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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 26 November 1999
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 26 November of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. |
| Notes: * Indicates a Question for Oral Answer. + Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. [N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered. [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared. |
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| 1 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will estimate the current value of land and property (a) in Scotland, (b) in the United Kingdom, (c) overseas and (d) in total within the responsibility of (i) Covent Garden Market Authority, (ii) Food from Britain, (iii) Horticultural Research International, (iv) the Meat and Livestock Commission, (v) Sea Fish Industry Authority, (vi) Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew) and (vii) the Intervention Board; and what is the value of (1) plant and equipment, (2) IT equipment and systems, (3) office equipment, (4) scientific and laboratory equipment, (5) fittings and furniture and (6) vehicles for each of these bodies and for any other non-departmental public bodies within his responsibility. |
| (99783) | |
| 2 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the current estimated value of land and property in (a) Scotland, (b) the UK, (c) overseas and (d) in total held by his Department in the form of (i) headquarters and regional offices, (ii) laboratories, (iii) farms, (iv) buffer depots and (v) other offices, including breakdowns for historic leasehold properties and long leasehold properties. |
| (99663) | |
| 3 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if (a) chicken meat and (b) chicken products imported from Thailand and Brazil are produced from animals raised using antibiotics that are banned in the European Union; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100403) | |
| 4 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which antibiotics are permitted for use in farming as growth promoters in (a) Thailand and (b) Brazil in products that may be imported into the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100402) | |
| 5 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the members of the Food Standards Agency and the areas of expertise from which they have been drawn. |
| (100201) | |
| 6 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the appointment of members of the Food Standards Agency. |
| (100200) | |
| 7 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which members of the Food Standards Agency who have been appointed on the basis of their membership of organisations representing (a) victims and (b) families of victims of E coli 0157 poisoning. |
| (100202) | |
| 8 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the published references to the scientific, medical and agricultural research which indicate that new variant CJD in humans is caused by eating meat derived from BSE-1 infected cows. |
| (99925) | |
| 9 | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he expects to recommence badger culling in those TB study areas where activity has been suspended. |
| (100273) | |
| 10 | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what measures he is taking to assist farmers to diversify their businesses. |
| (100275) | |
| 11 | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what recent advice he has issued to local authorities with regard to the regulation of farmers markets. |
| (100276) | |
| 12 | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what studies he has (a) initiated and (b) received concerning the obstacles to developing farm-based tourism; what action he is taking as a result of these studies; and what funds are available to him to support such action. |
| (100271) | |
| 13 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what discussions he has had with (a) the Treasury and (b) the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions about securing an 80 per cent. discount from climate change levy rates for protected horticulture. |
| (100459) | |
| 14 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will estimate the current value of (i) plant and equipment, (ii) IT equipment, (iii) IT systems, (iv) office equipment, (v) scientific and laboratory equipment, (vi) furniture and fittings, (vii) vehicles, (viii) vessels and (ix) investments and the total for his Department. |
| (99648) | |
| 15 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his estimate is of the current value of land and property held by the Cabinet Office in (i) Scotland and (ii) in total. |
| (99727) | |
| 16 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his estimate is of the current value of land and property (a) in Scotland and (b) in total held by each of the executive agencies within the responsibility of his Department; and if he will give the the total value of assets held by these bodies. |
| (99728) | |
| 17 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what appraisals have been produced for extrapolating UK data to cover the rest of the EU with regard to regulatory impact assessments. |
| (100234) | |
| 18 | Mr Phil Woolas (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what procedures exist for resolving complaints by independent tribunals against government departments. |
| (100301) | |
| 19 | Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Chairman of the Catering Committee, on what authority, and for what reason, the decision was taken to sell teddy bear ties in the souvenir shop. |
| (100435) | |
| 20 | Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received regarding Kerrier District Council's decision to close Carn Brea Leisure Centre in Cornwall. |
| (100228) | |
| 21 | Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement regarding the proposed closure of Carn Brea Leisure Centre in Cornwall. |
| (100230) | |
| 22 | Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what sports are recognised by the Sports Councils within the United Kingdom. |
| (100292) | |
| 23 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what has been the amount of funding given by the National Lottery to disabled projects for disabled people in England and Wales during the last 12 months. |
| (100443) | |
| 24 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what government financial grants have been made available to the Royal Opera House modernisation programme. |
| (100441) | |
| 25 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the cities that have received funding from the Sports Council's lottery funding. |
| (100442) | |
| 26 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his estimate is of the value of land, property and heritage assets (a) in Scotland, (b) in England and (c) in total (i) owned by or (ii) under the responsibility of his Department. |
| (99827) | |
| 27 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his estimate is of the current value of property (a) in Scotland, (b) in England, (c) overseas and (d) in total held by (i) the BBC, (ii) the ITC, (iii) the Radio Authority, (iv) Channel 4, (v) the S4C and (vi) the Office of the National Lottery; and what is the value of other assets held by these bodies. |
| (99826) | |
| 28 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his estimate is of the current value of land and property (a) in Scotland, (b) in England and (c) in total owned or under the responsibility of (i) the Royal Fine Art Commission, (ii) the Royal Commission on Historic Manuscripts, (iii) the Historic Royal Palaces Agency and (iv) the Royal Parks Agency (including property held in right of the Crown under the Crown Lands Act 1851). |
| (99828) | |
| 29 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his estimate is of the value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in England and (iii) in total within the responsibility of (a) the British Museum (including assets in course of construction), (b) the Wallace Collection and (c) the Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust; and what is the total value of other assets held by these bodies. |
| (99830) | |
| 30 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his estimate is of the value of the Government Art Collection. |
| (99829) | |
| 31 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his estimate is of the value of land and property (a) in Scotland, (b) in England and (c) in total held by (i) the Imperial War Museum, (ii) the Museum of London, (iii) the Museum of Science and Industry, (iv) the National Gallery, (v) the National Maritime Museum, (vi) National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, (vii) the Science Museum, (viii) the National Portrait Gallery, (ix) the Natural History Museum, (x) the Museums and Galleries Commission, (xi) the Tate Gallery, (xii) the Victoria and Albert Museum, (xiii) the British Tourist Authority, (xiv) the English Tourist Board, (xv) the British Library, (xvi) the English Sports Council, (xvii) the UK Sports Council, (xviii) the Arts Council of England, (xix) the Crafts Council, (xx) the British Film Institute, (xxi) the National Film and Television School, (xxii) the Millennium Commission, (xxiii) the National Lotteries Charity Board, (xxiv) English Heritage, (xxv) the Royal Armouries and (xxvi) the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England; and what is the value of other assets held by these bodies. |
| (99825) | |
| 32 | Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications there have been by region from schools for tickets to visit the Millennium Dome from January to May 2000 inclusive; and how many were granted for the same period by region. |
| (100297) | |
| 33 | Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, following the publication of the Government's New Incomes Survey, what action his Department is taking to reverse the trend of falling incomes among the lower-paid workers in the tourism industry. |
