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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 2 February 2000 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 2 February 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.

WEDNESDAY 2nd FEBRUARY
1	Mr Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst):    To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee, if he will list each unit of accommodation in the House indicating the persons to whom it is allocated.
	(108330)
2	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was the average acreage of land of a farm in England and Wales in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(108172)
3	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer of 6th December, Official Report, column 349W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108206)
4	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to her Answer of 12th January, Official Report, columns 200-1W, if she will list those categories of matter to be discussed by the British-Irish Council under the remit, Approaches to EU Issues.
	(108281)
5	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to her Answer of 21st December, Official Report, column 573W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by her Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108195)
6	Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list, for each of the last five years, total public funding in (a) cash and (b) current prices for (i) the West Yorkshire Playhouse and (ii) regional theatres in West Yorkshire.
	(108211)
7	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his Answer of 8th December, Official Report, column 537W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108204)
8	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received concerning the availability of Fulham Football Club's Motspur Park training ground to local amateur and school football teams.
	(108285)
9	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will encourage the (a) Football Association, (b) Football League, (c) television networks and (d) Football Trust to provide funds for schools without sports playing fields to obtain access to such fields for team sports.
	(108284)
10   N	Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the NATO recommended minimum flying times for (a) rotary pilots, (b) multi-transport pilots and (c) fast jet pilots; what percentage of RAF pilots in each of these categories met or exceeded NATO recommendations in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(107545)
11   N	Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Tornado GR/4's have a fully operational TIALD system; what percentage of the GR/4 fleet this represents; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the TIALD system; and if he will make a statement.
	(107546)
12   N	Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) total estimated cost and (b) unit cost of the TIALD system included in the Tornado MLU programme specifying in each case the proportion of costs incurred by (i) development and (ii) production; and if he will make a statement.
	(107547)
13   N	Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the average number of maintenance man-hours per driving hour for (a) Warrior variants, (b) Challenger 1, (c) Challenger 2, (d) Saxon variants, (e) AVF 430 variants, (f) Sabre, (g) Striker, (h) Scimitar, (i) Spartan, (j) Sultan, (k) Samaritan and (l) Samson in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(107548)
14   N	Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the average number of maintenance man-hours per flying hour for (a) Tornado GR1/4, (b) Tornado F3, (c) Harrier, (d) Jaguar, (e) Nimrod, (f) Sentry, (g) Tristar, (h) Puma, (i) Sea King and (j) Chinook in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(107549)
15   N	Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours per year were provided for in RAF fuel allocations for (a) Tornado GR1/4, (b) Tornado F3, (c) Harrier, (d) Jaguar, (e) Nimrod, (f) Sentry, (g) Tristar, (h) Puma, (i) Sea King and (j) Chinook in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(107550)
16   N	Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many driving hours per year were provided for in Army fuel allocations for (a) Warrior variants, (b) Challenger 1, (c) Challenger 2, (d) Saxon variants, (e) AVF 430 variants, (f) Sabre, (g) Striker, (h) Scimitar, (i) Spartan, (j) Sultan, (k) Samaritan and (l) Samson in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(107551)
17	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the introduction of space-based infra-red satellite systems; and if he will make a statement.
	(108419)
18   N	Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the helicopter Chinook MK2 was subjected to a full vehicle electro-magnetic interference test using the radio environmental generator by Boscombe Down as part of its CIA release trials in January 1994.
	(108052)
19   N	Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he made a statement on the value of walk-on equipment.
	(108054)
20   N	Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recommendations in the Chinook MK2 test were made on the use of in-flight UHF transmitters and walk-on equipment; and if they were written into the CIA release.
	(108053)
21	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 7th December 1999, Official Report, columns 454-5W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108203)
22   N	Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has undertaken with the AWS and WRVS regarding the line management accountability of WRVS employees; what advice he has received; what decisions have been taken; and if he will make a statement.
	(107840)
23   N	Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of training an RAF pilot to operational standard.
	(108101)
24   N	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when he will announce the names of the chairperson and members of the Learning and Skills Council.
