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Session 1999-2000 Publications on the internet The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 1 December 1999 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 1 December of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

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

WEDNESDAY 1st DECEMBER
1	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on (a) the timescale in section 32 of the Cologne Council Conclusions for integrating environmental issues and sustainable development into fisheries matters and (b) current discussions on the discard system.
	(100997)
2	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the countries of the European Union which are allowed to fish in British fishing waters.
	(101043)
3	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he plans to lift the beef-on-the-bone ban.
	(101126)
4	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many people were employed in the farming sector in Leicestershire in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998--99 and (d) 1999-2000; and how many he projects will be employed in 2000-01.
	(101060)
5	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will estimate the total value to Leicestershire farmers of all CAP payments for (a) the last year for which figures are available and (b) 2000-01.
	(101061)
6   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what changes are proposed in the fish quota system from 2003, with particular reference to the replacement permit system; and if he will make a statement.
	(100448)
7   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, on how many occasions he has paid a visit to Brixham in South Devon since May 1997; and if he will visit the fishing port before 2000 to discuss with local fishermen their quota problems in Area 7.
	(100800)
8	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what rules apply to the selection and conduct of appointees to government taskforces.
	(100893)
9	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will list by department the names of people appointed to sit on taskforces established since 2nd May 1997.
	(100894)
10	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many taskforces have been set up since 2nd May 1997.
	(100896)
11	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what has been the cost of setting up and servicing the taskforces established by the Government since 2nd May 1997.
	(100895)
12	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-departmental public bodies have been (a) established and (b) abolished since 2nd May 1997.
	(100892)
13	Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she intends to demolish the former Department of the Environment building in Marsham Street, SW1.
	(100907)
14   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many accidents at work have been recorded so far during the construction and preparation of the Millennium Dome, broken down by quarter and by type of accident.
	(99337)
15   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will break down the construction costs of each zone within the Millennium Dome
	(99338)
16   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many sponsors of the Millennium Dome have yet to sign binding contracts in respect of their announced sponsorship.
	(99339)
17	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a minister from his Department last visited RAF Menwith Hill.
	(101132)
18	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the UK units for tagged service within an EU framework, consequential to the Cologne Summit.
	(101104)
19	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future membership and remit of the (a) political and security and (b) military committees, established at the Cologne summit.
	(101001)
20	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the establishment of an EU (i) situation centre, (ii) satellite centre and (iii) Institute for Security Studies, with reference to (a) function, (b) budget and (c) security clearance rating.
	(101002)
21	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are under way through the Common Foreign and Security Policy consequential to the Cologne Summit to (a) modify and (b) unify European capabilities in (i) intelligence, (ii) strategic transport, (iii) command and control and (iv) defence industries; and if he will make a statement.
	(100999)
22	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the development of a central intelligence and analysis agency for the EU consequential to the Cologne Summit.
	(101105)
23	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the appropriate decision making bodies referred to in section 2 of the Cologne Presidency Report on Strengthening of the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
	(101000)
24	Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British military aircraft contain (a) PVC/nylon wiring, (b) Poly-X wiring and (c) Kapton wiring; and if he will list the types and locations of the aircraft concerned.
	(101041)
25	Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what advice he has received about the safety of Kapton wiring in military aircraft; and what actions he has taken.
	(100924)
26	Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what aircraft have been delivered for the use of British forces containing (a) PVC/nylon wiring, (b) Poly-X wiring and (c) Kapton wiring; when the aircraft were delivered; and what is their life expectancy.
	(100926)
27	Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military aircraft have been grounded as a result of advice on the safety of Kapton wiring.
	(100925)
28	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has been spent in each of the last three years on (a) HMS 'Collingwood', (b) HMS 'Centurion', (c) HMS 'Dryad' and (d) HMS 'Sultan'; and if he will make a statement.
	(100877)
29	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work was carried out on HMS 'Ocean' during her recent visits to ports for repair; and what was the cost of those repairs.
