Order Book Part 1

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Session 2000-01
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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 9 March 2001

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 9 March, 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.

FRIDAY 9th MARCH

1
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many people were employed directly in agriculture at the latest date for which figures are available.

(153129)

2
N   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he was first informed of the risk to animal health arising from (a) legitimate and (b) smuggled meat from Africa; and what action was taken.

(152840)

3
N   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, on what species the Anglo-Danish scientific study of the impact of industrial fishing is to be based.

(152837)

4
N   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what are (a) the objectives of the Anglo-Danish study on the impact of industrial fishing and (b) the criteria to be used.

(152838)

5
N   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the impact upon haddock stocks resulting from the closure of North Sea cod areas.

(152839)

6
   Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what the budget for research and development into organic and other non-intensive farming methods is in the 2000-2001 financial year; what the main (a) budget headings and (b) contracts let are; and how much has been spent to date.

(153162)

7
   Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what systems are in place for the monitoring and evaluation of the schemes for converting to organic farming funded by the Government, with particular regard to the effect on yields.

(153164)

8
   Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what the budget for research and development into organic and other non-intensive farming methods is for the 2001-02 financial year; and what the main budget headings are.

(153163)

9
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to ban the use of swill feed.

(152833)

10
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of the number of pigs fed with swill.

(152832)

11
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what provision he has made for the vaccination of livestock against foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.

(153023)

12
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if Her Majesty's Government has been informed by the South African Government of the recent outbreak of anthrax in South Africa as required under the International Animal Health Code.

(153370)

13
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when the European Union converted its temporary suspension on South African livestock imports into a formal import ban following the outbreak of swine fever in KwaZulu-Natal; and how the terms of the ban differed from those of the suspension.

(153244)

14
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what (a) meetings and (b) telephone conversations he has had with Ann M. Veneman since her appointment as US Secretary of Agriculture.

(153367)

15
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when (a) he and (b) his officials were first alerted to (i) the possible presence and (ii) the confirmed presence of foot and mouth disease in Britain.

(153364)

16
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reason no Customer Information Note was issued by his Department in response to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal.

(153368)

17
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what information his Department provided to (a) staff at third country border inspection posts and (b) importers in response to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal last year.

(153365)

18
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what prohibitions exist on imports of animal feed into Britain from countries (a) where foot and mouth is endemic and (b) where there have been recent outbreaks of the disease.

(153361)

19
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he received a report from the Canadian authorities on the causes of the Advanta seed contamination last year.

(153229)

20
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reason the Government made no declaration under Regulation 35 of the Products of Animal Origin (Imports and Exports) Regulations 1996 in response to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal.

(153366)

21
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what provisions are made in relation to GMOs in the UKROFS organic standard; and what plans he has to review these provisions.

(153235)

22
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the source of the outbreak of classical swine fever in East Anglia last year and the lessons the Government has drawn from its occurrence.

(153246)

23
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if the Government advises the removal of flower heads from current winter and imminent spring trials as a precautionary measure.

(153233)

24
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, by whom the National Institute of Agricultural Botany report which was presented to MAFF as part of their review on separation distances has been peer reviewed.

(153231)

25
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what the level of Government funding is for the application of (a) genomics and (b) genetic modification to the needs of British agriculture.

(153371)

26
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the potential of genomics in agricultural research.

(153234)

27
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from whom he has received representations on the importation of bush meat in personal luggage in the last three years; and what response he has made.

(153358)

28
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if the GM sugarbeet trials scheduled for this year involve expense on the part of the Government.

(153230)

29
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy in respect of the European Parliament's decision on (a) abolishing national control over fishing in coastal waters, (b) access to the North Sea and (c) the Shetland and Irish boxes.

(153237)

30
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he will publish the report his Department has completed on the review of separation distances for GM field trials.

(153224)

31
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if the import into Britain of livestock products is allowed from countries in which foot and mouth is endemic.

(153363)

32
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate the Government has made of the proportion of the overall EU fisheries resource accounted for by British territorial waters.

