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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Thursday 20 January 2000
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 20 January 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. |
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| 1 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what orders his Department has made under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in each year since 1994; and what plans it has to introduce such orders. |
| (106084) | |
| 2 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 30th September 1999 on behalf of his constituent, Mr Chambers. |
| (105920) | |
| 3 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106305) | |
| 4 N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the relationship of the jurisdiction vested in (a) his Department and (b) Rochester Oyster and Floating Fishery over who can fish from Garrison Point to Allington Lock on the River Medway. |
| (105901) | |
| 5 N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if his Department controls the rights to (a) fishing and (b) fishing sea bass from Garrison Point to Allington Locks on the River Medway. |
| (105900) | |
| 6 N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations she has made to the Commissioner for Public Appointments regarding the date of publication of her report on appointments to NHS trusts and health authorities. |
| (106018) | |
| 7 N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she expects the Commissioner for Public Appointments to publish her report on public appointments to NHS trusts and health authorities. |
| (106019) | |
| 8 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by her Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106292) | |
| 9 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action his Department is taking to ensure that broadcasters comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in respect of subtitling on their (a) digital television channels and (b) videos. |
| (106138) | |
| 10 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what orders his Department has made under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in each year since 1994; and what plans it has to introduce such orders. |
| (106089) | |
| 11 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Child Protection Act 1999 on coaching within children's sport. |
| (106116) | |
| 12 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to issue guidelines to the sports bodies responsible for coaching on best practice following enactment of the Child Protection Act 1999. |
| (106115) | |
| 13 N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list in descending order of value (a) the number and type of National Lottery grants awarded to organisations in each constituency and (b) the total value of all National Lottery grants made to organisations in each constituency. |
| (105898) | |
| 14 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list, in each constituency the (a) sales of National Lottery tickets and (b) allocation of Lottery funding ranked in order of (i) number of tickets sold and (ii) value of Lottery funding, in each of the first five years of the Lottery's operation. |
| (106150) | |
| 15 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106304) | |
| 16 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Charter of Fundamental Rights on employment practice within the armed forces; what representations he has made on the issue; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106374) | |
| 17 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned operational range of the European Peace Keeping Corps. |
| (106394) | |
| 18 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals within the teaching and management staff of the Department of Specialist Ground Training (air force) and comparable training establishments within the Army and Royal Navy are members of professional engineering institutions; and if he will identify those roles which require individuals to be chartered engineers. |
| (106424) | |
| 19 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what evaluation he has made of training course validation processes (i) within each of the armed services and (ii) between the armed services. |
| (106425) | |
| 20 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to merge the training functions of the armed services. |
| (106427) | |
| 21 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of armed services engineering training courses validation and quality procedures with those of higher education colleges. |
| (106428) | |
| 22 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to offer training courses in engineering to private sector businesses. |
| (106426) | |
| 23 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to conduct and publish research into the environmental effect of sonar weapons on marine mammals. |
| (105315) | |
| 24 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to develop a long-range low-frequency sonar system for use on marine vessels. |
| (105314) | |
| 25 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of the Hagglunds BV206 vehicles being delivered to the Royal Marines. |
| (106151) | |
| 26 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on the trials of the C-130J transport aircraft; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106156) | |
| 27 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of equipping the SEPECAT Jaguar reconnaissance aircraft with the Vicon 18 Series 601 GP (1) electro-optic pods; and how many aircraft will be fitted with the pods. |
| (106155) | |
| 28 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of installing the UK/VSC 501 satellite system on the Hagglunds BV206 vehicles being delivered to the Royal Marines. |
| (106153) | |
| 29 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the ultra-wide band synthetic aperture radar programme; what has been the cost of the system to date; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106158) | |
| 30 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Future Carrier-borne Aircraft programme; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106311) | |
| 31 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent proposals his Department has put to the Treasury to alleviate the effect of overstretch on the armed forces. |
| (106004) | |
| 32 | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many press releases his Department issued in each year from 1995 to 1999. |
| (106121) | |
| 33 | Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the honourable Member for Gosport will receive the letter on reserve categories and capacities promised by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces in his holding Answer of 15th December, Official Report, column 215W. |
| (106322) | |
| 34 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106303) | |
| 35 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many 16 to 19 year olds are receiving full-time education in (a) school sixth forms, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) general further education colleges. |
| (106014) | |
| 36 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what proportion of the funds allocated to schools for the implementation of Curriculum 2000 will be allocated to sixth forms with fewer than (a) 50, (b) 100, (c) 150 and (d) 200 pupils; and what will be the method of allocation. |
| (104849) | |
| 37 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what orders his Department has made under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in each year since 1994; and what plans it has to introduce such orders. |
| (106088) | |
| 38 | Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will require teachers in receipt of salaries in excess of point 9 on the Standard Pay Scale to submit themselves for assessment for threshold payments as a requirement of maintaining their existing salary levels. |
| (106154) | |
| 39 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment the School Travel Advisory Group has made of the contribution that the use of school buses can make to reducing traffic congestion. |
| (106163) | |
| 40 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to raise awareness in schools of the problems facing sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia sufferers. |
