999

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 21 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 21st MAY

1
   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to help the British thoroughbred horse breeders to compete internationally.

(85210)

2
   Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed climate change levy on (a) the horticultural sector, (b) the poultry sector and (c) consumer food prices in these sectors.

(85095)

3
   Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 17th to 18th May; and if he will make a statement.

(85239)

4
   Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who are (a) the auditors responsible for ensuring the financial propriety of the Radio Authority and (b) the authors of the report on allegations of impropriety in the award of radio licences by the Radio Authority.

(85096)

5
   Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the latest version of the agenda for the Youth Council of 27th May, prior to the meeting.

(85082)

6
   Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has (a) to put a time limit on claims in respect of works of art of dubious provenance from the Nazi period and (b) to seek amendment of the law governing de-accessioning of museum holdings.

(85241)

7
   Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many works of art of dubious provenance from the Nazi period have so far been identified in British museums; when further inventories of such items will be published; and what plans he has to publicise these inventories.

(85244)

8
   Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many museums are undertaking inventories of works of art in their possession of dubious provenance from the Nazi period; and what plans he has to increase the number of museums involved in the inventory process.

(85243)

9
   Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is his policy on works of art in British museums that are of dubious provenance from the Nazi period.

(85242)

10
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the instances of military co-operation which (a) have arisen and (b) are planned consequential to the St. Ma®lo Accord.

(85218)

11
N   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 444, when he expects to reach a decision on the appeal made by Rainsford School, Chelmsford, against the direction by Essex County Council to admit a pupil, whose name has been supplied to his Department.

(84787)

12
N   Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many firms with fewer than (a) 250, (b) 100, (c) 50 and (d) 10 employees have received a subsidy for taking on a trainee under the New Deal for Young People.

(84928)

13
N   Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many firms in the retail sector have (a) taken on one or more trainees and (b) received a subsidy for taking on a trainee, under the New Deal for Young People.

(84927)

14
N   Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many firms in the engineering sector have (a) taken on one or more trainees and (b) received a subsidy for taking on a trainee, under the New Deal for Young People.

(84924)

15
N   Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many firms in the leisure sector have (a) taken on one or more trainees and (b) received a subsidy for taking on trainees, under the New Deal for Young People.

(84925)

16
N   Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what training is available for Employment Service personal advisers to New Deal trainees; and if he will make a statement.

(84926)

17
N   Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many advisors who are employed on the New Deal Gateway scheme possess (a) a certificate as a qualified social worker and (b) an equivalent credential; and if he will make a statement.

(84967)

18
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, from what date community schools will be entitled to choose to move to foundation status.

(85036)

19
   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much time is allowed to claimants in receipt of jobseeker's allowance who are parents to make childcare arrangements in the event of them receiving the offer of a job.

(85093)

20
   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if parents signing on for jobseeker's allowance are entitled to be accompanied by their children at a jobcentre interview.

(85092)

21
   Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the level of carbon dioxide emissions in the United Kingdom in (a) 1997 and (b) 1998.

(85094)

22
N   Mr Geraint Davies (Croydon Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Code of Local Government Conduct of the decision of the Court of Appeal relating to Dame Shirley Porter and Mr John Magill.

(84915)

23
   Julia Drown (South Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 12th May, Official Report, column 151, on genetically-modified crops, how much money the Government will spend in total on (a) funding and (b) subsidising (i) farm-scale evaluations and (ii) other trial sites for genetically-modified crops in 1999; and how much money has been allocated for the same purposes in 2000.

(85272)

24
N   Mrs Eileen Gordon (Romford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will issue guidance on the circumstances in which a councillor, applying for a discretionary grant from his or her council, may lobby other councillors to vote in favour of that grant.

(84920)

25
   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, whether the packaging of each available anti-wear additive for petrol will list the functional chemical component and the concentration of its active element when added to unleaded petrol in the recommended amount.

(85251)

26
   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 13th April, Official Report, column 71, on British Standards, if he will make a statement on (a) the early problems in Sweden associated with the lead replacement petrol, (b) the reasons for sodium being dropped from the draft standard for lead replacement petrol issued in 1998 and (c) what problems were identified in Sweden with the use of sodium in lead replacement petrol and (d) whether the problems solely related to the use of sodium.

(85248)

27
   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, whether sodium-based additives to petrol are being marketed in the United Kingdom to the public.

(85249)

28
   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the information he has published in the last 12 months on the use of sodium based additives in petrol.

(85250)

29
N   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will issue guidance on the circumstances in which a councillor applying for a discretionary grant to his or her council may put that matter before a meeting of the council for decision.

(84922)

30
N   Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will issue guidance on the circumstances in which the leader of a council can be regarded as acting on behalf of that council.

(84923)

31
N   Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will issue guidance on the circumstances in which political considerations can be the prime motivating factor for a decision taken by members of a local authority.

