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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Thursday 22 November 2001
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 22 November, 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. |
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| 1 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to relax regulations prohibiting members of the senior civil service from holding public office. | |
| (16881) | ||
| 2 | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a statement on his responsibilities in respect of the Parliamentary Ombudsman. | |
| (17731) | ||
| 3 N | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ministers in his Department have submitted lists of interests to the Permanent Secretary pursuant to paragraph 115 of the Ministerial Code. | |
| (16867) | ||
| 4 N | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she intends to amend the regulations governing the Accommodation for Residential Care Concessionary Television Licence Scheme to preserve the rights of beneficiaries of the concessionary scheme who remain in a sheltered housing complex or residential home provided or managed by a local authority, a housing association or a development corporation when the social mix or the level of warden cover change. | |
| (16875) | ||
| 5 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the figures produced by her Department's monitoring unit on the sale of playing fields for (a) April 2000 - March 2001 and (b) April 1999 - March 2000 for applications received for sales of (i) school playing fields under one standard pitch size as defined by Sport England as suitable for 10 year olds, (ii) school playing fields greater than one standard pitch size, (iii) non school playing fields under one standard pitch size and (iv) non school playing fields greater than the standard pitch size, stating in each case how many of the applications received by her Department were (a) successful, (b) rejected, (c) withdrawn, (d) not yet determined and (e) called in for special consideration. | |
| (17331) | ||
| 6 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what European Union funding schemes are available to sports clubs in the United Kingdom for (a) capital and (b) training projects. | |
| (17466) | ||
| 7 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many playing fields were disposed of in each of the last five years. | |
| (17463) | ||
| 8 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her latest estimate is of the funds available annually through the Sports Lottery Fund for community sports projects. | |
| (17465) | ||
| 9 | Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role Sport England will play in the assessment of grant applications for school sports projects funded by the New Opportunities Fund. | |
| (17464) | ||
| 10 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the level of museum attendance in South Tyneside was in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001; and what is the projected figure for 2002. | |
| (17407) | ||
| 11 | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many representations she has received on the Gambling Review Report. | |
| (17364) | ||
| 12 | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to implement the Gaming Board's triennial review recommendations on machine stakes and prizes. | |
| (17365) | ||
| 13 | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role the Minister for Tourism will have in assessing the impact of the Budd Report into gambling on seaside resorts before her Department publishes its proposals. | |
| (17367) | ||
| 14 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of (a) the future of and (b) the costs of improved access to the Grand Prix circuit at Silverstone. | |
| (17327) | ||
| 15 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list those public bodies to which her Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17576) | ||
| 16 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list those pubic bodies which are the responsibility of her Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17577) | ||
| 17 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of her Department and its predecessors since May 1997. | |
| (17578) | ||
| 18 N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the objectives are of (a) the regional Sport England bodies and (b) the regional New Opportunities Fund for Sport bodies; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (16870) | ||
| 19 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information he has collated on proposals to exhume British and Commonwealth war dead and clear cemeteries in the Somme battlefields in connection with major construction proposals. | |
| (16819) | ||
| 20 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the serviceability in percentage terms is of the RAF fleet of Hercules (a) C130H and (b) C130J; and if he will make a statement outlining the restricting factors on performance. | |
| (15138) | ||
| 21 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the operations upon which Hercules aircraft have been deployed over the last 12 months; and what assessment he has made of the performance of (a) the aircraft and (b) service personnel of RAF Lyneham. | |
| (15139) | ||
| 22 | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is (a) the preferred and (b) the minimum length of runway for the A400M; and what discussions he has had with his (i) German and (ii) French counterparts about their preferred length of runway for the A400M. | |
| (17379) | ||
| 23 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many exercises involving tactical air transport have been (a) cancelled and (b) reduced over the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (15229) | ||
| 24 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to bring in air-to-air fuel replenishment for special forces helicopters. | |
| (15231) | ||
| 25 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) personnel and (b) tonnes of freight have been carried by Hercules aircraft from RAF Lyneham in the last 12 months. | |
| (15140) | ||
| 26 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many air-to-air refuelling probes have been purchased for the C130J; and how many aeroplanes will be operational by 1st January 2002. | |
| (15141) | ||
| 27 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Defensive Aid Suite capabilities on the C130K Hercules aircraft; how it compares with the US equivalent; and what plans he has to install it on the C130J. | |
| (15223) | ||
| 28 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to acquire a secure communications system for the C130J. | |
| (15224) | ||
| 29 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of (a) the fulfillment by Lockheed Martin of the terms and conditions of the contract for the supply of C130J spares and (b) the likelihood that the terms of that contract provide sufficient spares support to achieve 80 per cent. serviceability of the aircraft once fully trained crews are available. | |
| (15225) | ||
| 30 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, until what date a Defensive Aid Suite was designated as essential for deployments of Hercules aircraft in the Middle East; and for what reason this designation was downgraded to desirable. | |
| (15226) | ||
| 31 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the annual allocation of hours for tactical air transport training; and what is the actual number of hours training achieved in the last 12 months. | |
| (15227) | ||
| 32 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an assurance that he has no plans to close RAF Lyneham. | |
| (15228) | ||
| 33 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when 16 Air Assault Brigade last exercised with Hercules aircraft; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (15230) | ||
| 34 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medically downgraded personnel are serving at RAF Lyneham; if they may be deployed in the Falklands; and how that policy of deployment differs from that of the (a) Army and (b) Royal Navy. | |
| (15232) | ||
| 35 | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what length the runway is at (a) RAF Lyneham and (b) RAF Brize Norton. | |
| (17378) | ||
| 36 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of 11th September on (a) NATO, (b) the EU and (c) the UK's regional interests; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17363) | ||
| 37 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to consult the public on work to meet the additional challenges posed by asymmetric threats following 11th September; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17448) | ||
| 38 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the major changes in the Strategic Defence Review following (a) 11th September and (b) the campaign against international terrorism; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17449) | ||
| 39 | Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how may jobs will be supported by the decision to proceed with the joint strike fighter in (a) the regions of England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK; and what information he has collated on how many jobs will be supported on a company basis. | |
| (17358) | ||
| 40 | Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs are dependent on defence exports in (a) the regions of England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland. | |
| (17361) | ||
| 41 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal protection is available for individuals detained by Her Majesty's armed forces engaged in duties in or around Afghanistan; what facilities are available to house prisoners captured in the course of the conflict; and what codes of conduct govern their interrogation. | |
| (17753) | ||
| 42 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many plastic baton rounds have been fired by military personel in Northern Ireland; and what percentage of the total number of plastic baton round firings this represents. | |
| (17751) | ||
| 43 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to bring guidelines covering the use of plastic baton rounds in Northern Ireland into line with the regime governing use of these weapons by the police; what remedies are available for those who wish to complain about any aspect of army use of baton rounds; and if he will place the operational guidelines in the Library. | |
| (17752) | ||
| 44 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the compatability of the United States President's proposed special military commissions with international human rights standards as provided in the statute of the International Criminal Court; and what procedures will be adopted by these bodies to reflect international standards in respect to protection of the right to a fair trial. | |
| (17755) | ||
| 45 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what international rules govern the handover of prisoners of war to the jurisdiction of (a) state parties and (b) non-state parties that (i) are not party to international rules governing use of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment and (ii) may subject individuals to the death penalty. | |
| (17754) | ||
| 46 N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the UK pays to NATO as its share of NATO's overall costs, broken down into budget headings. | |
| (16778) | ||
| 47 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many clinicians have (a) joined and (b) left the Defence Medical Services in each of the last 10 years. | |
| (14304) | ||
| 48 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been absent without leave in each of the last 10 years, broken down by service. | |
| (14376) | ||
| 49 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 7th November, Official Report, column 250W, on the Territorial Army, if he will make a statement about the reasons for which those members of the Territorial Army unfit for role have been so categorised. | |
| (14377) | ||
| 50 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the most recent figures, by service, for those reservists on full-time reserve service. | |
| (14469) | ||
| 51 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the military exercises that have been cancelled in the last 24 months together with the reason for cancellation. | |
| (14470) | ||
| 52 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what physical tests were included in the combat effectiveness gender study; and if he will publish the (a) male and (b) female failure rates. | |
| (14471) | ||
| 53 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his Department's budget for developing techniques for ballistics protection. | |
| (17702) | ||
| 54 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement setting out the budgetary arrangements for paying for the new edition of Survive to Fight. | |