| (106197) | |
| 41 | Sir Nicholas Lyell (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what was the percentage of A-level students who received A grades taking (a) modular examinations and (b) taking non-modular examinations in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998 and (iii) 1999. |
| (106131) | |
| 42 N | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many contracts for employment action zones have been awarded to bids led by the public and voluntary sectors. |
| (103689) | |
| 43 N | Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the progress to date of the New Deal for those aged over 50 years. |
| (103702) | |
| 44 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106302) | |
| 45 | Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what special financial assistance will be made available for coastal authorities in response to the damage caused by recent storms; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106310) | |
| 46 N | Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will publish the details of the scheme for vehicle excise duty discounts for vehicles with low carbon dioxide emissions, announced in November 1999. |
| (105865) | |
| 47 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what proposals he is making to the European Commission in respect of the arrangements enabling European Commission trade negotiators to take full account of environmental considerations and the requirements of multilateral environmental agreements. |
| (105581) | |
| 48 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what his policy is on the labelling of imported genetically-modified grain. |
| (105580) | |
| 49 N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received concerning the impact of OFWAT's price review on employment at Severn Trent Water. |
| (106043) | |
| 50 | Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, to what peer review by academics the methods devised by the consultants employed by his Department to compile the proposed new index of multiple deprivation will be subjected before it is used as the basis for distributing regeneration resources. |
| (106284) | |
| 51 | Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much of the money allocated annually to London boroughs through SRB and European grants will be lost if the new proposed index of multiple deprivation is used as the basis for allocating regeneration resources; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106283) | |
| 52 | Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, on what criteria the new indicators of deprivation were used as the basis for the proposed index of multiple deprivation; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106282) | |
| 53 | Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will publish the data underlying the new proposed index of multiple deprivation. |
| (106285) | |
| 54 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what orders his Department has made under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in each year since 1994; and what plans it has to introduce such orders. |
| (106087) | |
| 55 | Mr Denzil Davies (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the total amount of compensation so far paid by the French Government to British road haulage firms following the French truck drivers strike in 1996. |
| (106149) | |
| 56 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, on how many occasions the use of Nabishi hand-held radios has been reported as presenting problems for freight marshalling yards in the railway industry; and how many radio frequencies are available to train companies. |
| (106289) | |
| 57 | Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to reinstate improvements to the A40 in London in the roads programme. |
| (106315) | |
| 58 | Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what negatory costs were incurred in relation to the cancelled improvement of the A40 in London. |
| (106314) | |
| 59 | Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if land and buildings purchased for the purpose of improving the A40 in London will be retained. |
| (106316) | |
| 60 | Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the effect of traffic jams on the A40 in West London upon (a) quality of life of adjoining residents, (b) pollution levels, (c) additional fuel consumption and (d) the cost to businesses and individuals. |
| (106317) | |
| 61 | Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the year on year increase in traffic holdups on the A40 in West London. |
| (106318) | |
| 62 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with local education authorities and his ministerial colleagues in the Department for Education and Employment about the contribution that school buses can make to reducing traffic congestion. |
| (106164) | |
| 63 N | Mr Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned to determine the radioactivity levels and isotopic composition of PM10s or dust particles with a diameter of less than 10 microns. |
| (105582) | |
| 64 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 1st December on behalf of his constituent, Mr Hall. |
| (105922) | |
| 65 N | Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has for public investment in the Tyneside Metro. |
| (104829) | |
| 66 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the local authorities which have decided they wish to have a directly-elected mayor. |
| (106320) | |
| 67 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list those councils which have decided they do not wish to introduce an executive structure as set out in the Local Government Bill. |
| (106319) | |
| 68 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has had about Camden Council's decision to reject an executive structure. |
| (106321) | |
| 69 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106301) | |
| 70 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many days total commitment of HM Armed Forces the reserves can maintain; if holding these reserves as (a) foreign exchange and (b) bullion modifies commitment capability; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106402) | |
| 71 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the EU's budget, broken down by substantial composite budget category, is taken up by administrative costs (i) in real terms and (ii) expressed as a percentage. |
| (106393) | |
| 72 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total of financial assistance given by Her Majesty's Government to (a) Sub-Sahara Africa and (b) the former Yugoslavia in the last financial year. |
| (106194) | |
| 73 N | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures the Government is taking to encourage the take-up of childcare tax credits by low income families in work. |
| (103674) | |
| 74 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what orders his Department has made under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in each year since 1994; and what plans it has to introduce such orders. |
| (106086) | |
| 75 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what authority will be responsible for assessing the effect of bilateral debt relief on the highly-indebted poor countries. |
| (105737) | |
| 76 N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who will assess the implementation of health and education programmes carried out following the cancellation of bilateral debt. |
| (105736) | |
| 77 | Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the (a) post-tax earnings and (b) total child-related benefits of a dual-earner couple with two children under the age of 11 years, both earning the minimum wage and where one works (i) full-time and (ii) 16 hours a week. |
| (106137) | |
| 78 | Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the (a) post-tax earnings and (b) total child-related benefits of a single parent with two children under the age of 11 years, earning the minimum wage and working (i) full-time and (ii) 16 hours a week. |
| (106136) | |
| 79 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 1st December on behalf of his constituent, Mrs White, forwarded to him by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. |
| (105926) | |
