TUESDAY 1st JULY
1
N | Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a statement on the work being carried out by his Department to assist regulatory compliance in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 2 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
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| 3 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the running costs of ministers' private offices have been in his Department in each year since 1997. |
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| 4 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 5 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 6 | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the UK housing market of increased use of long-term fixed rate mortgages; and if he will make a statement. |
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N | Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Inland Revenue Business Support Teams there are; what areas the teams serve; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 8 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
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| 9 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the running costs of ministers' private offices have been in his Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123106)
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| 10 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123133)
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| 11 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many claims for emergency interim payments relating to tax credits have been made in each of the last 12 months; how many have been paid; and what the (a) average and (b) total value is of those payments. |
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| 12 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect the funding system for foundation hospitals in England will have on the funding criteria for assessing the payments under the Barnett formula. |
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| 13 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was to her Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123085)
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| 14 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in her Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123099)
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| 15 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was to her Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123139)
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| 16 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was to her Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123151)
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| 17 | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on Afghan heroin production levels (a) before and (b) since the invasion by Coalition forces; what steps are being taken by British forces to reduce heroin production; and how effective these steps have been. |
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| 18 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123120)
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| 19 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123141)
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| 20 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 25th June, Official Report, column 878W, on procurement, which ships are to be fitted with the ordered ship systems; what plans he has for those which are not; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (123095)
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| 21 | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units flagged for deployment with the European Peacekeeping Force are (a) deployed and (b) undeployable owing to roulement; what proportion by category of unit or establishment this comprises; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (123046)
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| 22 | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to make awards of the Suez Medal Clasp in advance of Remembrance Sunday this year; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 23 | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will announce criteria for applicants for a Suez Medal Clasp. |
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| 24 | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rate of service pension is paid to an Army major who retired at the age of 55 years after 34 years reckonable service on 1st April (a) 1975, (b) 1976, (c) 1977, (d) 1978 and (e) 1979. |
| | (123060)
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| 25 | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value is of the donations made to the UK Gulf Forces Trust Fund. |
| | (123061)
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| 26 | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimated additional cost to the Eurofighter/Typhoon programme is attributable to the delays to that programme. |
| | (123062)
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| 27 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 4th June, Official Report, column 450W, what the UK Government's policy is on the intention of the US Government to repeal the 1993 legislation banning the research, development and production of nuclear weapons. |
| | (123094)
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| 28 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the United States Government first made complaints of alleged corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the possible sale of Gripen jets and the decision by the Government of the Czech Republic to buy supersonic aircraft to his Department; and which United States administration department made this complaint. |
| | (123008)
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| 29 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings have been held since 1st January 1999 between ministers in his Department and the United States administration in which allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the possible sale of Gripen jets and the decision by the Government of the Czech Republic to buy supersonic aircraft were discussed; when each of these meetings was held; where each of these meetings was held; and which United States administration departments attended each of these meetings. |
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| 30 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department first received allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the supply of a package of Hawk and Gripen jets to the Government of South Africa. |
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| 31 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when since 1st January 1999 ministers in his Department have held meetings with the Government of Qatar; which ministers in his Department attended each of these meetings; and where each of these meetings was held. |
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| 32 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many government-to-government agreements governing the sale, supply and transfer of defence equipment were agreed between 1st January 2002 and 31st December 2002; on what date each agreement was signed; and with which country each agreement was reached. |
| | (123158)
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| 33 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings he has held with the government of the Czech Republic regarding the possible sale of Gripen jets and the Czech decision to buy supersonic aircraft since 1st January 1999; when each of these meetings was held; where each of these meetings was held; and whom in the government of the Czech Republic he met on each occasion. |
| | (123159)
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| 34 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his department first received allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the possible sale of Gripen jets and the decision by the government of the Czech Republic to buy supersonic aircraft. |
| | (123160)
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| 35 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) political control provisions and (b) ethical guidelines are in place for public sector bodies and their subcontractors who are testing and evaluating less-than-lethal weapons. |
| | (123026)
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| 36 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what less-than-lethal weapons have gone missing from the (a) armed forces and (b) intelligence services in the last five years. |
| | (123036)
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| 37 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 4th June, Official Report, column 425W, what budget was set for elementary flying training by university air squadrons in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04. |
| | (123091)
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| 38 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 4th June, Official Report, column 452W, what guidance had been issued to his Department in respect of TUPE liabilities at RAF Church Fenton before the decision was made to transfer flying currently undertaken by the Joint Elementary Flying Training School to university air squadrons. |
| | (123092)