(153369)

33
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many vets were employed at each third country border inspection post in the United Kingdom in each year since 1997.

(153243)

34
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what scientific research into the phenomenon of gene stacking in genetically modified crops in natural conditions (a) he has evaluated and (b) has been brought to the attention of (i) ACRE and (ii) ACNFP; and when.

(153238)

35
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in which countries type O foot and mouth virus is (a) endemic and (b) responsible for outbreaks in the last year; and in respect of each country, what restrictions on livestock product exports to Britain were implemented, and when.

(153360)

36
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what period and on which products and geographical areas the European Union imposed a temporary suspension of South African livestock imports following the outbreak of foot and mouth in KwaZulu-Natal last year.

(153245)

37
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many vets were employed by the State Veterinary Service in each year since 1997.

(153242)

38
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he has been briefed on the report Elements of Precaution from the Royal Society of Canada into genetically modified crops; and if he will make a statement.

(153239)

39
N   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what terms and conditions apply in the case of public sector employees seeking early retirement when those same workers are part of the disabled quota.

(152841)

40
N   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what conditions must be satisfied before a civil service worker can take early retirement.

(152842)

41
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the Royal Parks Police will introduce a grievance procedure similar to that of the Metropolitan Police Service.

(153468)

42
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make a statement on the number of initiatives on equal opportunities, community and race relations awareness and training in the Royal Parks Police in the last three years.

(153469)

43
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officers and staff there are in the Royal Parks Police, broken down by sex and ethnicity.

(153466)

44
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many outstanding employment tribunal claims from officers and staff of the Royal Parks Police there are, indicating which will be heard more than a year after submission of the claims.

(153467)

45
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when and for what reason there was a change in the Chief Officer of the Royal Parks Police; and if he will make a statement.

(153465)

46
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what briefing he has received from the Royal Parks Police on the employment situation of Pepe Kaur; and if he will make a statement.

(153470)

47
   Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the desirability and cost of introducing regular four yearly health checks on war veterans with war wounds, for the purpose of ensuring that they receive the correct pension entitlement.

(153382)

48
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many public interest immunity certificates have been requested by his Department; how many have been granted; and what subjects they covered, in relation to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.

(153225)

49
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the levels of pay for personnel on active service in the armed forces in Bosnia; and if he will make a statement.

(153071)

50
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which buildings and premises (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department use (i) chlorofluorocarbons and (ii) hydrochlorofluorocarbons for refrigeration and other energy needs; and if he will give details of such use and the reasons for it.

(153012)

51
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent his Department's building in Whitehall uses hydrofluorocarbons for (a) refrigeration and (b) air conditioning; what amounts of hydrofluorocarbons have been purchased in each year since 1995; and what plans he has to phase out the (i) purchase and (ii) use of hydrofluorocarbons.

(153014)

52
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is regarding the purchase of (a) hydrocarbons and (b) other environmentally benign refrigerants to meet the refrigeration and other energy needs of buildings and premises (i) owned and (ii) leased by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

(153013)

53
   Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the progress of the New Deal, specifying the number of businesses that have participated to date.

(153126)

54
   Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, for what reason the LS1 postcode was not included in the Computers Within Reach pilot scheme.

(153222)

55
   Sir Richard Body (Boston and Skegness):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when he received the request for approval of the transfer of land adjoining Sibsey School from Lincolnshire County Council to the school's foundation trustees; and if he will agree to the transfer.

(153359)

56
N   Dr David Clark (South Shields):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what advice he gives local education authorities on school closures on account of the foot and mouth outbreak.

(152749)

57
N   Dr David Clark (South Shields):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the schools in (a) Cumbria, (b) Devon and (c) Northumberland which have been closed on account of the foot and mouth outbreak.

(152761)

58
N   Dr David Clark (South Shields):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what advice is being given to parents on whether children should be withheld from school on account of the foot and mouth outbreak.

(152762)

59
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many vacant teacher posts there were in schools run by Lancashire Education Authority in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001.

