THURSDAY 20th MARCH
| 1 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
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| 2 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, if she will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by her Department and which took place on non-departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
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| 3 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, what creche facilities are provided by her Department; and at what cost. |
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| 4 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Advocate General, if she will list the occasions on which her Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
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| 5 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) code of conduct and (b) guidance governs (i) the placing of (A) speeches and (B) notes for speeches by Ministers (1) on their Departmental website and (2) in the Library and (ii) the types of occasions and locations at which Ministers may announce new departmental policies. |
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| 6 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104254)
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| 7 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what creche facilities are provided by his Department and at what cost. |
| | (104297)
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| 8 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
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| 9 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104326)
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| 10 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost.. |
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| 11 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the relationship between his Department and the (a) Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection and (b) Commission for Social Care Inspection. |
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| 12 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 10th March, Official Report, column 19W, on Computer Misuse, how many staff in other agencies of HM Treasury have been (a) dismissed and (b) prosecuted as a result of misuse of its computer systems. |
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| 13 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was paid in VAT by registered charities in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
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| 14 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints officers posts there were at all grades within the establishment of the Inland Revenue on 1st April on each of the last five years; and what the total annual (a) salary and (b) on-cost was in each year. |
| | (104102)
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| 15 | Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax returns were reported lost or mislaid by the Inland Revenue in each of the last five years. |
| | (104103)
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| 16 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential for revision of EU tax regulations to permit a reduction in the rate of VAT charged on independently certified wood products; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 17 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to his Oral Statement of 3rd February, Official Report, column 20, on church repairs and VAT, when he expects the review of the sixth VAT Directive to be completed. |
| | (104248)
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| 18 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by her Department and which took place on non-departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104282)
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| 19 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104265)
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| 20 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the occasions on which her Departmental agencies and non-departmental public bodies failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104307)
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| 21 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost of her Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104194)
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| 22 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what creche facilities are provided by her Department; and at what cost. |
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| 23 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what grants have been given to Chorley constituency in each of the last five years; and for what purpose. |
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| 24 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were (a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of a free TV licence in each of the last three years in Chorley constituency. |
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| 25 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the percentage spending by her Department per person was in (a) the Chorley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in the last year for which figures are available; and which consituency received the highest spend per person. |
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| 26 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on Government support for the UK film industry. |
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| 27 | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with media outlets in Gibraltar. |
| | (104246)
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| 28 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104267)
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| 29 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what creche facilities are provided by his Department and at what cost. |
| | (104305)
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| 30 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
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| 31 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104205)
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| 32 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
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N | Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the Government has made of the useable lifetime of (a) anthrax (wet form), (b) smallpox, (c) Vx and (d) mustard gas; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 34 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent he is cooperating with other European defence ministries to avoid overlapping of military resources; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104232)
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| 35 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will award a contract for the urban operations study for the armed forces; how long the contract will last; how much money the contract is worth; when equipment tested will enter service; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104227)
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| 36 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of Operation Desert Fox; what this operation achieved; what impact the operation had on UK relations with France; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104230)
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| 37 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of missions involving the release of ordnance by UK aircraft over Iraq in each month since September 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104316)
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| 38 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the predicted cost of the repairs being carried out on HMS Nottingham is; when it will be ready for service; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 39 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) the man-portable chemical agent detector, (b) the light-weight chemical agent detector and (c) the integrated biological protection system will be available for service for war in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104228)
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| 40 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to work with other European nations on the development of an unmanned aerial vehicle; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 41 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of maintaining a presence in the Persian Gulf in each year since 1997; what this money was spent on; how he estimates this figure will change in the aftermath of a war in the region; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104315)
