Order Book Part 1

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Session 1999-2000
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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 17 May 2000

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 17 May, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

1
   Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of the savings which would result if testing for tuberculosis in cattle by the veterinary profession were put out to general tender.

[R] (122690)

2
   Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to commission an independent survey into the incidence of lameness in the United Kingdom broiler chicken flock; and if he will make a statement.

(122557)

3
   Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is planning to take to persuade the European Commission to propose a directive to address the health and welfare issues raised by the recent report of the Commission's Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare on the Welfare of Chickens Kept for Meat Production (Broilers); and if he will make a statement.

(122556)

4
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd May, Official Report, column 142W, on fisheries, what is the required procedure for maintaining (a) the national fisheries quota system based upon the existing relative stability and (b) restrictions upon access within national six and 12 mile limits beyond 2002.

(122742)

5
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122265)

6
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish the papers prepared for the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations in its consideration of the case for the award of the General Service Medal for service in Northern Ireland between 14th August 1969 and a date to be agreed.

(122550)

7
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish the papers prepared for the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations in its consideration of the case for the award of the General Service Medal for service in Kuwait between 8th March 1991 and 30th September 1991.

(122538)

8
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish the papers prepared for the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations in its consideration of the case for the award of the General Service Medal for military service in Air Operations Iraq between 16th July 1991 and a date to be agreed.

(122542)

9
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish the papers prepared for the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations in its consideration of the case for the award of the General Service Medal for service in Kuwait between 8th March 1991 and 30th September 1991.

(122546)

10
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish the papers prepared for the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations in its consideration of the case for the award of the Clasp Dhofar for service between 1st October 1969 and 30th September 1976.

(122552)

11
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations at which it agreed the case for the award of a clasp to the General Service Medal for military service in the Gulf between 17th November 1986 and 31st October 1988 and for continuing mine counter measures operations within the Gulf between 1st November 1998 and 28th February 1999.

(122548)

12
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish the papers prepared for the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations in its consideration of the case for the award of the General Service Medal for service in Northern Iraq and Southern Turkey between 6th April 1991 and 17th July 1991.

(122540)

13
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish the papers prepared for the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations in its consideration of the case for the award of the General Service Medal for service in Lebanon between 7th February 1983 and 9th March 1984.

(122544)

14
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations at which it agreed the case for the award of a Clasp Dhofar for military service between 1st October 1969 and 30th September 1976.

(122551)

15
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations at which it agreed the case for the award of a clasp to the General Service Medal for military service in Northern Iraq and Southern Turkey between 6th April 1991 and 17th July 1991.

(122539)

16
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations at which it agreed the case for the award of a clasp to the General Service Medal for military service in Lebanon between 7th February 1983 and 9th March 1984.

(122543)

17
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish the papers prepared for the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations in its consideration of the case for the award of the General Service Medal for service in the Gulf between 17th November 1986 and 31st October 1998 and for continuing mine counter measures operations within the Gulf between 1st November 1998 and 28th February 1999.

(122547)

18
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations at which it agreed the case for the award of a clasp to the General Service Medal for military service in the Gulf of Suez between 15th August 1984 and 15th October 1984.

(122545)

19
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations at which it agreed the case for the award of a clasp to the General Service Medal for military service in Northern Ireland between 14th August 1969 and a date to be agreed.

(122549)

20
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations at which it agreed the award of a clasp to the General Service Medal for military service in Kuwait between 8th March 1991 and 30th September 1991.

(122537)

21
   Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Honours, Medals and Decorations at which it agreed the case for the award of a clasp to the General Service Medal for military service in Air Operations Iraq between 16th July 1991 and a date to be agreed.

(122541)

22
   Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, at what precise time her Department became aware of the computer virus known as the Love Bug.

(122590)

23
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by her Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122267)

24
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122263)

25
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to equip the Royal Navy with the Tactical Tomahawk missile; if this will be carried by (a) Royal Navy submarines and (b) the future Type 45 destroyer; and if he will make a statement.

(122111)

26
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to place an order for the additional primary casualty receiving ship referred to on page 25 of the Strategic Defence Review.

(122112)

27
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the Royal Navy's budgeted fund allocation for 2000-01; and what was the corresponding budget for the previous five years.

(122113)

28
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours were flown by the Fleet Air Arms in (a) 1995-96, (b) 1996-97, (c) 1997-98, (d) 1998-99 and (e) 1999-00; and what is the (i) budget and (ii) planning assumption for 2000-01.

(122114)

29
N   Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the regulations he intends to implement on the disposal of MOD housing stock; and what discussions he has held with relevant local councils and housing associations to reach an early conclusion.

