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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 23 March 2001

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 23 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 23rd MARCH
1  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155372)
2  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to review the funding of flood defence bodies in the (a) South-Eastern and (b) Eastern regions of England.
(155593)
3  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how much was provided for flood control to (a) Norfolk, (b) Suffolk, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Bedfordshire, (e) Hertfordshire, (f) Essex and (g) each London borough in (i) 1995-96, (ii) 1996-97, (iii) 1997-98, (iv) 1998-99, (v) 1999-2000, (vi) 2000-01 and will be provided for in (vii) 2001-02, (viii) 2002-03 and (ix) 2003-04.
(155614)
4  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to offer compensation for flood defence works carried out by county and district councils and internal drainage boards in (a) Norfolk, (b) Suffolk, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Bedfordshire, (e) Hertfordshire, (f) Essex and (g) each London borough.
(155609)
5  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he plans to compensate landowners for work carried out on their land to maintain and establish flood defences in (a) Norfolk, (b) Suffolk, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Bedfordshire, (e) Hertfordshire, (f) Essex and (g) each London borough in (i) 1995-96, (ii) 1996-97, (iii) 1997-98, (iv) 1998-99, (v) 1999-2000, (vi) 2000-01 and (vii) 2001-02.
(155610)
6  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the allocation of statutory responsibilities for flood defence management in the (a) south-eastern and (b) eastern regions of England; and what plans he has to review flood defence management structures.
(155607)
7  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how much was provided for flood control to each of those local authorities affected by floods in 2000.
(155606)
8  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what percentage of funding for flood defence management in (a) Norfolk, (b) Suffolk, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Bedfordshire, (e) Hertfordshire, (f) Essex and (g) each London borough was grant specific in (i) 1995-96, (ii) 1996-97, (iii) 1997-98, (iv) 1998-99, (v) 1999-2000, (vi) 2000-01 and will be in (vii) 2001-02, (viii) 2002-03 and (ix) 2003-04.
(155608)
9  
  
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to carry out an economic analysis of the movement of livestock around the United Kingdom.
(155615)
10  
N  
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of studies published on the effectiveness of disinfectants in destroying the foot and mouth virus.
(155159)
11  
N  
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if Lacock falls within a restricted foot and mouth area.
(155332)
12  
N  
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if fat cattle farmers in restricted areas may be licensed to take 30 month old cattle to a licensed abattoir in the same restricted area.
(155333)
13  
N  
Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when his Department was first notified of a possible outbreak of foot and mouth disease on Boydales Farm, Neatherfield, Essex; when the case was confirmed; when the slaughter of livestock was (a) commenced and (b) completed; when the destruction of carcasses was (i) commenced and (ii) completed; and if he will make a statement.
(155376)
14  
N  
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, on how many occasions in the last five weeks, and on which dates, sheep unloaded into the lairage at the Port of Dover awaiting export were returned to their (a) farms of origin and (b) other United Kingdom destinations; and how many sheep have been returned from Dover in this way.
(155083)
15  
N  
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what advice his Department is giving to farmers about drilling crops on holdings that (a) have been or (b) may have been affected by foot and mouth; and if he will make a statement.
(155334)
16  
N  
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the (a) disposal methods being employed and (b) length of time taken to dispose of animal carcasses slaughtered as part of the control of foot and mouth disease in Worcestershire.
(155161)
17  
N  
Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, on what date his Department was first informed of the presence of the foot and mouth virus in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
(155302)
18  
N  
Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the possible linkage between cull sows imported from abroad and the current outbreak of foot and mouth; and if he will make a statement.
(155303)
19  
  
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when the last outbreaks of foot and mouth were in each of the candidate countries for membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement.
(155586)
20  
N  
Mr Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what measures his Department is taking to ensure that hauliers do not breach new regulations concerning the length of time over which animals can be transported.
(155257)
21  
N  
Mr Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the countries that have endemic foot and mouth that have exported beef to the UK in the past year.
(155291)
22  
N  
Mr David Tredinnick (Bosworth):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what trials he proposes to establish the effectiveness of the homeopathic remedy Borox in the foot and mouth disease outbreak.
(155117)
23  
  
