This Table of Contents lists column numbers, department & subject headings and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Written Answers text for Thursday 8 January 2004

Volume No. 416 Part No. 518

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Column: 423W

Written Answers to Questions [8 Jan 2004]

TREASURY [8 Jan 2004]

Illegal Meat Imports [8 Jan 2004]

Laura Moffatt — Illegal Meat Imports [8 Jan 2004]

John Healey

Industrial and Provident Societies [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Gardiner — Industrial and Provident Societies [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Love — Industrial and Provident Societies [8 Jan 2004]

Ruth Kelly

Column: 424W

Leeds, North-West [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Best — Leeds, North-West [8 Jan 2004]

Ruth Kelly

Leyton Sixth Form College [8 Jan 2004]

Harry Cohen — Leyton Sixth Form College [8 Jan 2004]

John Healey

Mutual and Co-operative Businesses [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Drew — Mutual and Co-operative Businesses [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 425W

Dawn Primarolo

Offshore Tax Havens [8 Jan 2004]

Harry Cohen — Offshore Tax Havens [8 Jan 2004]

Dawn Primarolo

Pre-Budget Report Summary Leaflet [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Prisk — Pre-Budget Report Summary Leaflet [8 Jan 2004]

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Prisk — Pre-Budget Report Summary Leaflet [8 Jan 2004]

Ruth Kelly

Red Diesel [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Mike Hancock — Red Diesel [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 426W

John Healey

Shared Appreciation Mortgages [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pickthall — Shared Appreciation Mortgages [8 Jan 2004]

Ruth Kelly

Stakeholder Pensions [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Willetts — Stakeholder Pensions [8 Jan 2004]

Ruth Kelly

Tax Credits [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Frank Field — Tax Credits [8 Jan 2004]

Dawn Primarolo

Tax Evasion [8 Jan 2004]

Joan Ruddock — Tax Evasion [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 427W

Dawn Primarolo

UK-Produced Wine [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Gibb — UK-Produced Wine [8 Jan 2004]

John Healey

Work/Benefits [8 Jan 2004]

Harry Cohen — Work/Benefits [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 428W

Dawn Primarolo

TRANSPORT [8 Jan 2004]

Approved Driving Instructors [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Swayne — Approved Driving Instructors [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jamieson

Bridge Strengthening Programme [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Chope — Bridge Strengthening Programme [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 429W

British Airspace [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Wilshire — British Airspace [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 430W

Mr. McNulty

Civil Servants (Disabilities) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Goodman — Civil Servants (Disabilities) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. McNulty

Driving Tests [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Damian Green — Driving Tests [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 431W

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Damian Green — Driving Tests [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Damian Green — Driving Tests [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jamieson

M1 (Mill Hill) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Dismore — M1 (Mill Hill) [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 432W

Mr. Jamieson

Mersey Tunnel [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Frank Field — Mersey Tunnel [8 Jan 2004]

Dr. Howells

Road Accidents [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Calton — Road Accidents [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jamieson

Telecommunications Industry [8 Jan 2004]

John Robertson — Telecommunications Industry [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 433W

Mr. Jamieson

Terrorism [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Ancram — Terrorism [8 Jan 2004]

Dr. Howells

Traffic Management Bill [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Chope — Traffic Management Bill [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 434W

Mr. Chope — Traffic Management Bill [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jamieson

Traffic Calming [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Steen — Traffic Calming [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jamieson

ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS [8 Jan 2004]

Fishing Industry [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Weir — Fishing Industry [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Alex Salmond — Fishing Industry [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Bradshaw

Nuclear Decommissioning Agency [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Tynan — Nuclear Decommissioning Agency [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 435W

Mr. Morley

Toxic Waste Convention [8 Jan 2004]

Alan Simpson — Toxic Waste Convention [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Morley

Animal Welfare [8 Jan 2004]

Chris Grayling — Animal Welfare [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Bradshaw