	(100882)
30	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what problems have been identified with the cooking facilities and supply of hot water on HMS 'Ocean'.
	(100879)
31	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the value of surplus land disposals for the Army for each of the last three years.
	(100883)
32	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects HMS 'Ocean' to be in full working order; and if he will make a statement.
	(100878)
33	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the reasons for HMS 'Ocean's' recent visits to ports for repair.
	(100881)
34	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of repairs and alterations to HMS 'Ocean' carried out since she was handed over to his Department.
	(100880)
35	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the future of (a) HMS 'Collingwood', (b) HMS 'Centurion', (c) HMS 'Dryad' and (d) HMS 'Sultan'; and if he will make a statement.
	(100876)
36   N	Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the rules governing the conduct of officers who take, or administer to other officers, (a) religious, (b) sectarian and (c) other oaths while serving in HM armed forces.
	(100174)
37	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to appoint a new Inspector of Kilts.
	(100903)
38	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions RAF flights serving the Falkland Islands have been delayed by mechanical or other failures since September; and if he will make a statement.
	(100899)
39   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will recruit more Gurkhas into the British Army to bring the force up to operational strength.
	(100429)
40	Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will report progress on the securing of new premises for the sea, army and air cadets who parade at the TAVR center in Hazelucks Green Road in Shirley, Solihull.
	(101062)
41	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many jobs his Department estimates have been created as a consequence of decisions taken through the Employment Pact.
	(101112)
42	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the measures for closer cooperation between EU states within the framework of the European Employment Pact; what new priorities are under discussion; and if he will make a statement on progress made under the Pact.
	(101110)
43	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what is the Jumbo Council meeting referred to in the Report to the Cologne Council on the European Employment Pact.
	(101113)
44	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on his policy regarding the Macroeconomic Dialogue, indicated in section 12 of the Resolution of the European Council on the European Employment Pact; and what discussions he has held on the dialogue.
	(101111)
45	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the implementation of subsidiarity within the Employment Pact, with reference to individual projects planned.
	(101098)
46	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if section II 4 of the Resolution of the European Council on the European Employment Pact permits positive discrimination.
	(101099)
47   N	Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in each of the last five years, what have been the total number of pupils attending state primary and secondary schools in the Borough of Barnet; what proportion of them have been out-of-borough; and what were the numbers of full-time equivalent teachers.
	(100218)
48   N	Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to extend the Independent/State School Partnership Scheme beyond 2001.
	(100330)
49   N	Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) applications and (b) successful applications from each region have been made in respect of the Independent/State School Partnership Grant Scheme (1999-2000).
	(100331)
50	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many London local authorities are receiving section 11 funding.
	(101044)
51   N	Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when he will announce his decision on the proposed merger of Hendon and Barnet Colleges.
	(100852)
52	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much was spent, in cash terms, by local education authorities in England on administration within their education budgets in the most recent year for which information is available.
	(100928)
53	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many secondary school pupils in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire will receive lessons in entrepreneurship in the current school year; and if he will make a statement.
	(101138)
54	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many extra childcare places for (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire he estimates will be created under the expenditure announced in the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report; and if he will make a statement.
	(101140)
55	Mr Jim Marshall (Leicester South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what was the outcome of the Labour and Social Affairs Council held in Brussels on 29th November; and if he will make a statement.
	(100994)
56   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to review the salary scales for university staff; and if he will make a statement.
	(100710)
57   N	Mr Phil Sawford (Kettering):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when he expects to announce the results of the review of school transport.
	(100328)
58	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if safety recommendations to be enacted in accordance with section 37 of the Cologne Conclusions will apply to the Channel Tunnel; and if cost compliance will be included by the UK delegates in working group negotiations.
	(100996)
59	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, which countries are eligible for the increase in funds in Trans-European Networks, following the Cologne Summit; what is the amount of the increase in funds; if the UK share has been allocated; and if he will make a statement.
	(100995)
60	Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his policy on the use of permanent reinstatement materials by utility companies when they dig up paved roads and footways.
