WEDNESDAY 24th APRIL
| 1 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Advocate General, how many net additional staff her Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
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| 2 | Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people since May 1997 have placed themselves on the register for public appointments maintained by the Cabinet Office; how many of these have received a public appointment since May 1997; and how many public appointments for which the above register is maintained have been made since May 1997. |
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| 3 | Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has received from charities and voluntary bodies about the administrative burden applying to funding sources from national and local government and other bodies with different (a) timetables, (b) criteria and (c) monitoring systems; and what plans he has to ease this burden. |
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N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library the certificates showing that the timber used in the refurbishment of 22 Whitehall came from certified sustainably-managed sources. |
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| 5 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, by what criteria he judges whether the cost of a parliamentary question is disproportionate; and what guidance he gives to departments. |
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| 6 | Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what monitoring of recruitment and promotion within the Civil Service is undertaken of the (a) social and (b) educational backgrounds of successful candidates; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 7 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
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| 8 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will investigate the reasons that (a) the letter of the honourable Member for Runnymede and Weybridge to the Parliamentary Under Secretary at her Department of 6th November 2001 remained unanswered until 16th April 2002 and (b) the reason for the delay in her Department determining that the question posed in the original letter falls outside its remit. |
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| 9 | Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in providing free entry to museums and galleries. |
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| 10 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many net additional staff her Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
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| 11 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the value of transactions through coin-in, coin-out machines in (a) licensed and (b) unlicensed premises. |
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| 12 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £950 million provided for defence since 11th September 2001 has been spent. |
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| 13 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate has been made of the possible cost of a UK missile defence system; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 14 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the type of weapons of mass destruction that are most likely to be used by countries he has defined as of concern to the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 15 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what basis the decision was made to include Libya as one of the four main countries of concern to the UK in her Department's memorandum on the Ballistic Missile Threat; what activities of Libya are of concern to the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 16 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussion has taken place with the US to ensure that the development of the SPEAR weapon for the US version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is compatible with the UK version; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 17 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what review has been made of the National Audit Office report on its Department's integrated project teams; what timescale has been set for pursuing the recommendations; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52265)
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| 18 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the compatibility of the SPEAR weapon with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter; and if he will make a statement. |
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N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) regular and (b) reserve personnel of the Defence Medical Services broken down by specialty have been deployed to Afghanistan in support of (i) Operation Fingal and (ii) Operation Jacuna; what percentage of UK forces deployed on each operation this represents; and if he will make a statement. |
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N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements exist for the medical treatment of UK personnel undertaking (a) Operation Fingal and (b) Operation Jacuna, stating in each case the level of support from (i) the UK Defence Medical Services in Afghanistan, (ii) the Defence Medical Services of other nations deployed in Afghanistan, (iii) medical services based in the UK and (iv) medical services based in other countries; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 21 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
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| 22 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, by what means she will ensure that the additional payments to primary and secondary schools, referred to in the Chancellor's Budget, reach the schools. |
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| 23 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the costs to further and higher education of the expansion of the NHS set out in the Wanless Report. |
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support has been given since 1997 to assist businesses in taking on apprentices. |
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| 25 | Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of further education college students failed to complete their courses in the last two years. |
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| 26 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many net additional staff her Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
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N | Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate she has made of the number of qualified teachers who will be required to teach in accommodation centres (a) during the pilots, (b) in five years' time and (c) in 10 years' time. |
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| 28 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the targets agreed by Pate's Grammar School, Gloucestershire LEA, at the time of its acquisition of specialist status, identifying those not yet achieved. |
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| 29 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the targets agreed by Katharine Lady Berkeley's School, Gloucestershire LEA, at the time of its acquisition of specialist status, identifying those not yet achieved. |
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N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 10th April, Official Report, column 155W, if she will publish the guidelines she issues to support teachers regarding the teaching of creationism within the science curriculum; and if she will make a statement. |
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N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average pupil-teacher ratio was within maintained (a) nursery schools, (b) primary schools and (c) secondary schools in (i) St Helens South constituency, (ii) St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council area, (iii) Liverpool, (iv) Manchester, (v) the North West, (vi) the South East, (vii) England and (viii) Scotland in (1) 1991, (2) 1997, (3) 1998, (4) 1999, (5) 2000, (6) 2001 and (7) the quarter to March 2002. |
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N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people applied for post graduate certificates in education courses in (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) science subjects and (d) language subjects in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000, (iii) 2001 and (iv) 2002 in (1) St Helens, (2) Liverpool, (3) Merseyside, (4) Manchester, (5) the Northwest, (6) the Southeast and (7) England. |
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N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons underlying the percentage of pupils in St Helens with statements of special educational needs. |
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| 34 | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what instructions regarding preparations for foot and mouth were issued to the Meat Hygiene Service between 1st December and 1st February 2001; and if she will make a statement. |