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| 39 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 4th June, Official Report, column 452W, how many additional staff have been recruited within university air squadrons in order to provide ground base flying training. |
| | (123153)
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| 40 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 4th June, Official Report, column 452W, what representations have been received from the PROSPECT trade union in respect of the new arrangements for elementary flying training. |
| | (123154)
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| 41 | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to issue new planning policy guidance relating to the removal of green belt designation. |
| | (123022)
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42
N | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what data he has collected on abuses of right to buy. |
| | (122899)
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| 43 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123077)
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| 44 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the running costs of ministers' private offices have been in his Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123103)
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| 45 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123130)
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| 46 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on what basis the former collieries of Houghton and Grimethorpe in South Yorkshire have been reclassified from brownfield to greenfield sites. |
| | (123166)
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| 47 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the implications of the reclassification of brownfield sites to greenfield sites are for the area's eligibility for European funding under Objective One regulations. |
| | (123167)
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| 48 | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on reclassifying brownfield land in South Yorkshire to greenfield. |
| | (123168)
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49
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of the population entitled to vote responded to the soundings exercise to test the level of interest in holding a referendum for regional government in the North West. |
| | (120647)
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50
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make an assessment of the implications of his decision to refuse planning permission for development at Whinney Car, Lancaster for planning applications for housing within the Lancaster City Council District. |
| | (120686)
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| 51 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what fee charging arrangements will be in place for higher education fees levied from Turkish Cypriots visiting the UK for higher education courses, after Cyprus joins the EU; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123189)
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| 52 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123083)
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| 53 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123111)
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| 54 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123121)
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| 55 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123142)
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56
N | Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the costs in each of the last three years were of (a) targeted grants and (b) tuition fees waivers for (i) students in higher education from Wales and (ii) students from elsewhere in the UK attending higher education institutions in Wales; and what the related administrative costs were. |
| | (122471)
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57
N | Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was in each of the last three years of means tested loans for (a) students in higher education from Wales and (b) students from elsewhere in the UK attending higher education institutions in Wales; and what the identifiable administrative costs were in each case. |
| | (122472)
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| 58 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his latest estimate is of the number of teacher redundancy notices that have been issued in 2003, broken down by local education authority; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (123042)
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| 59 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which local education authorities did not passport 100 per cent. of their education allocation this financial year; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (123043)
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| 60 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much extra money his Department has provided to each local education authority to help ameliorate the effects of this year's school funding problems. |
| | (123044)
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61
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to assist young carers. |
| | (122427)
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| 62 | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent correspondence he has received from Suffolk County Council about the funding of schools in Suffolk in 2003-04. |
| | (123051)
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63
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department takes to ensure that independent assessments undertaken on behalf of operators of landfill and hazardous waste sites to ascertain the possible risks to public health from activities conducted at the site in question are credible and independent. |
| | (122783)
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64
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures the Environment Agency takes to ensure that independent assessments undertaken of possible risks posed to public health from activity conducted at a landfill and hazardous waste site are credible and independent. |
| | (122784)
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65
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department takes to ensure that when the licence of a landfill and hazardous waste site is being reviewed issues of public health are considered. |
| | (122785)
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66
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made in examining whether there is a link between gas emissions from landfill and hazardous waste sites and birth defects. |
| | (122786)
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67
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department takes to ensure that companies employed by landfill and hazardous waste site operators to produce independent assessments when examining public health issues are impartial and best qualified to undertake the assessments. |
| | (122787)
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68
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with her European counterparts since April 2002 on removing European Union obstacles to the ban on live exports and their replacement by meat exports; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (121371)
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69
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the (a) impact and (b) timing of changes to UK legislation and the National Waste Strategy arising from changes in EU policy on municipal waste incinerators and waste recovery targets. |
| | (121999)
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| 70 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was to her Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123081)
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| 71 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what have been the running costs of ministers' private offices in her Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123100)
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| 72 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was to her Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123127)
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| 73 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was to her Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123150)
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| 74 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for Turkish Cypriot EU citizens applying for jobs with the EU Commission, in the event of Turkish not being an official language of the EU; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123164)
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| 75 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the action to be taken by the authorities in occupied Cyprus if FamagustaŤ port is to be reopened; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123165)
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| 76 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what outstanding matters remain for the Republic of Cyprus to address before it accedes to the EU; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123169)
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| 77 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the future status of Sovereign Base Area Cyprus after the Republic of Cyprus accedes to the EU.[R] |