Civil Servants (Disabilities) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Goodman — Civil Servants (Disabilities) [8 Jan 2004]

Alun Michael

Column: 436W

Flooding [8 Jan 2004]

Miss McIntosh — Flooding [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Oaten — Flooding [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Morley

Mr. Oaten — Flooding [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Column: 437W

Sudden Oak Death [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Swayne — Sudden Oak Death [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Swayne — Sudden Oak Death [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Bradshaw

Column: 438W

Road Signs/Markings [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Liddell-Grainger — Road Signs/Markings [8 Jan 2004]

Alun Michael

US Vessels (Decommissioning) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jack — US Vessels (Decommissioning) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Morley

MINISTER FOR WOMEN [8 Jan 2004]

Public Appointments [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Public Appointments [8 Jan 2004]

Jacqui Smith

Column: 439W

Gender Budgeting [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Gender Budgeting [8 Jan 2004]

Jacqui Smith

Occupational Segregation [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Occupational Segregation [8 Jan 2004]

Jacqui Smith

Column: 440W

Gender Pay Gap [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Gender Pay Gap [8 Jan 2004]

Jacqui Smith

CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT [8 Jan 2004]

Correspondence [8 Jan 2004]

Miss Kirkbride — Correspondence [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Caborn

Column: 441W

Departmental Christmas Expenditure [8 Jan 2004]

Miss Kirkbride — Departmental Christmas Expenditure [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Caborn

Digital Television [8 Jan 2004]

Miss Kirkbride — Digital Television [8 Jan 2004]

Estelle Morris

Millennium Commission [8 Jan 2004]

Hugh Bayley — Millennium Commission [8 Jan 2004]

Tessa Jowell

Police Merger [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Key — Police Merger [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Caborn

Column: 442W

Television Subtitling [8 Jan 2004]

Miss Kirkbride — Television Subtitling [8 Jan 2004]

Estelle Morris

Tourism [8 Jan 2004]

Miss Kirkbride — Tourism [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Caborn

Miss Kirkbride — Tourism [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Caborn

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [8 Jan 2004]

Regional Development Agencies [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Stephen O'Brien — Regional Development Agencies [8 Jan 2004]

Jacqui Smith

Column: 443W

British Energy [8 Jan 2004]

Malcolm Bruce — British Energy [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Timms

Consumer Credit [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Stephen O'Brien — Consumer Credit [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Cross-border Mergers [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Stephen O'Brien — Cross-border Mergers [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 444W

Employment Relations [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Hancock — Employment Relations [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Information and Communications Technology [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Stephen O'Brien — Information and Communications Technology [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Timms

Mr. Stephen O'Brien — Information and Communications Technology [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Timms

Internet Usage [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Stephen O'Brien — Internet Usage [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Timms

Column: 445W

Post Offices [8 Jan 2004]

Malcolm Bruce — Post Offices [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Timms

Public Sector Contracts [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pickthall — Public Sector Contracts [8 Jan 2004]

Nigel Griffiths

Private Hire Vehicles [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Steen — Private Hire Vehicles [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Veterinary Medicines [8 Jan 2004]

Andrew George — Veterinary Medicines [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 446W

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 447W

HOME DEPARTMENT [8 Jan 2004]

Elder Abuse [8 Jan 2004]

Sandra Gidley — Elder Abuse [8 Jan 2004]

Ms Blears

Alcohol [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Alcohol [8 Jan 2004]

Ms Blears

Departmental Security Passes [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Oaten — Departmental Security Passes [8 Jan 2004]

Fiona Mactaggart

Column: 448W

Disabled Civil Servants [8 Jan 2004]

Tim Loughton — Disabled Civil Servants [8 Jan 2004]

Fiona Mactaggart

Fear of Crime [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Fear of Crime [8 Jan 2004]

Ms Blears

Firearm Offences [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Firearm Offences [8 Jan 2004]

Caroline Flint

Column: 449W

Graffiti [8 Jan 2004]