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| 35 | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what clinical tests for foot and mouth disease were carried out by departmental vets in England to establish the existence of foot and mouth prior to 20th February 2001. |
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| 36 | Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her proposals to penalise, deter and prevent abandoned vehicles; and if she will make a statement. |
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made since 1997 in cutting UK emissions of carbon dioxide. |
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with US officials about the ratification of the Kyoto Treaty. |
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on what has been done to promote energy efficiency since 1997. |
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| 40 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's (a) national and (b) local targets for (i) domestic and (ii) commercial composting of organic waste are. |
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| 41 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps have been taken by her Department to assess the risk of contamination from raw waste meat in composting; and if she will make a statement. |
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| 42 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available to local authorities to increase levels of composting; and by how much funding has changed for each year since 1997. |
| | (52383)
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| 43 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps have been taken to encourage composting of organic (a) kitchen and (b) garden waste from (i) domestic and (ii) commercial properties by local authorities. |
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| 44 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many net additional staff her Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
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| 45 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the boundary definition for areas of outstanding natural beauty was last reviewed; what plans she has to review the boundaries; and what plans the Government has to create further areas of outstanding natural beauty. |
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| 46 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of potential bird strikes at Heathrow Airport; and what measures are being taken to deal with this. |
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| 47 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the population of Canada geese within London. |
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| 48 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department undertakes to control the population of wildfowl within London; and which species it monitors. |
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N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the United Kingdom will support (a) Mr Robert Watson continuing as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and (b) Hans Blix continuing in his post as Head of the UN Monitoring, Inspection and Verification Commission. |
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| 50 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will provide a substantive reply to the letter from the honourable Member for the Isle of Wight dated 4th February, her reference 165197, on antibiotic remedies and nitrate vulnerable zones. |
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| 51 | Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what research he has assessed on the impact of tax concessions to non-domiciled British residents on the level of (a) inward investment and (b) employment in the United Kingdom; and if he will place copies of the research findings in the Library. |
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| 52 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when the consultation on the proposed road user charge for lorries will (a) start and (b) finish. |
| | (52366)
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| 53 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many businesses he expects to benefit from the removal for companies with a turnover of under £100,000 of the requirement that a business has to be VAT-registered for 12 months before using the annual accounting scheme. |
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| 54 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons the incentives for small employers to switch to electronic filing will be introduced in 2004-05 and not 2003-04. |
| | (52368)
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| 55 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds in each of the next three years of the provision in the Budget for firms with turnovers of up to £150,000 to make flat-rate VAT payments. |
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| 56 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer at what intervals the figures for core debt will be published. |
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| 57 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when and how he will consult on his proposal to allow approved companies to defer paying VAT on imports until they submit their VAT returns. |
| | (52372)
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| 58 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the oil industry about the taxation of North Sea oil projects. |
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| 59 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when the joint discussion document on fiscal and other changes to promote volunteering and community service will be published; and if it will then be subject to consulation. |
| | (52358)
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| 60 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer over what period the community development venture capital fund will provide the £40 million referred to in his Budget speech. |
| | (52369)
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| 61 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money was raised in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 by automatic fines imposed by Customs and Excise on firms responsible for late payment. |
| | (52373)
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| 62 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of companies that will gain in 2002-03 from the exemption from corporation tax of companies with taxable profits of less than £10,000; and what the cost to public funds will be. |
| | (52376)
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| 63 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of companies that will benefit from his proposed exemption from corporation tax of the gains from the sale of substantial shareholdings. |
| | (52378)
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| 64 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will announce the result of his review of the tax rules on residence and domicile. |
| | (52365)
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| 65 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when the community investment tax credit will be implemented; and how it will work. |
| | (52370)
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| 66 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the revenue effect in each of the next three years of his proposed rule for bad debt relief to give businesses an automatic entitlement to recover the VAT after six months. |
| | (52371)
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N | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the rate of take up for each of the tax credits available in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02; and if he will estimate the (i) numbers and (ii) values of unclaimed tax credits. |
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what reductions in taxation on business there have been since 1997. |
| | (51484)
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| 69 | Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the scale of income inequality in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK. |
| | (52231)
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| 70 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost to the Treasury will be at (a) the outset of its introduction and (b) projected in the next three years of the enhanced capital allowances for the purchase of business cars with carbon dioxide emissions not exceeding 120 grammes per kilometre, as announced in the Budget. |
| | (52394)
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| 71 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost to the Treasury will be at (a) the outset of its introduction and (b) projected in the next three years of the reduction in VED for motorcycles announced in Budget 2002. |
| | (52393)
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| 72 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when the further details of the lorry road-user charges referred to on page 135 of Budget 2002 will be published; from where these details will be available; and what further process of consultation he intends to undertake. |
| | (52387)
