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Session 2001-02 Publications on the internet The Order Book |
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 1 March 2002
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 1 March, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. |
Notes: * Indicates a Question for Oral Answer. + Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. [N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered. [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared. |
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1 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, how many press releases were issued by his Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40031) | |
2 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39925) | |
3 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39934) | |
4 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to include church organs as part of the fabric of the building for the purposes of the Listed Places of Worship Scheme. |
(39692) | |
5 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial assistance is provided by the Government for sports training for those aged 16 to 18 years. |
(40378) | |
6 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what basis radio licences are allocated to religious broadcasters. |
(40358) | |
7 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received concerning funding for sports training for those aged 16 to 18 years; and if she will make a statement. |
(40379) | |
8 N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will provide an additional £500,000 to Sport England to compensate it for the severance package given to Sport England's former Chief Executive. |
(39694) | |
9 | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer of 13th February, Official Report, column 409W, on sports clubs, on what evidence base the Government drew up proposals for reforming the system of rate relief for voluntary sports clubs contained in the White paper, Strong Local Leadership--Quality Public Services. |
(39971) | |
10 | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer of 13th February, Official Report, column 409W, on sports clubs, if she will list those sports representative bodies which provided evidence that the majority of local authorities grant 100 per cent. rate relief. |
(39973) | |
11 | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether official figures on rateable values define non-profit making sports bodies as a distinct category; and on what evidence the Government drew up the proposals for reforming the system of rate relief for voluntary sports clubs contained in the White Paper, Strong Local Leadership--Quality Public Services. |
(39975) | |
12 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in her Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39935) | |
13 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many press releases were issued by her Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40029) | |
14 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for her Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39921) | |
15 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Case of Morris v. the United Kingdom; and what plans he has to bring forward legislation to make changes to service law in response to the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights. |
(39687) | |
16 | Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operational status is of the Skyship 6000 Airship ZH762; and what plans there are for further RAF trials with airships. |
(39926) | |
17 | Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for airships to contribute to (a) airborne early warning, (b) large cargo carrying, (c) surveillance operations, (d) anti-submarine warfare, (e) landmine removal and (f) naval minesweeping. |
(39927) | |
18 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what instructions have been given to British forces in Afghanistan in respect of preventing the export of heroin to the United Kingdom. |
(40388) | |
19 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role British forces are playing in the tracking down and destruction of heroin stockpiles in Afghanistan. |
(40386) | |
20 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role British forces are playing in the destruction of the Afghan opium poppy crop. |
(40387) | |
21 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39936) | |
22 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39920) | |
23 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many press releases were issued by his Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40030) | |
24 N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of supply teachers working in maintained schools for periods over one week but less than one month in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area. |
(39554) | |
25 | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on her Department's policy with regard to the control of commercial activity within maintained schools by companies wishing to sell goods to pupils. |
(39893) | |
26 | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answers of 25th February, Official Report, columns 730-34W and 27th February, Ref 33633, what the proceeds of sale were for each playing field development application approved by the Secretary of State since 1998; and what (a) sports and (b) education facilities those proceeds were used to finance. |
(40382) | |
27 N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many applications for permission to develop on school playing fields have been (a) submitted to her Department, (b) approved and (c) rejected since the new scrutiny arrangements were introduced in July 2001. |
(39555) | |
28 N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will issue guidance to schools to include the Queen's Golden Jubilee in studies of citizenship during the (a) current and (b) next academic year. |
(39556) | |
29 | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria are used in determining an application for disposal of school playing fields, as to whether playing field provision and curriculum requirements at the school and other schools in the area will be met. |
(40299) | |
30 | Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new childcare places were created in Cambridgeshire during 2000-01; and what the targets were for Cambridgeshire for the creation of new childcare places in 2000-01. |
(39903) | |
31 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14th February, Official Report, column 555W, on the Social Exclusion Unit, what steps have been taken to train Connexions workers in child and adolescent mental health. |
(39779) | |
32 | Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent steps she has taken to improve security in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) colleges and (d) universities; and if she will make a statement. |
(40277) | |
33 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many university lecturers have been dismissed for incompetence in each year since 1990; what steps are being taken to improve the quality of undergraduate teaching; and if he will make a statement. |
(39947) | |
34 | Mark Tami (Alyn & Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to promote the level of apprenticeships in the UK. |
(39897) | |
35 | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total spending was on schools in Leeds Local Education Authority in each of the last 10 years in (a) cash and (b) real terms; and what the spending per pupil on the same basis in that period was. |
(39963) | |
36 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for her Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39919) | |
37 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in her Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39937) | |
38 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many press releases were issued by her Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40032) | |
39 | Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what restrictions she has placed on the information which Cambridge Education Associate can publish. |
(39952) | |
40 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching vacancies there are in schools in Eastbourne. |
(40362) | |
41 N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many checks on meat and plant imports were carried out in each of the last five years; and how many imports were found to be illegal. |
(39508) | |
42 N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the sheep at Kirkby Stephen were tested for the foot and mouth (a) virus and (b) antibody before restocking; and if she will make a statement. |
(39509) | |
43 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, from which companies her Department has obtained its timber and wood products in the past two years. |
(39892) | |
44 N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the criteria for a confirmation of foot and mouth disease; and whether the criteria for identifying an infected premises have changed since the last case in the UK. |
(39510) | |
45 | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's approach to the review of farm business tenancies. |
(39950) | |
46 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the issue of responsibility for ground water flooding where there is no owner or recent records of a water source will be included in the review of flooding. |
(40343) | |
47 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the 21-day standstill rule. |
(40376) | |
48 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the future of auction marts. |
(40377) | |
49 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions for importing illegal meat have been carried out in each of the last three years. |
(39368) | |
50 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what new resources she is putting into inspections at ports and airports to track illegal meat imports. |
(39367) | |
51 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of likely employment effects of the implementation of EU Directive 2001/82/EC. |
(39299) | |
52 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that animal owners are not limited to buying animal medicines from veterinary surgeons under EU Directive 2001/82/EC. |
(39300) | |
53 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will define suitably qualified persons who may sell animal medicines for food-producing animals under EU Directive 2001/82/EC. |
(39301) | |
54 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government defines veterinary surgeons as the only suitably qualified professionals to sell animal medicines, under the terms of EU Directive/2001/82/EC. |
(39294) | |
55 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) visits, (b) telephone calls and (c) items of correspondence her officials or officials from the Countryside Agency have sent to (i) Ellesmere Rural, (ii) Grinshill, (iii) Hodnet, (iv) Hordley, (v) Petton and (vi) Whitchurch urban parish councils before categorising them as barely active. |
