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Congo
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if she will make representations to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the arrest of the Reverend Kuthino Fernando; and what discussions she hashad with the Government on the use of secretpolice. [73508]
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Mr. McCartney: Through our embassy in Kinshasa, we have registered our concern over the arrest of Reverend Kuthino with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We continue to remind all parties in the DRC that freedom of expression must be respected and ethnically charged speech must be prevented, particularly during the upcoming electoral campaign.
The international community has repeatedly made clear to the Congolese authorities that major reform of the security services is necessary. We have stated publicly that human rights abuses committed by security agencies need to be prevented, and their perpetrators brought to justice.
Departmental Expenditure
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if she will list the 10 non-public sector entities that have received the largest total sum of payments from her Department in each of the last five years. [71791]
Mr. Hoon: The top 10 non-public body suppliers for each year are:
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
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2005-06
Disability Access
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether any building in her Department falls short of disability access regulations. [73032]
Mr. Hoon: All Foreign and Commonwealth Office buildings in the UK meet the access requirements under disability access regulations, with the exception of a small number of portacabins at Hanslope Park which were erected prior to the regulations coming into force. These have limited access for people with a mobility disability and are due for demolition within the next two years. At present no one with such disability requires access to the portacabins. If access were needed we would look at the options available in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
EU Directives
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if she will list the directives in respect of which the European Commission has taken the UK Government to court for failing to transpose them into national law since 1997. [69519]
Mr. Hoon: The following table sets out the information. A number of the cases are marked as being ‘Removed from the Register’. These are cases where the application was lodged at the European Court of Justice but did not proceed to judgment, in most cases because the UK satisfied the Commission that the directive had been implemented. Where information on these cases is available it has been included. However, it would incur disproportionate cost to provide details for them all.
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| ECJ case reference | Directive |
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C-39/99
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER
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C-69/99
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Failure to properly transpose articles 3 and 5 of directive 91/676/EEC on protection of waters against pollution by nitrates from agricultural sources
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C-455/99
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER
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C-468/99
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER
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C-441/00
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Failure to properly implement directive 96/48/EC on the inter-operability of the Trans-European High Speed Rail system
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C-30/01
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Failure to implement directives in Gibraltar—67/548/EC (packaging and labelling of dangerous substances), 87/1 8/EC (good laboratory practices), 93/12/EC (sulphur content of liquid fuels), 79/113/EC as amended by 85/405/EC (noise emissions of construction equipment), 84/533/EC (sound power level of compressors), 84/534/EDC (sound power level of tower cranes), 84/535/EC (sound power level of welding generators), 84/536/EC (sound power level of power generators), 84/537/EC (sound power level of hand-held concrete breakers), 84/538/EC (sound power level of lawn mowers), 86/594/EC (airborne noise of household appliances), 86/662/EC (limitation of noise of hydraulic excavators etc.), 94/62/EC (packaging and packaging waste), 97/35/EC (deliberate release of GM organisms)
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C-31/01
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER
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C-39/01
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Failure to transpose directive 96/61 on integrated pollution prevention and control
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C-373/01
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to transpose directive (91/157/EEC) on batteries in NI and Gibraltar)
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C-374/01
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to transpose directive 98/8/EC on biocidal products)
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C-382/01
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER
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C-489/01
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Failure to transpose directive 97/9/EC on investor compensation schemes in Gibraltar
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C-63/02
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Failure to transpose directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption in Wales and Northern Ireland
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C-210/02
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to adopt for Gibraltar all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with directive 97/43/Euratom (health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposure))
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C-218/02
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Failure to fully transpose directive 96/29/Euratom (protection of health of workers and public against dangers from ionising radiation)
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C-305/02
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to transpose directive 2000/21/EC on the list of legislation referred to in article 13 of directive 67/548/EEC)
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C-310/02
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to transpose directive 1998/98/EC on classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in Gibraltar)
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C-331/02
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to transpose directive 1999/30/EC relating to the limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air in Gibraltar)
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C-332/02
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Failure to transpose directive 1999/13/EC (limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents)
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C-405/02
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to transpose directive 99/42/EC on recognition of professional qualifications)
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C-421/02
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Failure to fully transpose directive 85/337/EC (assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment)
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C-423/02
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Failure to transpose directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste
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C-424/02
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Failure to transpose article 3 of directive 75/439/EC as amended by directive 87/101/EC on the disposal of waste oils
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C-431/02
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Failure to fully transpose directive 91/689/EC on hazardous waste
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C-458/02
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to correctly implement/comply with article 8 of directive 92/100 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright)
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C-62/03
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Failure to properly transpose directive 75/442/EEC on waste as amended by directive 91/156/EEC and decision 96/350/EC
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C-277/03
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Failure to transpose directive 2000/53/EC on end of life vehicles
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C-349/03
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Failure to transpose directive 77/799/EC on mutual assistance in the field of direct and indirect taxation in Gibraltar
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C-483/03
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Failure to transpose directive 2001/12 (development of Community’s railways), 2001/13 (licensing of railway undertakings) and 2001/14 (allocation of infrastructure capacity and charging for use of infrastructure)
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C-508/03
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Failure to properly transpose and apply directive 85/337/EC (assessment of effects of certain projects on the environment)
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C-6/04
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Failure to correctly transpose directive 92/43/EEC (the habitats directive)
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C-88/04
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Failure to transpose directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of aspects of copyright and related rights
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C-164/04
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Failure to fully transpose directive 2001/17/EC (re-organisation and winding up of insurance undertakings)
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C-199/04
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Failure to interpret and apply national legislation so as to correctly implement directive 85/337/EC (assessment of effects of certain projects on the environment)
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C-385/04
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Failure to transpose directive 2001/16/EC (interoperability of conventional rail system)
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C-455/04
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Failure to transpose directive 2001/55/EC (minimum standards for temporary protection in event of mass influx of displaced persons)
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C-484/04
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Failure to correctly implement directive 93/104/EC (organisation of working time)
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C-505/04
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Failure to transpose directive 2001/19/EC (mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other qualifications) in Gibraltar
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C-37/05
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Failure to correctly transpose articles 2 and 4 of directive 85/337 (assessment of effects of certain projects on the environment)
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C-126/05
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to transpose directive 2000/34/EC amending directive 93/104/EC (working time))
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C-131/05
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Failure to correctly transpose article 6 of directive 79/409/EEC (birds directive) and articles 12 and 13 of directive 92/43/EEC (habitats directive)
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C-323/05
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REMOVED FROM REGISTER (Failure to transpose directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety)
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C-138/06
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Failure to transpose directive 2002/49/EC on the assessment and management of environmental noise
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C-139/06
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Failure to transpose directives 2002/96/EC and 2003/108/EC on waste electronic and electrical equipment
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C-l55/06
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Failure to fully transpose directive 96/29/Euratom on safety standards for the protection of workers and the public against the dangers of ionising radiation
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