| (100258) | |
| 34 | Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what national body is responsible for marketing tourism within England. |
| (100259) | |
| 35 | Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what advice his Department is giving to the Millennium Experience Company on the disposal of the Millennium Dome after 31st December 2000. |
| (100261) | |
| 36 | Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the timetable for the disposal of the Millennium Dome. |
| (100260) | |
| 37 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the criteria are for allocation of tickets for the Millenium Dome celebrations on 31st December 1999; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99854) | |
| 38 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the areas of Scotland which may face difficulties receiving digital television transmissions (a) before 2006 and (b) before 2010. |
| (99655) | |
| 39 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to require the extension of coverage of Channel 5 in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. |
| (99656) | |
| 40 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects of the NATO bombing of (a) the oil refinery and bridges at Novo Saad and (b) the chemical complex at Pancevo. |
| (100086) | |
| 41 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requests he received in the summer of 1999 from the UN for NATO assistance to investigate the use of depleted uranium in Kosovo; and what reply was sent. |
| (100087) | |
| 42 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the current value of investments held by the (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) RAF. |
| (99652) | |
| 43 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the future of RAF Ash. |
| (100291) | |
| 44 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many posts have been civilianised in the Directorate of Naval Resources during the last 12 months. |
| (100290) | |
| 45 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff are employed at the Defence Estates Agency HQ at Sutton Coldfield. |
| (100289) | |
| 46 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost of developing the new national computer network within the Defence Housing Executive. |
| (100288) | |
| 47 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the value of work put out to consultants working on Project Capital in each of the last three years. |
| (100285) | |
| 48 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the value of the PFI contract at the Defence Helicopter Flying School; and what is the length of the contract. |
| (100284) | |
| 49 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed on Project Capital. |
| (100286) | |
| 50 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes have been made as a result of the management review of the Clyde Base. |
| (100287) | |
| 51 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information on (a) costs and (b) timescales of IT projects currently being undertaken by his Department is held centrally; if he will list the (i) start date, (ii) planned completion date, (iii) expected completion date, (iv) planned cost and (v) current estimated cost of these projects where available; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99666) | |
| 52 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons he has delayed the implementation of the new pay structure for the armed forces until April 2000; and what will be the consequent saving to his budget. |
| (99922) | |
| 53 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 10th August, on behalf of his constituent Mr Hall preliminarily acknowledged on 30th August. |
| (99923) | |
| 54 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the impact of the Army Terms of Service (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 on the ability of young people in the armed forces to leave after enlistment; and what is the minimum period of service for which such young persons will have to enlist. |
| (100193) | |
| 55 | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the benefits of issuing a campaign medal to service personnel who served in the Suez Canal Zone between 1951 and 1954. |
| (100335) | |
| 56 | Mr Michael Trend (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances servicemen in HM forces may receive income support. |
| (100336) | |
| 57 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the value of land and property (a) in Scotland, (b) in the United Kingdom and (c) overseas within the responsibility of the (i) Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation, (ii) Naval Bases and Supply Agency, (iii) Naval Manning Agency, (iv) Naval Recruiting and Training Agency, (v) Pay and Personnel Agency and (vi) Queen Victoria School; and if he will further estimate the current value of (1) plant and machinery, (2) vehicles and (3) investments for each of these bodies. |
| (99787) | |
| 58 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the current value of fighting equipment in the (a) Army and (b) RAF. |
| (99650) | |
| 59 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property in (i) the UK Support Command (Germany), (ii) 1 (UK) Armoured Division, (iii) Overseas Detachment (Canada), (iv) Overseas Detachment (Nepal) and (v) Overseas Detachment (Belize). |
| (99775) | |
| 60 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the current value of fighting equipment in the Royal Navy, stating separately the current value of the nuclear submarine fleet and nuclear missile capacity. |
| (99665) | |
| 61 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property in Scotland allocated within the responsibility of the Air Officer Commander-in-Chief RAF Strike Command, including USUF sites; and what is the total value of property and land allocated within the responsibility of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command, indicating figures for (i) the UK and (ii) overseas. |
| (99777) | |
| 62 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property (a) in Scotland, (b) in the United Kingdom and (c) overseas within the responsibility of the (i) Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, (ii) Hydrographic Office and (iii) Meteorological Office; and if he will further estimate the current value of (1) plant and equipment, (2) vehicles and (3) investments for each of these bodies. |
| (99785) | |
| 63 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimte the currrent value of (a) land and property and (b) other assets in (i) Scotland, (ii) the UK and (iii) overseas held by each of his executive non-departmental public bodies. |
| (99660) | |
| 64 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the current value of land and property in Scotland held by the Territorial Army. |
| (99664) | |
| 65 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property in Scotland allocated within the responsibility of the (i) Adjutant General (Personnel and Training Command) and (ii) Quartermaster General. |
| (99776) | |
| 66 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the UK and (iii) overseas allocated within the responsibility of (a) the Air Officer Commanding in Chief RAF Personnel and Training Command and (b) Air Officer Commanding in Chief RAF Logistics Command. |
| (99778) | |
| 67 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the UK and (iii) overseas within the responsibility of (a) the armed forces personnel Administration Agency, (b) the Army Base Repair Organisation, (c) the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency, (d) the Army Personnel Centre, (e) the Army Technical Support Agency and (f) the Army Training and Recruiting Agency; and if he will further estimate the current value of the (1) plant and machinery, (2) vehicles and (3) investments for each of these groups. |
| (99780) | |
| 68 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property in Scotland within the responsibility of the Commander in Chief Land Command. |
| (99772) | |
| 69 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the current value of heritage assets in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF. |
| (99651) | |
| 70 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the current value of (a) plant, (b) machinery and (c) vehicles held by the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) Army and (iii) RAF. |
| (99649) | |
| 71 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the UK and (iii) overseas allocated within the responsibility of the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. |
| (99779) | |
| 72 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will state the current estimated value of land and property in (i) Scotland, (ii) the UK and (iii) overseas within the responsiblity of the (a) RAF Logistic Support Services, (b) RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency, (c) RAF Personnel Manning Agency, (d) RAF Signals Engineering Establishment, (e) RAF Training Group Defence Agency, (f) Service Childrens Education, (g) Ships Support Agency and (h) Specialist Procurement Service; and if he will further estimate the current value of (1) plant and machinery, (2) vehicles and (3) investments for each of these bodies. |
| (99773) | |
| 73 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the UK and (iii) overseas within the responsibility of the (a) Defence Analytical Services Agency, (b) Defence Bills Agency, (c) Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency, (d) Defence Codification Agency, (e) Defence Dental Agency, (f) Defence Estates Organisation, (g) Defence Intelligence and Security Centres, (h) Defence Medical Training Organisation and (i) Defence Postal and Courier Services Agency; and if he will further estimate the current value of (1) plant and machinery, (2) vehicles and (3) investments for each of these groups. |
| (99781) | |