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| 42 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the fleet of 18 Nimrod MRA.4 Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be operational; why these have been delayed; how much the aircraft will cost; how much they were originally expected to cost; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 43 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the HALO Mk2 will be ready for use in war in Iraq; how the re-engineered hardware and new software for the Mk2 will improve its capability; how much the improvements have cost; whether this was within original estimates; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104226)
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| 44 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the man-portable communications electronic support measures system will be operational for war in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104229)
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| 45 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF planes have landed at Gibraltar in each of the last five years. |
| | (104087)
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| 46 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role Gibraltar's military base played in preparing for conflict in Iraq. |
| | (104086)
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| 47 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will initiate discussions with Spain to allow (a) RAF planes to fly direct to Gibraltar over Spain and (b) Royal Navy ships to sail in Spanish waters on the way to Gibraltar. |
| | (104101)
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| 48 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy ships have docked in Gibraltar in each of the last five years. |
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49
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Air Force training exercises have been cancelled since 1st January as a result of personnel allocated to Operation FRESCO. |
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N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which training exercises to be undertaken by (a) 2nd Bn, Royal Anglian Regiment, (b) 1st Bn, Royal Green Jackets, (c) 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers, (d) 16 Regiment, Royal Artillery, (e) 40 Regiment, Royal Artillery, (f) 4 Regiment, Royal Artillery, (g) Light Dragoons, (h) 22 Engineer Regiment, (i) 38 Engineer Regiment, (j) 1st Bn, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, (k) Royal Dragoon Guards, (l) 21 Engineer Regiment, (m) 1st Bn, King's Regiment Queen's Royal Hussars, (n) 1st Bn, Queen's Lancashire Regiment, (o) 1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, (p) 1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, (q) 22 Regiment, Royal Artillery, (r) 1st Bn, Cheshire Regiment, (s) 1st Bn, Royal Anglian Regiment, (t) 32 Regiment, Royal Artillery, (u) 4 General Support Regiment, RLC, (v) 3 Close Support Regiment, RLC, (w) 1st Bn, Royal Regiment of Wales, (x) 1st Bn, Welsh Guards, (y) 27 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, (z) 1st Bn, Scots Guards, (aa) 1st Bn, Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment, (bb) Household Cavalry, (cc) 1st Bn, Grenadier Guards, (dd) 1st Bn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, (ee) 1st Bn, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and (ff) 1st Bn, Royal Highland Fusiliers have been cancelled as a result of the units being on stand by for Operation FRESCO. |
| | (103996)
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N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Navy training exercises and planned deployments have been cancelled as a result of Operation FRESCO. |
| | (103997)
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52
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when requests were received from the United States for additional infantry for possible military action against Iraq; whether they have been agreed to; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104000)
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| 53 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provisions he has made for theatre missile defence for troops on deployment if no capabilities have been provided by the UK's allies. |
| | (104342)
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| 54 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the new satellite communications radomes to enter service; if they will enter service within the Ministry of Defence's proposed timetable; and if he expects the radomes to remain within the estimated budget. |
| | (104335)
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| 55 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent increases have taken place in the UK's satcom capabilities; and what further increases he has planned. |
| | (104336)
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| 56 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what shortfalls he has identified in the UK's radar capabilities; and what plans he has to (a) replace and (b) increase the radar capabilities. |
| | (104340)
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| 57 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the range is of UK combat search and rescue capabilities when launched (a) from a land-based platform and (b) from a sea-based platform, when working in conjunction with the UK's allies. |
| | (104329)
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| 58 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the range is of UK combat search and rescue capabilities when launched (a) from a land-based platform and (b) from a sea-based platform. |
| | (104330)
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| 59 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on Future Integrated Soldier Technology requirements. |
| | (104339)
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| 60 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the next stage of the Watchkeeper programme to be completed; and if he expects the programme to remain within the estimated budget. |
| | (104334)
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| 61 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Javelin anti tank weapon to enter service. |
| | (104333)
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| 62 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what actions are being taken by British forces on deployment in the Balkans to help bring Serb indictees to the war crimes tribunal in the Hague. |
| | (104331)
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| 63 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the UK's theatre missile defence capabilities; and what plans he has to increase theatre missile defence capabilities. |
| | (104344)
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| 64 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent cost effectiveness reviews have been conducted of maintenance contracts. |
| | (104337)
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| 65 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the UK's precision guided bomb requirements. |
| | (104338)
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| 66 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultations he has had with allies on the provision of theatre missile defence capabilities for UK troops when on joint operations. |
| | (104343)
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| 67 | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of the European Common Defence and Security Policy. |
| | (104352)
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| 68 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104325)
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| 69 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what creche facilities are provided by his Department and at what cost. |
| | (104298)
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| 70 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104256)
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| 71 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104197)
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| 72 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list area-based initiatives operating in the North East region, giving the (a) annual and (b) regional budget for each since 2000. |