	(107643)
25   N	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will publish a detailed analysis of the anticipated net administration savings arising from the restructuring proposals of Learning to Succeed, Cm. 4392.
	(107644)
26   N	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the application of TUPE as it affects existing employees of (a) TECs and (b) the FEFC; and what steps he is taking to encourage a smooth transition of essential staff to the new local learning and skills councils.
	(107646)
27   N	Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the (a) total number and (b) percentage share of (x) applicants and (y) successful applicants to (i) Oxford and (ii) Cambridge universities from (1) private schools, (2) state comprehensive schools, (3) sixth form colleges, (4) state grammar schools and (5) general further education colleges in each of the last five years.
	(106982)
28	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 10th January, Official Report, columns 39-40W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108201)
29	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what research his Department has undertaken into the number of hours per week spent on physical education in schools since 1st May 1997.
	(108294)
30	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what estimate he has made of the total cost of sport played in schools in the most recent year for which figures are available; what organisations other than his Department provide funds for sport in schools; and if he will estimate the amount of such other funding in the most recent year for which information is available.
	(108297)
31	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what figures he requires from local education authorities on the amount of sport and PE taking place in schools.
	(108296)
32	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the amount of competitive sport played in schools; and if he will make a statement.
	(108295)
33	Mr Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what proposals he has to raise awareness in the higher education sector of best practice in equal opportunities.
	(108277)
34	Mr Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many higher education institutions in the United Kingdom have a racial equality policy.
	(108278)
35	Mr Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to introduce ethnic monitoring in relation to academic and academic-related staff working in higher education institutions.
	(108276)
36	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidance his Department has issued to schools and education authorities about the use of the video, Beyond A Phase.
	(108216)
37   N	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to ensure that prospective purchasers of new homes are made aware of their energy efficiency through the standardised assessment procedure rating.
	(107645)
38	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 24th January, Official Report, columns 131-32W, on airline accidents, if new boundaries for public safety zones at airports were defined following the receipt of the advice from NATS Ltd.
	(108215)
39	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the driver test centres in the Greater London area.
	(108171)
40	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the public enquiry into Heathrow's proposed 5th terminal will report its findings
	(108170)
41   N	Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of policies over the past 10 years in reducing the incidence of rough sleeping.
	(106594)
42	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many proposals for non-statutory quiet lanes have been included in provisional local transport plans.
	(108208)
43	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what recent surveys the Government has undertaken concerning intimidation of walkers, cyclists and horse-riders by fast-moving traffic.
	(108207)
44	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many non-statutory quiet lanes had been introduced by 1st December in England.
	(108316)
45	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 20th December, Official Report, column 338W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108193)
46   N	Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many officials in his Department are currently on gardening leave; and if he will make a statement.
	(108158)
47   N	Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will make an announcement about road safety policy; and if he will make a statement.
	(108157)
48	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what studies his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned which quantify the cost to the economy of traffic congestion.
	(108329)
49   N	Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will review the coordination between government departments of scientific advice and policy development relating to dangerous chemicals.
	(106592)
50	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what guidance has been given to district auditors about requiring local authorities to make preparations for (a) new local government structures and (b) the euro.
	(108282)
51	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the number of commuters who were affected by the Connex rail strike on Tuesday 25th January.
	(108369)
52	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th January, Official Report, column 147, on local government, what meetings he and his ministerial colleagues have had with the New Local Government Network on the Government's modernisation agenda.
	(108380)
53	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many of the Connex trains that ran on Tuesday 25th January were delayed.
	(108368)
54	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many Connex train services were cancelled on Tuesday 25th January; and how many Connex trains ran on that day.
	(108381)
55	Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his estimate of the percentage of adults who have bank accounts.
	(108213)
56	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will deposit in the Library a copy of the (a) OECD Report on offshore centres of tax competition and (b) code of conduct paper discussed at ECOFIN on 29th November 1999; and if he will make a statement.
