15 June 1998

Commons Sitting of 15 June 1998

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. HOME DEPARTMENT 6 words
      1. Police Officers 642 words
      2. Crime Victims 766 words
      3. Public Events (Policing) 861 words
      4. Crime (Chelmsford) 248 words
      5. Young Offenders (Parents) 445 words
      6. Young Offenders 1,141 words
      7. Indecency Offences (Children) 608 words
      8. Sex Offenders 615 words
      9. Police Management 227 words
      10. Prisoners 999 words
      11. Crime and Disorder Bill 248 words
      12. Khat 619 words
      13. Prisons (Commercial Activities) 211 words
      14. Young Offenders 308 words
      15. Drugs and Crime 308 words
  4. Orders of the Day
    1. Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill
      1. 1ST ALLOTTED DAY 3 words
        1. SIR ALAN HASELHURST in the Chair
          1. Clause 1
            1. SENTENCE REVIEW COMMISSIONERS 5,337 words
          2. Clause 3
            1. APPLICATIONS 41,913 words, 4 divisions
    2. DELEGATED LEGISLATION 30 words
      1. NORTHERN IRELAND 48 words
      2. AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE 29 words
      3. CATERING COMMITTEE 28 words
      4. TRADE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE 31 words
      5. TREASURY COMMITTEE 29 words
    3. PETITION
      1. Education in Somerset 98 words
    4. EU Structural Funds 3,189 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 15 June 1998