| 80 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the amount that each of the highly-indebted poor countries will save in debt service as a result of the decision to cancel bilateral debt. |
| (105825) | |
| 81 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which departmental budget will cover the cost of the cancellation of ECGD debt to the highly-indebted poor countries. |
| (105829) | |
| 82 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he estimates that each of the highly-indebted poor countries will benefit from the bilateral debt relief programme. |
| (105747) | |
| 83 N | Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if real terms increases in spending on the NHS that result from real terms increases in revenues from tobacco will be in addition to the planned increases in real terms spending on the NHS that were announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
| (105465) | |
| 84 N | Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what real terms increases in spending on public transport and the road network that result from real term increases in revenues from fuel duties will be in addition to the planned increases in spending on transport announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
| (105467) | |
| 85 N | Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if spending on the NHS during the period of the second Comprehensive Spending Review, excluding any increases in spending that result from real terms increases in revenues from tobacco, will not be reduced in real terms. |
| (105466.) | |
| 86 N | Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if spending on public transport and the road network during the period of the second Comprehensive Spending Review will be reduced in real terms excluding increases in spending that result from real terms increases in revenues from fuel duties. |
| (105468) | |
| 87 N | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many industrial and provident societies are registered with the Registry of Friendly Societies; and what proportion of these have an annual turnover of less than (a) £10,000 and (b) £5,000. |
| (105897) | |
| 88 N | Mr James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received in the last two years regarding fees payable to the Registry of Friendly Societies by industrial and provident societies; and if he will make a statement. |
| (105896) | |
| 89 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106290) | |
| 90 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library the guidance handbooks on the institutions of the European Union and on the procedures of the Council prepared by his Department for civil servants and Ministers. |
| (106162) | |
| 91 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was the basis of his statement that corpus juris was no longer on the agenda. |
| (106400) | |
| 92 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the role of the EU Monitoring Centre on Xenophobia in formulating the Charter of Fundamental Rights. |
| (106375) | |
| 93 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions exports notified as having been denied under the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports have been subsequently taken up by businesses from (i) other EU countries and (ii) non-EU countries. |
| (106309) | |
| 94 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the policy of his Department on the control of arms exports to combatants in the Great Lakes Region. |
| (106385) | |
| 95 N | Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the current EU arms embargo on Indonesia covers (a) all arms licences and (b) all military items still awaiting delivery to Indonesia. |
| (105899) | |
| 96 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library (a) notes of meetings and (b) copies of correspondence with the Government of Chile concerning the (i) proposed extradition and (ii) medical condition of General Pinochet. |
| (106009) | |
| 97 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what requests have been made to the United Nations Secretary General since September 1973 for an international judicial process on human rights in Chile; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106012) | |
| 98 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Minister of State's oral statement of 18th January, Official Report, columns 171-174W, if it remains Her Majesty's Government's policy to retain a strategic nuclear deterrent as long as other countries possess nuclear weapons. |
| (106132) | |
| 99 | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Press releases his Department issued in each year from 1995 to 1999. |
| (106120) | |
| 100 N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the former honorary consuls who have served since 1990 who were British citizens, giving (a) the posts in which they served, (b) the length of time they served and (c) the honours that have been awarded to them for such service. |
| (105894) | |
| 101 N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the serving honorary consuls who are British citizens giving (a) the posts in which they serve, (b) the date of their appointment and (c) the honours that have been awarded to them since they took up their appointments. |
| (105895) | |
| 102 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106300) | |
| 103 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to announce the Government's plans to improve the availability of NHS dentistry in (a) Somerset and (b) England as a whole. |
| (104720) | |
| 104 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the availability of NHS dentistry in the Yeovil constituency. |
| (104721) | |
| 105 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the declining number of registrations with NHS dentists; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104722) | |
| 106 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of (a) adults and (b) children were registered with an NHS dentist in each English county in (i) 1985-86, (ii) 1990-91, (iii) 1995-96, (iv) 1996-97, (v) 1997-98, (vi) 1998-99 and (vii) 1999-2000; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104716) | |
| 107 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the total number of (a) adults and (b) children registered with an NHS dentist in each year since 1985 in (i) Somerset and (ii) Yeovil constitutency; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104717) | |
| 108 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the areas of England where it is most difficult to register as an adult with an NHS dentist; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104718) | |
| 109 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS hospital trusts levy charges for visitor car parking; what is the annual income raised by such charges; and if he has circulated advice to trusts on the waiving of charges, including penalities, in cases of emergency or on compassionate grounds. |
| (106015) | |
| 110 | Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to reduce the death rate from (a) suicide and (b) serious injury from accidents by 2010. |
| (106160) | |
| 111 | Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to reduce the death rate from (a) cancer and (b) coronary heart disease among people aged under 75 years by 2010. |
| (106159) | |
| 112 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likely change over the next 10 years in the incidence of cases of (a) MRSA, (b) TB and (c) Hepatitis C; and what action is he taking to deal with such changes. |
| (105424) | |
| 113 | Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of his proposed regulations on the number of businesses in the long-term care industry; and what percentage of the available long-term beds these businesses account for. |
| (106378) | |
| 114 | Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to establish a system to monitor the quality of care in addition to the physical elements described in his Department's document Fit for the Future. |
| (106380) | |
| 115 | Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has undertaken into the impact on the NHS of increased private sector demand for the skilled staff required by Fit for the Future. |
| (106383) | |
| 116 | Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has carried out on the cost implications of the level access requirement of his Fit for the Future document. |
