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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 20 October 2003
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 20 October 2003
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on
Monday 20 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on
Monday 20 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after
Monday 20 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Advocate General
1
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Advocate General, if she will place in the Library copies of communications her Department has had with the Scottish Executive on consideration by her office of the legislative competence of the Bills detailed in Annex 9 of the Scotland Office Departmental Report 2003. |
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(132984)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
2
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Mr Ben Chapman
(Wirral South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a statement on Charter Mark awards. |
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(133669)
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3
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will revise the list of Ministerial responsibilities published by his Office in July so that the Ministries are set out in the same alphabetical order as in previous editions of the same publication. |
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(133535)
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4
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with DEFRA on contingency plans for autumn flooding. |
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(133587)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
5
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John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of working tax credit in Scotland, broken down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority; and what percentage each of these figures represents of the number of people eligible for the credit. |
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(133000)
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6
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Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the implications of the proposed European Constitution on the UK's ability to set corporation tax. |
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(133414)
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7
N
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Mr Keith Bradley
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the net income of a family with two dependent children aged 18 and 12 with a gross income of (a) £13,000 a year, (b) £13,500 a year, (c) £14,000 a year, (d) £14,500 a year, (e) £15,000 a year, (f) £15,500 a year and (g) £16,000 a year; and what assessment he has made of the sources of that net income. |
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(132687)
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8
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Treasury has made of the Financial Services Authority's ability to regulate split capital investment trusts. |
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(132990)
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9
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Treasury has made of the security of investment in split capital trusts. |
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(132991)
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10
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring investment trusts fully into the regulation regime of the Financial Services Authority. |
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(132992)
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11
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will accept the recommendation of the Treasury Committee to bring investment trusts directly within the scope of investment product regulation by the Financial Services Authority. |
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(132993)
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12
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the Treasury of removing the obligation on those who have paid or been credited with 44 years of national insurance contributions to make further payments prior to their retirement. |
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(133532)
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13
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged under 65 who have contributed for 44 years and have qualified for a 100 per cent. retirement pension paid employee national insurance contributions in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(133533)
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14
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a regulatory impact assessment in respect of the Money Laundering Regulations 2003. |
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(133537)
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15
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Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money he estimates the National Insurance Fund would receive in 2003-04 if those people who are retired but remain in paid employment continued to pay national insurance contributions. |
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(133490)
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16
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Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have retired in each of the last five years are still in paid employment. |
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(133491)
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17
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Linda Gilroy
(Plymouth, Sutton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representations he has received from honourable Members regarding the audit and account provisions for industrial and provident societies. |
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(133012)
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18
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Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged 65 years or over have died of influenza in (a) South Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. |
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(133214)
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19
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what powers Customs and Excise officers may seize private vehicles at ports of entry in connection with duty paid goods. |
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(133585)
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20
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Richard Ottaway
(Croydon South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures are in place for refunding taxes on unused airline tickets; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133038)
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21
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the proceeds of gold sales from the UK reserves were in each year since 1997; and if he will estimate the value of that gold at today's prices. |
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(133659)
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22
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of productivity growth in the public sector was on the last year for which figures are available. |
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(133660)
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23
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public sector jobs there were in (a) May 1997, (b) May 2000 and (c) May 2003. |
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(133661)
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24
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the expenditure on non-departmental public bodies was (a) in the last year for which figures are available and (b) in 1996-97. |
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(133662)
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25
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what this year's budget is for Government subsidy of United Kingdom companies. |
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(133663)
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26
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his forecast is of losses on Network Rail for 2003-04.
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(133664)
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27
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce reliefs on tax and National Insurance payments for British troops serving in Iraq. |
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(133478)
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28
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Mr Mark Simmonds
(Boston & Skegness):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on average projected productivity growth for 2003-04. |
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(132987)
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29
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Mr Mark Simmonds
(Boston & Skegness):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the projected change in the overall tax burden as a percentage of GDP for 2003-04. |
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(132988)
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30
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Mr Mark Simmonds
(Boston & Skegness):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the economy's predicted level of growth for 2003-04. |
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(132989)
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31
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes of 15th July concerning Mr Ron Warner of Stoke Fleming, South Devon, acknowledged on 17th July (ref:/31877/2003). |
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(132593)
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32
N
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Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guarantees have been obtained from the European Commission that zero-rating of children's clothes for VAT purposes may continue beyond 2007. |
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(131996)
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33
N
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Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research he has collated on the cost of (a) children's and (b) adults' clothing in each EU country. |
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(131997)
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34
N
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what circumstances overpayments of tax credits are (a) recovered within the tax year in which they occurred and (b) recovered in the following tax year by means of a reduction in tax credit payments. |
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(132597)
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35
N
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many recipients of tax credits have been overpaid and issued with demands for lump sum repayments. |
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(132598)
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Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs
36
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Mr Andrew Dismore
(Hendon):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps he is taking to expedite appeals against (a) detention under the Terrorism Act 2000 and (b) removal of nationality under the Asylum and Nationality Act 1998; how many appeals (i) have been decided and (ii) remain to be decided in each case; and in relation to (ii) what the (A) longest period since the appeal was lodged and (B) the average period since the appeal was lodged was; and when he expects outstanding appeals to be heard. |
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(133061)
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37
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Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what criteria are applied by the Legal Aid Board in considering whether to grant assistance to defendants in civil proceedings. |
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(133081)
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38
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Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much money has been granted by the Legal Aid Board to defendants in civil cases in the past two years. |
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(133082)
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39
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Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assistance has been offered by the Legal Aid Board to Mr Liam Campbell and Mr Michael McKevitt. |
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(133237)
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40
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Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make a statement on the impact of (a) the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and (b) human rights legislation on disclosure of information from hearings under which access is restricted owing to Crown Property immunity from prosecution. |
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(133075)
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41
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Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans he has to increase the accountability of the Legal Services Commission for its decisions on the granting of legal aid. |
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(133361)
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42
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many (a) adults and (b) adults registered to vote there were in each parliamentary constituency in descending order according to the disparity between the two figures. |
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(133049)
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43
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will list the local authority registration departments that are (a) adopting and (b) not adopting the best practice electoral registration procedures outlined in the Electoral Commission report of 2002, Making an Impact. |
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(133055)
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44
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what research on registration rates he has commissioned in the past three years; and what future research he intends to commission on this subject. |
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(133056)
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45
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will list the authorities that have initiated proceedings against individuals who fail to register to vote. |
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(133057)
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46
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will set out the Department's assessment of the main reasons for substantial falls in electoral registration rates in the UK over the past six years. |
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(133058)
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47
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Sir Nicholas Winterton
(Macclesfield):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what research has been commissioned by his Department on the number of divorced fathers who manage to maintain effective contact with their children should the children's mother be granted leave to remove them from the United Kingdom; and what steps his Department takes to monitor the welfare of such children. |
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(133034)
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48
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Sir Nicholas Winterton
(Macclesfield):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many applications were made by (a) mothers and (b) fathers in each of the last five years for which figures are available for leave to remove children from the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom courts; and how many of those applications were (i) granted and (ii) rejected. |
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(133035)
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49
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Sir Nicholas Winterton
(Macclesfield):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what information his Department holds about (a) the research findings and (b) other formal evidence available to the courts about the impact upon (i) mothers seeking leave to remove children from the United Kingdom should their application be denied and (ii) the impact upon children of losing access to their father should such leave be granted to the mother. |
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(133036)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
50
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Sir Sydney Chapman
(Chipping Barnet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on developments in maritime archaeology since responsibility was transferred from her Department to English Heritage; and what further developments are planned. |
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(132599)
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51
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Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what system is used by TV Licensing in Northern Ireland to record and monitor where prosecutions are being brought. |
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(133240)
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52
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Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will revoke the decision to exclude the prison service from the award of the Golden Jubilee Medal by Her Majesty The Queen. |
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(133524)
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53
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Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what level of financial support was given by Sport England to the Football Association in the last year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement on the purpose to which this expenditure is put. |
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(133231)
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54
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Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer on 28th April, Official Report, column 188W, on Youth Development (football), when the Government will begin to contribute the money that has been committed to the Football League's Youth Development Scheme. |
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(133243)
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55
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Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much capital the New Opportunities Fund has directed to (a) Birkenhead, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside since its inception. |
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(133589)
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56
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Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures the Department is taking to encourage tourism in the North East. |
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(133217)
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57
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Mr Malcolm Moss
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she and her officials have met their counterparts in the Treasury to discuss the implications of the changes proposed by the European Commission to the special travel agents VAT scheme contained in Directive 77/388/EEC; what her Department's stance is on these proposals; and what recommendations were made to the Treasury. |
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(133148)
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58
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Mr Malcolm Moss
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many licences will be considered by Brewster Sessions in 2004, broken down by percentage represented by (a) hotels, (b) restaurants, (c) pubs and (d) others; what proportion of applications were refused by the Brewster Sessions in each of the last five years; and what the cost to industry of applications to the Brewster Sessions was in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(133149)
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59
N
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has made to (a) the Football Association and (b) the Football League about violent behaviour by professional footballers during matches; and if she will make a statement. |
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(132835)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
60
N
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Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 17th September, Official Report, column 754W, on weapons of mass destruction, whether any of the civil servants searching for weapons of mass destruction were specifically recruited for this purpose. |
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(132831)
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61
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he authorised the creation of an environment intended to simulate that of hearings of the Hutton Inquiry at the Civil Service College at Sunningdale; on what date the authorisation was given; and what the cost of the exercise was. |
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(133112)
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62
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials who appeared at the Hutton Inquiry were given coaching and training prior to their public appearance; and at what cost. |
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(133113)
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63
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Peter Bottomley
(Worthing West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether eligible former members of the military services will need to apply to receive the Suez Emergency Medal. |
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(133625)
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64
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Mrs Anne Campbell
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures are followed by UK personnel in Iraq before live ammunition is fired at civilians; and whether protocols have been agreed with US forces on procedures to be followed. |
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(133417)
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65
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
(Orkney & Shetland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has (a) to disband and (b) to amalgamate army infantry battalions. |
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(133488)
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66
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Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he received regarding improper practices in relation to BAE Systems' (a) operations in, and (b) contracts with, Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133098)
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67
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Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he had with the Serious Fraud Office in relation to BAE Systems' (a) operations in, and (b) contracts with, Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133099)
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68
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Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to increase UK military support for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Mazar-i-Sharif and the five surrounding provinces in Afghanistan consequent to United Nations Resolution 1510. |
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(133163)
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69
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Mr James Gray
(North Wiltshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 17th September, ref 130872, if he will place the study of the commercial potential of RAF Lyneham in the Library. |
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(132932)
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70
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Mr James Gray
(North Wiltshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of his review of reservists' pay on mobilisation. |
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(132933)
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71
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Mr James Gray
(North Wiltshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will bring forward revisions to the Reserve Forces Call-out and Recall (Financial Assistance) Regulations 1997, S.I., 1997, No. 309. |
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(133080)
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72
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Mr John Grogan
(Selby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at which locations overseas elements of his Department's Fire Service have been based in each of the last five years. |
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(133419)
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73
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Mr John Grogan
(Selby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed in his Department's Fire Service. |
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(133428)
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74
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Mr John Grogan
(Selby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employees he estimates are likely to be transferred into the private sector under the Airfield Support Services Projects; and how many of these are employed by his Department's Fire Service. |
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(133429)
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75
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Tomahawk cruise missiles have been used in the last nine months; and at what cost their replacements are being supplied. |
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(133394)
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76
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the statement made by Surrey Police on the conclusion of their investigations and his Answer of 16th September, Official Report, column 705W, on Deepcut and Catterick barracks, if he will order an independent public inquiry into the way that unnatural deaths at Catterick and Deepcut barracks have been investigated; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133398)
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77
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employees of the Ministry of Defence have applied for early retirement on medical grounds in each of the last five years; and how many have been (a) granted and (b) refused. |
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(133499)
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78
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role is of BMI Ltd in the process of determining applications for medical retirement from the Ministry of Defence; what the average length of time has been for determining these applications; what the rights of appeal are; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133503)
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79
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Mr Peter Kilfoyle
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the use of missile defence for destroying satellites. |
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(133233)
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80
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Mr Peter Kilfoyle
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths of (a) Iraqi civilians and (b) Iraqi military personnel (i) during the recent conflict and (ii) since the formal cessation of hostilities. |
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(133234)
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81
N
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Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the (a) role and (b) activities of his Department's Saudi Arabian project office. |
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(132896)
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82
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Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Permanent Secretary or other officials (a) first received and (b) first read the papers sent by the Serious Fraud Office on 8th March 2001 in respect of allegations against British Aerospace/BAE Systems and Robert Lee International. |
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(132916)
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83