| | (104222)
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N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Fire Brigades Union on the effects of fire strikes on the training and readiness of HM Armed Forces for military operations. |
| | (103999)
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| 74 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) mobile telephones and (b) car telephones were recorded as (i) lost or (ii) stolen by (A) his Department, (B) his Department's agencies and (C) his Department's non-departmental public bodies in each year since 1997; how many were reported to the police in each case; how many resulted in an insurance claim; and what the outcome was in each case. |
| | (104185)
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| 75 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost was of chauffeur-driven cars used by his Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (104219)
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| 76 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many mobile telephones are supplied for his personal use; what the cost of each phone is on a monthly basis; and how much he has paid for personal usage since June 2001. |
| | (104220)
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| 77 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was spent on telephone costs by (a) his Department, (b) his Department's agencies and (c) his Department's non departmental public bodies staff in each year since 1997; and if internal telephone directories are available to staff in all areas of (a) to (c). |
| | (104184)
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| 78 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many vacant local authority dwellings there are in England, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) region; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104175)
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| 79 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost has been to his Department in (a) each of the last five financial years and (b) this year to date of the entertainment of foreign dignitaries and delegations. |
| | (104181)
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| 80 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much his Department, his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on overseas travel, overseas accommodation and other associated expenses in each year since 1997. |
| | (104182)
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| 81 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many new photocopiers his Department has (a) purchased and (b) leased in each year since 1997; and at what cost. |
| | (104187)
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| 82 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many (a) mobile telephones and (b) car telephones were held by (i) his Department, (ii) his Department's agencies and (iii) his Department's non-departmental public bodies in each year since 1997. |
| | (104178)
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| 83 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was spent on hospitality and entertainment by (a) his Department, (b) his Department's agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies, in each year since 1997. |
| | (104218)
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| 84 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost was to his Department and his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies of their empty and under-utilised properties in each year since 1997. |
| | (104174)
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| 85 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many repossessions there have been in each region in each year since 1997. |
| | (104179)
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| 86 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the housing stock is in each London borough in the (a) private rented, (b) council owned and (c) housing association sectors. |
| | (104180)
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| 87 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what procedures were used by his Department in awarding contracts for the supply of mobile and car telephones to his Department and its executive agencies; which companies were involved in tendering for these contracts; what agreements his Department and its executive agencies have with companies for the provision of mobile and car phones; if he will list the companies having these contracts, the duration of the contracts, the number of telephones covered by each agreement and the cost to public funds of each agreement; what costs his Department and executive agencies have incurred as a result of withdrawing from contracts under which mobile telephones are provided in the last three years; and if he will list the companies concerned. |
| | (104183)
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| 88 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on powers available to local authorities to remove tenants convicted of drug dealing. |
| | (104176)
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| 89 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent by his Ministers on administration in each year since 1997. |
| | (104186)
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| 90 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of absenteeism rates in days per annum for staff in his Department in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104177)
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| 91 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104327)
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| 92 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104195)
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| 93 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104253)
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| 94 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what creche facilities are provided by his Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104296)
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| 95 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104281)
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| 96 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many adult students in further education colleges are studying for (a) a vocational and (b) an academic qualification at (i) level 1, (ii) level 2, (iii) level 3 and (iv) level 4 or above in each of the Learning and Skills Council areas. |
| | (104078)
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| 97 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) young people aged 19 or under and (b) adults are studying in further education colleges in each of the 47 Learning and Skills Council areas in England. |
| | (104079)
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| 98 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment has been made by learning and skills councils of the number of further education colleges with business partnerships; what proportion of colleges this represents; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104077)
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| 99 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to modify the age cap on modern apprenticeships. |
| | (104094)
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| 100 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the sector skills councils, and the names of the chairman and chief executive of each. |
| | (104093)
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| 101 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost of her Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104189)
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| 102 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) other conferences sponsored by her Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104270)
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| 103 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the occasions on which her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period within financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104313)
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| 104 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what creche facilities are provided by her Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104289)
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| 105 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104251)