| (106381) | |
| 117 | Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the cost implications of the Fit for the Future requirement that doorways should be at least 900mm. wide. |
| (106382) | |
| 118 | Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the geographical distribution of non-compliant long-term care accommodation in relation to demographic trends and likely local shortfalls in service availability. |
| (106379) | |
| 119 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to raise awareness amongst health professionals of sickle cell and thalassaemia; and what training health professionals receive on this subject. |
| (106196) | |
| 120 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated in the NHS for sickle cell and thalassaemia in each of the last 10 years. |
| (106199) | |
| 121 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public money was allocated to research to find a cure for sickle cell and thalassaemia in each of the last 10 years. |
| (106195) | |
| 122 N | Mr Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will (a) give the annual budget of the National Radiological Protection Board during each of the last three years and (b) list the source and amount of every payment to the Board which exceeded five per cent. of its income in any one year. |
| (105583) | |
| 123 | Mr Kerry Pollard (St. Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for health professionals and ancillary staff to be offered influenza immunisation at no cost to themselves from this year onwards. |
| (106133) | |
| 124 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the undertakers who were invited to tender for the contract for the removal of bodies out of hours at Milford-on-Sea Community Hospital. |
| (106390) | |
| 125 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the hospitals which share the same contract for out of hours removal of bodies at Milford-on-Sea Community Hospital. |
| (106391) | |
| 126 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the price paid by Southampton University NHS Trust to undertakers for the removal of each cadaver under the existing out of hours contractual arrangements. |
| (106392) | |
| 127 | Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the amount of charges collected in 1999 under the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999. |
| (106192) | |
| 128 N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the number of intensive care beds at each hospital that have been closed since 1st May 1997, giving the date of closure in each case. |
| (105893) | |
| 129 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106299) | |
| 130 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria govern decisions by the Prison Service to make out-of-court settlements; and what changes there have been to these criteria in the last 10 years. |
| (106141) | |
| 131 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new prisons are planned to open in the next five years; what each will cost; how many places will be provided; and who will manage them. |
| (106117) | |
| 132 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of self-harm were recorded by people held in (a) court cells and (b) on prison escort, in each of the last five years. |
| (106113) | |
| 133 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often the Prison Service has made out-of-court settlements; and how much was paid, in each case, in each year since 1990. |
| (106142) | |
| 134 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average weekly cost per inmate of imprisonment in each category of prison for each year since 1990. |
| (106112) | |
| 135 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the weekly cost of accommodating an inmate in each of the mother and baby units in the United Kingdom. |
| (106143) | |
| 136 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new prisons have been (a) constructed and (b) commissioned since 1990; at what cost; and who manages each prison. |
| (106118) | |
| 137 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many suicides of prisoners have occurred (a) in prisons and (b) while on escort from prisons; and if he will indicate the company responsible for the escort at the time in each of the last five years. |
| (106114) | |
| 138 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places have been made available in each new prison opened since 1990. |
| (106139) | |
| 139 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy on Article 18 of the Draft Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, between the Member States of the European Union, with special reference to the legal status of UK amendments and declarations. |
| (106395) | |
| 140 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what number of intercepts his Department estimates will be requested annually, by member states, under the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters; and if he will break down that estimate by category of criminal activity. |
| (106397) | |
| 141 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will deposit the Commission paper on Article 17 of the Draft Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, which was examined by the Article 36 Committee on 9th and 10th November 1999, in the Library; and if he will make a statement on the (a) role and (b) composition of the Committee. |
| (106396) | |
| 142 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy towards liability under the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. |
| (106398) | |
| 143 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which delegation has stated its objection to the UK partial participation in the Schengen Information System; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106423) | |
| 144 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the 229th Justice and Home Affairs Council, with regard to the implications for the United Kingdom of the draft provisions concerning the establishment of joint investigation teams for cross-border criminal investigations. |
| (106386) | |
| 145 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what translation facilities were available to the medical team he appointed to examine General Pinochet; and if they were available throughout the medical examination. |
| (106010) | |
| 146 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has held with the Government of Chile concerning the Spanish request for the extradition of General Pinochet; and if he will place correspondence relating to such discussions in the Library. |
| (106017) | |
| 147 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what were the terms of reference he gave the medical team he appointed to examine General Pinochet. |
| (106007) | |
| 148 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what were the linguistic qualifications of the medical team he appointed to examine General Pinochet. |
| (105919) | |
| 149 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates, and from which countries, applications for General Pinochet's extradition have been received. |
| (106016) | |
| 150 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosections there have been under the United Nations Convention on Torture since it was incorporated into United Kingdom law. |
| (106013) | |
| 151 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent requests he has received, other than from the Government of Chile, for a medical examination to be carried out on General Pinochet. |
| (106011) | |
| 152 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he received the medical report on the state of General Pinochet's health; and to whom he has sent copies. |
| (106008) | |
| 153 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the working of local partnerships in Merseyside. |
| (106075) | |
| 154 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he is able to publish the statistics for 1998 concerning drugs in Merseyside referred to in his Answer of 21st October, Official Report, columns 618-20W. |
| (106105) | |
| 155 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 24th November, Official Report, column 119W, concerning multiple allegations covered by the Operation Care investigation, if he is in a position to provide the information requested. |