	(108280)
57	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the impact on the total payments of working families tax credit of a national minimum wage of (a) £3.80 and (b) £4.00.
	(108371)
58	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 20th December, Official Report, column 300W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108194)
59	Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the outcome of the ECOFIN Council held in Brussels on 31st January; and if he will make a statement.
	(108322)
60	Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was (a) the price at which the Bank of England sold gold from the reserves in the past 12 months, (b) the total amount of these sales proceeds which was invested in the purchase of euros and (c) the price at which the euros were purchased.
	(108293)
61	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a duty on insurance premiums for company car drivers; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (108382)
62	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legal advice he has received on the application of a derogation under the 6th VAT Directive to exempt church repairs from VAT or allow a lower rate of VAT on such repairs.
	(108187)
63   N	Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the differentials between the salaries of IT staff in the (a) public sector and (b) private sector on the efficiency of public sector IT procurement.
	(106585)
64	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what studies his Department has carried out to quantify (a) the trade and competition effects of the United Kingdom entering the euro and (b) the impact of the euro on trade and competition in the Euro Zone.
	(108374)
65	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral statement of 18th January, Official Report, column 671, on the EU Intergovernmental Conference, what the source of his information was on the allegiances of the six members of the European Parliament.
	(108279)
66	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy in respect of compliance with the Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty by the parties concerned.
	(108415)
67	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Taiwan on the economic consequences of the earthquake that took place last year in Taiwan.
	(108173)
68	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 20th December 1999, Official Report, column 315W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108191)
69   N	John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he proposes to take following advice from the National Screening Committee regarding the use of human papilloma virus testing as triage for mild and borderline cervical smears.
	(108156)
70	Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the development of NHSnet; and if he will make a statement.
	(108212)
71	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the time currently taken by each police force to make police checks under the Quality Protects Initiative.
	(108214)
72	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many claims were made against the NHS for clinical negligence in each of the last three years.
	(108174)
73	Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the number of patients of Dr Harold Shipman whose deaths were considered suspicious by the internal investigation conducted by Manchester Health Authority; and how many of these were women.
	(108298)
74	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 8th December, Official Report, column 565W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108196)
75	Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' third report on clinical guidelines for infertility treatment.
	(108209)
76	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) medical laboratory officers and (b) trainee biomedical scientists were employed by the NHS in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	(108308)
77	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his oral statement of 14th December 1999, column 35WH, how many trainee biomedical scientists have received a 26 per cent. pay rise.
	(108305)
78	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) clincial scientists and (b) biomedical scientists are employed by each health authority.
	(108307)
79	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were recruited onto training courses for biomedical scientists in each of the last 10 years.
	(108221)
80	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were recruited in each of the last 10 years onto training courses for (a) pathology, (b) pharmacology, (c) cardiology, (d) audiology, (e) respiratory and (f) other medical laboratory officers.
	(108309)
81	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) clinical and (b) biomedical scientists there are within each range of the relevant pay scales.
	(108306)
82	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of inpatients are aged over (a) 65, (b) 70, (c) 75 and (d) 80 years.
	(108161)
83	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) intensive and (b) critical care beds there are planned to be for the three years of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
	(108168)
84	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the level of spending on (a) publicly-funded health provision and (b) privately-funded health provision, expressed as a proportion of GDP, for EU member states in each of the last 20 years.
	(108225)
85	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of intensive care beds have been taken up with influenza and influenza-related illnesses each month for the last 10 years.
	(108165)
86	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are for (a) hospital building and (b) total capital spending on the NHS over the period of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
	(108163)
87	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses left the NHS for retirement in each of the last 10 years.
	(108222)
88	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of each category of nurse were employed by the NHS in each of the last 10 years.
	(108223)
89	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses were in training in each of the last 10 years.
	(108167)
90	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses are planned to be in training for each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
	(108162)
91	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) weighted and (b) unweighted average spending by EU countries as a proportion of gross domestic product on public-funded and private-funded health systems has been for the last 20 years; and if he will set out the basis for the figures.