| 74 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of the land and property in Scotland allocated within the responsibility of the Commander in Chief Fleet. |
| (99788) | |
| 75 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current value of contracts for uniforms held with companies in (a) Scotland, (b) the UK and (c) in total. |
| (99661) | |
| 76 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property in (i) Scotland, (ii) the UK and (iii) overseas allocated with the responsibility of (a) the Chief of Defence Procurement and (b) the Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State. |
| (99774) | |
| 77 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current estimated value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the UK and (iii) overseas within the responsibility of the (a) Defence Secondary Care Agency, (b) Defence Transport and Movement Excutive, (c) Duke of York's Royal Military School, (d) Joint Air Reconnaissance Information Centre, (e) Logistics Information Systems Agency, (f) Medical Supplies Agency, (g) Military Survey and (h) Ministry of Defence Police; and if he will further estimate the current value of (1) plant and machinery, (2) vehicles and (3) investments for each of these groups. |
| (99782) | |
| 78 | Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidance he has given to local authorities regarding the provision of time for swimming within the national curriculum. |
| (100229) | |
| 79 | Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will give the median and the semi-interquartile range for (a) SSA per primary pupil and (b) SSA per secondary pupil, adjusted for inflation, for all local education authorities in England and Wales for the 10 years from 1990-91 to 1999-2000. |
| (100341) | |
| 80 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidance his Department issues to local education authorities regarding compensation payments to victims of sexual abuse. |
| (100239) | |
| 81 | Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many people from ethnic minorities have joined the New Deal in Heywood and Middleton constituency since its launch nationally. |
| (100296) | |
| 82 | Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many lone parents aged (a) under 18, (b) 18-34, (c)34-50, and (d) over 50 years have joined the New Deal since 1998 (i) nationally and (ii) in the constituency of Heywood and Middleton. |
| (100294) | |
| 83 | Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many clients have joined the New Deal Voluntary Option since its launch (a) nationally and (b) in the constituency of Heywood and Middleton. |
| (100295) | |
| 84 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what his estimate is of land and property (a) in Scotland, (b) in the United Kingdom, (c) overseas and (d) in total for (i) his core Department and (ii) the Employment Service; and what is the total value of other assets held by each of these bodies. |
| (99841) | |
| 85 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what his estimate is of the value of land and property (a) in Scotland, (b) in the United Kingdom, (c) overseas and (d) in total held by (i) OFSTED, (ii) the Equal Opportunities Commission, (iii) the Funding Agency for Schools, (iv) the FEFC, (v) HEFCE, (vi) Investors in People UK Ltd, (vii) the National Council for Education Technology Ltd, (viii) Remploy Ltd, (ix) the Student Loans Company, (x) the Teacher Training Agency, (xi) the Construction Industry Training Board, (xii) the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board and (xiii) the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; and what is the value of other assets held by each of these bodies. |
| (99842) | |
| 86 | Ms Jenny Jones (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many students continued with their second year of study at English universities for the academic years (a) 1997-98 and (b) 1999-2000. |
| (100246) | |
| 87 | Ms Jenny Jones (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many students enrolled in their first year at universities in England for the academic years (a) 1996-97 and (b) 1998-99. |
| (100247) | |
| 88 | Ms Jenny Jones (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when he expects to receive the report from the National Audit Office concerning the funding of further education colleges. |
| (100245) | |
| 89 | Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the proposed closure of Carn Brea Leisure Centre in Cornwall. |
| (100231) | |
| 90 | Mr Tony Banks (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans the Government has to (a) oppose any change to the status of elephants at the next Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species which would allow any further international trade in elephant ivory and hides and (b) to consult with EU partners with a view to adopting a common EU position along such lines; if he will inform Parliament of the result of such consultations with EU partners in advance of the conference; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100298) | |
| 91 | Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what checks are made before a railway carriage that has been involved in an accident is put back into service. |
| (100223) | |
| 92 | Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, at what level, compared to 1990, road traffic levels would have to be kept to ensure air quality targets for 2010 are met. |
| (100468) | |
| 93 | Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, to what level road traffic would need to be kept to ensure that carbon dioxide emissions from road traffic were 20 per cent. lower than those in 1990 by 2010. |
| (100467) | |
| 94 | Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how he plans to assess the impact of road traffic in relation to (a) the emission of gases which contribute to climate change, (b) air quality, (c) health, (d) traffic congestion, (e) land and biodiversity, (f) danger to other road users and (g) society in accordance with the requirements of the Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets) Act 1998. |
| (100466) | |
| 95 | Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what percentage of railway carriages currently in service have previously been in an accident. |
| (100225) | |
| 96 | Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of Government transport policies on traffic levels; what were traffic levels in 1990; and what are the projected levels for 2010. |
| (100469) | |
| 97 | Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what percentage of railway carriages previously involved in accidents were put back into service in each of the last five years. |
| (100224) | |
| 98 | Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps is he taking to ensure that regional development agencies are responsible for promoting a sustainable energy policy within their region. |
| (100455) | |
| 99 | Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many people are employed by each of the regional development agencies; and what have been their administration costs since their establishment. |
| (100464) | |
| 100 | Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to increase competition in the water industry. |
| (100439) | |
| 101 | Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of outsourcing activities previously performed directly by water companies on quality and service standards. |
| (100457) | |
| 102 | Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what allowance is made for regional variations and priorities in OFWAT's Water Companies Price Review. |
| (100458) | |
| 103 | Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what information and communications with the water companies are used in the price review process and not reported in OFWAT's price determination document. |
| (100454) | |
| 104 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities regarding compensation payments to victims of sexual abuse. |
| (100238) | |
| 105 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy following the case of London Borough of Southwark v Mills, in relation to the problem of noise pollution. |
| (100436) | |
| 106 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what his estimate is of the value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total within the responsibility of (a) the British Railways Board, (b) the British Waterways Board, (c) the Civil Aviation Authority and (d) London Regional Transport (including assets under construction); and what is the value of (1) plant and equipment, (2) vehicles and rolling stock, (3) investments and (4) other moveable assets held by each of these bodies. |
| (99823) | |
| 107 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the current estimated value of land and property in (i) Scotland, (ii) the United Kingdom (iii) overseas and (iv) in total within the responsibility of DETR central; and if he will further list the value of moveable assets within DETR central. |
| (99812) | |
| 108 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the current estimated value of land and property in (i) Scotland, (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas, and (iv) in total within the responsibility of (a) the Audit Commission, (b) the British Board of Agreement, (c) the Commission for the New Towns, (d) the Countryside Commission, (e) English Nature, (f) English Partnerships, (g) the Environment Agency, (h) general lighthouse authorities, (i) Trinity House Lighthouse Service, (j) Northern Lighthouse Board, (k) the Health and Safety Commission and Executive, (l) housing action trusts, (m) the Housing Corporation, (n) the Joint Nature Conservancy Committee, (o) the National Forest Company, (p) the Rural Development Commission, (q) the Traffic Director for London and (r) urban development corporations. |
| (99811) | |
