Order Book Part 1

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Session 1999-2000
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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Thursday 15 June 2000

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 15 June, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

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

THURSDAY 15th JUNE

1
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reasons the Environment Agency has not provided copies of the Upper Mole Flood Plain Study and associated maps, known as the Babtie Report, to members of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council; and when these will be made available.

(126058)

2
   Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is taking to persuade his European Union partners to give a high priority during negotiations to revise WTO rules ensuring that the EU can maintain and improve its standards of farm animal welfare; and if he will make a statement.

(126514)

3
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what percentage of subsidies to farmers in each of the past five years was distributed to the deciles of (a) the largest and (b) the smallest farms.

(126001)

4
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what changes took place in average farm incomes in real terms in each year from 1988 to 1999 in the deciles of the (a) largest and (b) smallest farms.

(126000)

5
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what the outcome was of the visit to Canada by a departmental seeds expert to investigate the production of contaminated oilseed rape seeds by Advanta; and if he will make a statement.

(126097)

6
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the parties consulted regarding the review of separation distances for GM crops announced on 8th June.

(126096)

7
N   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of job losses in the horticultural industry in the North West consequent upon the introduction of the climate change levy.

(124595)

8
   Mr Denzil Davies (Llanelli):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is her estimate of the total cost to public funds of the work of the Steering Committee and Review Team engaged upon the review of major Government IT projects.

(126417)

9
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what has been the total spending on anti-drugs strategies during each of the last 10 years; and what proportion in each of those years was spent on (a) drug enforcement measures and (b) rehabilitation.

(125997)

10
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what fees have been paid to safety consultants in relation to the Millennium Bridge (a) prior to its official opening and (b) subsequently.

(126243)

11
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the contracts between the Millennium Bridge Trust and (a) the architects and (b) the builders of the Millennium Bridge.

(126236)

12
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimates he has made of the cost of work to ensure the safety of the Millennium Bridge; and if public funds will be made available.

(126241)

13
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make a statement on the closure of the Millennium Bridge.

(126240)

14
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what studies were made of safety issues at the Millennium Bridge by the Health and Safety Executive prior to its opening; and what fees were paid by the Millennium Bridge Trust for this work.

(126242)

15
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guarantees or indemnities were provided by (a) the architects and (b) the builders of the Millennium Bridge in relation to safety issues.

(126237)

16
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the level of resources the Millennium Commission has available.

(126239)

17
N   Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects the Millennium Bridge to re-open to the public.

(126238)

18
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many pensioners in the Christchurch constituency will be eligible to receive free television licences from November.

(125967)

19
   Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the cost to his Department of switching from the pound to the euro.

(126398)

20
   Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current status of the programme to make modifications to the SA80; when he plans to award a contract; if the modifications will be carried out in the United Kingdom; what is the value of contracts to modify the SA80; how many SA80 rifles have been modified to date to correct identified faults; and when the planned modification work to the SA80 will be complete.

(126425)

21
N   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops, and from which regiments, were affected by the failure to supply sufficient quantities of mefloquine in West Africa.

(126054)

22
N   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he was first informed that armed forces personnel contracted malaria in Sierra Leone; and if he will make a statement.

(126057)

23
N   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his policy on medical preparedness of (a) the spearhead battalions of the Rapid Reaction Corps and (b) other armed forces personnel in all three services, with particular reference to Sierra Leone; and if he will make a statement.

(126056)

24
N   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made with the project to issue every serviceman and women with an ID tag which will record on the chip current medical history including innoculations and current medication.

(126052)

25
N   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons army doctors during the recent deployment in Sierra Leone and Senegal did not carry sufficient supplies of (a) mefloquine and (b) gavarin; and if he will make a statement.

(126055)

26
N   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what records are kept (a) centrally, (b) in theatre and (c) on individual service personnel relating to (i) innoculations, (ii) prophylactic drugs and (iii) other medications.

(126053)

27
   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the impact on morale of the standard of family accommodation available to service personnel.