(153157)

60
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the number of (a) part-time teachers, (b) teachers recruited from overseas and (c) supply teachers employed by Lancashire Education Authority in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001.

(153155)

61
   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many responses were received to the consultation on national standards for the regulation of day care and childminding in England; how many of the responses were included in the sample considered reaching the decision that the Government would not ban childminders from smoking in front of the children in their care; what method was used to select the sample of responses considered in reaching this decision; and how many of the responses considered (a) opposed the proposal that parents should be allowed to decide whether childminders should be allowed to smoke, (b) supported the proposal and (c) neither supported nor opposed the proposal.

(153380)

62
   Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list for each year since the area cost adjustment was introduced the amount of standard spending assessment for each pupil in (a) Gloucestershire, (b) Oxfordshire and (c) Essex; and if he will make a statement on the reviews of ACA which have taken place or are currently taking place.

(153387)

63
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many lone parents in Wansbeck have entered employment through the New Deal for Lone Parents in the last year.

(153142)

64
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many schools in Wansbeck are connected to the Internet; and how many were connected in 1997.

(153145)

65
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many computers there are in schools in Wansbeck; and how many there were in 1997.

(153146)

66
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many free nursery places have been created for three and four year olds in Wansbeck since 1997.

(153144)

67
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many 18 to 24 year olds in Wansbeck have entered (a) voluntary work, (b) work experience, (c) education and training and (d) unsubsidised employment through the New Deal in the last year.

(153137)

68
   Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will meet representatives of the UK Youth Parliament to discuss its Youth Manifesto; and if he will make a statement.

(153150)

69
   Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how he plans to develop the relationship between the Home Office and the UK Youth Parliament; and if he will make a statement.

(153152)

70
   Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what assessment his Department has made of the proceedings of the UK Youth Parliament held in London on 25th February; and if he will make a statement.

(153151)

71
   Ms Linda Perham (Ilford North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when a decision will be made on the future of the ONE Project.

(153223)

72
   Angela Smith (Basildon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many children have a statement of special educational needs, what percentage of school age children have been statemented, and what percentage of statemented children are on (a) level 2 and (b) level 3, in each local education authority.

(153149)

73
   Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his written Answer of 5th March, Official Report, column 53W, on air pollution in Leeds, if he will give comparable information for other monitoring stations located in the Leeds Central constituency.

(153232)

74
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what percentage of rural district council areas he estimates do not have a bus service.

(153130)

75
N   Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list each housing capital improvement project financed by his Department in Islington since 1st May 1997.

(153115)

76
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the average band D council tax levels in Lancashire in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001.

(153165)

77
N   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 15th February, Official Report, column 219W, on the Wafic Said Business School, what representations were received by (a) him and (b) his officials from (i) other Government ministers and (ii) officials about (A) the nature of his decision and (B) the timescale of his decision and its announcement, on whether to call in the listed buildings application (98/4580/L Oxford City Council) to dismantle the former London Midland Scottish railway station, Oxford.

(152462)

78
   Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the outcome was of the Environment Council held in Brussels on 8th March; what the Government's voting record was at the Council; and if he will make a statement.

(153134)

79
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will issue new guidelines to planning authorities on the health risks associated with mobile phone masts.

(152831)

80
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, to what extent his Department's headquarters building in London uses hydrofluorocarbons for (a) refrigeration and (b) air conditioning; what amounts of hydrofluorocarbons have been purchased by his Department in each year since 1995; and what plans he has to phase out his Department's (i) purchase and (ii) use of hydrofluorocarbons.

(153048)

81
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the buildings and premises (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department which use (i) chlorofluorocarbons and (ii) hydrochloroflourocarbons for refrigeration and other energy needs; and if he will give details of such use and the reasons for it.

(153046)

82
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what his Department's policy is regarding the purchase of (a) hydrocarbons and (b) other environmentally benign refrigerants to meet the refrigeration and other energy needs of buildings and premises (i) owned and (ii) leased by his Department; and if he will made a statement.