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what action his Department is taking to relieve pressure from banks on farmers and businesses affected by the foot and mouth crisis.
(155426)
24  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will list the meetings and conferences organised by her Department and agencies of her Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if she will make a statement.
(155362)
25  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to her Answer of 12th March, Official Report, column 472W, if she will reconcile her statement concerning the classification of the requested data by public and private sector with the Answer from the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 20th March, Official Report, columns 196-7W.
(155397)
26  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155359)
27  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what advice he has received from Sport England regarding the value for money represented by their (a) current and (b) future investment of Lottery funds in Picketts Lock; and if he will make a statement.
(155366)
28  
  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list (a) each category of grant and (b) the amount of each grant paid by his Department to each London borough in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-1999, (iii) 1999-2000 and (iv) 2000-01; and what the projected figure is for 2001-02.
(155431)
29  
  
Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to appoint a Lottery Commissioner from outside the South East Standard Planning Region; and if he will make a statement.
(155422)
30  
  
Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what specific information the BBC collects on applications for the concessionary television licence scheme.
(155419)
31  
  
Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if residential homes are entitled to a free television licence for televisions that are watched both by residents over the age of 75 years and other people.
(155412)
32  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155367)
33  
  
Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on how the costs of members of the Armed Services assisting in dealing with the foot and mouth outbreak will be apportioned between Government departments.
(155558)
34  
  
Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requests for assistance in dealing with foot and mouth disease have been received from other Government departments.
(155557)
35  
N  
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 8th February, Official Report, column 633W, on malaria, and his subsequent letter, how many service personnel of the 200 deployed to Sierra Leone without anti-malarial treatment have since been diagnosed with malaria; to which regiments they belong; and if he will make a statement.
(155073)
36  
N  
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department's police officers who transfer to the Ministry of Defence Police lose their entitlement to housing allowances; and if he will make a statement.
(155119)
37  
N  
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel, from which units, are assisting the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with the foot and mouth outbreak; where they are deployed and in what numbers; and if he will make a statement on their role.
(155163)
38  
N  
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outstanding total of back-dated claims is from (a) serving and (b) former MoD police officers in respect of (i) rent allowances and (ii) housing allowances; and if he will make a statement.
(155120)
39  
  
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations led him to suspend JS DC1 88/00.
(155584)
40  
N  
Mr Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the countries from which his Department has bought meat in the past year; and which of them have recently experienced endemic foot and mouth disease in their national herd.
(155256)
41  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155358)
42  
N  
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what response he has made to the final report from the Funding Options Review Group of Universities UK, with particular reference to their calculation of the funding requirements for higher education.
(155164)
43  
  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list (a) each category of grant and (b) the amount of each grant paid by his Department to each London borough in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-1999, (iii) 1999-2000 and (iv) 2000-01; and what the projected figure is for 2001-02.
(155428)
44  
  
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) Jewish schools in the UK received public funds and (b) Jewish schools there were in the UK, in each of the last five years.
(155618)
45  
  
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what consideration he gives to the effects of climatic change on building new (a) school and (b) university buildings.
(155617)
46  
N  
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when he will reply to the letter dated 7th February from Professor Rebecca Boden, a constituent, of Malmesbury.
(155335)
47  
  
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the cash resources paid directly to Blackpool North and Fleetwood schools, by sector, in each financial year since 2nd May 1997, indicating the schools that benefited and the sum involved in each case.
(155459)
48  
  
Helen Jones (Warrington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, for what reasons Warrington was not included in the most recent round of Surestart projects; and what assessment was made of the levels of deprivation in Warrington North prior to the decision being taken.
(155458)
49  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155374)
50  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the Environment Agency requested that the mixing of fly ash and bottom ash at Edmonton be stopped; when the mixing was halted; what assessement has been made of (a) the increase in and (b) toxicity of dioxin concentrations in the mixed ash; and if the toxicity falls within the range observed in urban soils.
(155377)
51  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Leominster of 1st February, Official Report, column 253W, on waste disposal, if he will list the incinerators which exceeded authorised emission limits, indicating the number of times they exceeded the limits for each type of breach; and if he will list successful prosecutions by the Environment Agency in relation to these breaches.
(155393)
52  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will place a copy of the advice given to Byker employees covering the health effects of working with incinerators in the Library.
(155385)
53  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the studies carried out into health of employees who have worked at the Byker incinerator.
(155380)
54  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many employees have worked at the Byker incinerator in each year since 1979.
(155381)
55  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will place in the Library the documents that have been used to identify the sites where Byker ash has been deposited.
(155392)
56  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the studies carried out into dioxin and furan levels in and around the Byker incinerator.
(155379)
57  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many dioxin tests have been conducted on employees working on the demolition of incineration plants since 1979; and if he will place the results in the Library.
(155384)
58  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many dioxin tests have been conducted on (a) Byker employees and (b) employees working at other incineration plants since 1979; and if he will place the results in the Library.
(155383)
59  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the sites which have (a) received and (b) been cleared of Byker ash.
(155378)
60  
  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list (a) each category of grant and (b) the amount of each grant paid by his Department to each London borough in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-1999, (iii) 1999-2000 and (iv) 2000-01; and what the projected figure is for 2001-02.
(155427)
61  
  
Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will estimate the cost of renationalising the rail network and train operating companies.
(155598)
62  
  
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what arrangements are in place for the supervision of housing associations in relation to severance payments to staff; and if he will make a statement in respect of the Liver Housing Association in Liverpool.
(155547)
63  
N  
Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many houses, broken down by region, have been empty for (a) less than 12 months, (b) 12 months to three years and (c) three years and over; and what percentage of empty homes are eligible for reduction in VAT on conversion costs.
(155160)
64  
N  
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if the Lacock Post Office is eligible for the tax and rates relief announced on 20th March.
(155345)
65  
  
Mr John Horam (Orpington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the sites identified by Scott Wilson in the work on the South East Regional Airports Study as being suitable for development as airports.
(155424)
66  
  
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what conclusions he has reached from his Department's review of existing law relating to compulsory purchase.
(155421)
67  
  
Mr David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on progress made in reviewing the Disabled Persons Parking Badge scheme.
(155425)
68  
N  
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will conclude his consideration of the further business rate relief he will provide to those indirectly affected by foot and mouth disease; and if this relief will be extended to the self-catering holiday accommodation sector.
(155250)
69  
N  
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with British Waterways about the level of charges for hire boat licences they will impose this year on operators affected by canal closures.
(155251)
70  
  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to encourage people to cycle more.
(155464)
71  
  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of less-polluting vehicles in major cities.
(155461)
72  
  
Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the annual tonnages of methane discharged into the atmosphere from abandoned coalmines in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
(155580)
73  
N  
Mr Robert Syms (Poole):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to abolish cash retentions in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement.
(155297)
74  
N  
Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, which parts of South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority come within the scope of the proposed measures to assist rural areas with the consequences of foot and mouth disease set out in his oral statement of 20th March.
(155304)
75  
N  
Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make it his policy to ensure that businesses whose cashflow has been significantly affected by the consequences of the foot and mouth outbreak receive immediate assistance in the form of (a) interest free loans, (b) relief on business rates and (c) other measures.
(155157)
76  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155368)
77  
N  
Jackie Ballard (Taunton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will respond to questions tabled on 26th February, Ref. 0823W/00/01 and 0824W/00/01.
(155162)
78  
N  
Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many drug-related deaths there were per 100,000 of the population in Peterborough in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the (a) highest, (b) lowest and (c) average figure was for constituencies in England.
(155116)
79  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change has taken place in the share of the four leading clearing banks in the current account market since the publication of the Cruickshank Report.
(155597)
80  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken in the year since the publication of the Cruickshank Report to reduce the excess profits being earned by the leading clearing banks identified by the Report.
(155594)
81  
N  
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the entitlement to working families tax credit is of a lone parent with three children under 16 in receipt of child benefit and with eligible childcare costs of £200 per week and gross earnings of (a) £34,000, (b) £40,000 and (c) £45,000.
(155355)
82  
N  
Mr Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost will be of the 2001 Census; and how much will be attributed to (a) fieldwork and (b) data processing.
(155252)
83  
N  
Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) full-time staff, (b) part-time staff, (c) personal computers, (d) servers, (e) printers, (f) fax machines and (g) vehicles are based at the Office of National Statistics facilities in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK (A) for the year 1999-2000 and (B) forecast for 2000-01.
(155084)
84  
N  
Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed (a) full time and (b) part time with HM Customs and Excise in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in 1999-2000 and 2000-01.
(155305)
85  
N  
Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) personal computers, (b) printers, (c) fax machines, (d) servers and (e) vehicles were based in HM Customs and Excise in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in the years 1999-2000 and 2000-01.
(155306)
86  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155361)
87  
  