| (17706) | ||
| 55 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the new edition of Survive to Fight will be (a) published and (b) distributed throughout the armed forces. | |
| (17704) | ||
| 56 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was spent by his Department on developing techniques for ballistics protection in each of the last 10 years. | |
| (17703) | ||
| 57 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of his Department since May 1997. | |
| (17581) | ||
| 58 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those public bodies to which his Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17579) | ||
| 59 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of his Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17580) | ||
| 60 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to the Energy Review Group regarding security at nuclear power stations following the events of 11th September. | |
| (16794) | ||
| 61 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to the Nuclear Inspectorate regarding security at nuclear installations following the events of 11th September. | |
| (16795) | ||
| 62 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the Jean Monnet (a) chairs and (b) chair occupants funded in the UK by European Community money. | |
| (17622) | ||
| 63 | Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what are the total grants made by her Department in 2001-02 to date to schools administered by (a) Telford and Wrekin Council and (b) Shropshire County Council. | |
| (17434) | ||
| 64 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will rank local education authorities according to the percentage fall in the proportion of children attending day schools who are eligible for free school dinners between 1991 and 2000; and what figures are available for 2001. | |
| (17777) | ||
| 65 N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to introduce a new scheme to replace individual learning accounts; when she plans to introduce it; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17298) | ||
| 66 N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent representations she has received on the recruitment of further education lecturers in England; how many vacancies exist in further education colleges in England; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17294) | ||
| 67 N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations she has received from training providers affected by the closure of the ILA scheme for an introduction of another scheme; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17297) | ||
| 68 N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her estimate is of the operating costs of the Learning and Skills Council in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03. | |
| (17296) | ||
| 69 N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the operating costs were of (a) the Further Education and Funding Council and (b) the training and enterprise councils in relation to their functions in administering the funding of further education in (i) 1999-2000 and (ii) 1998-1999. | |
| (17295) | ||
| 70 N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was allocated for hardship funds for universities in the United Kingdom, broken down by university, in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02. | |
| (17288) | ||
| 71 N | Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what mechanisms and procedures are in place to ensure there is effective co-ordination between her Department and the National Assembly for Wales. | |
| (14472) | ||
| 72 | Mr Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children there were in each school year in England in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | |
| (17385) | ||
| 73 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which schools in South Tyneside have been granted funding for teacher training. | |
| (17401) | ||
| 74 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children in South Tyneside remained in education after the completion of their GCSEs in the last year for which figures are available. | |
| (17402) | ||
| 75 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she is taking to tackle bullying in schools; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (16873) | ||
| 76 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the material produced by the (a) Children's Society's, Ask Us project and (b) Triangle and NSPCC's, Two Way Street project concerning young people's communications skills and involvement in policy making. | |
| (16968) | ||
| 77 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent assessment she has made of youth provision outside school hours; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (16874) | ||
| 78 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she has taken to encourage female school students to study subjects likely to lead to high earning power. | |
| (16967) | ||
| 79 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils have been excluded by (a) constituency and (b) local education authority in each year since 1991. | |
| (16966) | ||
| 80 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance has been issued to schools on the best way of informing students of the problems of tobacco, drugs and alcohol addictions; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (16872) | ||
| 81 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proposals she plans to introduce to combat bullying in post-16 education. | |
| (17443) | ||
| 82 N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many asylum seekers' children are being educated in UK schools; and what is the (a) local education authority, (b) country of origin and (c) age of the children. | |
| (16775) | ||
| 83 N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money is allocated to UK schools for each asylum seeker child in their school. | |
| (16776) | ||
| 84 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many, and what percentage of pupils entered higher education at age 18 from the Isle of Wight in (a) 1996, (b) 1997, (c) 1998, (d) 1999 and (e) 2000. | |
| (17676) | ||
| 85 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in her department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17549) | ||
| 86 N | Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what restrictions her Department has kept in force in the movement under licence into Northumberland from Scotland of cattle not intended for slaughter; and what the reason is for these restrictions. | |
| (17228) | ||
| 87 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the gross costs were of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Air Quality Limits Values Regulations 2001, (b) the Fishing Vessels (Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels) Regulations 2001, (c) the Climate Change Agreements (Eligible Facilities) Regulations 2001 and (d) the Biocidal Products Regulations 2001. | |
| (17692) | ||
| 88 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the gross cost were of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2001, (b) the Pig Industry Development Scheme 2000 (confirmation) Order 2001, (c) the Sea Fish (Specified Sea Area) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 2001 and (d) the Home-Grown Cereals Authority Levy (Variation) Scheme (Approval) Order 2001. | |
| (17693) | ||
| 89 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the gross costs were of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls Order 2001, (b) the Specified Risk Materal (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000, (c) the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2000, (d) the Rendering (Fluid Treatment) (England) Order 2001, (e) the BSE Monitoring (England) Regulations 2001, (f) the Medicines (Products for Animal Use-Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and (g) the Animal By-Products (Amendment) (England) Order 2001. | |
| (17694) | ||
| 90 | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 20th November (Ref. 12294) what percentage of the payments made to valuers in the foot and mouth disease epidemic totalled £1,500. | |
| (17712) | ||
| 91 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when livestock markets will reopen for the sale of (a) sheep and (b) cattle; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17711) | ||
| 92 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many weeks after the last confirmed case of foot and mouth disease will livestock markets be reopened for the sale of (a) sheep and (b) cattle. | |
| (17572) | ||
| 93 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans she has made for permanently closing livestock markets and compensating their owners. | |
| (17571) | ||
| 94 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what notice period will be given for the re-opening of livestock markets for the sale of (a) sheep and (b) cattle. | |
| (17573) | ||
| 95 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the restrictions and regulations that will be in force on livestock markets when they re-open which were not in force prior to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. | |
| (17574) | ||
| 96 N | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November, Official Report, columns 976-7, if she will make a statement on the operation of the pig industry restructuring support scheme, indicating (a) the total taken up, (b) the purposes for which the fund was used, (c) the amount left from the scheme unused and (d) what plans she has to use the unused sum. | |
| (17152) | ||
| 97 | Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 20th November; what the Government's stance was on each issue discussed, including its voting record; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17454) | ||
| 98 | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on current station lifetime plans, what projections have been made of the production of greenhouse gases if electricity produced from nuclear power stations is replaced with electricity produced from gas-fired power stations. | |
| (17368) | ||
| 99 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice her Department issues to (a) local authorities and (b) other parties on the disposal of household waste including needles used by diabetics in landfill sites; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17461) | ||
| 100 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential hazards to refuse collectors posed by the inclusion of needles used by diabetics in household refuse; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17457) | ||
| 101 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the methods used to control the foot and mouth epidemic in Mongolia and of the lessons for the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17462) | ||
| 102 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason and how much EU compensation is being paid in this financial year to Spanish fishermen for loss of fishing opportunities in Morocco; what the UK contribution is to this compensation; and what EU compensation is to be paid to British fishermen for loss of fishing opportunities under Cod Preservation plans. | |
| (17306) | ||
| 103 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the growth promoters that are permitted to be given to (a) pigs, (b) poultry and (c) other farm animals. | |
| (17413) | ||
| 104 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's negotiating position on a draft Directive to control the use of animals in experiments in the EU. | |
| (17756) | ||
| 105 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animals have been used in live experiments tests within the EU in the last year; and how many have been used in the United Kingdom. | |
| (17815) | ||
| 106 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animals are held in Government laboratories for live testing purposes. | |
| (17816) | ||
| 107 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement of her policy on a ban on tests and experiments on live animals in the United Kingdom. | |
| (17757) | ||
| 108 | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the EU proposals for laboratory testing of household chemicals on animals. | |
| (17778) | ||
| 109 N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps for protect security of tenure of farming sub-tenants following the case of Barratt v. Morgan. | |
| (16864) | ||
| 110 N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce regulations to protect from eviction farming sub-tenants affected by the action of collective landlords and tenants following the case of Barratt v. Morgan. | |
| (16865) | ||
| 111 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints have been received by the Environment Agency concerning smells from the Elvaston Landfill site in Derbyshire since October 2000; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17305) | ||
