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Nigeria/Cameroon
Mr. Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking to encourage Nigeria to cede sovereignty of the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, as required under the October 2002 ruling by the International Court of Justice. [197130]
Mr. Mullin: We have made clear to both Nigeria and Cameroon our support for the International Court of Justice ruling. I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 13 October 2004, Official Report, column 299W.
We support the work of the UN Mixed Commission and look to Nigeria and Cameroon to negotiate the detail of implementation. We hope the decision at the
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last meeting in October to remit further discussion to the respective Heads of State, and the UN Secretary-General, will lead to a swift resolution.
Romania
John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Foreign Minister of Romania in connection with that country's application for EU membership. [197478]
Mr. MacShane: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and I regularly meet Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana in London, Brussels and Bucharest. I met him most recently during the visit of President Iliescu on 8 September 2004. We regularly discuss Romania's preparations for EU accession. Mr. Geoana often expresses his gratitude for the UK's continuing support and assistance.
Rwanda
Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will assess the threat posed to the security of Rwanda by the presence of Ex-FAR/Interahamwe in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and whether the level of threat has altered since 1994. [197433]
Mr. Mullin: The Ex-FAR/Interahamwe are a well armed force of several thousand. Since 1994, their strength and potency has diminished, but they continue to pose a threat to the security and stability of Rwanda's border regions and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Southern Thailand
Mr. Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions have taken place between the Government and Thailand regarding instability in the provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala. [197132]
Mr. Alexander: We have expressed our concerns to the Thai Government at the loss of life during and after clashes between protestors and members of the Thai security forces on 25 October.
An independent committee is investigating the tragedy. We welcome this investigation and hope the committee can swiftly establish the facts to allow those responsible to be held fully accountable.
We remain in close contact with the Thai Government about the situation in the far south of Thailand.
Turkey
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Turkey's proposed accession to the EU accession. [197698]
Mr. MacShane:
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow, Govan (Mr. Sarwar) on 18 October 2004, Official Report, column 473W.
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HEALTH
A and E Staff
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were employed in the accident and emergency departments in Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust on 1 October (a) 2004 and (b) 2003, broken down by grade. [194973]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Figures for the number of staff employed in accident and emergency departments on 1 October 2004 have not yet been published. The figures for 2003 are shown in the table.
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census
Breast Cancer
Shona McIsaac: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the waiting times for breast cancer treatment were in each year since 1997 in North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust; and if he will make a statement. [194187]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
The information requested is shown in the following tables.
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Note:
Data was collected from 2001.
(7) Earliest data collected.
Source: Department of Health forms QMCW and CWTDB.
Cancelled Operations
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations in Hull and the East Riding in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004 were cancelled for non-clinical reasons; and what proportion of admissions these figures represent in each case. [194978]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the table.
Source:
Hospital activity team, QMCO.
Cancer
Jon Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made since the publications by the National Audit Office of its report, "Tackling cancer in England: saving more lives", HC364, Session 2003–04, in improving (a) five year survival rates and (b) mortality rates. [197259]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 9 November 2004]: No new assessment has been made comparing progress to other countries as regards cancer survival and mortality since the National Audit Office report was published.
Capital Investment
Mr. Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the progress of capital investment in primary care facilities in Hodge Hill; and what future capital investments will be made in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007. [197235]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
There are four schemes for capital investment in primary care facilities in the Eastern Birmingham primary care trust area, which includes the Hodge Hill constituency. These have either been completed or there is a planned investment within the period 2003–04 to 2006–07. The schemes are as follows:
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Saltley Medical Centre—an interim solution at a cost of £600,000 in 2004–05. A permanent solution through the local investment finance trust (LIFT) programme is planned, at a cost of £6.5 million, scheduled to commence in 2006.
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