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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Thursday 17 June 1999 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 17 June 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.

THURSDAY 17th JUNE
1	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list those countries which have had limitations placed on their exports by third parties as a consequence of the present Belgian food contamination situation.
	(87378)
2	Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 14th-15th June; and if he will make a statement.
	(87373)
3	Mr Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer of 11th May, Official Report, column 129, on Thailand, if he will publish the findings of his Department's inspectors who visited Thailand to inspect the welfare and hygiene standards relating to locally-raised poultry.
	(87408)
4	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, on how many occasions ministers in his Department have held meetings with ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1st January 1998, indicating the dates and locations, the ministers involved and the names of the Irish ministers and officials in each case.
	(87432)
5	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many trials (a) were initially planned, (b) are currently being conducted and (c) are planned in total under the Krebs recommendations.
	(87577)
6	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many trials under the Krebs recommendations have been discontinued.
	(87578)
7	Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South):    To ask Mr Attorney General, what measures he proposes to ensure that the Crown Prosecution Service communicates with families affected by their decisions in child abuse cases.
	(87456)
8   N	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask Mr Attorney General, what steps have been taken to implement Recommendations 4 and 9 of the Review of the Crown Prosecution Service in respect of research on discontinuances and downgrading of charges by the CPS.
	(86908)
9	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he made of the number of 11 to 16 year olds who use class A drugs; and how many reported so doing in the latest year for which figures are available.
	(87438)
10	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will esimate the current average age of first use of class A drugs; and if he will make a statement.
	(87436)
11	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of people under 25 years reported using (i) heroin, (ii) cocaine and (iii) any illegal drug in the last (a) month and (b) year for which figures are available.
	(87437)
12	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions ministers in his Department have held meetings with ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1st January 1998 indicating the dates and locations, the ministers involved and the names of the Irish ministers and officials in each case.
	(87431)
13	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Answer of 13th May, Official Report, columns 201-2, on Ministerial meetings in the USA, if he will list the departments and names of the other senior officials whom he met in Washington during his visit between 28th November and 2nd December 1998.
	(87407)
14	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions ministers in his Department have held meetings with ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1st January 1998 indicating the dates and locations, the ministers involved and the names of the Irish ministers and officials in each case.
	(87430)
15	Frank Cook (Stockton North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his latest assessment of (a) the extent of contamination of land in Kosovo by landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices and (b) the risk posed by these to returning refugees and displaced persons.
	(87374)
16	Mr Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent in Scotland in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(87419)
17	Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 5th May, Official Report, column 382, on efficiency savings, when he will write to the honourable Member.
	(87586)
18	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what day to day contact British officers have with their Russian counterparts in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.
	(87569)
19	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure NATO remains solely in charge of Operation Joint Guardian in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.
	(87568)
20	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will seek to ascertain if United States or other Nato forces, other than those from the United Kingdom, used depleted uranium weapons in Kosovo.
	(87412)
21	Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if, under the public/private partnership proposals for DERA, that organisation will be deemed to carry the full risk of bankruptcy for the purpose of being able to borrow freely in the private capital market.
	(87372)
22	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions ministers in his Department have held meetings with ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1st January 1998 indicating the dates and locations, the ministers involved and the names of the Irish ministers and officials in each case.
	(87429)
23   N	Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what targets the Government has set the Employment Service in respect of the New Deal; and if the Employment Service has passed targets on to individual employment centres and New Deal advisers.
	(87294)
24   N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if people in receipt of disability living allowance will be exempt from attending the one interview for the single work-focused gateway.
	(87280)
25	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to raise standards of teaching in the sciences (a) in schools and (b) in higher education establishments.
	(87366)
26   N	Miss Melanie Johnson (Welwyn Hatfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the benefits to the economy of policies which allow employment to be combined with family responsibilities.
	(86503)
27	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what consultations he had with trades unions in the preparation of the Remploy Corporate Plan.
	(87491)
28	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidelines exist to promote the replacement of employees of Remploy with other disabled persons.
	(87501)
29	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the implications for employment opportunities for the disabled of the withdrawal of the Green Card DP21, version 1/93.
	(87493)
30	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to review Remploy's Corporate Plan in respect of its potential effect on the skill levels of Remploy employment.
	(87492)
31	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, on how many occasions ministers in his Department have held meetings with ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1st January 1998 indicating the dates and locations, the ministers involved and the names of the Irish ministers and officials in each case.
	(87427)
32	Valerie Davey (Bristol West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the average rent and service charge for registered social landlord housing in the South West for (a) general needs rented housing, (b) shared ownership housing, (c) sheltered housing and (d) supported or special needs housing in 1998-99.
