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Session 1999-2000 Publications on the internet The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 28 June 2000 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 28 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.

WEDNESDAY 28th JUNE
1	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the appearance of Russian blue water vessels off Rockall; and if he has assessed the consequences for UK haddock fishing.
	(128158)
2   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how much Forestry Commission land has been sold in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (128043)
3   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the organisations that can advise farmers on diversification.
	(128057)
4   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was the average length of time which it took for press releases to appear on his Ministry's website in the past 12 months.
	(128059)
5   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what compensation he will make available to organic farmers whose crops and organic status are at risk from contamination from genetically-modified crops on neighbouring farms; and if he will make a statement.
	(128044)
6   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will press for additional compensation for sheep farmers affected by cuts in the sheep annual premium.
	(128058)
7   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Genetic Modification Information Unit was consulted about the contamination of Hyola oilseed rape seeds; and if she will make a statement.
	(128055)
8   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Ministerial Group on Rural Affairs has met since it was created; who was in the chair for each meeting; who attended each meeting; and if she will make a statement.
	(128056)
9   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what work is being carried out on rural issues by (a) the Social Exclusion Unit, (b) the Performance and Innovation Unit, (c) the Women's Unit and (d) the Regulatory Impact Unit.
	(128046)
10	Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church of England has for monitoring the schools that participated in JC2000.
	(128076)
11	Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tickets for the Millennium Dome have been sold from outlets in (a) Wales and (b) the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(128161)
12   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much public money has been spent on commemorations for HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's 100th birthday.
	(127909)
13   N	Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Whittington Barracks near Lichfield will be designated a core location for the armed forces in the Midlands and the North; and if he will make a statement.
	(127222)
14   N	Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to announce the names of the barracks to site the Army Training Regiment following completion of the review.
	(127470)
15	Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, against what criteria proposals for his Department's forthcoming Successor Identification Friend or Foe programme will be assessed; and when he expects to make a decision on this project.
	(128256)
16	Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his long-term plans for the Clyde Naval Base, with special reference to the likely impact on the numbers employed there.
	(128073)
17	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on his policy towards European Schools following UK teaching practices in respect of dyslexic pupils; which body is responsible for the establishment of curricula and teaching practice in European Schools; and to which EU institution that body is responsible.
	(128110)
18	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the schools which have been granted funding for teacher training, indicating in each case their (a) phase and (b) location.
	(128105)
19	Mr Kerry Pollard (St. Albans):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that Hertfordshire Local Education Authority is able to increase the provision of school places in St. Albans to match (a) current needs and (b) future requirements generated by new housing developments; and if he will make a statement.
	(128143)
20   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much money Devon LEA received from (a) his Department through the SSA, (b) New Deal for Schools and (c) public-private partnership schemes in the last twelve months.
	(128000)
21	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many childcare schemes have been started up using New Opportunities Funds; how many of these schemes continued to operate after the first 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	(128081)
22   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what consultation there was with local authorities before selection of the locations for field trials of genetically-modified crops; and if he will make a statement.
	(128045)
23	Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions took place between his Department's (a) Ministers and (b) officials and members of SERPLAN prior to the vote by SERPLAN on house-building in the South East on 12th June; and if he will list the members of SERPLAN involved in each case.
	(128163)
24	Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to increase the level of investment in the railways; and if he will make a statement.
	(128133)
25	Mr Kerry Pollard (St. Albans):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what action his Department is taking to ensure that Railtrack provide the signalling infrastructure, as part of the West Coast Mainline Upgrade, to give the train operating company holding the franchise for the St. Albans Abbey to Watford Junction line the ability to operate through services to London from St. Albans Abbey station.
	(128142)
26   N	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with BAA concerning the effect of a fifth terminal at Heathrow on his carbon dioxide emission reduction target.
	(127897)
27   N	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what measures he will take to achieve his target for carbon dioxide reduction.
	(127898)
28	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which foreign target group in the UK is to receive material as part of the Euro 2002 Information Campaign of the European Central Bank.
	(128136)
29	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been spent by the European Union on the changeover to the euro to date; and what has been the cost of the information campaign.