(39557) | |
56 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what appeal mechanism exists to change the categorisation of parish councils listed as barely active by the Countryside Agency. |
(39553) | |
57 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the requests made by her Department to the European Commission for clarification of the practical implications of implementing EU Regulation 2037/2000 in the UK. |
(40366) | |
58 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which ministers and officials attached to her Department were directly involved in discussions with the European Commission concerning the implementation of EU Regulation 2037/2000 in the UK; and if she will make a statement. |
(40365) | |
59 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement about meetings between her Department and Commissioner Wallstrom on the impact of the directive on disposal of refrigerators. |
(40298) | |
60 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals she has to promote sustainable development. |
(40354) | |
61 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what planning proposals she has to protect ancient woodland. |
(40353) | |
62 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incentives for sustainability she is proposing for Government building procurement. |
(40356) | |
63 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incentives for excellence in design she is proposing for Government building procurement. |
(40357) | |
64 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she has taken to ensure that OFGEM abides by the content and spirit of the Government's departmental guidelines on the integration of environmental policies. |
(39979) | |
65 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she plans to take to double UK use of combined heat and power following the PIU review of energy policy. |
(39978) | |
66 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for her Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39918) | |
67 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many press releases were issued by her Department or its predecessor (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40044) | |
68 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in her Department and its predecessor on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39938) | |
69 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps have been taken by the Inland Revenue to define the smaller quoted companies for tax purposes. |
(40251) | |
70 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government intends to define initial costs incurred as a result of raising equity as a legitimate expense and allow them to be written off against tax. |
(40250) | |
71 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the expected time limit is on decisions for export licence applications. |
(40256) | |
72 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what initiatives there are to give smaller quoted companies more flexibility to seek approval from shareholders for non pre-emptive issues. |
(40253) | |
73 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what incentives are in place to aid investment in research for smaller quoted companies;and what steps the Government is taking to make competition for investment capital less biased towards larger quoted companies. |
(40248) | |
74 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the barriers to institutional and retail investment in smaller quoted companies. |
(40247) | |
75 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the proposed EU Prospectus Directive, with specific reference to the impact of this directive on the regulatory burden and costs of listing on non-recognised investment exchanges. |
(40252) | |
76 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax incentives are in place to encourage individuals to invest for their retirement directly. |
(40249) | |
77 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if a platform to encourage a wider shareholder base actively interested in investing in smaller quoted companies has been established. |
(40254) | |
78 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who in his Department is responsible for coordinating export licence applications between the Department of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office. |
(40255) | |
79 | Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the criteria are for the promotion of staff in HM Customs and Excise in Northern Ireland who have served less than one year in their previous job band. |
(40402) | |
80 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the managers of pension funds about the impact of the new accounting standard FRS-17; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of FRS-17 on pension funds. |
(40196) | |
81 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the effects of the abolition of the advance corporation tax credit on future pensions. |
(40194) | |
82 | Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the criteria used to determine which companies are required to answer the Annual Business Inquiry--Part II for 2001 Financial Questionaire from the Office of National Statistics; for what reasons this is compulsory; what the timescale is in which companies are required to answer; what proportion have responded to previous annual inquiries since 1997; how long it will take to process the information for this inquiry; and for what purposes the information will be used. |
(39959) | |
83 | Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the proportion of gross national income devoted to overseas development assistance was in each financial year since 1979. |
(39970) | |
84 | Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much conscience money was received by the Exchequer in each financial year since 1979. |
(39969) | |
85 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what actions HM Customs and Excise are taking to increase the proportion of Afghan heroin seized; and how many tonnes of Afghan heroin have been seized by Customs and Excise in each of the past 10 years. |
(40389) | |
86 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations made representations concerning capital gains tax taper relief between 1st May 1997 and 1st April 1999; and if he will make a statement. |
(39902) | |
87 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations have made representations to the Treasury since 7th June 2001 concerning the structure of capital gains tax taper relief; and if he will make a statement. |
(39901) | |
88 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings he has had with Sir Ronald Cohen since 1st May 1997; what subjects were discussed at those meetings; and if he will make a statement. |
(39900) | |
89 | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has evaluated the effect on the competitiveness of British businesses of increases in (a) employer liability insurance premiums and (b) other insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement. |
(39962) | |
90 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39911) | |
91 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many press releases were issued by his Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40042) | |
92 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39931) | |
93 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of links between the Nepalese Maoist insurgents, and other non-Maoist terrorist organisations outside that country. |
(40059) | |
94 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the British Government has given to the Nepalese peace process since July 2001. |
(39928) | |
95 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the visits to Nepal made by his Department's ministers, by date, since 1st January 1999; and what plans ministers have to make further visits. |
(39930) | |
96 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Nepal regarding the recent unrest and Maoist violence in that country. |
(39929) | |
97 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to whom the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is accountable; and when he last met (a) the President and (b) the UK Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. |
(40374) | |
98 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the interim Afghan administration's ability to apprehend drug traffickers. |
(40397) | |
99 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what targets have been set for the reduction of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan; and if these targets have been met. |
(40394) | |
100 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress there has been towards creating alternative sources of credit for poor Afghan farmers who rely on drug traffickers as their main source of credit. |
(40396) | |
101 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what acreage of the opium poppy crop has been destroyed as part of the Bonn conference agreement. |
(40401) | |
102 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the role of regional leaders, who operate outside the control of the Afghan's interim administration, in the Afghan opium poppy production and drug tafficking. |
(40385) | |
103 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the number of drug traffickers apprehended by the interim Afghan administration. |
(40398) | |
104 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Afghan poppy farmers have participated in crop substitution projects since the fall of the Taleban. |
(40395) | |
105 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) EU and (b) UN since the demise of the Taliban on the destruction of (i) heroin stockpiles and (ii) the current opium poppy crop. |
(40393) | |
106 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the level of heroin stockpiles in Afghanistan. |
(40392) | |
107 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the international community is providing to the authorities in Herat in their efforts to disrupt the drugs trade. |
(40399) | |
108 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what crop substitution incentives the international community has in place to encourage Afghan farmers to destroy their current poppy crop. |
(40400) | |
109 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the progress towards the destruction of heroin stockpiles in Afghanistan. |
(40390) | |
110 | Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many tonnes of heroin stockpiled in Afghanistan have been destroyed by (a) British forces and (b) the Afghan Government. |
(40391) | |
111 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote trade with, and United Kingdom investment in, Mongolia; and if he will make a statement. |
(39948) | |