	(101135)
61	Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the value of porous asphalt road surfacing as a means of reducing spray in wet weather.
	(101136)
62	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what emissions are produced from the use of a gallon of (a) unleaded petrol, (b) super unleaded petrol and (c) lead replacement petrol.
	(101093)
63	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list (a) the EDP costs, (b) accommodation and telephone costs, (c) London Transport finance and HR services charges and (d) PFI contract costs incurred by London Underground Limited in 1997-98.
	(100934)
64	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, for each London Underground line, what is the nature of the planned principal improvement works to be funded under the public private partnership in each of the next 15 years; what is the cost of each of the works at current prices; and how much of the capital expenditure on each line can be attributed to past funding constraints on the London Underground network.
	(100929)
65	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many miles of high-tension and control cables (a) have been and (b) will be transferred to the Seeboard Powerlink consortium under the Power PFI contract.
	(100932)
66	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what provision the London Underground public private partnership includes for new rolling stock.
	(100930)
67	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans have been agreed with the Seeboard Powerlink consortium for the retention of generating plant at (a) the Lots Road and (b) the Greenwich power stations.
	(100933)
68	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many London Underground sub-station staff were transferred to the Seeboard Powerlink consortium under the terms of the Power PFI contract.
	(100931)
69   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list for each London borough how many (a) people were registered homeless, (b) people were on local authority waiting lists, (c) local authority housing visits were completed, and (d) registered social visits were completed (i) in the financial year 1998-99 and (ii) in the present financial year.
	(100803)
70   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to require energy audits and advice to be included in the information provided by house vendors (a) in the pilot schemes of his house selling proposals and (b) subsequently.
	(100801)
71	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the number of properties in the Greater London area that are leasehold.
	(101042)
72	Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the changes made to Comprehensive Spending Review spending plans for his Department since July 1998.
	(100891)
73	Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if the national minimum concessionary bus fare for pensioners has been budgeted for introduction before 2001-02.
	(100890)
74	Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the titles of (a) research studies, (b) audits and (c) surveys (i) in progress and (ii) commissioned for completion in the next 12 months, stating in each case when the results are due to be published.
	(100888)
75	Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the titles of departmental reports being prepared for publication in the next 12 months, giving in each case the estimated date of publication.
	(100889)
76	Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his latest estimate of the average number of vehicles using the (a) A41 ring road, Aylesbury, and (b) A41 Bicester road, Aylesbury (i) each day and (ii) during peak hours.
	(101118)
77	Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the completion of the A41 Aston Clinton bypass on traffic (a) volumes and (b) flows on the A41 through Aylesbury.
	(101117)
78	Sir Nicholas Lyell (North East Bedfordshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will place in the Library the Skeletons of Argument for the Crown in R v. Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and Regions ex parte Factortane (a) in the Court of Appeal and (b) in the House of Lords.
	(101137)
79	Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the progress of renegotiation of the Trans-European Networks.
	(100884)
80	Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on (a) how the debts of British Rail are to be manaaged and (b) the borrowing powers available to the Strategic Rail Authority.
	(100885)
81	Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the initiatives taken since May 1997 on women and public transport usage, indicating in each case the (a) date of the initiative, (b) budget and (c) impact assessment carried out; and if he will make a statement.
	(100886)
82	Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will name the schemes which the Government will propose for Trans-European Network funding; and if he will make a statement.
	(100887)
83	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the DfEE about student housing provision for university students.
	(101053)
84	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received from which local authorities about extending licensing of houses of multiple occupation.
	(101052)
85	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to extend licensing of houses of multiple occupation.
	(101051)
86	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of high concentrations of houses in multiple occupation on local communities.
	(101050)
87   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to amend the law relating to common land, with respect to vehicle access; and if he will make a statement.
	(100708)
88	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what powers he has to prevent drivers of motor vehicles from using hand-held mobile phones whilst they are driving.
	(100901)
89	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will include the A380 Kingsherswell by-pass in his review of future road building.