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| 106 | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to deal with a keeper of livestock who refuses to inform the authorities in the event of a possible diagnosis of animal disease. |
| | (104144)
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| 107 | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the confirmed causes of foot and mouth disease, by percentage of cases. |
| | (104143)
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108
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the No. 10 Strategic Policy Unit Paper on a strategy for the fishing industry for the next 5 to 10 years which was commissioned in January will be published. |
| | (103958)
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N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Animal By-Products Regulations with particular reference to (a) contiguous culls and (b) mass burials of livestock in (i) a future outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and (ii) other infectious disease outbreaks. |
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110
N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 11th March, Official Report, column 1148W, on pesticides, for what reasons the use of metalaxyl and permethrin were rescinded by the EU; and for what reasons they remain approved in the UK. |
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111
N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 11th March, how many residues of the substances have been found in foodstuffs, by type, since the rescinding of their use; what proportion of residues were found in foodstuffs from (a) the UK and (b) abroad; and what actions were taken as a result. |
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N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 11th March, Official Report, columns 145-7W, on pesticides, for what reasons the substances were rescinded; and how many of the substances are produced in the UK. |
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| 113 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for increasing the proportion of tyres recycled using carbon neutral methods. |
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| 114 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of rural poverty in Wiltshire; and if she will make a statement. |
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| 115 | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with horse welfare groups in the United Kingdom. |
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| 116 | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on horse welfare in the United Kingdom. |
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| 117 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to ensure that consumers are provided with an explanation and breakdown of their waste water charges. |
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| 118 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she next plans to meet representatives from Anglian Water to discuss (a) fair charging and (b) consumer concerns about a water rate reduction. |
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| 119 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure Anglian Water repays its customers who overpaid the company when a water rate reduction was in place. |
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| 120 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure customers are not subject to blanket charges set by water companies to dispose of surface water. |
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| 121 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what resources are expected to be expended on domestic energy efficiency improvements over the next three years through (a) the Warm Front Programme, (b) the Energy Efficiency Commitment, (c) capital budgets of local authorities and (d) registered social landlord energy efficiency programmes. |
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| 122 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in establishing a common definition of fuel poverty for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
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| 123 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of her Department's public service agreements relate to fuel poverty reduction; and what progress has been made in achieving them. |
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| 124 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate how many households would be taken out of fuel poverty if their properties were to be improved by the average SAP rating achieved by Warm Front and Warm Front plus assistance. |
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| 125 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in how many cases private sector landlords have been obliged to repay costs of heating and insulation installations as a result of properties that have benefited from Warm Front no longer being occupied by eligible tenants. |
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| 126 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the administration costs incurred by the two Warm Front scheme managers in terms of (a) cost effectiveness and (b) efficiency programmes. |
| | (104167)
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| 127 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research has been carried out into the match between fuel poverty and eligibility for Warm Front assistance; and if she will make a statement. |
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| 128 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what training is undertaken by individuals providing advice to households under the Warm Front scheme; and what formal qualification verifies that the adviser is a skilled and competent person. |
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| 129 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many households are eligible for (a) Warm Front grants and (b) Warm Front plus grants; and by how many these numbers would be increased if there were to be 100 per cent. take up of the qualifying benefits. |
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| 130 | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding (a) was available for the Warm Front scheme in 2001-02 and 2002-03 and (b) will be available in 2003-04; how such funding relates to the annual budgets set out in the statement of 30th November 2000, Official Report, column 765; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104164)
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| 131 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many procurement contracts in her Department have been awarded in the last year; how many such contracts used pre-tender shortlisting criteria that did not include (a) environmental criteria for the contract and (b) the environmental record of companies; what the total cost in the last year was of such contracts; and if she will make a statement. |
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132
N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the countries which, since 1997, have been identified as the original source of illegal imports of (a) meat, (b) fish and (c) other food products, by type. |
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| 133 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104276)
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| 134 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
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| 135 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104202)
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| 136 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104321)
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| 137 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what creche facilities are provided by his Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104302)
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| 138 | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of revenue from the Liberian timber industry in supporting the government of Mr Charles Taylor. |
| | (104140)
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| 139 | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the state of the peace settlement in Sierra Leone; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104141)
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| 140 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures the UK is taking in conjunction with the Serbian and Montenegran governments and the authorities in Republica Srpska to bring Serb indictees to the war crimes tribunal in the Hague. |