112 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the EU on the compliance of national states which receive aid from the EU in respect of non-refoulement; and if he will make a statement. |
(39870) | |
113 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts regarding the persecution of Christians, with particular reference to the Montagnard refugees, in the Mandolkiri province of Cambodia. |
(39872) | |
114 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries in receipt of British or EU bilateral or multi lateral aid are suspected of breaking international law on human rights, with particular reference to non-refoulement. |
(39871) | |
115 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement regarding the treatment of repatriated Montagnard refugees in Vietnam; and what estimate he has made of the numbers of refugees involved. |
(39873) | |
116 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action Her Majesty's Government is taking to press the Cambodian and Vietnamese governments to (a) improve the treatment of the Montagnard refugees in their refugee camp in Mondolkiri province, Cambodia and (b) ensure that these refugees are allowed to freely choose whether to return to Vietnam. |
(39874) | |
117 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39939) | |
118 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many press releases were issued by his Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40033) | |
119 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39917) | |
120 N | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contacts have taken place between HM Ambassador to the Czech Republic and the Czech Government about the future of the Nova Hut steelworks. |
(39669) | |
121 | Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if stakeholders were (a) contacted by the SACN and (b) asked to submit evidence to the review on salt. |
(40301) | |
122 | Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the remit is of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's review of the evidence on salt since 1994. |
(40300) | |
123 | Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are in hospitals in the North West of England awaiting transfer to residential or nursing care home by social services in Lancashire. |
(40303) | |
124 | Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the SACN will publish the evidence received from the stakeholders (a) during and (b) after the outcome of the dietary sodium review. |
(40302) | |
125 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of operations were cancelled for non-clinical reasons as a proportion of admissions in Hull and the East Riding in each year since 1997. |
(40050) | |
126 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average percentage of operations cancelled for non-clinical reasons as a proportion of admissions was in the last 12 months. |
(40049) | |
127 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of patient deaths occurring within 30 days of surgery was in the last 12 months. |
(40048) | |
128 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients died within 30 days of surgery in Hull and the East Riding in each year since 1997. |
(40045) | |
129 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were re-admitted to hospital as emergency cases soon after being discharged in Hull and the East Riding between 1997 and 2001. |
(40047) | |
130 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of patients re-admitted to hospital as emergency cases after being discharged was in the last 12 months. |
(40046) | |
131 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have travelled to EU countries specifically for NHS funded treatment in each of the last four months. |
(39780) | |
132 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 25th January, Official Report, column 1121W, on waiting lists, when the review by the regional offices of the 13 trusts will be made (a) public and (b) available to Ministers. |
(40076) | |
133 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the applicants for the national franchise for NHS Catering; and if he will name the successful applicant. |
(39776) | |
134 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 12778, tabled on 6th November 2001. |
(39790) | |
135 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of expenditure will be required to implement the report on communications as part of the Shifting the Balance of Power within the NHS. |
(39953) | |
136 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 15321, tabled on 15th November 2001. |
(39777) | |
137 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 12718, tabled on 6th November 2001. |
(39785) | |
138 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd January, Official Report, column 969W, on funeral arrangements, what measures have been taken since 27th October 1997 to (a) ensure and (b) monitor compliance with the guidelines on burial in unmarked graves issued to NHS trusts on that date. |
(40075) | |
139 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 16852, tabled on 21st November 2001. |
(39772) | |
140 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what criteria he will decide when he has met his pledge to end the existence of mixed-sex wards. |
(40197) | |
141 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 15051, tabled on 15th November 2001. |
(39773) | |
142 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to questions 24600, 24601, 24606 and 24576 tabled on 19th December 2001 and questions 16847, 16848 and 16853 tabled on 21st November 2001. |
(39955) | |
143 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 12715, tabled on 6th November 2001. |
(39783) | |
144 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 15323, tabled on 15th November 2001. |
(39774) | |
145 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the activity levels were in the quarter to (a) December 2000 and (b) December 2001for (i) new attendances at accident and emergency departments, (ii) first out-patient attendances, (iii) general and acute elective hospital spells and (iv) general and acute non-elective spells. |
(39958) | |
146 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 15320, tabled on 15th November 2001. |
(39775) | |
147 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 12771, tabled on 6th November 2001. |
(39784) | |
148 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken to review the Regulations and Guidance associated with the Children Act 1989 following the Utting Report. |
(39957) | |
149 N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to answer Question 12711, tabled on 6th November 2001. |
(39778) | |
150 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the combined capacity of designated, permanent mortuaries in the National Health Service was in each of the past five years. |
(39956) | |
151 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS vacancies there were for (a) medical and dental staff, (b) qualified nurses, (c) professions allied to medicine and (d) administration and estates staff in (i) England and (ii) each health authority in (A) each year since 1997, (B) 1979 and (C) 1992. |
(40068) | |
152 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list for (a) England and (b) each health authority area the expenditure on health by weighted head of population in 2001-02. |
(40069) | |
153 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13th November, Official Report, column 679W, what the timetable is for selection and implementation of instrumentation for the measurement of clinical outcomes in the mental health services. |
(39845) | |
154 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many child and adolescent community psychiatric nurses were employed (a) in May 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. |
(39686) | |
155 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if NHS Professionals was launched to reduce agency nursing costs; and if he will make a statement as to his policy objectives in respect of NHS Professionals. |
(39675) | |
156 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was allocated to (a) health authorities and (b) local authorities for spending on mental health services in each year since 1997; how much of that money was spent on mental health services; and how much was ring-fenced. |
(39786) | |
157 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral Answer to the honourable Member for Thurrock of 11th December 2001, Official Report, column 699, if he will make a statement on the records maintained by NHS Professionals concerning the identity, history, training and qualifications of its temporary staff. |
(39782) | |
158 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training in clinical matters the staff at NHS Professionals call centres have received. |
(39678) | |
159 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the pensions costs of NHS Professionals staff are charged out to its clients. |
(39680) | |
160 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the length of time is within which he expects NHS Professionals to pay its temporary staff. |
(39683) | |
161 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the payroll costs in respect of NHS Professionals staff are charged out its clients. |
(39681) | |
162 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what savings for the NHS (a) have been achieved and (b) are projected to be achieved from the establishment of NHS Professionals; and how (i) has the money been re-directed and (ii) will the money be re-directed. |
(39674) | |
163 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if it is his intention that NHS Professionals should be unregulated. |
(39676) | |
164 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what margins are added to the costs charged by NHS Professionals to its clients. |
(39679) | |
165 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been spent on the set-up costs of NHS Professionals. |
(39677) | |
166 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral Answer to the honourable Member for Carshalton and Wallington of 11th December 2001, Official Report, column 699, if he will make a statement on the value of money improvements achieved by NHS Professionals in London, indicating how much money (a) has been saved and (b) is projected to be saved. |
(39781) | |
167 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on contracting with the private sector to undertake functions of NHS Professionals; and if he will make a statement. |
(39682) | |
168 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children under four years of age have been diagnosed as suffering from depression in the last 12 months. |
(39684) | |
169 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd January, Official Report, column 146W, what steps he has taken to ensure that (a) the £50 million allocated to health authorities and (b) the £35 million allocated to local authorities has been spent on child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement as to the effectiveness of ring fencing of the allocations. |