(153047)

83
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what recent representations he has received relating to the International Maritime Organisation building at 4 Albert Embankment; and if he will make a statement.

(153022)

84
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many staff, broken down by grade, have been assigned to the Rural Advocate.

(153249)

85
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many staff at each grade will be employed in the Countryside Agency's Rural Proofing Unit.

(153248)

86
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what changes there have been in the membership of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment since June 1999.

(153247)

87
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department will give a substantive reply to Mrs B. E. Jones of Verwood about her retirement pension.

(153041)

88
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the definition of clearance fees used by HM Customs and Excise.

(152830)

89
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Low Income Tax Reform Group about individuals who have share capital but pay no income tax.

(152828)

90
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the impact of tax credits on people who pay no income tax.

(152827)

91
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the payment of (a) customs duty and (b) VAT on second-hard goods imported in the UK.

(152829)

92
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the difference between the carbon dioxide emissions projections set out in paragraph 6.15 of the Red Book and those in Table 1 on page 53 of the Climate Change Programme.

(153388)

93
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the difference between the central government net cash requirement forecast for 2000-01 in the Pre-Budget Report and the equivalent figure in the Financial Statement and Budget Report (HC 279).

(153389)

94
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out the amounts (a) in current prices, (b) in constant 2000-01 prices and (c) as percentages of personal income, taken by (i) income taxes, (ii) national insurance contributions, (iii) value-added tax, (iv) other central government indirect taxes, (v) the aggregate of (i) to (iv), (vi) average council tax payments and (vii) the aggregate of (i) to (iv) and (viii) for (1) a single person, (2) a married couple without children, both working and (3) a married couple with two children, husband in work, wife not working, in each case at 50, 75, 100, 150 and 200 per cent. of average earnings for the financial year 2000-01, taking account of changes announced in his Budget Statement and previously announced changes and for each of the years (v) 1996-97, (w) 1997-98, (x) 1998-99, (y) 1999-2000, (z) 2000-01.

(153381)

95
N   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which member states were (a) net beneficiaries from and (b) net contributors to the EU budget for the calendar year 1999; and what were the corresponding amounts paid and received including, where applicable, the effect of the Fontainebleau rebate, expressed per capita for the population of each country.

(152897)

96
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the relevant English spending referred to in paragraph 21.2 of the 2000 Comprehensive Spending Review is planned to be in 2001-02 to 2003-04.

(153021)

97
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will calculate spending in Scotland in 2001-02 to 2003-04, if the Barnett formula had been applied without the qualifications mentioned in paragraph 21.2 of the 2000 Comprehensive Spending Review.

(153009)

98
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he gives to customs officers regarding the questioning of people bringing into the UK tobacco products and alcohol in quantities below the guidelines stated on HM Customs and Excise Notice 1; and if he will make a statement.

(153045)

99
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumptions about population are used, for each of the four countries of the United Kingdom, in the formula referred to in paragraph 21.2 of the 2000 Comprehensive Spending Review.

(153011)

100
N   Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the annual yield to the Treasury of increasing the top rate of income tax to (a) 95 pence and (b) 50 pence for those earning over (i) £60,000, (ii) £75,000 and (iii) £100,000 per annum in (A) the UK and (B) Scotland, indicating the number of people who will be affected in each case.

(152779)

101
   Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received about the statements made on 27th February, Official Report, column 700, relating to remarks attributed to French and Italian military attache�s in Washington.

(153136)

102
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many foreign elections have been observed in the past five years by publicly-funded British observers.

(153459)

103
N   Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what report he has received from the Indian organisation, Volunteers for Social Justice, regarding bonded labourers in Punjab State who have registered their cases in 1999 or before, but have not been released.

(153121)

104
N   Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received regarding threats and attacks against human rights activists working to protect and release bonded labourers in India and Pakistan.

(153120)

105
N   Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people have been charged and prosecuted, and what sentences have been given, in India and Pakistan under their Bonded Labour Scheme (Abolition) Acts.

(153119)

106
N   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when voters resident in Gibraltar will be eligible to vote in European Parliament elections.

