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Iraq

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for imports to Iraq have been blocked in the United Nations Sanctions Committee for (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to nine months, (d) nine to 12 months and (e) more than one year. [2712]

Peter Hain: Most applications to export goods to Iraq are made under the 'oil for food' programme established by United Nations Security Council resolution 986 (1996). The vast majority of applications are approved by the United Nations Sanctions Committee. As at 6 July 2001 around 19,700 applications worth over $28.7 billion had been received by the UN since the programme began in 1996. Only 1,350 were on hold by the Committee (see table for breakdown). The majority of Committee holds are imposed because applications are submitted with insufficient information for the Committee to be able to assess whether the goods could be used in Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) programmes. Where there are serious concerns in this regard, assurances of end-use or in-country monitoring are often sufficient to lift the hold.

Months on holdNumber of holdsValue of holds (US$ billion)
0–3 months3011.24
3–6 months1970.62
6–9 months2200.62
9–12 months1700.32
Over 12 months4610.59
Total1,3493.39

Embargoes

Roger Casale: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the arms embargoes implemented by the United Kingdom prohibit the temporary export to embargoed destinations of protective clothing by UN personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian workers for their personal use. [4271]

Peter Hain: The Government do not interpret those arms embargoes implemented by the UK as prohibiting the temporary export for personal use by United Nations personnel, representatives of the media or humanitarian workers of protective clothing on the UK Military List, which forms Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 as amended. The Government will therefore consider, on a case by case basis against the consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing criteria, all applications for licences for the temporary export of military helmets, body armour, bullet-proof or bullet-resistant clothing, flak suits and specially designed components for any of these goods.

Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures the Government will take at the 24th Session of the Ad Hoc Group on the draft protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention to enable a legally binding

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compliance regime to be agreed at the fifth Review Conference; what changes to the chairman's text the Government will be proposing at the 24th Session of the Ad Hoc Group; and if he will make a statement. [3297]

Mr. Bradshaw: At the next session of the Ad Hoc Group in Geneva, the UK will continue to press for completion of the BWC protocol and resolution of the outstanding issues identified by the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Group, Ambassador Toth. There are a limited number of specific items in his "composite text" where further work is required. These are to be found in the sections on Definitions, Declarations, Visits, Measures to strengthen the implementation of Article III of the Convention, Investigations and Legal issues. The UK will continue to work closely with the Chairman and other Delegations to attempt to find solutions to these issues which are acceptable to all.

HEALTH

Strategic Health Authorities

Vernon Coaker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his timescale for the introduction of the new strategic health authorities. [1840]

Mr. Hutton: Strategic health authorities are to be in place by April 2002, with all related changes to the intermediate tier of National Health Service management completed by April 2003.

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Long-term Care

Mr. Laxton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the interim report on the supply of residential and nursing home care in England will be published. [2673]

Jacqui Smith: The study of the supply of residential and nursing home care that we are undertaking involves a number of research projects commissioned from the Personal Social Services Research Unit. We are currently considering an interim report on the rate, causes and consequences of home closures. A final report on this issue is expected later this year.

Health Inequalities

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each health authority the rate on the Years of Life Lost index used for the interim health inequalities adjustment in 2001–02 allocations, indicating which health authorities received an allocation under the health inequalities adjustment. [2956]

Mr. Hutton: The table ranks health authorities by the Years of Life Lost index used for the health inequalities adjustment and shows the adjustment received with 2001–02 allocations.

£70 million was shared between the 47 health authorities with rates at or above 137 on the Years of Life Lost index. This supplemented the £60 million health inequalities funding for health authorities with Health Action Zones.

