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Telephone Steering Systems
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many agencies of his Department use touch tone telephone steering systems when dealing with telephone inquiries from the general public. [129630]
Saville Inquiry
Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what the total cost was up to 30 June of the Saville inquiry into the events in Londonderry on 30 January 1972; [129131]
- (2) what sums were spent from 1 May until 30 June, on the Saville inquiry into the events in Londonderry on 30 January 1972, broken down by (a) salaries of staff, (b) travel and subsistence, (c) accommodation, (d) hearing/ witness costs, (e) fees to solicitors representing those killed, and others, (f) fees to barristers representing those killed, and others, (g) IT/communications and (h) miscellaneous, including general office expenditure. [129130]
Mr. Ingram: The figures are not yet available in the form requested. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as they are ready.
Opus Dei
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what reasons he has proposed that members of Opus Dei should declare their membership on wishing to be recruited into the proposed Police Service of Northern Ireland; and whether existing members of the RUC who are members of Opus Dei will be called upon to reveal their membership. [130501]
Mr. Ingram: The organisations listed in the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill are those about which there is public concern about police membership--including Opus Dei.
Serving members of the RUC who are members of Opus Dei will be required to register their membership when the provision in the Bill is brought into force.
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Barristers
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 4 February, Official Report, column 778W, on barristers, if he will (a) make a statement on correspondence with the Lord Chancellor and (b) place copies in the Library. [124105]
Mr. Ingram: During the relevant period there were two items of correspondence. The first was a letter of 25 May 1998 in which the Lord Chancellor set out proposals for having the responsibility for the appointments of Queen's Counsel in his office. The second was a response of 30 May from the then Secretary of State in which she agreed to the Lord Chancellor's proposals. However, both letters contained personal opinions on particular policy issues and copies have not been placed in the Library, in accordance with Part II, Section 2 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Sierra Leone
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the UN Secretary-General regarding the recent UN Assessment Team's visit to Sierra Leone. [127653]
Mr. Hain: We understand that the Assessment Team visited Sierra Leone between 2-8 June. We continue to support all efforts by the UN Secretary-General to improve UNAMSIL's efficiency and are currently engaged in seeking agreement on how to proceed with fellow members of the Security Council and UN officials.
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the UNAMSIL's authorised maximum strength is; how many UN troops (a) are and (b) were deployed prior to 8 May to Sierra Leone. [127654]
Mr. Hain: UNSCR 1299 of 11 May 2000 increased UNAMSIL's authorised strength to 13,100. The present strength is very slightly below this but we expect it to be reached shortly. Prior to 8 May UNAMSIL's ceiling was 11,360.
Drugs Trade
Mr. Sarwar: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the work of his Department to counter the drugs trade. [130025]
Mr. Battle: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office lead in co-ordinating and prioritising the UK's international activities to reduce the availability of illicit drugs in the UK in close co-operation with the UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator, Keith Hellawell. The UK plays an active role in international forums dealing with the threat posed by illicit drugs, including in the UN, G8 and EU. Last year the Foreign and Commonwealth Office spent over £6.5 million on international counter-drugs activities.
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Travel Advice
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries on which his Department gives travel advice to the general public. [130525]
Mr. Hain: At present we issue notices for 163 countries. A list of these countries showing the date on which the notice came into effect is shown in the table. The full notices can be seen on the FCO website at: www.fco.gov.uk
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