To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans are in place to strengthen local advertising campaigns in order to encourage more successful applications for National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list (a) the average grant given for all constituencies, (b) the average grant given for West Midlands constituencies and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support her Department gives to sporting activities for the young outside of the formal school environment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria the Strategic Rail Authority used in deciding to award the Greater Anglia Franchise to the successful bidder; and what representations he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made on the re-opening of (a) the Matlock to Buxton railway line and (b) the Bletchley to Bicester line.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been detained under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001; how many people are detained; and how many of those...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) set-up and (b) running costs are of his Department's anti-terrorism website.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many antisocial Behaviour Orders are in force; (2) how many breaches there have been of antisocial Behaviour Orders.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU countries in relation to improving joint contingency planning and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter of 23 April from the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey regarding extradition arrangements with...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many demonstrators have been charged with (a) conspiracy to commit a criminal act and (b) a criminal act in each of the last 18 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on (a) terrorism and (b) extradition since 1 January.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans there are to increase spending on the advertising and promotion of the firearms amnesty; how much has been allocated for the year...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) gun crimes and (b) arrests relating to gun crime there were (i) in England and (ii) in each UK police force area in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Croydon South (Richard Ottaway), of 12 December 2003, Official Report, column 480W, on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences involving (a) drugs, (b) alcohol abuse, (c) violence and (d) disorder were reported in each command or division of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to (a) change the composition of asylum applicants housed at the Immigration Reception centre, Oakington and (b) increase...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many residents are housed at the Immigration Reception Centre, Oakington; and from which countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training police officers receive in how to deal with victims of (a) child abuse and (b) rape; and whether there is an officer at every...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the costs were of policing the annual party political conferences in 2002; and how these costs were met.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many representations she has received on the future of Concorde since January.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will introduce legislation preventing door-to-door salespeople calling on households unannounced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what standard and open export licences were granted in respect of spare parts for Hawk aircraft in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002 and for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what powers she has to prevent two master franchises within the same trading scheme in the United Kingdom from using coercive attempts to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what help she will give to Regional Development Agencies in England to increase inward investment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the progress of the Government's response to the Office of Fair Trading report on the control of entry...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations she has received about sharp practices involving leasing agreements for office photocopiers; and if she will take steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list funding allocated (a) to each regional development agency, (b) to the London Development Agency and (c) in total in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which schemes in the United Kingdom which have two master franchises benefit from the single-tier exemption from the Trading Schemes Act 1996.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) nurseries, (b) playgroups, (c) child minders, (d) out-of-school clubs and (e) holiday schemes have been provided in Lancashire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make it his policy to bring funding per pupil in Worcestershire closer to the national average.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of lessons inspected by Ofsted in 2001–02 in (a) Year 7, (b) Year 8, (c) Year 9 and (d) Year 10 were set by ability in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations he has received about the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many children have been statemented in Shropshire in each of the last 10 years; (2) how many children with statements of special...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was of the publication of the 2001 Departmental Report.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to seek changes to the European Stability and Growth Pact prior to any future UK entry into the euro.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list (a) the title and subject, (b) the total cost to his Department and (c) the commissioned author or organisation of each external report...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department has allocated to tackling illegal food imports in (a) 2000–01, (b) 2001–02, (c) 2002–03, (d) 2003–04, (e)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his Department's (a) total managed expenditure, (b) total spending on Information Technology and (c) spending on Information Technology as a proportion...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to reduce floating-rate debt in the UK mortgage market.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on plans to change the level of duty on liquefied petroleum gas fuel.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to insert a fair wages clause into contracts, including PFI contracts between government and private companies entitling agency staff to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer who the chief executive officer of the Treasury Solicitor's Department is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations and discussions she has had with (a) small abattoirs, (b) slaughterhouses and (c) independent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she is taking to (a) maintain and (b) encourage the development of new (i) small abattoirs, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2003, Official Report, column 22W, on Animal By-Products Regulations, for what reason...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the level of cetacean by-catch within the UK 200-mile limit in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what performance incentive schemes exist for civil servants in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her estimate is of the expenditure of her Department on newspapers, magazines and periodicals in 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to relocate parts of her Department to the West Country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many UK fishing vessels there were (a) under 10 metres and (b) over 10 metres, in each year since 1973; what proportion...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on areas of linkage made during the CFP derogation negotiations between obtaining the support of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress is being made in dedicating Forestry Commission land for permanent public access.