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Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the contents of the papers sent by the Serious Fraud Office to the Permanent Secretary on 8th March 2001 in respect of allegations against British Aerospace/BAE Systems and Robert Lee International were communicated in any way to the then Secretary of State or his successor. |
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(132917)
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84
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Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigations took place within his Department into the contents of the papers sent by the Serious Fraud Office to the Permanent Secretary on 8th March 2001 in respect of allegations against British Aerospace/BAE Systems and Robert Lee International. |
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(132918)
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85
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Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) the Secretary of State, (b) his predecessors, (c) the Permanent Secretary and (d) other Ministry of Defence officials have met representatives of British Aerospace/BAE Systems to discuss issues relating to Saudi Arabia since May 1997. |
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(132919)
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86
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Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was paid by his Department in respect of landing fees for British military aircraft using commercial airfields (a) in each of the last three years and (b) so far in 2003, broken down by airfield. |
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(133624)
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87
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) quantity, (b) spread and (c) location of (i) mines, (ii) unexploded cluster bomb submunitions and (iii) unexploded conventional munitions in Iraq; what efforts are (A) planned and (B) underway to locate, defuse and remove these munitions; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133319)
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88
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) quantity, (b) spread and (c) location of (i) mines, (ii) unexploded cluster bomb submunitions and (iii) unexploded conventional munitions in Afghanistan; what efforts are (A) planned and (B) underway to locate, defuse and remove these munitions; what countries are participating in these efforts; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133320)
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89
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what programmes his Department has (a) planned, (b) discussed, (c) initiated and (d) concluded to (i) locate and (ii) collect depleted uranium (A) ammunitions and (B) ammunition fragments in Afghanistan; what other programmes are in place in Afghanistan for these purposes; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133642)
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90
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with representatives of governments participating in the International Security Assistance force in Afghanistan about the use of depleted uranium ammunitions (a) during and (b) after the conflict in Afghanistan; what governments raised concerns about this matter; what those concerns were; how they were addressed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133643)
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91
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on progress with the Nimrod Procurement project since June 2003. |
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(133644)
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92
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of the contract for the procurement of METEOR missiles are, with particular reference to the total agreed to purchase cost; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133645)
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93
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the King's Own Scottish Borderers are due to finish their deployment in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133651)
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94
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what deployment is planned for the King's Own Scottish Borderers after their tour of duty in Iraq; what timetable is projected for their transfer from their current deployment to their next deployment; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133652)
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95
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place to allow families of Scottish soldiers stationed outwith Scotland to vote in Scottish elections; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133653)
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96
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 10th September, Official Report, column 754W, on recruitment, if he will list the monthly recruitment numbers from January 1997 to January 2003 for (a) each of the recruitment posts in Scotland, (b) England as a whole, (c) Wales as a whole and (d) Northern Ireland as a whole; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133654)
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97
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his Department's role in the Peace Building and Reconciliation Strategy in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133711)
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98
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rounds of depleted uranium ammunitions were (a) deployed to the Gulf region in 2002, (b) deployed to the Gulf region in 2003, (c) fired during the conflict in Iraq and (d) recovered during UK-led clean-up operations; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133712)
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99
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what programmes his Department has (a) planned, (b) discussed, (c) initiated and (d) concluded to (i) locate and (ii) collect depleted uranium (A) ammunition and (B) ammunition fragments in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133713)
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100
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rounds of depleted uranium ammunitions have been fired in Afghanistan by UK troops; how many rounds of depleted uranium ammunition have been recovered during UK-led clean-up operations; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133714)
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101
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many properties were contained in his Department's married quarters estate on 1st October; and how many are held by his Department in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) overseas. |
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(133370)
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102
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units within the married quarters estate are in (a) standard 1 condition, (b) standard 2 condition, (c) standard 3 condition and (d) standard 4 condition. |
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(133371)
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103
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units within his Department's married quarters estate will be upgraded in each of the next five years. |
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(133372)
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104
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units within his Department's married quarters estate have been upgraded in each of the last five years; and what proportion of these were upgrades to the entire estate. |
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(133373)
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105
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he intends to publish the conclusions of his Department's business process review of the management and delivery of defence housing; and if he will list those consulted in this review. |
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(133374)
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106
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are housed in (a) standard 3 and (b) standard 4 properties within his Department's married quarters estate; and what plans he has to reduce this number. |
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(133375)
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107
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was in each of the last five years of upgrading properties in his Department's married quarters estate; and what the planned expenditure is for this financial year. |
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(133376)
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108
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Defence Housing Executive and (b) Defence Estates concerning the future of the married quarters estate. |
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(133377)
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109
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's married quarters were empty as at 30th September; and what proportion of this represents his Department's management margin required for managing change. |
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(133378)
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110
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he estimates his Department's upgrade programme for the married quarters estate will be completed by November 2005; how many units are part of this upgrade programme; how many units have been upgraded so far; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133379)
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111
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's targets are for reducing the void rate levels in the married quarters estate; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133380)
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112
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new build units in the married quarters estate are planned by his Department in each of the next three years; and how many houses this will replace from the existing married quarters estate. |
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(133381)
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113
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Mr Keith Simpson
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's disposal targets are for married quarters estate stock in each of the next five years. |
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(133382)
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114
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Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what methods have been used to date to estimate the number of Iraqi civilians killed by United Kingdom or United States military forces in Iraq (a) since 20th March and (b) since the end of the conflict; and what steps are being taken to increase the reliability of these assessments. |
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(133307)
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115
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Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the mechanisms in place for the sharing of information between the British and other coalition forces involved in operations in Iraq. |
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(133309)
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116
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Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research has been undertaken by the Meteorological Office on the possibility of a release of methane hydrate from sea floor sediments caused by increased sea temperatures resulting from global warming and climate change. |
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(133312)
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117
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Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to date has been of weapons, missiles, munitions and ammunition used in (a) the conflict in Iraq and (b) security and policing since the end of the conflict. |
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(133316)
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118
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Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to receive the final report from the survey group in Iraq on weapons of mass destruction. |
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(133155)
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119
|
Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the frequency of detached duties for (a) medical staff, (b) RAF regiment personnel and (c) catering staff. |
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(133156)
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120
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Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to continue with free postal and parcel services for armed forces personnel on detached duties abroad. |
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(133157)
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121
N
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Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ex-RAF personnel subject to reserve list regulations were called up for duty during operation Telic, broken down by occupation. |
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(133172)
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122
N
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Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the taxation of armed forces pay during detached duties. |
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(133173)
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123
N
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Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of housing accommodation on RAF operational UK bases has been identified as below tolerable standards. |
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(133174)
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124
N
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Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on recent representations he has received to exempt or reduce council tax charged on service personnel whilst on detached duties. |
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(133175)
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125
N
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Mr Paul Tyler
(North Cornwall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent evidence he has collated relating to Gulf War Syndrome; what studies have been commissioned by him in the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
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(132694)
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126
N
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Mr Paul Tyler
(North Cornwall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence to Lord Morris of Manchester of 9th October, on vaccines used for UK troops deployed in the 1990-91 Gulf War; and what steps he is taking to prevent recurrence of the problems identified. |
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(132897)
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127
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many types of precision guided munitions are in use by the RAF; and which aircraft are capable of operating precision guided munitions. |
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(133040)
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128
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF aircraft of each type are based outside the UK; and where they are based. |
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(133041)
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129
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which procurement projects involve production of parts outside the UK; which countries are taking part in production; and for what reasons the contract was awarded for production overseas in each case. |
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(133042)
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130
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department gives preference to British defence companies (a) when selecting producers for equipment and (b) for project procurement; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133043)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
131
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Mr David Atkinson
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will issue guidance under planning provision that encourages major stores, high street restaurants and other appropriate retail outlets to provide private rooms for diabetics to inject insulin; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133093)
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132
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the plans by Able UK to dismantle ships from the US Reserve Fleet and the relevant planning permission needs in respect of dry dock facilities. |
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(133293)
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133
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Mr Bob Blizzard
(Waveney):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effects of global warming in drawing up the guidance issued for determining applications for the extraction of marine aggregates. |
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(133249)
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134
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Mr Bob Blizzard
(Waveney):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much marine aggregate has been extracted from UK coasts in the last 10 years; and what his assessment is of the total amount that may be removed within safe environmental limits. |
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(133252)
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135
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Mrs Patsy Calton
(Cheadle):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the real terms percentage change in (a) local government formula and (b) one-off grant funding was, broken down by (i) spending area and (ii) council, in each year since 1997-98. |
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(133608)
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136
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Mrs Anne Campbell
(Cambridge):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to ensure that major new housing development is adequately served by public transport. |
|
(133418)
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137
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John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will (a) estimate expenditure on councillors' allowances in each London borough in the past five years and (b) estimate expenditure on councillors' allowances in the financial year 2003-04 within each London borough. |
|
(133277)
|
138
|
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
(Gloucester):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what public money has been used to support the Millennium Dome since its closure. |
|
(133542)
|
139
N
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Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to bring forward legislation to extend the tenure of councillors. |
|
(132913)
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140
|
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make representations to the Chief Executive of the National Home-Building Council to extend the cover provided by the Buildmark Warranty Scheme to include permanent external fixtures in addition to structural defects. |
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(133357)
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141
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Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent meetings he has had with the Chief Executive of the National Home-Building Council to discuss its Buildmark Warranty Scheme. |
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(133358)
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142
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has received from (a) individuals and (b) organisations in North Yorkshire on the Fire Scheme. |
|
(133586)
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143
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the budgets allocated to electoral registration departments by each local authority (a) in total and (b) per head of population in descending order according to the amount spent per head of population. |
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(133047)
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144
|
Dr Phyllis Starkey
(Milton Keynes South West):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will respond to the relevant recommendations of the Science and Technology Committee report on Light Pollution and Astronomy. |
|
(133593)
|
145
N
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David Taylor
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what process governs membership of the Building Control Performance Standards Advisory Group; and if he will list the current membership. |
|
(132529)
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146
N
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David Taylor
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to increase parish councils' powers under section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972. |
|
(132898)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
147
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Mr Bob Blizzard
(Waveney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his targets are for the number of modern apprenticeships to be provided; and how many have been achieved for each year since they were introduced. |
|
(133250)
|
148
|
Mr Bob Blizzard
(Waveney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what evaluation he has made of employer response to the introduction of modern apprenticeships. |
|
(133251)
|
149
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on recent trends in (a) enrolment to and (b) funding of courses in adult and community education. |
|
(133420)
|
150
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what information he has collated on (a) the administration costs to (i) local education authorities, (ii) the Student Loan Company and (iii) the Department of Assessment and Implementation of Tuition Fees Remission and (b) the compliance cost to higher education institutions of this system. |
|
(133421)
|
151
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which sector skills councils are (a) licensed, (b) due to be licensed by 31st December and (c) due to be licensed by 30th June 2004. |
|
(133422)
|
152
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of the total UK workforce will be covered by each proposed sector skills council. |
|
(133423)
|
153
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on arrangements for (a) delivering of services, (b) funding and (c) professional validation and development of careers services operated by higher education institutions, with particular reference to their relationship with other careers and guidance services. |
|
(133424)
|
154
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which sector skills council will have a remit for careers advice and guidance services. |
|
(133425)
|
155
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students were on courses leading to (a) ordinary national diplomas, (b) higher national diplomas and (c) foundation degrees in each of the last three years. |
|
(133426)
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156
|
Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to encourage conversion of (a) existing courses and (b) qualifications at higher national diploma level to foundation degrees. |
|
(133427)
|
157
N
|
Mr Keith Bradley
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of university tuition fees will be paid to the university in advance. |
|
(132689)
|
158
N
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of (a) the number and (b) the percentage of newly qualified teachers trained under the graduate teacher scheme this year who have been unable to find employment in teaching. |
|
(132926)
|
159
|
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many places on courses offered by universities were not filled in each academic year since 1997, broken down by course. |
|
(133069)
|
160
|
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1150W, on university medical schools (funding), which universities have received funding from the improving retention pot as a result of admitting full-time students under 21 with an A-level points score of less than 3 C grades to study medicine; how many such students each university has admitted; and how much such funding each school has attracted. |
|
(133325)
|
161
|
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood & Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reasons 1998 was used as the baseline year for calculating teenage pregnancy rates since the launch of the teenage pregnancy strategy. |
|
(133146)
|
162
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1146W, on Sure Start, what constitutes contact in the context of Sure Start programmes contacting children living in these areas. |
|
(133209)
|
163
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1146W, on Sure Start, how many children in each of the Birkenhead Sure Start areas have been contacted by Sure Start in addition to the visit every mother of a newborn baby receives from (a) a midwife and (b) a health visitor. |
|
(133210)
|
164
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 25th June, Official Report, column 783W, on specialist schools, if he will assess, with reference to sports specialist colleges, the finding in the report by Professor David Jesson that small differences of up to plus or minus 2.5 percentage points between predicted and actual levels of performance are not statistically significant. |
|
(133415)
|
165
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 14th June, Official Report, column 100W, on GCSE/GNVQ point scores, what the uptake was of full-time intermediate GNVQ courses in each year since 1996; and what percentage of pupils achieved (a) 5 A+ - C grades at GCSE level and (b) the equivalent GNVQ level in each such year. |
|
(133492)
|
166
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department estimates to be the total average annual salary cost to (a) schools, (b) his Department and (c) local education authorities of (i) a newly qualified teacher, (ii) a teacher with five years experience in teaching and (iii) a teacher nearing retirement in 2002-03. |
|
(133668)
|
167
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils in England achieved A-levels in (a) mathematics and (b) English achieved grades A or above in (i) the best performing local education authority and (ii) the worst performing local education authority in 2002-03. |
|
(133671)
|
168
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils in England achieved GCSEs in (a) mathematics and (b) English and (c) both achieved grades A or above in (i) the best performing local education authority and (ii) the worst performing local education authority in 2002-03. |
|
(133672)
|
169
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children failed to gain a place at the school of their choice in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) special schools and (d) all schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority. |
|
(133674)
|
170
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the local education authorities in the (a) first decile and (b) tenth decile for results at (i) Key Stage 2, (ii) Key Stage 3 and (iii) GCSEs for each year since 1997. |
|
(133675)
|
171
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teacher vacancies in each subject there were in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) special schools and (d) all schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority; and if he will express the numbers as a percentage of all teachers. |
|
(133676)
|
172
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many bodies receive some or all their funding from his Department; what funding was received by each body in each year since 1997; and who the chief executive is of each body. |
|
(133677)
|
173
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many vacant teacher posts existed in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) special schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority. |
|
(133678)
|
174
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many vacant head teacher posts existed in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) special schools and (d) all schools, expressed as percentage of the total number of head teachers, in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority. |
|
(133679)
|
175
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many vacant deputy head teacher posts existed in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) special schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority; and if he will express the figures as a percentage of the total number of head teachers. |
|
(133680)
|
176
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding each learning support unit has attracted for each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority.