	(101049)
90	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures are planned for an explanation of Commission own-resources for entry into force in 2002 under the Berlin Conclusions; and if such will lead to an increase in the Communities budget.
	(101034)
91	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the future role of the European Central Bank in employment policy pursuant to the Cologne Summit, with particular reference to the Macroeconomic Dialogue.
	(101028)
92	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will define the combat of harmful tax competition as referred to in section 22 of the Cologne Council Conclusions; and what measures are currently under discussion at EU level on this issue.
	(101031)
93	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the UK will be subject to the provisions of section 19 of the Cologne Council Conclusions on (a) increased policy co-ordination, (b) dialogue between the social partners, (c) dialogue with the European Central Bank and (d) development of the European Employment Pact.
	(101029)
94	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures are understood by (a) limitation of the burden imposed on low-skilled and low-paid workers and (b) characterising retirement provision by responsibility towards future generations, in the report to the European Council at the Cologne Summit on the European Employment Pact.
	(101026)
95	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on, and clarify the intent of, section 24 of the Cologne Presidency Conclusions.
	(101032)
96	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will deposit in the Library a copy of the Commission report, Europe As An Economic Entity; and if he will make a statement on policy thereto.
	(101027)
97	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the current pensions liabilities of the European Communities; and what reforms to a private-based system are under consideration.
	(101035)
98	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Court of Auditors will have access to all documents held by the European Central Bank.
	(101033)
99	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the implementation of appropriate wage development, as called for in section 20 of the Cologne Presidency Conclusions; which sectors of employment are referred to; what his policy is thereto; and what his Department defines as appropriate.
	(101030)
100	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons lead replacement petrol is subject to higher duty than unleaded petrol.
	(101092)
101	Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls have been received by the Working Families Tax Credit Hotline since its inception (a) from Worcester, (b) from Worcestershire, (c) from the West Midlands Region and (d) nationally.
	(100904)
102   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many personal service companies currently pay tax and national insurance; what was the yield of tax and national insurance from those companies; and what methodology was employed to calculate the current estimated shortfall of tax and national insurance receipts from personal service companies, in the current financial year.
	(100511)
103   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which changes to the tax system since May 1997 (a) have required primary legislation, (b) have been achieved by secondary legislation and (c) have been required as a result of European or other international agreements.
	(100514)
104   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what has been the quantifiable effect of tax changes made since May 1997 on (a) the UK economy, (b) business activity and (c) Treasury receipts and payments.
	(100515)
105	Sir Nicholas Lyell (North East Bedfordshire):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library the instructions to Parliamentary Counsel to date for the drafting of the Financial Services and Markets Bill.
	(101133)
106	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire will benefit from the 10p tax rate; and if he will make a statement.
	(101139)
107	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire will benefit from the new Children's Fund; and if he will make a statement.
	(101125)
108	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire will benefit from the new research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement.
	(101127)
109	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire will benefit from the reduction in capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement.
	(101128)
110	Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the excess winter deaths for each English region, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1998-99.
	(100919)
111	Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Exchequer is estimated to receive as pension contributions and compensation this financial year and in each of the following three years in respect of public sector employees who were mis-sold personal pensions between 1988 and 1994.
	(100917)
112	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the development of a Northern Dimension in EU policy; what areas are covered; what policies are concerned; and what budgets are involved.
	(101003)
113	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) national and (b) EU programmes are in progress to encourage states to abolish the death penalty.
	(101007)
114	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the future role of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers.
	(101005)
115	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the development of a European Union Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe; what finances are involved; which Directorate-Generals are involved; which contries are concerned; what is the purpose of this agreement; what representations he has received from concerned parties; and what Common Financial and Security Policy considerations are covered.
	(101011)
116	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the Charter of Fundamental Rights will identify those rights pertaining solely to EU citizens; and what voting procedure will pass the final document.
	(101004)
117	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the proposals under discussion for the establishment of an EU agency for human rights and democracy; what is the relevant treaty base; if such will fall under the remit of the Common Financial and Security Policy; and what timescale is envisaged.