Health authority(1)Composite Years of Life Lost index(2)Health inequalities for health authorities at or above 137 on Years of Life Lost index £000Health inequalities funding for health authorities with Health Action Zones £000Total health inequalities adjustment £000
Manchester181.302,0132,4284,441
Liverpool178.571,9972,3504,347
Gateshead and South Tyneside174.071,4761,6783,154
East Lancashire167.762,06902,069
West Pennine167.631,82701,827
County Durham166.412,42402,424
St. Helen's and Knowsley165.351,3741,6022,976
Barnsley164.339251,0611,985
Bury and Rochdale163.451,5281,7053,233
Wirral163.151,2461,3982,644
Tees162.922,1662,5474,713
Sandwell162.021,1801,3642,544
Sunderland162.011,1121,3762,488
North West Lancashire161.361,74801,748
Salford and Trafford160.901,7232,0093,732
North Cumbria160.731,2261,2562,482
South Humber160.671,18801,188
Newcastle and North Tyneside159.241,7782,2013,979
Northumberland159.001,1751,2492,424
Doncaster156.991,1061,3072,412
North Staffordshire156.401,7521,6083,360
Wigan and Bolton156.182,15802,158
Sefton155.009981,1612,159
North Cheshire153.171,15101,151
Wolverhampton151.428721,0811,953
North Nottinghamshire150.631,37601,376
Wakefield150.461,1901,4142,604
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly150.291,7441,8423,585
Lincolnshire149.822,30102,301
Morecambe Bay149.791,10101,101
North Derbyshire149.601,30801,308
Isle of Wight149.304360436
East Riding148.752,0542,3504,404
Walsall148.429001,1022,003
Rotherham147.168541,0651,919
Camden and Islington144.221,3581,8413,199
South Lancashire143.791,08101,081
Bradford143.521,6862,1653,851
Calderdale and Kirklees141.511,96701,967
Herefordshire140.535600560
Shropshire140.361,45001,450
Coventry139.821,06701,067
Sheffield139.721,7872,3774,164
East Kent139.691,96201,962
Leeds139.382,4713,1425,614
Nottingham138.292,1242,6684,792
Dudley137.321,01001,010
East London and the City136.9203,2173,217
South Cheshire136.81000
North Yorkshire136.79000
Warwickshire136.57000
Birmingham136.51000
South and West Devon135.630994994
Stockport134.85000
South Staffordshire134.83000
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham133.9903,6073,607
Barking and Havering133.71000
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove133.66000
Norfolk133.11000
Northamptonshire131.38000
South Derbyshire131.26000
Dorset130.58000
Hillingdon130.45000
Worcestershire130.18000
Somerset130.18000
Bexley and Greenwich129.67000
North and East Devon129.42000
Leicestershire128.6001,1491,149
West Kent127.65000
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire126.48000
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow125.71000
Solihull125.39000
Suffolk125.38000
South Essex124.75000
Gloucestershire124.39000
Bedfordshire122.800682682
West Sussex122.52000
Wiltshire122.42000
Avon121.96000
Enfield and Haringey121.10000
North Essex121.07000
Southampton and South West Hampshire120.88000
North and Mid Hampshire118.96000
Bromley118.18000
Cambridgeshire117.88000
East and North Hertfordshire117.82000
West Surrey117.75000
Redbridge and Waltham Forest117.56000
Croydon116.24000
East Surrey115.76000
Buckinghamshire115.54000
Brent and Harrow115.0101,0021,002
West Hertfordshire114.44000
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth113.10000
Berkshire112.96000
Oxfordshire109.71000
Kingston and Richmond108.58000
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster105.57000
Barnet100.00000
England total70,00060,000130,000

(1) April 1999 boundaries

(2) The Years of Life Lost index is a composite of the three-year average (1996–98) of rates of years of life lost under 75 for circulatory diseases, all cancers, accidents, suicides and undetermined injury.


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Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will rank all health authorities in England and Wales on the basis of an age-standardised Years of Life Lost index, indicating which health authorities received an allocation under the health inequalities adjustment. [2957]

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Mr. Hutton: The table ranks health authorities in England on the basis of an age-standardised Years of Life Lost index and shows the health inequalities adjustment received with 2001–02 allocations.

Questions about health authorities in Wales are a matter for the National Assembly for Wales.