(126507)

28
   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from the Army Families Federation regarding the quality of housing available to service families.

(126508)

29
   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact the delay in the housing refurbishment and improvement programme has had upon his ability to retain Army personnel.

(126509)

30
   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the quantities of anti-depressants prescribed to members of service families by MoD medical facilities in each of the last five years.

(126510)

31
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much grant his Department has paid to the British Association for Early Childhood Education in each of the last four years; and how much is being paid in the current year.

(125974)

32
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many teachers left the teaching profession in each of the last five years.

(126316)

33
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list (a) the education authorities which did not accept standards funds grants available through the provision of matching funding in each of the last two years and (b) the amount of grant involved in each case; and how the undistributed funds were used.

(126319)

34
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many applications were received for courses of postgraduate initial teacher training commencing in September; and how many had been received at the same stage last year, broken down into those applying for secondary teaching in (a) maths, (b) foreign languages, (c) science and (d) technology.

(126317)

35
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, whether teachers employed to teach in (a) institutions for young people maintained by social sciences departments and (b) prison institutions for young offenders are eligible for performance-related pay.

(126318)

36
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers left the teaching profession before reaching the age of 40 in each of the last 10 years; and how many of them did so within five years of qualifying as a teacher.

(126315)

37
   Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will estimate the costs to his Department of conversion to the euro from the pound.

(126402)

38
   Mr Phil Sawford (Kettering):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he is taking to ensure that schools and colleges are represented on learning and skills councils.

(126278)

39
   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 5th May, Official Report, column 218W, on the Careers Service, if he will produce a revised list of the Careers Service contractors holding (a) a Charter Mark, (b) an Investors in People award and (c) an International Standards Organisation registration.

(126517)

40
N   Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he received the report of the inspector with the revised plans for the Otterburn training area; and when he will make a decision on the proposals.

(124578)

41
N   Mr Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects the M60 from Denton to Middleton to be open for public use; and if he expects it to be opened as a whole or in sections.

(126094)

42
   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how long a local authority planning department has in which to object to the proposed installation of (a) telephone booths, (b) telephone boxes and (c) information kiosks.

(126283)

43
   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to amend the General Permitted Development Order made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1995.

(126284)

44
   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what planning powers are available to local authorities in respect of work by telecommunications operators to convert public telephones to IT kiosks.

(126285)

45
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the Rail Regulator about the delays in boarding Liverpool trains at Euston Station.

(126421)

46
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received on the timekeeping of West Coast mainline trains between Liverpool and Euston.

(126422)

47
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the Rail Regulator on the timekeeping of West Coast mainline services between Liverpool Lime Street and Euston.

(126420)

48
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received about delays in boarding Liverpool trains at Euston station.

(126511)

49
N   Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he plans to issue a new Planning Policy Guidance notice concerning playing fields.

(125926)

50
N   Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the total number of valid applications he has received for the sale of playing fields in each month since October 1998.

(125927)

51
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many interest-free equity loans have been granted to date under the Homebuy Scheme to residents in (a) Christchurch, (b) East Dorset, (c) Bournemouth, (d) Poole and (e) the New Forest since the inception of the scheme.

(125970)

52
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many households have been housed in England in each of the last five years under the Do It Yourself Shared Ownership Scheme.

(125972)

53
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many interest-free equity loans have been granted to date under the Homebuy Scheme in England; and how many he expects to be granted in 2000-01.

(125971)

54
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many residents in (a) Christchurch, (b) East Dorset, (c) Bournemouth, (d) Poole and (e) the New Forest have purchased homes under the Do It Yourself Shared Ownership Scheme in each of the last five years.

(125973)

55
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 6th June, Official Report, columns 195-6W, if (a) the Model allotments, (b) Moorside allotment and (c) Nun's Moor allotment have been subjected to unauthorised excavation for bottles and metal material since toxic ash from Byker Heat Station was deposited.

(126007)

56
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 6th June, Official Report, columns 195-6W, what assessment he has made of the possible occurence of potential health risk to small children using the bridleway and allotments listed as having received toxic ash from the Byker Heat Station.