| 112 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list those public bodies to which her Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17585) | ||
| 113 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of her Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17586) | ||
| 114 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of her Department and its predecessors since May 1997. | |
| (17587) | ||
| 115 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the Declaration of the Heads of State and Government Review of the Economic Situation (SN 4298/2/01, 19th October 2001), with reference to spending projects by the EIB to be encouraged by the European Council. | |
| (17621) | ||
| 116 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what European Community funds have supported the organisation 200 Jeunes pour une citoyenneteĞ EuropeĞenne de l'an 2000; and what is the UK share thereof. | |
| (17618) | ||
| 117 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Community money was (a) available and (b) distributed to both sides in the Irish referendum on Nice. | |
| (17620) | ||
| 118 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on his policy towards European Community support for the (a) A Soul for Europe project and (b) Ecumenical Centre in Brussels. | |
| (17619) | ||
| 119 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis he has made of the establishment of monitors of price stability during the currency switchover period in Eurozone countries; who will fulfil such a role in the context of the UK joining the euro; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17625) | ||
| 120 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction of the euro on inflation in European economies, with reference to the consequential effect on the United Kingdom economy; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17626) | ||
| 121 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral statement of 7th March, Official Report, column 297, on debt repayment, on which lines in which tables in the March 2001 Financial Statement and Budget Report his statement is based. | |
| (17307) | ||
| 122 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on planned expenditure in the United Kingdom from the Pericles programme to cover euro-counterfeiting; and if Europol officers will be involved. | |
| (17624) | ||
| 123 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the nature of the (a) United Kingdom and (b) European Community support for (i) Caritas Europe, (ii) the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe, (iii) the Commission of the Bishops' Conference of the European Community, (iv) the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissioners, (v) the Jesuit Refugees Service Europe and (vi) the Quaker Council for European Affairs. | |
| (17623) | ||
| 124 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what were the gross costs of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) The Insurance (Fee) Regulations 2001, (b) the Credit Unions (Increase in Limits on Periods by Persons Too Young to be Members of Periods for Repayments of Loans) Order 2001, (c) the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 and (d) the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001. | |
| (17698) | ||
| 125 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what were the gross costs of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Value Tax (Conversions of Buildings) Order 2001, (b) Starting Up in Business, (c) the Replacement of Personal Pensions Transfer Regulations, (d) the Capital Allowance Bill, (e) the Abolition of Withholding Tax on Bond Interest and Extensions of Routine Information Powers on Savings Income, (f) the Authorised Mileage Rates and (g) Internet Filing of Tax Information. | |
| (17699) | ||
| 126 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how many children have been lifted out of poverty in each region of England since 1997; and what this represents as a percentage of children in each region. | |
| (17770) | ||
| 127 | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library the conclusions on his Department's stress audit presented to the Treasury Management Board in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001. | |
| (17669) | ||
| 128 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 12th November, Official Report, column 538W, on national insurance numbers, if he will disaggregate the payroll errors found in the tax year 2000-01 by type. | |
| (17224) | ||
| 129 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is regarding the recovery of VAT by (a) doctors' surgeries and (b) local patients' participation groups on the purchase of medical equipment. | |
| (17386) | ||
| 130 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 19th November (Ref. 15159), on what basis the minimum indicative level of 800 was calculated. | |
| (17749) | ||
| 131 | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultations with businesses were carried out by his Department with regard to the (a) Excise Duty Points Regulations 2001 and (b) HM Customs' revised financial security policy. | |
| (17455) | ||
| 132 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of census forms have been returned. | |
| (17570) | ||
| 133 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to re-assess the charging of value added tax on purchases made by sixth form colleges; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17675) | ||
| 134 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the proportion of young men who commit suicide who are black or from ethnic minorities. | |
| (17088) | ||
| 135 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will receive the results of the repeat psychiatric morbidity survey conducted in 2000; and if he will publish the report. | |
| (17093) | ||
| 136 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles were seized for illegally importing alcohol or tobacco in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001; and how many were destined for (i) the North East and (ii) South Tyneside. | |
| (17403) | ||
| 137 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he had made of the trend in the competitiveness gap between the best-performing and worst-performing United Kingdom regions since May 1997; and what estimate he had made of how this trend will change over the course of the Parliament. | |
| (17739) | ||
| 138 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the total annual running cost to firms of administering the working families' tax credit he estimates is borne by firms with no working families' tax credit recipients. | |
| (17740) | ||
| 139 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement listing the United Kingdom's progress in implementing each of the economic reform proposals agreed at the Lisbon Summit. | |
| (17741) | ||
| 140 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Local Government, Transport and the Regions regarding the bid for Railtrack from WestLB. | |
| (17742) | ||
| 141 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry regarding the regional competitiveness trends since May 1997 contained in the latest edition of the United Kingdom Competitiveness Index. | |
| (17737) | ||
| 142 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received (a) tax credits and (b) means-tested benefits in the constituency of Folkestone and Hythe for each year since April 1997. | |
| (17738) | ||
| 143 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many higher rate taxpayers there were in the constituency of Folkestone and Hythe for each year since April 1997. | |
| (17736) | ||
| 144 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged 18 to 24 years were unemployed for more than six months in each year since May 1992 in the constituency of Folkestone and Hythe. | |
| (17734) | ||
| 145 | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made, following the publication of the Budd Report into gambling, of the impact on Government revenue if (a) all the recommendations, (b) those concerning the National Lottery, (c) those concerning gaming machines in social clubs, (d) those concerning gaming machines in public houses and (e) those concerning small stake gaming machines and amusement-with-prize machines in seaside arcades will be accepted. | |
| (17370) | ||
| 146 N | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what response the Government has made to the EU Court of Auditors' report of 12th November on fraud and waste. | |
| (16814) | ||
| 147 N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what areas of the aggregates levy legislation remain to be prepared; and when the process will be completed. | |
| (16301) | ||
| 148 N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will postpone implementation of the aggregates tax to take account of significant problems caused to (a) the quarry industry and (b) the rural economy. | |
| (16303) | ||
| 149 N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the timescale needed by the mining and quarrying industry, after the aggregates levy legislation is enacted, to put in place the necessary financial and information systems to operate the levy. | |
| (16302) | ||
| 150 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role he has given to Geoffrey Spence relating to PPPs; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17674) | ||
| 151 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what costs his Department has incurred in achieving EMU compliance. | |
| (17710) | ||
| 152 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of his Department since May 1997. | |
| (17614) | ||
| 153 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of his Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17613) | ||
| 154 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list those public bodies to which his Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17612) | ||
| 155 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by his department in each of the last five years; and what was their value. | |
| (17567) | ||
| 156 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in his department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17566) | ||
| 157 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence he has received about the involvement of Osama Bin Laden in the deaths of three UK citizens in Chechnya in 1998; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (16963) | ||
| 158 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will introduce legislation to ensure that British companies seeking to send workers abroad inform employees of relevant Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (16962) | ||
| 159 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ask the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis to reopen his enquiries concerning the deaths of three UK citizens in Chechnya in 1998; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (16964) | ||
| 160 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department took to ensure that Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice given to Granger Telecom and BT in 1998 on travel to Chechnya was passed onto three UK citizens in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (16965) | ||
| 161 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage exchange of young professionals and students between the United Kingdom and Monoglia. | |
| (17460) | ||
| 162 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing for English language teaching in Mongolia. | |
| (17459) | ||
| 163 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations have been made to the United States following the passage of the International Criminal Court Act 2001; what UN state parties have now ratified the International Criminal Court Convention; and which members of the Council of Europe have not ratified it. | |
| (17769) | ||
| 164 | Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's definition is of (a) an international terrorist and (b) a freedom fighter; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17332) | ||
| 165 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Czech Republic concerning the reasons behind the number of applications in the UK for asylum by Czech nationals; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17417) | ||
| 166 | Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money Coalition members have given to the Northern Alliance and its supporters since the beginning of the conflict in Afghanistan. | |
| (17450) | ||
| 167 N | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made on Zimbabwean farmers and President Mugabe's decree amending the Land Acquisition Act. | |
| (16815) | ||