| | (104332)
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| 141 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures he takes to combat torture; and what plans he has to change the means of combating torture. |
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| 142 | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the governments of (a) Commonwealth countries and (b) British Overseas Territories regarding the crisis in Iraq. |
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143
N | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements he has made to compensate surviving family members of civilians killed by the United Kingdom and United States military campaign against Iraq. |
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144
N | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on relations with (a) France, (b) Germany and (c) Russia. |
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145
N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Chinese Government regarding the pending death sentence on Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche. |
| | (103863)
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| 146 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what creche facilities are provided by his Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104301)
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| 147 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104201)
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| 148 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104322)
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| 149 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
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| 150 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
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| 151 | Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries of children in prison are recorded on the deaths and serious injuries database. |
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152
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the level of food poverty in the UK; and what criteria he uses to define food poverty. |
| | (103548)
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| 153 | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his policy on human cloning. |
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154
N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total income was from private charges in each NHS acute trust in the last year for which figures are available. |
| | (103998)
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| 155 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts employ National Five-A-Day Co-ordinators; and what the salary is of each. |
| | (104076)
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| 156 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) patient pathway supervisors, (b) customer relationship managers, (c) Sure Start managers, (d) National Five-A-Day Co-ordinators, (e) facilitators, (f) assertive outreach managers, (g) bilingual advocates, (h) liaison officers and (i) strategists are employed in the National Health Service; and what their average salary is in each case. |
| | (104075)
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| 157 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the recent report by the Ombudsman on the funding of nursing care for the elderly. |
| | (104317)
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| 158 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified pharmacy staff there are in (a) the Portsmouth area and (b) the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104236)
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| 159 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of Government targets on primary care trusts; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104233)
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| 160 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of neonatal intensive care provision; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104234)
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| 161 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on waiting times in emergency departments. |
| | (104235)
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| 162 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS acute trusts have signed up to use NHS Professionals; and what proportion of acute trusts this represents. |
| | (104080)
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| 163 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 19th December 2002, Official Report, column 1054W, on NHS Professionals, what the terms of reference of the assessment are. |
| | (104081)
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| 164 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the letter dated 28th October 2002 from the honourable Member for Blackpool South on behalf of Mr FW about planning issues (regulatory reform-care services), transferred to his Department by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on 11th November 2002, ref LR/031546/02. |
| | (104074)
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| 165 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department is sponsoring into the management of dyslexia. |
| | (104157)
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| 166 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to promote therapies for people with lymphodoema. |
| | (104154)
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| 167 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts have not carried out exercises with chemical, biological and radiological protective equipment in the last (a) six months and (b) three years. |
| | (104160)
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| 168 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on conclusions drawn by NHS trusts from exercises in response to a chemical, biological or radiological incident since 11th September 2001. |
| | (104161)
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| 169 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the extent to which the independent healthcare sector has been involved in his preparations for a chemical, biological or radiological terrorist incident. |
| | (104162)
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| 170 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of (a) providing and (b) withdrawing defective equipment aimed at protecting NHS staff from chemical, biological and radiological hazards in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104158)
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| 171 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts do not have the stocks of chemical, biological and radiological protective equipment recommended by his Department; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104159)
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172
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors underlay the decision by the Food Standards Agency to run a parallel exercise to the GM public debate run under the auspices of DEFRA. |
| | (103955)
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173
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role the chairman of the Food Standards Agency had in approving the promotional booklet for the Food Standards Agency GM debate. |
| | (103956)
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| 174 | Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce bed blocking in North Staffordshire. |
| | (104148)
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| 175 | Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other staff have been employed on (i) an agency and (ii) a non-agency basis at the North Staffordshire Hospital in each year since 1999-2000. |
| | (104147)
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176
N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are to establish new renal units in 2003; how many new renal units have been established since 1997; how many renal units providing dialysis there are; and how many adults (a) received and (b) required dialysis in 2002. |
| | (103485)
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177
N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the percentage of cases of lung cancer that are caused by passive smoking in the workplace. |
| | (103486)
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| 178 | Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many juvenile girls in prison are pregnant. |
| | (104066)