| | (123170)
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| 78 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in what respects the Annan plan for a Cyprus settlement is incompatible with the Acquis Communautaire; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123171)
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| 79 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the fiscal and financial arrangements in the Annan plan on the economy of the proposed Greek Cypriot component of Cyprus should the Annan plan be implemented in its current form; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123172)
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| 80 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what restrictions remain on people wishing to cross the Green Line line in Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123173)
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| 81 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his estimate is of the number of people who have crossed the Green Line in Cyprus (a) north to south and (b) south to north; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123174)
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| 82 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the impact of the opening of the Green Line in Cyprus on the prospects for a Cyprus settlement; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123175)
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| 83 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what package of measures has been put forward by the EU to assist Turkish Cypriots in occupied Cyprus; how these measures will be administered; what his assessment is of these measures; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123176)
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| 84 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures have been taken by the Republic of Cyprus to assist Turkish Cypriots resident in occupied Cyprus; what assessment he has made of these measures; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123177)
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| 85 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he plans to make to the authorities of occupied Cyprus on ensuring fair balance in the broadcast media for the elections in occupied Cyprus this year; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123178)
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| 86 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to Turkey concerning the refusal of Turkey (a) to allow Republic of Cyprus-flagged vessels to use Turkish ports and (b) to enter into a customs agreement with the Republic of Cyprus; what assessment he has made of the implications of these refusals for Turkey's application for EU candidate status; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123179)
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| 87 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on Turkey's application for status as an EU candidate member of (a) non-compliance with the ECHR judgement in the Loizidou case, (b) the extent to which the elections in occupied Cyprus later this year are fairly conducted and (c) the extent to which the Copenhagen criteria relating to human rights are implemented in occupied Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123180)
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| 88 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the compliance by occupied Cyprus with the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the Loizidou case.[R] |
| | (123181)
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| 89 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to send observers for the elections in occupied Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123182)
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| 90 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he proposes to take to ensure the elections in occupied Cyprus will be conducted fairly; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123183)
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| 91 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he plans to take to ensure settlers not entitled to Republic of Cyprus nationality resident in occupied Cyprus do not have access to the benefits of an EU national to which Turkish Cypriots will be entitled, when Cyprus joins the EU; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123185)
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| 92 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements are in place to enable Turkish Cypriots resident in the occupied part of Cyprus to participate in elections for the European Parliament; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123186)
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| 93 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest estimate is of how many residents in occupied Cyprus are (a) Turkish Cypriots, (b) settlers from Turkey, (c) descendants of settlers from Turkey, born in Cyprus and (d) foreign nationals; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123190)
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| 94 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to ensure the electoral roll for the elections in occupied Cyprus is fairly compiled; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123191)
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| 95 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest estimate is of the number of Turkish troops in occupied Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123192)
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| 96 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) action he is taking and (b) advice he is giving to prevent UK citizens resident in occupied Cyprus in dispute with Greek Cypriots visiting the property with a claim to ownership.[R] |
| | (123193)
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| 97 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to persuade the Government in occupied Cyprus to remove its requirement on visitors from the Republic of Cyprus to produce passports when crossing into the occupied areas; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123194)
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| 98 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice he is giving (a) to UK citizens resident in occupied Cyprus in property where the title is uncertain owing to possible Greek Cypriot ownership and (b) to potential purchasers from the UK of property in occupied Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123195)
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| 99 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice he is giving to UK citizens resident in occupied Cyprus in the event of a Greek Cypriot visiting the property suggesting it belongs to him; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123196)
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| 100 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action is being taken to prevent UK citizens resident in occupied Cyprus crossing into sovereign base areas; in what circumstances they will be prevented from doing so; in what circumstances they will be permitted to do so; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123197)
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| 101 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reported incidents there have been of violent confrontation as a result of people crossing the Green Line in Cyprus (a) North to South, in the South and (b) South to North, in the North; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123206)
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| 102 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the EU concerning the adoption of Turkish as an official EU language; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123207)
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| 103 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Turkish will be an official language of the EU after Turkey accedes to the EU; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123208)
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| 104 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the evidence he has received of smuggling (a) into and (b) out of the Sovereign Base Area, Cyprus of (i) drugs, (ii) humans and (iii) other contraband material (A) before the relaxation of the Green Line restrictions and (B) since; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123209)
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| 105 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what derogations will apply to the Republic of Cyprus on accession to the EU in the event of (a) no settlement in Cyprus by the date of accession and (b) a settlement close to the date of accession; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123210)
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| 106 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to ensure freedom of movement for Cypriot citizens in Cyprus and in the EU; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123211)
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| 107 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to replace Lord Hannay with a new special representative to Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
| | (123212)