| 168 N | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he has had since October regarding the future of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement on the result of the recent elections in the province. | |
| (16813) | ||
| 169 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of his Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17589) | ||
| 170 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of his Department since May 1997. | |
| (17590) | ||
| 171 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those public bodies to which his Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17588) | ||
| 172 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in his department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17560) | ||
| 173 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by his department in each of the last five years; and what was their value. | |
| (17561) | ||
| 174 N | Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to improve the five year survival rates for (a) lung, (b) breast and (c) prostate and (d) colon cancer sufferers in the Sandwell Health Authority. | |
| (15894) | ||
| 175 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the breakdown of the cost of other services referred to on page 51 of his Department's Annual Report 2001. | |
| (17319) | ||
| 176 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the breakdown of the funding of welfare foods in 2001-02. | |
| (17318) | ||
| 177 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the £130 million allocated in 2001-02 to health authorities to adjust for health inequalities will be spent in 2001-02. | |
| (17316) | ||
| 178 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the cost to public funds of the fraudulent use of birth certificates in each of the last four years. | |
| (17323) | ||
| 179 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the savings to public funds in 2000-01 from price reductions in generic drugs and the effect of maximum price scheme. | |
| (17317) | ||
| 180 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the cost to public funds of community dental services in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02 and (c) 2002-03. | |
| (17315) | ||
| 181 | Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the budget for smoking cessation services from April 2002. | |
| (17456) | ||
| 182 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action his Department is taking to improve community-based rehabilitation services for those with an acquired brain injury. | |
| (16820) | ||
| 183 | Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been made to health providers in Shropshire other than the health authority in 2001-02 to date. | |
| (17817) | ||
| 184 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what were the gross costs of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Restriction on Pithing Regulations 2001, (b) the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001, (c) the Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001 and (d) the Gelatine (Intra-Community Trade) (England) Regulations 2001. | |
| (17700) | ||
| 185 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the use of the Years of Life lost formula for allocating health service resources; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17779) | ||
| 186 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant neurologist (a) vacancies and (b) posts there were in 2000; and how many of the consultant neurologists in post in 2000 were (i) full-time and (ii) part-time. | |
| (16806) | ||
| 187 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list in (a) rank and (b) alphabetical order of NHS trust in each region the (i) proportion and (ii) number of patients waiting (A) over 12 months and (B) over 18 months or more for in-patient treatment (1) at the latest available date, (2) in March 1997 and (3) in June 1997. | |
| (16805) | ||
| 188 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 26th October, Official Report, column 423W, on IT policy in the NHS, if he will place a copy of the CISCO E-Compliant Network study in the Library. | |
| (16816) | ||
| 189 N | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Gloucestershire Ambulance Trust about the provision for an additional ambulance for residents in Circencester who need to travel longer distances to other hospitals following a curtailment of services at Circencester. | |
| (16877) | ||
| 190 N | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with (a) East Gloucestershire Health Trust, (b) Cotswold and Stroud Primary Care Group and (c) Gloucestershire Health Authority about proposed changes to the range of services offered at Circenster hospital with particular refrence to the A&E Department. | |
| (16876) | ||
| 191 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the legislative timetable is for the introduction of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. | |
| (16299) | ||
| 192 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the representations he has received on the proposal to leave health visitors out of the title of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. | |
| (16298) | ||
| 193 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will define the roles of (a) health visitors and (b) community practitioners. | |
| (16300) | ||
| 194 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average cost per patient of prescribing a-typical anti-psychotic drugs. | |
| (17222) | ||
| 195 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the circumstances to be taken into account by the MCA in monitoring the licensing of a medicine, with particular reference to the licensing of a new medicine with a lower incidence of side-effects. | |
| (17120) | ||
| 196 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts provide psychiatrists and other staff to prisons. | |
| (16629) | ||
| 197 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) level of supply from manufacturers of recombinant factor VIII. | |
| (16628) | ||
| 198 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at what age mental health services users are transferred from adolescent to adult services. | |
| (16612) | ||
| 199 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the savings in management resulting from the implementation of Clauses 1 to 4 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill. | |
| (16616) | ||
| 200 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of patients not receiving atypical anti-psychotic drugs who could benefit from them. | |
| (17217) | ||
| 201 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the recommendations of the Tilt Report concerning security at special hospitals and the amount of money so far spent on implementation by his Department. | |
| (16621) | ||
| 202 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the number of persons who have contracted viral infections in the last 12 months which could have been avoided if they had been prescribed recombinant factor VIII. | |
| (16625) | ||
| 203 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he has received the report on the second phase of work on guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983; and if he will publish it. | |
| (17092) | ||
| 204 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to restrict treatments available in the NHS which have not been subjected to randomised controlled trials. | |
| (17122) | ||
| 205 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the occupancy rate of beds is in acute mental health wards in each London hospital in respect of (a) detained patients and (b) voluntary patients. | |
| (16624) | ||
| 206 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners have been transferred to NHS mental health facilities on temporary licence since 13th July 2000; and what funding arrangements have been made in respect thereof. | |
| (16609) | ||
| 207 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the change in expenditure and manpower that will result from the CHI's proposed new functions. | |
| (16614) | ||
| 208 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he intends to continue to provide funding for the Mind Out for Mental Health campaign in 2002-03. | |
| (16618) | ||
| 209 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place, and what changes are planned, to ensure that mental health-related calls to NHS Direct are handled in such a way that those contemplating suicide receive the treatment they need. | |
| (17223) | ||
| 210 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to establish if atypical anti-psychotics have a lower incidence of adverse side effects, with particular reference to tardive dyskinesia. | |
| (17124) | ||
| 211 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to permit the provision of recombinant factor VIII to persons over the age of 16 years in England free of charge. | |
| (16627) | ||
| 212 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many student nurses received (a) hardship loans and (b) NHS hardship grants in each of the last three years, and how many have been made in the current year. | |
| (17219) | ||
| 213 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the review of student funding policy in relation to NHS funded students. | |
| (17220) | ||
| 214 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in the mapping of local mental health services; and if he will publish the results. | |
| (16622) | ||
| 215 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practices provide primary care services to prisons; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (16630) | ||
| 216 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the (a) existing and (b) proposed NHS (i) national directors posts, (ii) commissions, (iii) offices, (iv) types of trust, (v) types of authority, (vi) groups, (vii) boards, (viii) committees, (ix) forums, (x) councils and (ix) bodies. | |
| (16613) | ||
| 217 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what increase in public expenditure the creation of patients' forums would require, after taking account of current funding allocations to community health councils and PALS. | |
| (16617) | ||
| 218 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes in employers' policy and practice the Working Minds programme seeks to achieve; and if he will make a statement on how he intends to monitor progress and measure success. | |
| (17091) | ||
| 219 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to commission the development of a tool kit to support mental health services in promoting mental health for people from ethnic minority communities; and if he will make a statement on (a) the work so far and (b) the cost. | |
| (17089) | ||
| 220 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he intends to table amendments to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (16623) | ||
| 221 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which a medicine with severe side-effects would cease to be licensed. | |
| (17121) | ||
| 222 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the results of the Cutlass review. | |
| (17218) | ||
| 223 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the number of persons who have avoided viral infections as a result of the prescription of recombinant factor VIII. | |
| (16626) | ||
| 224 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) medium and (b) low secure beds there are for mental health patients. | |
| (16611) | ||
| 225 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the changes in administrative work resulting from the implementation of Clauses 1 to 4 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill. | |
| (16615) | ||
| 226 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the availability of leaflets for employers under the Mind Out for Mental Health campaign. | |
| (16619) | ||
| 227 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what investment has been made in each health authority area in respect of (a) the Mental Health National Service Framework and (b) the mental health aspects of the NHS plan. | |
| (17090) | ||
| 228 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average annual cost is per patient to the NHS of a person with a diagnosis of severe mental illness. | |
| (17221) | ||
| 229 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government is taking to recruit more (a) nurses, (b) physiotherapists, (c) occupational therapists and (d) GPs in the North East; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17406) | ||
| 230 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) longest and (b) shortest waiting times were for heart operations (i) in South Tyneside and (ii) nationally in (A) 1997, (B) 1998, (C) 1999, (D) 2000 and (E) 2001. | |
| (17405) | ||
| 231 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the projects that his Department funds that provide medically approved therapy through leisure and sporting outlets; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17735) | ||
