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the Earl of Northesk: ...different from the Government's programme of devolution and local government reform"; and Whether the increased use and cost of special advisers as a means of "strengthening the centre to ensure a firm political focus and greater co-ordination in the work of this Administration" (HC Deb., 2 February, 645W) is consistent with their programme of devolution and local government reform; and,...
Baroness Blackstone: My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has made clear his intention that sex and relationships education should be firmly rooted within the Personal, Social and Health Education framework for schools issued last November. That framework clearly states that when learning about developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people,...
Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...the Secretary of State was considering his first and second authorities to proceed, he received representations and a certain amount of information about Senator Pinochet's state of health from his solicitors. The tenor of this material was that Senator Pinochet was in some respects frail, as was to be expected in a man of his age. It did not, however, suggest that he was either physically...
Lord Williams of Mostyn: The Crown Prosecution Service acted as agent for the Kingdom of Spain in the proceedings against Senator Pinochet. In that capacity, a CPS lawyer and counsel attended in Madrid to receive instructions from Judge Baltasar Garzon Real, to inspect documentation and to advise on the extradition proceedings. In the course of so doing, the CPS lawyer and counsel attended meetings with Judge Garzon...
Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...is aimed at ensuring that those in genuine need of protection receive it, while those who are misusing asylum procedures in order to circumvent immigration controls are dealt with quickly and firmly. The Amsterdam Treaty requires measures to be adopted that establish minimum standards for the asylum process, including protection outside the 1951 convention on refugees. The United Kingdom...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: The arrangements to pay compensation are now getting fully under way. The handling arrangement, agreed last September with solicitors acting for the claimants, sets out procedures aimed to settle all 100,000 plus respiratory disease claims within two to three years. Based on the initial spirometry test, we have offered 6,500 expedited payments, of which 1,500 have been accepted and 1,500...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: The Government, in agreement with solicitors representing the claimants, are paying fixed costs, as set out in the claims handling agreement, plus reasonable disbursements, to all solicitors in respect of successful claimants. The Government have also agreed to pay certain costs relating to client care for all claims, including those that are unsuccessful. In addition, the Government will be...
Lord Williams of Mostyn: ...how, working together, the Benefits Agency and the Employment Service can provide a radically improved service to clients and employers alike. The new agency will have a new culture, and will be firmly focused on helping people to become independent. It will help further to embed a culture of rights and responsibilities within the welfare system. Personal advisers will steer clients...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: The launch of the euro in eleven European (EU) countries has major implications for UK firms of all sizes across a number of business sectors, including the automotive sector. That is why the Government have established the Euro Preparations Unit (EPU). Since its inception in December 1997, EPU has run a major business information campaign on the euro and published euro fact sheets and case...
Baroness Blackstone: ...30 per cent of sixteen year-olds will be in areas eligible for an EMA. We are convinced that the EMA has the potential to make a real difference to young people's life chances. However, no firm decisions have been taken about any further extensions and we are continuing to evaluate the pilots.
Baroness Hayman: The launch of the euro in eleven European Union (EU) countries has major implications for UK firms of all sizes across a number of business sectors, including agriculture. That is why the Government established the Euro Preparations Unit (EPU) in the Treasury. Since its inception in December 1997, EPU has run a major business information campaign on the euro and published euro factsheets and...
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The launch of the euro in 11 European Union (EU) countries has implications for UK firms of all sizes across a number of business sectors. That is why the Government established the Euro Preparations Unit (EPU). Since its inception in December 1997, EPU has run a national business information campaign on the euro and published euro factsheets and case studies, which help small and medium...
Lord Williams of Mostyn: On 24 November 1999 (Official Report, col. 105W) the Solicitor-General announced in another place that the Code for Crown Prosecutors would be reviewed to take account of the Human Rights Act. The aim of the review is to ensure that the Code for Crown Prosecutors is relevant, clear and accessible, properly considers the rights and interests of victims and reflects the exercise of the...
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...UK police officers to the school training the future Kosovo police. We intend to contribute the core of a new Criminal Intelligence Unit to work in the UN police. We intend to offer UK judges and lawyers to work with the UN Mission in Kosovo.
Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...longer used in relation to government expenditure. As announced in the Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report 1998 (Cm 3978), Departmental Expenditure Limits cover spending capable of being subject to firm multi-year plans. The comprehensive spending review brought together operational costs of dealing with asylum applications and costs of support to adults and families claiming asylum into...
Lord Irvine of Lairg: ...the disparate functions of the existing Public Trust Office, transferring the trust function and the Court Funds Office to the bodies best placed to provide them: the office of the Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court and the Court Service respectively. The office's remaining core functions of oversight of receivers and functions in relation to enduring powers of attorney will be...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: ...breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is to establish an environment in which business can prosper. It is putting in place a number of programmes to achieve this: a new enterprise fund to help small firms invest in success, the Phoenix Fund to promote enterprise in deprived areas and a fund to invest in business clusters; launch of the Small Business Service to give smaller businesses a strong...
Baroness Hayman: ...and the BSE Inquiry. Beef and Sheep Division SEO 1 Disposal issues. Animal Health Veterinary Group SCS Vet Adviser (Grade 7) 1 2 Provision of veterinary advice Legal Division Lawyer 1 Provision of legal advice on TSE issues. Veterinary Laboratories Agency SCS Grade 6 Grade 7 SEO/SSO & equiv. HEO/HSO & equiv. EO/SO & equiv. AO/ASO & equiv. SGB2 & equiv. 1 4 8 8 10 32...
Lord Irvine of Lairg: ...Criminal Defence Service from 2 October 2000 to 2 April 2001. This will allow additional time for preparation by the professions and for implementation of the new arrangements by criminal defence lawyers. The Legal Services Commission is notifying the professions by letter accordingly. This delay will have no substantial effects on the reform programme, including the development of the...
Lord Jenkins of Putney: ...transfer, use and threat of use of nuclear weapons and on their elimination contained in Security and Survival--The Case for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, issued by the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, the International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation, the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and others.