Health authority(3)Age standardised Years of Life Lost index(4)Health inequalities adjustment for health authorities at or above 137 on Years of Life Lost index £000Health inequalities funding for health authorities with Health Action Zones £000Total health inequalities adjustment £000
Manchester195.42,0132,4284,441
Liverpool173.61,9972,3504,347
East Lancashire159.22,06902,069
West Pennine159.11,82701,827
Bury and Rochdale155.81,5281,7053,233
Gateshead and South Tyneside154.51,4761,6783,154
East London and the City153.103,2173,217
St. Helens and Knowsley152.41,3741,6022,976
Sandwell151.81,1801,3642,544
Tees151.52,1662,5474,713
Barnsley150.29251,0611,985
Newcastle and North Tyneside148.61,7782,2013,979
Salford and Trafford148.41,7232,0093,732
Sunderland147.91,1121,3762,488
County Durham147.92,42402,424
South Humber146.31,18801,188
Wirral145.11,2461,3982,644
Camden and Islington144.61,3581,8413,199
Wigan and Bolton144.42,15802,158
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham144.203,6073,607
North Cheshire143.81,15101,151
Doncaster142.81,1061,3072,412
Bradford142.71,6862,1653,851
North West Lancashire141.11,74801,748
North Staffordshire140.41,7521,6083,360
North Cumbria140.41,2261,2562,482
Wolverhampton140.48721,0811,953
Birmingham137.9000
Wakefield137.71,1901,4142,604
Northumberland136.71,1751,2492,424
Coventry135.91,06701,067
East Riding135.12,0542,3504,404
Rotherham134.78541,0651,919
North Nottinghamshire134.61,37601,376
Calderdale and Kirklees133.31,96701,967
Walsall132.89001,1022,003
Morecambe Bay132.41,10101,101
Sefton132.09981,1612,159
Leeds131.62,4713,1425,614
South Lancashire130.11,08101,081
Sheffield129.51,7872,3774,164
North Derbyshire129.31,30801,308
Nottingham129.32,1242,6684,792
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow129.2000
Hillingdon128.6000
Lincolnshire128.32,30102,301
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly128.01,7441,8423,585
Bexley and Greenwich126.1000
Shropshire125.61,45001,450
Isle of Wight125.04360436
Northamptonshire124.5000
East Kent123.41,96201,962
Barking and Havering123.0000
Enfield and Haringey121.9000
Herefordshire121.15600560
Leicestershire120.801,1491,149
Warwickshire120.8000
Dudley120.51,01001,010
South Derbyshire120.4000
South Staffordshire120.0000
South Cheshire119.9000
North Yorkshire119.8000
Stockport118.7000
South and West Devon118.70994994
Bedfordshire118.50682682
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove117.9000
Redbridge and Waltham Forest117.7000
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth117.3000
West Kent117.2000
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire116.8000
Worcestershire115.6000
Norfolk114.4000
South Essex113.7000
Croydon113.3000
Wiltshire113.3000
Somerset113.2000
Suffolk113.0000
Dorset113.0000
Brent and Harrow112.801,0021,002
Cambridgeshire112.3000
Avon112.1000
Gloucestershire111.7000
North and Mid Hampshire111.3000
Solihull110.6000
Berkshire110.6000
Buckinghamshire110.4000
Southampton and South West Hampshire110.3000
North and East Devon109.6000
East and North Hertfordshire108.5000
North Essex107.8000
West Sussex107.5000
West Hertfordshire107.2000
West Surrey106.9000
Bromley105.3000
Oxfordshire104.5000
Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster104.3000
Kingston and Richmond103.7000
East Surrey102.4000
Barnet100.0000
England total70,00060,000130,000

(3) April 1999 boundaries

(4) The Years of Life Lost index is a composite of the three-year average (1996–98) of rates of years of life lost under 75 for circulatory diseases, all cancers, accidents, suicides and undetermined injury.


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Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list health authorities in order of their distance from target in 2001–02, showing (a) the cash amount and (b) the percentage increase on their baselines directed towards moving under-target authorities closer to their weighted capitation targets for (a) 1999–2000, (b) 2000–01 and (c) 2001–02. [2958]

Mr. Hutton: The table lists health authorities in order of their distance from target in 2001–02 and shows, in cash and percentage terms, the increase on their baselines

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directed towards moving under target health authorities closer to their weighted capitation targets for 1999–00 and 2000–01.

For 2001–02, the distribution of extra resources was on the following basis:



(No funding was specifically directed towards moving under target HAs to target.)