| 109 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the current value of land and property in (i) Scotland (ii) the United Kingdom (iii) overseas (iv) total within the responsibility of the (a) Coastguard Agency, (b) Driving Standards Agency, (c) Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency, (d) Highways Agency, (e) Marine Safety Agency, (f) Planning Inspectorate Executive Agency, (g) QEII Conference Centre, (h) Vehicle Certification Agency and (i) Vehicle Inspectorate. |
| (99813) | |
| 110 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what his estimate is of the value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total held by the Ordnance Survey; and what is the value of moveable assets and other assets held by this body. |
| (99824) | |
| 111 | Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his Department's estimate of the opening date for Westminster Underground Station on the Jubilee Line. |
| (100262) | |
| 112 | Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to take action to improve the state of Victorian parks in Britain, in response to the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee's Report of Session 1998-99 on Town and Country Parks (HC 477). |
| (100281) | |
| 113 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what are the Government's carbon dioxide emission targets for (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2014, (d) 2016, (e) 2018 and (f) 2020. |
| (100481) | |
| 114 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the actions taken by the Green Ministers Committee since its formation. |
| (99927) | |
| 115 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the special advisers to Ministers in his Department; and by whom each of the advisers is paid. |
| (100072) | |
| 116 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will publish the draft guidelines on the Ground Water Regulations; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100073) | |
| 117 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if all (a) road traffic signals systems and (b) rail signals systems are millennium compliant; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100078) | |
| 118 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement about public transport arrangements for New Year Eve and New Year's Day. |
| (100077) | |
| 119 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to encourage the production of bio-diesel to help the UK achieve its target of 20 per cent. reduction in greenhouse gases; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100240) | |
| 120 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment has been made of the provision of school crossing signs or signals on the A49 to ensure safer access to Bridstow Primary School; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99852) | |
| 121 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many tonnes per annum of waste edible oils are produced in the UK from the UK's food manufacturing base and catering establishments; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100221) | |
| 122 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many gypsy caravans were counted in each local authority area in the January and July counts of (a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999; and how many of those caravans were parked on unauthorised sites. |
| (100485) | |
| 123 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his current estimate of the number of (a) gypsy caravans and (b) other travellers' vehicles in England. |
| (100486) | |
| 124 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the countries in which tolls have been imposed on road use on roads which had existed free of use, for at least five years prior to tolling. |
| (99926) | |
| 125 | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will reply to the letter of 26th July from the Right honourable Member for North West Cambridgeshire on behalf of his constituent Mrs Montgomery. |
| (100400) | |
| 126 N | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, by how much he estimates a road toll of (a) £1, (b) £5 and (c) £10 per private car would reduce road traffic; and what is the basis of his estimate. |
| (99924) | |
| 127 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what timescale he has set for achieving the guide values in the Bathing Water, Shellfish Waters, Surface Water Abstraction and Freshwater Fish Directives. |
| (100340) | |
| 128 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what standards of faecal coliforms in shellfish flesh or intervalvular liquid he has directed the Environment Agency to observe; and whether these standards are expressed in terms of shellfish flesh of shellfish liquid. |
| (100339) | |
| 129 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if the guide value contained in the Bathing Water Directive, the Shellfish Waters Directive, the Surface Water Abstraction Directive and the Freshwater Fish Directive are mandatory standards; and what directions he has given to the Environment Agency on enforcing them. |
| (100401) | |
| 130 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to enforce the guide values contained in the Bathing Water, Shellfish Waters, Surface Water Abstraction and Freshwater Fish Directives; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100342) | |
| 131 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to produce guidance for planning authorities on the handling of public health concerns that arise from proposals to site mobile phone base stations in residential areas. |
| (100264) | |
| 132 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received in the last six months regarding (a) the conduct of mobile phone companies, (b) their applications for new mast sites and (c) such applications by Orange PCS. |
| (100266) | |
| 133 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to amend planning guidance for telecommunications permitted development in order to allow planning authorities to apply a precautionary principle in sensitive areas until the full non-thermal health effects of mobile phone radiation have been established. |
| (100267) | |
| 134 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what proportion of mobile phone masts erected in the United Kingdom in the last 24 months have been shared by licence holders. |
| (100263) | |
| 135 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what transport projects he proposes to fund with the receipts from the proposed public/private partnership for National Air Traffic Services. |
| (100189) | |
| 136 | Mr Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when Westminster Underground station will be open to Jubilee Line services. |
| (100438) | |
| 137 | Mr Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when Croydon Tramlink will be fully operational and open to the public. |
| (100437) | |
| 138 | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what recent guidance he has issued to planning authorities with regard to farm based tourism and other farm diversification projects; and when such guidance was issued. |
| (100274) | |
| 139 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what level of funding West London Dial-a-Ride has received from his Department in each of the last five years. |
| (100192) | |
| 140 N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the honourable Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 1st September regarding a constituent. |
| (100076) | |
| 141 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the value of land and property, includng leasehold and freehold property held (a) in Scotland and (b) in total by (i) HM Customs and Excise, (ii) the Inland Revenue, (iii) National Savings (iv) ONS and (v) the Royal Mint and of the value of assets held by these bodies. |
| (99731) | |
| 142 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the value of land and property held (a) in Scotland and (b) in total by the Bank of England, and of the value of other assets held by the Bank of England. |
| (99730) | |
| 143 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the value of land and property held by his core Department (a) in Scotland and (b) in total and of the value of (i) investments, (ii) investments held in trust, (iii) heritage items and (iv) IT, telecommunications and other equipment, furniture and fittings. |
| (99729) | |
| 144 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to give tax incentives to those producing bio-diesel from (a) rape seed oil and (b) recycled waste edible oils; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100243) | |
| 145 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce duty on bio-diesel produced through the recycling of waste edible oils to the same level as on other environmentally-friendly fuels; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100242) | |
| 146 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to encourage production of bio-diesel; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100244) | |
| 147 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will maintain duty on bio-diesel at the same level as that on mineral diesel; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100222) | |
| 148 | Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people died in England and Wales in winter 1998-99 (a) aged 60 to 74 years, (b) aged 75 to 84 years, (c) aged over 85 years and (d) in total; and what was the average number of deaths in winter in each category over the last 10 year period. |
| (100479) | |
| 149 | Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths of (a) people aged 60 to 74 years, (b) people aged 75 to 84 years, (c) people aged over 85 years and (d) in total, in England and Wales, were attributed wholly or partly to hypothermia in 1998. |
| (100478) | |
| 150 N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the honourable Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 20th September regarding valuation boards. |
| (100075) | |
| 151 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what legal advice he has obtained since the Kosovo campaign on the legality of the NATO intervention in Kosovo. |