(39844) | |
170 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many young offender institutions will have no mental health in-reach services by 2004. |
(39685) | |
171 | Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to update advice to NHS personnel on how to identify the effects of (a) anthrax, (b) smallpox and (c) sarin; and if he will make a statement. |
(40278) | |
172 | Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to improve security in (a) hospitals, (b) clinics and (c) GP surgeries; and if he will make a statement. |
(40276) | |
173 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received from organisations in East London on her Department's cross-cutting review on health inequalities. |
(39965) | |
174 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have been treated for asthma in each London borough, in each of the last five years. |
(39966) | |
175 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many child pedestrians from social class (a) five and (b) one have been killed in each of the last five years. |
(39967) | |
176 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many child car passengers from social class (a) five and (b) one have been killed in car accidents in each of the last five years; and in how many of these accidents speed was a contributory factor. |
(39968) | |
177 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider placing a memorial at Liverpool Royal Children's Hospital to children whose parts were retained. |
(39693) | |
178 N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence was used by his Director of Communications as the basis for his claims at a conference of NHS trust and health authority chairmen as to (a) the public view of the NHS and (b) the media's responsibility for that public view. |
(39842) | |
179 | Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration has been given to allowing elderly and infirm people to buy aspirin in larger quantities than currently allowed; and if he will make a statement. |
(39868) | |
180 | Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the health implications of variations in costs of the new aspirin and paracetamol pack sizes; and if he will make a statement. |
(39867) | |
181 | Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the impact of the regulations on aspirin and paracetamol pack sizes on the elderly and infirm; and if he will make a statement. |
(39866) | |
182 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems are in place to ensure medical records are not falsified. |
(39371) | |
183 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what grounds the Health and Safety Executive is proposing to tighten regulations governing the presence of white asbestos in buildings. |
(39286) | |
184 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the evidence that white asbestos is dangerous to human health. |
(39287) | |
185 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what he estimates the cost to the NHS will be of the proposed new Health and Safety Executive regulations on asbestos. |
(39288) | |
186 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the cost to local authorities of the proposed new Health and Safety Executive regulations on asbestos. |
(39289) | |
187 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence he has evaluated that white asbestos is more dangerous than asbestos substitutes. |
(39290) | |
188 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the likely cost to business of the proposed new Health and Safety Executive regulations on asbestos. |
(39291) | |
189 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if white asbestos, or chrysotile, is chemically distinguishable from talcum powder. |
(39292) | |
190 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what threat to human health is posed by chrysotile, or white asbestos. |
(39293) | |
191 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from (a) Eternit of Belgium and (b) Saint-Gobain SA of France concerning the provision of asbestos substitutes. |
(39295) | |
192 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which North Wales hospital faces a bill of £40 million for the replacement of asbestos under the proposed new Health and Safety Executive regulations. |
(39296) | |
193 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to recompense hospitals who face major new expenditure, if the proposed new Health and Safety Executive regulations on asbetos come into effect. |
(39297) | |
194 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he plans to pay compensation to workers who can prove exposure to white asbestos. |
(39298) | |
195 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many private sector residential care homes for the elderly there were in 2000; and what forecast he has made of the number from April 2002. |
(39949) | |
196 N | Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the honourable Member for Broxbourne will receive a reply to her letters of 23rd October 2001, 29th November 2001, 2nd January and 26th February, relating to correspondence about Zyban from her constituent, Mr Edward Weston of Broxbourne. |
(39435) | |
197 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average size is of the population of a primary health care trust; and what guidelines his Department has on the ideal size of a trust. |
(40066) | |
198 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role is of the Design Champion in his Department. |
(40352) | |
199 | Mark Tami (Alyn & Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many firework-related injuries were treated in hospitals in the UK during the Christmas and New Year period. |
(39894) | |
200 | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP practices have achieved the NHS Plan target for patients to see their GP within 24 hours in (a) Leeds LS28, (b) Pudsey constituency, (c) each of the Leeds primary care groups, (d) West Yorkshire and (e) the UK. |
(39964) | |
201 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39916) | |
202 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many press releases were issued by his Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40034) | |
203 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39940) | |
204 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residential care homes closed in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in each of the last five years. |
(40361) | |
205 | Mr Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to hear from his Advisory Committee in relation to proposals to reclassify cannabis as a Class C drug; and if he will make a statement. |
(40198) | |
206 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the approved number of officers in the Metropolitan Police Force is; and when that level was last reviewed. |
(39972) | |
207 N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many funding applications have been received to operate aftercare services for wrongfully convicted prisoners; and what procedures have been used to assess them. |
(39695) | |
208 N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the working party considering aftercare for wrongfully convicted prisoners has made; and if he will make a statement. |
(39696) | |
209 N | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to build an asylum seekers' centre near Edinburgh; what timescale he is working to; and when he advised (a) official bodies and (b) local residents of his plans. |
(39672) | |
210 | Mr David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support his Department has given to the British Retail Consortium to (a) establish and (b) manage retail crime partnership; and what contribution his Department makes to the British Retail Consortium annual retail crime survey for England and Wales. |
(39863) | |
211 | Mr David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the number of meetings he has had with representatives of the retail industry to discuss retail crime prevention in the last 12 months. |
(39864) | |
212 | Mr David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what studies have been made of the effects of retail crime partnerships on crime reduction; and if he will publish a list of the locations of retail crime partnerships in the UK. |
(39865) | |
213 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of the advertisements in national newspapers relating to his police pay proposals. |
(39689) | |
214 | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to include the Armenian massacre by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 in the remembrance commemorated by National Holocaust Memorial Day. |
(39951) | |
215 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when contracts with UK Detention Services Ltd. will be signed for new prisons at (a) Ashford and (b) Peterborough. |
(40060) | |
216 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what forecast he has made for the number of offenders who will be electronically monitored in (a) two years time and (b) five years time. |
(40026) | |
217 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the staffing levels are for each category of staff at HMP Rye Hill; what the prisoner population is at HMP Rye Hill; and what plans there are to deal with overcrowding at HMP Rye Hill. |
(40063) | |
218 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated cost of electronic tagging is in (a) two years time and (b) five years time. |
(40024) | |
219 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the (a) contractors, (b) suppliers, (c) period of contract and (d) value of each contract for electronic monitoring services carried out on behalf of his Department in the last 12 months. |
(40061) | |
220 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what performance penalties have been imposed on contractors providing electronic monitoring services in the last 12 months; and for each occasion what the (a) reason for and (b) amount of the penalty was. |
(40027) | |
221 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the staffing levels are for each category of staff at HMP Dovegate; what the prisoner population is; when HMP Dovegate is expected to reach full capacity; what plans there are to deal with overcrowding; what research is being commissioned by the contractor into the outcomes at HMP Dovegate; which organisation is carrying out the research; and if he will make a statement. |
(40062) | |
222 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders are being electronically monitored. |
(40025) | |
223 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from firms providing electronic monitoring services in respect of the expansion of their operations; and if he will make a statement. |
(40058) | |