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| 73 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department plans to take to reform the fuel duty rebate for buses; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52380)
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| 74 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost to the Treasury will be at (a) the outset of its introduction and (b) projected in the next three years of the (i) application of lower rates of air passenger duty to all EU applicant countries and Switzerland and (ii) the freeze in the duty from 1st November 2002; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52381)
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| 75 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment has been undertaken by his Department of the (a) current and (b) projected future availability of sulphur-free fuel in (i) the UK and (ii) Europe; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52398)
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| 76 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the reasons why the lorry road-user charge referred to on page 135 of Budget 2002 is aimed to be introduced in 2005 or 2006; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52379)
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| 77 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer to how many cars, broken down by make, vehicle excise duty was applied at a rate of a £30 reduction for carbon dioxide emissions of 120 grammes per kilometre in each month since March 2001; and to how many that rate will be applied in each of the next three years. |
| | (52392)
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| 78 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost to the Treasury will be at (a) the outset of its introduction and (b) projected in the next three years of (i) the reduction in vehicle excise duty for vans meeting the Euro-IV emissions standard from March 2003 and (ii) the freeze of other van VED rates, as announced in the Budget. |
| | (51410)
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| 79 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost to the Treasury will be at (a) the outset of its introduction and (b) projected in the next three years of the freeze in vehicle excise duty rates for lorries announced in Budget 2002; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52388)
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| 80 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when a new rate of duty for biodiesel at 20 pence below the ultra low sulphur diesel rate will be available; what the total cost to the Treasury will be at (a) the outset of its introduction and (b) projected in the next three years; what recent assessment has been conducted by his Department of future use of biodiesel; and what assumptions he has made about the (i) current and (ii) projected future availability of biodiesel in the UK. |
| | (52399)
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| 81 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost to the Treasury will be at (a) the outset of its introduction and (b) projected in the next three years of the (i) freeze in duty on (A) liquefied petroleum gas, (B) compressed natural gas and (ii) enhanced capital allowances for investments in CNG fuelling infrastructure, as announced in the Budget. |
| | (52396)
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| 82 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when it is intended to introduce duty incentives for sulphur-free fuels; what duty incentive he plans; and on what bases EU agreement is required before any duty incentive can be implemented. |
| | (52397)
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| 83 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps are being taken by the Treasury to review the tax treatment of the private use of vans provided by employers; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 84 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when the second round of bids for the Green Fuel Challenge announced in the Budget will be launched; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 85 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new tariffs the EU has imposed on imported goods in the past 10 years. |
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| 86 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
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| 87 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer in respect of each member of the team listed in the Wanless Report on the Future of the NHS, whether they are Treasury officials; and of those that are (a) what grade they hold and (b) what their individual functions in the Treasury are. |
| | (52234)
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| 88 | Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason motor accident repair shops wholly owned by insurance companies are exempt from charging VAT on the labour element of the service. |
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| 89 | Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many ministerial visits were made to Rwanda between 1979 and 1997; and how many have been made since 1997. |
| | (52224)
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| 90 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52435)
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N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is in relation to the demand of the USA for the removal of Mr Bustani from his position as Head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. |
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| 92 | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what incentive payments are available to general practitioners meeting vaccination targets. |
| | (52235)
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| 93 | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what safeguards are in place to maintain standards for waiting times and other services for patients of the host hospital trust when two trusts enter into a contractual agreement for services. |
| | (52236)
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N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money is available in the NHS budget in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04 for the immunisation of all children under two years against pneumococcal disease; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (51927)
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N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on the trials on the vaccine's suitability for the immunisation of all children under 2 against pneumococcal disease will be available. |
| | (51926)
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| 96 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the process that was used to calculate the increase in social services SSA for (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02. |
| | (52277)
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| 97 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems of evaluation are in place to monitor the quality of provision of (a) pre-admission and (b) rehabilitation services of intermediate care. |
| | (52278)
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| 98 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's guidance HSC/LAC (2001) 1 Intermediate Care, if he will publish a breakdown of the allocation of the £900 million spending announced in the NHS Plan for Intermediate Care. |
| | (52279)
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| 99 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the dental care plans by dental practitioners and the impact this has on access to dental care. |
| | (52284)
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| 100 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines exist to guarantee a minimum level of access to NHS dental care within each health authority area. |
| | (52283)
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| 101 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the (a) targets and (b) policies contained in the NHS Plan have been costed. |
| | (52276)
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| 102 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list, in percentage terms, the value for money changes in the operation of his Department in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02. |
| | (52275)
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| 103 | Mr Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what income his Department (a) has received and (b) plans to receive from the sale of anonymised clinical information. |
| | (52262)
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| 104 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52434)
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| 105 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the newly merged Eastbourne and Hastings Hospital trusts will pay in additional National Insurance contributions in the year 2002. |
| | (52226)
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| 106 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the £50 million provided for domestic security responsibilities since 11th September 2001 has been spent. |
| | (52360)