(152836)

107
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 5th March, Official Report, column 96W, what date has been set for a roadshow visit; what political parties he will meet; what advice he has sought and received on marketing the roadshow among (a) young people and (b) people whose nationality is not British; in what publications he will advertise; what the budget breakdown is for this initiative; and if he will ensure the use of flags and emblems that underline the inclusive nature of the European message.

(153241)

108
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussion he has had with (a) President Chirac and (b) the European Development Commissioner regarding the situation in Zimbabwe.

(152890)

109
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts regarding an international military presence in Presevo Valley.

(153113)

110
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on recent developments regarding the Chief Justice of the Zimbabwe High Court; and what plans he has to seek representations from other Commonwealth member states on the rule of law in Zimbabwe.

(152893)

111
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will meet the new Israeli administration to discuss the Middle East peace process.

(153025)

112
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the proposals by Bosnian Croat nationalists to announce the creation of a separate Croat entity within Bosnia-Herzegovna; and if he will make a statement.

(153103)

113
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with its European counterparts regarding sanctions on Iraq.

(153026)

114
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many refugees, including internally displaced persons in Bosnia-Herzegovina, are still without permanent secure access to their pre-war homes.

(153108)

115
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on progress made in reconstructing Bosnia-Herzegovina's infrastructure and the institution building process.

(153099)

116
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the specific objectives are of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group meeting schedule for 19th March to discuss Zimbabwe.

(152891)

117
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Macedonian counterpart regarding the situation relating to the border between Kosovo and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

(153111)

118
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart regarding progress made in implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords; and if he will make a statement.

(153106)

119
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the progress achieved in implementing the Dayton Peace Accords.

(153100)

120
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met representatives from the Movement for Democratic change in Zimbabwe; and when he next plans to do so.

(152894)

121
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which Commonwealth member states he has discussed the expulsion of Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth; and what was the conclusion of these discussions.

(152887)

122
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's call for the creation of a buffer zone on its border with Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

(153112)

123
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his (a) EU counterparts and (b) Yugoslav counterpart regarding the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords.

(153102)

124
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the German Government regarding ballistic missile defence.

(152889)

125
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the security situation in (a) Bosnia-Herzegovina, (b) Montenegro, (c) Southern Serbia and (d) Kosovo.

(153110)

126
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Lewes of 12th December 2000, Official Report, column 120W, on human rights in China, if he will make a statement regarding China's ratification of the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights; and if he will co-sponsor the resolution condemning China's human rights abuses at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva.

(153024)

127
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of continued support by the newly elected Belgrade administration to nationalist elements in Bosnia's entity Republika Srpska.

(153101)

128
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will set out the agenda of his recent discussion with the Commonwealth Secretary General.

(152892)

129
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the security situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

(153105)

130
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what conditions are attached to (a) Government's, (b) the EU's and (c) the Stability Pact's aid for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

(153109)

131
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funds have been allocated by the European Union for refugee returns in Bosnia and Herzegovina for each year since the Dayton Peace Accords was signed; and how much has been delivered.

(153107)

132
N   Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his EU counterparts regarding the Bosnian Croat plans to create a separate Croat entity within Bosnia-Herzegovina.

(153104)

133
   Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last held discussions with the US Government on Kashmir.

(153159)

134
   Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last held discussions with the (a) Pakistan and (b) Indian governments regarding (i) human rights violations in and (ii) self-determination for the people of Kashmir; and what plans he has for further discussions.

(153158)

135
   Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he intends to hold with regional government representatives in Andalucia regarding HMS Tireless.

(153160)

136
   Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what further action he intends to take regarding the provision of independent human rights observers in Kashmir.

(153161)

137
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which buildings and premises (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department use (i) chlorofluorocarbons and (ii) hydrochlorofluorocarbons for refrigeration and other energy needs; and if he will give details of such use and the reasons for it.

