Tuesday, 11 February 2003
The Secretary of State was asked—
What the life expectancy of a mesothelioma sufferer is; and what steps he is taking to improve this.
If he will make a statement on hospital cleanliness.
How many hospital beds are occupied by geriatric patients who could be cared for outside hospital.
What progress he has made in reducing the postcode lottery in health provision.
What assessment he has made of the needs of carers before introducing the Community Care (Delayed Discharges Bill).
If he will make a statement on nurse recruitment in the past three months.
What action he is taking to attract more people into general medical practice.
What steps he is taking to increase the number of nursing home beds and improve domiciliary nursing and social care services in areas with a shortage of such beds and services.
If he will make a statement on provision for teenage cancer patients.
What non-financial freedom will be given to foundation trusts.
If he will make a statement on ambulance services in England and Wales.
If he will make a statement on progress with the reduction of time for patients waiting for admission to hospital for treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about yesterday's meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. We have just had a debate for the best part of an hour on the need for the House of Commons to be kept informed. By way of written answer, the Government today...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend and extend certain enactments regulating the treatment of women undergoing IVF procedures and to extend the range of information and...
Mr. David Stewart accordingly presented a Bill to amend and extend certain enactments regulating the treatment of women undergoing IVF procedures and to extend the range of information and...
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's recommendation having been signified— Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order 52(1)(a) (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection...
I beg to move, That the draft Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 23rd January, be approved. The order appoints 26...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118(6) (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation),
That the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 23rd January, be approved. Question agreed to. Motion made, and Question put forthwith,...
That the draft Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 7th January, be approved. Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Derek Twigg.]
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