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| 108 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the conditions which should be met by the leaders of the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus before negotiations for a settlement can be resumed; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
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| 109 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
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| 110 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
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| 111 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 112 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 25th June, Official Report, column 815W, on Zimbabwe, if the British Government will assume responsibility for paying the pensions whilst the situation exists; what help is available to those pensioners in the UK who are not in receipt of their pensions; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 113 | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what provision has been made by United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the Afghan Transitional Authority to register returning refugees, internally displaced peoples and nomads for democratic elections scheduled to take place in 2004. |
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| 114 | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China regarding article 23 of the basic law of Hong Kong during his visit here. |
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| 115 | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made in respect of article 23 of the basic law of Hong Kong to the Government of the People's Republic of China. |
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| 116 | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the proposed amendments before the legislative chamber of Hong Kong regarding article 23 are compatible with the basic rights and freedoms that were laid down in the Joint Declaration; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 117 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department first received allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the possible sale of Gripen jets and the decision by the Government of the Czech Republic to buy supersonic aircraft. |
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| 118 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the United States Government first made complaints of alleged corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the possible sale of Gripen jets and the decision by the Government of the Czech Republic to buy supersonic aircraft to his Department; and which United States Government Department made this complaint. |
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| 119 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when since 1st January 1999 ministers in his Department have held meetings with the Government of Qatar; which ministers in his Department attended each of these meetings; and where each of these meetings was held. |
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| 120 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings have been held since 1st January 1999 between ministers in his Department and the United States administration in which allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the possible sale of Gripen jets and the decision by the Government of the Czech Republic to buy supersonic aircraft were discussed; when each of these meetings was held; where each of these meetings was held; and which United States administration departments attended each of these meetings. |
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| 121 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department first received allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the supply of a package of Hawk and Gripen jets to the Government of South Africa. |
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| 122 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many documents have been withheld from the file at the Public Record Office known as FO 1110/189 regarding a meeting between the Information Research Department of the Foreign Office and George Orwell; for what reason each of these documents has been withheld; and if he will release the documents to the Public Record Office. |
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| 123 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 6th March, Official Report, column 1211W, on hospital food, what the most recent figures are for 2003 of the Stage I Better Hospital Food Programme 6 key targets. |
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124
N | Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account was taken by the Food Standards Agency of submissions regarding the Draft Food Supplements (England) Regulations; and how many submissions were received from consumer groups on these regulations. |
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| 125 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what health services will be available on the NHS to Turkish Cypriot visitors to the UK after Cyprus joins the EU; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
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| 126 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
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| 127 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what have been the running costs of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
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| 128 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 129 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the Isaacs report on organ retention in the NHS; what plans he has to change procedures; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (123035)
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| 130 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the results of the NHS GP survey; what plans he has to act on the findings; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 131 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has undertaken into the numbers of children and young people who smoke; what plans he has to reduce these numbers; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 132 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the star ratings system of performance monitoring in the NHS; what plans he has to amend the arrangements; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 133 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information must be made available to patients about (a) the expertise and training of staff in independent clinics or hospitals and (b) the level of available emergency care in that facility. |
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| 134 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what areas of private healthcare are to be transferred to the new Commission for Healthcare Audit and Improvement under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill. |
| | (123038)
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| 135 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what areas of private healthcare are regulated by the National Care Standards Commission. |
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| 136 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure a comprehensive system of regulation for all private healthcare is in place. |
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137
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 19th June, Official Report, column 425W, on Bridlington Hospital, if he will make it his policy to maintain the number of accredited senior house officer training posts at Bridlington Hospital for the foreseeable future. |
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| 138 | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about measures being taken to reduce the risk of babies being infected by Group B streptococcus; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (123057)
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| 139 | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency is seeking to permit for sale products which are not included in the Food Supplements Directive list of permitted ingredients, but are recognised as safe and appropriately labelled. |
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| 140 | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assurances he has received that the assessment being compiled by the EU Scientific Committee for Foods about the Upper Safe Limit intake of vitamins and minerals is based on scientific evidence; and if he will make a statement. |
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141
N | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to support the re-provisioning of Aston Hall Hospital in Derbyshire. |
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| 142 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for IT development to enable radiology consultants in the NHS to access images from their homes when on duty. |
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| 143 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the hospital trusts who have invested in ISDN lines for computers, to enable consultant radiologists to access images from their homes when on duty. |
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| 144 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses from developing countries are working in the UK, broken down by country. |