(126006)

57
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 6th June, Official Report, columns 197-8W, if he will list the flooding incidents at Jesmond Dene and Ouseburn that have occurred from 1st May to date; how many properties were so affected; and what assessment he has made of the impact the proposed sustainable urban drainage system from Newcastle Great Park would have had on flooding incidents.

(126009)

58
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 6th June, Official Report, column 195-6W, what prima facie failures of statutory duty of care under the 1990 Act have occurred in the distribution of toxic ash from the Byker Heat Station to bridleways and allotments.

(126008)

59
N   Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's transport strategies and the development of industrial land on the local economy in Lancaster.

(124599)

60
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what monitoring system is in place to ensure that the precautions required by law when parties of school pupils or organised parties of adults visit water treatment or sewage works are taken.

(126282)

61
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of whether washing screens in the screen houses of sewage works with untreated effluent produces a local atmosphere containing biological agents of a hazardous nature.

(126269)

62
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what funding will be allocated to the development of clean energy sources in the forthcoming spending review; if the Government will end the exemption of incineration from the Climate Change Levy; and if he will make a statement.

(126276)

63
N   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 8th June, Official Report, column 311W, concerning EU legislation relating to direct expenditure by London Underground, for what reason his Answer did not list the legislation concerned.

(126205)

64
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many of his Department's buildings display notices prohibiting the chaining of cycles to railings.

(126410)

65
N   Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will amend the road traffic regulations so that a formal road closure order is not required by the police to close roads for carnivals and parades organised by charities.

(126204)

66
N   Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on Government policy relating to combined heat and power projects.

(124593)

67
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will publish maps showing tranquil areas in respect of light and noise pollution.

(126413)

68
   Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to promote home ownership.

(126405)

69
   Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the costs of switching from the pound to the euro for his Department.

(126401)

70
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to bring the purchasing of park homes within the scope of the existing laws covering the purchase of houses and land; and if he will make a statement.

(126093)

71
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he has (a) been, and (b) asked to be, informed of the locations in the United Kingdom where Advanta Seeds UK's conventional rapeseed sown in 1999 and 2000 contained genetically-modified rapeseed; and if he will place copies of written information in his possession on such locations in the Library.

(126172)

72
N   Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he has (a) been and (b) asked to be provided with information on whether any of the conventional rapeseed grown in the farm-scale evaluations contains genetically-modified rapeseed; and if he will place copies of the written information in his possession in that regard in the Library.

(126098)

73
N   Mr Robert Syms (Poole):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what payment and expenses the Chairman of the construction industry advisory group, Movement for Innovation, receives.

(126169)

74
N   Mr Robert Syms (Poole):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the term of office is of the Chairman of the construction industry advisory group, Movement for Innovation.

(126170)

75
N   Mr Robert Syms (Poole):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will review the appointment of the present Chairman of the construction industry advisory group, Movement for Innovation, taking account of his resignation as managing director of a building company.

(126171)

76
N   Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate for councils in Norfolk the reduction in revenue from council tax which arises from the 50 per cent. dispensation for second homes.

(125109)

77
N   Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the reduction in revenue to the Norfolk Police Authority which arises from the 50 per cent. dispensation in council tax for second homes.

(125108)

78
N   Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the future of consumer representation in the water industry.

(124585)

79
N   Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue guidelines to universities and local authorities on the issuing of exemption certificates for council tax eligibility for intercalating students; and if he will make a statement.

(124696)

80
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 7th June, Official Report, column 274W, how many pensioner households there are in the Christchurch constituency comprising one or more people aged 75 years or over; and what was the basis for his calculation of the number of pensioners aged 75 years and over in that constituency.

(125976)

81
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the expenditure per head was in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) England and (d) each Government Office region in England in each year since 1990 on (i) health and social services and (ii) education services covered by the Barnett Formula.

(126002)

82
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of public expenditure in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales was of the type covered by the Barnett Formula in each year since 1990; and what expenditure per head in each country for that share of spending resulted.

