Lord Irvine of Lairg: ...subject to him satisfying the statutory financial criteria. That assessment will be completed shortly. If the applicant is eligible I am advised that the taxed bill of costs from the applicant's solicitor will not be received until later next year. Payment will be made within 30 working days of receipt. I am advised by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland...
Lord Williams of Mostyn: .... The system of selecting barristers to be monitored for appointment as Treasury Counsel will be reformed with the aim of encouraging applications from a broader cross-section of the bar (and solicitor advocates) and there will be a higher quality of monitoring so that able barristers have the best chance of an appointment. There will be clear rules as to the maximum permitted length of...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: The Department of Health, like any other government department, is free to seek legal advice from independent private sector lawyers. Such lawyers could, provided they avoided any conflict of interest, provide legal advice to the French Government also. The United Kingdom Government are not aware that in-house lawyers employed by the French Government hold themselves out as available to...
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: ...and an amphibious brigade. The aircraft carrier, helicopter landing platform and submarines could not necessarily be sustained continuously for a whole year. Air Up to 72 combat aircraft (including Sea Harriers), with associated support aircraft, including strategic transport. This number would be available for six months to cover initial theatre entry. For a longer-term commitment the...
Lord Whitty: The effects of rising sea temperatures and pollution on coral reefs are well documented. The 1995 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that increased coral bleaching will occur as a result of an increase in average global atmospheric temperature. In 1998, high sea-surface temperatures caused by El Nino resulted in one of the worst coral bleaching events ever...
Lord Alton of Liverpool: ...twins to challenge before the House of Lords judicial decisions of a life-threatening nature affecting their children with which they disagree; and why, in the case of baby Mary, the Official Solicitor did not refer the case to the House of Lords.
Lord Avebury: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will ensure that bail summaries are disclosed at least 48 hours before a bail hearing in an immigration case so that lawyers can represent their clients effectively at bail hearings.
Lord Shore of Stepney: asked Her Majesty's Government: In respect of the need of the Armed Forces for a strategic sea-lift capability, why roll-on/roll-off ferries are defined as "non-warlike"; and on whose authority such a classification is based.
Lord Howie of Troon: asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to implement Section 10 of the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987, which amended Section 18 of the Fire Precautions Act 1971, so placing a duty upon fire authorities to carry out fire safety inspection of premises to which that Act applies; and whether they intend to provide guidance to fire authorities in pursuance of that...
Lord Howie of Troon: asked Her Majesty's Government: How many fire safety inspections have been carried out by fire authorities of premises falling within Section 9A of the Fire Precautions Act 1971; and how many improvement notices under Section 9D of the Act were served by fire authorities on such premises bewteen 1 April 1989 and 31 December 1997.
Lord Whitty: ...system to assess the impact of the changes both on local government and on the private and voluntary sectors. The order and guidance apply to best value authorities in England and to police and fire authorities in Wales. The National Assembly will decide whether or not to make its own order for local authorities in Wales.
Baroness Hayman: ...months include: exchanging and sharing intelligence on enforcement activity; bilateral meetings with Irish and Norwegian authorities; joint enforcement operations with the Netherlands in the North Sea; participation of inspectors from other member states and Norway in UK enforcement training courses; participation in the International Conference on Monitoring, Control and Surveillance...
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston: .... The derailment occurred within 5 yards of the main line to London and for safety reasons Railtrack stopped the main line services. As no passengers were injured it was agreed by the Staffordshire Fire Brigade, the British Transport Police (BTP) and the Rail Incident Officer present that they would remain on the train until road coaches arrived. They would then disembark in a safe and...
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: ...is known as TOPMAST (Tomorrow's Personnel Management System). A basic concept has been outlined and will now be further developed. The concept is designed to provide the individual with quality sea time and properly managed time ashore, determined by reference to the individual rather than to the ship or unit, as under present arrangements. TOPMAST will apply to all members of the Royal...
Lord Hylton: asked Her Majesty's Government: What information they have received from diplomatic and other sources about the number of Palestinian schools (a) damaged by Israeli military firing, (b) requisitioned or closed by curfew orders from Israeli Occupation Authorities.
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: ...Tornado F3 81 11 Tornado GR 1/4 109 4 (Note 2) Harrier 53 4 Canberra 3 0 Hercules 49 6 Nimrod 19 3 TriStar 8 0 VC10 15 4 BAe 125 4 1 BAe 146 3 0 Sea King HAR3/3A 18 4 Jaguar 38 2 Joint Helicopter Command (as at 29 Nov 00) (as at 29 Nov 00) Sea King Mk4 30 3 Puma 29 6 Wessex 7 0 Chinook 27 8 Lynx 76 11 ...
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston: ...a text bringing the IMO agreement immediately into Community law; emphasised the need for an adequate regime, global if possible, for compensation in the event of damage caused by oil pollution at sea; expressed the aim that Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs--"black boxes") should be compulsory within five years on all ships calling at EU ports and that member states should continue their...
Lord Jopling: ...: Whether they will set out for each of the last 10 years the total allowable catch for each fish species in each region recommended by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, together with the eventual tonnage decided by the Council of Fishery Ministers at its annual meeting to decide the tonnages.
Lord Jopling: ...over the last 10 years the fishermen's representative bodies urged Ministers to agree total allowable catches in excess of those recommended by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
Baroness Gale: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether an aircraft has been selected to meet the requirement to replace the Sea Harrier FA2 and Harrier GR7 aircraft of the joint force Harrier.