|
|
(133681)
|
177
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding has been provided to each learning support unit in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority.
|
|
(133682)
|
178
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many learning support units in England (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority.
|
|
(133683)
|
179
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) both primary and secondary schools that select some or all of their pupils on the basis of faith have (i) opened and (ii) closed in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority.
|
|
(133684)
|
180
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many former grant-maintained schools have gained (a) specialist, (b) beacon and (c) city academy status in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority.
|
|
(133685)
|
181
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have become beacon schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority.
|
|
(133686)
|
182
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have lost beacon status in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority.
|
|
(133687)
|
183
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average class size was in secondary schools, broken down by (a) school year and (b) local education authority in each year since 1997.
|
|
(133688)
|
184
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average class size in primary schools was, broken down by (a) school year and (b) local education authority in each year since 1997.
|
|
(133689)
|
185
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) temporary and (b) permanent exclusions were made by (i) primary, (ii) secondary schools and (iii) all schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority.
|
|
(133690)
|
186
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of undergraduates failed to complete a course at a higher education institution, broken down by (a) institution and (b) course title, in each year since 1997. |
|
(133691)
|
187
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many supply teachers were employed in each year since 1997, and what proportion of those had qualified teacher status, broken down by local education authority. |
|
(133692)
|
188
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have (a) opened and (b) closed sixth forms since 1997. |
|
(133693)
|
189
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children have played truant in each month of the academic year 2002-03 in each local education authority. |
|
(133694)
|
190
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what has been spent since 1997 on projects to increase standards in rural schools. |
|
(133695)
|
191
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what has been spent since 1997 on projects to improve behaviour in schools. |
|
(133696)
|
192
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the salary costs for each local education authority of (a) all staff, (b) all school staff, (c) school teaching staff and (d) school non-teaching staff were in each year since 1997. |
|
(133697)
|
193
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many officials in his Department have been employed on projects to reduce truancy in each year since 1997. |
|
(133698)
|
194
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what has been spent since 1997 on projects to reduce truancy in schools. |
|
(133699)
|
195
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers have been attacked by (a) pupils and (b) parents in each education authority, in each academic year since 1997. |
|
(133700)
|
196
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students were admitted to higher education from each social group in each academic year since 1997. |
|
(133701)
|
197
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many applicants to higher education there were from each social group in each academic year since 1997. |
|
(133702)
|
198
|
Mr Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to encourage the creation of modern apprenticeships in the photographic sector; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133703)
|
199
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK remained in education after the completion of their GCSEs in each year since 1997. |
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(133226)
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200
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Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will take steps to encourage more schools to establish fairtrade tuckshops; and if he will make a statement. |
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(132985)
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201
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Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he will take to encourage the use of fairtrade products in school meals. |
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(132986)
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202
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Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West & Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the trial sites where GMOs are being released into the environment, including in each case the six-figure grid reference. |
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(133406)
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203
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many prosecutions of parents per thousand pupils for truancy at school there were in descending order by local authority, in the latest year for which figures are available. |
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(133048)
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204
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the national award scheme for foster carers envisaged in the Green Paper 'Every Child Matters' will be assessed; and what the scheme will award. |
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(133123)
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205
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to allow for short break provision to be granted to foster carers; what additional support can be given in cases where foster parents have allegations made against them; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133124)
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206
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children's centres there are in the United Kingdom; what plans he has to increase the number; and how many children each centre will be able to cater for. |
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(133125)
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207
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what duties the post of Children's Commissioner for England will entail; and when the workforce planning unit will be created. |
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(133126)
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208
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what framework regulates private fostering; and what definition he uses of private fostering. |
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(133132)
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209
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what resources will be made available to the Children's Commissioner for England. |
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(133133)
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210
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what therapeutic services are available for abused children; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133134)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
211
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on EU proposals in respect of improved controls for the welfare of animals during transit. |
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(133101)
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212
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the use of fixed penalty notices to deter fly-tipping. |
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(133103)
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213
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent research she has commissioned into fly-tipping; and if she will make a statement. |
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(133104)
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214
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on (a) the incineration of hazardous waste in cement kilns and (b) the importation of such waste for that purpose. |
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(133106)
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215
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the costs of the safe disposal from farms of stocks of those pesticides which have been withdrawn from the market this year as a result of the review taking place under EU Agricultural Pesticides Directive 91/414; and if she will list the cost to (a) the Government, (b) farmers and (c) the pesticide industry arising from the review. |
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(133108)
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216
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library a copy of the full report entitled, River Cherwell Catchment Monitoring Study 1998-2000 Project Report. |
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(133109)
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217
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what regulatory impact assessment has been carried out to establish the likely costs to (a) water companies, (b) other companies, (c) local authorities and (d) the Environment Agency arising from the implementation of the EU Shellfish Directive. |
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(133110)
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218
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage waste collection authorities to segregate waste paper from organic material in the waste stream. |
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(133116)
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219
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart about importation for dismantling purposes of the ships from the US Reserve Fleet which have set sail for the United Kingdom. |
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(133290)
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220
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Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to protect the interests of businesses from contamination by GM crops, with particular reference to organic farmers. |
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(133408)
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221
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Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the market value of sheep quota per unit is; what the value of the annual payment from public funds per unit was in the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of this total cost is met from UK public funds. |
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(133221)
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222
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much UK-produced beef was exported by (a) weight and (b) value in 2002; and what percentage of this was (i) beef of UK origin and (ii) beef of foreign origin. |
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(132983)
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223
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on (a) the process of establishing area of outstanding natural beauty conservation boards and (b) selecting Secretary of State nominees to area of outstanding natural beauty conservation boards. |
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(133431)
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224
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms she will put in place to ensure that the appointment process for members of area of outstanding natural beauty conservation boards is (a) fair, open and transparent and (b) delivers boards that are well-balanced in terms of their skills, background and political interests. |
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(133432)
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225
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John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of SI2002/746 on the London Borough of Havering's ability to deal with abandoned vehicles. |
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(133266)
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226
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Mrs Janet Dean
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent through the Warm Front schemes in each constituency in the last financial year. |
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(133085)
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227
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Mrs Janet Dean
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many properties in each constituency have benefited from the (a) Warm Front and (b) Warm Front Plus schemes in the last five years. |
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(133086)
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228
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Mrs Janet Dean
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of households in each constituency who could benefit from the Warm Front scheme and who have yet to claim. |
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(133087)
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229
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Dr Ian Gibson
(Norwich North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the field scale evaluation GM crop trials in the management of individual crops. |
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(133495)
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230
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Dr Ian Gibson
(Norwich North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the information contained on the Pesticides Safety Directorate website on the mixing of individual compounds after sale in relation to Regulation 4 of the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 and Regulation 4 of the Plant Protection Regulations 1997. |
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(133502)
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231
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Mr James Gray
(North Wiltshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what government support has been given in the last three years to Regional Producers Ltd (Wiltshire); and what recent discussions she has held with Regional Producers Ltd (Wiltshire) about their future viability. |
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(133059)
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232
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many abandoned cars have been removed by local authorities in England in each of the last five years; and at what estimated cost to public funds. |
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(133528)
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233
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Mr Jimmy Hood
(Clydesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 13th October; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if she will make a statement. |
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(133016)
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234
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Mr Jimmy Hood
(Clydesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 13th October; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if she will make a statement. |
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(133592)
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235
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Mr David Lidington
(Aylesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the possible risk to wildlife in the special protection areas of Teesmouth and the Cleveland coast as a consequence of plans by Able UK to scrap United States vessels at Hartlepool. |
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(133165)
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236
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when details on the application of the National Fallen Stock Scheme will be announced; and what consultation there has been with farmers on the scheme. |
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(133597)
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237
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methods of controlling the fox population her Department will recommend if the Hunting Bill receives Royal Assent. |
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(133476)
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238
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from the farming sector about the proposal in the Water Bill for time-limited licences. |
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(133477)
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239
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce bureaucracy in REACH. |
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(133489)
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240
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to maintain the existing regulatory framework not to introduce further restrictions on (a) fishing and (b) shooting laws. |
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(133515)
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241
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for changes to the regulatory framework for (a) fishing and (b) shooting other than those resulting from the Hunting Bill, if enacted. |
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(133516)
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242
N
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Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the sea fisheries committees, naming her appointee to each to represent the interests of recreational fishing. |
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(132526)
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243
N
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Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list those fish species which may be (a) caught (i) within the 12 mile limit and (ii) outside the 12 mile limit and (b) landed below their normal spawning size. |
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(132527)
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244
N
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Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the fishing stop orders made in the last 12 months. |
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(132528)
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245
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Mr Michael Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) EU representatives, (b) the Food Standards Agency and (c) the Scottish Executive on the impact of proposals on animal welfare from the European Commission to replace independent meat inspection with inspection by the meat industry. |
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(133120)
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246
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Mr Michael Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the proposed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy on the importation of meat to the UK from South America. |
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(133227)
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247
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Mr Michael Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tonnage of meat has been imported into the UK in each of the last five years from (a) Argentina, (b) Brazil, (c) Uruguay and (d) other South American nations. |
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(133228)
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248
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Mr Michael Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive on the impact of the proposed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy on meat imports from South America. |
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(133229)
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249
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Mr Michael Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of UK meat producers on the impact of the proposed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy on meat imports from South America. |
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(133230)
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250
|
Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the definition of coal fired power station ash as waste. |
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(133254)
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251
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Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how she will double the rate of energy efficiency improvement in order to meet targets for 2020 set out in the Energy White Paper. |
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(133255)
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252
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Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the implementation of the European Emissions Trading Scheme. |
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(133256)