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| 179 | Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many juveniles were sentenced to a detention and training order in each month since April 2000. |
| | (104062)
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| 180 | Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) male and (b) female officers are employed with juvenile girls at New Hall prison. |
| | (104068)
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| 181 | Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff at the New Hall prison have had training in child protection; and what this comprised. |
| | (104064)
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| 182 | Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times control and restraint have been applied by male staff on juvenile girls in New Hall prison. |
| | (104067)
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| 183 | Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length was of the detention and training orders given in each month since April 2000. |
| | (104063)
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| 184 | Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether juvenile girls are held with adult women prisoners. |
| | (104065)
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| 185 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in securing convictions against those responsible for the bomb at the Aldershot military barracks on 22nd February 1972. |
| | (104131)
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| 186 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the instances in which his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104287)
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| 187 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104272)
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| 188 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104268)
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| 189 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what creche facilities are provided by his Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104306)
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| 190 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104206)
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191
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the date for the reopening of the undamaged section of the Yarl's Wood Removal Centre for women detainees and their families has been changed; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (103954)
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| 192 | Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of self-injury in prison. |
| | (104216)
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| 193 | Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of (a) the relationship between prisoner numbers and self-inflicted deaths in prison and (b) measures to prevent suicides and self-harm by offenders under the supervision of the Probation Service with particular reference those living in probation hostels. |
| | (104217)
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| 194 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are residing in the Portsmouth area; how many have been placed in the Portsmouth area in the last three months; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104237)
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| 195 | Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to letters from the honourable Member for Vauxhall dated 28th January and 7th March about a constituent, ref. G306128. |
| | (104070)
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196
N | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department intends to reply to the letters from the honourable Member for Manchester Central, of (a) 23rd October 2002, re Ms LB, ref PO 22392/2, (b) 29th October 2002, re Ms MS, ref PO 23397/2, (c) 1st November 2002, re Mrs SBA, ref PO 22970/2, (d) 4th November 2002, re Mr ADS, ref PO 23121/2, (e) 5th November 2002, re Mr OOA, ref PO 23039/2, (f) 8th November 2002, re Mr DC, ref PO 23410/2, (g) 14th November 2002, re Ms BK, ref PO 24950/2, (h) 20th November 2002, re Mr UA, ref PO 134/3, (i) 21st November 2002, re Mr JM, ref PO 3277/3, (j) 22nd November 2002, re Mr HS, ref PO 23397/2, (k) 25th November 2002, re Mr AHS, ref PO 24698/2, (l) 26th November 2002, re Home Office Policy, ref 24848/2, (m) 11th December 2002, re Mr TE, ref PO 25612/2, (n) 6th January 2003, re Mr MB, ref PO 512/3, (o) 6th January 2003, re Mr SA, ref PO 508/3 and (p) 9th January 2003, re Mr MOA, ref PO 2050/3. |
| | (103484)
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| 197 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents involving juvenile crime there were in (a) 1997, (b) 2000 and (c) 2002. |
| | (104346)
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| 198 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of vandalism of prison property committed by juvenile offenders in (a) 1997, (b) 2000 and (c) 2002. |
| | (104347)
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| 199 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he proposes to assist prison officers in juvenile establishments in preventing anti-social behaviour by juveniles within those establishments. |
| | (104348)
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| 200 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received concerning the Detention and Training Order sentencing policy; what measures he will take to punish juvenile offenders who commit less than £6,000 of damage; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104345)
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| 201 | Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent guidelines he has issued to the police on the reinvestigation of miscarriages of justice. |
| | (104353)
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| 202 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the occasions on which her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period within financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104311)
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| 203 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104255)
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| 204 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by her Department and which took place on non-departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104286)
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| 205 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost of her Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104191)
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| 206 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what creche facilities are provided by her Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104291)
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| 207 | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her European counterparts regarding plans for humanitarian aid in Iraq following any military action. |
| | (104242)
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| 208 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will list the occasions on which her Departmental agencies and non-departmental public bodies failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104310)
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| 209 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by her Department and which took place on non-departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104285)
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| 210 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104259)
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| 211 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what creche facilities are provided by the Lord Chancellor's Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104293)
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| 212 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the total cost of the Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104192)
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| 213 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in securing convictions against those responsible for the (a) bomb in Trainor's public house near Loughgall, Co Armagh on 19th February 1974, (b) bomb in Conway's public house, Greencastle on 29th March 1974, (c) bomb in Crescent Bar, Sandy Row, Belfast on 30th March 1974, (d) bomb in the Rose and Crown public house, Ormeau Road, Belfast on 2nd May 1974, (e) bomb and gun attack on Silverbridge Inn, near Crossmaglen, Co Armagh on 19th December 1975 and (f) bomb in Central Bar, Gilford, Co Down on 31st December 1975. |