(126010)

83
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what categories of expenditure in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales were covered by the Barnett Formula in each year since 1979; and what changes in those categories he has under review in the current spending review.

(126003)

84
N   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the population-based spending allocation formula share for each year since 1979 for (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland; and what population share he proposes to adopt as the basis for spending allocations in the 2000 expenditure review.

(126004)

85
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been raised by the windfall tax in (a) 1999 and (b) 2000 to date.

(126279)

86
   Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes are proposed in the location and operation of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in Liverpool.

(126437)

87
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce legislation to compel banks and other institutions to search for claimants to accounts which have remained dormant for more than five years.

(126174)

88
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce legislation to ensure that money in dormant accounts is not held by banks or other institutions for longer than 10 years.

(126173)

89
N   Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultations he has had on the expansion of community banking; and with whom.

(124588)

90
   Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax measures are needed to complete the EU single market.

(126404)

91
   Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his estimate of the cost to (a) the public sector and (b) the private sector of changing from the pound to the euro.

(126403)

92
   Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to promote savings by people on low incomes.

(126406)

93
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he is making to accommodate the increased quantities of letters and parcels containing goods from overseas likely to result from Internet purchasing while such letters and parcels are being assessed for VAT and import duties.

(126095)

94
N   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Treasury will require departments to include environmental appraisals in their submissions to the Treasury on the spending review.

(125977)

95
N   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations and individuals he has consulted while undertaking the cross-departmental review of the Knowledge Economy; in what form he has consulted them; on how many occasions he has met them; and if he will make a statement.

(126005)

96
N   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what training has been undertaken to assist staff of Government departments to assess the implications of spending reviews for the Government's sustainable development objectives.

(125978)

97
N   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received concerning the cross-departmental review on the Knowledge Economy; and if he will make a statement.

(126051)

98
   Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Chevening scholarships have been awarded to (a) Kazakhstan, (b) Uzbekistan, (c) Turkmenistan, (d) Tajikistan and (e) Kyrgyzstan.

[R] (126430)

99
   Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the criteria are on which the number of Chevening scholarships are made available to different countries.

(126431)

100
   Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many female graduates were recruited by his Department, and, of these, how many are still employed by his Department, in each of the last 20 years.

(126429)

101
   Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many ministerial visits were made by United Kingdom ministers to (a) Kazakhstan, (b) Uzbekistan, (c) Turkmenistan, (d) Tajikistan and (e) Kyrgyzstan in each of the last three years.

[R] (126428)

102
N   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is regarding private military companies operating from the United Kingdom and dependent territories which are involved in the supply of mercenaries and related military services.

(125280)

103
N   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is regarding the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries; and if he will make a statement.

(125310)

104
   Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last made representations to the Government of Iran concerning the conduct of the trial of 13 Jews accused of spying for Israel.

(126441)

105
   Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made on the protection of civilians in South Lebanon following the Israeli withdrawal.

(126438)

106
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to offer (a) assistance for managing peacekeeping operations in Indonesia and (b) funds for emergency relief assistance to the Moluccas.

(126281)

107
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent research published in The Lancet on the number of babies and young children dying in Iraq following the Gulf conflict and the initiation of the United Nations sanctions; and if he will make a statement.

(126277)

108
   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions in the last two years appearance bail guarantees have been given by the British Embassy to the Saudi authorities in respect of Britons detained in that country.

(126250)

109
   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the United Kingdom's financial contribution to the UN was in each of the last five years; and what proportion of this was spent on preventative diplomacy.

(126249)

110
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Egyptian authorities about the rights under Egyptian law of the Coptic Christian minority.

(126492)

111
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his commonwealth counterparts concerning a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Sri Lanka.

(125814)

112
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his EU counterparts and (b) his UN counterparts concerning the implementation of an arms embargo on Sri Lanka.

(125815)

113
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his UN counterparts concerning the sending of a human rights monitor to Sri Lanka.

