This Table of Contents lists column numbers, department & subject headings and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Written Answers text for Thursday 16 October 2003

Volume No. 411 Part No. 442

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Column: 287W

Written Answers to Questions [16 Oct 2003]

WALES [16 Oct 2003]

Welsh European Funding Office [16 Oct 2003]

Adam Price — Welsh European Funding Office [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hain

TRANSPORT [16 Oct 2003]

Aviation [16 Oct 2003]

Mrs. Dunwoody — Aviation [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. McNulty

Bus Services [16 Oct 2003]

Mrs. Dunwoody — Bus Services [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 288W

Mr. McNulty

Transport Subsidies [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Gordon Marsden — Transport Subsidies [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. McNulty

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [16 Oct 2003]

Credit Companies [16 Oct 2003]

Keith Vaz — Credit Companies [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 289W

Botswana [16 Oct 2003]

Angus Robertson — Botswana [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 290W

Broadband [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ruffley — Broadband [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Timms

Coal-fired Power Stations [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Grogan — Coal-fired Power Stations [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Timms

Export Credits Guarantee Department [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Simon Thomas — Export Credits Guarantee Department [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 291W

Independent Schools Price Fixing [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Willis — Independent Schools Price Fixing [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Post Office Card Account [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ruffley — Post Office Card Account [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Timms

Royal Mail [16 Oct 2003]

Keith Vaz — Royal Mail [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Timms

Store Cards [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. David Stewart — Store Cards [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 292W

Timeshares [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Peter Duncan — Timeshares [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Sutcliffe

ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS [16 Oct 2003]

Abandoned Cars [16 Oct 2003]

Norman Baker — Abandoned Cars [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 297W

Animal Welfare (Greyhounds) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Best — Animal Welfare (Greyhounds) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Bradshaw

Biodiversity [16 Oct 2003]

Ms Walley — Biodiversity [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Climate Change [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Wiggin — Climate Change [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Climate Change [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 298W

Mr. Wiggin — Climate Change [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 299W

Mr. Wiggin — Climate Change [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Climate Change [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Climate Change [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 300W

Flooding [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Wiggin — Flooding [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

GM Crops [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Paul Marsden — GM Crops [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Steen — GM Crops [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 301W

Mr. Morley

Mr. Rosindell — GM Crops [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Bear Products [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Challen — Bear Products [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

International Whaling Commission [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hancock — International Whaling Commission [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 302W

Mr. Bradshaw

Junk Mail [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Wiggin — Junk Mail [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Living Places Consultation [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Truswell — Living Places Consultation [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 303W

Pollution [16 Oct 2003]

Mrs. Anne Campbell — Pollution [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Quarries [16 Oct 2003]

Miss McIntosh — Quarries [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 304W

Miss McIntosh — Quarries [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Ragwort [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Pickthall — Ragwort [16 Oct 2003]

Alun Michael

Recycling [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Wiggin — Recycling [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 305W

Mr. Wiggin — Recycling [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Recycling [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Recycling [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 306W

Mr. Wiggin — Recycling [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Recycling [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Sewerage [16 Oct 2003]

Paddy Tipping — Sewerage [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Timber Procurement [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Wiggin — Timber Procurement [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 307W

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Timber Procurement [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Waste Management [16 Oct 2003]

Bob Russell — Waste Management [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 308W

Mr. Morley

Bob Russell — Waste Management [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Bob Russell — Waste Management [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 309W

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Waste Management [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Waste Management [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 310W

Mr. Wiggin — Waste Management [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wiggin — Waste Management [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 311W

Mr. Wiggin — Waste Management [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 312W

Water Pricing [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Wiggin — Water Pricing [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Water Quality [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Wiggin — Water Quality [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Morley

Column: 313W

Mr. Wiggin — Water Quality [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 314W

Mr. Morley

LEADER OF THE HOUSE [16 Oct 2003]

Video-conferencing [16 Oct 2003]

Huw Irranca-Davies — Video-conferencing [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hain

TREASURY [16 Oct 2003]

Private Sector Health Care [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Love — Private Sector Health Care [16 Oct 2003]

Dawn Primarolo

Economic Growth [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hunter — Economic Growth [16 Oct 2003]

Ruth Kelly

Financial Mutual Organisations [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Bailey — Financial Mutual Organisations [16 Oct 2003]

Ruth Kelly

Column: 315W

Tax Allowances [16 Oct 2003]

Lynne Jones — Tax Allowances [16 Oct 2003]

Dawn Primarolo

Budget Forecasts [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Boswell — Budget Forecasts [16 Oct 2003]

Ruth Kelly

Eurozone [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rosindell — Eurozone [16 Oct 2003]