| (100089) | |
| 152 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has had from (a) Bulgaria, (b) Hungary and (c) Romania on the clearing of the Danube. |
| (100088) | |
| 153 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what was the cost of the UK contribution to the Stability Pact between its inception and 30th October. |
| (100081) | |
| 154 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the UN about the tenure of office of the UN Co-ordinator in Baghdad. |
| (100084) | |
| 155 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if Her Majesty's Government will apologise to the Government and people of the Sudan for its endorsement of the bombing of the El Shifa factory. |
| (100083) | |
| 156 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on his contacts with the Bishop of Coventry over the Bishop's visit to Baghdad. |
| (100085) | |
| 157 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the deaths of Iranian law enforcement personnel in a clash with drug traffickers on 3rd November. |
| (100337) | |
| 158 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the current estimated value of assets relating to (a) Wilton Park Executive Agency and (b) the British Council (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total. |
| (99784) | |
| 159 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the planned date of publication of the proposed White Paper on the forthcoming inter-governmental conference; which departments are involved in drafting it; if it will identify the issues which the Government (a) does and (b) does not want included in the agenda for the IGC; and if it will guarantee that extensions of qualified majority voting in specified areas will not be approved by the Government. |
| (100279) | |
| 160 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will set out (a) the itinerary for his proposed five-day Your Britain, Your Europe tour, (b) the aims of the tour, (c) the cost to the public of the tour and (d) what funds have been made available from the European Commission for the tour. |
| (100280) | |
| 161 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will estimate the current value of land and property (a) in Scotland, (b) in the United Kingdom and (c) overseas allocated to his core Department, including Chevening. |
| (99836) | |
| 162 N | Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his estimate is of the value of (a) vehicles, (b) equipment, (c) IT, (d) corporate systems, (e) Departmental systems, (f) overseas systems, (g) communications, (h) technical security equipment and (i) heritable assets in (i) Scotland, (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total. |
| (99786) | |
| 163 | Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the future of Bicester Community Hospital. |
| (100283) | |
| 164 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the voluntary organisations which received section 64 financial support in 1998-99 and 1999-2000, indicating the amount of each award and the number of years each organisation has been funded through section 64. |
| (100495) | |
| 165 | Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the terms of reference are of the National Burn Care Review. |
| (100497) | |
| 166 | Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to analyse the potential impact of new technologies in improving the accuracy of diagnosis of cervical smears. |
| (100255) | |
| 167 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the current value of land and property held by NHS trusts in England and Wales, including land with assets under construction. |
| (99738) | |
| 168 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the value of land and property including properties under construction (a) in Scotland, (b) in England and (c) in total for his core Department, including leasehold and freehold properties, and the regional offices. |
| (99737) | |
| 169 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the value of land and property in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) total held by non-NHS bodies within his responsibility. |
| (99735) | |
| 170 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the value of land and property held in total by (a) health authorities in England and Wales, (b) special health authorities, broken down for (i) Scotland, (ii) England and (iii) in total, and (c) the Dental Practice Board, broken down for (i) Scotland (ii) England and (iii) in total. |
| (99736) | |
| 171 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had been waiting for 12 weeks or more for a first appointment with a consultant in the West Sussex Health Authority Area on (a) 1st April and (b) 1st October. |
| (100480) | |
| 172 | Mr Patrick Hall (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason optometrists do not have a place as of right on the boards of primary care groups in England. |
| (100492) | |
| 173 | Mr Patrick Hall (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has held with the First Minister of the Welsh Assembly on the (a) contribution and (b) role of optometrists on the boards of local health groups in Wales. |
| (100491) | |
| 174 | Mr Patrick Hall (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review his policy on whether an optometric adviser should be appointed to each health authority in line with those persons already appointed to advise on general practice, dentistry and pharmacy. |
| (100494) | |
| 175 | Mr Patrick Hall (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review his policy on whether optometrists should have a place as of right on the boards of primary care groups in England. |
| (100493) | |
| 176 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will write to the honourable Member for Oxford West and Abingdon on the cost effectiveness of the new meningitis C vaccine. |
| (100079) | |
| 177 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Primary Care Act pilots were planned by the previous government; and how many have been developed. |
| (100196) | |
| 178 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he will take to prevent ageism in the NHS, with particular reference to the recent representations made by Age Concern. |
| (100198) | |
| 179 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he will take to reduce prejudice against and misunderstanding of the clinical needs of Down's Syndrome patients within the NHS. |
| (100194) | |
| 180 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Primary Care Act pilots have been planned by the present government; and how many have (a) been developed and (b) are in the process of being developed. |
| (100197) | |
| 181 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on increasing the recruitment of doctors as specialists in intensive care units to allow them to work consecutive days in the week, as recommended in the Audit Commission's Report, Critical to Success. |
| (100195) | |
| 182 | Mr John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the reported outbreaks within the UK over the last year of E coli 0157 poisoning. |
| (100203) | |
| 183 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what are the nature and scope of the proposed forthcoming recommendations from the European Commission for possible amendments to EU Directive 75/318 relating to herbal remedies; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100252) | |
| 184 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the Government's assessment of the public response to the Medicine Control Agency's proposals for classifying borderline products, as published in its consultation letter MLX 249. |
| (100254) | |
| 185 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many out-patients not yet seen for a first outpatient appointment following GP written referral had been waiting (a) longer than 13 weeks and (b) longer than 26 weeks at the end of each quarter since June 1996 in the NHS London Region. |
| (100282) | |
| 186 | Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to update the list of specified or toxic herbs which are subject to restrictions on sale and supply set out in the Schedule to the Medicines (Retail Sale or Supply of Herbal Remedies) Order 1977. |
| (100253) | |
| 187 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for making the Neopath Autopap for cervical screening available in (a) the NHS and (b) Grimsby NHS Trust. |
| (100338) | |
| 188 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date he expects the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones to produce its report. |
| (100269) | |
| 189 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to bring into force each of the provisions in the Protection of Children Act 1999; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100300) | |
| 190 N | Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will be making his decision on the proposals of West Surrey Health Authority relating to (a) Ashford Hospital's (i) accident and emergency department and (ii) intensive care unit and (b) service cuts. |
| (100091) | |
| 191 | Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for each year since 1990, in what percentage of each way cases that went to trial before a jury the defendant was found guilty; and what the percentage conviction rate was in such cases for (a) white defendants and (b) black and ethnic minority defendants. |
| (100249) | |
| 192 | Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in each year since 1990, what was the average length of sentence imposed on defendants found guilty in each way cases that went to trial before a jury; and what was the average length sentence imposed in such cases on (a) white defendants and (b) black and ethnic minority defendants. |
| (100251) | |
| 193 | Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the conviction rate for (a) white defendants and (b) black and ethnic minority defendants appearing before magistrates' courts for each year since 1990. |
