14 October 1997

Lords Sitting of 14 October 1997

  1. Preamble 27 words
  2. Lord Randall of St. Budeaux 34 words
  3. Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld 34 words
  4. Lord Davies of Oldham 36 words
  5. House of Lords: Wheelchair Users 1,524 words
  6. Privacy: White Paper Proposals 776 words
  7. Pensions: Uprating 1,343 words
  8. Defence Diversification 644 words
  9. Business of the House: Ministerial and other Salaries Bill 66 words
  10. Magistrates' Courts (Procedure) Bill [H.L.] 1,013 words
  11. Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Amendment) Bill [H.L.] 71 words
  12. Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill [H.L.] 11 words
  13. Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Bill 6,014 words, 2 divisions
  14. Minority Views in Parliamentary Democracy 12,482 words
  15. Hailsham Cattle Market Bill [H.L.] 10 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 14 October 1997

  1. Welsh Assembly 674 words
  2. "Paedophile": Definition 275 words
  3. Prison Educational Provision 289 words
  4. Firearms Dealers: Expanding Ammunition 240 words
  5. Expanding Ammunition: Transfer Authorisation 201 words
  6. Gambling Prizes 171 words
  7. Gaming: Liberalisation 39 words
  8. Prison Staff/Prisoner Ratio 76 words
  9. Prison Service Staff: Early Retirement 55 words
  10. Carbines of Pistol Calibres: Certification 117 words
  11. Prisoners: Time Out of Cells 266 words
  12. Prisoners: Constructive Activity 309 words
  13. Prisoners: Health Care 101 words
  14. Ministers' Official Residences 134 words
  15. People's Panels 135 words
  16. Broadcasting: Consultation on Events 126 words
  17. National Lottery and 49s Game 54 words
  18. National Lottery: Rollover Draws 64 words
  19. Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance: Taxation Effect 202 words
  20. VAT Reduction on Domestic Fuel: Effect on Benefits 116 words
  21. Task Forces 3,346 words
  22. Government Policy: Announcements 93 words
  23. Security Memory Chip 118 words
  24. Public Bodies: Appointments 94 words
  25. Government Survey Material: Availability 62 words
  26. Voluntary Bodies: Withdrawal of Funding 419 words
  27. Government Policy: Presentation Guidance 79 words
  28. Parliamentary Costs: Comparisons 447 words
  29. Money Laundering 70 words
  30. Betting Duty 208 words
  31. Government Contracts: Prompt Payment 87 words
  32. Census Returns: Preservation 451 words
  33. Census Returns: Viewing 340 words
  34. Tobacco Products: Tax Revenue 69 words
  35. NHS Intensive Care: Nursing and Midwifery Staff 249 words
  36. NHS Nurses: Training 235 words
  37. NHS Project 2000: Statistics 81 words
  38. NHS Nurses: Staffing 1,384 words
  39. NHS Hospitals: Waiting Lists 630 words
  40. NHS Hospitals: Admisions 1,012 words
  41. NHS Hospitals: Average Inpatient Cost 48 words
  42. NHS Dental Service: Adult Treatments 273 words
  43. NHS Psychologists 316 words
  44. NHS: New Attendances at A&E Departments 507 words
  45. NHS: Total Attendances at A&E Depts. 491 words
  46. HIV/AIDS Treatment: Drug Trials 81 words
  47. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Operations: Waiting Times 96 words
  48. Diabetes: Research 265 words
  49. Consultant Psychiatrists Working in Mental Illness 318 words
  50. Meningitis: Research 339 words
  51. Meningitis: Advice on Diagnosis 173 words
  52. NHS Cancer Patients: Cost 55 words
  53. NHS Cancer Patients: Waiting Lists 176 words
  54. NHS Heart Bypass Surgery 478 words
  55. NHS Cataract Operations 510 words
  56. NHS Hip Replacement Operations 502 words
  57. NHS Hospitals: General and Acute Day Cases 508 words
  58. NHS Hospitals: General and Acute Outpatients 486 words
