Betty Williams: What further measures he is taking with G7 Finance Ministers to tackle world poverty.
Betty Williams: In setting ourselves ambitious targets for achieving the millennium development goals, how confident is my right hon. Friend that all the industrialised countries will make available the resources necessary to meet the challenge? What encouragement can he give those organisations led by Christian Aid which are organising rallies at the end of this month and are campaigning for trade rules to...
Betty Williams: In view of the severe injustice suffered today by workers at Wardles, Bangor in my constituency, I welcome my right hon. Friend's proposals to extend the TUPE regulations. Does that mean that in future all workers who have made pension contributions will be given a guarantee that their pensions cannot be stopped if their firms are taken over?
Betty Williams: Does my right hon. Friend agree that jobs in the manufacturing industry in Wales are crucial to the economy? I am sure that he is aware that a joint report by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Office of Fair Trading about the UK insurance market is about to be announced. Does he agree that some manufacturing companies in Wales will look keenly at the findings of that investigation,...
Betty Williams: What guidelines the Director of Public Prosecutions issues on the prosecution of gun crime.
Betty Williams: I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for that answer. She will be aware that people in Wales and the rest of the UK have been concerned for a long time about gun crime. Does she agree that the recent gun amnesty exercise was very successful, and a step in the right direction? Will she say what more can be done to build on that success?
Betty Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what provision he is making in Northern Ireland to mark the international year for people with disabilities.
Betty Williams: Does my hon. Friend agree that it is important that children are involved in all events marking the international year for people with disabilities? What steps are likely to be taken to involve children in this year's world Special Olympics?
Betty Williams: Will my right hon. Friend join me and all other Members in sending sympathies and deepest condolences to Gordon Evans and Theresa Evans, the parents of Llywelyn Karl Evans, who sadly lost his life in the helicopter accident last week? Will he assure us that that family, and indeed other families, will receive professional advice, counselling and support for as long as is necessary?
Betty Williams: As part of the review, does my right hon. Friend have plans to consult the Welsh Assembly Government, and can he tell us how long the review is likely to take?
Betty Williams: What steps she is taking to improve girls' access to education in developing countries.
Betty Williams: I thank my right hon. Friend for that encouraging response. She will be aware of the Global Campaign For Education, which is about to report on girls' education—its main campaign focus for 2003. Is she aware that the campaign will be holding a seminar in Portcullis House on 8 April, where my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Ms King) will be on the panel? Will my right...
Betty Williams: My hon. Friend mentioned the investigation being conducted by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Office of Fair Trading. Bearing in mind the problems faced by British manufacturing companies—including some in my constituency—in obtaining liability insurance, will he use his good offices when discussing the matter with other Departments to ensure that the study is completed...
Betty Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many lottery (a) applications and (b) awards there have been for the Conwy constituency in each year since 1997; and what the national averages were in each year.
Betty Williams: What discussions he has had with (a) Churches and (b) other faith groups about his proposals for increasing development aid to the poorest countries.
Betty Williams: I welcome the initiative launched yesterday at Chatham house. Members and friends of Penuel chapel in Bangor, and other organisations in my constituency, will also welcome it. Does my right hon. Friend accept that the millennium development goals are very ambitious? Does he agree that if they are to be achieved we must build a strong coalition at local, national and international level?
Betty Williams: I heard my right hon. Friend's answer to the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Mr Willis) about the situation in Wales and his explanation for why he made no reference to it in his statement. Is he aware of news which appeared on the Wales section of the BBC website yesterday at 11.15 am, which said: "The Assembly will be handed complete responsibility for student finance in...
Betty Williams: When my right hon. Friend considers the railways, will he discuss with ministerial colleagues the parts of the country that are remote from London and, in particular, the poor and, indeed, worsening service provided by Virgin Trains to north Wales, which, even at the best guess, will not improve until September 2004?
Betty Williams: Will my right hon. Friend hold early discussions with his ministerial colleagues about the difficulties that manufacturers experience in north Wales, including in my constituency, in obtaining public liability insurance at reasonable costs?
Betty Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support her Department is giving to basic education.