Mr John Hume: Does the Secretary of State agree that, for the first time in history, the people of Ireland as a whole—north and south—voted on how they want to live together by overwhelmingly endorsing the Good Friday agreement? It is therefore every true democrat's duty to implement the will of the people, which means implementing all aspects of the agreement. Does he agree that any renegotiation of...
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time undergraduate university students normally domiciled in Northern Ireland he estimates will be at university in 2005–06.
Mr John Hume: Given that for the first time in history the people of Ireland as a whole, North and South, have overwhelmingly voted for the Good Friday agreement, the Minister will agree that paramilitary organisations can no longer claim, as they have always done, to be acting in the name of the people. Will the Minister tell all the political parties involved in the talks that it is now the duty of all...
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time undergraduate university students normally domiciled in Northern Ireland will be at university in the academic year 2004–05; and how many full-time undergraduate university places are available in Northern Ireland.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the Government will make the necessary investments to upgrade the present rail service connecting the main cities of the north west region.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what procedures are in place to ensure that nurses' salaries claimed by general practices are paid at the salary levels claimed from the health boards.
Mr John Hume: Given the enormous damage, especially to young people, caused by the illegal drugs industry, does the Prime Minister not think that the time has come when Governments should work together internationally, with the countries where those drugs are produced, to get that industry stopped completely?
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the reasons for Northern Ireland being a net exporter of undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the quality of engagement between Government Departments and local agents in Derry on the marker bid under the Integrated Development Fund.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average expenditure on speech therapy services per head of population in the primary and pre-primary school age group in each of the health trust areas in Northern Ireland was in the latest period for which figures are available.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average waiting time for speech therapy services for children in the primary and pre-primary school age group in each of the health trust areas in Northern Ireland was in the latest period for which figures are available.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many primary and pre-primary school children are awaiting speech therapy services in each of the health trust areas in Northern Ireland.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the per capita expenditure on speech therapy services in special schools in each of the health trust areas in Northern Ireland was in the latest period for which figures are available.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average speech therapy provision was in terms of time per child in special schools in each of the health trust areas in Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the ability of the health trusts in Northern Ireland to recruit and retain speech therapists.
Mr John Hume: Following the death of Pat Finucane and the enormous suffering of his family, and given their consistent requests for a public inquiry into his death, does the Prime Minister agree that the time has now come for such an inquiry?
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the Government's plans are for the economic regeneration of the north-west of Northern Ireland.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the target length of time is between submissions of a request for a tree preservation order and a decision on such a request; and whether there are guidelines on keeping interested parties informed of progress.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what applications for tree preservation orders in the vicinity of Danesfort Crescent, Steelstown Road and Greenhaw Road, Derry have been received.
Mr John Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the percentage unemployment level is in (a) Coleraine, (b) Derry (city), (c) Strabane, (d) Omagh, (e) Dungannon, (f) Cookstown, (g) Eniskillen, (h) Armagh (city), (i) Portadown, (j) Newry and (k) Lisburn.