	(108303)
92	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the level of spending on the NHS at current prices in each of the last 20 years.
	(108304)
93	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses who joined the NHS in each of the last 10 years were at some stage previously employed as nurses in the NHS.
	(108166)
94	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patient transfers there were from (a) the private sector to the NHS and (b) the NHS to the private sector in each year for the last 20 years.
	(108164)
95	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the Government's commitments on changes in outpatient and inpatient waiting list numbers and waiting times.
	(108160)
96	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) critical care and (b) intensive care beds there were in NHS hospitals in each of the last 10 years.
	(108224)
97	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new cases of tuberculosis have been recorded in the United Kingdom in the last year.
	(108332)
98	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to prevent an increase of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom.
	(108331)
99	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the number and percentage of ethnic minority officers in each of the 18 specialist departments within the Metropolitan Police; and if he will make a statement.
	(108185)
100   N	Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the enforcement of the Government's policy on seizure and pursuit of criminal assets.
	(106589)
101	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) articulated lorries, (b) commercial vans and (c) private motor cars were stopped and searched on arrival at Dover in 1999.
	(108175)
102	Mr Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the total cost of conducting the McPherson Inquiry; and what estimate he has made of the cost of implementing its recommendations.
	(108218)
103	Mr Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost of dealing with asylum seeking was in (a) 1997-1998 and (b) 1998-1999; and what the budgeted and estimated figures are for (i) 1999-2000 and (ii) 2000-01 respectively.
	(108159)
104	Mr Christopher Fraser (Mid Dorset and North Poole):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to increase the funding for police constabularies broken down by each constabulary in England and Wales.
	(108286)
105	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 20th December, Official Report, column 373W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108197)
106   N	Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 14th December, Official Report, column 140W, on Kosovar refugees, if he will update the figures provided in his Answer; how many of the 4,346 Kosovar refugees admitted to the United Kingdom under the UNHCR Humanitarian Evacuation Programme have left the United Kingdom voluntarily; and what action he intends to take in respect of those who have not yet left the United Kingdom to return to Kosovo.
	(108120)
107	Ms Jenny Jones (Wolverhampton South West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will break down the costs of policing related to Mike Tyson's visit to (a) London and (b) Manchester, indicating the sources from which the costs were met.
	(108379)
108	Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set a target date for clearing the outstanding travel document applications made between January and August 1999.
	(108210)
109	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to promote the use of CCTV in car parks to increase safety and reduce theft; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (108383)
110	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on reducing car theft; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (108384)
111	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on changing the law in England and Wales to ban wheel clamping on private land; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (108385)
112   N	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the negligent discharge of a police firearm on 20th January 1998 in the course of Operation Runacre, stating when it was first officially reported and by whom; and what subsequent investigation was carried out into it.
	(106712)
113	Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what options he has considered for the future use of HMP Blantyre House; and when he will make an announcement.
	(108417)
114   N	Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it is his intention to allow prosecution and defence to make oral representations in open court during an appeal against magistrates' decision on mode of trial under his proposal to restrict the right to elect trial by jury.
	(108102)
115   N	Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) cost of additional appeals to the Crown Court against the (i) verdicts and (ii) sentences of magistrates, under his proposals to restrict the right to trial by jury.
	(108099)
116   N	Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost of an appeal to the Crown Court against magistrates' decision as to mode of trial, under his proposals to restrict the right to trial by jury.
	(108100)
117   N	Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to his Answer of 27th January, Offical Report, column 250W, on Crown Court appeals, what his estimate is of the number of defendants who would appeal to the Crown Court against magistrates' decisions as to mode of trial each year under his proposals; and what assumptions underly that estimate.