	(128112)
30	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate (a) the pre-tax income and (b) the taxable income needed by a married couple aged 65 with full basic state retirement pension and extra pension paid to one person (i) with and (ii) without an individual's tax allowance of dividend income, which would be required to incur an income tax liability of £5,000 in (A) this financial year, (B) 2001-02 and (C) in each of the last four financial years.
	(128114)
31   N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 19th June, Official Report, column 106W, on what date he will answer the question tabled by the Right honourable Member for Birkenhead on 9th May.
	(128034)
32	Mr Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on opinion research in the financial year 1999-2000; and if he will list the opinion research projects undertaken on behalf of his Department in the financial year 1999-2000, broken down by (a) focus group research, (b) quantitative surveys and (c) other market research surveys, listing in each case when and in what form the results were published.
	(128074)
33   N	Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what study his Department has made of the implications for the United Kingdom economy of rising motor fuel prices.
	(127733)
34   N	Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the impact for the United Kingdom economy of petrol prices reaching £4 per gallon before 31st March 2001.
	(127734)
35   N	Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the receipts from the third generation mobile spectrum auction which have already been received are to be treated under resource accounting rules as capital receipts.
	(128068)
36   N	Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what account under resource accounting rules is to be taken of the right of third generation mobile spectrum licensees to amortise the cost of their licences from the amount of their future taxable profits and of the consequential future reduction in tax revenue.
	(128071)
37   N	Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the future receipts from the third generation mobile spectrum auction are to be treated as capital receipts.
	(128069)
38   N	Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the future receipts from the third generation mobile spectrum auction are to be treated under resource accounting rules as an accrual at the time the obligation was secured.
	(128070)
39	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if public service agreement targets will be set for each indicator in the publication, Quality of Life Counts.
	(128099)
40	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the distribution of changes in net incomes due to child tax credit by (a) gross income bands, (b) equivalised gross income bands and (c) equivalised net income bans of recipient families using (i) each band of £5,000 up to £40,000 and (ii) over £40,000; and if he will make a statement.
	(128098)
41	Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the annual amount of public subisidies which encourage the use of environmentally damaging goods and services, as defined by the 3rd Report of the British Government Panel on Sustainable Development 1997.
	(128097)
42	Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he made about the case of Sandra Gregory during his recent visit to Thailand; and if he will make a statement.
	(128147)
43   N	Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to visit Jordan to discuss trade issues.
	(127811)
44   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) use and (b) location of British arms exported to Indonesia; and if he will make a statement.
	(127891)
45   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia concerning abuse of human rights; and if he will make a statement.
	(127892)
46   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which representatives from the British Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, attended the congress for self-determination in Japura, West Papua; and if he will make a statement.
	(127904)
47	Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what facilities have been made available to Lord Levy by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the last 12 months.
	(128162)
48	Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that older people living in residential homes have sufficient opportunities for leisure and recreational activities; and if he will make a statement.
	(128144)
49   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the population is entitled to respite care in each local social services authority.
	(127894)
50	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on advertising for nursing vacancies in newpapers and journals by each hospital trust in England and Wales in 1998-99.
	(128083)
51	Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average period is between completion of the Full Business Case and signing of the Final Contract for PFI hospitals; and what delays have been experienced in the delivery of services under those contracts.
	(128102)
52	Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the (a) service provided by hospitals delivered under the Private Finance Initiative and (b) performance of PFI contracts for hospitals.
	(128100)
53	Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what penalty clauses there are in the standard PFI contract for hospitals; and how often these have been invoked.
	(128101)
54	Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list for (a) breast cancer (b) cervical cancer and (c) cancer of the prostate, (i) the number of cases diagnosed, (ii) the number of recorded and (iii) the amount of Government money spent on research in the financial year 1999-2000.
	(128117)
55	Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the provision of NHS dentists in prisons.
	(128159)
56	Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the death of Steven McCurry, a constituent, and recent trends in deaths from CJD.
	(128091)
57	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce legislation to secure a greater supply of organs for transplant; and if he will make a statement.
	(128113)
58	Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the letter dated 3rd February from the honourable Member for Rochford and Southend East about alleged malpractice within the National Health Executive, in respect of which a reminder letter was sent to him on 1st June.
	(128082)
59   N	Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the investigations into the allegations relating to the treatment of terminally-ill children within the Southend Community Services Trust.