224 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the staffing levels are for each category of staff at HMP Blakenhurst; how staffing levels have changed since the Prison Service assumed management of the prison; what changes to the regime have occurred since the Prison Service assumed management of the prison; and if he will make a statement. |
(40065) | |
225 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the staffing levels were for each category of staff at HMP Doncaster immediately prior to the commencement of the latest contract with Premier Custodial Group Ltd; what the staffing levels are for each category of staff at HMP Doncaster; and what the prisoner population is at HMP Doncaster. |
(40064) | |
226 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many press releases were issued by his Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40035) | |
227 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39915) | |
228 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39941) | |
229 | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many days were added to the pay of the former Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after 1st January. |
(40199) | |
230 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what conclusions she has drawn from the UNHCR report into the sexual exploitation of children by aid workers in Africa. |
(40242) | |
231 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action her Department is taking to stop child trafficking. |
(40239) | |
232 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action she intends to take to prevent the future exploitation of children by aid workers in Africa. |
(40245) | |
233 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the levels of child trafficking in each of the last five years. |
(40240) | |
234 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action she is taking to help developing countries implement the International Labour Organisation conventions on child trafficking. |
(40237) | |
235 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the levels of exploitation of children by aid workers in Africa. |
(40243) | |
236 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to UK charities working in Africa to prevent the sexual exploitation of children by their overseas staff. |
(40244) | |
237 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidelines her Department issues to aid organisations working with children regarding sexual exploitation. |
(40241) | |
238 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action her Department is taking to educate people living in Africa about the dangers of child trafficking. |
(40238) | |
239 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many press releases were issued by her Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40036) | |
240 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in her Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39942) | |
241 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for her Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39914) | |
242 N | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the policy of the Government is towards an application to the EBRD for support for the takeover of the Nova Hut steelworks in the Czech Republic by LNM Holdings. |
(39666) | |
243 | Jean Corston (Bristol East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will make a statement on the success of the scheme run in conjunction with Operation Black Vote and piloted in Bristol East which enables members of the ethnic minority community to spend time shadowing magistrates on the Bristol and Northavon circuit. |
(40351) | |
244 | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how much was spent on entertainment by the Lord Chancellor's Department in each year from 1997 to date. |
(40067) | |
245 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what his policy is on setting a marriage value taper in respect of the provisions of the Commonhold and Leasehold Bill. |
(40175) | |
246 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what training is given to staff running contact centres. |
(39370) | |
247 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what systems are in place to monitor the work of contact centres. |
(39369) | |
248 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39923) | |
249 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many press releases were issued by the Lord Chancellor's Department in the periods (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40028) | |
250 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in the Lord Chancellor's Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39924) | |
251 N | Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone & The Weald): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will seek to change the rules of court to permit (a) the Court of Appeal to correct an order of the court if it can be shown that the Lord Justices reached their conclusion inappropriately and (b) a right of appeal against a decision of the Court of Appeal where it over-ruled the original decision of the court; and under what powers the Court Service may reject or delay an application for an appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling. |
(39433) | |
252 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many press releases were issued by his Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40037) | |
253 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39943) | |
254 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39913) | |
255 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Prime Minister, what arrangements are in place to ensure that officials advising him on (a) LNM's purchase of Sidex and (b) other overseas investments by UK-based companies on which he is considering making representations are (i) not influenced by and (ii) not aware of political donations by persons connected with such companies. |
(39364) | |
256 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Prime Minister, in what way writing to the Romanian Government was calculated to assist LMN Holdings to obtain the contract to purchase Sidex. |
(39366) | |
257 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list those press officers who reported to his official press spokesman and have ceased to hold office since May 1977, identifying those who have resigned due to (a) reaching retirement age and (b) completion of a predetermined term of office. |
(39365) | |
258 N | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Prime Minister, on what occasions he has written to the Czech Government about the possible award of contracts to companies with British connections in the last five years. |
(39670) | |
259 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet Railtrack; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39898) | |
260 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(40346) | |
261 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet Comunn Nu Gaidhlig; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39886) | |
262 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the management of BBC Scotland; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(40347) | |
263 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the Scottish CBI; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39877) | |
264 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the National Air Traffic Service; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39879) | |
265 N | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions she has had with ministers and officials of the Scottish Executive about the proposed asylum centre near Edinburgh. |
(39671) | |
266 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39880) | |
267 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet Highlands and Islands Enterprise; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(40350) | |
268 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet The Wise Group; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39878) | |
269 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet Scottish National Heritage; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(40345) | |
270 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the British Council in Scotland; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39885) | |
271 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet Scottish Business in the Community; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39887) | |
272 N | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans she has to meet the Home Secretary to discuss his plans for an asylum seekers' centre near Edinburgh. |
(39688) | |
273 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the Law Society of Scotland; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39888) | |
274 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the Gaelic Broadcasting Committee; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(40348) | |
275 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet Scotrail; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39890) | |
276 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the Scottish Police Federation; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39899) | |
277 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet Forest Enterprise; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39881) | |
278 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet Scottish Enterprise; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39883) | |
279 N | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she first learned of plans to build an asylum seekers' centre near Edinburgh; and what her policy is on the construction of the centre. |
(39673) | |
280 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39884) | |
281 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet British Energy plc; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39895) | |
282 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet The Planning Exchange; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39882) | |
283 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the Institute of Directors in Scotland; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39876) | |
284 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet COSLA; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39889) | |
285 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet British Telecom in Scotland; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(40344) | |
286 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet Scottish Engineering; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(40349) | |
287 | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she plans to meet the Scottish Chambers of Commerce; and how many times she has met them since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland. |
(39875) | |