Ann Keen — Graffiti [8 Jan 2004]

Ms Blears

Column: 450W

Juvenile Offenders [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Woodward — Juvenile Offenders [8 Jan 2004]

Paul Goggins

Column: 451W

Motor Vehicle Theft [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Chope — Motor Vehicle Theft [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 452W

Ms Blears

Mr. Chope — Motor Vehicle Theft [8 Jan 2004]

Ms Blears

Police [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Police [8 Jan 2004]

Ms Blears

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas — Police [8 Jan 2004]

Ms Blears

Mr. Chaytor — Police [8 Jan 2004]

Ms Blears

Proceeds of Crime [8 Jan 2004]

Jim Dowd — Proceeds of Crime [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 453W

Caroline Flint

US Bases [8 Jan 2004]

Alan Simpson — US Bases [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Ingram

DEFENCE [8 Jan 2004]

Iraq [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Hancock — Iraq [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Hoon

Legacy Project Study [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Barnes — Legacy Project Study [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Caplin

Medical Supplies Agency [8 Jan 2004]

Bob Russell — Medical Supplies Agency [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 454W

Mr. Caplin

Naval Courts Martial [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Gerald Howarth — Naval Courts Martial [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Caplin

Reservists [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Hancock — Reservists [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Caplin

Column: 455W

Territorial Army [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Liddell-Grainger — Territorial Army [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Caplin

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [8 Jan 2004]

Andrew Smith [8 Jan 2004]

Norman Lamb — Andrew Smith [8 Jan 2004]

Hilary Benn

Civil Servants (Disabilities) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Goodman — Civil Servants (Disabilities) [8 Jan 2004]

Hilary Benn

HIV/AIDS (Africa) [8 Jan 2004]

Bob Spink — HIV/AIDS (Africa) [8 Jan 2004]

Hilary Benn

Column: 456W

WORK AND PENSIONS [8 Jan 2004]

Asbestos [8 Jan 2004]

Simon Hughes — Asbestos [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Browne

Column: 457W

Attendance Allowance [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Frank Field — Attendance Allowance [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pond

Column: 458W

Mr. Frank Field — Attendance Allowance [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pond

Mr. Frank Field — Attendance Allowance [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pond

Capability Reports [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Goodman — Capability Reports [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Browne

Column: 459W

Child Support (Army Personnel) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Peter Duncan — Child Support (Army Personnel) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pond

Disabled Jobseekers [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Goodman — Disabled Jobseekers [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pond

Column: 460W

Jobcentre Plus [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. George Osborne — Jobcentre Plus [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Browne

Column: 461W

Occupational Pensions [8 Jan 2004]

Kevin Brennan — Occupational Pensions [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pond

Column: 462W

Poverty [8 Jan 2004]

Hugh Bayley — Poverty [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pond

Column: 463W

HEALTH [8 Jan 2004]

Child Protection Register [8 Jan 2004]

Dr. Tonge — Child Protection Register [8 Jan 2004]

Margaret Hodge

Genetically Modified Food [8 Jan 2004]

Joan Ruddock — Genetically Modified Food [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 464W

Miss Melanie Johnson

Health Visitors [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Baron — Health Visitors [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Hutton

Column: 465W

Column: 467W

Waiting Lists/Times [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Brady — Waiting Lists/Times [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Hutton

Public Health Nurses [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Baron — Public Health Nurses [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Hutton

Old Runwell Hospital [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Francois — Old Runwell Hospital [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Hutton

Social Workers [8 Jan 2004]

Dr. Tonge — Social Workers [8 Jan 2004]

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 468W

NORTHERN IRELAND [8 Jan 2004]

Departmental Staff [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Russell Brown — Departmental Staff [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pearson

Civil Servants (Disabilities) [8 Jan 2004]

Tim Loughton — Civil Servants (Disabilities) [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pearson

Fair Trade Products [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Bercow — Fair Trade Products [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pearson

Giant's Causeway [8 Jan 2004]

