Written answers

Tuesday, 8 February 2000

  • House of Lords

    • Karen Refugees: Humanitarian Aid

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What assistance they have given to Karen refugees in Thailand in the last two years through the United Nations and other channels; and which other donors assist...

    • Poverty in Developing Countries

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How they define the poorest group in a developing country to be targeted by international aid; what guidelines they give to the Department for International...

      Bonded Labourers

      asked Her Majesty's Government: In which developing countries bonded labourers are listed by the Department for International Development among the poorest groups, and to what extent they are...

      Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland: Review

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they intend to publish the report of the Review of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.

      Marine Environmental High Risk Areas: Report

      asked Her Majesty's Government: When they intend to issue for consultation the report commissioned from Dovre Safetec on Marine Environmental High Risk Areas; and which bodies they will consult.

      RAF Personnel Premature Voluntary Retirement

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many members of the Royal Air Force had applied for Premature Voluntary Retirement at 1 January or the nearest convenient date.

      Depleted Uranium Anti-tank Ammunition

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have considered withdrawing depleted uranium anti-tank ammunition.

      Depleted Uranium and Gulf War Illnesses

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in the absence of clinical indications, they will test a sample of Gulf veterans for presence of depleted uranium (DU) in order to eliminate it as a cause...

      New Millennium Experience Company: Chief Executive

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there has been a change of Chief Executive at the New Millennium Experience Company.

      Crusoe Microchip

      asked Her Majesty's Government: To what extent their information technology procurement strategies are taking account of the recent release of the Crusoe microchip.

      10 Downing Street: Staff Costs

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 13 December 1999 (WA 6), what is the cost of the Prime Minister's official staff; what was the...

      Parliament: Eligibility for Membership

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Jay of Paddington on 12 January (WA122), whether they will give an assurance that there will be no discriminatory bar to...

      House of Lords Appointment Commission

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the House of Lords Appointments Commission will be statutory, as recommended by the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords.

      House of Lords Appointment Commission

      asked the Leader of the House: What role she envisages for the House of Lords in decisions on the establishment of the House of Lords Appointments Commission and the conduct of its duties.

      House of Lords: Membership Arrangements

      asked the Leader of the House: Why no statement was made to the House of Lords about future arrangements for determining members of the House before the Cabinet Office issued Press Release CAB...

      House of Lords Appointments Commission

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether members of the House of Lords will be eligible to be the Chairman or members of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

      House of Lords Appointments Commission

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Chairman and members of the House of Lords Appointments Commission will be paid; and if so, how much.

      House of Lords Reform

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the statement by the Leader of the House that "detailed provisions may be reached in conjunction with other political parties and procedures for...

      House of Lords Reform

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the statement by the Leader of the House that "detailed provisions may be reached in conjunction with other political parties and procedures for...

      House of Lords Reform

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in relation to House of Lords reform, the statement by the Leader of the House of Lords that "the Joint Committee would be established in order to...

      House of Lords Reform

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the replies by the Leader of the House on 24 January (H.L. Debs. 1318-1322), whether the Labour Party's general election manifesto has now been...

      House of Lords Appointments: Scrutiny

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the House of Lords Appointments Commission will have powers to vet the suitability of appointments made by the Prime Minister to the House of Lords.

      House of Lords Appointments: Scrutiny

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the House of Lords Appointments Commission will have any responsibilities with regard to political appointments to the House.

      House of Lords Appointments: Number

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the House of Lords Appointments Commission will decide the overall number of Cross-Bench Peers in the House of Lords.

      Overstayers: Suspensive Right of Appeal

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to ensure that current overstayers will not lose the right to a suspensive appeal against a decision to remove them after 1 October 2000.

      Human Rights: Outstanding Obligations and Commitments

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will list: (a) their outstanding human rights obligations, such as judgments of the European Court of Human Rights which await implementation; (b)...

      Human Rights: Outstanding Obligations and Commitments

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What time and priority have been given by the Home Secretary, the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers since May 1997 to those wishing to meet them to discuss...

      Human Rights: Outstanding Obligations and Commitments

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How and through whom they conduct overall supervision of human rights matters so as to ensure that their European Convention on Human Rights obligations are...

      Public Trust Office

      asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will announce how they intend to take forward reform of the Public Trust Office following the Quinquennial Review of its executive agency status,...

      Government Use of Private Sector Lawyers

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What use they have made of private sector lawyers since May 1997 (or for the part of that period for which figures are available) for assistance in (a) drafting...

      Government Litigation

      asked Her Majesty's Government: On what occasions since May 1997 they have proceeded with litigation in spite of legal advice that they had no reasonable prospects of success; whether it is...

      EU Veto: Taxation

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, following recent proposals from the European Commission to abolish the veto for all forms of taxation that impinge on "the proper functioning of the...

      EU Veto: Taxation

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the statement from Richard Corbett, the Labour spokesman on reform in the European Parliament, that "there is no danger of Britain losing the veto" is...

      Parliamentary Data and Video Network

      asked the Chairman of Committees: Why the Parliamentary Data and Video Network (PDVN) is subject to interruptions to the main electricity supply in the Palace of Westminster; and whether he will...

      Parliamentary Data and Video Network

      asked the Chairman of Committees: On what occasions during the last six months there have been interruptions to the e-mail service offered by the Parliamentary Data and Video Network (PDVN),...

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