(153015)

138
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is regarding the purchase of (a) hydrocarbons and (b) other environmentally benign refrigerants to meet the refigeration and other energy needs of buildings and premises (i) owned and (ii) leased by his Department (1) in the UK and (2) elsewhere; and if he will make a statement.

(153018)

139
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to what extent (a) the new GCHQ building in Cheltenham and (b) other buildings (i) owned and (ii) leased by his Department use hydrofluorocabons for refrigeration or air conditioning; how much hydroflorocarbon have been purchased in each year since 1995; and what plans he has to phase out the (1) purchase and (2) use of hydrofluorocarbons.

(153017)

140
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the British Government has received from the (a) South African Government and (b) British High Commission South Africa regarding the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal last year.

(153357)

141
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it the policy of the Government to seek to ensure that blister packs of medicinal tablets imported into the UK must have the day of the week identified in English; and if he will make a statement.

(153042)

142
N   Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list capital health projects in Islington financed by his Department since 1st May 1997 .

(153114)

143
N   Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons are for the delay in implementing the recommendation that the NHS should set up a mandatory reporting system for logging all failures, mistakes, errors and near misses in healthcare contained in the report 'An Organisation with a Memory'.

(152896)

144
   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to make an announcement about the establishment of new medical schools.

(153135)

145
N   Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to allow prepayment season tickets for prescriptions to be spread over the year.

(152835)

146
   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he has allocated for (a) nicotine replacement therapies and (b) bupropion (Zyban) for (i) 2000-01 and (ii) 2001-02.

(153441)

147
   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent and is allocated to be spent in England on specialist advice and support in the NHS for smokers wanting to quit in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02.

(153439)

148
   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the investment in smoking cessation services set up following the White Paper, Smoking Kills.

(153440)

149
   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent and is allocated to be spent on sustained and co-ordinated health education campaigns aimed at reducing smoking in England in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02.

(153442)

150
   Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the desirability and cost of making the provision of specialist multiple sclerosis nurses mandatory in all NHS trusts.

(153383)

151
   Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the desirability of enforcing common guidelines across all general practices relating to how often general practitioners should visit their elderly patients each year.

(153385)

152
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health authorities are prescribing (a) Aricept, (b) Exelon and (c) Reminyl to patients on the basis of need.

(153140)

153
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) the UK and (b) each health authority area benefited from free eye tests in the last year.

(153147)

154
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what investigations he has made into the effects on health of extremely low frequency radio transmissions; and if he will made a statement.

(153044)

155
   Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) radiologists and (b) oncologists are contracted to the NHS in England.

(153154)

156
   Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on cancer research in England in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000; and what estimate he has of expenditure for 2000-01.

(153153)

157
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he and his officials have made of the effect on (a) patient services, (b) procurement costs and (c) IT system suppliers of the time taken between submission of the first draft of Full Business Cases for NHS hospital trust computer systems to NHS regional offices and approval of the final version of Full Business Cases by the NHS Executive.

(153094)

158
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many draft Full Business Cases for NHS hospital trust computer systems (a) are now held in each regional office of the NHS Executive and (b) were first submitted in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000 and (iii) 2001, broken down by regional office.

(153095)

159
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 25th January Official Report, columns 47-8W, if he will list the NHS hospital trusts which have submitted full business cases since January 1999; and which have since been approved by the NHS Executive.

(153122)

160
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the average time taken between submission of the first draft of Full Business Cases for NHS hospital trust computer systems to NHS regional offices and approval of the final version of Full Business Cases by the NHS Executive.

(153093)

161
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 25th January, Official Report, columns 47-8W, on computer systems, if he will list the NHS hospital trusts which were the subject of full business cases for computer systems submitted in (a) 1999 and (b) 2000.

(153123)

162
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS hospital trusts have achieved level 3 EPR.

(153049)

163
N   Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to begin further consortia procurement programmes for IT systems in the NHS before the post-implementation review of the South West Procurement Programme has been completed and published.

(153096)

164
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to allow overseas observers to be present in election polling stations.

(153464)

165
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the Prison Service programmes RESPOND and RESPECT, and on plans for similar programmes in the Police Service.