	(87616)
33	Valerie Davey (Bristol West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much (a) social housing grant, (b) supported housing management grant and (c) local authority social housing grant, was paid to registered social landlords in the South West in 1998-99.
	(87615)
34	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the environmental effects of the fuel tax escalator; and if he will make a statement.
	(87570)
35   N	Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the regional development agencies.
	(86510)
36	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what events were organised by his Department to mark World Environment Day on 5th June.
	(87495)
37	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what recent meetings he has had with officials of the Environment Agency to discuss (a) implementation of the Agency's corporate plan, (b) concerns over employment conditions raised by staff trades unions and (c) levels of resources available to support the Agency's statutory responsibilities.
	(87496)
38	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what proposals (a) originating from and (b) relevant to United Kingdom environmental policy are due for discussion at the Environment Council in Luxembourg on 25th June.
	(87503)
39	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will place in the Library copies of the documents submitted (a) to and (b) by his Department in response to the recommendation by the Environment Agency that Government departments should be involved in considering the wider national and international matters arising from the proposal to operate the new MOX plutonium fuels plant at Sellafield.
	(87502)
40	Mr Peter Snape (West Bromwich East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects to approve the application for an order under the Transport and Works Act 1992 for the reconstruction of the Welsh Highland Railway between Dinas and Porthmadog.
	(87583)
41	Mr Peter Snape (West Bromwich East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the average period of time taken by his Department to process applications for orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992 following submission of an inspector's report.
	(87581)
42	Mr Peter Snape (West Bromwich East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many applications for orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992 will be affected by the transfer of powers to the National Assembly for Wales on 1st July.
	(87582)
43	Mr Peter Snape (West Bromwich East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, on how many occasions applications for orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992 have been opened up to further consulation with objectors following an interim decision letter from him.
	(87580)
44	Mr Peter Snape (West Bromwich East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to review the working of the Transport and Works Act 1992.
	(87579)
45	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, on how many occasions ministers in his Department have held meetings with ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1st January 1998 indicating the dates and locations, the ministers involved and the names of the Irish ministers and officials in each case.
	(87428)
46	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, on what dates special advisers from his Department have travelled abroad on official business since 2nd May 1997; which countries were visited on each occasion; and what were the names of the special advisers who travelled abroad on each occasion.
	(87410)
47	Mr Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the operation of ISAs; and if he will make a statement.
	(87420)
48   N	Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with retailers about the losses sustained by their industry as a result of tobacco smuggling.
	(86500)
49   N	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the introduction of a statutory maximum interest rate.
	(86526)
50   N	Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 8th June, Official Report, column 289, regarding discussions with European institutions about VAT on financial services, what his policy is on the application of VAT to financial services; and what position HM Customs and Excise has taken in the consultations with the European Commission on the feasibility of applying VAT to financial services.
	(86962)
51   N	Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 8th June, Official Report, column 289, regarding discussions with European institutions about VAT on financial services, if he will place a copy of the consultants' report in the Library.
	(86963)
52   N	Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 8th June, Official Report, column 289, regarding discussions with European institutions about VAT on financial services, if he will list the positions held by the Customs officials who have attended the seminars and the conference organised by the European Commission; where and when the seminars and conference took place; what costs were incurred by the Treasury in attending the seminars and conference; and if he will make a statement.
	(86964)
53   N	Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 8th June, Official Report, column 289, on the European Court judgment in the First National Bank of Chicago case, how many claims HM Customs and Excise have received as a consequence of the judgment; and what is their total value.
	(86965)
54   N	Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 8th June, Official Report, column 289, on the European Court judgment in the First National Bank and Chicago case, how many claims received from businesses as a consequence of the judgement HM Customs and Excise are monitoring; and what is the total value of the claims.
	(87023)
55	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review and audit the UK contribution to the financial assistance package for Brazil; and if he will take into account the impact of the adjustment policies agreed by the Brazilian Government in negotiations with the IMF on the poor and vulnerable.
	(87585)
56	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the people employed as paid special advisers in his Department since 1st May 1997, the dates of their employment and to which minister each was attached.
	(87455)
57	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library, project summaries on European Communities research contracts (a)SOE1-CT95-1005, (b)SOE2-CT95-3004, (c)SOE2-CT95-3009, (d)SOE2-CT96-3006, (e)SOE2-CT97-3042, (f)SOE2-CT97-3045, (g)SOE2-CT97-3048, (h)SOE2-CT97-3050, (i)SOE2-CT97-3059 and (j)SOE2-CT97-3060, indicating their sponsoring DGs in each case and the reason for the project's commissioning; how many research projects are currently funded by the Communities; and if he will make a statement.