| (100250) | |
| 194 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the number of (a) men and (b) women serving a life prison sentence in prisons in England and Wales on 1st November. |
| (100444) | |
| 195 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what claims for compensation his Department has received from individuals in relation to operation CARE. |
| (100236) | |
| 196 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in relation to operation CARE how many complaints have been received from how many complainants. |
| (100232) | |
| 197 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings his Department has held with members of the legal profession involved in operation CARE. |
| (100235) | |
| 198 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department issues to police authorities relating to the conduct of investigations of cases of sexual abuse in local authority care homes. |
| (100237) | |
| 199 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many defence witnesses have been arrested as part of operation CARE. |
| (100233) | |
| 200 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the value of land and buildings, both leasehold and freehold, held by his core Department (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total; and what is the value of (a) plant, machinery and vehicles, (b) IT and communications equipment and systems and (c) other taxable fixed assets. |
| (99821) | |
| 201 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the value of land and buildings (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total held by (a) the UK Passport Agency, (b) the Forensic Science Service, (c) the Fire Service College, (d) the Prison Service and (e) each of the non-departmental public bodies within his Department's responsibility; and what is the value of other assets held by these bodies. |
| (99822) | |
| 202 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) business and (b) other organisations of proposals in the Representation of the People Bill to limit the commercial availability of the electoral register; and for what reason no regulatory impact statement has been produced. |
| (100399) | |
| 203 | Mr Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action the Government is taking to prevent child pornography being transmitted over the Internet; and what penalties exist to deter those responsible for publishing child pornography over the Internet. |
| (100293) | |
| 204 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he intends introducing mandatory drug testing of staff employed from outside agencies as part of the Prison Service drug strategy; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99799) | |
| 205 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department contributed to the cost of policing each of the national political party conferences in autumn 1999; what were the total additional costs to the police forces responsible for policing the conferences; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99789) | |
| 206 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proposals are (a) in progress and (b) planned to improve the enforcement of probation and community sentences; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99805) | |
| 207 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases have been referred for assessment for a drug treatment and testing order in each of the three pilot areas since October 1998; how many orders were made in each area over the period; how many orders have been (a) completed and (b) revoked; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99797) | |
| 208 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made with the Prison Service CARAT drug strategy; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99798) | |
| 209 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the total number of (a) criminal prosecutions, (b) either-way case prosecutions, (c) summary only prosecutions and (d) indictment only prosecutions in each of the last 10 years. |
| (99790) | |
| 210 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average cost of completed proceedings in crown courts following (a) a guilty plea and (b) a not guilty plea; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99792) | |
| 211 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specific resources have been allocated to the Probation Service in relation to the Effective Practice Initiative; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99804) | |
| 212 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, in how many and what percentage of either-way cases (a) magistrates declined jurisdication, (b) defendants consented to magistrates' jurisdication and (c) defendants elected for jury trial; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99791) | |
| 213 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders who breached a community sentence were subject to re-sentencing, in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99808) | |
| 214 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the total change in England and Wales in the number of (a) all police officers, (b) police constables, (c) civilian police force staff and (d) special constables between May 1997 and the last date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99793) | |
| 215 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many combination orders were made by (a) magistrates' courts and (b) Crown courts, by gender and by age group, during the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99795) | |
| 216 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what options are open to the courts to respond to a breach of community sentence; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99806) | |
| 217 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people breached community sentences in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99807) | |
| 218 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the total amount of money that has been allocated from each source and in total to the Prison Service's drug strategy for the next three years; what is the Prison Service's projected budget for drug rehabilitation and treatment work; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99801) | |
| 219 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is his timetable for the secondary legislation he plans to introduce following the enactment of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99794) | |
| 220 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people made complaints to the police under the Protection from Harassment Act 1996, between September 1998 and the last month for which figures are available; how many of those complaints resulted in (a) a prosecution and (b) a conviction; what were the sentencing outcomes under sections II and IV of the Act; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99802) | |
| 221 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the definition of project running costs as referred to in the list of information technology projects placed in the Library; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100171) | |
| 222 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many combination orders made by (a) magistrates' courts and (b) Crown courts, were breached, by gender and by age group, during the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99796) | |
| 223 N | Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what prohibitions there will be on persons employed by drug agencies as part of the Prison Service's drug strategy based on previous convictions; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99800) | |
| 224 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the benchmark against which he plans to measure the four key performance indicators for the Integrated Casework Directorate listed by the Permanent Secretary in his letter of 13th October to the Clerk of the Public Accounts Committee. |
| (100484) | |
| 225 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders subject to a drug treatment and testing order have received (a) one formal written warning from a supervising officer and (b) two or more such warnings, but have not been subjected to breach proceedings. |
| (100129) | |
| 226 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders subject to a drug treatment and testing order under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 have been issued with a formal written warning by the supervising officer that they have failed to comply with the order; and how many such formal written warnings have been issued by supervising officers. |
| (100131) | |
| 227 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Business Plan of the Integrated Casework Directorate of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. |
| (100490) | |
| 228 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported breaches of drug treatment and testing orders under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 have followed (a) a single failed test, (b) two failed tests, (c) three or more failed tests and (d) other reasons; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100127) | |
| 229 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug treatment and testing orders made under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 have subsequently been varied by the courts. |
| (100128) | |
| 230 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the aim of clearing all current cases by October 2000, stated by the Permanent Secretary in his letter of 13th October to the Public Accounts Committee, refers to all current asylum cases or to all asylum cases involving children. |
| (100483) | |
| 231 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current backlogs are in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate for (a) asylum cases, (b) general and settlement cases, (c) illegal entry, deportation and European cases and (d) nationality cases. |
