Wednesday, 10 September 2003
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the position of the Christian community in Iraq since the commencement of allied military action...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he asked his officials to ascertain the reliability and robustness of the information contained in the UNMOVIC working...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have been held with the governments of (a) Jordan, (b) Lebanon and (c) Syria on the situation of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have been held with the Government of Syria regarding their involvement in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to ensure that immigrants are free from easily transmissible viruses, with particular reference to HIV.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the average levels of fumicosin and aflatoxin in UK maize grain produced organically; (2) what estimate he has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress has been made in encouraging health professionals to provide dietary and lifestyle advice on lowering blood cholesterol; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the annual cost to his Department is of the chauffeur service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the potential for future use of combination drugs to prevent coronary diseases and heart attacks.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the trend has been in anti-semitic attacks on (a) property and (b) persons over the last year in (i) England, (ii) the West Midlands and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions she has had with the Arts Council on the funding of sexually explicit material.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what investment is planned by her Department to help the British tourist industry recover from the effects of the war in Iraq; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what measures the Government is taking to encourage British subjects to spend their holidays in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by her Department, and the agencies for which she is responsible, to promote tourism in (a) the UK as a whole and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to introduce an individual national tourism body for England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many A-levels were taken in (a) French and (b) German in 2003; what percentage change these figures represent from 2002; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were excluded from (a) primary schools, (b) city technology colleges, (c) other secondary schools and (d) special schools in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the percentage change was between 2002 and 2003 in the number of pupils attaining A* and A grades in all GCSE subjects; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the equivalent GCSE grades represented by a GNVQ intermediate full award are at (a) distinction, (b) merit and (c) pass; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 11 year-olds in (a) the Taunton constituency and (b) Somerset have achieved Key Stage 2 in each year since 1997 in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations she has received from Allerdale district council on the proposed Solway Firth wind farm.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions (a) she and (b) senior members of her Department have had with (i) UK based non-governmental organisations, (ii) EU based...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what targets have been set for electricity generation from biomass; and if she will assess the impact of such targets on industries dependent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions she has had with the Ministry of Defence over the projected expansion of offshore wind power; and what assessments have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will undertake further consultation with the wood panel industry on the effects of the renewable obligation subsidy on the supply of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to increase the amount of affordable homes in rural areas; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her department is taking to improve broadband technology in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Government will allow immediate commercial growing of those GM crops currently being assessed under the farm...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make it her policy to introduce financial aid to those disadvantaged by the Hunting Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the Department will publish the White Paper on the Future of Aviation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a full assessment of international (a) research and (b) investigations into the causes of cabin air quality incidents affecting BAe...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps have been taken to establish the cause and nature of the emergency in the BAe 146 aircraft, when fumes in the cabin necessitated evacuation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the purpose is of establishing the European Aviation Safety Agency; what powers it has in the United Kingdom; what its estimated annual cost is;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps have been taken to increase the number of additional park and ride spaces serving the Merseyrail network for 2003–04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps are being taken to improve standards of station seating, shelter and passenger facilities for the rail services in Merseyside.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of fare irregularities were detected in Merseyside over the past two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last met the Health and Safety Executive to discuss the risks associated with wake from ferries; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the (a) foreign and (b) UK visits he has made since 1 April; what the cost was to public funds of each trip; who he met; and what gifts...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effects of speed cameras upon the number of (a) fatal and (b) other serious accidents.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many aggregates companies there are in each region of the UK; and how many there were in 2001.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the Government will take in applying the Inland Revenue's salary sacrifice scheme for the purchase of child care vouchers to ensure that low...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Chairman of the Statistics Commission on the UK census.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of cigarettes imported from EU countries in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003. [R]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to introduce on the spot fines for people caught bringing illegal meats and bushmeat into the UK.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when HM Customs plan to trial passenger luggage x-ray equipment to detect illegal meat and bushmeat at UK ports of entry.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many illegal meat seizures have been made by HM Customs in each month since they assumed control of enforcement at UK ports of entry; and what...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many dogs are used at air and sea ports of entry into the United Kingdom to detect illegal imports of food products.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government's UK on-line agenda has met HM Treasury's stated expectations in the transformation of the delivery of its services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons in the Chorley constituency are in receipt of (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit; and how many claims are outstanding.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how applications for tax credits received after the 5 July deadline will be treated; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent discussions he has had about the restoration of the devolved Assembly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to meet representatives of small business organisations to discuss regulatory burdens on business in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress he is making with increasing inward manufacturing investment into the Province; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the number of housing voids in Belfast.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to extend the provisions of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 to Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the prospects are for agriculture in Northern Ireland following the mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy.