	(87380)
58   N	Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent in each of the last five years in supporting British Nuclear Fuels plc's efforts to secure foreign contracts (i) in total and (ii) for the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel in the United Kingdom.
	(86966)
59	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to publish the 1998 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls.
	(87448)
60	Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral Statement of 14th June, Official Report, column 22, on Kosovo, what response he has received from Hashen Thaqi about ending violence in Kosovo.
	(87591)
61	Mr Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with how many countries the UK (a) exchanges ambassadors or high commissioners and (b) maintains other types of representation; and if he will make a statement.
	(87418)
62	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to make submissions to the War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague concerning actions carried out by order of former President Suharto of Indonesia in East Timor.
	(87494)
63	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates special advisers from his Department travelled abroad on official business since 2nd May 1997; which countries were visited; and what were the names of the special advisers in each case.
	(87400)
64	Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made from previous solar eclipses of eye damage caused by exposure to the sun's rays; and if such evidence was used as the basis for government guidelines.
	(87446)
65	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS hospitals covering the greater London area have mixed-sex wards.
	(87399)
66	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Commission for Health Improvement will review and report progress made by the NHS across the country in cancer services.
	(87367)
67	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the White Paper on public health.
	(87447)
68	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish new standards for the treatment of certain cancers.
	(87369)
69	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to set up a cancer action team to improve cancer care in hospitals.
	(87364)
70	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will invite cancer research bodies to plan and share research and expertise.
	(87368)
71	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will set up the NHS on-line guide to cancer symptoms and advice.
	(87370)
72	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will set up a national survey of cancer patients' experiences.
	(87365)
73   N	Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children's homes accommodating fewer than four children there are in (a) the Somerton and Frome constituency and (b) Somerset.
	(87047)
74   N	Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the arrangements are for the inspection and registration of children's homes accommodating fewer than four children; to whom the reports of routine and unannounced inspections are made available; how many unresolved concerns have arisen in such reports since May 1997; and what steps are taken to notify home authorities of concerns arising from such inspections which would affect children who are the legal responsibility of the home authority.
	(87048)
75   N	Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions at a children's home accommodating fewer than four persons powers under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 have been used so that a child has been returned to the care of the home authority or to another institution.
	(87049)
76	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what maintenance checks are made on refurbished NHS wheelchairs before they are despatched to disabled people; and if he will make a statement.
	(87571)
77	Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the average daily cost to the NHS of employing nursing staff through private employment agencies, at each grade; and if he will make a statement.
	(87425)
78	Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the average daily cost of nursing staff employed directly by the NHS, at each grade; and if he will make a statement.
	(87426)
79	Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research the Government has commissioned into Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in the last three years.
	(87500)
80	Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what money the Government has provided for research into Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in each of the last five years; what assessment he has made of the need for further research into dementia; and if he will make a statement.
	(87499)
81	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions ministers in his Department have held meetings with ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1st January 1998, indicating the dates and locations, the ministers involved and the names of the Irish ministers and officials in each case.
	(87382)
82	Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage people to reduce their levels of salt consumption.
	(87411)
83	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on promoting co-operation between Europol and Interpol; and if he will make a statement.
	(87449)
84	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much compensation the Passport Agency has paid to applicants who made complaints in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
	(87435)
85	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to propose changes to the international conventions on refugees; and if he will make a statement.
	(87381)
86	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the current level of repeat offending amongst drug misusing offenders; and if he will make a statement.
	(87439)
87	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 9th June, Official Report, column 332, on the London River Police, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost of overtime payments and (b) total cost for the service, over the millennium public holiday, at a strength of (i) 89 and (ii) 101.
	(87405)
88	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 9th June, Official Report, column 332, on the London River Police, for what reasons there will be a reduction in the number of river police in the period to 1st January 2000.
	(87402)
89	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures have been put in place to ensure public safety on London rivers over the millennium public holiday.
	(87406)
90	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 9th June, Official Report, columns 332-3 on the London River Police, what operational assessment the Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police has made of the workload increase for the river police over the millennium public holiday; and if he will make a statement.
	(87403)
91	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 9th June, Official Report, columns 332-3 on the London River Police, if the river police are currently deployed on a 24 hour shift pattern; and what changes to the current pattern are proposed for the millennium public holiday.
	(87404)
92	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners held in each of the London prisons were employed within the prison on a daily basis as at 1st June.
	(87453)
93	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of riding a bicycle without lights in each of the last three years.
