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• Meat Hygiene Service (Report) 6 Mar 1997

  Does my right hon. and learned Friend share my disappointment at the way in which the matter has been reported, particularly on television programmes today? The sight of filthy animals going into abattoirs caused me to telephone Southern Counties and Romford Meats to ask what it would do if it was presented with animals in that condition. I was told, unequivocally, that any such animals would...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Organic Products 6 Mar 1997

  Does my hon. Friend agree that it is the marketing of British produce, organic and otherwise, that is extremely important and which the Ministry does support and should support? On organic produce, does he also agree that it is up to consumers to decide what they want to buy and eat?

• Information Technology (Government Strategy) 3 Mar 1997

  I welcome my right hon. Friend's assurance that personal contact will not be replaced by some sort of virtual reality system. Will he assure the House that there will be efforts throughout the civil service to ensure that the process to simplify guidance and instruction about how to apply for benefits will be continued, to ensure that it is compatible with this new information technology era?

• Oral Answers to Questions — National Heritage: Sport (Young People) 3 Mar 1997

  To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what action she is taking to encourage young people to participate in sport. [16698]

• Oral Answers to Questions — National Heritage: Sport (Young People) 3 Mar 1997

  I thank my hon. Friend for that welcome answer. We in Somerset were delighted when Huish Episcopi secondary school received a grant of nearly £50,000 for a national lottery multi-sports complex project, costing £80,000 in all. Is that not precisely the way forward, and does my hon. Friend agree that it will encourage young people in Somerset and beyond to pursue sport with excellence?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Lord Chancellor's Department: Legal Aid Reform 3 Mar 1997

  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he last met the chief executive of the Legal Aid Board to discuss reform of the legal aid system. [16727]

• Oral Answers to Questions — Lord Chancellor's Department: Legal Aid Reform 3 Mar 1997

  I thank my hon. Friend for that reply, as far as it goes, but I am sure that he is aware that many of my constituents read reports in the tabloid newspapers to the effect that large sums are being paid in legal aid to undeserving people who could well afford to pay. Are there any steps that he could take now to crack down on the abuse of legal aid?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Social Security: Discrimination (Disabled Persons) 25 Feb 1997

  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what steps the Government are taking to prevent discrimination against disabled persons. [15746]

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