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Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the estimated level of losses to fraud and corruption was in (a) her Department's vote 1 budget and (b) her Department's vote 2 budget for (i) 19992000 and (ii) 200001. [54709]
Ms Hewitt: The net losses reported to Treasury as relating to fraud or thefts totalled £18,137 for 19992000 and £54,490 for 200001. All of these fell to vote 1.
None of these were attributed to corruption.
Mr. Galloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many SIELs have been issued, and in what categories, for military exports to Israel since 18 February; and if she will make a statement. [54127]
Nigel Griffiths: Between 18 February and 22 April 2002 18 Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) were issued covering items on the Military List where the end user is Israel. Individual export licences might cover a range of items with various ratings. Where this is so, the licence is included in the totals for all the relevant ratings. Details are set out in the table.
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Rating | Number of SIELs |
---|---|
ML1 | 1 |
ML4 | 4 |
ML5 | 2 |
ML9 | 2 |
ML10 | 2 |
ML11 | 3 |
ML15 | 3 |
ML18 | 1 |
All export licence applications to Israel are assessed on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria in light of the circumstances prevailing at the time of the application. This means that we will not issue export licences where to do so would be in contravention of the consolidated criteria, including where there is a clear risk that the items might be used in internal repression, international aggression, adversely effect regional stability or prolong internal conflict.
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many employees in (a) her Department and (b) her Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies have had private medical insurance provided for them in each year since 199798; what the total cost is; and if she will make a statement. [32327]
Ms Hewitt [holding answer 6 February 2002]: None in my Department. I have asked agency chief executives to reply to the hon. Member. Information on non- departmental public bodies is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Letter from Barry Maxwell to Mr. David Laws, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from Desmond Flynn to Mr. David Laws, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from Peter Bentley to Mr. David Laws, dated 8 May 2002:
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Letter from Dr. J. W. Llewellyn to Mr. David Laws, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from Roger Heathcote to Mr. David Laws, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from John Holden to Mr. David Laws, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from Alison Brimelow to Mr. David Laws, dated 8 May 2002:
James Purnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what impact her Department's policies have had on the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency since 1997. [54336]
Alan Johnson [holding answer 7 May 2002]: During the last five years, businesses in the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency have received over £148,000 investment via the enterprise grant scheme and SMART/SPUR awards on capital investment of over £600,000. This has contributed, along with other Government policies and the work of Government agencies such as the Small Business Service, to a 38 per cent. fall in the number of unemployment benefit claimants in the constituency since May 1997. Constituents will also have benefited from the introduction of the national minimum wage, which has helped an estimated 230,000 people across the north- west region.
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement about increased powers which the Export Control Bill will give to her to ensure that exported arms are not used for purposes of which the Government does not approve. [54905]
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Nigel Griffiths: The Export Control Bill provides new powers allowing for the imposition of controls on trade from one overseas country to another, intangible technology transfers and the provision of technical assistance overseas. The Bill allows for these controls to be imposed in relation to military, paramilitary and dual-use goods or technology. The new powers will be used to strengthen the UK's domestic export control law, which at present allows only for controls of tangible exports from the UK. In particular, the new power on trade in controlled goods will be used to introduce controls on trade in all military equipment already subject to export control, and also to control, and in effect prohibit, trade in arms to embargoed destinations and trade in equipment used for torture to any destination.
The Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, as announced to Parliament on 26 October 2000, will continue to be the basis for licence decision-making under the Export Control Bill. Before taking a decision on an export licence under the Consolidated Criteria, Ministers take into account all reliable information about end-users of potential concern, including reporting from other Government Departments and UK posts overseas. The Government will not issue a licence where there is a clear risk that the equipment could be used for internal repression or international aggression, or where there is an unacceptable risk of diversion.
Jonathan Shaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what meetings her Department (a) has had and (b) is planning to have with the DTLR regarding the impact of the line rental scheme on Government policies to encourage the roll-out of broad band and high band width networks. [54112]
Mr. Alexander: Officials in my Department, together with regulators responsible for all the utilities, have met with DTLR on a number of occasions to discuss lane rental, and will continue to meet to monitor the effects of the lane rental pilot schemes which are being implemented in Camden and Middlesbrough and will extend until May 2004.
The effects of national implementation of lane rental charging on the roll out of broadband and 3G mobile networks will be taken into account in these reviews.
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the retirement ages that apply to the employees of her Department and its agencies, including how many and which categories of employees are affected by each; and if she will make a statement on her Department's policy on flexible retirement. [32831]
Ms Hewitt [pursuant to her reply, 6 February 2002, c. 973W]: Unfortunately due to an administrative oversight the replies from the chief executive to the agencies were not given as part of my answer. These now follow.
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Letter from Barry Maxwell to Mr. Steven Webb, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from Dr. J. W. Llewellyn to Mr. Steven Webb, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from John Holden to Mr. Steven Webb, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from Roger Heathcote to Mr. Steven Webb, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from Peter Bentley to Mr. Steven Webb, dated 8 May 2002:
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Letter from Alison Brimelow to Mr. Steven Webb, dated 8 May 2002:
Letter from Desmond Flynn to Mr. Steven Webb, dated 8 May 2002:
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