| (100488) | |
| 232 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders whose drug treatment and testing orders have been revoked by the courts have been re-sentenced for their original offence; how many such offenders were sentenced to (a) custody, (b) a fine, (c) a community service order and (d) another penalty; how many such offenders were granted (i) an absolute and (ii) a conditional discharge; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100133) | |
| 233 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders subject to a drug treatment and testing order under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 have been the subject of breach proceedings following (a) one formal written warning by the supervising officer and (b) two such written warnings. |
| (100130) | |
| 234 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders subject to a drug treatment and testing order have been made the subject of breach proceedings following (a) one failure to comply with the order, (b) two failures to comply, (c) three failures to comply and (d) four or more failures to comply. |
| (100132) | |
| 235 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures he is planning to enable his Department to identify asylum cases involving children to ensure a faster turn-around time after 1st April 2000. |
| (100487) | |
| 236 N | Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has held with regard to the dispersal of asylum seekers to Scotland. |
| (100190) | |
| 237 | Mr Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to develop a national fraud squad to tackle computer-based crime. |
| (100404) | |
| 238 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with which initiatives and at what cost Her Majesty's Government is helping Russia in relation to tuberculosis. |
| (100082) | |
| 239 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will state the current estimated value of fixed and moveable assets held by (a) her Department and (b) the Commonwealth Development Corporation in (i) Scotland, (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total. |
| (99662) | |
| 240 | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the impact on the provision of (a) DFID and (b) joint DFID/US funded overseas family planning projects of the US Administration's decision to prohibit funding of foreign non-governmental organisations which take part in public discussions on abortion in their own countries. |
| (100476) | |
| 241 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the aid projects supported by her Department in (a) Morocco and (b) Ghana, in each of the last five years, indicating those which also received ECGD assistance. |
| (100248) | |
| 242 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had since 27th March 1998 concerning the Lord Chancellor (Tenure of Office) (Amendment) Bill [Lords] 1998; if he will make a statement on the statutory provisions concerning disbarment from holding the position of Lord Chancellor as it affects (i) Jews, (ii) Muslims, (iii) Buddhists and (iv) members of other non-Christian religions; and what steps he proposes to ensure there is no religious requirement in (a) holding the office of Lord Chancellor and (b) carrying out the functions of Lord Chancellor. |
| (99810) | |
| 243 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what his estimate is of the value of land and property in (a) Scotland and (b) in total held by each of the executive agencies for which he is responsible and the total value of assets held by each of these bodies. |
| (99732) | |
| 244 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what his estimate is of the value of land and property held by (a) the Public Record Office and (b) HM Land Registry in (i) Scotland and (ii) in total and the total value of assets held by each of these bodies. |
| (99733) | |
| 245 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when the Lord Chancellor received the report of Sir Len Peach on procedures for appointing judges; and when he proposes to publish it. |
| (100299) | |
| 246 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many asylum and immigration appeals were heard without the Home Office case being presented in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000 to date; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100489) | |
| 247 | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many RUC Officers who have held the position of (a) Divisional Commander of Traffic Branch, (b) Head of Traffic Branch and (c) Head of Traffic Policy Branch since 1969 (i) have and (ii) have not been given Sovereign Awards. |
| (100272) | |
| 248 | Mr Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton): To ask the President of the Council, what actions she is taking to deal with the possibility of attacks of (a) viruses, (b) trojans and (c) worms on networked computer systems over the New Year 2000 period. |
| (100405) | |
| 249 | Mr Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton): To ask the President of the Council, what steps Action 2000 are taking to alert people and businesses who are computer users to the possibility of attacks of (a) viruses, (b) trojans and (c) worms on networked computer systems over the New Year 2000 period. |
| (100406) | |
| 250 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) disbarments and (b) special requirements based on religion relating to appointment to positions within the Government and to functions carried out by Government Ministers. |
| (99809) | |
| 251 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the impact of the Statute Repeals Act 1989 on his ability to appoint individuals to positions within the Government on the basis of their profession of the Jewish religion. |
| (99657) | |
| 252 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to seek to amend the law to (a) allow members of the Royal family to marry a Catholic without losing their right to inherit the throne and (b) allow Roman Catholics to inherit the throne; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99658) | |
| 253 N | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Prime Minister, what action the Government is taking to minimise hypothermia in the Balkans during the winter. |
| (100090) | |
| 254 N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will seek to change the law to provide a way for a life peerage to be disclaimed; and if he will make a statement. |
| (100126) | |
| 255 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the estimated loss to his Department as a result of benefit fraud during the last 12 months. |
| (100440) | |
| 256 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what his estimate is of the value of land and property (a) in Scotland and (b) in total held by (i) the Benefits Agency (including freehold, leasehold and historical leasehold offices), (ii) the Child Support Agency, (iii) the War Pensions Agency, (iv) the IT Services Agency and (v) the Independent Statutory Bodies; and what is the total value of assets for each of these bodies. |
| (99819) | |
| 257 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what his estimate is of the value of land and property held by his core Department (a) in Scotland and (b) in total. |
| (99820) | |
| 258 | Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people in Scotland are in receipt of industrial injuries benefit. |
| (100256) | |
| 259 | Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the medical examination given to claimants of industrial injuries benefits. |
| (100257) | |
| 260 N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many cases termed as priority by Motability are outstanding due to lack of funding; what arrangements he has put in place to ensure that future cases are not subjected to delay; and if he will ensure that the outstanding priority cases are progressed as a matter of urgency. |
| (99654) | |
| 261 N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with the governors of Motability on 27th October 1999. |
| (99653) | |
| 262 N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his oral statement of 19th November, Official Report, column 314, which is the earliest year in which a person earning £6,000 a year could receive more than £50 a week exclusively through the state second pension. |
| (100191) | |
| 263 N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when the honourable Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 28th September regarding a constituent, ref. 17161. |
| (100074) | |
| 264 N | Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth): To ask the Solicitor General, what his estimate is of the value of land and property held (i) in Scotland and (ii) in total by (a) the Crown Prosecution Service, (b) the Serious Fraud Office and (c) the Treasury Solicitor's Department. |
| (99734) | |
| 265 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Solicitor General, what was the cost to the public purse, through Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office and central funds, of the Roger Levitt case; and what was the amount paid to the Counsel for the Prosecution and the Counsel for the Defence. |
| (99329) | |
| 266 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Solicitor General, if he will ask the Bar Council to publish the findings and the reasons for the findings of the disciplinary hearing held by the Bar Council into the handling of the Roger Levitt case. |
| (99330) | |
| 267 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Solicitor General, what were the total sums received from public funds by David Cocks and Jonathan Goldberg in the period from the beginning of 1994 to the latest date for which he has figures. |
| (99331) | |
| 268 N | Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the proposed acquisition of the Tweeddale Press Group by Johnston Press has been referred to the Competition Commission. |
| (100080) | |