| 232 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the advice available to diabetics on the safe disposal of their used needles; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17458) | ||
| 233 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of oral cancer were diagnosed in each health authority in England in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17415) | ||
| 234 | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to establish a national service framework for lung disease; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17447) | ||
| 235 | Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton & Shepherd's Bush): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account was taken of the complexity of cases referred to Hammersmith Hospital for cardiac surgery in producing the performance tables. | |
| (17372) | ||
| 236 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many HIV sufferers have received compensation under the MacFarlane Trust since its establishment. | |
| (17380) | ||
| 237 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average annual cost of an (a) A, (b) D and (c) F grade NHS employed nurse is; and what the equivalent cost of an agency nurse at each grade is. | |
| (17680) | ||
| 238 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of his Department since May 1997. | |
| (17593) | ||
| 239 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those public bodies to which his Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17591) | ||
| 240 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates have been made of the number of NHS employed nurses who work as agency staff during their holidays to supplement their income in (a) England and (b) the Isle of Wight; and what steps are taken to ensure that leave is taken. | |
| (17685) | ||
| 241 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS employed and (b) agency nurses were employed on the Isle of Wight in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001. | |
| (17682) | ||
| 242 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of NHS in-patients were treated in private hospitals in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001 on the Isle of Wight; and what was the respective yearly cost to the NHS of the treatment. | |
| (17684) | ||
| 243 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of establishing primary care groups has been. | |
| (17681) | ||
| 244 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the in-patient waiting list was, expressed per 1000 of weighted population for the Isle of Wight in March (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001. | |
| (17686) | ||
| 245 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was spent on agency nurses on the Isle of Wight in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001. | |
| (17683) | ||
| 246 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of his Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17592) | ||
| 247 | Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to (a) alter the remit and (b) review the framework of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence; and if NICE includes the therapeutic requirements of specific diseases in its assessments of the efficacy of individual drugs. | |
| (17433) | ||
| 248 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the cost in 2001-02 of the Accredited Offending Behaviour Programme. | |
| (17324) | ||
| 249 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the cost to public funds of the pilots for referral order panels. | |
| (17322) | ||
| 250 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress towards the public service agreement target of reducing violent crime against vulnerable groups. | |
| (17312) | ||
| 251 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the public service agreement target for efficiency savings in the Police Service. | |
| (17308) | ||
| 252 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the cost in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02 of anti-social behaviour orders. | |
| (17325) | ||
| 253 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the cost to public funds in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 of parenting orders. | |
| (17326) | ||
| 254 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress towards meeting the public service agreement target for the long run rate of growth of crime. | |
| (17310) | ||
| 255 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the cost to public funds in 2001-02 of the Sentencing Advisory Panel. | |
| (17321) | ||
| 256 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress towards the public service agreement target for the Crime Reduction Programme. | |
| (17313) | ||
| 257 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress towards meeting the public service agreement target for thefts (a) of and (b) from vehicles. | |
| (17309) | ||
| 258 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress towards the public service agreement target for reducing the fear of crime. | |
| (17314) | ||
| 259 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress towards the public service agreement target in respect of domestic violence. | |
| (17311) | ||
| 260 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the cost to public funds in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 of drug treatment and testing orders. | |
| (17330) | ||
| 261 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what were the gross cost of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Criminal Justice and Police Bill--Police Powers to Close Disorderly Licensed Premises, (b) the Criminal Justice and Police Bill--Retail of Alcohol to Minors, (c) the Introduction of the Civil Penalty for the Carriage of Clandestine Entrants on Rail Freight Wagons into the United Kingdom and (d) the Gaming Act (Variations of Monetary Limits) Order 2001. | |
| (17701) | ||
| 262 | Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress with the Criminal Records Bureau. | |
| (17745) | ||
| 263 | Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the (a) original and (b) latest (i) completion date and (ii) cost for the Criminal Records Bureau. | |
| (17747) | ||
| 264 | Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what other Home Office contracts have been awarded to the company providing the Criminal Records since 1997 and were completed to (a) time and (b) budget. | |
| (17746) | ||
| 265 | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 20th November, (ref 13723), on imports of heroin to Britain, what is his estimate of the percentage of heroin imported into Britain since July 2000 that originated in (a) Taliban-controlled and (b) Northern Alliance-controlled Afghanistan. | |
| (17732) | ||
| 266 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of these applications received by the IND are sent by recorded delivery; if those sent by recorded delivery are dealt with more expeditiously than those delivered by other means; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17161) | ||
| 267 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the recommendations of the Tilt Report concerning security at special hospitals and the amount of money so far spent on implementation by his Department. | |
| (16620) | ||
| 268 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been transferred to NHS mental health facilities on temporary licence since 13th July 2000; and if he will make a statement about his policy. | |
| (16610) | ||
| 269 | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many HGV drivers were prosecuted in each of the last five years for driving a goods vehicle with maximum loaded weight of over 7.5 tonnes in the offside lane of a motorway with three or more lanes in England and Wales. | |
| (17408) | ||
| 270 | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ask chief constables in England and Wales for a report on the effectiveness of Regulation 12 of the Motorway Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982, as amended, in their county areas. | |
| (17410) | ||
| 271 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the number of police officers (a) taking sustained sick leave and (b) who retire early on the grounds of ill health. | |
| (16880) | ||
| 272 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the guidance he plans to issue to police on enforcing the proposed incitement law covering religious and racial hatred. | |
| (16883) | ||
| 273 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been issued to transport companies concerning proposals in the new anti-terrorism legislation on the collection and retention of passenger and freight information. | |
| (16884) | ||
| 274 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been obtained and how many further orders are awaiting court hearings, broken down by area, since their introduction; and if he will make a statement on their impact on anti-social behaviour. | |
| (17127) | ||
| 275 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the part police forces will play in the implementation of the new anti-terrorism legislation. | |
| (16882) | ||
| 276 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the pilot schemes for the new complaints system are expected to report their progress; and whether the four schemes are identical. | |
| (17125) | ||
| 277 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role civilian investigators will have in the proposed independent police complaints system. | |
| (16879) | ||
| 278 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in the creation of a independent police complaints system. | |
| (16878) | ||
| 279 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to reply to the letter of 14th May from the honourable Member for Aylesbury to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate about his constituent Mr D M, reference M1002217. | |
| (16817) | ||
| 280 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have been arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act since its enactment in connection with (a) Northern Ireland-related terrorism and (b) international terrorism; how many of each have been subject to extended detention; on how many occasions an extension order was refused; and how many individuals in each category have been (i) charged under the Act, (ii) charged with other offences and (iii) subject to other procedures. | |
| (17764) | ||
| 281 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries have reciprocal extradition arrangements with the United Kingdom, and to which countries he is unable to (a) deport and (b) extradite on humanitarian grounds. | |
| (17767) | ||
| 282 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) deportation orders and (b) extradition orders are subject to judicial review; how many have been subject to a judicial review in the past two years; how many reviews have been successful; what were the judicial rulings in each case; what was the time taken in each case; on how many occasions were successful reviews appealed by (i) his Department and (ii) those of his colleagues; how many of these appeals were successful; and what was the time taken in each case. | |
| (17768) | ||
| 283 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons (a) have been in the past year and (b) are subject of extradition proceedings; and from which countries. | |
| (17766) | ||
| 284 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have been detained under the Immigration Act 1971 in each of the past five years; and in each year, how many detained persons have (a) been charged with a criminal offence, (b) been the subject of a deportation order, (c) appealed against such an order and (d) been deported to which countries. | |
| (17765) | ||
| 285 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the Government's Ten Year Strategy for tackling the Misuse of Drugs. | |
| (17084) | ||
| 286 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of asylum seekers who have remained in the United Kingdom after their claims have been rejected in each of the last five years. | |
| (17087) | ||
| 287 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the (a) scope and (b) nature of advice and help for asylum seekers that will operate at (a) induction centres and (b) accommodation centres. | |
| (17081) | ||
| 288 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to ensure the provision of legal advice for asylum seekers at induction centres. | |
| (17083) | ||
| 289 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress is being made towards the targets for reducing the use of class A drugs set out in the Ten Year Plan for Tackling the Misuse of Drugs; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17086) | ||