(153463)

166
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to take the Royal Parks Police into the Metropolitan Police Service; and if he will make a statement.

(153460)

167
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Police Inspectorate last reported to him on equal opportunities, community and race relations challenges, policy and training of the Royal Parks Police.

(153461)

168
   Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will consult the National Black Police Association on challenges facing the Royal Parks Police and other police services in the fields of equal opportunities and community and race relations; and if he will make a statement.

(153462)

169
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of rural parishes do not have a police station.

(153132)

170
N   Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Iraq (a) applied for asylum in the UK, (b) had applications refused, (c) had applications allowed on appeal, (d) were given exceptional leave to remain, (e) were deported to Iraq and (f) were removed to a third country in each year since 1995; and what are the latest available figures for the current year.

(153116)

171
N   Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy of his department is regarding the safety of nationals deported to Iraq having failed asylum applications in the United Kingdom.

(153117)

172
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking to ensure the investigation into the forensic evidence in the case of Hilda Murrell is being carried out with the devotion of reasonable resources.

(152632)

173
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were resident in Wales and were waiting for their applications to be processed in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001.

(153216)

174
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) funded and (b) actual (A) special constables and (B) salaried constables were in post in the Lancashire Constabulary (i) on 31st March 1997 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(153220)

175
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reported offences involving violence there were in Lancashire in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001; and how many of those involved (i) village shops and (ii) village post offices.

(153221)

176
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners who have been released under the Government's early release scheme reside in Lancashire.

(153213)

177
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners who reside in Wales were released under the early release scheme; and how many of them have re-offended.

(153214)

178
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are awaiting deportation; and how many were deported in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001.

(153215)

179
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the number of illegal immigrants resident in Wales in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001.

(153217)

180
   Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will assess the desirability of amending the British Nationality Act 1981 to ensure that those born outside the United Kingdom to contract supplemented officers working overseas are eligible for full British citizenship.

(153386)

181
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were serving in Greater Manchester in each year since 1990.

(152808)

182
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he has introduced to increase the recruitment of police officers in Greater Manchester; what the cost of these measures was; and what evaluation has been made of their success.

(152809)

183
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers serving in Greater Manchester have taken (a) early retirement and (b) retirement due to ill health in each year since 1990.

(152810)

184
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were on operational duties in Greater Manchester in each year since 1990.

(152888)

185
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers undertook training in the North West Region but served as a police officer in another region in each year since 1990.

(152811)

186
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Metropolitan Police had previously served as police officers in the North West Region in each year since 1990.

(152812)

187
N   Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimates he has made of the number of police officers serving in Greater Manchester in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002.

(152813)

188
   Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the ethnic breakdown is of inmates in (a) Strangeways Prison and (b) UK prisons.

(153228)

189
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list, by constituency, the closed circuit TV schemes that have been (a) funded and (b) part-funded by the Government in each of the last three years, and the cost of each.

(153141)

190
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the funding available for closed circuit TV schemes in (a) Wansbeck and (b) the UK.

(153148)

191
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have entered police training in each of the last two years, broken down by police force area.

(153362)

192
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent the Home Office building at 50 Queen Anne's Gate uses hydrofluorocarbons for (a) refrigeration and (b) air conditioning; what amounts of hydrofluorocarbons have been purchased in each year since 1995; and what plans he has to phase out the (i) purchase and (ii) use of hydrofluorocarbons.

(153020)

193
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's policy is regarding the purchase of (a) hydrocarbons and (b) other environmentally benign refrigerants to meet all the refrigeration and other energy needs of buildings and premises (i) owned and (ii) leased by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

(153019)

194
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which buildings and premises (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department use (i) chlorofluorocarbons and (ii) hydrochlorofluorocarbons for refrigeration and other energy needs; and if he will give details of such use and the reasons for it.

(153016)

195
N   Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many special constables there were in West Sussex in (a) 1992, (b) 1997 and (c) the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(152895)

196
N   Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the compatability of the establishment of the website www.jeremybamber.com with prison rules; and if he will make a statement.