| (106104) | |
| 156 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been (a) charged and (b) arrested in connection with Operation Care; and how many individuals have claimed to have been abused and over what period of time. |
| (106103) | |
| 157 | Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes involving firearms were committed in each of the past 10 years. |
| (106313) | |
| 158 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend the Charity Commission's role in advising charities on issues relating to corporate governance; and if he will make a statement. |
| (105918) | |
| 159 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the progress made by football clubs in tackling racist behaviour among football spectators. |
| (106286) | |
| 160 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures his Department is taking to tackle racist behaviour among football spectators. |
| (106287) | |
| 161 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the annual number of convicted offenders who would receive a shorter custodial sentence than at present if the Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) Bill [Lords] became law. |
| (106091) | |
| 162 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 30th November on behalf of his constituent, Mrs Djukic. |
| (105921) | |
| 163 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 25th November on behalf of his constituent, Mr Reeves. |
| (105924) | |
| 164 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date Mr Winser ACC Cambridge Constabulary chaired the first meeting of the working group into the National Firearms Database set up under the Association of Chief Officers Sub-committee (group) on the administration of firearms licensing. |
| (106416) | |
| 165 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place copies in the Library of the reports compiled by the PNC directorate into the resource and financing implications of the National Firearms Database computerisation. |
| (106417) | |
| 166 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in relation to the implementation of section 39 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (a) who is responsible for the problem, (b) who are the stakeholders and (c) what are the success criteria; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106419) | |
| 167 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library copies held by his Department of all documents, letters, agendas and minutes provided by the Association of Chief Officers Sub-committee (group) on the administration of firearms licensing since 1996. |
| (106412) | |
| 168 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place a copy in the Library of the user requirement of the Central National Firearms Database, indicating the date when it was drafted. |
| (106415) | |
| 169 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library a copy of the names of the current membership of the Association of Chief Officers Sub-committee (group) on the administration of firearms licensing, giving the names of their forces and the dates on which they took up positions on that committee. |
| (106413) | |
| 170 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the dates of all meetings attended by Mr Paul Pugh of the Home Office OPPU and his deputies since January 1997 concerning the proposed implementation of the computerisation of the National Firearms Database requirement contained in section 39 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997; and if he will place copies of all such documents produced and discussed in the Library. |
| (106414) | |
| 171 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes of 26th October 1999, regarding Mrs John Carroll of Wood Lane Cottage, Kingswear and her request for a visa settlement. |
| (105866) | |
| 172 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106298) | |
| 173 N | Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Chairman of the Information Committee, when the delays in connecting honourable Members to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other government departments via the House switchboard will be remedied; what the cause is of the delays; and when the House authorities became aware of the problem. |
| (106053) | |
| 174 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are being taken to restrict the spread of HIV in the Great Lakes Region; and if she will make a statement. |
| (106404) | |
| 175 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the level of humanitarian aid from HM Government despatched to the Congo; and what steps she is taking to ensure such aid is not appropriated by the combatants. |
| (106384) | |
| 176 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list for the past 12 months (a) the financing proposals prepared by the European Commission which her officials have been asked to consider for approval at the European Development Fund Committee and the EC Asia and Latin America Committee, (b) the amounts of European Development assistance concerned for each of these projects, (c) the dates on which her officials received the documentation for these projects, (d) the dates of the meetings at which each of these was to be considered and (e) in each case whether the projects were approved. |
| (106135) | |
| 177 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consultations there have been between her Department and the European Commission concerning the proposed financing of a road from Georgetown to Lethern in Guyana; and what advice her Department has given on the project. |
| (106146) | |
| 178 | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Press releases her Department issued in each year from 1995 to 1999. |
| (106119) | |
| 179 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department (a) promised and (b) provided to Pristina Hospital, Kosovo. |
| (106437) | |
| 180 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funds from the Know How Fund are allocated to Russia. |
| (106432) | |
| 181 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to meet EU Commissioner Poul Nielson. |
| (106435) | |
| 182 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department takes in co-operation with other national governments to measure the outcome of debt relief measures. |
| (105830) | |
| 183 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of her officials are registered disabled. |
| (105741) | |
| 184 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the total number of non-governmental organisations supported by her Department in each year since 1st May 1997 and the amount each has received. |
| (105729) | |
| 185 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's contracts has the British Council applied for since 1st May 1997; and in each case who was successful in securing the contract. |
| (105734) | |
| 186 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the overall cost to her Department of all debt relief measures for the current financial year. |
| (105746) | |
| 187 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria she uses when deciding whether to suspend aid payments to governments in the developing world. |
| (106439) | |
| 188 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with (a) other EU countries and (b) the 41 poorest countries concerning reform of the World Trade Organisation since 1st December 1999. |
| (106430) | |
| 189 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has made to HM Treasury regarding debt relief; and if she will place a copy of the documents in the Library. |
| (105828) | |
| 190 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts her Department has awarded to the British Council since 1st May 1997. |
| (105735) | |
| 191 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which of the countries qualifying for bilateral debt relief her Department has a representative. |
| (105827) | |
| 192 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of her departmental budget was spent through the private sector in the last 12 months. |
| (105731) | |
| 193 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) Muslims and (b) Sikhs are employed by her Department. |
| (105742) | |
| 194 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to publish full text versions of new departmental documents on her Department's website. |