	(87452)
94   N	Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive to ensure that any changes to legislation relating to the age of consent in Scotland are introduced and proceeded with simultaneously in the House of Commons and the Scottish Parliament.
	(87172)
95   N	Sir Peter Emery (East Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much compensation has been paid out under Option A Code 3001 of the Firearms Compensation Scheme to (a) Firearms Certificate holders and (b) firearms dealers; and what proportion of the amount paid out under that part of the Scheme this represents.
	(86905)
96   N	Sir Peter Emery (East Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claimants under Option A Code 3001 of the Firearms Compensation Scheme (a) are still awaiting payment and (b) have been paid, broken down by (i) Firearms Certificate holders and (ii) firearms dealers.
	(86906)
97   N	Sir Peter Emery (East Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much compensation has been paid by the Firearms Compensation Scheme under the Large Calibre Handgun Compensation Scheme.
	(86907)
98	Jane Griffiths (Reading East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the location of an Ethiopian asylum seeker whose identity has been provided to the Parliamentary under Secretary of State with responsibility for asylum in a letter dated 15th June.
	(87423)
99	Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to complete his consultations on the placing of cards in telephone boxes by prostitutes.
	(87595)
100	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will extend his investigation into police integrity to include Cleveland Police Force; and if he will make a statement.
	(87572)
101	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what restrictions apply to the distribution of information between departmental Agencies on paedophiles about to be released back into communities.
	(87413)
102	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the multi-agency strategy to deal with the monitoring and observation of paedophile activity.
	(87498)
103	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role is played by (a) local area child protection committees, (b) local authority social services, (c) the Probation Service, (d) the Prison Service, (e) Customs and Excise, (f) the NSPCC and (g) the Police in (i) sharing of information on and (ii) measures taken against predatory paedophiles.
	(87497)
104   N	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of the defendants who exercised their right to elect jury trial in 1998, how many were (a) acquitted in the Crown Court of all the charges against them, (b) convicted in the Crown Court following a jury trial and (c) convicted in the Crown Court on pleas of guilty and without going to jury trial.
	(86909)
105   N	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in respect of the most recent period for which information is available, what proportions of defendants tried in the Crown Court following election for jury trial were (a) acquitted, or otherwise not convicted, in relation to all of the charges against them, (b) convicted, following jury trial, on all or some of the charges against them and (c) convicted, following pleas of guilty, and without going to jury trial, on all or some of the charges against them.
	(86960)
106   N	Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in respect of the most recent period for which information is available, what proportions of defendants convicted in the Crown Court following an election for jury trial were (a) convicted on all of the same charges with which they were originally charged and (b) convicted of fewer or lesser charges than those with which they were originally charged.
	(86961)
107	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ministers in his Department have held meetings with ministers and officials of the Irish Government since 1st January 1998, indicating the dates and locations of each meeting, the ministers involved at each meeting and the names of the Irish ministers and officials at each meeting.
	(87383)
108	Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, as representing the House of Commons Commission, how many staff and contracted staff have benefited from the introduction of a national minimum wage.
	(87613)
109	Frank Cook (Stockton North):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources, additional to existing commitments, will be made available by the United Kingdom for mine clearance and education about mines in Kosovo.
	(87875)
110	Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes have been curtailed as a result of the £50 million extra money for Kosovo.
	(87590)
111	Mr Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is the current percentage of GDP spent on overseas aid; and if she will make a statement.
	(87422)
112	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the impact of genetically-modified terminator seeds in Third World countries; and if she will make a statement.
	(87567)
113	Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has for giving aid to those households in Macedonia and Albania are currently housing Kosovan Albanian refugees.
	(87401)
114	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the current paid special advisers to ministers and the ministers whom they advise.
	(87409)
115	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions members of his Policy Unit have visited the United States of America on official business since 1st January 1998, indicating the name of the member and the dates of travel in each case.
	(87433)
116   N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):    To ask the Prime Minister, what action Her Majesty's Government plans to take to publicise throughout Europe the war crimes committed in Kosovo.
	(87308)
117   N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):    To ask the Prime Minister, if letters written on his behalf to those who have opposed the military action have changed in content since the successful allied campaign in Kosovo.
	(87310)
118   N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):    To ask the Prime Minister, what information was provided to him by the Leader of the Opposition at the time of his request for an inquiry into the start of the military campaign over Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.
	(87353)
119   N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he has received correspondence from Mr H Pinter over the military compaign in Kosovo.
	(87309)
120   N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will consult with the other allied political leaders on the preparation of a joint White Paper to be issued on the war crimes in Kosovo and placing of such a paper to be placed before the parliaments of all the countries that took part in the allied campaign.