To ask the Prime Minister what the basis was for his statement on 18 June 2003, Official Report, column 355, that extremists from Chechnya were among the foreign fighters engaging Coalition...
To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Reigate (Mr. Blunt) of 9 July 2003, Official Report, column 1156, whether the unsubstantiated reports of Chechens fighting...
To ask the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs what the current backlog is in the High Court.
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will publish a response to the Norton report.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representation the Royal Navy has in the Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the court martial into the conduct of Colonel Tim Collins last met; when any written statement announcing the verdict was issued; what contacts...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the consultation documents issued by his Department in each of the last four years; what the cost was of producing each of these; how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what inquiries he has made since the death of Dr. David Kelly concerning Dr. Kelly's record of claims for subsistence allowances or expenses; and for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which RAF units are deployed to the Gulf region; what the (a) dates and (b) duration of the last three operational tours were in each case; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when front line units received grenade launchers for SA80A2 during Operation Telic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total daily expenditure on (a) regular and (b) reserve forces stationed in Iraq is; and what the total expenditure on the maintenance of British...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the agreement of 5 February to upgrade RAF Fylingdales for missile defence purposes will require amendment to the agreement relating to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the forecast in-service date on 31 March 2002 was for the (a) Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile, (b) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the estimated cost was of the demonstration and manufacture phase on 31 March 2002 for the (a) Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the rates of separated service were for the RAF, broken down by unit, for each of the last two years; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Chairman of Committees: What are the new limits for the subsistence and secretarial elements of the Peers' reimbursement allowance scheme from 1 August 2003.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will consider intervening in any cases in the European Court of Justice involving Article 4 of Directive 2000/78/EC after 2 December 2000; and whether...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 25 June (WA 21) concerning waiting lists in Northern Ireland since 1 January, whether all possible...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 17 June (WA 88) concerning Peace II implementing bodies, which are the 47 bodies; on what basis they are...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 11 June (WA 44) concerning the North/South Language Body, whether the "Financial Memorandum" referred to...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answers by the Lord Privy Seal on 3 June (WA 138–39) and the Lord President on 30 June (WA 52) concerning proportionality of funding...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 7 July (WA 6) concerning the Ulster-Scots Agency, whether they can confirm that no action was taken by the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will make available on a website and in the Library of the House the minutes of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Implementation Body.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Why it was considered necessary to provide cars for two of the chief executives of Cross-Border implementation bodies and not the other chief executives.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 8 July (WA 24) concerning a DVD entitled "Rhyming Round Belfast", whether a business case was presented to...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are satisfied with the water quality in Lough Neagh; and what steps are being taken to improve it.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 11 June (WA 41), whether the 110 officials in the Northern Ireland Civil Service involved in promoting...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they plan to introduce any measures to prevent identity or document fraud in the immigration field.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many serious offences were allegedly committed in 2002 by persons entitled to immunity by virtue of their employment by a diplomatic mission or an...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish figures recording the number of outstanding parking and other minor traffic violation fines incurred by diplomatic missions during the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will make representations to the Indian Government to take action to enforce the laws against both the dowry system and sex-determination tests, and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they consider that the victims of age discrimination in the fields of education, housing, the provision of goods, facilities and services to the public,...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How the expertise of the National Radiological Protection Board, its independence and United Kingdom-wide remit, will be preserved under the Health Protection Agency.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What actions they are taking to ensure that maximum permitted levels of nutrients in supplements under the Food Supplements Regulations are set on the basis of...
asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will publish their response to the Third Report of the House of Commons Select Committee on Health, on sexual health.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of the research papers on which were based the views about the different performance prospects of poor...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are reviewing the science GCSE and A-level curricula to consider the current provision for fieldwork; and What assessment they have made of the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any evidence to show that the display of "Filter in Turn" signs at mini roundabouts contributes to a reduction in road rage; and, if so, whether...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in light of the need for drivers to concentrate on the carriageway ahead rather than on its verges, they will encourage highway authorities to place...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the health implications of constructing a third runway at Heathrow.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How they plan to complete an assessment of how European Union limits on nitrogen dioxide will be achieved in the event that the proposal for a third runway at...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they plan to complete an assessment on how to reduce traffic congestion around Heathrow Airport, if the proposal for a third runway is approved before the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How they plan to assess new studies of air quality in the Heathrow area which have emerged since the publication of the Future Development of Air Transport in the...
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