Lord Sanderson of Bowden: asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they propose to stop the practice of drift netting at sea off the coast of north-east England, bearing in mind the estimated catch of salmon by such methods in 1999.
Baroness Thornton: asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Government Property Lawyers Report and Accounts for 1997-98 will be published.
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: The costs incurred to date of the inspectors' investigations into the affairs and membership of Mirror Group Newspapers are £1,474,193 in respect of lawyers' fees and expenses and £6,217,465 in respect of accountants' fees and expenses. The lawyers' fees represent payment to Sir John Thomas, the lawyer inspector, a junior counsel and a QC employed to assist the inspectors. On taking up his...
Lord Falconer of Thoroton: ...1 Office of Government Commerce 1 1 Privy Council Office 2 1 3 Scotland Office 1 1 2 Treasury Solicitor 1 1 Wales Office 1 1 2 Sub Total 10 5 2 0 5 0 41 2 0 15 18 2 4 0 6 110 ...
Lord Judd: asked Her Majesty's Government: What are their estimates of the implications for long-term peace and security in the Middle East of the reported development by Israel of a sea-launched cruise missile with the capability of carrying a nuclear weapon.
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: ...-) of an additional £1,000.00 is paid once 365 accumulated days' paid separation has been accrued within the same two-year period. The equivalent payment for those in receipt of Longer Service at Sea Bonus (paid primarily to the Royal Navy) is made to personnel deployed for more than 12 months or who spend less than nine months in their base port in any two-year period. A further payment...
Lord Luke: asked Her Majesty's Government: For what purpose the New Millennium Experience Company called in lawyers from Simmons & Simmons to provide them with assistance and advice.
Lord Acton: asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will announce planned future capital provisions for the fire service in England and Wales.
Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...by the Prison Service is subject to the substantive (as opposed to the procedural) requirements of the Building Regulations 1991 (Statutory Instrument No. 2768) apart from: Schedule 1 paragraph B1 (Fire safety means of escape) Schedule 1 paragraph B3 (fire resistant sub-divison of buildings when material alterations are made) Prisons within the Inner London Area (Belmarsh, Brixton,...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: ...was placed in the Library of the House. Four SIELs covered the export of dual-use goods: three covered the export of toxic chemical precursors, and one covered the export of commercial explosives firing sets.
Baroness Hayman: The Rockall fisheries zone (RFZ) was relinquished in 1997 when the UK acceded to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Article 121(3) of UNCLOS prevents "rocks which cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own" being used to generate exclusive economic zones. Maintenance of the RFZ would not therefore have been compatible with UNCLOS and so would have been open...
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston: ...Number of fatalities Caley Fisheries Ltd 7 June 1999 1 Denholm Fishselling Ltd 13 May 2000 1 Don Fishing Company Ltd 27 April 1995 1 Flagperry Ltd 9 November 1997 1 Grampian Sea Fishing Ltd 27 July 1998 1 Jack Robinson (Trawlers) Ltd 6 September 1997 11 January 2000 8 RH James 10 November 1997 1 Peter and J Johnstone Ltd 4 March 1995 1 ...
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: .... James's latest application for an appeal hearing at the High Court in Mandalay was dismissed on 19 August. Our consular staff obtained the necessary court judgments and passed these to James's lawyer on 29 September. James is now preparing to submit an application for a special appeal. We will continue to seek a response from the Burmese to our request for James's immediate release or...
Lord Williams of Mostyn: The review of the Code for Crown Prosecutors was announced by the Solicitor-General in the other place on 24 November 1999 (Official Report, col. 105W) and further detail was provided on 23 March 2000 (Official Report, col. 629W). The review is now complete. Copies of the code have been printed and have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. Neither the fundamental principles nor the...
Lord Windlesham: asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the reasons for deciding against the appointment of a senior lawyer, answerable to the board of the Legal Services Commission, to oversee the work in the initial six local offices employing salaried public defenders in a way that respects and protects their professional integrity.
Lord Bassam of Brighton: ... Mr Kevin O'Callahan Forensic Science Service Mr Bob Pitcher Proof Master, London Proof House Mr Roger Sanbrook Head of Firearms Policy Unit, HM Customs & Excise Mr Mark Scoggins Solicitor. Represented BSSC during Lord Cullen's Inquiry Prof Jonathan Shepherd Victim Support. Surgeon specialising in firearms wound ballistics Dr Stephen Smith Technical adviser, National...
Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...of occasions to ensure that emergency services are maintained at essential levels during industrial disputes. The last occasion when this happened was in 1998 during industrial action by the Essex Fire Brigade. The further information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Lord Berkeley: asked Her Majesty's Government: What are, for the last five years and for each of air, sea or Channel Tunnel carriers, the values of penalties imposed for contravening the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act 1987, and the value of fines outstanding.
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: ...Journal of the European Union on 1 August 2000. It extends the provisions of the existing Working Time Directive in full to non-mobile workers in the previously excluded sectors (air, rail, road, sea, inland waterway and lake transport, sea fishing, other work at sea--mainly the offshore oil and gas industry--and doctors in training). For mobile workers, the amending directive provides an...
Lord Bassam of Brighton: ...Progress will be published tomorrow. This report covers progress on recruitment, retention and career progression targets for minority ethnic staff in the Home Office, the prison, the police, the fire and probation services. A copy of the report will also be placed in the Library.