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| 145 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what rights Turkish Cypriots resident in occupied Cyprus will have to (a) visit the UK for work, (b) settle in the UK permanently and (c) reside in the UK temporarily after Cyprus joins the EU; what visa requirements will be imposed; and if he will make a statement.[R] |
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| 146 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence Her Majesty's Government will require from a Turkish Cypriot to prove EU citizenship when visiting the UK, after Cyprus accedes to the EU.[R] |
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| 147 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
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| 148 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
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| 149 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 150 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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151
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 10th June to the honourable Member for Lewes, Official Report, column 770W, on deforestation, if he will indicate the principal locations of forest cover lost between 1990 and 2000. |
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| 152 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
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| 153 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
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| 154 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 155 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 156 | Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures the Government is taking with its international partners to reduce the price of anti-retroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS treatment imported to poor countries. |
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| 157 | Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on the appointment of an EU AIDS ambassador to help co-ordinate the fight against the disease. |
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| 158 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
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| 159 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
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| 160 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 161 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 162 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
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| 163 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Prime Minister, what have been the costs of the administrative functions of 10 Downing Street in each year since 1997. |
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| 164 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 165 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 166 | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent representations the Government has received from staff seconded to the European Communities with respect to instances of (a) fraud and (b) irregular activities within the institutions; what action he has taken in response; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (123045)
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| 167 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will seek permission from the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee to allow publication of the source for the statement at page 6 of the dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, published in September 2002, that Iraq has sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa; and whether Her Majesty's Government provided the source material to the International Atomic Energy Agency. |
| | (123047)
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| 168 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Prime Minister, whether allegations of corrupt practices by BAe Systems were raised during his discussions with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic in April 2002 regarding the possible sale of Gripen jets and the Czech decision to buy supersonic aircraft; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 169 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Prime Minister, how many written representations he has made since January 1999 to the Government of the Czech Republic regarding the possible sale of Gripen jets and the Czech decision to buy supersonic aircraft; and when each of these written representations was made. |
| | (123004)
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| 170 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the dates of official visits undertaken at his request by Lord Levy since 20th February; and which country was visited and what the purpose of the visit was. |
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| 171 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Prime Minister, who Lord Levy met during his visits to (a) Washington on 19th February and (b) Ramallah on 23rd January at his request to update and exchange views of the Middle East peace process. |
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| 172 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Prime Minister, when Lord Levy has met Richard Armitage, the US deputy Secretary of State, while acting as his envoy; and where each of these meetings took place. |
| | (123007)
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| 173 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123080)
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| 174 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
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| 175 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 176 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123135)
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| 177 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost was to her Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each of the years since 1997, broken down by (a) price of apparatus and (b) cost of usage. |
| | (123071)
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| 178 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost was to her Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123089)
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| 179 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Solicitor General, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in her Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123101)
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| 180 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost was to her Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123128)
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| 181 | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will take steps to prevent public utilities companies from passing on costs arising from their pension fund deficits to their customers; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (123199)
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| 182 | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many contracts have been secured by British companies for reconstruction work in Iraq; what discussions she has had with (a) the Prime Minister and (b) the US Administration about such contracts; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (123201)
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| 183 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost was to her Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123078)
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| 184 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in her Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123098)
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| 185 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost was to her Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123138)
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| 186 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost was to her Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123144)
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| 187 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Export Credits Guarantee Department has reviewed allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the supply of a package of Hawk jets and Gripen planes to the Government of South Africa; what action is being taken by the Export Credits Guarantee Department regarding its guarantee to BAe Systems regarding the supply of this package following these allegations; when the Export Credits Guarantee Department first received allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the supply of this package; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (123018)
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| 188 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Export Credits Guarantee Department first received allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the supply of a defence equipment package to Qatar signed in 1996. |
| | (123019)
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| 189 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether allegations of corrupt practice by BAe Systems regarding the supply of a package of Hawk jets and Gripen planes to the Government of South Africa were raised during meetings during the visit of the then Minister for Trade to South Africa in November 2000. |
| | (123020)
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190