| 290 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of failed asylum applicants who will be removed from the UK in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002. | |
| (17085) | ||
| 291 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long asylum seekers will remain at (a) induction centres and (b) accommodation centres. | |
| (17082) | ||
| 292 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take powers to collect statistics relating to the number of UK citizens with dual nationality with (a) Pakistan, (b) Bangladesh and (c) India. | |
| (17359) | ||
| 293 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional steps he is taking to make UK passports more difficult to (a) forge and (b) alter; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17416) | ||
| 294 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is given for police officers to deal with suspects who suffer from mental illness. | |
| (16699) | ||
| 295 N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the decision to award a contract to Sodexho to run two private female prisons. | |
| (16800) | ||
| 296 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of his Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17595) | ||
| 297 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those public bodies to which his Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17594) | ||
| 298 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of his Department since May 1997. | |
| (17596) | ||
| 299 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in his department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17562) | ||
| 300 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by his department in each of the last five years; and what was their value. | |
| (17563) | ||
| 301 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the humanitarian aid dropped by coalition C-17 aircraft which (a) is found by Afghans and (b) is intact. | |
| (16807) | ||
| 302 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list those public bodies to which her Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17597) | ||
| 303 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of her Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17598) | ||
| 304 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of her Department since May 1997. | |
| (17599) | ||
| 305 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in her department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17554) | ||
| 306 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the gross costs were of the Regulatory Impact Assessment for the (a) Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001, (b) Land Registration Bill and (c) Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. | |
| (17689) | ||
| 307 N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what recent representations he has received on the inability of people to pursue civil claims because of the lack of public funding for the service; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (14671) | ||
| 308 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what plans he has to review the operations of CAFCASS following the judgement of Mr Justice Scott Baker on 14th September; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (16466) | ||
| 309 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what steps he has taken by the Children and Family Courts Advisory and Support Service to negotiate with NAGALRO and guardians ad litem following the judgement of Mr Justice Scott Baker on 14th September. | |
| (16465) | ||
| 310 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many guardians ad litem in the UK have resigned since the establishment of CAFCASS; what impact this has had on waiting lists for children seeking (a) support, (b) welfare and (c) help; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (16467) | ||
| 311 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by his department in each of the last five years; and what was their value. | |
| (17559) | ||
| 312 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in his department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17558) | ||
| 313 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) rubber and (b) plastic bullets have been used since their introduction; how many have been purchased in each year and at what cost; and how many have been purchased since publication of the Patten Report and at what cost. | |
| (17758) | ||
| 314 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to inform the Defence Scientific Advisory Council of the (a) training objectives developed by all users of plastic baton rounds to achieve ACPO/MOD policy on the use of the L21A1 baton round and (b) changes made in the operational use of the L104 riot gun and sight and in the construction of the baton (i) cartridge and (ii) gun. | |
| (17762) | ||
| 315 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what was the attendence at the RUC Policing and Human Rights conference broken down by (a) perceived community background, (b) gender and (c) occupation; and what was the cost of (i) organising and (ii) promoting this event. | |
| (17760) | ||
| 316 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what research has been undertaken on (a) the energy attenuation features for future kinetic energy projectiles in order to reduce the severity of head injuries, (b) post-ricochet injuries and energy of baton rounds and steps that could be taken to reduce risk to non-targeted personnel from ricochets and (c) the features of a kinetic energy based system that are intrinsic to its use as a deterrent, in order to provide the analysis tools for maintaining the required performance but at a reduced risk of life-threatening injury. | |
| (17761) | ||
| 317 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will place the minutes of the Northern Ireland Police Authority in the public domain; what measures he has taken to ensure meetings of the PSNI Policing Board are open to the public; and how reports of Policing Board meetings will be published. | |
| (17759) | ||
| 318 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps have been taken to dispose of L5A7 plastic baton rounds; and how many have been retained for future use. | |
| (17763) | ||
| 319 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions in each month since April 2000 the police were in receipt of information regarding violence against (a) persons and (b) property in interface areas; on how many occasions officers were sent to the scene; and on how many occasions charges were subsequently brought against those involved. | |
| (17371) | ||
| 320 | Phil Sawford (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will announce the new appointments to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; and when he will announce whether or not the existing commissioners are to be re-appointed. | |
| (17453) | ||
| 321 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list those public bodies to which his Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17600) | ||
| 322 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of his Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17601) | ||
| 323 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of his Department since May 1997. | |
| (17602) | ||
| 324 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the President of the Council, what the cost is to date of the House of Lords Appointments Commission. | |
| (17362) | ||
| 325 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the President of the Council, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by his Department in each of the last five years; and what their value was. | |
| (17553) | ||
| 326 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the President of the Council, what the value is of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in his Department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17552) | ||
| 327 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, what factors he will take into account when deciding who to appoint as Cabinet Secretary; whether the successful applicant will be drawn from the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17360) | ||
| 328 N | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to bring forward prospects to increase the powers of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration with respect to the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. | |
| (16869) | ||
| 329 N | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Prime Minister, what consultations he had prior to revising the Ministerial Code in July. | |
| (16868) | ||
| 330 | Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will make a statement on the ability of Scottish Borders Council to carry out its statutory functions in relation to reserved matters. | |
| (17388) | ||
| 331 N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which businesses were consulted by Steer, Davies and Gleave whilst they were compiling, on her behalf, the feasibility study for a ferry service between Campbeltown and Ballycastle; what questions were asked of the businesses; by what means Steer, Davies and Gleave advertised to businesses the fact that they were compiling the study; what fee was charged by Steer, Davies and Gleave; and when and where she will make the report available to the public. | |
| (17299) | ||
| 332 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of her Department since May 1997. | |
| (17605) | ||
| 333 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of her Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17604) | ||
| 334 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list those public bodies to which her Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17603) | ||
| 335 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations she has made to the Nuclear Inspectorate relating to security at nuclear installations in Scotland following the events of 11th September. | |
| (16781) | ||
| 336 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will give an undertaking that the confiscation provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Bill in so far as they relate to Scotland will not be implemented until the views of the Scottish Parliament have been obtained. | |
| (16810) | ||
| 337 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions she has had with the Home Office regarding putting before the Scottish Parliament the changes proposed in confiscation provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Bill in so far as they relate to Scotland. | |
| (16809) | ||
| 338 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations she has made to the Energy Review Group relating to security at nuclear power stations in Scotland following the events of 11th September. | |
| (16780) | ||
| 339 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive on the security of (a) nuclear power stations and (b) nuclear installations in Scotland folllowing the events of 11th September. | |
| (16777) | ||
| 340 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Solicitor General, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in her department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17548) | ||
| 341 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Solicitor General, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by her department in each of the last five years; and what was their value. | |
| (17555) | ||
| 342 | Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the UK steel industry, (b) the European Commission and (c) the US Government, concerning tariffs on steel imports into the USA. | |
| (17383) | ||
| 343 N | Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of Scotland's electricity was generated by nuclear power in (a) 1995, (b) 1996, (c) 1997, (d) 1998, (e) 1999 and (f) 2000. | |
| (17227) | ||
| 344 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what were the gross costs of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Order 2001 and the Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, (b) the Unit of Measurement Regulations 2001, (c) the Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendment) Regulations 2001, (d) the Offshore Combustion Installation (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Regulations 2001 and (e) the Company Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 2001. | |
| (17696) | ||
| 345 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what were the gross cost of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2001, (b) the Merger (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, (c) the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rule of Procedure) Regulations 2001, (d) the Measuring Equipment (Cold-water Meters) (Amendment) Regulation 2001 and (e) the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2001. | |
| (17695) | ||