| | (104138)
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| 214 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in securing convictions against those responsible for the (a) bomb at Courtaulds factory in Carrickfergus on 1st May 1972, (b) bomb in Oxford Street, Belfast on 26th May 1972 and (c) bombs in Belfast on 21st July 1972. |
| | (104133)
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| 215 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in securing convictions against those responsible for the (a) bomb in Killyliss, Dungannon, Co Tyrone on 21st April 1975, (b) bomb and gun attack in the Bayardo Bar, Shankill, Belfast on 13th August 1975, (c) bomb and gun attack in McGleenan's Bar, Upper English Street, Armagh on 22nd August 1975 and (d) gun and bomb attacks in Belfast and Co Antrim on 2nd October 1975. |
| | (104136)
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| 216 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in securing convictions against those responsible for the (a) bombs on the Ormeau Road in Belfast on 2nd November 1971, (b) bomb at McGurk's public house in North Queen Street in Belfast on 4th December 1971, (c) bomb on the Shankill Road in Belfast on 11th December 1971, (d) bomb at the Abercorn Restaurant in Belfast on 4th March 1972 and (e) bomb in Lower Donegall Street, Belfast on 20th March 1972. |
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| 217 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in securing convictions against those responsible for the (a) bomb attack on a BBC land rover on Brougher Mountain, Co Tyrone on 9th February 1971, (b) bomb at the Northern Ireland Electricity Service office, Malone Road, Belfast on 25th August 1971 and (c) bomb at the Four Step Inn on the Shankill Road in Belfast on 29th September 1971. |
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| 218 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in securing convictions against those responsible for the (a) bomb in McLaughlin's Bar, New Lodge, Belfast on 5th April 1975, (b) bomb in Mountainview Tavern, Shankill Road, Belfast on 5th April 1975 and (c) bomb and gun attack in the Strand Bar, Short Strand, Belfast on 12th April 1975. |
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| 219 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in securing convictions against those responsible for the bombs in (a) Claudy, Co Londonderry on 31st July 1972, (b) bomb in Ship Street, Belfast on 31st October 1972, (c) bomb in Leenan Gardens, Creggan Estate, Londonderry on 25th February 1973 and (d) bomb in Railway Street, Coleraine on 12th June 1973. |
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| 220 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what creche facilities are provided by his Department; and at what cost. |
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| 221 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
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| 222 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
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| 223 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
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| 224 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
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| 225 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, what the total cost of the Privy Council's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
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| 226 | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) dates, (b) name of the chair, (c) composition and (d) items on the agenda of each meeting of the ministerial committee on the Thames Gateway since it first met. |
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227
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has been informed of the identity of any of the individuals under investigation as part of Operation Ore. |
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| 228 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the countries and groups, to which he referred pursuant to his oral statement of 18th March, Official Report, column 768, on Iraq, which are trading in nuclear weapons technology and capacity. |
| | (104223)
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| 229 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what creche facilities are provided by her Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104292)
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| 230 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104261)
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| 231 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total cost of her Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104193)
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| 232 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by her Department and which took place on non-departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
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| 233 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the occasions on which her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
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234
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she discussed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer new funding for fishing communities following the EU decision in December 2002 on quota cuts. |
| | (103957)
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235
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the Scotland Office departmental report will be published. |
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236
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the Scotland Office was first informed of the £55 million EU funding for Scotland's fishing industry; and by whom it was informed. |
| | (103959)
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| 237 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, what creche facilities are provided by the Attorney General's Office; and at what cost. |
| | (104288)
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| 238 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the occasions on which her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period within financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104314)
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| 239 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Attorney General in 2002. |
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| 240 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) other conferences sponsored by her Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104269)
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| 241 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what creche facilities are provided by her Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104290)
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| 242 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the occasions on which her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period within financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104312)
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| 243 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by her Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104271)
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| 244 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104252)
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| 245 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total cost of her Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104190)
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246
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans there are to (a) establish a national energy research centre and (b) encourage the research and development of new energy technologies. |
| | (103549)
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| 247 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the impact of the Climate Change Levy upon the manufacturing sector. |
| | (104145)
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| 248 | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what volume of timber from Liberia was imported to the UK (a) in 2002 and (b) during the first two months of 2003. |
| | (104142)