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253
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Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what energy efficient improvements the Building Regulations 2002 are delivering. |
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(133257)
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254
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Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets the Government has set for (a) energy efficiency in the UK, (b) waste minimisation, (c) marine pollution, (d) air quality, (e) climate change, (f) renewable energy, (g) fly-tipping, (h) packaging, (i) end of life vehicles, (j) the disposal of hazardous waste, (k) incineration, (l) recycling, (m) water quality, (n) coastal erosion, (o) fuel poverty, (p) flood defence, (q) wind power use, (r) domestic waste management, (s) industrial waste management, (t) landfill, (u) greenhouse gas emissions and (v) timber procurement. |
|
(133258)
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255
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Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what EU directives have an impact on (a) energy efficiency, (b) waste minimisation, (c) marine pollution, (d) air quality, (e) climate change, (f) renewable energy, (g) fly-tipping, (h) packaging, (i) end of life vehicles, (j) the disposal of hazardous waste, (k) incineration, (l) recycling, (m) water quality, (n) coastal erosion, (o) fuel poverty, (p) flood defence, (q) wind power use, (r) domestic waste management, (s) industrial waste management, (t) landfill, (u) greenhouse gas emissions and (v) timber procurement. |
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(133259)
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256
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Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government is negotiating on draft EU directives with regard to (a) energy efficiency, (b) waste minimisation, (c) marine pollution, (d) air quality, (e) climate change, (f) renewable energy, (g) fly-tipping, (h) packaging, (i) end of life vehicles, (j) the disposal of hazardous waste, (k) incineration, (l) recycling, (m) water quality, (n) coastal erosion, (o) fuel poverty, (p) flood defence, (q) wind power use, (r) domestic waste management, (s) industrial waste management, (t) landfill, (u) greenhouse gas emissions and (v) timber procurement. |
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(133260)
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257
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Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which EU directives relating to environmental matters would incur a financial penalty if the commitments were not met; and how much each fine would be, per annum. |
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(133261)
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258
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Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the contribution of conventionally powered vehicles to (a) summer smog and (b) winter smog. |
|
(133280)
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259
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Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on plans to improve energy efficiency in the UK. |
|
(133283)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
260
|
Mr Harold Best
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports the UK Government received of action by the Burmese authorities against the (a) Karen, (b) Karenni and (c) Shan peoples. |
|
(133095)
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261
|
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the Government of Pakistan is a sponsor of terrorism; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[R]
(133066)
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262
|
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the deportation by the State of Israel of persons against whom no charges have been laid; and what action he plans to take consistent with Articles 146 and 147 of the 4th Geneva Convention. |
|
(133068)
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263
N
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the contracts for consultancy and other work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997, stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132596)
|
264
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations have been received by his Department about the proposed demolition by the Israeli authorities of the Shawamreh home in Anata in the West Bank; and what representations he has made to Israel on the issue. |
|
(133232)
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265
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Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for (a) the implementation of UN Resolutions on Israel and Palestine and (b) for Israel's obligations as an occupying power under the Geneva Conventions, of the military order issued by Israel on 2nd October declaring land in the Occupied West Bank between the security fence and Israel's preoccupation 1967 border as a closed zone; and what action the UK Government intends to take. |
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(133530)
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266
|
Mrs Anne Campbell
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made by the Consular Assistance Group in recovering a constituent, Mr Raeid Jewad's, camcorder that was confiscated by US soldiers in Iraq; and what progress has been made to secure Mr Jewad compensation for the loss of his possession. |
|
(132994)
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267
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Mr William Cash
(Stone):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions since 1973 the UK has asserted its national law as against its obligations under European treaties. |
|
(132935)
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268
|
Geraint Davies
(Croydon Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the mental health of Feroz Abbasi in Guantanamo Bay; and if it is intended that he will be repatriated to the UK if he is deemed unfit to face trial. |
|
(133396)
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269
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Mr Parmjit Dhanda
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Indonesia regarding the activities of Laskar Jihad members. |
|
(133538)
|
270
|
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from veterans who wish to accept the Russian Defence of the Soviet Arctic Circle Region Medal. |
|
(133543)
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271
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Mr Parmjit Dhanda
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on discussions to enable Arctic Convoy Veterans to accept the Russian Polar Medal. |
|
(133544)
|
272
N
|
Mr Andrew Dismore
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the peace process in Sri Lanka. |
|
(133060)
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273
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the forthcoming visit of the King of Morocco, with specific reference to the Government's policy on the Western Sahara. |
|
(133614)
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274
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Pakistan on the proposal of exempting religious universities from the imposition of Shariah Law. |
|
(133615)
|
275
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Pakistani authorities on the current status of the blasphemy law. |
|
(133616)
|
276
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the release from house arrest of Mr Turabi by the Government of the Sudan. |
|
(133617)
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277
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the subject of child witches. |
|
(133618)
|
278
|
Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will press the United Nations to take steps to secure the presence of international observers in the Occupied Territories. |
|
(133513)
|
279
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Russian Government on efforts to secure the release of Arjan Erkel, from Medicins Sans Frontieres, in Dagestan. |
|
(132915)
|
280
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Chinese Government regarding the imprisonment of Gong Shengliang; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133182)
|
281
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the United Kingdom's (a) diplomatic and (b) trade relations with Israel will change as a result of the construction of the security wall. |
|
(133150)
|
282
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the US Administration on its approach to ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. |
|
(133151)
|
283
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Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to persuade the Israeli Government to pursue a negotiated settlement with the Palestinians; and what assessment he has made of the possible use of targeted sanctions. |
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(133152)
|
284
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Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU colleagues on the development of a mechanism for monitoring the Roadmap for peace. |
|
(133153)
|
285
|
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the administration of Mr Hamid Karzai is considered to be a credible national government across Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133623)
|
286
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Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Japanese authorities concerning the imprisonment of Mr Nicholas Baker; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133626)
|
287
|
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the conditions in which Mr Nicholas Baker is being held in Japan and (b) his level of access to legal representation prior to his trial. |
|
(133627)
|
288
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Mr Mark Lazarowicz
(Edinburgh North & Leith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the UN Security Council to take steps to deploy human rights monitors throughout Iraq in line with General Assembly resolution 57/232 of December 2002. |
|
(133001)
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289
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the current social unrest in Bolivia; how many UK citizens are known to remain in La Paz and El Alto; when (a) he and (b) members of his Department last had discussions with (i) Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, (ii) members of his Cabinet, (iii) representatives of his Government in Bolivia and (iv) representatives of his Government in the UK; what the central issues of the discussions were; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133321)
|
290
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which of the UK overseas territories he plans to visit in the next 12 months. |
|
(133205)
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291
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to discuss Gibraltar's sovereignty with the Government of Spain. |
|
(133206)
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292
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what official visits he plans to make during the next 12 months. |
|
(133207)
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293
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Spanish counterpart regarding Gibraltar in the last 12 months. |
|
(133208)
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294
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to enable Gibraltar to participate in elections to the UK Parliament. |
|
(133527)
|
295
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Gibraltar government in negotiations with the Spanish government on the future of Gibraltar. |
|
(133529)
|
296
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on calls from mobile telephones in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002. |
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(133531)
|
297
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Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent initiatives have been taken by the United Kingdom to strengthen the provisions of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty; and what actions have been taken by the United Kingdom pursuant to obligations under Article 6 of the NPT. |
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(133308)
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298
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Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) matters were discussed, and (b) decisions were taken, at the meeting of the Proliferation Security Initiative Group of States in early October; what resources are committed in support of this initiative; when future meetings will be held; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133311)
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299
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from which country the information on Iraq's alleged attempt to procure uranium from Niger was obtained; and whether he has asked that country if its details may be publicly released. |
|
(133399)
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300
|
Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many barrels of oil have been exported from Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein; what value this represents; and what use has been made of the proceeds. |
|
(133158)
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301
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Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the future UN role in the reconstruction of Iraq. |
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(133159)
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302
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the appeal papers in respect of Mr Kirtan Singh, date of birth 6th May 1973, were sent from New Delhi. |
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(133480)
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303
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives from the UN Serious Crimes Unit regarding the progress of the East Timor humanitarian crimes trials in Jakarta; what steps the UN is taking to monitor proceedings; whether a UN review of the proceedings is being considered; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132997)
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304
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on co-operation by Indonesia with the UN Serious Crimes Unit. |
|
(132998)
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305
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on recent progress with the investigation into the deaths of Brian Peters and Malcolm Rennie in Indonesia. |
|
(132999)
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306
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when a permanent secretary or under-secretary in his Department has visited Indonesia since 1973; and what the purpose was of each visit. |
|
(133127)
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307
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when files on the visit to Indonesia by department officials in October 1975 will be released. |
|
(133128)
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308
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the progress of the Global Conflict Prevention Pool and its achievements since its creation. |
|
(133142)
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309
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for the Global Conflict Prevention Pool; and what responsibilities other Departments have for the Pool. |
|
(133143)
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310
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Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which countries the Global Conflict Prevention Pool has been active; and when meetings with (a) the UN, (b) the EU and (c) state representatives regarding conflict prevention were held. |
|
(133144)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
311
|
Mr David Atkinson
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce an insulin user's identity card for diabetics; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133092)
|
312
|
Mr David Atkinson
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the availability of Acetylasteine on the NHS. |
|
(133094)
|
313
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has collated on a possible relationship between the creation of toxins from the heating of teflon-coated pans and the onset of polymer fever in humans; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133102)
|
314
N
|
Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate the Government has made of the number of people whose sight will be affected following the Government's decision to delay implementation of NICE's guidelines to make photo-dynamic therapy available to those suffering from age-related macular degeneration. |
|
(132691)
|
315
N
|
Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of community health councils will be fully operational on 1st November; and if he will list those that will no longer be operational on that date. |
|
(132692)
|
316
N
|
Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the staffing level of community health councils was on (a) 1st January, (b) 1st April and (c) 1st July. |
|
(132693)
|
317
N
|
Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 17th September, Official Report, column 843W, on community health councils, what the staffing levels on 1st November will be as a proportion of the full-time staffing strength before the decision to abolish the councils was taken. |
|
(132760)
|
318
|
Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of specialised stroke units are (a) acute care units, (b) rehabilitation stroke units and (c) both acute care and rehabilitation stroke units. |
|
(133010)
|
319
|
Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of stroke patients he estimates will be able to be treated in specialist stroke units for the majority of their hospital stay from April 2004. |
|
(133011)
|
320
N
|
Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people (a) began studying as a midwife and (b) completed their studies as a midwife, broken down by region, in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what proportion of those successfully completing their studies went on (i) to register and (ii) to practise as a midwife in the NHS. |
|
(133168)
|
321
N
|
Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets he has set relating to (a) the recruitment of midwives into the NHS and (b) the overall numbers of midwives employed within the NHS. |
|
(133169)
|
322
N
|
Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives worked in the National Health Service, expressed as (a) a headcount and (b) whole time equivalent, in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. |
|
(133170)
|
323
|
Mr Roger Berry
(Kingswood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the maximum period is which he requires should elapse before NICE guidance is reflected in (a) the advice given by NHS Direct and (b) the content of NHS Direct Online. |
|
(133369)
|
324
|
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Commission for Health Improvement on the desirability of the Commission, when assessing the performance of hospital trusts, focusing on (a) outcome, (b) quality and (c) process. |
|
(133368)
|
325
|
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what control NHS hospital trusts have over the volume of patients being referred to hospitals. |
|
(133403)
|
326
|
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Commission for Health Improvement concerning its commitment to reassess the way in which the Commission assesses the performance of hospital trusts. |
|
(133404)
|
327
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October to the honourable Member for Oxford West and Abingdon, Official Report, column 58W, on walk-in centres, what protocol covers whether clinical information should be shared with a patient's general practitioner. |
|
(133402)
|
328
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, column 52W, on the NHS Estate (Health and Safety), what percentage of patient-occupied floor area was below (a) health and safety compliance and (b) fire safety standards in (i) England, (ii) each strategic health authority and (iii) each NHS trust in each year since 1997. |
|
(133430)
|
329
|
Mrs Patsy Calton
(Cheadle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of waiting times for (a) stairlifts and (b) downstairs extensions and modifications when people have been assessed as unable to climb stairs or to use standard toilet or washing facilities; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133484)
|
330
|
Mrs Anne Campbell
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on implementation of the promise made by his Department to match charitable spending on cancer research pound for pound in 2003. |
|
(133190)
|
331
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost to public funds of supporting student midwives was in the last year for which figures are available; and how many student midwives were supported. |
|
(133326)
|
332
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when ministers or officials last examined financial support arrangements for student midwives; what principle decisions were made; and what plans there are to re-examine support arrangements. |
|
(133327)
|
333