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on joint Franco-British policy on Africa, as set out at St. MaŽlo and Cahors, with special reference to (a) the visit of Robert Mugabe to Paris and (b) French policy on Zimbabwe.
(155555)
88  
  
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to Chairman Arafat regarding action by the Palestinian Authority against Force 17.
(155620)
89  
N  
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reasons were given for refusal of visas by entry clearance officers at the appeal stage in the case of visa refusals overturned by the Minister for Europe.
(155298)
90  
N  
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reasons were given for the initial refusal of visas by entry clearance officers in the case of visa refusals overturned by the Minister for Europe.
(155299)
91  
N  
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in respect of visa refusals overturned by the Minister for Europe, how many he intervened on (a) following representations from an honourable Member and (b) following external requests.
(155300)
92  
  
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of Syrian troops stationed in Lebanon.
(155453)
93  
  
Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to meet representatives of the Israeli Government and Palestinian Authority to discuss the United Kingdom's role in assisting the peace process.
(155448)
94  
  
Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Palestinian Authority regarding the threat posed to the peace process by Hamas.
(155450)
95  
N  
Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the average salary of a United Kingdom national employed in the Diplomatic Service and based in an overseas post is.
(155085)
96  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155360)
97  
  
Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department is making in its investigation of the General Osteopathic Council; and if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Osteopaths Act 1993.
(155423)
98  
N  
Mrs Liz Blackman (Erewash):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on plans to address the needs of people with Asperger's Syndrome following the publication of the Learning Disability White Paper.
(155301)
99  
N  
Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which sections of Chapter 8 of, 'Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century', apply to people with a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome and an IQ over 70.
(155254)
100  
N  
Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which statutory service has primary responsibility for (a) children and (b) adults with a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome and an IQ over 70.
(155255)
101  
N  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to questions tabled by the honourable Member for Regent's Park on 16th January (Ref 146310) and 5th March (152273).
(155292)
102  
  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list (a) each category of grant and (b) the amount of each grant paid by his Department to each London borough in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-1999, (iii) 1999-2000 and (iv) 2000-01; and what the projected figure is for 2001-02.
(155429)
103  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how long the decision to prescribe beta interferons and copaxone for multiple sclerosis sufferers has been under review.
(155613)
104  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the same criteria of cost effectiveness applied to beta interferons and copaxone were applied in the appraisal of Orlistat for the treatment of obesity.
(155612)
105  
  
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NICE is expected to issue guidance on beta interferons and glatirimer acetate (copaxone).
(155611)
106  
N  
Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what schemes for the modernisation and improvement of accident and emergency and associated services have been carried out in hospitals serving the Richmond, Chingford and Woodford Green, Essex North, Cambridgeshire South, Suffolk South, Devizes, Devon South West, Tiverton and Honiton, Woodspring, Wells, Bramshill, Hampshire North East, Horsham, Maidenhead, Maidstone and the Weald, Surrey East and Tunbridge Wells parliamentary constituencies, indicating the sums invested and summarising the works in each case.
(155356)
107  
N  
Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent in the current and preceding two years on CCTV and other security improvements in hospitals in the South West; and how much on improved ambulance communications in Avon.
(155375)
108  
N  
Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice he has given abattoir operators regarding meat inspection charges post 1st April.
(155114)
109  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many additional non-surgical cancer consultants are in post in the NHS in England; and how many were in post on the date of publication of the NHS Plan.
(155408)
110  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the targets in the NHS Plan for additional doctors and nurses relate to additional whole-time equivalent doctors and nurses.
(155399)
111  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the growth rate was in numbers of NHS consultants in England between (a) 1994 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and 1999, expressed as an annualised percentage rate.
(155403)
112  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria he will use to determine the ability of registered care homes, within the meaning of the Care Standards Act 2000, to provide nursing care to residents.
(155411)
113  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if all cancer consultants appointed up to 2006 in the NHS, if trained in the United Kingdom, will have been in training before 1st May 1997.
(155401)
114  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library on the first anniversary of the publication of the NHS Plan and on each subsequent anniversary, figures indicating the Government's progress towards achieving the NHS Plan targets for additional (a) doctors and (b) nurses, expressed as whole-time equivalents.
(155406)
115  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will announce the targets for numbers of additional cancer surgeons in England referred to in paragraph 8.11 of the NHS Cancer Plan.
(155410)
116  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what specific date the NHS Plan targets for extra doctors and nurses are to be achieved.
(155400)
117  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis his Department has made of trends in the rate of growth in consultant numbers in the period (a) 1997 to 2000 and (b) 1994 to 1997.
(155404)
118  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage increase is in NHS consultants in England, expressed as an annualised percentage rate (a) between 1994 and 1997 and (b) between 1997 and the projected figure according to the targets set out in the NHS Plan for 2006.
(155402)
119  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Minister took the decision to include the figure of nearly 1,000 as the target for growth in numbers of non-surgical cancer consultants by 2006.
(155407)
120  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his oral statement of 13th March, Official Report, column 805, by what date the target of nearly 1,000 additional non-surgical cancer consultants by 2006 included in the NHS Plan will be met; and what advice he received from Professor Mike Richards on the prospects for meeting the target.
(155396)
121  
N  
Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many inspectors are employed to check imports of (a) meat and meat products and (b) fruit and vegetables at Southampton; what percentage of containers or loads are inspected; how many shipments have been rejected in the past year; what was the country of (i) production and (ii) export; and if he will make a statement.
(155118)
122  
  
