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Hong Kong and the Sino-British Joint Declaration

Baroness Hilton of Eggardon asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they will publish the next report to Parliament on Hong Kong and the Sino-British Joint Declaration.[HL953]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The eighth report in this series, covering the period July-December 2000, was published today and copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House. A copy of the report is also available on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website (www.fco.gov.uk). The report includes a foreword by my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary. I commend the report to the House.

EU and EC Treaties: Articles Subject to Unanimity

Lord Pearson of Rannoch asked Her Majesty's Government:

If the proposed Treaty of Nice is ratified, which articles in the Consolidated Treaty on European Union and the Consolidated Treaty establishing the European Community will still be subject to the national veto.[HL806]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The following table sets out this information.

Unless otherwise stated, all articles are from the Treaty establishing the European Community:

Treaty articles which will remain subject to unanimity in the EU and EC treaties following ratification of the Treaty of Nice

Article
Article 7.1 (TEU)	Sanctions clause
Article 17.1 (TEU)	European Council decisions on "common defence" and EU/WEU integration
Article 23.1 (TEU)	Foreign policy and defence decisions (Title V TEU)
Article 28.3 (TEU)	Operational expenditure under CFSP
Article 24 (TEU) Article 38 (TEU)	Conclusion of international agreements covering issues for which unanimity is required for the adoption of internal decisions (except implementation of joint actions or common positions)
Article 34.2 (TEU)	Provisions on police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters (Title VI TEU)
Article 41.3 (TEU)	Operational expenditure for Title VI TEU
Article 42 (TEU)	Decision to move police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters to Title IV TEC
Article 44.2 (TEU)	Enhanced Co-operation under CFSP, QMV with an emergency brake (unanimity)
Article 48 (TEU)	Treaty Change
Article 49 (TEU)	Accession of new member states
Article 13	Action against discrimination (except incentive measures)
Article 18.3	Provisions on passports, identity cards, residence permits; provisions on social security or social protection
Article 19	Arrangements for non-nationals to vote in EP and municipal elections
Article 22	Additional rights of EU citizenship
Article 42	Social security for migrant workers
Article 47.2	Particular principles on the free movement of professionals
Article 57.2	Derogation from liberalisation of capital movements
Article 67.1 and 2	Action under Title IV (visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to the free movement of persons). 67.2 provides for a move to QMV after five years (if the Council so decides by unanimity). Article 67.5 and the Protocol and Declaration on Article 67 mean some moves to QMV will happen sooner: on entry into force of the Treaty of Nice (Article 65 with the exception of aspects relating to family law); from May 2004 automatically (Article 66); after framework legislation, defining common rules and basic principles, has been agreed by unanimity (Articles 63(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and 63(2)(a)); and following a Council decision after May 2004 (Articles 62(2)(a), 62(3) and 63(3)(b)).
Article 71.2	Transport policy
Article 72	Approval for derogations from transport rules in favour of a member state's own carriers
Article 88.2	Derogation for state aid rules in "exceptional circumstances"
Article 93	Indirect taxation
Article 94	Approximation of laws affecting internal market
Article 104.14	Replacement of excessive deficits protocol
Article 105.6	Tasks of the European Central Bank
Article 107.5	Amendments (on a proposal from the Commission) to the statute of the ECB
Article 111.1	Decisions concerning the ERM
Article 112.2(b)	Appointment of the ECB's Executive Board
Article 117.1 and 7	Transitional Provisions on the European Monetary Institute (EMI)
Article 123.5	Institutional provisions relating to EMU
Article 133.5 and 6	Specified exceptions to QMV for negotiation and conclusion of international agreements on trade in some services and commercial aspects of intellectual property
Article 133.7	Extension of Common Commercial Policy to other aspects of international negotiations and agreements on intellectual property
Article 137.2 Article 139.2	Particular social provisions governed by unanimity
Article 151.5	Culture
Article 161	Rules governing structural and cohesion fund tasks, objectives and organisation (until 2007, or until agreement on the next financial perspective, whichever is the later)
Article 175.2	Exceptions to QMV for environmental provisions
Article 181a	Economic, financial and technical co-operation with third countries for association agreements (see Article 310) and agreements with accession candidates
Article 186 Article 187	Rules and procedures for association of the overseas countries and territories with the Community
Article 190.4	Uniform electoral procedure for European Parliament
Article 190.5	Taxation provisions of the statute for Members of the European Parliament
Article 202	Comitology rules
Article 203	Order of Presidency
Article 213.1	Altering number of Commissioners
Article 215	Council Decision not to fill a vacancy in the Commission College
Article 222	Increasing number of ECJ Advocates General
Article 223 Article 224	Appointment of ECJ judges and Advocates General, and CFI judges
Article 225a	Creation of judicial panels and appointment of members of the panels
Article 229a	Conferring jurisdiction on the ECJ for disputes concerning Community industrial property rights
Article 245	Amendment to ECJ statute
Article 250.1	Amendment of a Commission proposal
Article 251.3	Accepting EP amendments rejected by the Commission in the co-decision procedure
Article 252 (c, d and e)	Second reading of co-operation procedure
Article 269	Community finances--own resources
Article 279.1 Article 279.2	Financial Regulations (until 1 January 2007) Community's own resources
Article 289	Seats of institutions
Article 290	Community language regime
Article 296.2	Derogation for trade in arms
Article 300.2/5/6	Conclusion of international agreements covering areas where unanimity applies internally/association agreements (see Article 310)
Article 304	Co-operation with OECD
Article 308	Old Article 235 (residual legal base)
Article 309	Sanctions clause

