Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: What benefits to the travelling public have flowed from the new inter-departmental Aviation Health Working Group; and what items are on the agenda for the next meeting.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: In view of concerns about the adverse health effects of cramped aircraft seating, the present air passenger duty arrangements appear to act as a disincentive to airlines in providing more spacious seating for economy class passengers.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: What benefits are expected to flow from the activities of the inter-departmental Aviation Health Working Group; and over what time period.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, given the strengthened role for the Cabinet Office in the delivery of cross departmental policies, that office will be represented on the inter-departmental Aviation Health Working Group.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Question by Lord Strathclyde (H.L. Deb., col. 283) and the reply by Lord Williams of Mostyn (H.L. Deb., col. 286) on 8 October, whether it is legally correct to state that the United Kingdom is at war; and, if so, with whom.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Written Answer by Baroness Amos on 30 October (WA 152) means that the United Kingdom is legally at war; and, if so, with whom.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the main findings of the recent Civil Aviation Authority and Joint Aviation Authorities research into the minimum seat space required for each airline passenger; and whether those findings will, as recommended by the Science and Technology Committee in the 5th Report for Session 1999–2000 on Air Travel and Health, be used to develop an unambiguous...
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they have taken (a) to promulgate their November 2001 advice to intending air travellers on action to help prevent deep vein thrombosis; and (b) to monitor ways that others further promulgate that advice; and, in particular, what arrangements they have made with airlines about active publicity to passengers in both economy and other classes at the...
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: How many passengers they estimate are carried annually on United Kingdom-registered aircraft that have re-circulatory ventilation systems incorporating less than the highest available standard of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration; and what action they propose to take to reduce this number to zero.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will consult the Association of Masters of Draghounds and Bloodhounds regarding the suitability of drag hunting as an alternative to live quarry hunting.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 11 April (WA 125) (a) to what extent health issues were taken into account alongside safety considerations for the proposed new seat sizes for airline passengers; (b) whether there should be more generous minima for long-haul flights; (c) to the extent that minimum seat space is intended to...
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 11 April (WA 125), whether they will, in addition to monitoring the way in which airlines make use of the Government's November 2001 advice on deep vein thrombosis and travel, also study the extent to which the advice is understood by passengers at booking (in time to enable intending passengers...
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 11 April (WA 126), whether they propose any action to reduce to zero the number of airline passengers travelling on United Kingdom-registered aircraft which employ re-circulatory ventilation systems with less than HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) standard filtration.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: How much money has been spent by the Cabinet Office on external consulting contracts in each of the years since 1996–97.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: How much has been spent by the Treasury on external consulting contracts in each of the years since 1996–97.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the reply by the Lord Chancellor on 14 July, what interests Ministers will need to disclose to their Permanent Secretaries which they have not already registered in the appropriate House of Parliament.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: Which public bodies the Cabinet Office is currently responsible for; and which it was responsible for in 1997.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: When each Cabinet committee last met.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: How many appeals have been heard by the Civil Service Appeal Board in each of the past eight years.
Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government: How many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Cabinet Office has received to date.