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assistance his Department is providing to Redhill Aerodrome Ventures in relation to the development of their proposal to establish an international airport at Redhill Aerodrome; at what cost to public funds; and if he will make a statement |
| | (122894)
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191
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contracts have been signed between Halcrow and his Department in relation to the proposal to develop an international airport at Redhill. |
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192
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will include for approval in the forthcoming White Paper on aviation any proposal which was not presented by his Department for public consultation under SERAS. |
| | (122896)
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193
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the meetings which have taken place between his Department and representatives of Redhill Aerodrome Ventures since September 2002; on what dates the meetings took place; and what the purpose of each meeting was. |
| | (122897)
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194
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received assurances from Redhill Aerodrome Ventures that their proposal to develop Redhill Aerodrome into an international airport could be carried forward with no call on public funds. |
| | (122898)
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195
N | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the cost of vehicle excise duty evasion in London, broken down by local authority, in each year since 1997. |
| | (122749)
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| 196 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has had with honourable Members to discuss the Mersey Tunnels Bill. |
| | (123156)
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| 197 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on air traffic control delays at (a) London Heathrow Airport, (b) Gatwick Airport, (c) Manchester Airport, (d) London Stansted Airport, (e) Luton Airport and (f) Leeds-Bradford Airport. |
| | (123157)
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| 198 | Mr Tony Colman (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what breaches of night flight noise limits under the quota count system there have been on the Heathrow flight paths since the current night flights restrictions began. |
| | (123030)
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| 199 | Mr Tony Colman (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with international experts on International Civil Aviation Organisation noise certification; and what reasons these experts have given for the difference between locally monitored night flight noise levels and certificated noise levels in the Heathrow area. |
| | (123031)
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200
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an environmental impact assessment of Royal Mail's decision to stop transporting its freight by rail. |
| | (122788)
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| 201 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123084)
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| 202 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123110)
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| 203 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123126)
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| 204 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123143)
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| 205 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the levels of freight carried by rail since 1997; what plans he has to increase it; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (123052)
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| 206 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement regarding the progress of Crossrail. |
| | (123056)
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| 207 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123073)
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| 208 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what have been the running costs of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123107)
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| 209 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123123)
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| 210 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123136)
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211
N | Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the titles of the guidance books produced by the Health and Safety Executive since February 2002; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (122822)
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212
N | Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many reported workplace incidents have taken place in the construction industry in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (122975)
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| 213 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123087)
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| 214 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. |
| | (123116)
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| 215 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123137)
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| 216 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
| | (123146)
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| 217 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are responsible for detection of benefit fraud, broken down by region; what change has been made in the level of such staff in the last six months, broken down by region; on what basis the decision was made to change staff levels; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 218 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Pension Service will be writing to every pensioner household about the pension credit between April 2003 and October 2003, as referred to on page 2 of the June 2003 edition of the Appeals Service External Newsletter. |
| | (123033)
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| 219 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the administrative costs for pensioners for the Benefits Agency in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-2000 on a basis consistent with his estimates in Table 2 on page 126 of his 2003 Departmental Report. |
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| 220 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what the cost was to his Department and its predecessor of use for official business of (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. |
| | (123086)
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| 221 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what have been the running costs of ministers' private offices in his Department and its predecessor in each year since 1997. |
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| 222 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what the cost was to the Lord Chancellor's Department and its predecessor of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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| 223 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, what the cost was to his Department and its predecessor of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. |
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224
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, if he will give evidence to the Commission on the Powers and Electoral Arrangements of the National Assembly for Wales. |
| | (122893)
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225
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, on what dates his Department has held meetings with the Commission on the Powers and Electoral Arrangements of the National Assembly for Wales. |
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| 226 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Constitutional Affairs, when he expects to reply to the Second Report of the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform, HC 668, session 2002-03. |
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227
N | Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote awareness of endometriosis. |
| | [Question Unstarred] (122419)
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| 228 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for North East Fife of 12th May, Official Report, columns 77-8W, what the total annual budget is for the Global Conflict Prevention Pool; whether the GCPP will have a role in (a) Iraq and (b) other war zones; whether the report on the activities of the GCPP will list all its current projects; and when the report is due to be published. |
| | [Transferred] (123093)
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| 229 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what use is being made in the UK of less-than-lethal weapons technology in tackling crime, terrorism and other illegal activity. |
| | [Transferred] (123027)
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| 230 | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan staff members have been engaged by the UK-led provincial reconstruction team in Mazar-e-Sharif; and how many of these are women. |
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