	(101010)
118	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the types of rights planned for inclusion into an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
	(101009)
119	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department first received reports of moves by other EU governments to propose an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; and from what initial source.
	(101006)
120	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what staff will be required for the European Union Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe; at what cost; what nationalities will be eligible to join; and from which institutions the Special Coordinator will be chosen.
	(101012)
121	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason qualified majority voting has been introduced into the Common EU strategy on Russia; what was his policy on its introduction; what decisions henceforth will no longer be subject to unanimity; what decisions have been taken under the new procedure; and what is the procedure for restoring the unanimity principle.
	(101013)
122	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the incorporation of Russia into elements of the European Security Charter.
	(101008)
123   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what human rights abuses he raised with the Amir of Bahrain during his visit.
	(100805)
124   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what actions he has taken to promote a peace process in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.
	(100802)
125   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made towards ratification of the Antarctic Environmental Treaty; and if he will make a statement.
	(100806)
126   N	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who has responsibility for payment of energy bills at GCHQ in Cheltenham following the signing of the relevant PFI contract; what criteria the contract includes covering energy efficiency requirements; and if he will make a statement.
	(100804)
127   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Burma regarding (a) human rights, (b) religious freedom and (c) the detention of James Mawdsley.
	(100712)
128   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications for xenotransplantation clinical trials have been received and from which companies; how many involve (a) transgenic tissue and (b) transgenic organs; from which animals these materials come; and for each category how many permissions have been granted.
	(100704)
129   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to investigate methods of addressing the shortage of human donor organs other than by the use of transgenic pigs; what his policy is on an opt-out donor card; and if he will make a statement.
	(100705)
130   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds have been committed to research and development of the use of organs from GM pigs.
	(100706)
131	Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received about the constitutional and civil liberties implications of compulsory fluoridation of the water supply.
	(101131)
132	Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Mental Health Act Commission will publish data on the deaths of detained patients; and if he will make a statement.
	(101065)
133	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations have been cancelled in the last 12 months at Bolton Royal Hospital due to unavailability of an anaesthetist.
	(100921)
134	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the estimated cost of accidents caused by fireworks to the National Health Service in each of the last five years.
	(100922)
135	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce a national school fruit and vegetable scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	(100920)
136	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals were treated by each specialist stroke unit in each of the last five years; and what is the average cost for treating an individual in a specialist unit.
	(100868)
137	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which authorities retain specialist stroke units.
	(100867)
138	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the average cost of caring for a stroke victim in each health authority for the latest available year.
	(100865)
139	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the contribution which (a) specialist stroke units and (b) conventional wards are making to the treatment of stroke sufferers.
	(100869)
140	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of those who are registered disabled are disabled as a result of a stroke.
	(100871)
141	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government is taking to prevent strokes.
	(100866)
142	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what inquiries his Department has undertaken since 1992 to determine the impact of stroke on the population.
	(100870)
143	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people suffered a stroke during 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 in each health authority throughout the UK; and how many have been left with some form of disability.
	(100864)
144	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the review of sections 17(2) and 18 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 has been completed; and if he will make a statement.
	(100923)
145	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what capital projects have been approved in Leicestershire during (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99, (d) 1999-2000 and (e) 2000-01.
	(101056)
146	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been the average level of increase in percentage terms for health authorities for 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000; and what has been the percentage increase for Leicestershire Health Authority.
	(101055)
147	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of funding would be received by Leicestershire Health Authority if it was funded at 100 per cent. of weighted capitation.
	(101054)
148   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about the health problems caused by malnourishment.
	(100711)
149	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoirng is carried out to ensure that IVF treatment is available in the North Essex Health Authority Area.
	(100900)
150	Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when pen needles for use by diabetics will be available on prescription.
	(100918)
151   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with regard to projects at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, London, involving the artificial induction of arthritis in mice, what steps were taken to assess the validity of the proposed research and identify other potential sources of the information required before the licence was granted.