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London Underground: Grant

Lord Sheppard of Didgemere asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much provision they have made for grants to London Transport to support investment in the Underground from April 2001, pending completion of public private partnership contracts.[HL908]

The Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston): Last summer's spending review provided grant of £104 million for London Transport for the financial year from April 2001. The review recognised that additional grant might be necessary, but, given the need to maintain commercial confidentiality during PPP negotiations, agreed that this could be the subject of a later claim on the central Reserve. The Government are currently considering what additional resources to make available in respect of London Underground.

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London Rail Schemes: Co-ordination

Lord Sheppard of Didgemere asked Her Majesty's Government:

What arrangements are being made to set up a high level body comprising the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Strategic Rail Authority and Transport for London to co-ordinate future development of the rail system serving London.[HL909]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston: Last November, I agreed some high-level arrangements with the Mayor and Sir Alastair Morton to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the development and taking forward of rail schemes in London. Meetings at official level between my department, the Government Office for London, the Strategic Rail Authority, and Transport for London are currently taking place. On the basis of their work, I expect to meet with the mayor, Bob Kiley and Sir Alastair Morton in early March.

Variant CJD

Lord Marlesford asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will update the table showing deaths from new vCJD, published in the Official Report of 27 March 2000 (WA55 and 56).[HL572]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath): An updated table is provided as follows. It includes information relating to known deaths from variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (vCJD) up to 2 February 2001. It supersedes the data provided on 27 March 2000, and contains some corrections.

Tabel 1: Variant CJD cases in the United Kingdom, by month and year of death, date of onset of symptoms and date vCJD was confirmed