(122110)

30
N   Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Defence Housing Executive has reached a conclusion as to the method and timing of surplus MOD housing stock being released to council and housing association stock.

(122109)

31
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 10th May, Official Report, column 390W, if the eggs referred to as being of British origin were laid in the United Kingdom.

(122741)

32
   Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what precise time his Department became aware of the computer virus, known as the Love Bug.

(122589)

33
   Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd May, Official Report, column 117W, on websites, if he will list the major service events, which satisfy all the conditions, (a) for which a related web site exists, (b) which were sponsored by one or more companies and (c) on whose web site the sponsoring company receives publicity, either by having its logo on the site, or otherwise; and if he will in each case (i) list the sponsoring companies, (ii) estimate the market value of such publicity on the web site and (iii) state if this estimate was taken into account in negotiating the sponsorship deal.

(122743)

34
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122262)

35
   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what compensation has been given to civilian dockyard workers for work-related asbestosis at Millbay Dock, Plymouth, in the last 10 years.

(122693)

36
   Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Rochford and Southend East of 21st April requesting a meeting.

(122572)

37
   Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of procedures adopted by the private operators of the Aldermaston site to give his Department temporary ownership of radioactive substances; and if he will make a statement.

(122573)

38
N   Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flights by Antonov 124/100 aircraft have been chartered by his Department to West African destinations associated with the crisis in Sierra Leone; on what dates; what loads were carried in each case; and how many refuelling stops were required en route.

(122533)

39
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on (a) membership and (b) industrial relations at the Institute for Learning and Teaching in higher education.

(122169)

40
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidance his Department has given to local education authorities about making educational provision for children with a hearing loss (a) over and (b) under the age of two years in order to support their language and educational development.

(122249)

41
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he is taking to ensure that take-up of training by teachers wishing to undertake the mandatory training for teachers of the deaf is sufficient to meet national demand.

(122250)

42
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what has been the annual cost of the National Childcare Strategy to date; and what his estimate is of the annual impact of this policy on the provision of childcare places in each year since its establishment and in 2000-01.

(122530)

43
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what has been the annual cost to date of establishing the Sure Start Scheme; and what estimate he has made of the number of Sure Start places in each year since its establishment and in 2000-01.

(122531)

44
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much his Department has spent on the provision of nursery places; and what estimate he has made of the number of nursery places created by this funding in each year since 1997 and in 2000-01.

(122529)

45
N   Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidance his Department issues to local education authorities concerning the operation of the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985.

(122495)

46
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122261)

47
   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment he has made of the main causes of budget deficit within schools.

(122720)

48
   Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what estimate he has made of the number of schools that are operating with a budget deficit.

(122719)

49
   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many task forces have been set up by his Department dealing with transport since May 1997; if he will list the membership of all such task forces with their qualifications and place of residence; and if he will list the dates on which they are expected to report and their terms of reference.

(122593)

50
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make it his policy to support a bid to give the Wolverhampton/Shrewsbury/Chester railway line a priority Trans-European Network status.

(122739)

51
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement concerning the progress of the current negotiations on the Transatlantic Open Skies proposal.

(122681)

52
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what communication he has received from the Commission on proposals to create a European common aviation area, an aviation safety agency, and amendments to regulation 95/93 concerning airport slot allocation, and proposals for strengthening the powers of Eurocontrol air traffic services; and when each of their numbered programme initiatives are due for consideration at (a) UKREP and (b) the Transport Council.

(122680)

53
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122260)

54
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects new rolling stock to be introduced by Northern Spirit on the Skipton to Leeds line; and if he will make a statement.

(122740)

55
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122264)

56
   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average cost per week, per recipient, of the working family tax credit, to the Inland Revenue in administration.

(122575)

57
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122259)

58
   Mr Ian Stewart (Eccles):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 18th April, Official Report, column 414W, on entry waiting times, what plans he has to reduce the waiting times in each queue for entry to the United Kingdom in Islamabad and Dhaka.

(122576)

59
   Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultations he has had with (a) medical (b) patient and (c) other organisations as part of the review of the funding of specialised neurology services.

(122579)

60
   Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from (a) medical, (b) patient and (c) other organisations as part of the review into the funding of specialised neurology services.

(122580)

61
   Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on how waiting times for implant therapy for neurological illnesses have changed since April 1999.

(122577)

62
   Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in implementing service agreements for neurosurgery and specialist neurology in the Eastern region.

(122578)

63
   Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Government has made in the introduction of compulsory registration of the details of each breast implant and removal operation on a National Breast Implant Registry.

(122553)

64
   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost was of food for each patient in each year since 1985 in (a) Bolton Hospitals NHS Trusts, (b) North West NHS hospitals and (c) NHS hospitals in England.