(125816)

114
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last discussed the issue of access by non-governmental organisations to facilitate aid distribution with the Government of Sri Lanka.

(125817)

115
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterparts concerning the payment of dues owed to the UN; and if he will make a statement.

(125818)

116
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his UN counterparts concerning the establishment of a constitutional conference to discuss reform of the UN.

(125819)

117
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the UK Government has to discuss UN reform at the UN Millennium Summit.

(125820)

118
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his UN counterparts regarding (a) the World Bank, (b) the IMF and (c) the WTO and their relationship with the Economic and Social Council of the UN.

(125821)

119
   Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the effectiveness of the percutaneous vertebroplasty operation; and if he will make a statement.

(126266)

120
N   John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if intermediate care services will be provided by (a) the NHS and (b) the private sector; and if he will make a statement.

(126225)

121
N   John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish details of the proposed new intermediate care arrangements and their impact on local authority services; and if he will make a statement.

(126224)

122
N   John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his definition is of intermediate care.

(126227)

123
N   John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice and guidance he has issued to (a) the NHS and (b) local authority social services regarding intermediate care since 1999.

(126226)

124
   Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May, Official Report, column 129W, on cosmetic surgery, what assessment he has made of the operation of regulations pertaining to advertising of cosmetic surgery; and what contact has taken place between his Department and the Department of Trade and Industry on the same.

(126320)

125
   Mr Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve awareness among health care professionals of the risk factors and symptoms of diabetes.

(126513)

126
   Mr Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to raise awareness of diabetes among the public, with particular reference to those in higher-risk groups.

(126512)

127
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were adopted in the UK in 1999.

(126267)

128
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies for (a) doctors and (b) nurses there are in NHS hospitals in the Greater London area.

(126268)

129
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what projects have been carried out to evaluate the efficacy of prescribing diamorphine to heroin addicts; and if he will make a statement.

(125998)

130
   Mr Patrick Hall (Bedford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work his Department is undertaking to examine the role of patient advocates, with particular regard to supporting complainants through the NHS complaints procedure; and what plans he has to consult community health councils about their role in assisting complainants.

(126244)

131
   Mr Patrick Hall (Bedford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to consult on a new NHS Charter.

(126246)

132
   Mr Patrick Hall (Bedford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will respond to the report, A New Life for Health, prepared by the Commission on Representing the Public Interest in the Health Service.

(126245)

133
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations he has received in the last 12 months for increasing infertility treatment provision; and if he will make a statement.

(126270)

134
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce legislation to remove from the General Medical Council its current responsibilities for regulating the conduct and monitoring the competence of members of the medical profession.

(126414)

135
   Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the costs to his Department of switching from the pound to the euro.

(126399)

136
   Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to reduce the incidence of diabetic complications through prevention, early diagnosis and intensive management of the condition.

(126418)

137
   Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methods his Department will use to identify the estimated one million people living undiagnosed with diabetes.

(126427)

138
   Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to move resources within the NHS from treating the complications of diabetes towards prevention and early diagnosis.

(126397)

139
   Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cyclists have been issued with fixed penalty notices for (a) pavement cycling and (b) other offences in each police area since August 1999; and if he will make a statement on the impact fixed penalty notices have had.

(126314)

140
   Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers have been (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of driving through a red traffic light in each of the last five years.

(126248)

141
   Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specifications have been drawn up to identify accommodation for asylum seekers under the Government's dispersal policy.

(126436)

142
   Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how accommodation providers for asylum seekers are identified under the Government's dispersal scheme; and if he will publish a list of them.

(126551)

143
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the additional police numbers that will be needed in rural areas to enforce legislation banning hunting with dogs.

(126091)

144
N   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the cost of compensation (a) per person on average and (b) in total for loss of livelihood if hunting with dogs is made illegal.

(126092)

145
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many certificates to forfeit police pensions have been issued in the last 10 years.

(125994)

146
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the drugs that he proposes to include in the mandatory drug testing for offenders under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill.