(84921)

32
N   Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will issue guidance on the circumstances in which it would be permitted for electoral advantage to be the motivation behind a local authority decision.

(84917)

33
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the total cost of the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station, project between commissioning initial feasibility studies and abandonment of operation; and if he will make a statement.

(85069)

34
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, who owns the surviving overhead structure of the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station; and if he will make a statement.

(85073)

35
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station was formally commissioned after trials to the intended operator; who the intended operator was; and if he will make a statement.

(85067)

36
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to revive the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station; and if he will make a statement.

(85071)

37
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in whom the residual rights and liabilities of the principal design and construction contracts of the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station are now vested; and if he will make a statement.

(85075)

38
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, who commissioned the initial feasibility studies for the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station and when; who let the contracts for its construction, with whom and when; and if he will make a statement.

(85066)

39
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the total of passenger fares collected in the period of fare-paying operation of the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station.

(85070)

40
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what has become of the passenger cars for the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station and who owns (a) them and (b) the proceeds of their sale; and if he will make a statement.

(85074)

41
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when and by whom it was ultimately decided to abandon operation of the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station; and if he will make a statement.

(85068)

42
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the cost of making the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system linking Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station operational; and if he will make a statement.

(85072)

43
   Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the occasions on which actions for damages were assessed as to liability against a party considered to have been responsible for the failure of the MAGLEV overhead passenger transit system at Birmingham International Airport; and if he will make a statement.

(85277)

44
N   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will issue guidance on the circumstances in which a councillor who has a personal (a) pecuniary and (b) non-pecuniary interest in a matter before his or her council may put a proposal to the council relating to that matter.

(84919)

45
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many appeals against refusal by local councils of consent to fell trees under the protection of tree preservation orders have been made since May 1997.

(84911)

46
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many decisions by inspectors to allow consent to fell trees under tree preservation orders he has overturned since May 1997.

(84912)

47
N   Mr Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will issue guidance on the circumstances in which legal advice can act as authority for a course of conduct by a local authority.

(84916)

48
N   Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will issue guidance on the circumstances, when legal advice has been taken based on incomplete instructions, in which a local authority may act on the basis of that advice.

(84918)

49
N   Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the UK tax measures currently under examination by the EU Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation).

(84913)

50
N   Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by how many pence per litre the price of a litre of diesel has risen since May 1997.

(84914)

51
   Mr John Horam (Orpington):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Financial Services and Markets Bill is planned to relax existing rules on advertising for funding.

(85276)

52
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from what dates he expects the VAT (goods used for exempt supplies) Order 1999 to apply; and if he will make a statement.

(85117)

53
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue implications for the Exchequer following the judgement of the European Court against the Republic of Italy (Case C-45/95).

(85113)

54
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the methodology used by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise for estimating the total volume of fraud and smuggling of alcohol and tobacco products.

(85104)

55
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will state the reasons for not applying the VAT (Sport, Sports Competitions and Physical Education) Order 1999 from 1st April; and when he expects to bring it into force.

(85110)

56
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the proposed new VAT exemption categories available to VAT registered bodies where VAT is incurred and not recovered on importation, intra-EC acquisition, or production of goods following the judgement of the European Court against the Republic of Italy (Case C-45/95); and if he will make a statement.

(85114)

57
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on current guidance for the use of bulk X-ray equipment by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to combat smuggling.

(85107)

58
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what external legal advice he has received regarding the VAT treatment of the supply of an interest in land and buildings following the judgement of the European Court against the Republic of Italy (Case C-45/95); and if he will make a statement.

(85097)

59
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultations he has had with the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions about the effects on traffic and road safety of cross channel smuggling and section 1.5.3 of the Report of the Alcohol and Tobacco Fraud Review.

(85102)

60
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to amend the Beer Orders as a result of the Report of the Alcohol and Tobacco Fraud Review.

(85105)

61
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in achieving the Government's target on electronic transactions with government; and if he will make a statement.

(85100)

62
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to continue reviewing the VAT registration threshold; and if he will make a statement.

(85108)

63
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on VAT exemptions for trade unions following the European Court ruling in the Institute of the Motor Industry case (No C-149/97).

(85111)

64
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost of not implementing the recommendations of the Report of the Alcohol and Tobacco Fraud Review.

(85101)

65
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for the VAT (Input Tax) Order 1992 of the judgement of the European Court against the Republic of Italy (Case C-45/95).

(85098)

66
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the definition of a car for VAT purposes following the judgement of the European Court against the Republic of Italy (Case C-45/95).

(85112)

67
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representations he has received regarding the Online VAT Return.

(85099)

68
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of section 1.5.3 of the Report of the Alcohol and Tobacco Fraud Review and the effects on traffic and road safety of cross-channel smuggling.

(85103)

69
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his policy on the marking of tobacco products for sale in the United Kingdom.

(85106)

70
   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the VAT liability in respect of (a) room hire, (b) cre¬che facilities and (c) catering franchises contracted out by local authorities.