| (106433) | |
| 195 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made in the past three months to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo concerning the humanitarian situation in the Balkans. |
| (106436) | |
| 196 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the aid budget was channelled through charities with an annual turnover of less than £1 million in each of the last three years. |
| (106438) | |
| 197 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on what date the responsibility for the British Council reverted to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. |
| (105733) | |
| 198 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of her officials are from ethnic minorities. |
| (105743) | |
| 199 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of her departmental budget was channelled directly to governments in the developing world in the last three years. |
| (105730) | |
| 200 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of her officials are women and how many are senior civil servants. |
| (105740) | |
| 201 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what direct Government assistance has been provided to Russia since 1st December 1999. |
| (106431) | |
| 202 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with European Commissioner Poul Nielson concerning the effect that enlargement will have on the European Union aid budget. |
| (106434) | |
| 203 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the impact that the end of export credits for military expenditure will have on developing countries. |
| (105826) | |
| 204 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on her policy towards the British Council. |
| (105739) | |
| 205 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the recent changes to the European aid programme. |
| (105728) | |
| 206 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her departmental budget was spent through non-governmental organisations in the last 12 months. |
| (105732) | |
| 207 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she expects each of the highly indebted poor countries to qualify for bilateral debt relief; and what assessment has been made of the amount of extra money each country will have to spend on poverty eradication in the financial years (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-2001 and (c) 2001-2002. |
| (105744) | |
| 208 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by her Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106297) | |
| 209 N | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the religious and political affiliations of each member of the Parades Commission. |
| (106109) | |
| 210 N | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many facilitators have been employed by the Parades Commission; how much has been paid (a) in total and (b) to each; and to what religious denominations they belong. |
| (106108) | |
| 211 N | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made as to whether (a) the murder of Mr Richard Jameson was carried out by a terrorist organisation and (b) that murder indicates that the ceasefire has been broken. |
| (106102) | |
| 212 N | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications have been received for the post of Chairman of the Parades Commission. |
| (106110) | |
| 213 N | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent up to 31st December 1999 on the Saville Inquiry into the events in Londonderry on Sunday 30th January 1972. |
| (106079) | |
| 214 N | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what has been the cost of the Parades Commission in each year since its establishment and in the current year to the latest available date; and under which principal headings expenditure has been incurred. |
| (106106) | |
| 215 N | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what are the religious affiliations of the applicants for the post of Chairman of the Parades Commission. |
| (106107) | |
| 216 N | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what has been the cost to date of the International Independent Commission on Decommissioning. |
| (106081) | |
| 217 N | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the dates of the meetings held between the International Independent Commission on Decommissioning and the representatives of each political party and terrorist organisation since the creation of the Commission. |
| (106080) | |
| 218 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106291) | |
| 219 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, if the Charter of Fundamental Rights will accord new rights not currently granted in common law. |
| (106281) | |
| 220 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list those areas of potential qualified majority voting raised to date by (a) EU member states, stating the country in each case and (b) the Commission, as areas for negotiation at the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference, in which the Government has not insisted on retaining unanimity. |
| (106165) | |
| 221 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on including rights of (a) free speech, (b) free association, (c) the existence for political parties and (d) trade union (i) existence and (ii) membership within the Charter of Fundamental Rights. |
| (106279) | |
| 222 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the financial consequences of the adoption of a Charter of Fundamental Rights for (a) industry and (b) goverment; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106377) | |
| 223 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, what anti-discrimination enforcement measures will be included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106376) | |
| 224 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on his Government's policy on including (a) the right of asylum, (b) age discrimination, (c) social rights, (d) education rights, (e) health rights, (f) social security rights, (g) immigrants' rights, (h) same sex partnerships' rights, (i) women's rights, (j) children's rights, (k) economic rights, (l) cultural rights and (m) disabled people's rights in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. |
| (106280) | |
| 225 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, what cost-benefit analysis of UK membership of the European Union the Government has undertaken. |
| (106401) | |
| 226 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason it is established practice not to disclose the titles of internal histories which are planned or in progress. |
| (106161) | |
| 227 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the withdrawal of voting rights of a member state deemed to be in breach of the Charter of Fundamental Rights under the Treaty of Amsterdam as modified, under Article 13. |
| (106399) | |
| 228 | Sir Richard Body (Boston and Skegness): To ask the Prime Minister, which body will be the final arbiter on questions on interpretation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. |
| (106389) | |
| 229 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent representations he has received from other heads of government concerning the proposed extradition of General Pinochet. |
| (106020) | |
| 230 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he expects police forces in Scotland to comply with the requirement of section 39 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997; what is the reason for the delay in doing so; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106418) | |
| 231 | Mr William Ross (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, in relation to implementation of section 39 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (a) who is responsible for the problem, (b) who are the stakeholders and (c) what are the success criteria; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106420) | |
| 232 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106293) | |
| 233 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many pensioners there are in (a) Somerset, (b) South Somerset and (c) Yeovil constituency; and what is the age distribution of such pensioners, indicating the total number aged 80 years or over in each of those areas. |
| (104719) | |