	(128060)
60   N	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in the recent NHS consultation process (a) how many leaflets were issued, (b) how many leaflets were returned by 5th June, (c) how the leaflets were distributed and (d) what conclusions he has drawn; and if he will make a statement.
	(127901)
61	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) intensive care, (b) acute, (c) recuperative, and (d) intermediate beds are maintained by Harrogate District Hospital.
	(128085)
62	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nursing and (b) residential beds are paid for by North Yorkshire Health Authority.
	(128084)
63	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent consultation has taken place on reorganisation of the health services in North Yorkshire.
	(128079)
64	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies for (a) junior doctors, (b) consultants, (c) nurses, and (d) locum staff there are at Harrogate District Hospital.
	(128086)
65	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will hold a public consultation on the future configuration of health services in North Yorkshire.
	(128077)
66	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department has taken to help ensure people in North Yorkshire Health Authority have access to drugs and other treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
	(128088)
67	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) accident and emergency, (b) cardiac, (c) orthopaedic and (d) cancer care at the (i) Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and (ii) York and Scarborough NHS Health Trust.
	(128080)
68	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people has been waiting for (a) 13 weeks and (b) 26 weeks or more for outpatient appointments in the North Yorkshire Health Authority Area on (i) 31st March 1997, (ii) 31st March 1998, (iii) 31st March 1999 and (iv) 31st March.
	(128075)
69	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) junior doctors, (b) consultants, (c) nurses, and (d) locum staff are contracted (i) full-time and (ii) part-time to Harrogate District Hospital.
	(128087)
70	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the future of Harrogate District Hospital.
	(128078)
71	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many instances of MRSA have been reported in the past five years in (a) Harrogate District Hospital and (b) North Yorkshire Health Authority; and what measures his Department has taken to eliminate instances of MRSA.
	(128089)
72	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those (a) businesses, (b) individuals and (c) organisations he (i) has consulted and (ii) plans to consult over Communities Act 2000/c124/01, of OJ C124, vol 43, 3 May 2000.
	(128104)
73	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy concerning the extension of the (a) competetencies and (b) resources of Europol; and if it is his policy that Europol should have the authority to ask member states to initiate investigations (i) singly and (ii) co-jointly on its behalf.
	(128107)
74	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the current cost of maintaining an asylum seeker, whose court case is under review, for one month; what is the current average time for reviewing asylum claims from the moment of first claim to final resolution; and if he will make a statement.
	(128237)
75	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on discussions at EU level concerning the recognition of court judgements passed in one member state being automatically recognised in other member states.
	(128137)
76	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the planned activities of the European Police College; how many and what types of police it will cater for; and what its overall purpose is.
	(128109)
77	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy towards Eurojust.
	(128257)
78	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on measures under discussion on standardisation of arrival procedures for asylum seekers throughout the EU; and what discussions are currently ongoing concerning the definition of a refugee.
	(128236)
79	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes will be required to domestic legislation to permit partial UK participation in the Schengen Agreement.
	(128138)
80	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress made at the Council of Ministers on fixing minimum standards for tracing and confiscating assets from crime.
	(128258)
81	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the fee was for attendance at the proposed Global Cultural Diversity Congress; and if Ministers were exempted.
	(128116)
82	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Ministers had planned (a) to attend and (b) to contribute to the Global Cultural Diversity Congress.
	(128115)
83	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is the representative on the Metropolitan Police Authority whose responsibilities cover the area of Leyton and Wanstead.
	(128103)
84	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what account the Immigration Service takes of ticketless airline travel in reaching immigration decisions; and if he will make a statement.
	(128106)
85   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were held under immigration law in (a) Campsfield, (b) Haslar, (c) Oakington and (d) HM prisons in each of the last 12 months.
	(127903)
86   N	Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in the case of Mr K. (reference K422196/2); when this case is likely to be concluded; and if he will make a statement.
	(127910)
87	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many football hooligans (a) detained and (b) arrested at (i) Euro 2000, (ii) Copenhagen in May and (iii) the Scotland versus England match last year (A) were added to the Category C list and (B) had restriction orders placed upon them.
	(128155)
88	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those football hooligans who (a) are Category C hooligans and (b) have (i) restriction and (ii) banning orders against them.