288 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for her Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39912) | |
289 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in her Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39944) | |
290 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many press releases were issued by her Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40038) | |
291 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will publish the lists of the payment of legal aid to (a) solicitors, (b) barristers and (c) legal practices on an annual basis. |
(39436) | |
292 | Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what powers the Government has to prevent Vickers Defence Systems' South African subsidiary Vickers OMC from entering into a joint venture with Indian company Tata Engineering to produce Casspir armoured personnel carriers in India. |
(40285) | |
293 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 14th February, Official Report, column 518W, how many letters her Department received in November 2001; and of these how many are still awaiting a reply. |
(40022) | |
294 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research her Department has commissioned to (a) assess the potential contribution of the credit union movement to financial inclusion for disadvantaged households and (b) assess the role credit unions might have in progress towards meeting the objectives of the Government's fuel poverty strategy. |
(40070) | |
295 | Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will reply to the question from the honourable Member for Cynon Valley of 15th October 2001 (Ref 6545). |
(40380) | |
296 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the meetings she has had with representatives from the trailblazing sector skills council. |
(40246) | |
297 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list meetings held between her Department and HM Treasury concerning the preparations for the World Economic Forum. |
(40191) | |
298 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who is representing the UK at the World Economic Forum conference in New York; what their aims are; and if she will make a statement after their return. |
(40192) | |
299 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representions she received from British businesses prior to the World Economic Forum conference; and if she will make a statement. |
(40189) | |
300 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list meetings she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on prepration for the World Economic Forum; and if she will publish the minutes of these meetings. |
(40190) | |
301 | Mr George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many of the SIELs were issued for military exports to Israel from October 2001; and in what categories they were; and if she will make a statement. |
(40383) | |
302 | Mr George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the categories were of the SIELs issued for military exports to Israel between May and October 2001; and if she will make a statement. |
(40381) | |
303 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish a list of the priority end users under the network gas supply emergency procedure. |
(40051) | |
304 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average gap between men's and women's pay in the Stafford constituency is. |
(39954) | |
305 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she last met (a) the President and (b) the UK Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. |
(40375) | |
306 | Phil Sawford (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she is taking to implement the seven aims of the UK print industry contained in the recent report 'Print 21: Coming of Age'. |
(40287) | |
307 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will revise the sustainable development guidelines to reflect the Government's target to double the UK use of combined heat and power by 2010. |
(39980) | |
308 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average gap between men's and women's pay is in Milton Keynes South West at the latest date for which figures are available. |
(40304) | |
309 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many members of staff her Department employs in its regulatory impact unit; and if she will make a statement. |
(39976) | |
310 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for her Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39910) | |
311 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many press releases were issued by her Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40039) | |
312 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in her Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39945) | |
313 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many insolvency practitioners are in practice in England and Wales. |
(40275) | |
314 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the implications of the decision in Dove v. Cornwall County Council. |
(40360) | |
315 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many bankruptcies there were in each of the last 20 years. |
(40359) | |
316 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average time taken was by the Official Receiver to complete his enquiries into bankrupts in each of the last five years. |
(40364) | |
317 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average time was for a bankrupt to be discharged in each of the last five years. |
(40363) | |
318 N | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received about the future of the Nova Hut steel plant in the Czech Republic. |
(39667) | |
319 N | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions officials and ministers in her Department have had with LNM Holdings about the future of the Nova Hut steel plant in the Czech Republic. |
(39668) | |
320 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many people were employed in the UK to oversee the security of baggage at UK airports in each year since 1990. |
(40260) | |
321 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what investigations are made into the background of potential staff employed to oversee the security of baggage at UK airports. |
(40263) | |
322 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 25th February, Official Report, column 871W, on motor vehicles, why data has not been included for the (a) Craigleith, (b) Moredum and (c) Newington wards. |
(40023) | |
323 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent assessment the Government has made of the pay levels for people employed to oversee the security of baggage at UK airports. |
(40259) | |
324 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent discussions he has had with companies in the air transport industry regarding the pay associated with those employed to oversee the security of baggage at UK airports. |
(40264) | |
325 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent estimate the Government has made of (a) the turnover of staff employed to oversee the security of baggage at UK airports; and (b) the impact this has on the security of airport baggage. |
(40261) | |
326 | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what training is required for staff employed to oversee the security of baggage at UK airports. |
(40262) | |
327 | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the (a) years and (b) pilotage areas of serious pilotage errors since 1980; and how many enquiries have been (a) instituted, (b) completed and (c) published. |
(40200) | |
328 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the safety case which the Health and Safety Executive is required to produce for the London Underground PPP when the London Underground is transferred to Transport for London and the Greater London Assembly. |
(40342) | |
329 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the terms of reference of the original contract relating to the value for money assessment on the PPP carried out for his Department by Ernst and Young; and whether the contract allowed the specification of the final report to be altered by (a) his Department and (b) Ernst and Young (i) before and (ii) after it was written. |
(40341) | |
330 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether (a) the conditions precedent, as referred to at http://www.railways.dtlr.gov.uk/lunderground/factsheets/safety/index.htm and as published by his Department on 11th February, are signed and (b) other conditions, which must be satisfied before the final contracts on the London Underground PPP, include the contractual safety cases for each infrastructure company. |
(40340) | |
331 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, which consultants have been commissioned in the SERAS study of the economic and environmental impacts of airport expansion; and which studies have been commissioned that are independent of the aviation industry and the Government. |
(40074) | |
332 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how the SERAS study of the environmental impact of airport expansion reflects criticisms of Leq as a noise measure by the Terminal Five Inquiry Report; and how the study will incorporate noise disturbance above the World Health Organisation target level (50dB Leq) but below the primary measure of 57dB Leq. |
(40071) | |
333 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what account is being taken in the SERAS study of the environmental impact of airport expansion of (a) ozone emissions, (b) sulphur dioxide emissions and (c) carbon dioxide. |
(40072) | |
334 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what methodology is being employed in the SERAS study of the employment effects of airport expansion to capture the impact of (a) labour scarcity, (b) housing scarcity in the South East of England and (c) employment in the regions. |
(40073) | |
335 | David Cairns (Greenock & Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he plans to consult on measures to improve the safety of novice drivers. |
(40054) | |
336 N | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what arrangements will be made for debt to be covered by Railtrack's successor company; and if it will be guaranteed by government. |
(39859) | |
337 N | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the level of indebtedness was of (a) Railtrack plc and (b) Railtrack Group immediately prior to the date of being put into administration; and how much debt the administrator has built up (i) to date and (ii) until the financial year end. |
(39843) | |
338 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the proposals to extend platforms at Stonehouse, Gloucestershire station. |
(39437) | |
339 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent discussions he has had with colleagues at DfES to encourage a higher academic status for rail engineering and rail engineers. |
(39439) | |