(125996)

147
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs is expected to report on the Police Foundation's inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

(125995)

148
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specific offences have led to the issue of certificates to forfeit police pensions on the basis that the offence in question was determined to be liable to lead to serious loss of confidence in the public service during the last five years.

(125993)

149
   Mrs Eileen Gordon (Romford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women were sent to prison having defaulted on a fine imposed for using a television without a licence in each of the last five years.

(126460)

150
   Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to reply to the letter, dated 25th April, from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr T. Khan.

(126289)

151
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the value of the bans on cycle parking in central London for security purposes; and how many cycles have been used in terrorist offences since 1970.

(126408)

152
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will discuss the ban on chaining cycles to railings outside public buildings in London with the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis with a view to removing it.

(126407)

153
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultations he has had with police forces about the enforcement and value of the prohibition of cycling on pavements.

(126409)

154
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalties have been issued to cyclists for the offence of (a) carrying another person and (b) cycling on pavements, broken down by police force areas for the latest six month period for which figures are available; and how many of the penalties were issued to cyclists aged under 14 years.

(126419)

155
   Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to alter the formula for funding police forces in England and Wales.

(126424)

156
   Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce a sparsity factor into the process of allocating funds to rural police forces.

(126426)

157
   Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it is his policy to accept the findings of the ORH study into police funding in respect of the additional costs of policing sparsely populated rural areas.

(126423)

158
   Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff and at what grades her Department employs in (a) Kazakhstan, (b) Uzbekistan, (c) Turkmenistan, (d) Tajikistan and (e) Kyrgyzstan.

[R] (126432)

159
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's bilateral country programme aid for Sierra Leone is spent by the Government of Sierra Leone.

(126458)

160
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the applications made by her Department to the Captial Modernisation Fund, giving the (a) intended recipients, (b) financial value and (c) outcome of each application.

(126450)

161
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's bilateral country programme aid for Uganda is spent by the Government of Uganda.

(126454)

162
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's bilateral country programme aid for Nigeria is spent by the Government of Nigeria.

(126453)

163
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list (a) the number and (b) the aggregate costs of each primary healthcare project funded by her local department in (i) Bangladesh, (ii) Bolivia, (iii) Burkina Faso, (iv) Cambodia, (v) Colombia, (vi) Ethiopia, (vii) Gambia, (viii) Ghana, (ix) Guatemala, (x) India, (xi) Kenya, (xii) Malawi, (xiii) Mozambique, (xiv) Myanmar, (xv) Nepal, (xvi) Niger, (xvii) Nigeria, (xviii) Pakistan, (xix) Peru, (xx) the Philippines, (xxi) the Russian Federation, (xxii) South Africa, (xxiii) Southern Africa, (xxiv) Sri Lanka, (xxv) Sudan, (xxvi) Tanzania, (xxvii) Uganda, (xxviii) Zambia and (xxviv) Zimbabwe.

(126459)

164
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list (a) the total number of publications issued by her Department each year since 1997, (b) how many of each were printed and (c) the total cost of each publication.

(126448)

165
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what has been the total cost of opinion polls conducted by her Department since 1st May 1997.

(126447)

166
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the police project in Zimbabwe funded by her Department will meet its objective as set out in her Department's public service agreement.

(126457)

167
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the total cost of refurbishment and redecoration of her Department's Ministerial offices since 1st May 1997.

(126444)

168
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list (a) the cost and (b) number of copies printed of the Departmental Report in (i) 1999 (ii) 1998 and (iii) 2000.

(126443)

169
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what development assistance has been given to Liberia since 1997; and if she will make a statement.

(126416)

170
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the cost of her Departmental publications each year from 1992 to 1999.

(126449)

171
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's bilateral country programme aid for Rwanda is spent by the Government of Rwanda.

(126456)

172
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's bilateral country programme aid for China is spent by the Government of China.

(126455)

173
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list (a) the total number and (b) the total cost of job advertisements placed by her Department since 1st May 1997.