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| 107 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his statement of 17th April, Official Report, column 589, how much of the £100 million drawn down from the criminal justice revenue for addressing street crime, policing and counter-terrorism has been spent. |
| | (52440)
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress made on the new drug policy in Brixton. |
| | (51615)
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend the drug scheme in Brixton to the rest of the country. |
| | (51614)
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last met police representatives to discuss the drug policy in Brixton; and what was concluded. |
| | (51616)
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| 111 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people he estimates hold British overseas citizenship; and what information he holds about their countries of residence. |
| | (52407)
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N | Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many substantive fixed penalties were issued against cyclists in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001, by police force, broken down by the reasons of issue. |
| | (51806)
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| 113 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the research commissioned by him in the last five years on (a) suicide, (b) assisted suicide and (c) voluntary euthanasia. |
| | (52314)
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| 114 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52428)
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| 115 | Gillian Merron (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will establish a power of arrest for persons found committing an offence under the Game Act 1831. |
| | (52287)
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| 116 | Gillian Merron (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will amend the definition of raves under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to give police more powers to prevent and stop such events by (a) lowering the requisite number of attendees and (b) including events under cover. |
| | (52290)
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| 117 | Gillian Merron (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to amend the Game Act 1831 to give police more powers in relation to illegal hare coursing. |
| | (52286)
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| 118 | Gillian Merron (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will increase the penalties for illegal hare coursing to over £5,000. |
| | (52289)
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| 119 | Gillian Merron (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will establish a power of seizure of vehicles being used by illegal hare coursers. |
| | (52288)
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| 120 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent the VASCAR vehicle speed detection device relies on human inputs. |
| | (52443)
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| 121 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement about the accuracy of the VASCAR vehicle speed detection device. |
| | (52444)
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| 122 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the additional £120 million allocated for emergency aid in 2001-02 has been spent. |
| | (52362)
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| 123 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many net additional staff her Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52423)
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| 124 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Funding) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52222)
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| 125 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Magistrates' Courts (Transfer of Justices: Clerks' Functions) (Miscellaneous) (Amendments) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52204)
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| 126 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52171)
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| 127 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52214)
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| 128 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52200)
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| 129 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Criminal Defence Service (Recovery of Defence Costs Orders) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52169)
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| 130 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52202)
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| 131 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the European Communities (Matrimonial Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52192)
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| 132 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52215)
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| 133 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52217)
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| 134 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Membership, Committee and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52186)
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| 135 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52220)
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| 136 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Land Registration Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52195)
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| 137 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52189)
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| 138 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52166)
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| 139 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Legal Advice and Assistance (Score) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52216)
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| 140 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Court of Protection Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52173)
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| 141 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the European Communities (Matrimonial Jurisdiction and Judgments) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52210)
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| 142 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Community Legal Service (Cost Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52174)
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| 143 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52179)
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| 144 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Magistrates' Courts (Detection and Forfeiture of Terrorist Cash) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52213)
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| 145 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52194)
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| 146 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52184)
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| 147 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Magistrates' Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52203)
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| 148 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52197)
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| 149 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52170)
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| 150 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52211)
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| 151 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Petty Sessions Areas (Divisions and Names) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52205)
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| 152 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Adoption (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52178)
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| 153 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Justices' Chief Executives (Accounts) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52208)
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| 154 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Conduct of Litigation and Exercise of Rights of Audience) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52187)
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| 155 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Family Law Reform Act 1987 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52181)
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| 156 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Provision of Court Houses) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52206)
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| 157 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Transfer of Justices' Clerks' Functions) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52196)
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| 158 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52167)