	(87311)
121	Mr Bill Etherington (Sunderland North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the current government policy in relation to the sale of land by the Forestry Commission; and if he will make a statement.
	(87443)
122	Mr Bill Etherington (Sunderland North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list those Forestry Commission land sites currently on the market in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales indicating for each proposed sale (i) the total area, (ii) location, (iii) type of land, (iv) length of time on the market and (v) the provisions for securing continuing public access.
	(87444)
123	Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact of his proposed extension of the Dornoch Firth and Morrich More sites as candidate special areas of conservation under the EC Habitats Directive on the Tain mussel fisheries.
	(87450)
124	Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the income levels are of those current incapacity benefit recipients who first made their claim after April 1995 and who have been excluded from the transitional protection provided to former invalidity benefit claimants.
	(87587)
125	Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many (a) men and (b) women have claimed (i) invalidity benefit and (ii) incapacity benefit in each year since 1991.
	(87589)
126	Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many current incapacity benefit recipients who first made their claim after April 1995 and who have been excluded from the transitional protection provided to former invalidity benefit claimants have an occupational pension; and, for those who receive an occupational pension, what is the average weekly pension payment.
	(87588)
127	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people living in the London Borough of Wandsworth were on income support on 1st June.
	(87451)
128	Mr Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has to equalise the retirement age for men and women; and if he will make a statement.
	(87421)
129	Mr Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people claimed invalid care allowance in each of the last three years.
	(87612)
130	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many cases have been dealt with by the Child Support Agency Independent Case Examiner in each of the past three years.
	(87573)
131	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans there are to review the role and responsibility of the Child Support Agency Independent Case Examiner.
	(87576)
132	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what was the average time taken by the Child Support Agency Independent Case Examiner to conclude each case referred to him in the past three years.
	(87574)
133	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people were employed by the Child Support Agency Independent Case Examiner in each of the past three years.
	(87575)
134   N	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what evaluation he has made of the use by each member state of the European Union of the protective provisions for small businesses under the Parental Leave Directive.
	(87361)
135   N	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into trends in energy use in the office and commercial business sectors.
	(87362)
136   N	Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much his Department has spent in each of the last five years in supporting British Nuclear Fuels plc's efforts to secure foreign contracts (i) in total and (ii) for the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel in the United Kingdom.
	(86967)
137   N	Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to ensure that adequate match funding arrangements are in place in Objective One areas.
	(86508)
138	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to restrict the exercise of monopoly power under gene patents.
	(87371)
139	Mr John Home Robertson (East Lothian):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the progress of compensation payments to former mineworkers affected by respiratory diseases in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) each of the English regions; how many claims are still outstanding; and when he expects the process to be completed.
	(87584)
140	Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the extent of the trade in dog and cat pelts through British ports; and if he will make a statement.
	(87417)
141	Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take action to provide safeguards for the welfare of animals in the European Union autumn trade round.
	(87416)
142	Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had within the EU on requiring the labelling of fur products to state the country, animal of origin and how the animal has been killed.
	(87415)
143   N	Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of public sector employees who may be eligible for compensation because of the delay in implementing the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations.
	(87279)
144	Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many validating doctors to examine claims for vibration white finger have been approved; and if he will list the location of each of these doctors.
	(87454)
145   N	Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action he plans to take to reduce the administrative burdens placed on manufacturing industry.
	(86910)
146	Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 5, relating to sea shipment of MOX fuel, if he will list (a) the dates on which the meetings to which he referred were held and (b) the officials who participated in the meetings.
	(87424)
147	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 253, which special advisers visited the United States of America on 10th and 11th September 1997; and if he will list the meetings which these special advisers held with members and officials of the US Government during the visit, stating the dates and locations of each meeting and the names of the US ministers and officials at each meeting.
	(87414)
148	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for the latest year for which information is available, how many arrested persons were (a) referred to and (b) entered drug treatment programmes; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (87434)
149	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many schools had policies on drug education in line with his Department's guidance at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (87440)
150	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people, including prisoners, participated in publicly-funded drug treatment programmes in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (87442)
151	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for the latest period for which information is available, how many drug trafficking groups which deal primarily in class A drugs were disrupted or dismantled by enforcement agencies; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (87445)
152	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in drug treatment programmes reported (i) injecting drugs and (ii) sharing needles in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (87441)
153	Valerie Davey (Bristol West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how much housing benefit was paid for the tenants of housing associations, local housing companies and other registered social landlords living in the South West in 1998-99.
	[Transferred] (87614)
154	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimates he has made of the extent of fraud in the EU budget relating to decontamination payments following the Chernobyl accident.
	[Transferred] (87379)

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