| 346 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what were the gross costs of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Shop Now Orders (EC Directive) Regulations 2001, (b) the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001, (c) the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors Regulations 2001 and (d) the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2001. | |
| (17697) | ||
| 347 | Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what help her Department is offering to women entrepreneurs; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17329) | ||
| 348 | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the UK's electricity was generated by nuclear power in (a) 1995, (b) 1996, (c) 1997, (d) 1998, (e) 1999 and (f) 2000. | |
| (17333) | ||
| 349 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received on introducing legislation to ensure that employees are informed of Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice by British companies seeking to send workers abroad; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (16961) | ||
| 350 | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on current station lifetime plans, what her Department's projections are for the percentage contribution nuclear power will make to electricity generation in (a) 2005, (b) 2010, (c) 2015 and (d) 2020. | |
| (17369) | ||
| 351 | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made on the impact of enacting the recommendations in the Budd Report on gambling in respect to amusement machines in seaside arcades on (a) employment and (b) exports; and what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. | |
| (17366) | ||
| 352 | Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress has been made on the review of her Department. | |
| (17451) | ||
| 353 | Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many small businesses have had to cease trading because of the effects of foot and mouth disease. | |
| (17678) | ||
| 354 | Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the number of jobs lost in small businesses as a result of foot and mouth disease. | |
| (17677) | ||
| 355 | Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the number of businesses that will be lost in the next 12 months as a result of foot and mouth disease. | |
| (17679) | ||
| 356 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps will be taken by his Department to supervise the construction of the power station at Langage, Plymouth. | |
| (17381) | ||
| 357 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of when construction of the power station at Langage, Plymouth will commence. | |
| (17382) | ||
| 358 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress has been made to resolve the potential liability for compensation to those who suffered injury from dust from working in surface areas in the mining industry; and if she will make a statement. | |
| (17705) | ||
| 359 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of her Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17607) | ||
| 360 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list those public bodies to which her Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17606) | ||
| 361 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of her Department since May 1997. | |
| (17608) | ||
| 362 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations the Energy Review Group have received in relation to security at nuclear power stations following the events of 11th Sepember. | |
| (16801) | ||
| 363 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she will take to (a) extend the partial agreement on access to medicines for developing nations reached at Doha and (b) reach agreement on compulsory licensing in third countries. | |
| (16799) | ||
| 364 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she has instructed the Nuclear Inspectorate to consider the security at nuclear installations following the incidents on 11th September. | |
| (16797) | ||
| 365 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in her department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17546) | ||
| 366 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to introduce regulations to ensure that customers of telecoms companies can transfer existing numbers between suppliers of telecom services. | |
| (16812) | ||
| 367 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the Nuclear Inspectorate has set up a special group to look at the question of security at nuclear power stations and nuclear installations following the events of 11th September. | |
| (16803) | ||
| 368 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the remit of the Energy Review Group has been extended to include the consideration of security at nuclear power stations. | |
| (16796) | ||
| 369 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by her department in each of the last five years; and what was their value. | |
| (17547) | ||
| 370 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations the Nuclear Inspectorate have received in relation to security at nuclear installations following the events of 11th September. | |
| (16802) | ||
| 371 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in other nations represented at the WTO mechanisms on reviewing the delivery of promised improvements to developing countries in (a) previous and (b) the current WTO rounds. | |
| (16798) | ||
| 372 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has made to (a) OFTEL and (b) BT regarding transfer of existing telephone numbers from former customers of Atlantic Telecom to BT lines. | |
| (16811) | ||
| 373 | Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the Health and Safety Laboratory intends to publish its annual report and accounts for 2000-01. | |
| (17389) | ||
| 374 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the gross cost was of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001, (b) the Transportable Pressure Vessels Regulation 2001 and (c) the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks) (Amendment) Regulations 2001. | |
| (17691) | ||
| 375 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the gross costs were of the regulatory impact assessment for (a) the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, (b) the Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Surveys for Ro-Ro Ferry and High Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2001, (c) the Goods Vehicle (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and (d) the Road Vehicle (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001. | |
| (17690) | ||
| 376 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the (a) programmes and (b) funding streams to which the Index of Multiple Deprivation applies (i) wholly and (ii) in part; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17773) | ||
| 377 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many applications, of what total value, were received in each region of England under the Street Warden scheme; and of these, how many were successful, and with what total value in each region. | |
| (17776) | ||
| 378 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what was the estimated gross income from parking charges received by (a) Camden, (b) Kensington and Chelsea, (c) Wandsworth, (d) Westminster, (e) Islington, (f) Southwark and (g) Lambeth in 1999-2000. | |
| (17412) | ||
| 379 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, which areas in London were successful in their bids under the Street Warden scheme; and which were unsuccessful. | |
| (17775) | ||
| 380 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to review the methodology underpinning the Index of Multiple Deprivation with specific reference to (a) incorporation of a crime domain, (b) incorporation of a physical environment domain and (c) the impact of the access domain; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17774) | ||
| 381 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer, 15th November, Official Report, column 832W, on homelessness, if he will list by (a) bed and breakfast accommodation and (b) temporary local authority accommodation where in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2000 members of households identified as vulnerable due to old age resided. | |
| (17575) | ||
| 382 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what subsidies have been paid to (a) Connex South Central, (b) Go Via/Goahead and (c) Thameslink to assist them with the purchase of new trains; when these payments were made; what each company is required to do as a consequence of accepting these payments; how many confirmed orders for new trains each company has informed his Department it has made; and how many trains each company has accepted. | |
| (16818) | ||
| 383 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 15th November, Official Report, column 832W, on homelessness, if he will specify what provisions exist within the Homelessness Bill to ensure housing authorities take a more strategic, multi-agency approach to (a) the prevention of homelessness and (b) the re-housing of homeless households; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17781) | ||
| 384 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 15th November, Official Report, column 832W, on homelessness, if he will specify what measures exist within the Homelessness Bill to ensure housing authorities provide the (a) timely and (b) suitable re-housing of homeless households. | |
| (17814) | ||
| 385 | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with Nottingham City Transport on bus passenger numbers following the reorganisation of their bus services; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17387) | ||
| 386 N | Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the Birmingham Northern Relief Road will be opened to the public; and what toll charges will be made for its use. | |
| (16823) | ||
| 387 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to revise the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995, Schedule 2, Part 24 so far as the citing of mobile phone masts is concerned. | |
| (17411) | ||
| 388 | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the reasons for Railtrack's inability to honour the committment made in September 2000 to co-fund with Lancashire County Council the building of a lift at Kirkham and Wesham Station. | |
| (17377) | ||
| 389 | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the automatic train protection equipment built in to Pendelino trains will be fully operable following the cancellation of Phase II of the West Coast mainline upgrade. | |
| (17373) | ||
| 390 | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will launch a road safety campaign aimed at reducing the number of HGV drivers of vehicles with a maximum loaded weight of over 7.5 tonnes driving in the offside lane of motorways with three or more lanes in England and Wales. | |
| (17409) | ||
| 391 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what additional security measures have been (a) implemented at and (b) recommended to local and regional airports since 11th September. | |
| (17126) | ||
| 392 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many representations have been made to his Department (a) in favour of and (b) in opposition to the building of a container port at Dibden Bay. | |
| [R] (17097) | ||
| 393 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what action his Department intends to take in respect of the petition to Parliament from residents of the New Forest, East constituency concerning the Dibden Bay Public Inquiry venue. | |
| [R] (17098) | ||
| 394 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the proposal to hold the public inquiry into the application for permission to build a container port at Dibden Bay (a) in premises owned by the applicant company and (b) outside the area which would primarily be affected by the building of such a port. | |
| [R] (17095) | ||
| 395 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will require the public inquiry into the application for permission to build a container port at Dibden Bay to be held on premises within the area which would primarily be affected by the building of such a port. | |
| [R] (17096) | ||
| 396 N | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has received on the promptness of the response of the Health and Safety Executive following the gas explosion in Newton Heath, Manchester on Saturday 17th November; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17148) | ||
| 397 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the average reduction in road speed as a result of the introduction of speed cameras. | |
| (17442) | ||
| 398 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of how many police constabularies are in favour of the use of speed cameras. | |
| (17444) | ||