	(100707)
152   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many transgenic pigs have been released since 1st January under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 for export from the UK for use in (a) medical research and (b) breeding programmes; and to which countries they have been exported.
	(100702)
153   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licences have been issued during the current year for primates to be used in xenotransplantation procedures, broken down by (a) type of procedure, (b) severity banding of procedure, (c) number of primates used per procedure and (d) origin of primates used.
	(100701)
154   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many procedures have taken place under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 whereby baboons have been given humanised pig hearts; how many baboons were involved; and how many days each survived.
	(100703)
155	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers served in Merseyside Police for each year since 1994 to date; and what is the current number of serving officers.
	(101038)
156   N	Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to regulate political party funding, donations and sponsorship for (a) events, (b) conferences and (c) elections.
	(100428)
157   N	Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the delay in the publication of his Department's recommendations following its review of strip search procedures; and if he will make a statement.
	(100173)
158	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many on-the-spot fines for cycling on the pavement have been issued by each police force since the scheme was introduced.
	(100902)
159	Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quantitative assessment he has made of the levels of efficiency of individual police forces, and of the differential impact of his proposed 2 per cent. efficiency savings on their operational capacity; and if he will make a statement.
	(101114)
160	Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on numbers of (a) total employees, (b) uniformed officers and (c) civilian staff of his planned 2 per cent. efficiency reduction for 2000-01 in respect of the (i) Greater Manchester, (ii) Cheshire, (iii) Merseyside and (iv) Lancashire police; and if he will make a statement.
	(101116)
161	Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take into account the efficiency levels of police forces when assessing bids from them for the additional special funding for front-line officers; and if he will make a statement.
	(101115)
162	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to meet government leaders of developing countries to discuss their commitment to improving primary education.
	(100872)
163	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is her policy on the establishment of an agency charged with the implementation of European Community reconstruction programmes, as set out in the Cologne Presidency Conclusions.
	(101106)
164   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what plans he has to require the Public Trust Office to charge patients only for work actually carried out on that patient's behalf; and if he will make a statement.
	(100709)
165   N	Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what cost was incurred by Strathclyde Police when investigating the treatment of Mr. David Adams in Castlereagh.
	(100110)
166   N	Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will place a copy of his letter concerning an early day motion tabled by the honourable Member for North East Derbyshire and others in the Library; and on how many occasions since May 1997 he or his predecessor has entered into correspondence about an EDM.
	(100175)
167   N	Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the (a) dates, (b) times and (c) location of each reported sectarian attack in Northern Ireland since 1st June, of which the RUC is aware, indicating those incidents following which persons have been charged.
	(100176)
168	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the exchanges held with the President of the European Parliament at the Cologne Council.
	(101018)
169	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, in what areas the Government supports an extension of qualified majority voting at the forthcoming intergovernmental conference.
	(101025)
170	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on Government policy towards the Galileo project; what is the assessed cost of the project; what representations he has received on the issue; what is the current status of the project; for what reasons it had been rejected by the Council; and if he will make a statement.
	(101015)
171	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the discussions held between the European Council and President-nominate Prodi at the Cologne Council on 3rd June; what were the questions raised; if he will deposit the presentation on the future Commission's work and reform programme in the Library; and if he will make a statement.
	(101016)
172	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the timetable for the handover of Commissioner portfolios from the temporary incumbents.
	(101017)
173	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the form of changes required in work organisation and working time for the creation of jobs, as stated in section 10 of the Presidency Conclusions of the Cologne Summit.
	(101022)
174	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, in connection with what areas the Government expects extension of qualified majority voting will be raised during the forthcoming intergovernmental conference; and what is his Government's policy thereon.
	(101024)
175	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the form, frequency and nature of the additional verifiable quantitative targets to be established for the Luxembourg process, as indicated in section 10 of the Presidency Conclusions of the Cologne Summit.
	(101021)
176	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, what measures are planned under the three pillars of the European Employment Pact; if Parliament will be consulted; and what budget lines and finances will be available.