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the dates of the meetings between the Department of Health and the National Assembly of Wales where the knock-on effects of providing additional funding to each general practitioner practice in England for (a) doctors' pay and (b) extra doctors in Wales were discussed.
(155630)
123  
  
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the additional £10,000 allocated to general practitioner surgeries in England will be incorporated into general practitioners' contracts and terms of service.
(155629)
124  
  
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the additional £100 million a year allocated to primary care organisations in England will be taken from the existing budget of his Department.
(155628)
125  
  
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in reducing local variations in prescription rates of disease modifying drugs for MS.
(155582)
126  
  
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to ensure that common standards are applied for appraising drugs and treatments for the NHS.
(155583)
127  
  
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received concerning the decision by NICE to delay issuing guidance on beta interferon and glatirimer acetate (copaxone).
(155581)
128  
  
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria are to be used in the economic modelling to measure the cost effectiveness of disease modifying MS drugs being assessed by NICE.
(155585)
129  
N  
Mr Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to stop the import of meat that contains specified risk material; and if he will make a statement.
(155296)
130  
  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage more people to switch from using cars to using bicycles for health reasons.
(155462)
131  
  
Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the review of the Feet First report; and if he will make a statement.
(155579)
132  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155357)
133  
  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list (a) each category of grant and (b) the amount of each grant paid by his Department to each London borough in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-1999, (iii) 1999-2000 and (iv) 2000-01; and what the projected figure is for 2001-02.
(155430)
134  
  
Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish his Department's review into the voucher system for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement.
(155595)
135  
  
Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of asylum refusals from applicants from (a) Somalia, (b) Sudan, (c) Iraq, (d) Sri Lanka, (e) Congo and (f) Iran have been refused because of non-compliance in each of the last six months; and if he will make a statement.
(155596)
136  
N  
Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects West Mercia Constabulary to be informed of the DNA test results by the Forensic Science Service in the case of Hilda Murrell; and if he will make a statement.
(154270)
137  
  
Mr Bruce George (Walsall South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations have been received regarding the consultation paper on the Government's proposals for regulation of the private security industry in England and Wales opposing the (a) regulation of in-house employees, (b) regulation of security system installers and (c) security companies; and if he will list the organisations making representations in each category.
(155466)
138  
  
Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the National Union of Students regarding the operation of racist groups on college and university campuses.
(155452)
139  
  
Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what initiatives his Department is undertaking to monitor websites which contain anti-semitic material.
(155451)
140  
  
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what would be the cost of counting visitors into and out of the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(155587)
141  
  
Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what range of payments in cash and in kind is made available to (a) asylum seekers awaiting determination of their claim and (b) asylum seekers who are granted admission to the United Kingdom by way of (i) grants, (ii) loans and (iii) specific access to social security payments.
(155551)
142  
  
Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what range of payments in cash and in kind is available to discharged prisoners by way of (a) grants, (b) loans and (c) specific access to social security payments.
(155553)
143  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the meetings and conferences organised by her Department and agencies of her Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if she will make a statement.
(155364)
144  
  
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much economic aid has been given to the Palestinian Authority by the United Kingdom in each of the last six years.
(155619)
145  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155363)
146  
  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what representations he has had from the Magistrates Association and other groups involved in the civil justice system expressing concern over plans to rationalise the court areas of the magistracy.
(155454)
147  
  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many employees of the Magistrates Courts Service have (a) had their salaries cut and (b) been downgraded as a consequence of his reorganisation of the magistrates courts.
(155456)
148  
  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the longest distance is that an accused person is expected to travel to attend a magistrates court; and what this distance will be under the new administrative arrangements being considered by his Department.
(155455)
149  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155371)
150  
  
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the President of the Council, how many civil servants and at which grades are charged with carrying out the preliminary sift of applications for a people's peerage.
(155588)
151  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Prime Minister, what responsibility he had for determining the target figure in the NHS Plan for additional non-surgical cancer consultants.
(155409)
152  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the meetings and conferences organised by her Department and agencies of her Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if she will make a statement.
(155369)
153  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155373)
154  
  
Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what proportion of initial applications for disability living allowance were successful in each of the last three years.
(155626)
155  
  
Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what proportion of decisions on initial claims for disability living allowance were made on the basis of a medical assessment by an examining medical practitioner in each of the last five years.
(155627)
156  
N  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he has consulted the Social Security Committee on his proposed broadening of the definition of the single room rent.
(155293)
157  
N  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, which organisations his Department consulted in relation to the proposed new regulations to broaden the definition of the single room rent.
(155294)
158  
  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will list (a) each category of grant and (b) the amount of each grant paid by his Department to each London borough in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-1999, (iii) 1999-2000 and (iv) 2000-01; and what the projected figure is for 2001-02.
(155432)
159  
N  
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will list the organisations that commented on the proposals relating to single room rent; and how many of these (a) supported abolition, (b) favoured abolition above a broadening of the definition, (c) supported broadening the definition and (d) supported no change to the current definition.
(155295)
160  
  
Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many council tax benefit claims are restricted to band E in (a) England, (b) London and (c) inner London broken down by (i) all property types, (ii) owner occupied properties, (iii) privately rented properties, (iv) properties rented from registered social landlords and (v) properties rented from local authorities.
(155592)
161  
  
Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many and what percentage of residents in (a) band F, (b) band G and (c) band H are restricted to council tax benefit at band E in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) inner London.
(155591)
162  
  
Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the (a) total annual cost and (b) average annual cost borne by restricted households claiming council tax benefit was in (i) England, (ii) London and (ii) inner London for (1) all bands, (2) band F, (3) band G and (4) band H.
(155589)
163  
  
Mr Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what savings have been made from the council tax benefit restriction scheme in each year of its operation.
(155590)
164  
  
Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the eligibility criteria for gateway benefits are for (a) a newly unemployed UK citizen, (b) an asylum seeker awaiting determination of their case, (c) an asylum seeker whose request to stay has been granted and (d) a discharged prisoner.
(155552)
165  
N  
Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people were employed in each pay grade and what the average salary per grade was for (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees working for the his Department in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in the (A) 1998-99, (B) 1999-2000 and (C) 2000-01 financial years.
(155086)
166  
N  
Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many (a) personal computers, (b) laptops, (c) servers, (d) printers and (e) fax machines his Department in Scotland owned in (i) 1999-2000 and (ii) 2000-01.
(155087)
167  
N  
Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the annual expenditure on training and development for his Department in Scotland for the (a) 1999-2000 and (b) 2000-01 financial years; and what the planned expenditure for 2001-02 is.
(155088)
168  
N  
Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the annual expenditure on vehicles for his Department in Scotland in the (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000 and (c) 2000-01 financial years; and what the planned expenditure for 2001-02 is.
(155089)
169  
N  
Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the annual expenditure on office equipment for his Department in Scotland in the (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000 and (c) 2000-01 financial years; and what the planned expenditure for 2001-02 is.
(155090)
170  
N  
Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the annual expenditure of his Deparatment in Scotland on (a) buildings and (b) insurance of buildings and staff in the (i) 1998-99, (ii) 1999-2000 and (iii) 2000-01 financial years and what the planned expenditure for 2001-02 is.
(155091)
171  
N  
Mr John Swinney (North Tayside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what has been the annual expenditure on (a) fixtures and fittings and (b) general office expenses for his Department in Scotland for the (i) 1998-99, (ii) 1999-2000 and (iii) 2000-01 financial years; and what the planned expenditure for 2001-02 is.
(155092)
172  
N  
Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the level of expenditure on winter fuel payments has been in each year since their introduction; and what the projected level of expenditure is in each year to the end of the public expenditure planning horizon.
(155158)
173  
  
Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many pensioners have been awarded (a) income support and (b) the minimum income guarantee in each quarter since 1997; and how many of these new claims can be attributed to a take-up campaign.
(155414)
174  
  
Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Birkenhead, of 12th March, Official Report, column 458W, when the results of the tracking study on the current pensions advertising campaign will be available.
(155405)
175  
  
Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what recent changes have been made to the rules affecting claims to disability living allowance from people with mental health problems.
(155415)
176  
  
Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many complaints have been received about the Benefits Agency regarding claims to disability living allowance for each month since May 1997.
(155416)
177  
  
Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what measurement the Government will use to assess how well the new child support regulations are working and when to move existing cases to the new system.
(155417)
178  
  
Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what assessment the Government has made of the proportion of lone parents who have found work under the New Deal for Lone Parents who return to the income support caseload within (a) one month, (b) six months and (c) one year.
(155418)
179  
  
Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will place in the Library the Government's evaluation of the minimum income guarantee take-up campaign and independent evaluations commissioned by ministers.
(155413)
180  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155365)
181  
N  
Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with regional development agencies regarding clearance by the European Commission of regional venture capital funds.
(155253)
182  
  
Mr Bruce George (Walsall South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations the Better Regulation Taskforce has received regarding the consultation paper on the Government's proposals for regulation of the private security industry in England and Wales opposing the (a) regulation of in-house employees, (b) regulation of security system installers and (c) security companies; and if he will list the organisations making representations in each case.
(155465)
183  
  
Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what initiatives his Department has undertaken to encourage British companies to invest in the territory under the administration of the Palestinian Authority.
(155449)
184  
  
Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what dates regulatory approval was given for the reprocessing of irradiated MOX fuel by BNFL at Sellafield; and if he will make a statement.
(155549)
185  
  
Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much irradiated MOX fuel has been transported to Sellafield from each of BNFL's foreign customers in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
(155554)
186  
N  
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the meetings and conferences organised by his Department and agencies of his Department which have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed owing to foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.
(155370)
187  
  
Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will present figures for the gross domestic product per head at basic prices in Wales in (a) 1999 and (b) 2000 on the same basis as that used in table 5.29 of the 2000 edition of Social Trends.
(155457)
188  
N  
Mr Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many imported carcasses containing specified risk material were identified in each of the last 12 months.
[Transferred] (155289)
189  
N  
Mr Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meat inspectors have been employed in inspecting (a) domestic abattoirs and (b) meat entering the UK in each of the last 10 years.
[Transferred] (155290)
190  
N  
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much public subsidy has been provided each year since 1979 to the Byker plant.
[Transferred] (155382)
191  
  
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) cost and (b) purpose of the 'Spaces in Between' project of the British Council was; for what reason an asylum centre was targeted in this project; what UK asylum centres have been targeted; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (155556)
192  
  
Ms Linda Perham (Ilford North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase recruitment and improve retention of speech and language therapists.
[Transferred] (155420)
193  
  
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many garages in England and Wales sell low sulphur petrol.
[Transferred] (155651)
194  
  
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is regarding the collection of census forms in April; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (155548)
195  
  
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date the additional non-surgical cancer consultants provided in the NHS Plan will be in post.
[Transferred] (155398)
196  
  
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how developers of renewable energy and technology businesses will have access to the further money referred to in his speech on 6th March.
[Transferred] (155550)
197  
  
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the construction industry on adapting for climatic change.
[Transferred] (155616)
198  
  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the hotel industry meets the requirements of disability legislation.
[Transferred] (155460)
199  
  
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of hotels in the United Kingdom have adequate accessibility for the disabled to (a) buildings, (b) restaurants and (c) showers and baths.
[Transferred] (155463)


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