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 18th September, reference 127592 on midwives administering, if he will list the non-medical products midwives can supply; what the criteria are for such supply; and what financial arrangements apply, with particular reference to the right to reclaim costs incurred. |
|
(133328)
|
334
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether independent midwives will be included within the scope of the NHS Litigation Authority; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133329)
|
335
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people within the London Borough of Havering in receipt of home care services provided by the council were charged for those services in the (a)12 months before and (b) after the introduction of Department of Health guidance, Fairer Charging Policies for Home Care. |
|
(133265)
|
336
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the impact of
Department of Health guidance, Fairer Charging Policies for Home Care, on service users within the London Borough of Havering; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133267)
|
337
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if patient registration will become an aspect of Local Pharmacy Services pilots. |
|
(133268)
|
338
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which services are included in Local Pharmacy Services pilots. |
|
(133269)
|
339
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Local Pharmacy Services pilots are running; and which areas they serve. |
|
(133270)
|
340
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which areas Personal Dental Services pilots have been introduced. |
|
(133271)
|
341
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which private healthcare companies expressed an interest in running the treatment centre at King George's Hospital, Redbridge; and what the criteria were used to award the contract. |
|
(133273)
|
342
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate how many patients will be treated at the treatment centre based at King George's Hospital, Redbridge; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133274)
|
343
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the progress of the Local Investment Finance Trust scheme within the Havering primary care trust area. |
|
(133275)
|
344
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research into autism has been supported financially by his Department in the last 18 months; and how much money was allocated in each case. |
|
(132584)
|
345
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evaluation his Department has made of the long term effects of the EU Clinical Trial Directive on clinical research in the UK. |
|
(132585)
|
346
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action his Department is taking to accelerate the spread of information on functional electrical stimulation techniques for the rehabilitation of stroke sufferers. |
|
(132586)
|
347
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of functional electrical stimulation techniques for the rehabilitation of stroke sufferers. |
|
(132587)
|
348
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts provide functional electrical stimulation as a treatment for stroke sufferers. |
|
(132588)
|
349
N
|
David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds were available in the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in the last two quarters for which figures are available. |
|
(133218)
|
350
|
Mrs Janet Dean
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of midwives needed per 100,000 of the population to provide proper safety for mothers and their babies. |
|
(133088)
|
351
|
Mrs Janet Dean
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives per 100,000 of the population there are in (a) the East Staffordshire Primary Care Trust area and (b) England. |
|
(133089)
|
352
|
Mrs Janet Dean
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many places are available for midwifery training; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133090)
|
353
|
Mrs Janet Dean
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what impact the new guidelines issued by his Department on eligibility for protective injections against influenza will have on those with (a) asthma and (b) other medical respiratory conditions. |
|
(133091)
|
354
|
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood & Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to require manufacturers of pharmaceutical products derived from human embryos or foetuses to label their products. |
|
(133145)
|
355
|
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood & Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members are of the Cancer Research UK study team studying potential risk factors for breast cancer. |
|
(133147)
|
356
N
|
Mr Alan Duncan
(Rutland & Melton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of category B emergency calls were answered within 19 minutes in (a) the East Midlands Ambulance Trust area, (b) Rutland county and (c) Melton borough in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132824)
|
357
N
|
Mr Alan Duncan
(Rutland & Melton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of category A emergency calls were answered within eight minutes in (a) the East Midlands Ambulance Trust area, (b) Rutland county and (c) Melton borough in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132825)
|
358
N
|
Mr Alan Duncan
(Rutland & Melton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of emergency calls from GPs' surgeries were answered within 15 minutes in (a) the East Midlands Trust area, (b) Rutland Council area and (c) Melton borough in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132826)
|
359
N
|
Mr Alan Duncan
(Rutland & Melton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times in each of the past 12 months an ambulance has taken over (a) 15, (b) 30, (c) 50, (d) 60 and (e) 90 minutes to respond to category A emergency calls in (i) the East Midlands Ambulance Trust area, (ii) Rutland county and (iii) Melton borough; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132827)
|
360
N
|
Mr Alan Duncan
(Rutland & Melton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions in each of the past 12 months an ambulance has taken over (a) 30, (b) 50, (c) 60 and (d) 90 minutes to respond to category B emergency calls in (i) the East Midlands Ambulance Trust area, (ii) Rutland county and (iii) Melton borough; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132828)
|
361
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to outsource custom-made dental devices to (a) Turkey, (b) Hungary, (c) China and (d) the Philippines. |
|
(133244)
|
362
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial resources are allocated from the NHS budget for the recruiting and training of dental technicians during the next three years. |
|
(133245)
|
363
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what total capital spending limits are set for the NHS in the next three years. |
|
(133184)
|
364
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total size is of the funding facility being made available by the Department of Health to meet capital bids by the first wave foundation trust applicants. |
|
(133185)
|
365
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date NHS hospital trusts have to submit plans for the implementation of the European Working Time Directive changes due in 2004. |
|
(133222)
|
366
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the first report on the Hospital at Night project is due to be completed. |
|
(133223)
|
367
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals are participating in the Hospital at Night project. |
|
(133224)
|
368
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of smoking is in the UK, broken down by ethnic origin. |
|
(133246)
|
369
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been removed from NHS waiting lists in each of the past three years because (a) they have died and (b) they have been admitted as an emergency for the same condition. |
|
(133247)
|
370
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research into the provision of elderly care by the independent care sector; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132914)
|
371
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to reform public health legislation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133393)
|
372
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 25th September, Official Report, column 1268W, on care homes, what his assessment is of (a) the reasons for the drop in the number of care home places available since 1998, (b) future trends in the numbers of places available and (c) the impact this will have on (i) this sector and (ii) the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133397)
|
373
|
Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the waste of prescribed drugs through their not being used. |
|
(133044)
|
374
|
Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the annual value of prescribed drugs not used. |
|
(133045)
|
375
|
Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of private hospitals do not have 24 hour cover from qualified doctors. |
|
(133046)
|
376
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures the Department is taking to encourage older people to get immunised against influenza. |
|
(133213)
|
377
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged 65 years or over have been immunised against influenza in (a) South Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. |
|
(133215)
|
378
|
Paul Holmes
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money will be spent in 2003-04 on research into (a) cures and (b) early diagnosis of (i) mesothelioma, (ii) breast cancer, (iii) other lung cancers, (iv) prostate cancer and (v) skin cancer; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133496)
|
379
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what qualifications are required to fit digital hearing aids; and how many people qualified to fit digital hearing aids are employed by (a) the NHS and (b) the contractors (i) Ultravox and (ii) Ormerod. |
|
(133594)
|
380
|
Mrs Jacqui Lait
(Beckenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice has been issued by the Department on the effect of 3G telephone masts on public health. |
|
(133037)
|
381
|
Alice Mahon
(Halifax):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many student nurses and midwives who left their courses in each year since 2000 as a result of pregnancy did not return after maternity absence. |
|
(133013)
|
382
|
Alice Mahon
(Halifax):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what would be the annual cost nationally of (a) continuing the bursary for student midwives who have babies during their studies, (b) paying statutory maternity pay to these students and (c) paying maternity allowance to them. |
|
(133014)
|
383
|
Alice Mahon
(Halifax):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many student midwives and nurses enrolled on diploma and degree courses between 2000 and 2003; how many student midwives and nurses took maternity leave within that period; and how many diploma students, who took maternity absence, were required to repay part of their bursary. |
|
(133015)
|
384
|
Mr Archie Norman
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trust chief executives there are in England and Wales, broken down by (a) sex, (b) background in medicine, (c) background in nursing, (d) background in a profession allied to medicine, (e) ethnic minority and (f) disability. |
|
(133514)
|
385
|
Mr Archie Norman
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 1st September, Official Report, column 948W, on NHS senior management, if he will list the headings of the record fields held in the database of senior leaders compiled by the NHS Appointments Commission. |
|
(133609)
|
386
|
Mr Archie Norman
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answers given on 1st September, Official Report, column 948W, on NHS senior management and of 6th October, Official Report, column 1345W, whether the NHS Appointments Commission records (a) the service of all chairs and non-executives to the NHS and (b) individuals who resign from the boards of NHS trusts. |
|
(133621)
|
387
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) residential care home and (b) nursing home places have been lost in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available in Gloucestershire. |
|
(133294)
|
388
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the provision of (a) nursing home and (b) residential home care in Gloucestershire. |
|
(133295)
|
389
|
Dr Phyllis Starkey
(Milton Keynes South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to general practitioners on (a) the provision of travel vaccines and (b) the appropriate charge for such vaccines. |
|
(133591)
|
390
N
|
Mr Paul Truswell
(Pudsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that people with learning disabilities are not deprived of housing benefit as a result of their accommodation being registered under the Care Standards Act 2000. |
|
(133167)
|
391
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the 2003-04 budget is for Northwick Park Hospital, Kenton; what the level of staffing is at the intensive therapy unit at the hospital; how many respiratory consultants there are at the hospital; how many patients have died in the ITU at Northwick Park hospital since 1st January; and what plans there are to move the high dependency unit closer to the ITU at Northwick Park Hospital. |
|
(133483)
|
392
|
Mr Nigel Waterson
(Eastbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many teenagers were treated for sexually transmitted diseases in the (a) Eastbourne and (b) Surrey and Sussex Health Authority in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(133383)
|
393
|
Mr Michael Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) countries of the present European Union and (b) applicant countries allow meat inspection by the meat industry. |
|
(133119)
|
394
|
Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the (a) mortality and (b) morbidity caused by smog in the UK. |
|
(133281)
|
395
|
Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has commissioned on the effects on human health caused by the emission of oxides of nitrogen from conventionally powered vehicles. |
|
(133282)
|
396
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to ensure that medical staff do not perform procedures to assist dying; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133201)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
397
|
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the establishment of staff is at (a) Downview and (b) High Down Prisons; and how many staff were in post at each prison on 1st October. |
|
(133263)
|
398
|
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff at (a) High Down and (b) Downview Prisons are not receiving the pay to which they are entitled within one month; and what proportion of staff this represents. |
|
(133264)
|
399
N
|
Mr Keith Bradley
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used in deciding whether a detailed reply to letters from members of the public is appropriate. |
|
(132688)
|
400
N
|
Mr Keith Bradley
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources have been allocated to citizen advice bureaux specifically for their work with asylum seekers in each of the last five years. |
|
(132690)
|
401
|
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset & North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are held (a) over 50 miles and (b) over 100 miles from their committal court town. |
|
(133395)
|
402
|
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset & North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many targets he has set for each local criminal justice board in 2003-04. |
|
(133485)
|
403
N
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the contracts for consultancy and other work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997 stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132594)
|
404
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on how his Department's managed migration policies are attracting immigrants to Scotland. |
|
(132982)
|
405
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons were for the delay in transferring the letter of 3rd July, on behalf of Mr R. A. Forde, from the honourable Member for Christchurch to the Department for Constitutional Affairs. |
|
(133536)
|
406
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to reduce the time taken for Criminal Records Bureau checks to be carried out on new staff in care homes. |
|
(133272)
|
407
|
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
(Crosby):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources he has provided to (a) Sefton Council and (b) the Merseyside Police Authority for monitoring anti-social behaviour. |
|
(132995)
|
408
|
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
(Crosby):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the anti-social behaviour units within police authorities. |
|
(132996)
|
409
N
|
David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrestees in (a) Haltemprice and Howden, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) the Humberside police authority area tested positive for Category A and B drugs in each of the last two quarters for which figures are available. |
|
(133219)
|
410
|
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are waiting for admittance to the compensation for miscarriages of justice scheme. |
|
(133539)
|
411
|
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking to encourage alternatives to animal testing for medical research. |
|
(133541)
|
412
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Chairman of the Association of Police Authorities on next year's funding settlement. |
|
(133610)
|
413
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his powers to recommend the capping of police authorities. |
|
(133611)
|
414
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1246W, on prisons, if he will assess the likelihood of the legislative and other changes listed in his Answer being fully implemented within the timescales of the projections. |
|
(133554)
|
415
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of criminal funds seized since the introduction of the Proceeds of Crime Act has been in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK. |
|
(133220)
|
416
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of crimes committed in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 1997 were racially motivated; what steps he is taking to reduce these figures; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133187)
|
417
|
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the efforts of (a) police forces in Wales, (b) the South Wales police force and (c) other forces in the United Kingdom to engage with the programme to tackle anti-social behaviour. |
|
(133500)
|
418
|
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with colleagues in the Welsh Assembly government in respect of anti-social behaviour initiatives with particular reference to (a) pilot residential parenting schemes, (b) nuisance neighbours panels, (c) criminal justice interventions programme areas, (d) Operation Scrap-it, (e) Operation Gate-it and (f) Operation Scrub-it. |
|
(133501)
|
419
|
Mr Jon Owen Jones
(Cardiff Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the percentage of those on student visas who complete their courses; and what estimate he has made of the number of those on student visas who remain in this country after their visa has expired. |
|
(132922)
|
420
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) on what basis and (b) when decision making on Iraqi asylum applications resumed. |
|
(133595)
|
421
N
|
Mr Andrew Lansley
(South Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State will reply to the letter of 17th September from the General Secretary of the Independent Schools Council concerning visa charges for school pupils. |
|
(133070)
|
422
N
|
Mr Andrew Lansley
(South Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when, and by what means, he advertised the introduction of visa charges for overseas pupils attending United Kingdom schools. |
|
(133071)
|
423
N
|
Mr Andrew Lansley
(South Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will initiate a review of the introduction of visa charges on pupils from overseas attending United Kingdom boarding schools which provides an opportunity for consultation with schools affected. |
|
(133072)
|
424
N
|
Mr Andrew Lansley
(South Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what form of consultation was undertaken by his Department on the planned introduction of visa charges for overseas school pupils attending United Kingdom schools. |
|
(133073)
|
425
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences of child abuse there were in Romford in each year since 1997. |
|
(133479)
|
426
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many muggings there were in Romford in each year since 1997. |
|
(133517)
|
427
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deaths of under 18s held in custody in descending order by institution, there were in the past 20 years. |
|
(133050)
|
428
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set out in descending order how many (a) registered sex offenders and (b) registered sex offenders per 100,000 population there were in each local authority. |
|
(133051)
|
429
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of (a) suicide and (b) attempted suicide by under 18s held in custody there have been in each of the last 20 years. |
|
(133052)
|
430
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police authority and (b) Crown Prosecution Service region fast tracking cases involved persistent youth offenders in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(133053)
|
431
N
|
Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice he has issued to chief constables on invoking legislation relating to assault, violent behaviour and anti-social behaviour involving professional footballers during football matches; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132833)
|
432
N
|
Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what powers professional footballers may be charged for offences of assault, violent behaviour and anti-social behaviour during a football match. |
|
(132834)
|
433
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what redress is available to private citizens (a) whose private activities have been monitored and on (b) whom private data has been collected without their permission by individuals acting on behalf of corporate entities. |
|
(133401)
|
434
N
|
Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply in full to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes dated 29th July concerning Mrs Mary Williams of Brixham, South Devon. |
|
(132592)
|
435
|
Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the timescale for the secondment of the police personnel to Iraq; how many have been recruited to date; and what the costs of the programme are. |
|
(133160)
|
436
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long it has taken to deal with citizenship applications in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many citizenship certificates were issued in each year since 1993; and what the total income from citizenship applications has been since 1993. |
|
(133463)
|
437
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports have been lost by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in Liverpool in 2003. |
|
(133481)
|
438
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average it has taken to deal with British Overseas Citizens' applications in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(133482)
|
439
N
|
Mr Peter Viggers
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans for the extension of Hasler Removal Centre have been produced by Capita. |
|
(133065)
|
440
|
Mr Nigel Waterson
(Eastbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received in the increase in fees for security checks charged by the Criminal Records Bureau. |
|
(133384)
|
441
N
|
David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Walsall North of 24th July regarding pay negotiations in the Probation Service, reference: M3906/3; and what the reasons are for the delay. |
|
(132830)
|
442
|
David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter of 11th September from the honourable Member for Walsall North regarding a constituent, reference: PO 13626/3 + K454708. |
|
(133067)
|
443
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to combat youth offending; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132938)
|
444
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many under 18s were in gaol in each year since 1997; and how many were in youth detention centres and other correctional establishments. |
|
(132939)
|
445
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance is available to youth offenders to ensure that they do not reoffend. |
|
(132940)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
446
|
Tony Baldry
(Banbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the £200 million of aid announced for Iraq reconstruction has been taken from his Department's contingency fund for humanitarian emergencies in 2003; and whether it will be ringfenced for particular projects. |
|
(133004)
|
447
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects his Department is supporting to (a) measure poverty in Russia and (b) promote public access to the data; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133278)
|
448
|
Mr Michael Connarty
(Falkirk East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the top 10 Department For International Development performers receive in direct budget support; and what percentage of that in his Department's budget was spent in those countries in the last 12 months. |
|
(133096)
|
449
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will ask the Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to withhold support from the Baku Tblisi Ceylan pipeline. |
|
(133628)
|
450
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the role of the (a) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and (b) International Finance Corporation of the World Bank in granting support to projects that are subject to an outstanding complaint for a breach of OECD guidelines on multi-national enterprises. |
|
(133629)
|
451
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has carried out an analysis of the extent to which his Department's support for fossil fuel investment is consistent with (a) the United Kingdom's obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and (b) the Government's environmental aims. |
|
(133630)
|
452
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is the total value is of support given by his Department to overseas projects for (a) the extraction of fossil fuels and (b) the development of renewable energy in each of the last three years. |
|
(133631)
|
453
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy towards the provision of loans and loan guarantees by multi-national banks to fossil fuel projects overseas; and what plans he has to amend his policy. |
|
(133632)
|
454
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will assess the effect of full trade liberalisation by (a) all countries and (b) developed countries only on the distribution of welfare gains among (i) developed, (ii) non-least developed and (iii) least developed countries. |
|
(133416)
|
455
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total amount of humanitarian aid provided to Iraq since the begining of the conflict is; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133486)
|
456
|
Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years in excess of £100,000, giving the names of the successful bidder and the purpose of the contract. |
|
(133002)
|
457
|
Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the Department's budget in each of the last three years has been spent on programmes and projects with an explicit concentration on disabled people; and of that, what percentage has been concentrated on children. |
|
(133003)
|
458
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, reference 131802, what end of programme assessment his Department has made of the Bolivia Health and Sexual Education programme, with particular reference to (a) the aims successfully achieved and (b) issues still outstanding; what replacememnt programme his Department has (i) planned and (ii) initiated in Bolivia, including aims and delivery methods, with specific reference to sexual education programmes; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133191)
|
459
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, reference 131802, what the delivery strategy for the Contraceptives Supply and Logistics programme in Bolivia was; what (a) local, (b) national, (c) regional and (d) international organisations are involved in this programme; what discussions (i) he, (ii) representatives of his Department and (iii) members of the UK representation in Bolivia have had with representatives of (A) the Government of Bolivia, (B) local communities and (C) the Church with regard to this programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133192)
|
460
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, columns 70-71W on reproductive health, what the (a) structure, (b) aims and (c) methods of each of the projects in Nigeria listed under annex A to his Answer are; when his Department last assessed the progress of each project; what the main conclusions of each assessment were; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133193)
|
461
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, columns 70-71W on reproductive health, what the (a) structure, (b) aims and (c) methods of the HIV/AIDS Umbrella Programme in Uganda are; when his Department last assessed the progress of this project; what the main conclusions of this assessment were; what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Lord's Resistance Army's activities on (i) the reproductive health of the population in Uganda and (ii) the functioning of the HIV/AIDS Umbrella Programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133194)
|
462
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, columns 70-71W on reproductive health, what the (a) structure, (b) aims and (c) methods of the Social Marketing of Contraceptives project in Ethiopia are; when his Department last assessed the progress of this project; what the main conclusions of this assessment were; what the annual cost of the programme has been since its inception; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133195)
|
463
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, columns 70-71W on reproductive health, what the (a) structure, (b) aims and (c) methods of the Reproductive Health, Freetown and Newly Accessible Areas in Sierra Leone are; when his Department last assessed the progress of this project; what the main conclusions of this assessment were; what areas of the country are now considered to be accessible; what issues (i) he and (ii) members of his Department have raised with representatives of the Government of Sierra Leone regarding the programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133196)
|
464
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, column 75W on reproductive health, if he will list the activities at country level funded until the end of 2003 what the (a) structure, (b) aims, (c) methods and (d) annual funding need for each of the activities were; how much the UK has (i) pledged and (ii) delivered to each of the activities since January 2001(A) in monetary terms, (B) as a percentage of the funding total and (C) as a percentage of the yearly balance from the one-off UK contribution; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133197)
|
465
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 4th October, Official Report, columns 75-76W on reproductive health, what the (a) structure, (b) aims and (c) methods of the Andean Reproductive Health Initiative are; how much of the effort is aimed at (i) Peru and (ii) Bolivia; what support structure is provided to the programme by (A) the Government of Peru, (B) the Government of Bolivia, (C) local and ethnic leaders in Peru, (D) local and ethnic leaders in Bolivia, (E) local non-governmental organisations, (F) national non-governmental organisations; (G) regional non-governmental organisations and (H) international non-governmental organisations; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133198)
|
466
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, columns 75-76W on reproductive health, what the (a) structure, (b) aims and c) methods of the Bolivia Post- Abortion Care Project are; what discussions (i) he, (ii) representatives of his Department and (iii) members of the UK representation in Bolivia have had with representatives of (A) the Government of Bolivia, (B) local communities and (C) the Church with regard to this programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133199)
|
467
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, column 74W on reproductive health, what the structure of the Open Health Institute in Russia is; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133200)
|
468
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 25th September, Official Report, columns 69-70W on Malawi, if he will list each of the reproductive health programmes in Malawi supported by his Department; what review his Department has undertaken of reproductive health programmes supported by his Department in Malawi in 2002-03; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133211)
|
469
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 25th September, if he will list representations (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) other representatives of the Government have received since 1997 on international housing rights law and breaches thereof; what (i) countries and (ii) regions these representations referred to; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133212)
|
470
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) casualties and (b) injuries were recorded per annum in Cambodia due to (i) mines and (ii) de-mining operations since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133322)
|
471
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the (a) de-mining and (b) mine awareness projects (i) directly run, (ii) primarily funded directly, (iii) financially assisted directly by his Department, (iv) primarily funded and (v) financially assisted through (A) local, (B) regional and (C) international non-governmental organisations using contributions from his Department in Cambodia since 1997, including the structure and methodology of each project, and the latest assessment his Department has made of the progress of (1) each project, (2) de-mining and (3) mine awareness in general in Cambodia; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133323)
|
472
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the structure, aims and methods of the (a) DFID/Zambia HIV/AIDS Programme approved in June and (b) the Sector Wide Approach Project approved in 2000 are; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133337)
|
473
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the structure, aims and methods of the DFID Reproductive Health Support Project in Zambia are, broken down by projected per annum expenditure for the three year allocated budget approved in 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133338)
|
474
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the structure, aims and methods of the UN Greater Darfur Initiative are; what the projected total funding needs for the UNDGI are; how much of this has already been pledged, and by whom; how much of the pledged UK funding has already been contributed; how far the setting up of the UNDGI has progressed since its launch; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133339)
|
475
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the aims are of the Den Khodaida Water Project in Afghanistan and the structure of the UK's involvement in it; if he will list the other countries involved in (a) projecting, (b) setting-up and (c) running the project; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133646)
|
476
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the projects planned by his Department that are to be run in Liberia; what the (a) structure, (b) aims and (c) methods of each project are, and the projected schedule for project (i) initiation and (b) conclusion; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133647)
|
477
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the issue of (a) short-term emergency aid, (b) medium-term humanitarian aid and (c) long-term development assistance to Liberia; what programmes (i) were outlined to him and (ii) he outlined; when and where these discussions took place; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133648)
|
478
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) representatives of the Government have had with representatives of the governments of (i) EU member states, (ii) Norway, (iii) EU accession candidate countries, (iv) the US, (v) ECOWAS member states, (vi) Commonwealth member states and (vii) Japan on the subject of post-conflict reconstruction in Liberia; when and where these discussions took place; what concerns were raised during each discussion and by whom; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133649)
|
479
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the concerns raised by (a) Mr Dennis McNamara, Inspector General of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and (b) Dr Dawit Zawde, President and CEO of Africa Humanitarian Action during his presentation to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' pre-Governing Executive Committee meeting in Geneva on 2nd October; what plans his Department has to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133655)
|
480
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what response his Department has made to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeal for Sudanese refugees in Chad; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133656)
|
481
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes his Department has (a) run and (b) supported in (i) Somaliland, (ii) Somalia in general, (iii) Ethiopia and (iv) Eritrea; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133657)
|
482
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether families who have lost their primary earners as a result of coalition forces' military action against Iraq have been identified as part of the process for prioritising targeted aid to Iraqi civilians. |
|
(133315)
|
483
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions his Department has had with NGOs working with children and adults with learning disabilities in Iraq. |
|
(133475)
|
484
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 4th July, Official Report, column 512W, which humanitarian requests they have decided to respond to in Teso, Uganda. |
|
(133545)
|
485
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Teso, Uganda. |
|
(133546)
|
486
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are being taken to re-educate and re-integrate former child soldiers in Sierra Leone. |
|
(133547)
|
487
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Sierra Leone and its impact on the humanitarian situation. |
|
(133548)
|
488
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what provisions are being made for the demobilisation and reintegration of child soldiers involved in the recent conflict. |
|
(133549)
|
489
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are being taken (a) to repatriate refugees from Monrovia to their homes in the rest of the country and (b) to reduce their dependence on aid handouts. |
|
(133550)
|
490
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money his Department will give (a) for medicines to fight malaria and (b) to research into affordable anti-malarials in 2003-04. |
|
(133551)
|
491
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are in place to prevent food shortages after the cessation of the UN Oil for Food programme in Iraq. |
|
(133552)
|
492
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the number of people suffering from learning disabilities in Iraq. |
|
(133553)
|
493
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the recent peace talks in Sudan. |
|
(133560)
|
494
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assesssment he has made of food shortages in Zimbabwe. |
|
(133561)
|
495
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the status of the food shortage in Ethiopia; and what provisions are being made to prevent it recurring in the longer term. |
|
(133563)
|
496
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment has been made of the human rights situation in Kosovo; what plans he has with European colleagues to address abuses in the region; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132941)
|
497
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial aid has been granted to Serbia and the Kosovo region since 1999; what has been achieved in the country to date; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132942)
|
498
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions his Department has had with (a) UN officials and (b) regional development banks regarding the use of microcredit schemes to tackle world poverty. |
|
(133139)
|
499
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on recent progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. |
|
(133140)
|
500
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department is taking in conjunction with other countries to direct money for the reduction of poverty towards the poorest people. |
|
(133141)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
501
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of export sales growth in Northern Ireland's manufacturing companies in each of the next three years. |
|
(133340)
|
502
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total value was of funding allocated by Invest Northern Ireland in (a) grants and (b) equity, in each of the last three years. |
|
(133341)
|
503
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the value was of funding allocated to assist Northern Ireland's inland fish farms to improve their international competitiveness in each of the last three years. |
|
(133342)
|
504
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures have been introduced to assist (a) the early retirement of farmers and (b) new entrants into farming in Northern Ireland. |
|
[R]
(133343)
|
505
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the estimated cost of prescription fraud in Northern Ireland was in each of the last three years. |
|
(133344)
|
506
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many participants have enrolled in (a) the organic farming scheme and (b) the Countryside Management Scheme, in each of the last three years. |
|
[R]
(133345)
|
507
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pedigree and commercial producers have attended (a) training programmes and (b) cattle management programmes in each of the last three years, broken down by parliamentary constituency. |
|
[R]
(133346)
|
508
N
|
David Burnside
(South Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding from Her Majesty's Government has been received by (a) the Gaelic Athletic Association, (b) the Irish Football Association and (c) the Irish Rugby Football Union, Ulster Branch, in each year since 1998. |
|
(132829)
|
509
N
|
David Burnside
