Written answers

Monday, 12 March 2001

  • House of Lords

    • Workforce Skills

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their assessment of the relative strength of relevant education and training in the workforce of Britain as compared with that of other relating nations in...

    • Workforce Skills

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What role they will encourage trade unions to play in the Learning and Skills Councils and the Regional Development Agencies.

      University Teaching: Quality Assurance Assessment

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the estimated cost to universities of the assessments of teaching quality carried out by the Quality Assurance Agency in 1999 and 2000.

      University Teaching: Quality Assurance Assessment

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What value for money studies have been undertaken of the work of the Quality Assurance Agency in assessing teaching quality in universities; and what have been the...

      Acoustic Shock

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What advice they are issuing to help combat the increasing rise of acoustic syndrome in the workplace.

      Speedometer Accuracy

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in the light of the increasing importance of speed limits, they have any plans to make it easier for the private motorist to have his speedometer tested...

      Road Bridges over Railways

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to review the adequacy of crash barriers on the approach roads to bridges over railway lines.

      Chinook ZD576

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether on 2 June 1994 after the Chinook helicopter ZD576 had completed its morning sortie a member of the crew completed the aircraft technical log form 700; and,...

      Human Fertilisation and Embryology Regulations

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Why they did not inform the House of Lords on 22 January that lawyers acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health intended to tell the High Court on 26...

      Neo-natal Hearing Screening

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 24 January (WA 20) in which he gave an assurance that "the lessons from the pilots will help inform...

      Variant CJD: Location of Clusters

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any clusters of nvCJD cases are associated with, or close to, rendering plants, abattoirs or meat and bone meal storage facilities.

      Deep Vein Thrombosis

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 21 February (H.L. Deb., col. 809) regarding deep vein thrombosis, how many of the 25 hospitals referred to in...

      Enbrel

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the drug Enbrel used to treat rheumatoid arthritis is generally available through the National Health Service in England to patients who meet the criteria...

      Rheumatoid Arthritis: Therapies

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis is available in rheumatology departments at teaching hospitals in England.

      Wythenshawe Hospital

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What consideration is being given to the future of Wythenshawe Hospital's heart transplant centre; on what grounds it was not included among the regional centres...

      Organophosphate Poisoning

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many cases of organophosphate poisoning in humans have been reported in the last 10 years by those with the statutory duty to report such cases; how many cases...

      Organophosphorus Sheep Dips: Draft Investigation Protocol

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the draft investigation protocol of 22 February 1993, Clinical investigation of symptomatic patients secondary to exposure to organophosphate containing...

      Sheep Dippers: Surveillance Study

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the surveillance study of sheep dippers using organophosphate dips carried out by Dr Virginia Murray et al in 1991 and 1992, and which involved taking...

      Tobacco Advertising

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations were received by the Department of Health from the e-Envoy in respect of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill; and how these were...

      Angola: Oil Revenue

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking, other than through the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank or otherwise, to secure transparency of key data by oil companies...

      Mr Alpha Conde MP

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will seek the release from prison in Guinea of Mr Alpha Conde MP, a former presidential candidate, considered by the Inter-Parliamentary Union not to...

      Iraq and Iran: Prisoners of War

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they believe that all prisoners held by Iraq and Iran at the end of the war between those countries have now been released; and, if not, whether they will...

      Kuwaiti Prisoners of War

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are actively co-operating with all efforts to secure the release of the 605 persons from a total of eight countries who were removed from Kuwait to...

      Liberia

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any changes have been made in relation to United Nations sanctions against Liberia.

      House of Lords: Smoking and Insurance

      asked the acting Chairman of Committees, Lord Tordoff: Whether he has estimated the savings on insurance that would result in enforcing a smoking ban in the House of Lords, and, in particular, in...

      Customs and Excise: Prosecuting Authority Role

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether a decision has been reached concerning the future of Customs and Excise as a prosecuting authority.

      Agricultural Census 2000

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many registered agricultural holdings there are in the United Kingdom; how many June 2000 agricultural census forms were dispatched by the Ministry of...

      Religious Discrimination

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they intend to introduce legislation to outlaw religious descrimination following two independent research reports published by the Home Office.

      Extradition

      asked Her Majesty's Government: When they intend to publish the review of extradition they announced on 2 March 2000.

      Gaming and Lottery Fees

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they intend to take to amend the fees for gaming and lotteries.

      Museums and Galleries: VAT

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Dawn Primarolo on 5 February (HC 412-413W), why no accurate estimates have been made of the potential cost to public funds of...

      Council of Ministers: Recommendation by QMV

      asked Her Majesty's Government: With reference to Article 99 of the Treaty of the European Communities, whether they will list (a) any recommendation by qualified majority vote made by the...

      Airports: BTA Recommendations

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to the recommendations in the British Tourist Authority report First Impressions that--(a) at least two immigration officers should be on...

      Irish Republic: National Lottery Grants

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any National Lottery grant has been made to any Irish Republic group.

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