Colin Breed: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to introduce VAT on postal services.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the estimated total cost of mapping the countryside under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 was in (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002 and (d) to date; and if she will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated cost and time will be to repair HMS Tireless; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated in-service date is for the (a) PAAMS, (b) A400M, (c) COBRA and (d) MRAV; what the original in-service date was of each; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from defence contractors regarding restrictions on moving armaments between EU countries; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to the UK for Eurofighter will be in 2003–04; what percentage of the defence budget this represents; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money Britain contributes to each of the OCCAR projects; what proportion this represents of the total costs of each of the projects; and what proportion this represents of the total OCCAR budget.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what developments have been made regarding the European Amphibious Initiative; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what developments the UK has made in respect of the Nordic Brigade; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on co-operation on the (a) SEAD capability and (b) electronic warfare; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps have been taken to increase co-operation between the RAF and the Finnish Air Force; whether joint training for RAF Harriers and Finnish F-18s has been achieved; whether training for Finnish pilots in air-to-air refuelling has been achieved; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on French ship attachments to UK task groups.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what action has been taken to build on increased co-operation between the UK and (a) Finland, (b) France, (c) Germany, (d) Italy, (e) The Netherlands and (f) Norway in the areas of (i) medical co-ordination, (ii) air manoeuvre, (iii) air-to-air refuelling, (iv) search and rescue, (v) unmanned aerial vehicles and (vi) training; and if he will make a...
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Government has taken to promote multinational defence co-operation (a) within NATO, (b) within the European defence dimension and (c) with other partners; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in developing the NATO concept of the European Multinational Maritime Force; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the system for the provision of funding for the training of educational psychologists; and if he will increase the number of funded placements to over 124 placements per year; (2) if the Government will provide additional funds for the training of educational psychologists in...
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of food purchased by the (a) MOD, (b) NHS and (c) DFES was locally sourced in the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether university student reservists called up to serve in the Gulf will be required to pay back the additional year's student loan that they may have to take out; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how the delay in the Astute Submarine in service date will affect the Astute Class Training Service run by DSEI; what the cost will be to his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what actions she is taking to prevent dolphin deaths in European waters; and if she will make a statement.