Ruth Kelly

Youth Unemployment [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Jim Cunningham — Youth Unemployment [16 Oct 2003]

Ruth Kelly

Climate Change Levy [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Tynan — Climate Change Levy [16 Oct 2003]

John Healey

Iraq [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Dalyell — Iraq [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 316W

Mr. Boateng

Pensions [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Viggers — Pensions [16 Oct 2003]

Ruth Kelly

CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT [16 Oct 2003]

British Branding Overseas [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. McNamara — British Branding Overseas [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caborn

Childhood Obesity [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hancock — Childhood Obesity [16 Oct 2003]

Estelle Morris

Column: 317W

Euro Entry [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Stephen O'Brien — Euro Entry [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caborn

Ministerial Events Attendence [16 Oct 2003]

Nick Harvey — Ministerial Events Attendence [16 Oct 2003]

Tessa Jowell

Column: 318W

Tourism [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hancock — Tourism [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caborn

HOME DEPARTMENT [16 Oct 2003]

Civil Emergency [16 Oct 2003]

Simon Hughes — Civil Emergency [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 319W

Crime (Merseyside) [16 Oct 2003]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Crime (Merseyside) [16 Oct 2003]

Paul Goggins

Illegal Firearms [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ruffley — Illegal Firearms [16 Oct 2003]

Caroline Flint

Passports [16 Oct 2003]

Patrick Mercer — Passports [16 Oct 2003]

Beverley Hughes

Terrorist Munitions [16 Oct 2003]

Patrick Mercer — Terrorist Munitions [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 320W

DEFENCE [16 Oct 2003]

Council Tax [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Paul Marsden — Council Tax [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caplin

Column: 321W

Iraq [16 Oct 2003]

Paul Flynn — Iraq [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Simon Thomas — War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caplin

Afghanistan [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rosindell — Afghanistan [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

Army Personnel (Self-harm) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hancock — Army Personnel (Self-harm) [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 322W

Mr. Caplin

Defence Attaches [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Keetch — Defence Attaches [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

Defence Spending [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rosindell — Defence Spending [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

Column: 323W

Depleted Uranium [16 Oct 2003]

Lynne Jones — Depleted Uranium [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

Service Personnel (Debt Management) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Wray — Service Personnel (Debt Management) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caplin

Column: 324W

Ex-service Personnel [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Wray — Ex-service Personnel [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caplin

Firearms [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. McNamara — Firearms [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

HMS Bulwark [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hancock — HMS Bulwark [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 325W

Mr. Ingram

Colombia (Military Aid) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hancock — Colombia (Military Aid) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Hancock — Colombia (Military Aid) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

Column: 326W

Mr. Hancock — Colombia (Military Aid) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Hancock — Colombia (Military Aid) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

Column: 327W

Personal Injury Claims (Army) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. McNamara — Personal Injury Claims (Army) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caplin

Sea King Helicopters [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ben Chapman — Sea King Helicopters [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

Absence Without Leave [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. McNamara — Absence Without Leave [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caplin

Column: 328W

Terrorism (Israel) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rosindell — Terrorism (Israel) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hoon

September 11 [16 Oct 2003]

Jim Knight — September 11 [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Ingram

UK Military Hospitals [16 Oct 2003]

Jim Knight — UK Military Hospitals [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Caplin

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [16 Oct 2003]

Iraq [16 Oct 2003]

Andrew Selous — Iraq [16 Oct 2003]

Hilary Benn

Column: 329W

Kazakhstan [16 Oct 2003]

Angus Robertson — Kazakhstan [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Gareth Thomas

Turkmenistan [16 Oct 2003]

Angus Robertson — Turkmenistan [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Gareth Thomas

WORK AND PENSIONS [16 Oct 2003]

Means-tested Benefits [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Gibb — Means-tested Benefits [16 Oct 2003]

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 330W

Pensions [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Gibb — Pensions [16 Oct 2003]

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster — Pensions [16 Oct 2003]

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 331W

SOLICITOR-GENERAL [16 Oct 2003]

Asbestos [16 Oct 2003]

Dr. Cable — Asbestos [16 Oct 2003]

The Solicitor-General

Departmental Hospitality [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Lidington — Departmental Hospitality [16 Oct 2003]

The Solicitor-General

Column: 332W

Microsoft (Licensing Fees) [16 Oct 2003]

Norman Lamb — Microsoft (Licensing Fees) [16 Oct 2003]

The Solicitor-General

Column: 333W

Roger Sylvester Case [16 Oct 2003]

Harry Cohen — Roger Sylvester Case [16 Oct 2003]

The Solicitor-General

Column: 334W

EDUCATION AND SKILLS [16 Oct 2003]

Child Care (Redcar) [16 Oct 2003]