	(108151)
118   N	Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what offences were committed by prisoners released under the Home Detention Curfew Scheme who re-offended whilst on the scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	(108098)
119	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Answer of 6th December, Official Report, columns 337-8W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by her Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108198)
120	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his Answer of 6th December, Official Report, columns 398-400W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108192)
121	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 10th January, Official Report, column 32W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108205)
122	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the President of the Council, how many EU documents have been considered by the European Legislation Committee and the European Scrutiny Committee in each year since 1st May 1997; and for how many hours those committees sat during that period.
	(108217)
123	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on government policy towards the Robert Schuman Project to improve awareness of community law within the legal profession; and which EU budget line funds the project.
	(108333)
124	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Prime Minister, what consultations the Performance and Innovation Unit has undertaken as part of the study on the use of analysis and modelling in central government.
	(108372)
125	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Prime Minister, what consultations the Performance and Innovation Unit has undertaken as part of the study on accountability and incentives for joined-up government.
	(108370)
126	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his Answer of 20th December, Official Report, columns 385-6W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108199)
127	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the subsidies were in each of the past 10 years to (a) Worthing Borough Council, (b) Arun District Council and (c) all English local housing authorities combined for investigation and detection of housing benefit and council tax fraud; and if he will make a statement.
	(108186)
128   N	Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what steps he has taken to ensure the accuracy of benefits payments made through the automatic credit transfer system; and if he will make a statement.
	(107963)
129   N	Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the total amount by which benefits have been (a) overpaid and (b) underpaid in error using the automatic credit transfer system, in the last full year for which records are available.
	(108056)
130   N	Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the annual administrative cost of making benefit payments through the automatic credit transfer system; and what proportion of that cost relates to the administrative cost of correcting payments made in error.
	(107962)
131   N	Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people were (a) overpaid and (b) underpaid benefits in error by his Department using the automatic credit transfer system in the last full year for which records are available.
	(107964)
132	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will make it his policy to ensure that recipients who collect their benefits on a weekly basis will be able to continue to do so when automated credit transfer is introduced in 2003.
	(108418)
133	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what recent representations he has received on the decision to pay benefits through automated credit transfer.
	(108416)
134	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer of 21st December, Official Report, columns 541-2W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108202)
135   N	Mr Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to ensure a common approach between the USA, the UK and the rest of the European Union to patents arising from the human genome project.
	(106603)
136   N	Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many standard individual export licences have been issued to (a) Sri Lanka and (b) Colombia covering ratings (i) ML1, (ii) ML2, (iii) ML3, (iv) ML11 and (v) IC350 since 31st December 1997.
	(107518)
137   N	Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what is the status of Japanese contracts with the new Sellafield MOX plant.
	(106713)
138   N	Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the inquiry he has commissioned into TransTec will cover the decision by Ford UK to execute their penalty clauses.
	(107875)
139   N	Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of WTO rules on the workings of the LomeĢ Convention.
	(107468)
140   N	Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what organisations he has consulted regarding Her Majesty's Government's policy in relation to the Seattle round of negotiations of the World Trade Organisation; and if he will list separately the Scottish organisations in the consultation process.
	(107467)
141   N	Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from the Scottish Executive on the impact of the Seattle round of negotiations of the World Trade Organisation on Scotland; and what consultation he has undertaken with bodies in Scotland in relation to the WTO.
	(107466)
142   N	Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues about government plans to meet its obligations in the United Kingdom's European Union Objective 1 regions.
	(106590)
143	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what restrictions have been placed on contractors carrying out research contracts funded by grants from the research councils during 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication; and if he will place a copy of the standard research contract for each research council in the Library.
	(108188)
144	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 8th December, Official Report, column 572W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108190)
145	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his Answer of 6th December, Official Report, column 370W, what restrictions were placed on contractors carrying out research projects funded by his Department in 1999 in respect of them discussing their findings with journalists (a) before and (b) after publication.
	(108200)
146	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he is taking to encourage inner-city schools in the independent and maintained sectors to share their sports playing fields with schools which do not have such fields.
	[Transferred] (108283)
147	Mr Phil Woolas (Oldham East and Saddleworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to review the sale of fireworks.
	[Transferred] (108373)

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