David Burnside — Giant's Causeway [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 469W

Mr. Pearson

Prison Service [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Peter Robinson — Prison Service [8 Jan 2004]

Jane Kennedy

Column: 470W

Saville Inquiry [8 Jan 2004]

Mrs. Iris Robinson — Saville Inquiry [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Spellar

Sinn Fein-IRA [8 Jan 2004]

David Burnside — Sinn Fein-IRA [8 Jan 2004]

Jane Kennedy

Teacher Training [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Beggs — Teacher Training [8 Jan 2004]

Jane Kennedy

EDUCATION AND SKILLS [8 Jan 2004]

School Behaviour and Attendance Funding [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Luff — School Behaviour and Attendance Funding [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

Column: 471W

Child Poverty [8 Jan 2004]

Tim Loughton — Child Poverty [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Pond

Column: 472W

Mr. Djanogly — Child Poverty [8 Jan 2004]

Alan Johnson

Further Education [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Djanogly — Further Education [8 Jan 2004]

Alan Johnson

School Funding [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Hoban — School Funding [8 Jan 2004]

Column: 473W

Mr. Charles Clarke

School Leavers [8 Jan 2004]

Tim Loughton — School Leavers [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Miliband

School Trips [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Gardiner — School Trips [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Miliband

Column: 474W

Student Finance [8 Jan 2004]

Simon Hughes — Student Finance [8 Jan 2004]

Alan Johnson

Column: 475W

Teaching Methods [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Gibb — Teaching Methods [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

Truancy [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Forth — Truancy [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

Column: 476W

CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS [8 Jan 2004]

Correspondence [8 Jan 2004]

David Winnick — Correspondence [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Leslie

PRIME MINISTER [8 Jan 2004]

LNM Holdings [8 Jan 2004]

Adam Price — LNM Holdings [8 Jan 2004]

The Prime Minister

Proportional Representation [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Viggers — Proportional Representation [8 Jan 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 477W

Steel Industry (Romania) [8 Jan 2004]

Adam Price — Steel Industry (Romania) [8 Jan 2004]

The Prime Minister

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [8 Jan 2004]

Brownfield Sites [8 Jan 2004]

Jane Griffiths — Brownfield Sites [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Community Facilities [8 Jan 2004]

Dr. Whitehead — Community Facilities [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Column: 478W

Deprivation [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Betts — Deprivation [8 Jan 2004]

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Betts — Deprivation [8 Jan 2004]

Yvette Cooper

Firefighters [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Djanogly — Firefighters [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Raynsford

Housing Stock Transfer [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Drew — Housing Stock Transfer [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Column: 479W

Mr. Drew — Housing Stock Transfer [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Local Authority Funding [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Tyrie — Local Authority Funding [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Raynsford

Local Referendums [8 Jan 2004]

Bob Russell — Local Referendums [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Raynsford

Millennium Dome [8 Jan 2004]

Miss Kirkbride — Millennium Dome [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Column: 480W

Houses in Multiple Occupation [8 Jan 2004]

Ms Oona King — Houses in Multiple Occupation [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Column: 481W

Column: 482W

Column: 483W

Ms Oona King — Houses in Multiple Occupation [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Ms Oona King — Houses in Multiple Occupation [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Column: 484W

Starter Home Initiative [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Dhanda — Starter Home Initiative [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Thames Gateway [8 Jan 2004]

Sir Sydney Chapman — Thames Gateway [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Column: 485W

Sir Sydney Chapman — Thames Gateway [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Sir Sydney Chapman — Thames Gateway [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Column: 486W

Sir Sydney Chapman — Thames Gateway [8 Jan 2004]

Keith Hill

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive [8 Jan 2004]

Clive Efford — Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive [8 Jan 2004]

Phil Hope

Water Pollution [8 Jan 2004]

Jane Griffiths — Water Pollution [8 Jan 2004]

Mr. Morley

Column: 487W

Column: 488W