Distances from targetsIncrease directed towards moving under target health authorities closer to target
Health authority(5)2001–02 Percentage1999–2000 £0002000–01 £0001999–2000 Percentage2000–01 Percentage
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster-10.907,9196,6053.012.28
East London and the City-7.158,8686,0511.951.22
Bedfordshire-4.405,0713,9681.741.26
Berkshire-3.366,6964,8341.671.09
Oxfordshire-3.144,6352,9011.520.87
Cambridgeshire(6)-3.10NA3,673NA0.91
Barnsley-2.952,2521,6641.551.07
Wigan and Bolton-2.845,5113,8831.581.04
Buckinghamshire-2.834,9263,8051.431.02
Barnet-2.82000.000.00
Leicestershire-2.446,9885,2241.451.00
Walsall-2.351,7781,1931.170.73
South Derbyshire-1.914,2472,5091.330.73
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow-1.774,5332,0121.020.42
West Pennine-1.733,4532,2601.240.76
Nottingham-1.555,2733,5331.450.90
Shropshire-1.392,2471,6760.970.67
Croydon-1.332,1981,2901.160.63
South Essex-1.266,4263,0731.650.72
Avon-1.256,2333,7331.140.63
South Staffordshire-1.2401,3580.000.42
County Durham-1.205,3633,3261.400.80
North Staffordshire-1.104,1522,3291.460.76
North Essex-1.044,8942,1331.040.42
Enfield and Haringey-1.03000.000.00
East and North Hertfordshire-0.982,8421,9331.040.66
Bradford-0.963,7701,9811.290.63
Hillingdon-0.8807940.000.51
Wolverhampton-0.821,8031,2751.200.79
Coventry-0.793,1012,0011.660.99
North Yorkshire-0.743,9752,1780.970.50
North Nottinghamshire-0.652,5402,0591.150.86
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham-0.585,47101.020.00
Tees-0.573,8132,3491.100.63
Dudley-0.531,8931,3121.100.71
St. Helen's and Knowsley-0.492,1751,3450.980.57
Bury and Rochdale-0.492,7171,1911.170.47
Rotherham-0.471,5431,0061.040.63
Norfolk(6)-0.46NA0NA0.00
Stockport-0.43000.000.00
Sunderland-0.341,9781,2231.050.61
West Sussex-0.344,6032,3451.050.50
Lincolnshire-0.3302,2660.000.57
North and Mid Hampshire-0.18000.000.00
West Hertfordshire-0.11000.000.00
Sandwell-0.092,2671,2021.180.59
North Cumbria-0.07000.000.00
Brent and Harrow-0.06000.000.00
Wakefield0.04000.000.00
Worcestershire0.20000.000.00
Camden and Islington0.21000.000.00
Herefordshire0.2304500.000.45
East Lancashire0.293,3931,9251.030.55
Northamptonshire0.30000.000.00
Gateshead and South Tyneside0.322,5141,5571.050.61
Southampton and South West Hampshire0.35000.000.00
Wiltshire0.46000.000.00
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire0.492,93900.950.00
Calderdale and Kirklees0.5101,5710.000.42
North Derbyshire0.582,0211,1040.940.48
Kingston and Richmond0.68000.000.00
Northumberland0.751,7018960.920.45
West Kent0.76000.000.00
Somerset0.85000.000.00
South Lancashire0.92000.000.00
Solihull0.92000.000.00
Suffolk1.06000.000.00
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly1.12000.000.00
Doncaster1.141,7068560.920.43
Warwickshire1.14000.000.00
Birmingham1.18000.000.00
Leeds1.27000.000.00
North and East Devon1.27000.000.00
Barking and Havering1.452,52501.050.00
East Riding1.463,4731,5121.030.42
North West Lancashire1.522,95200.980.00
South Cheshire1.58000.000.00
Bromley1.631,63100.950.00
West Surrey1.74000.000.00
East Surrey2.15000.000.00
North Cheshire2.22000.000.00
Newcastle and North Tyneside2.25000.000.00
Salford and Trafford2.48000.000.00
South Humber2.52000.000.00
East Kent2.69000.000.00
South and West Devon2.80000.000.00
Sheffield2.81000.000.00
Dorset2.86000.000.00
Manchester2.89000.000.00
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove3.01000.000.00
Liverpool3.13000.000.00
Redbridge and Waltham Forest3.39000.000.00
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth3.60000.000.00
Wirral3.65000.000.00
Gloucestershire3.71000.000.00
Sefton4.18000.000.00
Morecambe Bay4.37000.000.00
Bexley and Greenwich7.27000.000.00
Isle of Wight7.70000.000.00

(5) April 1999 boundaries

(6) New health authorities established 1 April 1999.


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