John Baron: Given that my constituency and others are seeing an influx of Travellers who buy green-belt land and then illegally develop it, with the planning laws able to do little about it, and given that, despite the support on both sides of the House and meetings with Ministers, the Government blocked my private Member's Bill which would have strengthened the planning laws and also reduced...
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much of the money raised in fines by the Essex Safety Camera Partnership was spent on traffic-calming measures and other safety projects in Essex, other than the installation and operating of speed cameras, in each of the last six years for (a) Billericay and district, (b) Basildon district and (c) Essex; and what percentage this represented of...
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what response he will make to the Fourth, Eighth and Ninth reports of the Health Select Committee on maternity services in session 2002–03.
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of how the two week wait rule for skin cancer has affected the waiting times for the treatment of urgent non-cancerous skin conditions.
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness and benefits of rapid referral clinics for skin cancer.
John Baron: What assessment she has made of whether the UK will meet its recycling targets by 2005.
John Baron: I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. Challenging is one way of putting it, but given that the Environmental Audit Committee has stated that the UK will not come even close to meeting any of its recycling targets because of a lack of funding, will she stop making false promises and start outlining to the House the concrete action that the Government will take to improve their poor...
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the vacancy rates were for health visitors in (a) the UK, (b) London and (c) each region for each year since 1997.
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether public health nurses are employed within the NHS.
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much the NHS spent on anticholinesterase inhibitors for people with Alzheimer's disease in each year since 1997; (2) what steps are being taken to ensure that people in long-term care with Alzheimer's disease are assessed for use of anticholinesterase inhibitors; (3) what plans he has to re-issue guidance to trusts to ensure that local...
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his Answer of 15 December, Official Report, column 772W, on maternity services, to what extent women are able to choose whether they will be seen in a midwifery-led maternity unit; and what effect the policy of their local health authority has on choice.
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it is the Government's policy that women should be able to choose to be treated in a midwife-led maternity unit.
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money raised in fines from speed cameras during the last year for which records are available was spent in (a) Billericay and District, (b) Basildon and District and (c) Essex; and how that money was spent.
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money was raised in fines from speed cameras in the last year for which records are available in (a) Billericay and District, (b) Basildon and District and (c) Essex.
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras (a) there are and (b) there have been in each of the last five years in (i) Billericay and District, (ii) Basildon and District and (iii) Essex
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to promote a long-term public health education programme on how to reduce the risk of skin cancer; (2) what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of the SunSmart Campaign; and whether further funding will be provided to continue the campaign.
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many midwives (a) left and (b) entered the profession in each of the last six years in (a) London and (b) each region; what the turnover rate was in each case; and what the average age of a practising midwife was in each case; (2) what the average period was that a midwife had worked in the profession before leaving in each of the last six...
John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list all the National Health statistics which the Government has decided no longer to (a) collect and (b) publish during the last three years; (2) if he will publish, for each of the last six years for which figures were available, each set of national statistics which the Government has decided not to collect during the last three...
John Baron: I thank the Minister for recognising that there is an issue to tackle. I have taken on board his comments about making the police more aware of the availability of sex offender orders with regard to home tutors. Despite the detail that he is providing, does he accept that there remains a loophole in the law, which could allow those cautioned and on the sex offenders register to teach as home...
John Baron: First, I thank the Minister and the Home Office team for fielding the debate. I am conscious that I am keeping the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues away from the office Christmas party. The Minister will be aware of the issue that I wish to raise with him, as we have corresponded on the matter. I have recently spoken with his office and e-mailed a summary of the key points that I will be...