(126446)

174
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the total numbers of locally employed staff employed by her Department on (a) 1st May 1997 and (b) 1st May 2000.

(126445)

175
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list (a) the number of project completion reports received from Zimbabwe since 1st May 1997 and (b) each project that has met its objective.

(126452)

176
   Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's bilateral country programme aid for Ghana is spent by the Government of Ghana.

(126451)

177
   David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many (a) cases were dealt with by (i) stipendiary magistrates and (ii) non-stipendiary magistrates benches and (b) each way cases were referred to the Crown Court by (1) stipendiary magistrates and (2) non-stipendiary magistrate benches in each Magistrates' Courts' Committee, for the last five years for which figures are available.

(126442)

178
N   Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to record and make public details of all formal meetings in the course of his official duties; and if he will make a statement.

(125999)

179
   Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of the fraud savings resulting from automation of benefit payments at post offices.

(126521)

180
   Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what would be the annual cost of disregarding child maintenance from housing benefit calculations (a) for all claimants and (b) for claimants also receiving working families tax credit.

(126434)

181
   Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is his Department's estimate of the annual costs of increasing the earnings disregard for housing benefit claimants by (a) £5 per week for a single person aged under 65 years and (b) by £10 for a household with children.

(126435)

182
N   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the national guidelines are for the time a local authority should take to process a housing benefit application; and what is the average time it is taking in the Chelmsford local authority area.

(126022)

183
   Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many commercial staff and at what grades his Department employs in (a) Kazakhstan, (b) Uzbekistan, (c) Turkmenistan, (d) Tajikistan and (e) Kyrgyzstan.

[R] (126433)

184
N   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what changes have been made to (a) the Plugs and Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994 and (b) the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 since their implementation; and if he will make a statement.

(126023)

185
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the current UK share is of internationally mobile projects with growth potential; and by how much he aims to increase this in 2000-01.

(125968)

186
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the estimated cost is of the multi-channel marketing campaign to help small businesses connect to the digital marketplace; and when the campaign will be implemented.

(125975)

187
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the sectors in which e-commerce impact studies to help small businesses connect to the digital marketplace are to be carried out in 2000-01.

(125969)

188
   Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to ensure his European Union partners renegotiate WTO rules in respect of animal welfare; and if he will make a statement.

(126515)

189
   Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when discussions were last held concerning United Kingdom involvement in synchrotron investment in France; who was present at those discussions; and what was their content.

(126439)

190
   Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when were discussions last held with French representatives concerning French involvement in synchrotron investment in the United Kingdom; who was present at these discussions; and what their content was.

(126440)

191
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he plans to take to inform consumers about technical matters including the absorption rate of radio frequencies on mobile phones, to ensure they can make informed choices regarding mobile phone use; and if he will make a statement.

(126274)

192
N   Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the prospects for future employment in the UK textiles industry.

(124582)

193
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action his Department has taken over the report issued by Mr Justice Ferris and his proposals for setting the fees of insolvency practitioners.

(126486)

194
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the (a) Atlantic Computers, (b) Coloroll, (c) Barlow Clowes and (d) Stone Platt receiverships and liquidations began; when they were finalised; what fees have been collected by the insolvency practitioners; and if he will make a statement.

(126478)

195
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the fees collected by the receivers and liquidators of BCCI.

(126491)

196
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will introduce legislation under which the receivers and liquidators will be required to owe a duty of care to all the stakeholders affected by their decisions.

(126481)

197
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place the comments received on the Insolvency Working Party's interim and final reports in the Library.

(126482)

198
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) individuals and (b) firms are regulated by each of the bodies responsible for regulating the insolvency industry.

(126484)

199
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what inquiries his Department has made into (a) receiverships and (b) liquidations started more than 10 years ago but still not finalised; and how many liquidators come into this category.

(126479)

200
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the receiverships and liquidations begun more than 20 years ago and still not finalised.

(126480)

201
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action (a) he and (b) the recognised professional bodies have taken against the insolvency practitioners whose actions were highlighted in Channel 4's Dispatches programme broadcast on 19th June 1996.