(122594)

65
   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost was of contracted-out cleaning per square metre for each year since 1985 in (a) Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, (b) North West NHS hospitals and (c) NHS hospitals in England.

(122595)

66
   Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost was of directly provided cleaning per square metre for each year since 1985 in (a) Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, (b) North West NHS hospitals and (c) NHS hospitals in England.

(122596)

67
N   Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to health authorities concerning the operation of the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985.

(122493)

68
N   Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to chairs of local authority social services committees concerning the operation of the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985.

(122492)

69
   Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, Official Report, column 518W, on websites, if he will list the sites under his responsibility, for which a company provides a technical service, free of charge, towards creating the site, and on which the company is mentioned; and if he will (a) list the company and (b) estimate the market value of this publicity for the company in each case.

(122746)

70
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122258)

71
   Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated for bowel cancer in (a) the South and West Devon Health Authority area and (b) Torbay Healthcare Trust since 1990; and what were their survival rates.

(122694)

72
   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of places on training courses for paramedics; and what plans he has to increase the number of places available.

(122581)

73
   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the number of paramedics in the Ambulance Service.

(122583)

74
   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about the role of paramedics in the Ambulance Service.

(122582)

75
   Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with the General Medical Council their plans for to making it a requirement for any physician applying for a new appointment to divulge legal action which he or she may be facing in relation to their medical work.

(122753)

76
   Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals his Department will be making to the World Congress on Osteoporosis to be held in Chicago in June.

(122752)

77
N   Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by whom it was decided to widen the initial remit of his Department's inquiry into hunting with dogs; and what factors led to this decision.

(122527)

78
N   Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the persons involved (a) within and (b) outside his Department in drawing up the remit of the Burns Inquiry.

(122525)

79
N   Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the role of Baroness Jay in determining the remit of his Department's inquiry into hunting with dogs; what role she has played in the enquiry; and if he will make a statement.

(122526)

80
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the Scientific Committee of the European Monitoring Centre on Drug and Drug Addiction to complete its formal risk assessment of the drug gammahydroxybutyrate.

(122584)

81
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the review led by his Department into the law on sexual offences will be completed and a report published.

(122586)

82
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the Metropolitan Police research initiative into drug-assisted rape to be concluded and a report published.

(122585)

83
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on establishing the National Family and Parenting Institute; what is its estimates annual budget; and if he will make a statement on the planned impact of the Institute.

(122532)

84
   Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at what precise time his Department became aware of the computer virus known as the Love Bug.

(122588)

85
N   Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department issues to chief constables concerning training for the policing of the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985.

(122491)

86
N   Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions have been made under the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985.

(122490)

87
N   Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions have been made under (i) the Children Act 1989 and (ii) the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiricy) Act 1998, in relation to the practice of female genital mutilation in the UK and abroad.

(122494)

88
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122257)

89
   Mr Ian Stewart (Eccles):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Government's anti-social behaviour strategy in (a) England (b) the North West region and (c) the area covered by the Greater Manchester Police Authority; and if he will make a statement.

(122574)

90
   Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich):    To ask the Chairman of the Information Committee, pursuant to his Answer of 4th May, Official Report, column 215W, on voicemail, for what reason he was not able to provide the installation cost; and on what basis the service cost of £92,000 was calculated.

(122536)

91
   Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's priorities are in Rwanda for the financial year 2000-01.

(122691)

92
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the steps she is taking to (a) reduce and (b) cancel the bilateral debt of poor countries.

(122587)

93
N   Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to discuss sexual and reproductive health policy with her European counterparts at the forthcoming European Council meeting.

(122489)

94
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by her Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122266)

95
   Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many tax appeal tribunal were held in each of the three years before the introduction of self-assessment.

(122723)

96
   Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many tax appeal tribunals have been held in each year following the introduction of self-assessment

(122722)

97
   Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many ex parte hearings at tax appeal tribunal level there have been in each of the last five years.

(122721)

98
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by the Lord Chancellor's Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122248)

99
N   Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement about the number of burglaries at sheltered accommodation complexes in Northern Ireland from January 1997 to date; how many within the control of each housing association have been burgled; what has been the total number of occasions on which burglaries have occurred; how many residents have lost property; and what has been the estimated total value of property stolen.

(121231)

100
N   Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement about window and double-glazing installations in sheltered accommodation complexes which make them vulnerable to burglars; and if he will require housing associations to take immediate measures to improve security at their properties.

(121232)

101
N   Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will ensure that elderly residents within sheltered accommodation do not suffer financial loss as a result of burglaries arising from structural or glazing installation inadequacies at these complexes.