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| 249 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make it her policy to ensure that the Office of Fair Trading (a) more closely polices companies which may be in breach of the Consumer Contracts Regulations and (b) enforces stricter penalties on companies in breach of this contract. |
| | (104104)
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250
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for West Worcestershire of 15th July 2002 on behalf of Mr Roger Turner. |
| | (103974)
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| 251 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what scope contracting authorities will have, under the current draft of the new EU public procurement Directive, to consider environmental criteria when selecting suppliers at the pre-tender stage of contracts; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104083)
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| 252 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104275)
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| 253 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104320)
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| 254 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104262)
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| 255 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104203)
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| 256 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what creche facilities are provided by his Department; and at what cost. |
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257
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the (a) number and (b) locations of biofuel filling stations in the UK; and what efforts are being made to increase the number of filling stations where biofuels are sold. |
| | (103550)
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| 258 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of the electrification of the Crewe-Kidsgrove rail route. |
| | (104224)
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| 259 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) report and (b) recommendations of the Strategic Rail Authority regarding the proposed Central Railway project. |
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| 260 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department is sponsoring into the role of trams in a sustainable transport policy. |
| | (104149)
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| 261 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104323)
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| 262 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104278)
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| 263 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104199)
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| 264 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost was of (a) the in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104258)
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| 265 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what creche facilities are provided by his Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104299)
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| 266 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with (a) train operating companies, (b) the Strategic Rail Authority and (c) ministerial colleagues on the removal of certain rail services between Wales and London. |
| | (104150)
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| 267 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by the Department in 2002. |
| | (104266)
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| 268 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of his Department's website was in the last 12 months; and how many hits it received in the same period. |
| | (104204)
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| 269 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in the last 12 months, broken down by title, purpose, date and cost. |
| | (104274)
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| 270 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what creche facilities are provided by his Department; and at what cost. |
| | (104304)
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| 271 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the occasions on which (a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2001-02. |
| | (104319)
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| 272 | Mrs Liz Blackman (Erewash): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place a copy of the Child Support Agency's Enforcement Guide in the Library. |
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| 273 | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have enrolled in the New Deal for Disabled People; of them, how many have been enrolled in more than one programme; and how many have completed courses and moved into (a) permanent and (b) temporary employment. |
| | (104061)
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274
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will answer written Questions (a) 97909 and (b) 97910 of 12th February tabled by the honourable Member for Perth. |
| | (104020)
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| 275 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been employed (a) in total and (b) in administrative roles by the Health and Safety Executive in each year since it was established. |
| | (104153)
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| 276 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of the Health and Safety Executive has been in each year since it was established. |
| | (104152)
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| 277 | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prosecutions have been made by the Health and Safety Executive in each year since it was established. |
| | (104151)
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| 278 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements exist to compensate employees who lose a significant proportion of their company pension when the company goes into liquidation. |
| | (104089)
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279
N | Mr John Taylor (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when and where the West Midland Regional DWP consultation meeting scheduled for 3rd April will take place; who may attend; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104058)
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280
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances follow-up phone calls are made by his Department to benefit recipients who opt not to receive payment by automated credit transfer into a bank account; how many such calls have so far been made; how many individuals have opted for ACT in response to such calls; how many staff are employed making calls, and at what cost to his Department; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104001)
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281
N | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the provision of broadband in rural areas. |
| | [Question Unstarred] (103891)
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| 282 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the future use of public dividend capital in the NHS. |
| | [Transferred] (104212)
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| 283 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the system of targets for the National Health Service after the commencement of NHS foundation trusts. |
| | [Transferred] (104210)
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| 284 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what accounting rules will apply to NHS foundation trusts. |
| | [Transferred] (104214)
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| 285 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether foundation hospital trusts will be required to submit their accounts to Companies House. |
| | [Transferred] (104213)
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| 286 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what auditing system will be applicable to NHS foundation trusts; and if he will make a statement. |
| | [Transferred] (104211)
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| 287 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the two new radars for the London zone. |
| | [Transferred] (104341)
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| 288 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many recorded deaths there were from MRSA virus in each of the last five years for which records are kept. |
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