Date of death	Date of onset of symptoms	Date vCJD confirmed
May 1995	Jun 1994	Sep 1995
Nov 1995	Jan 1995	Jan 1996
Nov 1995	Dec 1994	Jan 1996
Jan 1996	Feb 1994	Jan 1996
Jan 1996	Jul 1994	Jan 1996
Feb 1996	Mar 1995	Mar 1996
Feb 1996	Jan 1995	Mar 1996
Feb 1996	Aug 1994	Feb 1996
May 1996	Aug 1995	Mar 1996
Jun 1996	Jan 1995	Apr 1996
Jun 1996	Jan 1994	July 1996
Sep 1996	July 1995	Sep 1996
Nov 1996	Dec 1995	*
Feb 1997	Dec 1995	June 1997
Feb 1997	Dec 1994	July 1997
Mar 1997	Oct 1995	May 1997
Mar 1997	Mar 1996	Feb 1997
May 1997	Mar 1996	June 1997
May 1997	Mar 1994	Sep 1995
Jun 1997	Jan 1996	Jun 1997
July 1997	Nov 1996	Oct 1997
Oct 1997	Oct 1996	Nov 1997
Dec 1997	Jan 1996	Sep 1996
Jan 1998	Feb 1997	Mar 1998
Mar 1998	Sep 1995	May 1998
Apr 1998	Mar 1996	Jun 1998
May 1998	May 1996	May 1998
Aug 1998	Jul 1997	Oct 1998
Aug 1998	Jul 1997	Oct 1998
Oct 1998	Nov 1997	Oct 1998
Oct 1998	May 1996	Nov 1998
Oct 1998	Nov 1997	Nov 1998
Oct 1998	Jul 1997	Nov 1998
Oct 1998	Oct 1997	Dec 1998
Nov 1998	Nov 1997	Feb 1999
Nov 1998	Apr 1998	Feb 1999
Nov 1998	Mar 1998	*
Dec 1998	Dec 1996	*
Dec 1998	Aug 1997	Oct 1999
Dec 1998	May 1998	Feb 1999
Dec 1998	Dec 1997	Mar 1999
Jan 1999	Feb 1998	Feb 1999
Feb 1999	Dec 1997	Sep 1999
Feb 1999	Oct 1997	Jun 1999
Feb 1999	Dec 1997	May 1999
May 1999	Jan 1998	Mar 2000
Jul 1999	May 1998	Jul 1999
Aug 1999	Jan 1999	Aug 1999
Aug 1999	Jun 1998	Nov 1999
Sep 1999	Dec 1998	Sep 1999
Oct 1999	July 1998	Dec 1999
Oct 1999	Mar 1999	Sep 2000
Oct 1999	Jul 1998	Jan 2000
Nov 1999	May 1998	Dec 1999
Nov 1999	Feb 1999	Aug 2000
Dec 1999	Jun 1999	May 2000
Jan 2000	Apr 1999	Jan 2000
Feb 2000	Apr 1999	Apr 2000
Feb 2000	Jun 1998	Jun 2000
Mar 2000	Sep 1998	May 2000
Mar 2000	Sep 1998	Apr 2000
Mar 2000	May 1999	Jun 2000
Apr 2000	Feb 1998	*
Apr 2000	May 1999	Aug 2000
Apr 2000	Apr 1999	Aug 2000
May 2000	May 1999	*
May 2000	Apr 1999	Jun 2000
May 2000	Jul 1998	Aug 2000
Jun 2000	Jul 1999	+
June 2000	Mar 1997	Jun 2000
Jul 2000	Mar 1999	Aug 2000
Jul 2000	Aug 1999	Sep 2000
Jul 2000	Oct 1998	Sep 2000
Aug 2000	Jan 2000	Oct 2000
Aug 2000	Jun 1999	Aug 2000
Aug 2000	Jul 1999	Nov 2000
Aug 2000	Oct 1999	Oct 2000
Sep 2000	Dec 1999	+
Sep 2000	Oct 1999	Oct 2000
Sep 2000	Nov 1999	*
Oct 2000	Dec 1999	Oct 2000
Oct 2000	Jul 1998	Dec 2000
Nov 2000	Dec 1999	+
Nov 2000	Mar 2000	Jan 2001
Jan 2001	Nov 1998	*
Jan 2001	Aug 2000	+

* Cases not confirmed neucopathologically and therefore classed as 'probable vCJD'

+ Cases who have died with post mortem result awaited

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Table 2: vCJD cases in the UK by age at death

Age at death	Number of Cases
0-9	0
10-19	13
20-29	39
30-39	24
40-49	4
50-59	5
60	1

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