(121233)

102
N   Mr Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions the RUC has had about appointing a co-ordinated task force to deal with burglary from sheltered accommodation; how many individuals have been charged with burglary from sheltered accommodation since Janary 1997; what convictions have been achieved; and what penalties have been imposed in each case.

(121234)

103
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122256)

104
   Mr William Ross (East Londonderry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, between Saturday 12th February and the week ended Saturday 13th May how many violent incidents involving paramilitary groups took place in Northern Ireland, indicating how many involved (a) Loyalists and (b) Republican groups.

(122686)

105
   Mr William Ross (East Londonderry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, between Monday 29th November 1999 and Friday 11th February how many violent incidents involving paramilitary groups which took place in Northern Ireland indicating how many involved (a) Loyalists and (b) Republican groups.

(122687)

106
   Mr William Ross (East Londonderry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, between Monday 29th November 1999 and Friday 11th February how many punishment (a) beatings and (b) shootings took place in Northern Ireland, indicating how many in each category were committed by (i) Loyalists and (ii) Republican groups.

(122688)

107
   Mr William Ross (East Londonderry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, between Saturday 12th February and the week ended Saturday 13th May how many punishment (a) beatings and (b) shootings took place in Northern Ireland, indicating how many in each category were committed by (i) Loyalists and (ii) Republican groups.

(122689)

108
N   Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy in respect of a ban on hunting with hounds.

(122528)

109
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will discuss with Kofi Annan the allowing of sanctions against (a) Serbia and (b) Iraq to be lifted on goods relating to bona fide scientific and technological work, essential to food testing and civil manufacturing industry.

(121302)

110
N   Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17th May.

(122108)

111
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122255)

112
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how much has been spent in each of the past five years on the pensioners' Christmas bonus.

(122571)

113
   Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the target market is for stakeholder pensions; and what the definition of success in that market will be before the Stage 2 of the State Second Pension is introduced.

(122592)

114
   Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, up to what level of income people will be eligible to hold a stakeholder pension concurrently with an occupational penson.

(122591)

115
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122254)

116
N   Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer of 8th May, Official Report, column 275W, on the state pension, if he will identify separately the costs of (a) a £5 increase at 75-79 years and (b) a £10 increase at 80 years, if each increase were to be implemented without the other.

(122251)

117
   Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will instruct the Benefits Agency to ensure that disability living allowance is not withdrawn from a person to whom it had previously been awarded for life, without there first being a detailed personal letter explaining the reasons for the withdrawal being given to the beneficiary, and an immediate opportunity being made available to that person for a review of the decision which can consider further evidence from or on behalf of that person.

(122684)

118
   Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people who have been awarded disability living allowance for life have had that benefit withdrawn during the past 12 months.

(122683)

119
   Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the level of the basic state pension if it represented the same percentage of the average wage as it did in November 1982; and if he will estimate what would be the annual cost of raising the basic state pension to that level.

(122682)

120
   Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many open export licences for the export of aircraft spares to Kenya remained in force between January and April; what items have been supplied under these licences during this period; and what end-use assurances have been given by the Kenyan authorities in relation to the re-export of equipment supplied under these licences.

(122554)

121
   Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, since December 1998 how many (a) single and (b) open export licences have been issued for the export of aircraft spares to Kenya.

(122555)

122
N   Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 11th May, Official Report, column 445W, what engineering skills and qualifications will be required of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser.

(122496)

123
   Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 2nd May, Official Report, column, 21W, on websites, if he will name (a) the web sites prepared in partnership with private sector organisations in return for acknowledgement of this sponsorship on the site and (b) the companies helping to prepare those sites; and if he will estimate the market value of (i) the services rendered to his Department by the companies in the preparation of these web sites and (ii) the acknowledgement of sponsorship.

(122745)

124
   Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 2nd May, Official Report, column 21W, on websites, if he will name (a) the web sites delivering the objectives of the Department but run and financed by private sector companies and (b) the companies running those sites; if he will estimate the market value of the services rendered to his Department by the companies running these web sites; if the companies running the sites have their services acknowledged on the site; what his estimate is of the market value to the companies of such acknowledgement; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that his Department does not seem to endorse any inappropriate advertisers on such sites.

(122744)

125
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122253)

126
N   Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere.

(122252)

127
   Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when and for what reasons the safeguards to prevent the takeover of the company undertaking water services in Wales in a manner that is contrary to the public interest have been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement.

(122685)

128
N   Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the future of Belfast Port.

[Question Unstarred] (121143)

129
N   Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of when the decommissioning section of the Belfast Agreement will be implemented.

[Question Unstarred] (121147)

130
   Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to (a) investigate the quality of care being provided to people in their homes, (b) introduce a regulatory system to supervise the provision of care by home carers and (c) apply such a system throughout the UK.

[Transferred] (122692)