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment she has made of the economic impact on the dairy industry of a delay in deciding the base year for milk...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to ensure 100 per cent. of the solvent waste stream from the dry-cleaning industry is recycled.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what guidance he has given to the armed forces on the reporting of domestic violence; and what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 1 May 2003, Official Report, column 445W, on armed forces accommodation, if he will place in the Library a copy of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress has been made in identifying the causes of death of (a) Sapper Luke Allsopp and (b) Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) changes have been made and (b) guidance has been issued by the Director General of Service Personnel Policy on bringing law and policy relating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures exist to control the onward sale to third countries of (a) RBL 755 and (b) BL 755 cluster bombs originally exported from the United Kingdom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what categories of items have been reported (a) stolen and (b) lost at Deepcut Army barracks in each of the past 10 years; and how many rounds of (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many claims have been made against insurance for personally issued kit at Deepcut Army barracks in each of the past 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many fires have been recorded at Deepcut Army barracks in the past 10 years; and in how many cases civilian firefighters have been called to assist.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to ensure that service personnel on operations can vote in elections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who the chief executive officer is of the (a) Defence Diversification Agency, (b) Defence Evaluation and Research Agency and (c) Veterans Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many graduate scientists were recruited by the Nuclear Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston in each of the last three years; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the two Gurkha reinforcement companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what latest estimate he has of the death toll from current hostilities in Iraq among (a) UK forces, (b) US forces, (c) Iraqi forces, (d) Iraqi civilians...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what efforts his Department is making to assure the employers of TA soldiers serving in Iraq that their employees will return at the earliest opportunity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will ensure that reservists on duty in Iraq are kept informed by their commanding officers of how long they will be required to remain in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK civilians have been deployed in Iraq by his Department since the end of the war; from what department of government they have been drawn; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the Royal Military Police Training School and the Roussillon Barracks in Chichester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for commemorating the 60th anniversaries of major naval campaigns and events in the Second World War.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what changes there have been in recruitment rates for (a) the Royal Navy and (b) the Royal Marines since the outbreak of the Gulf conflict.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have (a) enrolled on and (b) completed an Open University course in the past 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the sub-committee chaired by General Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank to report regarding the issue of a Suez Canal Zone medal; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what determination has been made by the Director General of the Training and Education Rationalisation Delivery Group of the appropriate instructor to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work has been done by the Director General of Training and Education to formulating a policy for development of the arts, music and other cultural...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures have been taken by the Adjutant General to rectify the staffing shortfalls at (a) the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what rank of empowered commissioned officer has been appointed at each Army training establishment to enable each recruit and trainee to obtain...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what direction has been issued by the Director General of Training and Education concerning (a) time for sport in training establishments and (b) sport...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made by principal personnel officers of the number and quality of Welfare and Emotional Support Projects in initial training...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps have been taken by principal personnel officers to disseminate best practice guidelines on sustaining links between recruits and trainees with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what library services are available at initial training establishments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made by principal personnel officers of the recreational facilities at Army training establishments; how many (a) non-alcohol...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average time taken was to review applications for (a) war disability pension and (b) war widows pension in the last year for which figures are...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on budget allocations to local authorities.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the funding of the North West Regional Assembly.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his Department's plans for encouraging public debate on his proposals regarding elected regional Government in England.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent response he has received from local councils on the restriction of the right to buy discount.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what funding arrangements are in place to enable the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority to prepare for terrorist attacks in London.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what assessment he has made of the contribution that building regulations make to the achievement of Government targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much was raised in Council Tax in (a) 2000–01, (b) 2001–02 and (c) 2002–03; and how much is expected to be raised in 2003–04.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what percentage of central government funding allocated to Devon County Council has been ring-fenced for environmental policy implementation in each of the last...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many firefighters there were per head of population in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North West of England and (c) Wales in each year since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 10 April 2003, Official Report, column 355W, on heating systems, what the nature is of the research referred to; what stage the research...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the timetable is for the letting of the new contract for the national co-ordinating body for Home Improvement Agencies.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what evaluation he has undertaken of the effectiveness of Foundations, the national co-ordinating body for Home Improvement Agencies.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what funding central government has allocated for Home Improvement Agencies in each of the last three years; and what its projected budgets are for each of the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the written statement of 6 May 2003, Official Report, columns 28–29WS, on the Home Improvement Agency, what consultation was undertaken in...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to increase the number of young people participating in local elections.