(South Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the International Monitoring Commission has the authority to investigate the allegations of activities by the Provisional IRA and members of Sinn Fein in (a) Colombia and (b) Florida; and what sanctions it has power to recommend. |
|
(132895)
|
510
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what approach will be taken to applications for Belfast Regeneration Office Action Plan funding which were solicited by the Belfast Regeneration Office and subsequently prepared by other agencies. |
|
(133030)
|
511
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the draft strategy for Belfast Regeneration Office. |
|
(133031)
|
512
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representation (a) parents and (b) teachers in Northern Ireland have on the Post Primary Review Working Group. |
|
(133032)
|
513
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to consult the public in Northern Ireland on recommendations of the Post Primary Review Working Group. |
|
(133033)
|
514
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what procedures will be followed to ensure that proposals from the Post Primary Review Working Group reflect the views of parents expressed in the household survey on education. |
|
(133076)
|
515
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) Roman Catholic and (b) other women have been recruited to the Police Service Northern Ireland since its formation; and what rules govern the recruitment of women into the service. |
|
(133078)
|
516
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made by the Post Primary Review Working Group. |
|
(133079)
|
517
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of the recommendations of the Disability Rights Task Force have been implemented in Northern Ireland and how many are still outstanding; and if he will list the recommendations in each case. |
|
(133238)
|
518
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the clear-up rate is for crime in each (a) ward and (b) district council unit in Belfast in each of the last three years. |
|
(133239)
|
519
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his policy is on the acceptance by Translink of concessionary public transport passes issued outside Northern Ireland. |
|
(133241)
|
520
|
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to ensure that the views of those who responded to the consultation on the Burns Report on post-primary education are taken into account by the Post-Primary Review Working Group. |
|
(133519)
|
521
|
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the results of the household survey on post-primary education will be a significant factor in determining the way forward for post primary-education in Northern Ireland. |
|
(133522)
|
522
|
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many work permits have been issued to foreign nationals to work in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. |
|
(133523)
|
523
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action he is taking to improve ambuance response times in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133183)
|
524
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with business leaders in order to promote inward investment in North Down; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133186)
|
525
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action he has taken to assist Carpets International (UK) Ltd since it went into receivership; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133188)
|
526
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of crimes committed in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997 were racially motivated; what steps he is taking to reduce these figures; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133189)
|
527
|
Mr John Hume
(Foyle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many deaths in Northern Ireland resulting from asbestos-related illnesses there were in each of the last 10 years, broken down by specific illnesses diagnosed. |
|
(133005)
|
528
|
Mr John Hume
(Foyle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy that the purchase of Fort George in Derry from the integrated development fund does not detract from the overall investment available for Derry. |
|
(133006)
|
529
|
Mr John Hume
(Foyle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what Government capital expenditure on buildings used for teaching and research, not including expenditure on science and business parks and incubators, was for each year since 1992 on each of the campuses of (a) the University of Ulster and (b) Queen's University Belfast. |
|
(133007)
|
530
|
Mr John Hume
(Foyle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the progress of plans for the Integrated Development Fund announced in March and on the quality of engagement with local key bodies and individuals; whether there will be technical support provided by the departments; and whether there are safeguards to ensure that the fund is treated as additional rather than mainstream spending. |
|
(133008)
|
531
|
Mr John Hume
(Foyle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the progress to date of the Strategic Investment Body (SIB) in improving the profile and performance of the capital expenditure programme across the Northern Ireland Civil Service; and what assessment he has made of whether the departments are working effectively with the SIB on (a) an individual and (b) a collaborative basis. |
|
(133009)
|
532
|
Mrs Iris Robinson
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of a successful outcome for a management buy-out at Carpets International; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133235)
|
533
N
|
Mrs Iris Robinson
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when a decision will be made on the planning application submitted by Ravenblack in November 2000 for a development in the Gocean area of Killyleagh; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133236)
|
534
N
|
The Reverend Martin Smyth
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many electors had obtained photo identity cards by (a) 1st May, (b) 29th May and (c) 1st September. |
|
(133288)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
535
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Prime Minister, what criteria govern decisions by Lord Sainsbury to withdraw from discussions at the Cabinet Committee on Biotechnology. |
|
(133097)
|
536
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy for individuals not holding ministerial office but who carry out tasks of ministerial equivalence to be subject to the Ministerial Code of Conduct in respect of such tasks. |
|
(133100)
|
537
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Prime Minister, what level of security clearance applied to (a) the honourable Member for Hartlepool and (b) Mr Jonathan Powell as of 1st October. |
|
(133114)
|
538
|
Mr William Cash
(Stone):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October to the honourable Member for Aldridge-Brownhills, Official Report, column 60W, on international treaties, on what evidential basis he relied in his statement that a State may not plead its national law to escape its international law obligations, including its treaty obligations. |
|
(132934)
|
539
N
|
Mr Frank Dobson
(Holborn & St Pancras):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 15th October, (ref 131973), what the provenance is of the reports referred to in his Answer of 15th October. |
|
(133279)
|
540
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Prime Minister, when he received the letter on the nuclear weapons time-line in the Iraq Dossier, sent jointly by the honourable Members for Blaenau Gwent and Hampstead and Highgate on 27th August; and when he will reply. |
|
(133400)
|
541
N
|
David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Prime Minister, what consultations he has had with the US President over the Iraq Governing Council opposition to Turkish troops being part of the occupying forces; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132832)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
542
N
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many pensioner households are receiving winter fuel allowance in (a) the North East of Scotland and (b) Gordon. |
|
(132595)
|
543
N
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his Answer of 16th September to the honourable Member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Official Report, column 640W, on manufacturing, why he estimates the number of people employed in the manufacturing industry in Scotland has fallen since 1997; and what his Department is doing to reverse this trend. |
|
(132899)
|
544
N
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his Answer of 15th September to the honourable Member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Official Report, column 575W, on official engagements, if he will list the Scotland Office official engagements he has undertaken since his appointment. |
|
(132900)
|
545
N
|
The Reverend Martin Smyth
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what initiatives his Department (a) has undertaken and (b) is taking to commemorate 2003 as the European Year of Disabled people. |
|
(133286)
|
546
|
John Thurso
(Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has held with (a) the Royal Bank of Scotland, (b) Halifax Bank of Scotland and (c) Clydesdale Bank concerning the provision of banking services in the Post Office; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133526)
|
Questions to the Solicitor General
547
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Solicitor General, when she will reply to question 128333 of 15th September from the honourable Member for the Vale of York. |
|
(133596)
|
548
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Solicitor General, if she will reconsider the decision not to publish the legal advice provided by the Attorney General on the legal basis for military action in Iraq. |
|
(133313)
|
549
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions, and in what forms, the Attorney General has been asked to publish the advice she provided to the Government in respect of the legality of military action in Iraq; if she will list the individuals and organisations which have made requests; and what criteria were used in determining a response. |
|
(133314)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
550
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what quantity of radioactive material has been incorporated into consumer goods pursuant to EU Directive 96/29. |
|
(133107)
|
551
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the allocation of allowances under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will benefit low carbon technologies such as combined heat and power. |
|
(133115)
|
552
|
John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many proposed post office closures under the Urban Reinvention Programme have been reversed following public consultation. |
|
(133507)
|
553
|
John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices have closed under the Urban Reinvention Programme. |
|
(133508)
|
554
|
John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with (a) representatives of the fireworks industry, (b) local authorities and (c) police representatives since the passing of the Fireworks Act 2003. |
|
(133509)
|
555
|
John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to make use of her powers under the Fireworks Act 2003. |
|
(133510)
|
556
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the reconstruction work being carried out in Iraq has been allocated to British businesses. |
|
(133407)
|
557
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research her Department has conducted into the effect on the motor industry of the number of unqualified mechanics operating within it; and what plans she has to take steps to improve the situation. |
|
(133409)
|
558
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps herDepartment is taking to protect the interests of consumers from copy protected music CDs. |
|
(133410)
|
559
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research her Department has conducted on the average number of man hours each business spends on dealing with Government regulations. |
|
(133411)
|
560
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research her Department has conducted into the proportion of the cost of employers' liability compulsory insurance that is taken up by (a) paying the claimant, (b) covering legal costs and (c) covering administration costs; and what steps she is taking to reduce the proportion taken up in (i) legal and (ii) administrative costs. |
|
(133413)
|
561
|
Mr Bob Blizzard
(Waveney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of UK marine dredged aggregate is exported to (a) Holland and (b) other EU countries. |
|
(133253)
|
562
|
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) new starters and (b) people returning to the industry (i) have been trained and (ii) are being trained for the (A) ship building, (B) ship repair and (C) offshore industries under schemes supported by One NorthEast. |
|
(133392)
|
563
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much of the package of funding for the Post Office Ltd which the Government has provided to maintain the rural post office network will be spent on Scottish post offices. |
|
(133487)
|
564
|
Sir Sydney Chapman
(Chipping Barnet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on how the principles of good regulation, set down by the Better Regulation Taskforce, of (a) proportionality, (b) accountability, (c) consistency, (d) transparency and (e) targeting are applied to Postcomm. |
|
(133464)
|
565
|
Sir Sydney Chapman
(Chipping Barnet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will take steps to strengthen Postcomm's penalty system for failure to achieve postal service quality targets. |
|
(133465)
|
566
|
Sir Sydney Chapman
(Chipping Barnet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research she has commissioned on penalty mechanisms used by postal regulators in other EU countries. |
|
(133466)
|
567
|
Sir Sydney Chapman
(Chipping Barnet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, to whom the financial penalty levied on Royal Mail announced by Postcomm on 30th September is payable. |
|
(133467)
|
568
|
Sir Sydney Chapman
(Chipping Barnet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the financial penalty announced by Postcomm on 30th September levied on Royal Mail for failing first class business service targets. |
|
(133468)
|
569
|
Sir Sydney Chapman
(Chipping Barnet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the terms of reference she has laid down for Postcomm to guide its duties, purpose and activities. |
|
(133469)
|
570
|
John Cryer
(Hornchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the proposed exemption of large shopping developments from the control of entry requirements for retail pharmacy services will be restricted to bespoke shopping developments. |
|
(133276)
|
571
|
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to encourage UK based companies not (a) to relocate off-shore and (b) to transfer jobs to other countries. |
|
(133521)
|
572
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the progress being made on moving away from the use of order books and giros by the Post Office. |
|
(133612)
|
573
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to take action on monopoly power in the newspaper wholesale industry. |
|
(133613)
|
574
|
Jeff Ennis
(Barnsley East & Mexborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether mobile telephone companies are categorised as statutory undertakers using the same criteria as apply to electricity and gas companies. |
|
(133181)
|
575
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what further measures are being taken to enforce the age restriction on the sale of fireworks. |
|
(133216)
|
576
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures are being taken to prevent firework-related injuries. |
|
(133225)
|
577
N
|
Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 15th September, Official Report, column 539W, on the civil relationships registration scheme, which significant rights and responsibilities have not been addressed in the consultation paper on civil relationships. |
|
(133324)
|
578
|
Paul Holmes
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many redundancies were notified, broken down by nation and region, in each year since 1997; what these figures represent as a percentage of the total work force, broken down by nation and region; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(133497)
|
579
|
Mr Stephen McCabe
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the value of export credits for Iran has been in each year since 1996; and what the main trade products between Iran and the UK have been. |
|
(132924)
|
580
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what activity her Department is undertaking to publicise the Post Office card account. |
|
(133387)
|
581
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact of customers opening Post Office card accounts on the viability of sub-post offices. |
|
(133388)
|
582
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many Post Office card accounts she estimates will be opened. |
|
(133389)
|
583
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) impact on and (b) cost to UK companies of the reclamation of land in 2002 by the Martu Aborigines of Western Australia; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(133640)
|
584
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment her Department hs made of the (a) impact on and (b) cost to UK companies of the 2002 judicial ruling to allow the Waiãpi Indians of Amazonia to surface mine in their land; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(133641)
|
585
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will break down by region and by (a) industrial and (b) economic sector investment by UK companies in Canada in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(133650)
|
586
|
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the response to her request that retailers not open on Christmas Day 2002; and what action she proposes to take in relation to Christmas Day 2003. |
|
(133154)
|
587
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what level of public funds will be made available to British Energy in respect of the agreement announced in her written statement of 14th October, Official Report, columns 10-12WS. |
|
(133310)
|
588
|
Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Brent North, of 6th October, Official Report, column 1070W, on arms exports, if she will publish the statement to which reference is made. |
|
(133317)
|
589
N
|
Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will reply to the letters from the honourable Member for Totnes of 16th June and 30th July concerning Dr Walter King of Dart Sensors Ltd, Totnes, Devon; and what the reasons are for the delay. |
|
(132590)
|
590
N
|
Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will reply in full to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes dated 24th July concerning the World Trade Organisation negotiations in Cancun. |
|
(132591)
|
591
N
|
Mr David Stewart
(Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the number of Post Office Card accounts. |
|
(133171)
|
592
N
|
David Taylor
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the proportion of building control work carried out by the private sector in (a) 1987, (b) 1992, (c) 1997 and (d) 2002; what assessment she has made of the effect of the trend upon standards; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(132894)
|
593
N
|
Mr Peter Viggers
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what voting method will be used by the European Union to decide whether to implement the Precious Metals Directive. |
|
(133063)
|
594
N
|
Mr Peter Viggers
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what effect the Precious Metals Directive would have upon UK hallmarking of gold and silver. |
|
(133064)
|
595
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the value is at current prices of United Kingdom (a) exports to and (b) imports from (i) Europe, (ii) Africa, (iii) Australasia, (iv) North America, (v) South America, (vi) the Middle East and (vii) Asia in each year since 1973; and what percentage of (A) UK and (B) world trade UK trade with these regions constituted in each of these years. |
|
(132936)
|
596
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on trade levels to EU countries since UK membership in 1973; and what effect this has had on UK trade to non-EU countries. |
|
(132937)
|
597
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what investment has been made in research and development in manufacturing in the UK since 1997. |
|
(133135)
|
598
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on her plans for supporting manufacturing. |
|
(133136)
|
599
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance her Department provides to manufacturing companies in the UK to improve export levels; and if she will make a statement on the importance of (a) manufacturing exports and (b) export credit guarantees to the UK economy. |
|
(133137)
|
600
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will establish a national investment bank to oversee industrial development and assist growth industries. |
|
(133138)
|
601
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 16th June, Official Report, column 50W, on trade tariffs, what strategic controls are placed on British exports to non-EU countries. |
|
(133318)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
602
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much freight in (a) actual and (b) percentage terms was carried by (i) road, (ii) rail and (iii) water in each year from 1974 to date. |
|
(133111)
|
603
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of the demolition waste from the demolition of St Christopher House, London is being sent to landfill. |
