Results 1-20 of 60 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Mr Syd Rapson

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Switchover (1 Mar 2005)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) when she expects to announce the areas of the United Kingdom in which digital switchover will first take place; (2) what criteria will be used in determining the order in which digital switchover will be introduced in the regions; (3) if she will make a statement on her plans to implement a regional roll out of digital switchover.

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Vocational Education (24 Feb 2005)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to increase the take-up of vocational training in schools and colleges.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Switchover (10 Feb 2005)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to ensure that there is adequate information for the public in advance of digital switchover on purchasing television receivers which will be operable after digital switchover.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Television (7 Feb 2005)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to ensure that people living in multiple dwelling units have access to digital television after switchover.

Written Answers — Health: Departmental Policy (Portsmouth, North) (27 Jan 2005)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Portsmouth, North constituency, the effects of changes to departmental policy since 1997 on Portsmouth, North constituency.

Written Answers — Defence: Falcon (24 Jan 2005)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the early introduction into service of Falcon is required to secure the operational benefits of network enabled capability.

Written Answers — Defence: Fishery Protection (16 Nov 2004)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is his policy that the Royal Navy should continue to provide the fishery protection service in the waters around England and Wales once the Department's existing agreement with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs comes to an end.

Written Answers — Home Department: Knife Offences (15 Nov 2004)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans his Department has to undertake a review of the offence of carrying a knife without due cause.

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Solar Photovoltaics (22 Jul 2004)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her Department's estimate is of the total amount of grid-connect solar photovoltaics which will be installed in the UK in 2004.

Written Answers — Health: Myasthenia Gravis (12 Jul 2004)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on how the Government support those diagnosed with myasthenia gravis.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Cyprus (15 Jun 2004)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Turkish and (b) Greek Governments about the future of Cyprus.

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq (17 Dec 2003)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State, Department for International Development what role his Department have in establishing a civilian government in Iraq by the Iraqi people.

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: International Regulation (8 Sep 2003)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her policy is on working towards international regulations on the practices of companies operating in developing countries in areas where voluntary codes of practice have proved ineffective.

Written Answers — International Development: Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (17 Jul 2003)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what steps are being taken to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, on protecting (a) the material in (i) gene banks and (ii) farmers' fields from being directly patented and (b) the rights of farmers to follow traditional practices of reusing, exchanging and informally selling...

Written Answers — International Development: World Trade Organisation (17 Jul 2003)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what steps will be taken at the next World Trade Organisation meeting on promoting the freedom of developing countries to choose the path of trade liberalisation best suited to its particular circumstances for achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction.

Written Answers — International Development: Sustainable Development/Poverty Reduction (16 Jul 2003)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what impact integrated frameworks have had on (a) sustainable development and (b) poverty reduction in the developing countries in which they have been promoted.

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: World Trade Organisation (16 Jul 2003)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she will take to ensure that at the next World Trade Organisation meeting the issues to which developing countries give priority are resolved before consideration is given to the new issues, objected to by developing countries at Doha.

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Foundries (13 Jun 2003)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people are employed in the UK foundry sector; and if she will make a statement on the contribution of the foundry sector to domestic GDP.

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Foundries (13 Jun 2003)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many jobs have been lost in the foundry sector in the past (a) year, (b) five years and (c) 10 years.

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Foundries (13 Jun 2003)

Mr Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many foundries have ceased trading in the past (a) year, (b) five years and (c) 10 years.