  59. NHS Hospitals: Bed Availability 807 words
  60. NHS Hospitals: Inpatient Cases 615 words
  61. NHS Hospitals: Acute Bed Availability 468 words
  62. NHS Hospitals: General and Acute Cases 498 words
  63. NHS Hospitals: General and Acute Admissions 542 words
  64. NHS Hospitals: Outpatient Attendances 536 words
  65. NHS Patients: Direct Care Staff 476 words
  66. NHS: Patient Access to Healthcare 170 words
  67. NHS Prescription Charges 85 words
  68. NHS Funding 50 words
  69. Northern Ireland Partnership Board: Strategic Aim 132 words
  70. Northern Ireland: Social Economy Contribution 135 words
  71. Northern Ireland: Guardsmen Wright and Fisher 62 words
  72. Devolution Referendums: Dates 104 words
  73. Collision Warning System for Fast Jet Aircraft 78 words
  74. Helicopters and Military Aircraft: Collision Risks 144 words
  75. Commercial Helicopter Air Proximity Reports 67 words
  76. Civil Aircraft Notification: Infringements by Military Aircraft 252 words
  77. Mid-Air Explosion, Isle of Lewis 128 words
  78. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt: Memorandum 166 words
  79. Joint Services Command and Staff College 738 words
  80. Future Large Aircraft Programme 187 words
  81. No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron Helicopters: Replacement 103 words
  82. Volunteer Reserve Forces: Service 1996–97 304 words
  83. Trident Submarine Programme 180 words
  84. EC Water Directives: Cost-Benefit Analyses 128 words
  85. Rear Seat Belts 218 words
  86. Prior Options Reviews: Policy 130 words
  87. British Geological Survey: Appointment of Director 104 words
  88. Dr. Tony Wright 38 words
  89. "Goodwin" Judgment 111 words
  90. Lord Chancellor's Residence: Refurbishment 76 words
  91. Lord Chancellor's Residence: Contracts for Refurbishment 73 words
  92. Grant Maintained Schools Advisory Bodies: Government Grant 233 words
  93. Church of England Curates: Protection against Sex Discrimination 146 words
  94. Dental Students: Tuition Fees 65 words
  95. Disability Benefit Recipients: Position in Income Distribution Table 240 words
  96. Disability Benefit Recipients: Numbers 103 words
  97. Quebec 43 words
  98. Women's Citizens' Juries 186 words
  99. Mr. Radovan Karadzic and General Ratko Mladic 80 words
  100. United Nations Deputy Secretary-General 94 words
  101. International Criminal Court: Operational Arrangements 74 words
  102. Overseas Civil Service 87 words
  103. UNITA 169 words
  104. Hong Kong: Report to Parliament 76 words
  105. Business: Short-term Overseas Attachments 302 words
  106. Council of Europe Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity 88 words
  107. Council of Europe Social Development Fund 79 words
  108. North Atlantic Assembly: UK Delegation 110 words
  109. International Criminal Court 67 words
  110. Sudan: Peace Initiatives 228 words
  111. Turkey: UK Diplomatic Visits to Emergency Region 182 words
  112. Turkey: Heroin Traffic 135 words
  113. Cambodia 85 words
  114. Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993: Independent Monitor's Report 72 words
  115. British Embassy, Berlin 156 words
  116. EU Council Programme 582 words
  117. Men: Relations with Government 193 words
  118. Women's National Commission: Review 70 words
  119. Scrapie 94 words
  120. BSE Surveillance by EU Members 117 words
  121. BSE: Diagnosis in France 35 words
  122. BSE: Moving Annual Total of Cases 246 words
  123. Meat and Bone Meal Imports from Africa 661 words
  124. Minister Without Portfolio 55 words
  125. Government Policies 93 words
  126. Cabinet Committee Proceedings 64 words
  127. House of Lords 56 words
  128. Creation of Life Peers 144 words