(85109)

71
   Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) current and (b) deferred members there are in (A) the (i) police, (ii) fire service, (iii) principal Civil Service, (iv) National Health Service, (v) armed forces and (vi) local government pension schemes and (B) the teachers' superannuation scheme.

(85271)

72
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many international (a) conventions and (b) charters have been (i) signed and (ii) ratified by the United Kingdom since 1972.

(85278)

73
   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recent incident in the South Atlantic involving a Falkland Islands fishery protection vessel opening fire on a Taiwanese fishing boat.

(85219)

74
   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 EU General Affairs Council of 31st May.

(85220)

75
   Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was the outcome of the General Affairs Council held in Brussels on 17th and 18th May; and if he will make a statement.

(85240)

76
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people used infertility services in National Health Service hospitals in each of the last three years.

(85084)

77
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals covering the Greater London area have children's wards.

(85083)

78
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in England who are registered with local authorities are registered on the Child Protection Register; and if he will make a statement.

(85086)

79
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Council of Europe on joint policies for the welfare and protection of children.

(85088)

80
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the incidence of Alzheimer's disease in England and Wales.

(85215)

81
   Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the contribution that NHS dentistry will make to the Government's objective of improving public health.

(85091)

82
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the effect of the Users Network/Service Providers Technical Requirements Resolution, and the Mutual Legal Assistance Convention, on access to private communications by (a) United Kingdom and (b) foreign surveillance bodies; and if prior request for a warrant will always apply.

(85270)

83
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the cost of implimenting the (a) User Network/Service Providers Technical Requirements Resolution and (b) Mutual Legal Assistance Convention; and what representations he has received on them.

(85238)

84
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answers of 27th April, Official Report, column 110 and 18th May, Official Report, column 295, on home detention curfews, how many of the 14 curfewees referred to in the replies committed offences during their period of curfew (a) punishable with imprisonment and (b) punishable with four years or more imprisonment.

(85247)

85
N   Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what period of consultation he plans, and with whom, following the publication of the report of his working group on electoral procedures.

(84966)

86
   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on Lancashire Police Force's progress in becoming year 2000 compliant.

(85217)

87
   Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the latest version of the agenda for the Justice and Home Affairs Council of 27th and 28th May, prior to the meeting.

(85081)

88
   Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to reduce the current delays in processing passport applications at the UK Passport Agency.

(85214)

89
   Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the current delays in processing passport applications by the UK Passport Agency.

(85213)

90
   Mr Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough):    To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many (a) women and (b) disabled magistrates sit on the (i) Barnsley and (ii) Doncaster bench.

(85246)

91
   Mr Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough):    To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what is the average age of the magistrates who sit on the (a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster bench.

(85245)

92
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children in Northern Ireland who are registered with local authorities are registered on the Child Protection Register; and if he will make a statement

(85085)

93
N   Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will list (a) the number and (b) the affiliation of terrorist prisoners who have been released under the terms of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998.

(84989)

94
   Mr Cecil Walker (Belfast North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what arrangements are in place to ensure that employers receiving subsidies under the New Deal are complying completely with the minimum wage legislation for all their employees, including those subsidised under the New Deal.

(85120)

95
   Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will assess the advantages of designating a lead department to deal with government responsibilities in respect of the horse industry.

(85209)

96
N   Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):    To ask the Prime Minister, what guidance has been given to Ministers in replying to letters from Members of the Scottish Parliament on matters reserved under the Scotland Act 1998.

(84910)

97
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many children in Scotland who are registered with local authorities are registered on the Child Protection Register; and if he will make a statement.

(85087)

98
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what was the nature of the aircraft engine spares temporarily exported to Yugoslavia, listed in the first Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls.

(85119)

99
   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Bolton West of 12th May, Official Report, columns 145-6, on parental leave, what estimate he has made of the average length of leave which will be taken by (a) mothers and (b) fathers.

(85090)

100
   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on BNFL's progress in becoming year 2000 compliant.

(85216)

101
   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what meetings he has held with CityFlyer Express to discuss the proposed merger with British Airways.

(85221)

102
   Mr Martin Caton (Gower):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the future structure and objectives of the Careers Service in Wales.

(85089)

103
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many children in Wales who are registered with local authorities are registered on the child protection register; and if he will make a statement.

(85118)

104
   Mr Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what legal rights tenants in sheltered accommodation have to have access to their individual fuel meters in cases where meters are centralised in a locked location.

[Transferred] (85116)

105
   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to de-regulate dry-rooms in bed and breakfast and hotel accommodation.

[Transferred] (85115)

106
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received that devices, used to recognise individuals in crowds, have been used by states subject to export restrictions by the UK, where those devices have been exported by the UK.

[Transferred] (85212)

107
   Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what export restrictions currently apply to FYROM; for what reasons; and what proposals the Government has to lift them.

[Transferred] (85211)