340 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the decision of Her Majesty's Rail Inspectorate not to allow new trains to stop at short platforms. |
(39438) | |
341 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement about the reasons for the closure of the Severn Bridge on (a) 12th February and (b) 27th February; and what the recorded wind speeds were on each occasion. |
(39960) | |
342 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the dates on which the Severn Bridge has been closed in the past four weeks; and the reasons for the closure in each case. |
(39961) | |
343 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to amend his Departmental Expenditure Limits and running cost limits for 2001-02. |
(40185) | |
344 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will publish the allocations of capital housing expenditure for each year since 1992 for each London borough broken down into (a) repairs to local authority property, (b) repairs to regulated social landlord property, (c) new local authority build and (d) new regulated social landlord property. |
(40181) | |
345 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will set out, including statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effect on the Cities of London and Westminster constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. |
(40187) | |
346 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what severance package was offered to Mr Martin Sixsmith as a result of his resignation. |
(40177) | |
347 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what severance package was offered to Ms Jo Moore as a result of her resignation. |
(40176) | |
348 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the real terms cash and percentage increase in the (a) standard spending assessment between 1997-98 and 2001-02, (b) revenue support grant between1997-98 and 2001-02, (c) total external support between 1997-98 and 2001-02 and (d) aggregate external finance between 1997-98 and 2001-02 broken down by (i) unitary, (ii) shire county, (iii) shire district, (iv) metropolitan district and (v) London borough council. |
(40188) | |
349 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the value was of the Government's local government financial settlement for the cities of London and Westminster for each year from 1978-79 to 2001-02; and what the percentage increase was in each year. |
(40186) | |
350 | 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 impact of increasing the number of council tax band rates; and if he will make a statement. |
(40183) | |
351 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what funding his Department has provided to the cities of (a) London and (b) Westminster in the years 1992-93 to 2001-02, including grants and borrowing approvals for revenue and capital expenditure. |
(40180) | |
352 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much revenue was raised from the business rate in the Greater London area during (a) the last 12 months and (b) each year since 1992. |
(40182) | |
353 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the increase in (a) standard spending assessment and (b) council tax between the previous and current financial years was for the cities of (i) London (ii) Westminster. |
(40179) | |
354 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the change in levels of band D council tax since 1997. |
(40184) | |
355 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the average band D council tax level in (a) Greater London and (b) the City of Westminster for each year since 1992. |
(40178) | |
356 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the (a) passengers in excess of capacity and (b) total number of passengers was for each London commuting service train operator, and in total, broken down into (i) a.m. peak, (ii) p.m. peak and (iii) total as measured in the annual survey of (1) Autumn 1999 and (2) early 2001. |
(40266) | |
357 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the total number was of peak passengers into London for (a) a.m. peak, (b) p.m. peak and (c) in total for each London commuting service train operator (i) recorded in 1989, as referred to on page 18 of the SRA Annual Report 2000-01 and (ii) in previous or subsequent years for which this data has been collected. |
(40267) | |
358 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for what reason (a) his Department and (b) the Strategic Rail Authority do not (i) hold centrally, (ii) collate, (iii) make publicly available and (iv) place in the Library the total weekly rail delays, in minutes, caused by (A) Railtrack and (B) train operating companies as held by Railtrack. |
(40273) | |
359 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 8th February, Official Report, column 1188W, on Railtrack, what assessment of those examples of companies limited by guarantee listed was carried out by his Department; and if he will place all related documentation in the Library. |
(40269) | |
360 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for what reason (a) his Department and (b) the Strategic Rail Authority do not (i) hold centrally, (ii) collate, (iii) make publicly available and (iv) place in the Library the monthly figures on the punctuality of train operating companies as published at mainline stations. |
(40272) | |
361 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February, Official Report, column 589W, on railway policy, what non-public consultation took place on the change of structure in his Department. |
(40271) | |
362 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the publication of the final directions and guidance to the Strategic Rail Authority will affect (a) the timetable and (b) progress towards implementation of the Strategic Plan published on 14th January; and if he will make a statement. |
(40268) | |
363 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 11th February, Official Report, column 20W, on disabled rail passengers, where the revised code was published; and if he will place the revised code in the Library. |
(40265) | |
364 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 12th February, Official Report, column 220W, on rail passengers, for what reason growth in Eurostar passenger and revenues is expected to continue. |
(40270) | |
365 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the Strategic Rail Authority has provided (a) his Department and (b) the Treasury with an estimate of the total renewal cost of the UK rail network. |
(40222) | |
366 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether the guarantees that he will provide to secure commerical funding for the Railtrack administrator are time-limited by the recent ruling of the European Commission on state aid. |
(40232) | |
367 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many people his Department's press office employs; and how many press officers have left his Department since 7th June 2001. |
(40212) | |
368 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will place in the Library the memorandum submitted to him on the future of the rail industry by Sir Alistair Morton in June 2001. |
(40203) | |
369 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of the uncommitted public sector investment in transport under the 10 year plan is intended to enable the leveraging in of private sector investment. |
(40230) | |
370 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if his Department has made an assessment of the total renewal cost of the UK rail network; and if he will make a statement. |
(40221) | |
371 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the EU has placed conditions on the provision of state aid to Railtrack in administration. |
(40208) | |
372 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the ratio between total road safety spending in the United Kingdom and the number of vehicle journeys each year. |
(40227) | |
373 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if his Department has placed an estimated valuation on rail assets in the United Kingdom. |
(40218) | |
374 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of staff in his Department are dedicated to (a) roads, (b) rail, (c) aviation and (d) other forms of transport. |
(40205) | |
375 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the total public sector investment in the railways was in 1995-96; and what it will be in 2010-11 in real terms based on 2001 prices. |
(40204) | |
376 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 25th February, Official Report, column 783W, 36611, from which budgets or revenue sources additional finance could be granted to Railtrack in an interim review. |
(40290) | |
377 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list additional statutory obligations placed upon local authorities by the Government in each of the past five years. |
(40215) | |
378 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much his Department has spent on rail-related safety issues in each of the last three years. |
(40226) | |
379 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the funding streams that are being consolidated into the supporting people grant. |
(40213) | |
380 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if his Department has carried out joint work with the Treasury to estimate the total valuation of rail assets in the United Kingdom. |
(40220) | |
381 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the Strategic Rail Authority has notified his Department of valuations of rail assets in the United Kingdom carried out by the Authority. |
(40219) | |
382 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the charging of boundary fees by local authorities for the shipment of dead bodies. |
(40291) | |
383 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether he is able to provide financial guarantees for commercial funding to the Railtrack administrator beyond 30th September. |
(40233) | |
384 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many motor vehicles are licensed for use on Britain's roads. |
(40210) | |
385 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of how much is required fully to renew the United Kingdom rail network. |
(40224) | |
386 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what regulations apply to speed limit indicators painted on the road surface in restricted areas. |
(40292) | |
387 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if his Department has conducted a sensitivity analysis on the impact of changes to the rate of return required by private sector investment in the 10 year plan. |
(40231) | |
388 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what additional funds his Department has provided to local authorities and other agencies to fund the one-off transition costs to the supporting people framework. |
(40214) | |
389 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the total cost to local authorities of implementing Best Value in (a) monetary terms and (b) terms of officer hours. |
