Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) police constables, (b) sergeants and (c) inspectors were transferred from the Kent Police Force to the Metropolitan Police Force in each of the last five years; (2) what the vacancy rate was for (a) police constables, (b) sergeants and (c) inspectors in each of the last five years for the Kent Police Force area; (3)...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the current appointment criteria used by the NHS Appointments Commission are for appointment to the positions of NHS trust (a) chairman, (b) chief executive and (c) board member; and whether these criteria have changed in the last two years.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) chairmen, (b) chief executives and (c) other board members have resigned from, or not sought re-appointment to, an NHS Trust Board in each of the last six years.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women have been appointed by the NHS Appointments Commission to the position of (a) NHS Trust Chair and (b) NHS Trust board member.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been appointed by the NHS Appointments Commission to the position of (a) NHS Trust Chief Executive and (b) NHS Trust board member, broken down by a declared background in (i) medicine, (ii) nursing and (iii) other professions allied to medicine.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) executive and (b) non-executive NHS Trust directors have gone on to become (i) Chairmen and (ii) Chief Executives of an NHS Trust.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what measures he has put in place in the last two years to (a) track the career moves and (b) monitor the improvement of individual public sector leaders, as referred to in the Strategy Unit Report on Strengthening Leadership within the Public Sector; (2) what measures he has put in place within the last two years to gather data on (a) career...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) Grade I, (b) Grade II* and (c) Grade II buildings have been identified for demolition as a result of his response to the 11 multi modal studies announced on 9 July; and where they are located.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what measures he has put in place in the last two years to track the career moves of (a) chairmen, (b) chief executives, (c) directors and (d) senior management positions within the national health service; (2) what measures he has put in place in the last two years to gather data on (a) career progression and (b) wastage rates of (i) chairmen,...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 28 April 2003, Official Report, columns 279–80W, on NHS inspection staff, what the total pay costs incurred by the (a) Commission for Health Improvement, (b) National Institute for Clinical Excellence, (c) National Care Standards Commission and (d) Social Services Inspectorate were in each year since 1997.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the hospital trusts whose (a) maternity units and (b) accident and emergency departments are expected to be (i) merged and (ii) unable to provide continuous 24 hour cover following the implementation of the European Working Time Directive in August 2004.
Mr Archie Norman: It is all very well widening the M25, but does the Secretary of State accept that many of the arterial routes running off it, such as the A21 to Hastings, are still clogged with traffic and unsafe, not least because the Government cancelled the widening programme in 1997? Can he confirm that decisions on the A21 at Castle Hill and South Pembury have been postponed yet again, and will he...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the Treasury's revenue estimates are of Inland Revenue statutory receivables in arrears from businesses between (a) 0–30 days, (b) 30–60 days and (c) 60–90 days in the last tax year for which figures are available.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the Tyson Report on the Recruitment and Development of Non-Executive Directors; and if she will implement its recommendations.
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to change the Inland Revenue policy on collection of receivables in arrears from small businesses upon implementation of the Enterprise Act 2002.
Mr Archie Norman: The Minister may be aware that he is misquoting me. The stock of businesses is not just a function of the new businesses created but also of the number of fatalities—people who have gone out of business. I was quoting figures not from Conservative central office but from the DTI, which show that the stock of small businesses is stable—there has been no increase in the last five years.
Mr Archie Norman: It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Leeds, West (Mr. Battle) not only because he made a thoughtful and constructive speech, but because he referred to an area south of the River Aire in Leeds to which I hope I made some minor contribution, though perhaps not in a small business capacity. I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members' Interests,...
Mr Archie Norman: That reinforces my point; my hon. Friend puts it succinctly. Regulation not only affects economies of scale but slows the pace of innovation. It means that it is much harder to introduce new products in line with other countries and that it is much harder to produce technical innovation. We have such a backlog—an archaeology—of legislation on the statute book that a lot of it is of...
Mr Archie Norman: I add my welcome to the Minister, but while she has a fresh pair of eyes, will she look again at the facts behind her brief? Her words will sound hollow to people like my constituent Tony Warner, who is 83 and who had to wait 23 months to have a digital hearing aid fitted because of the lack of audiological technicians in the area. Does she realise that it is no good making digital hearing...
Mr Archie Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been budgeted for pilot studies to demonstrate ways of implementing the European Working Time Directive in NHS hospitals.