	(101019)
177	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, what is his Government's policy towards developing EU action pursuant to the memorandum, Youth and Europe--Our Future; and what type of projects are envisaged.
	(101020)
178	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason the mandate of the forthcoming intergovernmental conference was set at consideration of the voting mechanics of the European Council and size of the Commission; if policy areas may also be negotiated; which policy areas he called for negotiations to cover; and if he will make a statement.
	(101023)
179	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, when the European Council will release to the public, pursuant to section 36 of the Cologne Presidency Conclusions, a report on global Year 2000 preventative measures.
	(101014)
180   N	Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 1st December.
	(100329)
181	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people (a) have attended an interview with a personal adviser and (b) been successfully placed in the employment option as part of the Single Work-Focused Gateway pilot project in Clyde Coast and Renfrew.
	(100875)
182	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has to extend (a) private and voluntary sector involvement in and (b) call centre facilities to all the Single Work-Focused Gateway pilot projects.
	(100873)
183	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Single Work-Focused Gateway pilot project in Clyde Coast and Renfrew.
	(100874)
184	Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his written Answer of 29th November, if the proposed amendment to Section 6(1) of the Child Support Act 1991 will apply in cases where a claim for income support or income-based jobseeker's allowance proves to be fraudulent.
	(101130)
185	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what changes he has made to the indicators of delay which have to be satisfied before a special payment can be considered since 1st May 1997.
	(101095)
186	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will publish in respect of all benefits payable the length of time which his Department expects to clear claims for that particular benefit.
	(101094)
187	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will publish in respect of each benefit payable the indicators of delay which must be satisfied before a special payment can be considered due to late payment.
	(101096)
188	Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will list the local authorities which have taken part in the consultants' review of the impact of the changes to Council Tax Benefit Regulations.
	(101039)
189	Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when the consultants' review on the impact of the introduction of the changes to Council Tax Benefit Regulations will be published; and if he will make a statement.
	(101040)
190	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people living in the London Borough of Wandsworth are in receipt of income support.
	(101045)
191	Mr John Cummings (Easington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he expects the Benefits Agency's Industrial Injuries Policy Group will offer guidance to the agency in respect of the aggregation of life gratuities once the seven year period has elapsed arising from the case law C1/522/93, C1/1698/97 and C1/4766/97.
	(101046)
192	Mr John Cummings (Easington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, on how many occasions and over what period of time the Benefit Agency's Industrial Injuries Policy Group has discussed guidance to be offered to the agency arising from case law C1/1522/93, C1/1698/97 and C1/4766/97.
	(101047)
193	Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his oral statement of 29th November, if he will list the pieces of information which are currently required in order to assess liability for child maintenance; and if he will identify which of these will be required under his proposed reforms.
	(101036)
194	Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he received the review of the work and organisation of his Department carried out by the Permanent Secretary at his Department; and if he will place a copy in the Library.
	(100913)
195	Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will list the targets and performance indicators for his Department's policies.
	(100916)
196	Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer of 25th November, Official Report, column 197, on spending revisions, if he will provide a breakdown of the savings arising from changing disability benefit caseloads broken down between the different disability benefits.
	(101063)
197	Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is his latest estimate of the total amount of child support maintenance owed, broken down between debts of people who have not yet paid anything and those who have made some payments.
	(100911)
198	Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will place in the Library the results of the assessment of the recent Payment Card trials carried out by his Department in the North East and South West of England.
	(100914)
199   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what position the Government will be adopting at the World Trade Organisation ministerial meetings in Seattle in respect of the previously agreed end to the Multi-Fibre Agreement.
	(100699)
200   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who is the business representative on the Government's delegation to the World Trade Organisation meeting in Seattle.
	(100697)
201   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (i) discussions he has had with and (ii) communications have been received from industry and business associations in respect of the World Trade Organisation meeting in Seattle.
	(100700)
202   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to ensure legitimate concerns about health, environmental and animal welfare issues can be effectively accommodated with the rules of the World Trade Organisation.