| 234 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will make it his policy to delay beyond the planned date of 2003 the proposed payment of benefits directly into bank accounts rather than through post offices; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104714) | |
| 235 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what percentage of the population are pensioners in (a) each county in the United Kingdom and (b) each constituency in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104759) | |
| 236 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of the savings to the Exchequer from the proposed payment of benefits into bank accounts rather than through post offices from 2003 onwards; what is the estimated saving in each year from 2003-04 to 2008-09; what assumptions about the amount of business which will be transferred from post offices to banks underlie these figures; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104715) | |
| 237 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in (a) Somerset and (b) Yeovil constituency who are entitled to, but not receiving, (i) income support, (ii) housing benefit and (iii) council tax benefit; how much money in each case is unclaimed; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104711) | |
| 238 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what action he is taking to improve the take-up by pensioners of (a) income support, (b) housing benefit and (c) council tax benefit; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104712) | |
| 239 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what assessment he has made of the advantages and disadvantages of developing a pensioner prices index; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104713) | |
| 240 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will make a statement on the timescale over which it is proposed to move towards paying benefits directly into bank accounts rather than through post offices; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104750) | |
| 241 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what orders his Department has made under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in each year since 1994; and what plans it has to introduce such orders. |
| (106083) | |
| 242 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer of 11th November 1999, Official Report, column 801, what level of take-up of income support for pensioners is assumed in current forecasts of expenditure. |
| (105316) | |
| 243 | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he will reply to the letter dated 20th September 1999 from the honourable Member for Harborough on behalf of Mr Edward Hynes of Market Harborough to the Parliamentary Under Secretary, the honourable Member for York. |
| (106306) | |
| 244 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has to improve financial and respite support for carers of sickle cell and thalassaemia sufferers. |
| (106198) | |
| 245 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 30th November on behalf of his constituent, Mr Hausell. |
| (105923) | |
| 246 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 2nd December on behalf of his constituent, Mrs Wilson. |
| (105925) | |
| 247 | Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he will respond to the Third Report of the Social Security Select Committee 1996-97, Uprating of State Retirement Pensions Payable to People Resident Abroad. |
| (106422) | |
| 248 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106296) | |
| 249 N | Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Solicitor General, what reports he has received concerning the disappearance of William Beausire in Santiago in 1974; and what requests he has received for a private prosecution. |
| (106029) | |
| 250 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make available all information relating to the proportion of business income accounted for by Benefits Agency business for post offices within (a) Somerset and (b) the Yeovil constituency; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104749) | |
| 251 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many representations he has received about the proposed payment of benefits directly into bank accounts rather than at post offices; and how many of these representations are (a) in favour and (b) against. |
| (104723) | |
| 252 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish the report of the Horizon Working Group on post office business issues submitted to the Cabinet Office in December 1999; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104724) | |
| 253 N | Mr Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices there were in (a) Somerset and (b) the Yeovil constituency in each year from 1980 to 1999; and if he will make a statement. |
| (104748) | |
| 254 | Dr Peter Brand (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will announce (a) the criteria for the tier 3 grant up to £75,000 and (b) the amount available to the regions of England; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106152) | |
| 255 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library the representations he has received calling on him to conclude his Department's inquiry into Mirror Group on the grounds of cost. |
| (106021) | |
| 256 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he received the result of the inquiry into Hollis Industries plc. |
| (106022) | |
| 257 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, under which section of the Companies Act 1985 he asked officials to investigate Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare in 1999. |
| (106005) | |
| 258 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when his Department expects to conclude its investigations of Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare's share dealing. |
| (106006) | |
| 259 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 21st December, Official Report, column 465W, concerning Hollis Industries plc, if he will place in the Library the documents setting out the normal procedures adopted by his Department in respect of internal DTI inquiries. |
| (106097) | |
| 260 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost was of the investigation into Hollis Industries plc. |
| (106024) | |
| 261 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if his Department's Inquiry into Holls Industries plc included examination of the disposal of Lock and PSS to TransTec. |
| (106025) | |
| 262 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many hours his Department's officials spent investigating Hollis Industries plc. |
| (106026) | |
| 263 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what were the grades of the officials who investigated Hollis Industries plc. |
| (106028) | |
| 264 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if, upon taking office, he reviewed the terms of reference of the investigation into the affairs of Hollis Industries plc. |
| (106023) | |
| 265 N | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps were taken by his predecessor to examine the options available under the Companies Act 1985 to determine the appropriate method of inquiry into Hollis Industries plc. |
| (106027) | |
| 266 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from (a) Glaxo Wellcome, (b) SmithKline Beecham and (c) other drug companies about the proposed merger between Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. |
| (106144) | |
| 267 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations he has received from ice cream manufacturers on (a) competition within and (b) barriers to entry to the ice cream industry. |
| (106140) | |
| 268 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consultations he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the likely impact of the merger of SmithKline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome on (a) the price and availability of (i) prescription and (ii) non-prescription medicines and (b) competition among health service suppliers. |
| (106145) | |
| 269 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the supply of MOX fuel by BNFL to Switzerland and Japan. |
| (105725) | |
| 270 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when his Department were first informed of a problem with MOX fuel supplied by BNFL to a Swiss utility. |