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| 159 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Magistrates' Courts Committee Areas (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52190)
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| 160 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Family Proceedings Courts (Family Law Act 1986) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52180)
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| 161 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52199)
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| 162 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Solicitors' Incorporated Practices (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52193)
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| 163 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52168)
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| 164 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Magistrates' Courts (Adoption) (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52177)
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| 165 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Community Legal Service (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52175)
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| 166 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52218)
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| 167 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52176)
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| 168 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Greater London Magistrates Courts Authority (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52183)
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| 169 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Magistrates' Courts (Civilian Enforcement Officers) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52221)
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| 170 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52198)
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| 171 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Provision of Grants) Regulations 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52188)
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| 172 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) (Amendment) Rules 2001 Approval Order; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52207)
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| 173 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Local Government (Magistrates' Courts etc.) (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52201)
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| 174 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Court of Protection (Enduring Powers of Attorney) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52172)
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| 175 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Magistrates' Courts (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52219)
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| 176 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52209)
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| 177 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52182)
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| 178 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52212)
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| 179 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Petty Sessions Areas (Amendment) Order 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52191)
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| 180 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52185)
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| 181 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52429)
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| 182 | Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the Government's proposed Community Safety Strategy. |
| | (52238)
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| 183 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52437)
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| 184 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the President of the Council, how many net additional staff his Office has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52436)
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| 185 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Prime Minister, how many net additional staff his Office has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52419)
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186
N | Linda Perham (Ilford North): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will instruct the Performance and Innovation Unit to investigate the need for legislation on corporate social responsibility. |
| | (50081)
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| 187 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many net additional staff her Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52421)
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| 188 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Solicitor General, how many net additional staff her Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52427)
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| 189 | Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to introduce (a) direct and (b) rapid remedies for victims of anti-competitive practices; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (52229)
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| 190 | Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the EU Directive 1999/44/EC (Refunds on Faulty Products) will be implemented. |
| | (52237)
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191
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what (a) regulations and (b) requirements to make returns have been removed from business since 1997. |
| | (51480)
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192
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures have been taken since 1997 to assist manufacturers in exporting. |
| | (51481)
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193
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what has been done since 1997 in the West Midlands to promote business in schools. |
| | (51482)
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| 194 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average level of final settlement for claimants represented by each of the top 10 claims handlers for (a) chronic bronchitis and empysema and (b) vibration white finger of former coalminers has been. |
| | (52310)
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| 195 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what amendments she will be seeking to make to the proposed European Directive on working conditions for temporary workers. |
| | (52299)
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| 196 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to consult the recruitment industry on the content of the proposed European Directive on working conditions for temporary workers. |
| | (52297)
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| 197 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many temporary workers were, at the most recent date for which figures are available, fulfilling assignments in the public sector. |
| | (52306)
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| 198 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of claimants represented by each of the top 10 claims handlers have been refused any settlement for (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) vibration white finger of former coalminers. |
| | (52308)
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| 199 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the likely impact that the proposed European Directive on working conditions for temporary workers will have on the creation of new employment opportunities in the UK. |
| | (52303)
|
| 200 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people were employed in temporary work in the UK in (a) February 1992 and (b) February 2002. |
| | (52304)
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| 201 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research she has conducted into the (a) social and (b) economic benefits of temporary work. |
| | (52301)
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| 202 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research she has undertaken to assess the impact that the proposed European Directive on working conditions for temporary workers will have on the competitiveness of SMEs in the UK. |
| | (52302)
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| 203 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research she has conducted into the average length of temporary work assignments in the UK. |
| | (52295)
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| 204 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the timetable is for the introduction of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations. |
| | (52296)