	(100698)
203	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on his policy towards the accession of China to the WTO, indicating the role accorded to human rights issues.
	(101107)
204	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what is the form of the early warning system for the resolution of disputes under the Transatlantic Dialogue, referred to in section 84 of the Cologne Conclusions; and which institutions are involved in that dialogue.
	(101108)
205	Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received regarding petrol prices charged to customers by car hire companies.
	(101134)
206	Mr John Cummings (Easington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the number of applicants in the following age bands who have made a claim for payment in respect of vibration white finger and chronic bronchitis and emphysema aged (a) 49 and below, (b) 50 to 59, (c) 60 to 69, (d) 70 to 79, (e) 80 to 89 and (f) 90 years and above.
	(101048)
207   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial support has been provided for the ECGD in each of the last five years from public funds.
	(100513)
208   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the UK companies which have received support from the ECGD in each of the last five years.
	(100517)
209   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which OECD countries have export insurance schemes providing the same categories of cover as are presently available via the ECGD.
	(100507)
210   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of ECGD cover was made available to (a) the aerospace industry, (b) sales of military aircraft, (c) sales of defence-related equipment and (d) civil aircraft sales, in each of the last five years.
	(100509)
211   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what role the ECGD plays in the securing of (a) military aircraft export orders and (b) overseas sales of commercial aircraft.
	(100512)
212   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list those categories of commercial transactions which do not qualify for ECGD support.
	(100516)
213   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what was (a) the value of receipts to and (b) the value of payments from the ECGD in connection with aerospace projects for businesses receiving ECGD cover, in each of the last five financial years.
	(100508)
214   N	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the value to the UK economy of the work of the ECGD over the last 10 years.
	(100510)
215	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received about excessive charges for items for sale at motorway service areas.
	(100912)
216	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the extent to which first class mail is delivered the next day by the Post Office.
	(100927)
217	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to meet representatives of the textile sector to discuss job losses in the industry.
	(101058)
218	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) capital and (b) revenue financial assistance he has given to the textile sector in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99 and (d) 1999-2000.
	(101059)
219	Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from the (a) Knitting Industry Federation and (b) National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades about the textile industry; and if he will make a statement.
	(101057)
220	Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations he has received regarding his policy on pension entitlements for part-time workers.
	(101064)
221   N	Mr David Amess (Southend West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last met the First Secretary of the National Assembly for Wales to discuss assistance for education in Wales.
	(98902)
222	Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the locations in Wales where consent has been given for genetically-modified crop planting.
	(100898)
223   N	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last received a delegation of farmers from Wales.
	[Question Unstarred] (98883)
224   N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he has met the First Secretary of the National Assembly for Wales to discuss the impact on Wales of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's pre-Budget statement.
	[Question Unstarred] (98887)
225	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the enhancement of non-military crisis response tools within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, as established in section 56 of the Cologne Presidency Conclusions; to what extent qualified majority voting will apply; what the role will be of (i) national governments and (ii) the Commission in their deployment; and what is his policy towards the pooling of national civil resources and expertise complementing other CFSP initiatives.
	[Transferred] (100998)
226	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the conclusions of research into the possible harmful effects of transmissions from mobile telephone masts.
	[Transferred] (100897)
227	Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the number of convictions in 1998 of motorists charged with driving whilst under the influence of (a) alcohol and (b) drugs; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (101097)
228	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people aged 75 years and over in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire will receive free television licences; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (101129)
229	Mr Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw):    To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, how many cases of theft have been reported to the police and security services in the Commons and the Lords for each of the past five years; how many prosecutions have been made; and what proportion of these reports were from staff.
	[Transferred] (101037)
230	Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many items of data are waiting to be inputted onto national insurance records held on the NIRS II computer system.
	[Transferred] (100915)
231	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the (a) nature and (b) destination of the 250 million euros aid voted in the European Council for reconstruction and rehabilitation in Central America.
	[Transferred] (101109)

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