(152972)

197
N   Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the Criminal Cases Review Commission to complete its consideration of the case of Mr Jeremy Bamber; and if he will make a statement.

(152971)

198
N   Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what rules govern the setting up of websites by prisoners; and if he will make a statement.

(152970)

199
   Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is giving to initiatives to raise public awareness in developing countries on codes of conduct on labour standards.

(153127)

200
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the impact on the world's poorest countries of the possible extension of GATS; and if she will make a statement.

(153043)

201
N   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his Answer of 1st March, Official Report, column 751W, concerning financial awards from successful civil cases funded by legal aid, what damages were awarded or agreed in publicly funded cases by category for 1997-98; and if he will provide figures relating to payments by instalment.

(152763)

202
N   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his Answer of 1st March, Official Report, column 751W, on legal aid, what estimate he has made of Government spending on (a) legal aid, (b) Legal Help and (c) Children Act cases in the most recent year for which figures are available.

(152764)

203
   Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will estimate the number of Scots on benefits who have found employment under the New Deal scheme.

(153128)

204
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when the appeal by Mrs B. E. Jones of Verwood, Dorset against refusal of disability living allowance will be heard; and if he will make a statement.

(153040)

205
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people aged over 65 were resident in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in 1997; and how many are resident today.

(153218)

206
   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what action he proposes to take in respect of the recent decisions of a social security commissioner in relation to the operation of the Social Security Act 1998 and the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999; and if he will make a statement.

(153384)

207
   Mr John Horam (Orpington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many pensioners had money deducted from their state retirement pension whilst in hospital during the last calendar year for which figures are available; and what the cost to the Exchequer would have been of not making such deductions.

(153226)

208
   Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what assessment he has made of the proportion of private landlords who will not accept tenants who are in receipt of housing benefit; and how these figures have altered since May 1997.

(153390)

209
N   Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the cost of providing (a) a £3 supplement for single pensioners aged over 75 years and (b) a £5 supplement for pensioner couples aged over 75 years in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK.

(153070)

210
N   Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the export credit guaranties given to UK firms trading with Colombia for each of the last five years.

(153118)

211
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the number of post offices in the North West region in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001.

(153156)

212
N   Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the agreement between the Post Office and the banks over the future of the Universal Bank will be signed; and if he will make a statement.

(153027)

213
N   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations he has made to Post Office Counters Ltd about the impact of the network re-invention programme on the number and location of post offices.

(152834)

214
   Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what decision he has made in respect of the pension entitlement of ex-miners dismissed during the 1984-85 miners' strike; and if he will make a statement.

(153236)

215
   Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many medical assessment procedures were conducted on average each week in respect of the miners' compensation claims for chest diseases for (a) January to March 2000, (b) April to June 2000, (c) July to September 2000 and (d) October to December 2000 and the individual weekly totals from 1st January to date.

(153379)

216
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many (a) people and (b) children were living in poverty in Wales in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001.

(153166)

217
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recommendations in the Maclean Report on abattoirs the Government has decided not to implement.

[Transferred] (153240)

218
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many mothers in Wansbeck have received the Sure Start maternity grant since its introduction.

[Transferred] (153143)

219
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Wansbeck are claiming the disabled persons tax credit.

[Transferred] (153138)

220
   Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many workers in Wansbeck have gained an entitlement to four weeks paid holiday.

[Transferred] (153139)

221
   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many times the Agriculture Council has discussed CAP subsidies for tobacco farming since May 1997.

[Transferred] (153227)

222
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many (a) people and (b) children were living in poverty in Lancashire in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001.

[Transferred] (153167)

223
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what percentage of rural parishes have a GP surgery.

[Transferred] (153131)

224
   Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) privately-run and (b) local authority-run care homes there were in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001 in North West Lancashire.

[Transferred] (153219)

225
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what percentage of rural parishes have (a) no bank and (b) no shop.

[Transferred] (153133)

226
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, at what level below 1990 levels are carbon dioxide emission levels.

[Transferred] (153391)