Results 181–200 of 2338 for speaker:the Countess of Mar

Farm Produce: Prices ( 7 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: My Lords, has the noble Baroness seen and heard the widespread reports, both in the press and on the radio, that the exceptionally low prices being paid to farmers by abattoirs are due to the high charges raised by the Meat Hygiene Service and the veterinary charges incurred because of the extra vigilance required? If that is the case, it is a matter in which the Government can take a hand....

Written Answers — House of Lords: Slaughterhouses: Inspection of Animals and Animal Carcasses ( 8 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are aware of any new proposals before the Council of Ministers relating to the inspection of animals and animal carcasses in slaughterhouses.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Sheep Dip Exposure Study ( 8 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Medical Toxicology Unit will make the clinical records of the pilot study Surveillance of sheep dip exposures 23 September to 3 November 1991 available, subject to consent and confidentiality, to independent researchers who are carrying out government-funded research on the effects of organophosphates on health; and whether they would make these...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Sheep Dip Exposure Study ( 8 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have information about the number of symptomatic patients who were subject to exposure to organophosphate-containing sheep dips and other organophosphate-containing products who were subjects of a clinical investigation by the Medical Toxicology Unit during 1993.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Gulf Veterans: Blood Tests ( 8 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: For what purpose more than 250 Gulf veterans were referred by the Medical Assessment Programme to the clinic at the Hammersmith Hospital; and for what purpose the blood samples supplied by the veterans were used.

Foot and Mouth Disease ( 8 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: My Lords, I agree with the sentiments of the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, about the excellent work being done by the Minister's staff. I was most moved to hear the noble Baroness this morning expressing genuine sympathy for all the farmers. She drove me to tears at a quarter to six this morning. I declare an interest as a specialist cheese maker and want to ask the Minister a question of...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Organophosphate Poisoning (12 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: How many cases of organophosphate poisoning in humans have been reported in the last 10 years by those with the statutory duty to report such cases; how many cases of organophosphate poisoning, either acute or chronic, have been diagnosed by the National Poisons Unit (Medical Toxicology Unit) for that period; and what have been the criteria for such a diagnosis.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Organophosphorus Sheep Dips: Draft Investigation Protocol (12 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the draft investigation protocol of 22 February 1993, Clinical investigation of symptomatic patients secondary to exposure to organophosphate containing sheep dips, resulted in a programme of medical investigations conducted by the National Poisons Unit; if they did, how many patients received these investigations; whether they were classed as...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Sheep Dippers: Surveillance Study (12 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the surveillance study of sheep dippers using organophosphate dips carried out by Dr Virginia Murray et al in 1991 and 1992, and which involved taking blood samples, classed as "research" for the purposes of medical ethical control; and, if so, whether the National Poisons Unit had an obligation to obtain Ethics Committee approval and informed written...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Agricultural Census 2000 (12 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: How many registered agricultural holdings there are in the United Kingdom; how many June 2000 agricultural census forms were dispatched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; how many were returned completed; and whether it was a legal requirement that the forms should be completed and returned for that particular census.

Written Answers — House of Lords: War Pensions (13 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: What determines the review periods for those in receipt of war pensions; why it has been decided that the pensions of Gulf war veterans are now to be reviewed every two years when they initially advised in writing that their next review would take place in five years; and what is the total average cost of each medical review. [HL1033]

Written Answers — House of Lords: War Pensions (13 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the War Pensions Agency allows claims for some medical conditions from some Gulf war veterans, while other veterans who claim for the same conditions find their claims disallowed, despite the fact that they are supported by medical evidence.

Foot and Mouth Disease (13 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for sparing the time to come and tell us so fully what is happening at the moment. I know that other noble Lords will deal with the wider aspects of the topic which is the subject of this Motion. I shall confine myself to the foot and mouth disease and what I believe to be the important aspects at the moment. I declare an interest, in that my...

Foot and Mouth Disease (13 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: My Lords, may I briefly say how much we have all appreciated the Minister's very full replies to all our questions, well beyond the call of duty. I know that she will not be going to bed just yet, but when she does, may she sleep well.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Gulf War Veterans: Blood Donation (14 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are aware that Gulf War veterans in the United States are not permitted to be blood donors; and what their advice is to British Gulf War veterans who might wish to become blood donors.

Anti-Smoking Therapy and Treatment (14 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: My Lords, perhaps I may first thank the Minister for his remarks. Will doctors be able to prescribe what helped me enormously after I had tried to give up smoking 5,000 times; namely, using double nicotine therapy? I used the patches and I also used the lozenges. The lozenges fitted in with the peaks of the desire for nicotine and ironed those out, and the nicotine patches gave a steady level...

Foot and Mouth Disease: Update (15 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: My Lords, anyone visiting the MAFF website will be struck by the number of cases that have arisen from two dealers. I should like to ask the Minister, first, whether the delay in tracing some of those cases has been due to ill-kept records. Every animal keeper is required to keep an animal movements book, and I know that many dealers have difficulty keeping records. Will the Minister tell us...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Gulf Veterans and Cancer (19 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: asked Her Majesty's Government: How many serving Gulf war veterans are diagnosed as suffering from cancer and are still retained in the services; and how many have died from cancer while in service.

Millennium Dome: Sale (19 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: My Lords, the noble and learned Lord said that a previously contaminated site has been regenerated. As the contamination was extremely serious before anything was done about it, can the Minister give an absolute assurance that, whether the Dome stays there or is demolished, there is no longer any contamination in the soil beneath?

Crown Immunity (21 Mar 2001)

the Countess of Mar: My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Ashley, reminded us, previous governments have removed Crown immunity from hospitals and from members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces. If Crown immunity has been removed from them, why is it proving so impossible to do it in the Palace of Westminster?


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