Mr. Chapman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the criteria for Objective 1 funding.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the costs have been in (a) salary, (b) administrative support and (c) travel of special advisers employed in his Department since May 2002.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what criteria are used for the advertising of Government and public sector jobs; what steps he is taking to ensure the widest display of Government and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations were received by his Department from (a) the All Party Parliamentary Archaelogical Group and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of the United States to provide for an independent body that can carry out an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what involvement the United Nations has in Iraq in respect of (a) delivery of humanitarian aid, (b) policing and other civilian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government made about the invitations to the National Dialogue Conference in Iraq on 15 April; whom the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his US counterpart concerning the privatisation of water supplies in Bolivia by the Bechtel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the conventions of the Council of Europe that the United Kingdom has still to ratify and the reasons why these...

Mr. Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what arrangements are made in his Department to allow staff to access counselling services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with (a) Commonwealth members from the Caribbean, (b) other Caribbean governments, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department held (a) during and (b) before the Azores Summit in March concerning Gibraltar; and at what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he held personally with his Spanish counterpart concerning Gibraltar during the Azores Summit in March.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made towards bringing into practice a judicial system for the prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what monitoring of Indonesian military operation in Aceh is being undertaken by the UK Embassy in Jakarta; what discussions his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will make a statement about recent activities of the Government relating to bilateral agreements with the United...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations he has received in the last 12 months in respect of human rights violations in Indian-held Kashmir;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Governments of (a) India and (b) Pakistan, on the killing of civilians in (i) Nadimarg...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his staff retired on medical grounds due to mental health problems in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his staff have taken sick leave due to mental health problems in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many sick days were lost over the last year by his Department through staff mental health problems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations have been made to the Nigerian Government regarding the death sentence passed on Amina Lawal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2003, Official Report, column 126W, on North Korea, what discussions the Government have had...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received about movement of Taliban supporters in tribal regions of Pakistan and their alliances.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on whether the closure, by Russian authorities, of internally displaced persons camps in Ingushetia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department made to the Turkish Government about the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the UK has ratified the UN protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the US government about the Pentagon's proposals of 4 March to repeal the 1993 legislation that...

To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he held with his Spanish counterpart concerning Gibraltar during the Azores Summit in March; and whether an agreement was reached.