Vera Baird — Child Care (Redcar) [16 Oct 2003]

Margaret Hodge

Child Employment [16 Oct 2003]

Dr. Evan Harris — Child Employment [16 Oct 2003]

Margaret Hodge

Consultancy Contracts [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Austin Mitchell — Consultancy Contracts [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

OECD Indicators [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Gibb — OECD Indicators [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 335W

Alan Johnson

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH [16 Oct 2003]

Burma [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Best — Burma [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Best — Burma [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 336W

China [16 Oct 2003]

Paul Flynn — China [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rammell

Antarctic (Pollution) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Best — Antarctic (Pollution) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rammell

European Agencies [16 Oct 2003]

Angus Robertson — European Agencies [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 337W

Mr. MacShane

Angus Robertson — European Agencies [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. MacShane

Iraq [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rosindell — Iraq [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Rosindell — Iraq [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rammell

Israel [16 Oct 2003]

Clare Short — Israel [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Rammell

Column: 338W

Sri Lanka [16 Oct 2003]

Angus Robertson — Sri Lanka [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Sudan [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Best — Sudan [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Mullin

Column: 339W

Mr. Best — Sudan [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Mullin

Thailand [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Best — Thailand [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Treaties [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Cash — Treaties [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. MacShane

Column: 340W

Turkey [16 Oct 2003]

Angus Robertson — Turkey [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. MacShane

Cyprus [16 Oct 2003]

Angus Robertson — Cyprus [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. MacShane

West Bank and Gaza Strip [16 Oct 2003]

Angus Robertson — West Bank and Gaza Strip [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 341W

Mr. Rammell

NORTHERN IRELAND [16 Oct 2003]

Water Metering (Commercial Premises) [16 Oct 2003]

Mrs. Iris Robinson — Water Metering (Commercial Premises) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Spellar

HEALTH [16 Oct 2003]

Ethnic Minority Staff [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. McNamara — Ethnic Minority Staff [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Achondroplasia [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Paul Marsden — Achondroplasia [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 342W

Dr. Ladyman

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [16 Oct 2003]

Mrs. Iris Robinson — Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [16 Oct 2003]

Dr. Ladyman

Diagnostic and Treatment Centres [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Dobson — Diagnostic and Treatment Centres [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Dobson — Diagnostic and Treatment Centres [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Column: 343W

Mr. Dobson — Diagnostic and Treatment Centres [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Dobson — Diagnostic and Treatment Centres [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Diet [16 Oct 2003]

Chris Grayling — Diet [16 Oct 2003]

Column: 344W

Miss Melanie Johnson

European Single Currency [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Stephen O'Brien — European Single Currency [16 Oct 2003]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Hospital Beds [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Brady — Hospital Beds [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Amess — Hospital Beds [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Column: 345W

Hospital Stays (Healthy Visitors) [16 Oct 2003]

Dr. Evan Harris — Hospital Stays (Healthy Visitors) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Ministerial Travel [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Don Foster — Ministerial Travel [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Column: 346W

NHS Trust Deficits [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hancock — NHS Trust Deficits [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Column: 347W

Ophthalmology(Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Lidington — Ophthalmology(Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Paediatric Dentistry [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Paul Marsden — Paediatric Dentistry [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Patient Records [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Gibb — Patient Records [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Private Health Care Providers [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Nicholas Brown — Private Health Care Providers [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Column: 348W

Renal Dialysis [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Colman — Renal Dialysis [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Office of the Independent Regulator [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Dobson — Office of the Independent Regulator [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Surgical Procedures (Comparable Costs) [16 Oct 2003]

Lynne Jones — Surgical Procedures (Comparable Costs) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Column: 349W

Waiting Rooms (Piped Music) [16 Oct 2003]

Mrs. Anne Campbell — Waiting Rooms (Piped Music) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Waiting Times [16 Oct 2003]

David Davis — Waiting Times [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hutton

Column: 350W

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [16 Oct 2003]

Building Regulations (Disabled People) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Kidney — Building Regulations (Disabled People) [16 Oct 2003]

Phil Hope

Mr. Kidney — Building Regulations (Disabled People) [16 Oct 2003]

Phil Hope

Column: 351W

Buildmark [16 Oct 2003]

Huw Irranca-Davies — Buildmark [16 Oct 2003]

Phil Hope

High Hedges [16 Oct 2003]

Lynne Jones — High Hedges [16 Oct 2003]

Yvette Cooper

Column: 352W

Official Residences [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Pickles — Official Residences [16 Oct 2003]

Yvette Cooper

South East Housing Growth (Water Supply) [16 Oct 2003]

Mr. Hancock — South East Housing Growth (Water Supply) [16 Oct 2003]

Keith Hill