(40229) | |
390 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the additional grants from the Scottish Executive in item lxxxi on page 8 of the Spring Supply Estimates. |
(40236) | |
391 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the statutory plans that each local authority is required to produce. |
(40207) | |
392 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on item (a) lxxxvi and (b) lxxxv on page 9 of the Spring Supply Estimates. |
(40234) | |
393 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what work his Department has undertaken to estimate the total value of railway assets held by (a) Railtrack and (b) other rail-related organisations. |
(40217) | |
394 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many organisations are being asked to complete form SP3. |
(40216) | |
395 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he plans to privatise the main road network. |
(40286) | |
396 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what date his Department received a written letter of resignation from (a) Jo Moore and (b) Martin Sixsmith. |
(40211) | |
397 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in what circumstances his Department does not call in planning consents granted by local authorities for green belt land. |
(40206) | |
398 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much his Department has spent on road-safety related matters in each of the last three years. |
(40225) | |
399 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the ratio between total rail safety spending in the United Kingdom and the number of passenger and freight journeys each year. |
(40228) | |
400 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for what purpose item lxxiv on page 8 of the Spring Supply Estimates is being transferred. |
(40235) | |
401 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information he has about the number of cars which failed an MoT test in 2000-01. |
(40209) | |
402 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if his Department has provided information to the Treasury to enable it to carry out an estimation of the total renewal cost of the UK rail network. |
(40223) | |
403 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the ratio between the total renewal cost of the UK rail network and the average annual amount allocated for renewals under the 10 year plan. |
(40202) | |
404 | Jane Griffiths (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the Passengers Charter measuring points are for train (a) punctuality and (b) performance on the Western Region franchise. |
(40306) | |
405 | Jane Griffiths (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when his Department will consult on CCTV enforcement of bus lanes; and if he will make a statement. |
(40305) | |
406 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment his Department makes of the impact of traffic management schemes in London on overall traffic flows. |
(39977) | |
407 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he plans to introduce a nationwide pensioner bus pass. |
(39690) | |
408 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he plans to limit light aircraft noise. |
(39691) | |
409 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the date was on which Mr Martin Sixsmith ceased to be employed by his Department. |
(39511) | |
410 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how those conducting the count, for the latest rough sleeping headcount conducted by the RSU, chose the areas of the various cities in which their counts would take place; and if he will publish the guidance issued as to how the count areas were to be chosen. |
(40053) | |
411 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how it was determined whether someone on the streets during the latest rough sleeping head count conducted by the Rough Sleepers Unit was a rough sleeper; and if he will publish the guidelines issued to those conducting the count, relating to whom should be included in the count. |
(40052) | |
412 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of urban capacity studies on housing development and the character of historic cities. |
(39372) | |
413 | Phil Sawford (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what action he has taken on legislation to control the nuisance caused by Leylandii and other high hedges. |
(40258) | |
414 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of fuel-poor households in the social rented sector occupy dwellings which comply with the proposed thermal comfort criteria as set out in his Department's consultation paper on the Decency Standard. |
(39891) | |
415 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 14th February, Official Report, column 551W, on concessionary travel schemes, if it is his intention to publish the results of the Department's survey of concessionary travel in England before the Easter recess. |
(39974) | |
416 | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the cost of extending local government pension scheme benefits to the partners of its members. |
(40288) | |
417 | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent representations he has received regarding the extension of local government pension scheme benefits to the partners of its members; and if he will make a statement. |
(40289) | |
418 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department and its predecessor on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39946) | |
419 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many press releases were issued by his Department or its predecessor (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40043) | |
420 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39908) | |
421 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for what reason the Minister for Housing, Planning and Regeneration's official writing paper does not include his correct style and title; and if he will amend it. |
(39904) | |
422 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when Mr Martin Sixsmith's three conditions for resignation described in Sir Richard Mottram's statement of 25th February were met. |
(39906) | |
423 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his statement of 26th February, Official Report, column 563, on the resignation of Mr Martin Sixsmith, what evidence he has collated that (a) at least one of his officials briefed the press that the line used by the Prime Minister's official spokesman on 14th February was incorrect and (b) an official said that he was ringing on behalf of Mr Sixsmith; and whether he knows the identity of those officials. |
(39905) | |
424 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39909) | |
425 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39932) | |
426 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many press releases were issued by his Department (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40041) | |
427 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the Job Centre Plus offices which (a) have and (b) have not closed circuit television in operation. |
(40274) | |
428 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the population was living in poverty, defined as living below 50 per cent. mean income after housing costs, expressed as an average for the period (a) 1992 to 1997 and (b) 1997 to 2001. |
(40296) | |
429 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of children were living in poverty defined as living below 50 per cent. mean income after housing costs, expressed as an average for the period (a) 1992 to 1997 and (b) 1997 to 2001. |
(40294) | |
430 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, further to his Answer to the honourable Member for Hertsmere of 14th February, Official Report, column 633W, on Jobcentre Plus offices, when he expects to receive the report from the Health and Safety Executive on Jobcentre Plus offices; and if he will publish it. |
(40201) | |
431 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the population received means tested benefits (a) in 1997 and (b) according to the most recent figures available. |
(40295) | |
432 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of young people who have moved from the NDYP into sustained employment and who leave such employment without claiming job seeker's allowance within 12 months. |
(40297) | |
433 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the ability of parents of children who are suffering from attention deficit hyperactive disorder to access disability living allowance. |
(39434) | |
434 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many responses to the Sandler Review had been received by the end of the consultation period; and when he expects the Review to provide its report to the Government. |
(40193) | |
435 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the numbers of contributors to (a) defined benefit occupational pension schemes, (b) defined contribution occupational pension schemes in (i) 1992, (ii) 1997 and (iii) the most recent year for which figures are available. |
(40195) | |
436 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 26th February, ref 31151, in what format the information requested is available. |
(39869) | |
437 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, Official Report, column 771W, 32742, if he will make a statement on form BD8. |
(40293) | |
438 N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 31st January, Official Report, column 418W, on winter fuel allowance, if the Department now has information about the reason why winter fuel allowance payments have been delayed for up to 28 days. |
(39771) | |
439 | Mark Tami (Alyn & Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements will apply to new clients of the child support system after April. |
(39896) | |
440 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many press releases were issued by his Department or its predecessor (a) between 1st May and 31st December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. |
(40040) | |
441 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget for communications activities, including press, public relations, marketing and internal communications, was for his Department for each financial year from 1997-98 to 2001-02. |
(39922) | |
442 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in his Department on 1st January in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. |
(39933) | |
443 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proposals he has to promote the development of brownfield sites. |
[Transferred] (40355) | |
444 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the level of support provided for UK export promotion by the Government; and what information she has collated on the level of support provided by other members of the European Union. |
[Transferred] (40257) | |
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