To ask the Prime Minister if he will make an official visit to Gaia House near Denbury in South Devon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the Burton constituency are in receipt of attendance allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many recipients of (a) state pensions, (b) war pensions and (c) benefits were written to by his Department during April to inform them that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to improve access to Job Centre Plus for disabled people, with particular reference to (a) physical access to premises and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which organisations have been awarded contracts to deliver the New Deal for Disabled People in the Wycombe constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) which voluntary and commercial organisations have been consulted during the development of the Older People Strategy; (2) when he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of working-age (a) adults, (b) men and (c) women in the UK are members of a stakeholder pension plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 11 February 2003, Official Report, columns 687–88W, on pension schemes, what checks he has carried out on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 3 April 2003, Official Report, column 844W, on SchlumbergerSema, for what reasons customers may be sent home unseen...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 10 April, Official Report, column 395W, on Transco, whether an exemption certificate was issued to Transco by the HSE...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many travel to work areas have (a) less than five per cent. (b) six to 10 per cent. (c) 11 to 15 per cent. (d) 16 to 20 per cent. and (e)...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many liability orders for non-payment of council tax bills were (a) heard and (b) refused by magistrates courts in England in...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many documents are held by the Lord Chancellor's Department that are subject to security classification, broken down by...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will introduce proposals to remove legal professional privilege involved in the provision of advice to Government...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) how many sick days were lost over the last year by the Department through staff mental health problems; (2) many staff in...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department who the chief executive officer of the Public Guardianship Office is.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much timber will be used in the redevelopment of Clive House; what types of timber will be used and for which purposes; from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the electoral offices in Northern Ireland have spent to date on the Northern Ireland Assembly elections due in May; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the statistically most likely candidate in the North East London health authority for an abortion in the latest year for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what has been done to address the 2001 Food Commission report concerning high levels of sugar, salt and saturated fat in food marketed at children;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what remedies are available to patients who are not offered a choice of doctor when their local GP practice has closed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what contingency plans are in place to respond to bioterrorist attacks using (a) clostridium botulinium toxin (botulism), (b) yersinia pestis (plague),...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the Modernisation Agency Emergency Services Collaborative Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on links between long-term use of the contraceptive pill and cervical cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements are made in his Department to allow staff to access counselling services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS trusts are reducing diabetic treatment facilities in hospitals and moving services into primary care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice he has received from (a) the Chief Medical Officer and (b) the Chief Dental Officer on the implications of the recent Medical Research Council...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research he has commissioned comparing the bio-availability of artificial and naturally occurring fluoride in water supplies; and when the findings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the process that will be used to assess the allergenic nature of food ingredients to meet the requirements of Directive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received from and discussions he has had with (a) the Food Standards Agency and (b) local authorities regarding food...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the Food Standards Agency has budgeted to spend on the Food Working Party when it is appointed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the Food Standards Agency spent on its Foodaware initiative in 2002–03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes there have been to death rates from heart disease among women in the past ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to overhaul the infectious disease services and to create new isolation units and hospitals for victims of such diseases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what measures are being taken to prepare (a) airports and (b) other entry points into the United Kingdom to deal with future outbreaks of infectious...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what organisation would be responsible for co-ordinating health operations in the event of a large scale outbreak of an infectious disease in a major...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on evaluating integrated medicines in each of the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial support his Department gives to the Meningitis Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his Answer of 7 May 2003, Official Report, column 767W, on methadone overdose deaths, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which pilots for NHS electronic bookings have been completed; and what the outcomes of the work carried out were.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent advances have been made by the NHS in improving the environmental standards of NHS premises.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients he estimates are eligible to have treatment in another EU country paid for by the NHS owing to an undue delay in treatment in England,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Office concerning the right of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what efforts he has made to inform patients of their right to have treatment in another EU country paid for by the NHS if subject to undue delay in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Health Development Agency will publish its report into obesity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what action his Department intends to take to clarify the responsibilities of health authorities and local authorities in the area of communicable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of (a) CT scans, (b) MRI scans, (c) ultrasound scans, (d) X-ray tests and (e) audiology tests were classed as (i) consultant-led first...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the role of aircraft air conditioning systems in the spread of (a) SARS and (b) other infectious diseases; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what public funds he has made available for research into possible vaccinations against SARS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the World Health Organisation recommends against screening by (a) interview and (b) body temperature at airports of entry of passengers returning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the preparations being made at hospitals near Heathrow Airport to treat people arriving at Heathrow Airport who are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the precautions being taken at Heathrow to prevent the spread of the SARS virus into the United Kingdom via the airport.

Dr. Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to his statement to the House of 28 April, if he will make a statement on the status of a declaration signed by passengers...

Dr. Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he has received advice from (a) the World Health Organisation and (b) the Chief Medical Officer on the transmissibility of SARS through...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list hospitals and primary care trusts where suspected SARS cases are being observed or treated as inpatients.

Dr. Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) suspected and (b) probable SARS cases there were in the UK on the most recent day for which information is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice and assistance he is giving to people of Chinese origin regarding concerns over the SARS issue; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level was of sexually transmitted infections, broken down by disease, in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what legislation regulates the description of food as smoked.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had regarding health risks associated with the use of sunbeds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the strategic national plan to deal with tuberculosis.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, since 10 out of the 17 Questions for Written Answer which have failed to receive an Answer after three weeks fall to be answered by the Northern Ireland...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many telephone taps or interceptions have been authorised under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001; and who authorises such telephone interceptions.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the current staff levels of Defence Medical Services personnel in the Ministry of Defence Health Units, in comparison with the Ministry of Defence's...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have for the UK to lead one of the coalition provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they have taken during the past two months to prevent or deter the export or international trade in antiquities looted in Iraq.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the statistically most likely condition for an abortion in the latest year for which figures are available in terms of: (a) the marital status of the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What was the number of abortions in the years 1966; 1968; 1969: 1970; 1980; 1990 and 2000

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many late abortions were performed in each of the last ten years for which figures are available in pregnancies of: (a) 24 weeks; (b) 25 weeks; (c) 26 weeks;...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will give a breakdown by regional health authority of the number of abortions performed in the latest two years for which figures are available in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are taking steps to reduce the number of abortions in the United Kingdom.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What account they have taken of recently published research conducted by Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, which found that exposure to bisphenol, a component...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will place in the Library of the House a list of National Health Service Trusts which have been successful in their preliminary application for NHS...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What latitude they have under European Union regulations to vary Value Added Tax (VAT). Question number missing in Hansard, possibly truncated question.