| 269 | Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to ensure that renewable energy will not be disadvantaged under the new electricity trading arrangements. |
| (100456) | |
| 270 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the potential IT benefits from fundamental research at CCLRC; and what steps he is taking to mobilise UK enterprise to maximise the opportunities. |
| (100241) | |
| 271 | Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what was the total number of jobs (a) created and (b) safeguarded by inward investment projects in the areas covered by each of the Government Offices for the Regions in each year since 1996. |
| (100463) | |
| 272 | Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people are employed at each of the Government Offices for the Regions; and what are their annual administration costs. |
| (100465) | |
| 273 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate (a) the current value of land and buildings (including freehold, historic leasehold, and leasehold interests) in (i) Scotland, (ii) the UK, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total, and (b) the value of (1) office machinery and equipment, (2) telecommunications equipment, (3) computer equipment, (4) furniture and fittings, (5) scientific equipment, (6) heritage assets, (7) intangible assets, (8) long term debtors and (9) shareholdings held by his Department. |
| (99659) | |
| 274 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the value of land and property in (i) Scotland, (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) total within the responsibility of the (a) Office of Fair Trading, (b) Office of Telecommunications, (c) Office of Gas Supply, (d) Office of Electricity Regulation and (e) Export Credits Guarantee Department. |
| (99815) | |
| 275 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what is the estimated value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total within the responsibility of (a) the National Weights and Measures Laboratory, (b) the Insolvency Service, (c) the Radiocommunications Agency, (d) the Employment Tribunals Service, (e) Companies House and (f) the Patent Office; and if he will further estimate the value of (1) plant and machinery, (2) vehicles, (3) office equiment and machinery, (4) telecommunications equipment, (5) computer equipment and systems, (6) furniture and fittings and (7) other assets for each of these bodies. |
| (99818) | |
| 276 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the current value of land and property (i) in Scotland, (ii) in the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) in total within the responsibility of (a) the Design Council, (b) the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, (c) ACAS, (d) UKAEA, (e) the National Consumers Council, (f) the Gas Consumers Council and (g) other executive non-departmental public bodies. |
| (99817) | |
| 277 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the value of land and property in (i) Scotland, (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) total within the responsibility of the (a) Bio-technology and Biological Sciences Research Council, (b) Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Council, (c) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, (d) Economic and Social Research Council, (e) Medical Research Council, (f) Natural Environment Research Council and (g) Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. |
| (99816) | |
| 278 N | Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the value of land and property in (i) Scotland, (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) overseas and (iv) total within the responsibility of (a) Magnox Electric plc, (b) British Nuclear Fuels plc, (c) the Post Office, (d) British Coal. |
| (99814) | |
| 279 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the regulations with which a company manufacturing refrigerators and employing 1,500 people has to comply. |
| (100482) | |
| 280 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reasons Mr Onliwyn Glyndwr Williams, a constituent of the honourable Member for Hereford, has not yet undergone spirometry testing for the purposes of his compensation claim against British Coal; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99855) | |
| 281 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the conversion of measurement from imperial to metric will be finally concluded; and if he will make a statement. |
| (99853) | |
| 282 | Mrs Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consultations his Department has held with (a) business and (b) consumers' groups in respect of the proposed removal of the statutory qualification from the Weights and Measures Act 1985. |
| (100451) | |
| 283 | Mrs Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to replace the statutory qualification in the Weights and Measures Act 1985. |
| (100449) | |
| 284 | Mrs Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) consumers and (b) business of the proposed removal of the statutory qualification from the Weights and Measures Act 1985. |
| (100452) | |
| 285 | Mrs Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the reasons for the proposed removal of the statutory qualification from the Weights and Measures Act 1985. |
| (100450) | |
| 286 | Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many of the claims received from ex-miners in Scotland for chronic bronchitis and emphysema have been fully processed; and how many claimants have died before their claims were fully processed. |
| (100270) | |
| 287 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish the environmental and ethical considerations that he has announced will apply to the ECGD. |
| (100477) | |
| 288 | Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices were closed or relocated in (a) the Vale of Glamorgan and (b) Wales in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998 and (iii) 1999. |
| (100475) | |
| 289 | Mr Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to shorten the consideration period for departmental responses to Competition Commission reports. |
| (100410) | |
| 290 | Mr Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the arrangements for notification and publication of the Government's response to interested parties on the Competition Commission's inquiry into the ice-cream industry. |
| (100408) | |
| 291 | Mr Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many representations his Department has received on the Competition Commission's inquiry into the ice-cream industry. |
| (100407) | |
| 292 | Mr Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when his Department will publish its response to the Competition Commission's report into the ice-cream industry. |
| (100409) | |
| 293 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to meet the First Secretary of the National Assembly to discuss the future funding of Gwent Theatre, Theatre Powys and Theatre Clwyd. |
| (100204) | |
| 294 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he intends to meet the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to discuss National Lottery funding of theatre companies in Wales. |
| (100199) | |
| 295 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received concerning Arts Council of Wales funding for Gwent Theatre. |
| (100205) | |
| 296 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the locations in the UK where Class C Consent for GM crop planting has been given. |
| [Transferred] (100226) | |
| 297 | Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what representations he has received about the performance of CSL in relation to the administration of housing and council tax benefits. |
| [Transferred] (100227) | |
| 298 | Mrs Janet Dean (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require local authorities to publish their inspection reports on food outlets. |
| [Transferred] (100496) | |
| 299 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the number of new mobile phone masts to be erected in the United Kingdom in each of the next three years. |
| [Transferred] (100265) | |
| 300 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will extend the period in which heads of agreement must be signed by smaller trade associations in respect of discount from climate change levy rates. |
| [Transferred] (100462) | |
| 301 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how agreements entered into by trade associations with the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions for the purpose of securing 80 per cent. climate change levy discount will be enforced against members of such trade associations. |
| [Transferred] (100460) | |
| 302 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what procedure will determine whether energy saving measures are cost effective for the purpose of qualifying for 80 per cent. discount from climate change levy rates. |
| [Transferred] (100461) | |
| 303 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what is the Government's policy on the continuation of the EU import tariff on video recorders; and what representations on this it has received in the last 12 months. |
| [Transferred] (100278) | |
| 304 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what formal representations have been made by (a) Ministers and (b) officials to the European Commission regarding the negotiating objectives for the forthcoming World Trade Organisation talks. |
| [Transferred] (100277) | |
| 305 | Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what consideration OFWAT is required to give to (a) environmental, (b) health and safety and (c) local economic factors during a water company price review. |
| [Transferred] (100453) | |
| 306 | Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to ensure that, during the revaluation of non-domestic properties from 1st April 2000, unqualified rating advisers are not able to conduct business. |
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