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Negative Instruments
Earl Russell asked Her Majesty's Government:
- How many negative instruments were voted upon during the Parliament of 1997–2001.
(a) on the Floor of the House of Commons;
(b) in a Committee of the House of Commons;
and in each case what percentage of the total number of such instruments this represents. [HL2623]
Lord Williams of Mostyn: The following information has been supplied by the House of Commons Journal Office.
Earl Russell asked her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: The following information has been supplied by the House of Commons Journal Office.
Instruments subject to negative resolution withdrawn from consideration 1997–98 to 2000–01:
Information on the reasons for withdrawal is not held centrally.
Earl Russell asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: None.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: The importance of managing occupational road risk is recognised by the Government. The responsibility for managing risks is delegated to departments and agencies. However, through the Revitalising Health and Safety Initiative departments and agencies are working together to share best practice and improve standards.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. No specific targets have been set for reducing casualties arising from work-related road accidents. However, the Government are fully committed to the aims set out in the Revitalising Health and Safety strategy statement. These include a target to reduce the incidence rate of fatal and major accidents at work by 10 per cent by 2010. There is also a separate road safety target to reduce by 40 per cent the number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents by 2010.
Lord Colwyn asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: This is a matter for the Scottish Parliament. Issues relating to general dental services are devolved.
Session Negatives laid Divisions in House (%) Divisions in Standing Committee (%) Total divisions (%)
1997–98 1,591 2 (0.1%) 3 (0.2%) 5 (0.3%)
1998–99 1,266 1 (0.1%) 3 (0.2%) 4 (0.3%)
1999–2000 1,241 3 (0.2%) 6 (0.5%) 9 (0.7%)
2000–01 717 3* (0.4%) 2 (0.3%) 5 (0.7%)
Total 4,815 9 (0.2%) 14 (0.3%) 23 (0.5%)
* including two on which division deferred to subsequent sitting Wednesday.
How many negative instruments were withdrawn for re-drafting during the Parliament of 1997–2001 following criticism
(a) inside the House of Commons;
(b) from outside bodies; and what percentage of the total number of such instruments this represents. [HL2624]
Session Number of instruments withdrawn
1997–98 0
1998–99 0
1999–2000 1
2000–01 1
Total 2
How many negative instruments have been defeated on a vote in the House of Commons during the Parliament of 1997-2001; and what percentage of the total number of such instruments this represents. [HL2625]
What plans they have to upgrade the management of occupational road risk for their own employees. [HL2685]
How many of their employees were killed or seriously injured in work-related road accidents during 2000–01; and what targets they have set for reducing such casualties over the next five years. [HL2686]
Under what authority the Chief Dental Officer for Scotland has acted against General Dental Council guidelines and decided that, when sedation
13 Feb 2002 : Column WA162is provided within the National Health Service by a dentist or anaesthetist, it is to be limited to the use of a single drug. [HL2526]
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