| (105722) | |
| 271 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when his Department was first informed of a quality control problem at the BNFL MOX Demonstration Facility involving Japanese fuel. |
| (105724) | |
| 272 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, by what methods the damaged MOX fuel supplied by BNFL to a Swiss utility was returned to the UK for examination; when the fuel was returned; and if he will place copies of the assessments made in the Library. |
| (105727) | |
| 273 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance he is intending to provide to developing countries without a permanent representative to the World Trade Organisation Secretariat in Geneva in order to assist them to be more fully involved in the Millennium Round of trade negotiations. |
| (105579) | |
| 274 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action was taken by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate regarding the problem with BNFL MOX fuel supplied to a Swiss utility. |
| (105726) | |
| 275 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the case of BNFL staff who have been dismissed in connection with allegations of falsifying quality control data for MOX fuel. |
| (105832) | |
| 276 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when BNFL first informed the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate of a problem with MOX fuel that had been despatched to Japan. |
| (105723) | |
| 277 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when BNFL first informed the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate of a problem with MOX fuel that had been supplied to a Swiss utility. |
| (105721) | |
| 278 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if BNFL plans further disciplinary measures against members of their staff following the falsification of MOX fuel quality control data. |
| (105831) | |
| 279 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued growth of the IT and communications infrastructure. |
| (106090) | |
| 280 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what orders his Department has made under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in each year since 1994; and what plans it has to introduce such orders. |
| (106085) | |
| 281 N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which a limited company may be used for fundraising for extremist causes. |
| (106093) | |
| 282 N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will seek to reform company law to control the use of companies for fundraising for extremist purposes. |
| (106096) | |
| 283 N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will seek to amend company law to enable those dealing with companies whose function is fundraising for extremist causes to be aware of the nature of the company with which they are dealing. |
| (106095) | |
| 284 N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will investigate possible breaches of company law by Info 2000 Software Ltd; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106094) | |
| 285 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will prevent recent proposed changes in the ownership of newspapers circulating in Wales. |
| (105423) | |
| 286 | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices there were in the Salisbury constituency in each year from 1983 to 1999; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106157) | |
| 287 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from overseas investors in the United Kingdom in respect of the UK's non-adoption of the single currency. |
| (106312) | |
| 288 N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much soya was imported from the USA to the UK in (a) 1996, (b) 1997, (c) 1998 and (d) 1999. |
| (106092) | |
| 289 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much total bilateral debt service was received by Her Majesty's Government from each of the highly-indebted poor countries in the financial year 1998-99. |
| (105738) | |
| 290 N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much debt service he estimates will be received from each of the highly-indebted poor countries in the financial years (a) 1999-2000 and (b) 2000-01. |
| (105745) | |
| 291 N | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects the new EU regional assistance map for the UK to be agreed. |
| (106078) | |
| 292 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106295) | |
| 293 | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what additional allocation there has been to standard spending assessments for local authorities in Wales to support their work under the new contaminated land regime; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106148) | |
| 294 | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what grant-in-aid has been provided to the Environment Agency in Wales in each of the last two years to fund emergency works arising from leaks from underground fuel tanks; and if he will make a statement. |
| (106147) | |
| 295 N | Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if funding for expenditure on Objective One in Wales in the financial year 2000-01 is additional to the budget provided for the National Assembly for Wales. |
| (106082) | |
| 296 | Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. |
| (106294) | |
| 297 N | Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make it his policy that Ofsted inspectors will, as a matter of course, meet the trade union representatives during an inspection. |
| [Question Unstarred] (103704) | |
| 298 N | Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on his plans for the Learning and Skills Council. |
| [Question Unstarred] (103713) | |
| 299 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on Council Decision 1999/C 322/04 (C322 of 10th November 1999), with reference to the (a) manner of legislative implementation in the United Kingdom and (b) consequences for extradition arrangements. |
| [Transferred] (106403) | |
| 300 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on UK law of the German initiative on increasing penal sanctions against counterfeiting the euro, set out in document 11302/99 of 5th October 1999; what court of law would try UK cases; and what surpreme court would take final appeals. |
| [Transferred] (106429) | |
| 301 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on his position regarding the draft regulation on insolvency proceedings, indicating the ways in which the regulation differs from the 1995 Convention in terms of financial impact through cost compliance. |
| [Transferred] (106387) | |
| 302 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the level of public awareness on Merseyside of the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. |
| [Transferred] (106421) | |
| 303 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirement there will be for volunteers working within the cadet forces to be subject to checking with the Criminal Records Bureau. |
| [Transferred] (106134) | |
| 304 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if it is the Government's policy to conclude a review of the Common Fisheries Policy prior to the expiry of the derogation in 2002 of the six and 12 mile limits; and if he will make a statement on the legal status of those waters in the period between expiry and agreement. |
| [Transferred] (106308) | |
| 305 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specialised British sub-units will be tasked to the European Peace Keeping Corps. |
| [Transferred] (106193) | |
| 306 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what has been the cost to date of the National Changeover Plan. |
| [Transferred] (106388) | |
| 307 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will discuss with the British Insurers Association measures to avoid the practice of including motorists with criminal convictions on company insurances in cases where personal insurance is not available to them. |
| [Transferred] (106288) | |
| 308 | Mr Neil Turner (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what proportion of aircraft using UK airports use depleted uranium as ballast; and what assessment he has made of the potential risk to health in the event of a crash. |
| [Transferred] (106307) | |
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