| 399 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many road users in the Bassetlaw constituency had accidents in the last year for which figures are available; and what is the average in constituencies in England. | |
| (17439) | ||
| 400 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what was the cost of damage to emergency vehicles sustained from cushion-style road humps in the last year for which figures are available. | |
| (17438) | ||
| 401 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many 20 miles per hour zones have been adopted in England. | |
| (17445) | ||
| 402 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance his Department gives on the (a) height, (b) length and (c) width of cushion-style road humps. | |
| (17437) | ||
| 403 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the reduction in (a) fatalities and (b) serious accidents as a result of the introduction of speed cameras. | |
| (17440) | ||
| 404 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many requests he has received for additional funding for speed cameras since January. | |
| (17435) | ||
| 405 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of how many primary schools in England are on roads with speed limits in excess of 30 miles per hour. | |
| (17446) | ||
| 406 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what advice he gives on the introduction of traffic calming measures on (a) trunk and (b) residential roads. | |
| (17436) | ||
| 407 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many speed cameras there are in the United Kingdom. | |
| (17441) | ||
| 408 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 19th November, Official Report column 31W, on Railtrack, if he will set out the basis on which his Department determined the value of assets of Railtrack plc for the purposes of assessing the company's solvency, as requested. | |
| (17780) | ||
| 409 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 16th November, Official Report, column 899W, on Railtrack, if he will place copies of the correspondence in the Library, as requested. | |
| (17225) | ||
| 410 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information regarding the financial position of Railtrack was received by his Department between (a) 28th September and 1st October and (b) 1st October and 5th October. | |
| (17226) | ||
| 411 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made with regard to possible interventions by (a) his Department, (b) Department of Health and (c) the Department of Education and Skills into the running of services by (i) Walsall MBC, (ii) Hillingdon LBC, (iii) Derby City Council, (iv) Malvern Hills DC and (v) Waltham Forest LBC. | |
| (17733) | ||
| 412 N | Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the formulas (a) stated for the calculation of the state of the Underground environment as follows:
| |
| (17123) | ||
| 413 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many trains hit farm animals straying on to the track in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (17414) | ||
| 414 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many (a) private rented units, (b) social rented units and (c) owner-occupied units there were in each London borough in (i) 1990, (ii) 1995 and (iii) 2000. | |
| (17687) | ||
| 415 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information the Government makes available to (a) local authorities, (b) registered social landlords and (c) private landlords to enable them to make appropriate decisions about housing allocations to those convicted of paedophile offences. | |
| (17688) | ||
| 416 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of his Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17610) | ||
| 417 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of his Department and its predecessors since May 1997. | |
| (17611) | ||
| 418 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list those public bodies to which his Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17609) | ||
| 419 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by his department in each of the last five years; and what was their value. | |
| (17565) | ||
| 420 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in his department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17564) | ||
| 421 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of his Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17616) | ||
| 422 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of his Department since May 1997. | |
| (17617) | ||
| 423 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list those public bodies to which his Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17615) | ||
| 424 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in his department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17556) | ||
| 425 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by his department in each of the last five years; and what was their value. | |
| (17557) | ||
| 426 | Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last met his Belgian counterpart. | |
| (17374) | ||
| 427 | Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the speed with which (a) UK nationals who have worked in Belgium but live in UK and (b) Belgians who have worked in UK get benefit claims dealt with by the Belgian authorities. | |
| (17375) | ||
| 428 | Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in the UK are in receipt of supplementary benefit pending satisfaction of claims against the Belgian authorities in relation to employment benefits. | |
| (17376) | ||
| 429 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensions were paid to (a) married couples, (b) single males and (c) single females; and what was the cost of their payment (i) in each of the last 10 years and (ii) in 1980. | |
| (16822) | ||
| 430 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he is taking in conjunction with the Department of Health to improve employment prospects for those who have an acquired brain injury. | |
| (16821) | ||
| 431 | Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what were the gross costs of the Regulatory Impact Assessment for (a) The Social Security Benefit Up-rating (No. 2) Order 2000 and (b) the Social Security Fraud Bill (revised). | |
| (17750) | ||
| 432 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will answer question no. 11496, tabled on 26th October, relating to disablility claimants; and for what reason it was not answered on the due date of 30th October. | |
| (17328) | ||
| 433 N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people have found regular consistent employment under the Government's New Deal for Disabled People since its inception, broken down by nation and region in the UK; and what percentage the Scottish number represents of the total number of disabled people in Scotland. | |
| (16779) | ||
| 434 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for disabled people in work to be charged on their earnings. | |
| (17672) | ||
| 435 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made on the effectiveness of the New Deal for Lone Parents in South Tyneside. | |
| (17404) | ||
| 436 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the pay gender gap; what measures he has taken to address the issue; and if he will make a statement. | |
| (16871) | ||
| 437 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list those public bodies which are the responsibility of his Department and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17708) | ||
| 438 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are available to ensure that parents with care do not lose financially as a result of delayed estimation of absent parents' contributions to child support. | |
| (17293) | ||
| 439 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on delays in estimation of absent parents' contributions to child support. | |
| (17292) | ||
| 440 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list those public bodies and to which his Department appoints members and which are not listed in Public Bodies 2000. | |
| (17707) | ||
| 441 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets he has set the Child Support Agency to improve times taken to determine absent parents' contributions to child support. | |
| (17291) | ||
| 442 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list those local bodies which were set up under legislation which is the responsibility of his Department and its predecessors since May 1997. | |
| (17709) | ||
| 443 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last discussed with the Chief Executive of the Child Support Agency the time taken to determine absent parents' contributions to child support. | |
| (17289) | ||
| 444 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the time taken by the Child Support Agency to determine absent parents' contributions to child support. | |
| (17290) | ||
| 445 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the value of fairly traded (a) tea and (b) coffee used in his department in each of the last five years. | |
| (17568) | ||
| 446 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what fairly traded products, other than tea and coffee, have been purchased by his department in each of the last five years; and what was their value. | |
| (17569) | ||
| 447 N | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, on how many occasions the conclusions of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration on a question of disclosure of information under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information have not been accepted by the Government in the last 10 years. | |
| [Transferred] (16866) | ||
| 448 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the value on 5th October of Railtrack shares held by (a) local authorities as part of a general portfolio and (b) pension funds on behalf of local authority employees. | |
| [Transferred] (17670) | ||
| 449 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many railway infrastructure projects stand (a) cancelled and (b) postponed, following Railtrack being placed in administration. | |
| [Transferred] (17671) | ||
| 450 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of working age households in each English region were receiving mortgage support through their income support in (a) March 1997 and (b) March 2001. | |
| [Transferred] (17772) | ||
| 451 | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will rank each local authority area in England by the percentage fall in the number of households claiming income support between March 1997 and March 2001. | |
| [Transferred] (17771) | ||
| 452 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he has made a revised estimate of the total cost of the rail element of the 10 year transport plan since the administration of Railtrack; and if he will make a statement on alterations to previous forecasts, broken down by the (a) private and (b) public elements of the plan. | |
| [Transferred] (17743) | ||
| 453 | Mr Michael Howard (Folkestone & Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what comparative assessment he has made of the likely impact on the public finances of a take over of Railtrack by (a) a not-for-profit company and (b) a private company. | |
| [Transferred] (17744) | ||
| 454 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what approaches he has received from the Airline Group concerning its ability, following 11th September, to invest the projected £50 million profits from its first year operations back into NATS. | |
| [Transferred] (17452) | ||
| 455 | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on combating fraud and waste in the EU's budget following the Court of Auditors report of 12th November. | |
| [Transferred] (17384) | ||
| 456 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the cost in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 of CARATS programmes in prisons. | |
| [Transferred] (17320) | ||
| 457 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many and what proportion of people over 60 years of age live in households that are fuel poor. | |
| [Transferred] (17468) | ||
| 458 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the number of (a) people and (b) households that are in fuel poverty. | |
| [Transferred] (17469) | ||
| 459 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many and what proportion of those disabled people who receive the middle higher rate of the disability living allowance care component or the higher rate of the mobility component live in households that are fuel poor. | |
| [Transferred] (17467) | ||
| 460 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish his final guidance for local authorities on charging for social services. | |
| [Transferred] (17673) | ||
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