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| 205 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the probable total compensation payout to claimants for (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) vibration white finger of former coalminers. |
| | (52311)
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| 206 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the European Union has the power to set the (a) pay and (b) benefit entitlements that must be offered by (i) public and (ii) private enterprises to their workforces. |
| | (52300)
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| 207 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the cost of the re-design and re-launch of her Department's website. |
| | (52309)
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| 208 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to meet the European Commission to discuss the proposed European Directive on working conditions for temporary workers. |
| | (52298)
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| 209 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures she is taking to safeguard labour market flexibility, with particular reference to the proposed European Directive on working conditions for temporary workers. |
| | (52316)
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| 210 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether she has asked the European Commission to withdraw the proposed European Directive on working conditions for temporary workers. |
| | (52315)
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| 211 | Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research she has commissioned into pay differentials between temporary and permanent workers. |
| | (52305)
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212
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reason she has not sent a substantive answer to the letter of 18th February from the honourable Member for Yeovil, regarding the activities of the Radiocommunications Agency; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (51178)
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| 213 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many net additional staff her Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52426)
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| 214 | Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what Goverment policy is on competition in the motor accident repair market; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (52241)
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| 215 | Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the percentage of repairs to accident-damaged vehicles carried out by (a) insurance-owned companies and (b) independent body shops in the last 12 months. |
| | (52240)
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| 216 | Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints have been received by the Office of Fair Trading concerning the motor accident repair market since January 2001. |
| | (52243)
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217
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many equal value claims from former female British Coal canteen workers and cleaners have been met; at what total cost; and what the (a) highest, (b) lowest and (c) average individual settlement is. |
| | (51805)
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| 218 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) county councils, (b) district councils and (c) borough councils of the 1 per cent. increase in employers' national insurance contributions. |
| | (52359)
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| 219 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what responsibilities ministers have for the safety regulation duties of the CAA; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52408)
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| 220 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that its 49 per cent. shareholding in NATS is being administered properly. |
| | (52409)
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221
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent discussions he has had with car manufacturers on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles. |
| | (51612)
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| 222 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he expects to receive a report from the Health and Safety Executive's Railway Inspectorate regarding its investigation into the circumstances of the incident on the railway line between Abergavenny and Cwmbran on 17th January; and what preliminary findings he has received. |
| | (52282)
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| 223 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the Strategic Rail Authority will report to his Department on its review of fares policy; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52386)
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| 224 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he has met the Association of Train Operating Companies since 7th June 2001 to discuss ATOC's proposals for changes to network railcards; if he will publish the minutes and list the actions arising from these meetings; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52385)
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| 225 | Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will take steps to extend the blue badge scheme of parking concessions for disabled people to people who are only temporarily disabled. |
| | (52294)
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| 226 | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to propose amendments to the regulations governing transitional relief for business rates; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (52293)
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| 227 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
| | (52433)
|
| 228 | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many telecommunications masts are located in areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and other conservation areas; and what these locations are. |
| | (52292)
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| 229 | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what measures are being taken to minimise the number of telecommunications masts that are sited in areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and other conservation areas. |
| | (52291)
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| 230 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer and (b) administrative level. |
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N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit in each financial year since April 1998. |
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N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate how much will be recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit in each of the next three financial years. |
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N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been notified to the Compensation Recovery Unit in each financial year since April 1998. |
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| 234 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many net additional staff his Department has recruited in each month since June 2001 at (a) executive officer level and (b) administrative level. |
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N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the Cabinet Office last reviewed the insurance arrangements for Government and Crown interests. |
| | [Question Unstarred] (49354)
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| 236 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals he has to expand medical and nursing schools as a result of the Wanless Report; what estimate he has made of how many extra doctors and nurses will be registered to be trained as a result of the report; and if he will make a statement. |
| | [Transferred] (52441)
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| 237 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer to how many cars, broken down by make, enhanced capital allowances for the purchase of business cars with carbon dioxide emissions not exceeding 120 grammes per kilometre as announced in Budget 2002 will apply (a) at the outset of its introduction and (b) projected in the next three years. |
| | [Transferred] (52391)
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| 238 | Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to public funds was of (a) official actions arising from the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother until the funeral and (b) the funeral. |
| | [Transferred] (52261)
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| 239 | Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he has taken since May 1997 to invite members of the public to volunteer to serve on (a) taskforces and (b) other ad hoc advisory bodies; and how many such volunteers have been appointed. |
| | [Transferred] (52228)
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| 240 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the extent of the scope for new jobs from electricity generation from coal methane. |
| | [Transferred] (52367)
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