	(128149)
89	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those football fans (a) detained and (b) deported at (i) Euro 2000, (ii) Copenhagen in May and (iii) the Scotland versus England match in Glasgow last year were (1) Category C hooligans and (2) subject to international restriction orders.
	(128154)
90	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those football hooligans deported from Euro 2000.
	(128157)
91	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many football hooligans have been added to the Category C list in each year.
	(128148)
92	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Category C football hooligans there are in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	(128150)
93	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many international restriction orders have been made in each of the past 10 years.
	(128152)
94	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many international restriction orders against football hooligans are in force in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	(128151)
95	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what efforts are being made to inform football clubs of the identities of the football hooligans who were (a) detained and (b) deported from Euro 2000.
	(128156)
96	Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will extend the principle of London weighting to Hampshire to help police authorities recruit officers in areas of high property prices.
	(128160)
97	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the established strength was of the Colchester Division of the Essex Police Force; and what was the actual number in post at (a) May 1995, (b) May 1996, (c) May 1997, (d) May 1998, (e) May 1999 and (f) May 2000.
	(128141)
98   N	Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable of Essex Police on the progress of police inquiries into allegations about the treatment of terminally-ill children within the Southend Community Care Trust.
	(128061)
99   N	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Government of Montserrat concerning funding for The Reporter news-sheet.
	(127896)
100   N	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Government of Uganda concerning the abolition of primary school fees once debt relief has taken place.
	(127900)
101   N	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Montserratians who temporarily took refuge in the UK following the volcanic eruption in Montserrat have returned home; and if she will make a statement on (a) conditions in Montserrat and (b) the aid which is provided there.
	(127895)
102   N	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the UN concerning the suspension of debt relief to Uganda.
	(127899)
103   N	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with other Government departments regarding relief of debt to UK companies who supply services and goods to heavily indebted poor countries as a result of tied aid.
	(127902)
104	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, which Ministers attended the session of the Bilderberg Conference in Sintra entitled, How Durable is the Current Rosy Complexion of European Politics; and what (a) written and (b) oral report of the Bilderberg Conference was submitted to him.
	(128134)
105	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, what recent estimate he has made of the number of war crime murders committed in Kosovo, broken down by ethnic origin of victims (a) before NATO intervention, (b) after NATO air strikes commenced and (c) after the insertion of KFOR.
	(128108)
106   N	Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answers of the Right honourable Member for Livingston of 8th May, Official Report, column 258W, on sanctions, what the value is of the contracts in respect of Iraq checked to date.
	(127221)
107   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what his Department's estimate is of the profits made to date by IT Net from the housing benefit contract with the London Borough of Islington.
	(127908)
108   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what representations he has received on the competence of IT Net to administer housing benefit in Islington.
	(127906)
109   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he expects to receive a report from his inspectorate on housing benefit in Islington; and if he will make a statement.
	(127905)
110   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what steps are being taken by his Department to ensure that housing benefit claimants in Islington receive an appropriate level of service.
	(127907)
111	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd June, Official Report, column 256W, on child support, if the new criminal offences for providing false information will apply retrospectively; and if he will make a statement.
	(128153)
112	Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance his Department is giving to support offshore wind generator research, development and manufacturing; and if he will make a statement.
	(128145)
113	Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of offshore wind energy to electricity production; and if he will make a statement.
	(128146)
114   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what expertise the Small Business Unit has to advise farmers on diversification; and if he will make a statement.
	(128052)
115   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the work carried out by the Small Business Unit is focused on (a) urban and (b) rural areas.
	(128053)
116   N	Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the First Secretary about the working of the Government of Wales Act 1998 and the electoral system.
	(126700)
117   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Prime Minister, what representations the Social Exclusion Unit has received on the effects of local authority cuts on the voluntary sector in Islington; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (127893)
118   N	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will publish the report by the Performance and Innovation Unit on rural post offices.
	[Transferred] (128054)
119	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on actions taken following the finding of a cache of arms in Antwerp in February 1999, in respect of the UK companies involved; what prosecutions have occurred; and what measures have been enforced to prevent repetition of similar arms dealing.
	[Transferred] (128111)
120	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what definition is used of socially disadvantaged individuals by the European Community in the context of requiring particular attention in the single currency information campaign.
	[Transferred] (128135)
121	Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the visit of the Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations in June.
	[Transferred] (128090)

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