|
(133117)
|
604
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to what uses the waste from the demolition of St Christopher House, London is being put; and what percentage of the total waste is being used in each way. |
|
(133118)
|
605
N
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason he has not responded to the letter from the honourable Member for Lewes, dated 11th September, on the proposal to allow the dismantling of ships from the US Reserve Fleet on Teesside; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133289)
|
606
N
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he undertook of the availability of facilities in the US to dismantle the ships from the US Reserve Fleet intended for dismantling in the United Kingdom before permission was given for that dismantling. |
|
(133291)
|
607
N
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what communications he has received, and on what date, from the Right honourable Member for Hartlepool in respect of the proposal to bring ships from the US Reserve Fleet to Teesside for disposal; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133292)
|
608
|
Gregory Barker
(Bexhill & Battle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many registered vehicles run on hydrogen in the UK. |
|
(133704)
|
609
|
Gregory Barker
(Bexhill & Battle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many tonnes of (a) fine particulates and (b) ultrafine particulates were emitted into the atmosphere in the UK by the (i) diesel powered vehicle parc, (ii) petrol powered vehicle parc and (iii) road fuel gas vehicle parc in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(133705)
|
610
|
Gregory Barker
(Bexhill & Battle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures he has in place to reduce the emissions of ultrafine particles from the UK vehicle parc. |
|
(133706)
|
611
|
John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to propose legislation on the blue badge scheme following the recommendations of the Disabled Persons' Advisory Committee. |
|
(133504)
|
612
|
John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made towards the formation of a central database of blue badge holders. |
|
(133505)
|
613
|
John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money was raised from charges for applications for blue badge disability vehicle stickers in each year since 1990; and what percentage each of these figures represents of the estimated cost of administering the badges in those years. |
|
(133506)
|
614
|
John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been prosecuted for abuse of the blue badge disability vehicle sticker system in each year since 1990. |
|
(133511)
|
615
|
John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive regarding new common guidance on the issuing of blue badge disability vehicle stickers. |
|
(133512)
|
616
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a driver aged over 70 between applying for a licence renewal and the issue of the licence in each of the last three years. |
|
(133590)
|
617
|
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Port of Tyne Authority concerning issues of environmental pollution connected to the dredging of the river. |
|
(133391)
|
618
|
Mr Ben Chapman
(Wirral South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the proposed increase in tolls on the Mersey Tunnels. |
|
(133670)
|
619
|
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will require drivers to be retested for their driving licence on a regular basis. |
|
(133540)
|
620
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the recognition and acceptance of public transport concessionary passes, issued in Northern Ireland, by public transport services in England. |
|
(133242)
|
621
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the recorded crime figures on the Great Eastern/ Anglia railway for the past four years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133658)
|
622
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to monitor traffic congestion in North Warrington with particular reference to the Winwick area, while repairs to the Thelwall viaduct are being carried out. |
|
(132685)
|
623
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the repair work being carried out on the Thelwall viaduct to be completed. |
|
(132686)
|
624
|
Mr Robert Key
(Salisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will complete his review of the Salisbury Transportation Package. |
|
(132923)
|
625
|
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
(Bridgwater):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides on the siting of speed limit signs on roads. |
|
(133356)
|
626
|
Mr John Lyons
(Strathkelvin & Bearsden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contracts Ballast UK has for the renewal of the rail network; and what the value is in each case. |
|
(132925)
|
627
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the need for further terminal capacity at Heathrow Airport in the event that a third runway is built. |
|
(133330)
|
628
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to stop any further developments at Heathrow, if a third runway is approved. |
|
(133331)
|
629
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether decisions on terminal capacity for the options set out in the SERAS consultation paper will be made without public consultation. |
|
(133332)
|
630
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he intends to make planning decisions involving airport capacity, before he has decided how to tackle long term environmental damage consequent on them. |
|
(133333)
|
631
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department will take immediately following the publication of the White Paper on the future of airport expansion in the UK later this year. |
|
(133334)
|
632
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, following the publication of the White Paper on the future of airport expansion in the UK, whether the chosen site for expansion in the South East will have to undergo a planning inquiry. |
|
(133335)
|
633
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the likely timescale between the publication of the White Paper on the future of airport expansion in the UK later this year and a final decision being taken on the location of expansion. |
|
(133336)
|
634
|
Richard Ottaway
(Croydon South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new train carriages will be ready for use by December but cannot be used due to insufficient power supply. |
|
(133039)
|
635
|
Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the railway industry has for station renewal and improvement in the Thames Valley. |
|
(133665)
|
636
|
Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans (a) he and (b) the railway industry have to expand track capacity on (i) the Reading to Waterloo line and (ii) the Great Western Reading to Paddington line. |
|
(133666)
|
637
|
Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been granted to (a) Railtrack in Administration and (b) to Network Rail (i) by way of grant and (ii) in loan guarantees since the appointment of the Administrator. |
|
(133667)
|
638
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proposals he has to reduce journey times on roads. |
|
(133204)
|
639
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the improvements to railway stations in Wales, broken down by (a) location and (b) cost in each of the last five years; and what the proposed improvements are for the next three years. |
|
(133054)
|
640
|
Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he asked the Strategic Rail Authority to consider how the Great Eastern Main Line capacity can be increased; and what the response was. |
|
(133360)
|
641
N
|
Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes of 17th June concerning the Teenage Cycle Safety Campaign; and what the reasons are for the delay. |
|
(132589)
|
642
N
|
Mr Michael Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Inspectorate on Network Rail's proposals to close unmanned level crossings in Scotland. |
|
(133121)
|
643
N
|
Mr Michael Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received from organisations representing country pursuits regarding Network Rail's proposals to close unmanned level crossings in Scotland. |
|
(133122)
|
644
|
Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what products would be included in the lingo-cellulosic feedstock materials referred to in the Budget. |
|
(133284)
|
645
|
Mr Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what production systems he has examined on the production of bioethanol from lingo-cellulosic feedstock materials. |
|
(133285)
|
646
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has been made of the security threat posed against civil aviation by terrorists using portable ground to air missiles. |
|
(133129)
|
647
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what security measures have been put in place at airports and surrounding areas to protect aircraft from potential terrorist attacks. |
|
(133130)
|
648
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions have taken place with (a) airlines and (b) other governments on international threats posed by terrorists with portable missile units. |
|
(133131)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
649
|
Donald Anderson
(Swansea East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much has been paid under the (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) vibration white finger schemes in Wales, broken down by constituency. |
|
(133248)
|
650
|
Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many offices are (a) owned and (b) rented by his Department in countries other than the UK, broken down by country. |
|
(133622)
|
651
N
|
The Reverend Martin Smyth
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what initiatives his Department (a) has undertaken and (b) is taking to commemorate 2003 as the European Year of Disabled people. |
|
(133287)
|
652
N
|
Mr Simon Thomas
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the annual budget is for each coroner's court in Wales; and what percentage is ring-fenced to enable the provisions in the Welsh Language Act 1993 to be met. |
|
(132423)
|
Questions to the Minister for Women
653
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Minister for Women, what measures are in place to prevent pregnancy discrimination at work. |
|
(133470)
|
654
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Minister for Women, if she will make a statement on the change in the female prison population since 1993; and what measures are in place to cater for the needs of women in prison. |
|
(133471)
|
655
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Minister for Women, what measures are in place to bring more women to the higher levels of the judiciary. |
|
(133472)
|
656
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Minister for Women, what measures are being taken to tackle female poverty in old age. |
|
(133473)
|
657
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Minister for Women, if she will take into account women's unpaid caring and domestic responsibilities when calculating future female pensions. |
|
(133474)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
658
|
Mr Alistair Carmichael
(Orkney & Shetland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to include fibromyalgia syndrome in the list of diseases which enable industrial injury payments. |
|
(133405)
|
659
|
Mr Andrew Dismore
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects job points to be installed in (a) Burnt Oak Library, (b) Hendon Job Centre and (c) Mill Hill Job Centre; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133062)
|
660
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people securing employment through the New Deal 25 plus remained in that job for (a) more than two, (b) more than six and (c) more than 12 months, in each year since the New Deal 25 plus was introduced. |
|
(133029)
|
661
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Employment Service personal advisers have been recruited under the New Deal programme since 1997. |
|
(133161)
|
662
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of public expenditure per full-time job set up under the New Deal programme since 1997. |
|
(133162)
|
663
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18 to 24 year olds have left the New Deal for Young People with unknown destinations; and what percentage of these he estimates subsequently found full-time employment. |
|
(133164)
|
664
|
Paul Holmes
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment tribunals have been taken out against his Department in each year since 1997; how many are outstanding; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133494)
|
665
|
Paul Holmes
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money has been spent on the Pulling Together programme within the Department, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133498)
|
666
|
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the health and safety record of the Royal Mint in Llantrisant. |
|
(132979)
|
667
|
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on his policy on the removal of Crown Immunity from prosecution. |
|
(132980)
|
668
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on means testing of state pensions on (a) 1st October 1997 and (b) 1st October 2003. |
|
(133588)
|
669
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of customers his Department estimates will open a Post Office card account (a) in total, (b) for each benefit and (c) in each income decile. |
|
(133385)
|
670
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many enquiries about Post Office card accounts have been received; how many applications to open an account have been received; how many accounts have been opened; what the average time taken to process applications is; what steps are being taken to publicise the accounts; which organisations were consulted on the accounts; and how take up of accounts will be monitored. |
|
(133390)
|
671
|
Mr Greg Pope
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will change jobseekers' allowance from a means-tested benefit to one based solely on contributions. |
|
(133525)
|
672
|
Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for bereavement payment were made in tax year 2002-03; and what estimate he has made of how many people (a) failed to make claims for bereavement payment and (b) there were whose claims were made after the three month deadline. |
|
(133493)
|
673
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Government's low-cost stakeholder pensions are taken up by the people towards whom the Government is aiming them. |
|
(133203)
|
674
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to change the state pension age. |
|
(133518)
|
675
N
|
Mr Paul Truswell
(Pudsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to ensure that people with learning disabilities are not deprived of housing benefit as a result of their accommodation being registered under the Care Standards Act 2000. |
|
(133166)
|
676
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial allowance is available for recovering alcoholics; who qualifies for this help; and what other assistance is available. |
|
(132943)
|
677
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances assistance to recovering alcoholics would be withdrawn; and how their eligibility for re-application is assessed. |
|
(132944)
|
678
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made in eradicating child poverty; what assessment has been made identifying further work that needs to be done; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132945)
|
679
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress is being made in achieving full employment; what further plans he has to assist people into work; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132946)
|
680
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what range of benefits is available for those unable to find a job; under what circumstances are these benefits withdrawn; and what compulsory tasks the unemployed are asked to do in searching and applying for jobs. |
|
(132947)
|
681
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what back-to-work support is available for people aged over 50; and how many people over 50 have been put back into work through Government initiatives since 1997. |
|
(132948)
|
682
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who will be able to apply for the job grant; how much it is worth; for how long the grant will be available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(132949)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
683
|
Mr James Wray
(Glasgow Baillieston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October, Official Report, column 1111W, on chemical weapons, what further discussions have taken place as part of the Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea; what the British contribution was; whether all government documents relating to the dumping of chemical weapons in the sea after World War Two have been supplied; what proposals he has to assist in the monitoring and prevention of the leakage of chemicals from dumped weapons stock sunk in Skagerrak after World War Two; if he will make a statement on the environmental risks from the chemical weapons dumped in the Baltic and Skagerrak after World War Two; and what is being done to combat dangers to human and marine life. |
|
[Transferred]
(133202)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
684
|
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make it his policy to permit schools in England and Wales to receive (a) financial and (b) legal support from their local education authority in dealing with legal action taken against the school by outside parties in respect of fixed-term exclusions. |
|
[Transferred]
(133359)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
685
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to seek to amend the substitute Fuels Protocol; and if she will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(133105)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
686
|
Mr Jon Owen Jones
(Cardiff Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many student visas were granted in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
[Transferred]
(132920)
|
687
|
Mr Jon Owen Jones
(Cardiff Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the 20 (a) further education institutions and (b) higher education institutions with the highest number of student visas granted for studying at that institution. |
|
[Transferred]
(132921)
|
688
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance his Department has made available to sub-postmasters on promoting the Post Office card account to their customers. |
|
[Transferred]
(133386)
|
689
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures are in place to end human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
|
[Transferred]
(133558)
|
690
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures are in place (a) to stop the exploitation of children as soldiers and (b) to bring those responsible to justice. |
|
[Transferred]
(133559)
|
691
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the level of employment of child soldiers in Zimbabwe. |
|
[Transferred]
(133562)
|
692
|
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the effect on (a) security and (b) the humanitarian situation in Uganda of the fighting between government forces and the Lord's Resistance Army. |
|
[Transferred]
(133564)
|
693
|
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in respect of each Commonwealth country (a) how many applications for entry clearance as a working holidaymaker have been received since 1st January, (b) how many of the applications were refused, (c) what percentage of the applications were successful and (d) what percentage of the applications were refused. |
|
[Transferred]
(132981)
|
694
|
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the process for considering applications for entry clearance as working holiday makers is the same for applicants from every Commonwealth country. |
|
[Transferred]
(133074)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
695
|
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work permits have been issued to foreign nationals to work in the UK in each of the past five years. |
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[Transferred]
(133520)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
696
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Mr Paul Stinchcombe
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether, in respect of applications for entry clearance from working holidaymakers, identical requirements and conditions are applied for applicants from each Commonwealth country. |
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[Transferred]
(133077)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
697
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Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to introduce regulations on businesses in relation to the reduction of stress in the workplace. |
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[Transferred]
(133412)
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698
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the Exchequer is of the granting of automatic national insurance contribution credits to those aged between 60 and 65 years. |
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[Transferred]
(133534)
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699
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the inter-relationship between the Child Support Agency and the benefits system. |
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[Question Unstarred]
(132621)
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