(126477)

202
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to introduce (a) legislation and (b) a code of practice that will prohibit accountants acting as a reporting accountants for banks from acting as receivers and liquidators of the businesses upon which they have reported.

(126483)

203
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proposals he has for expanding the supply of insolvency practitioners.

(126489)

204
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action his Department has taken over the receivership of the Heritage plc.

(126490)

205
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will set-up an independent investigation into the administration and liquidation of (a) J. S. Bass & Co. Limited and (b) Exchange Travel.

(126476)

206
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will propose legislation which will prevent auditors acting as consultants for their audit clients.

(126487)

207
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list (a) the date when the inspectors were appointed to investigate the affairs of the business dealings of the late Robert Maxwell, (b) the cost of the investigation to date, (c) the likely date of publication, (d) representations received from any party which objects to the publication of the inspectors' report and (e) the reasons for the delay in publishing the report.

(126488)

208
   Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints about the conduct of the insolvency practitioners have been lodged with each of the bodies responsible for regulating the insolvency industry since 1997.

(126485)

209
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list those occupations which involve grooming and other aspects of personal care which are not regulated.

(126415)

210
   Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the costs to his Department of switching from the pound to the euro.

(126400)

211
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary concerning paying of monies from central government to each local education authority school in Wales for books, with particular reference to the manner of giving the monies to the schools; and if he will make a statement.

(126519)

212
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the First Secretary concerning the impact of (a) hard and (b) soft drugs upon Deeside; and if he will make a statement.

(126518)

213
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary concerning requirements in Deeside for land for industrial development; and if he will make a statement.

(126520)

214
   Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the prospects for the aerospace industry in Wales.

(126280)

215
N   Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the progress of World Trade Organisation negotiations since the Seattle meeting.

[Question Unstarred] (124590)

216
N   Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what was the total gross registered tonnage of merchant vessels constructed in United Kingdom shipyards in (a) 1990, (b) 1995 and (c) 1999.

[Question Unstarred] (124605)

217
N   Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many sales of school playing fields he has (a) approved and (b) rejected in each month since October 1998.

[Transferred] (125928)

218
N   Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what the acreage is of the school playing fields whose disposal he has (a) approved and (b) rejected in each month since October 1998.

[Transferred] (125929)

219
N   Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what has been the total sale value of school playing fields whose disposal he has (a) approved and (b) rejected in each month since October 1998.

[Transferred] (125930)

220
   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the responsibilities of the National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (126287)

221
   Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the vulnerabilities of the United Kingdom's critical infrastructure.

[Transferred] (126288)

222
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the Scottish sewage works at which untreated effluent (a) is used to wash screens in screen houses and (b) has been so used during the past five years.

[Transferred] (126273)

223
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will (a) raise his target for electricity generated from renewable resources and (b) remove waste incineration from the Government's definition of renewable energy.

[Transferred] (126275)

224
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many mobile phone transmitter masts there are in the UK; how many carry equipment from more than one mobile phone company; and how many are used exclusively by one company.

[Transferred] (126411)

225
   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the value of United Kingdom arms exports to Saudi Arabia in each of the past five years.

[Transferred] (126251)

226
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee, in what circumstances CCTV cameras are installed in honourable Members' offices.

[Transferred] (126313)

227
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if Scottish water workers who have been transferred to a private company under a PFI contract retain their public servant status with regard to pensions and conditions of service.

[Transferred] (126271)

228
   Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on the application of TUPE rules to employees transferred from Scottish council water departments to water boards and subsequently under PFI to a private contractor company.

[Transferred] (126272)

229
   Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library the letter of warning from the European Commission regarding the incorrect transposition of the Parental Leave Directive and the response from the Government to this letter.

[Transferred] (126286)

230
   Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Carers Grant is additional to the amount county councils have already spent on respite care; how much Kent County Council will receive from the Carers Grant; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (126247)

231
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people lost pension entitlements because their company pension schemes were underfunded and were wound up in each year since 1990.

[Transferred] (126412)