  1. DEFENCE
    1. Sierra Leone 217 words
    2. Pensions 84 words
    3. Foreign Nationals (Security Clearance) 62 words
    4. Army Base Repair Organisation, Stirling 165 words
    5. Armed Service Personnel 146 words
  2. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Special Advisers 182 words
    2. Prisoners (Release) 301 words
    3. Reviews 337 words
    4. Secondary Schools (Grammar Stream) 167 words
    5. Extradition Warrants 573 words
  3. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Special Advisers 146 words
    2. Bilderberg Group 56 words
    3. Older People 118 words
    4. Millennium Compliance 119 words
    5. Buenos Aires Climate Change Conference 60 words
  4. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    1. Multilateral Agreement on Investment 144 words
    2. Amazonian Environmental Programmes 84 words
    3. Indian Sub-continent and China 75 words
    4. Montserrat 177 words
  5. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
    1. UK Sports Institute 81 words
  6. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
    1. Landlords (Health and Safety) 104 words
    2. Magistrates Courts 228 words
    3. Social Security Commissioners 64 words
  7. WALES
    1. Gwent Tertiary College 79 words
    2. Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum 182 words
    3. Scott Harbour 154 words
  8. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Arms Exports 86 words
    2. UN Special Representatives 167 words
    3. Human Rights 2,132 words
    4. Algeria 105 words
    5. People's Europe '98 54 words
    6. Europe Day 49 words
    7. Indonesia 76 words
    8. Nigeria 337 words
    9. UN Covenants and Conventions 922 words
    10. Brazil 76 words
    11. St. Helena 87 words
  9. SCOTLAND
    1. Fisheries Research Services 133 words
    2. Residential Care 110 words
    3. Varroa 72 words
    4. Scottish Tourist Board 368 words
    5. Mortality Statistics (Women) 227 words
    6. Scottish Further Education Funding Council 85 words
  10. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Special Advisers 194 words
    2. Fur Farming 100 words
    3. Agricultural Development Advisory Service 94 words
    4. Hunt Kennels 700 words
    5. Quarantine 102 words
    6. Animal Feed (Antibiotics) 122 words
    7. Fish Stocks 139 words
    8. Rural Charter 133 words
    9. Fisheries Council 62 words
    10. Arable Area Aid 141 words
    11. Radioactive Fallout 93 words
    12. Meat Labelling 161 words
    13. Rabbits 151 words
    14. Subsidies 214 words
    15. Fruit and Vegetables 122 words
    16. Genetically Modified Organisms 98 words
  11. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
    1. Special Advisers 194 words
    2. Rail Freight 148 words
    3. Diabetic Drivers 456 words
    4. Recycling (PVC) 196 words
    5. Nuclear Deterrence 59 words
    6. Genetically Modified Organisms 155 words
    7. Planning Inquiries 60 words
    8. A30 74 words
    9. A38 Dobwalls Bypass 64 words
    10. Housing Benefit 74 words
    11. Railway Lines 179 words
    12. Sewage Treatment 939 words
    13. Gipsy Sites 157 words
    14. Traffic Congestion 52 words
    15. Unleaded Petrol 243 words
    16. Discharges to Water 228 words
    17. Air Pollution 408 words
    18. Cycling 219 words
    19. Lorries 105 words
    20. EU Structural Funds 170 words
    21. Ecolabelling 162 words
    22. Correspondence 90 words
    23. Rough Sleepers Initiative 229 words
    24. River Eden 584 words
    25. Vehicle Salvage (Rebuilt Cars) 100 words
    26. Cruising Licences 104 words
    27. Nuclear Material (Transportation) 1,053 words
    28. Business Rates 235 words
    29. Northern Line 65 words
    30. Urban Green Spaces 202 words
    31. Hedges 84 words
    32. Red Squirrels 54 words
    33. Channel Tunnel Rail Link 567 words
    34. Local Government Reorganisation (Essex) 97 words
    35. Ministerial Interview 55 words
    36. Air Quality (Lullington Heath) 1,013 words
    37. Stray Dogs 51 words
    38. Water and Fire Services (Co-operation) 276 words
    39. Water Pricing 155 words
    40. Housing (London) 1,237 words
    41. Homelessness (London) 483 words
    42. Train Companies 123 words
    43. Bletchley-Bicester Line 158 words
    44. Honeybourne-Cheltenham Line 63 words
    45. Social Housing 134 words
    46. Local Agenda 21 345 words
    47. London Buses 70 words
    48. Planning (Riddlesdon) 421 words
    49. Town Centres 386 words
    50. Local Authorities (Public Transport) 104 words
    51. Road Traffic Reduction 183 words
    52. Disabled Drivers 92 words
    53. North Circular Road, London 499 words
    54. Housing (Sewerage Services) 46 words
    55. London Regional Transport 137 words
    56. Bus Companies (Customer Service) 98 words
    57. Environment Agency 66 words
    58. Special Areas of Conservation 316 words
    59. Barking-Gospel Oak Line 75 words
    60. Rocket Launch Site, Anguilla 179 words
  12. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Racial Violence 77 words
    2. Reoffending 237 words
    3. Asylum Procedures 35 words
    4. Closed Circuit Television 134 words
    5. Metropolitan Police 71 words
    6. Prisons (Ministerial Visits) 108 words
    7. Prison Officers 65 words
    8. Parc Prison 111 words
    9. Crime and Disorder Bill 82 words
    10. Voting Commission 132 words
    11. Rape Victims 156 words
    12. Crime Rates 128 words
    13. Supermarket Polling Stations 66 words
    14. Probation Service 39 words
    15. Speed Cameras 114 words
    16. Prisoners 101 words
    17. Civil Liberties 79 words
    18. Suicides 308 words
    19. Forensic Science Service 359 words
    20. Prisoners (Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme) 122 words
    21. Incapacitant Sprays 1,407 words
    22. Firearms 422 words
    23. Special Advisers 195 words
    24. Electronic Monitoring 334 words
    25. Forensic Science Inspectorate 158 words
    26. Members' Offices (Theft) 122 words
    27. Private Prison Operators 147 words
    28. Animal Refuges and Sanctuaries 80 words
    29. Police 180 words
    30. Breathalyser Tests 63 words
    31. Prison Visitors (Drugs) 71 words
    32. Police and Fire Services (Pensions) 94 words
    33. Drink Licensing Laws 59 words
    34. Animals (Scientific Procedures) 301 words
    35. Feltham Young Offenders Institution 234 words
  13. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. "Excellence for all Children" 69 words
    2. Schools Access Initiative 60 words
    3. Departmental Employees 219 words
    4. Student Loans 176 words
    5. Standard Assessment Tests 1,238 words
    6. Disabled People 190 words
    7. Nursery Classes 242 words
    8. Child Care 97 words
    9. Access to Work (Wheelchairs) 219 words
    10. New Deal (Foyer Organisations) 156 words
    11. EU Structural Funds 840 words
  14. HEALTH
    1. Emergency Contraception 283 words
    2. Independent Advocacy 94 words
    3. Complementary Medicine 101 words
    4. Wheelchair Service 594 words
    5. Paediatric Cardiac Unit (Bristol Royal Infirmary) 107 words
    6. Care Homes 370 words
    7. Paediatric Nose and Throat Operations 52 words
    8. Food Poisoning 199 words
    9. Consultants (Discretionary Points) 52 words
    10. Cancer Services 51 words
    11. Health Quality Service 210 words
    12. Bed and Breakfasts (Food Poisoning) 101 words
    13. Medical Treatment (Ex-gratia Payments) 110 words
    14. Health Services Accreditation 133 words
    15. Runaway Children 71 words
    16. General Practitioners 247 words
    17. Private Finance Initiative 73 words
    18. Children in Care 80 words
    19. Child Developmental Checks 123 words
    20. Needle Exchanges 177 words
    21. Leeds Health Authority 364 words
    22. Carers 270 words
    23. Whittington Hospital 85 words
    24. Health Action Zones 84 words
    25. Homicide Inquiries 442 words
    26. Homelessness 134 words
  15. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. EU Structural Funds 78 words
    2. Acquired Rights Directive 192 words
    3. Restrictive Practices 88 words
    4. Local Authorities (Pilot Schemes) 99 words
    5. Utilities Regulation 71 words
    6. Investors in People 220 words
    7. Competition Act 81 words
    8. Indonesia 368 words
    9. Export Licences 214 words
    10. Multilateral Agreement on Investment 367 words
    11. ACP Countries 63 words
    12. Vertical Agreements 157 words
    13. Patents 280 words
    14. Small Businesses 91 words
    15. Takeover Bids 207 words
    16. Enemy Property 189 words
    17. Human Rights 76 words
    18. Utility Regulators 228 words
    19. Firearms 157 words
    20. Anpost Scheme 63 words
    21. Post Offices 115 words
    22. Electrical Goods 129 words
    23. Genetically Modified Food 102 words
  16. TREASURY
    1. Correspondence 171 words
    2. Contingent Liabilities 301 words
    3. Personal Investment Authority Ombudsman 63 words
    4. Departmental Expenditure 178 words
    5. Public Sector Borrowing Requirement 135 words
    6. Euro 458 words
    7. Underground Economy 282 words
    8. Departmental Reviews 95 words
    9. Special Advisers 191 words
    10. Money Laundering 203 words
    11. Financial Services Authority 127 words
    12. Holiday Insurance 119 words
    13. Economic and Finance Council 302 words
    14. External Sales and Exports 151 words
  17. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. Women's Aid Refuges 130 words
    2. Elderly People (Scotland) 95 words
    3. Disability Living Allowance 1,561 words
    4. Benefit Integrity Project 120 words
    5. Benefit Payments 360 words
    6. Lone Parents 199 words