Commons Sitting of 15 March 1999 Series 6 Vol. 327

    c689
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c689
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
      4. cc689-706
    1. HOME DEPARTMENT 6 words
        2. cc689-91
      1. European Elections 1,130 words
        2. cc691-2
      2. Hospital Workers (Workplace Safety) 502 words
        3. cc692-3
      3. Health Visitors 309 words
        4. cc693-4
      4. Drug Treatment and Testing Orders 398 words
        5. cc694-6
      5. Drug Addiction (Crime) 943 words
        6. cc696-7
      6. West Mercia Police 422 words
        7. c697
      7. Lewes Prison 333 words
        8. cc697-8
      8. Voluntary Organisations 289 words
        9. cc698-9
      9. Liquor Licensing Laws 259 words
        10. cc699-700
      10. Animal Procedures Committee 600 words
        11. cc700-1
      11. Kerb Crawling 587 words
        12. cc701-3
      12. Vulnerable Witnesses 841 words
        13. c703
      13. Shopping Centres (Crime) 314 words
        14. cc703-5
      14. Police Personnel 520 words
        15. cc705-6
      15. Abnormal Loads (Police Escorts) 366 words
        16. c706
      16. Illegal Drugs (Prisons) 271 words
    cc707-20
  4. NHS Modernisation 7,401 words
    5. cc721-3
  5. Points of Order 1,353 words
    6. cc724-8
  6. European Common Fisheries Policy (Referendum) 2,312 words
      7. c728
    1. EUROPEAN COMMON FISHERIES POLICY (REFERENDUM) 68 words
  7. Orders of the Day
      8. c729
    1. WAYS AND MEANS 10 words
      2. c729
    2. AMENDMENT OF THE LAW 132 words
      3. cc729-808
    3. Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 43,965 words
      4. cc808-12
    4. 2. SPARKLING CIDER (RATE OF DUTY) 2,228 words, 1 division
      5. cc812-6
    5. 3. HYDROCARBON OIL DUTIES (RATES AND REBATES) 2,352 words, 1 division
      6. c816
    6. 4. HYDROCARBON OIL DUTIES (DRAWBACK) 14 words
      7. cc816-20
    7. 5. TOBACCO PRODUCTS DUTY (RATES) 2,280 words, 1 division
      8. c820
    8. 6. POOL BETTING DUTY (RATE) 76 words
      9. c820
    9. 7. VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY (INCREASE IN GENERAL RATE) 70 words
      10. cc820-1
    10. 8. VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY (SPLITTING OF GENERAL RATE) 650 words
      11. cc822-5
    11. 9. VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY (RATES FOR GOODS VEHICLES ETC.) 1,302 words
      12. c825
    12. 10. DRAWBACK OF EXCISE DUTY ON GOODS SHIPPED AS STORES ETC. 26 words
      13. c825
    13. 11. VALUE ADDED TAX (GOLD) 19 words
      14. c825
    14. 12. VALUE ADDED TAX (BAD DEBT RELIEF: ASSIGNMENT) 278 words
      15. c825
    15. 13. VALUE ADDED TAX (BAD DEBT RELIEF: REGULATIONS) 15 words
      16. c825
    16. 14. VALUE ADDED TAX (GROUPS OF COMPANIES) 15 words
      17. cc825-6
    17. 15. VALUE ADDED TAX (REPAYMENT SUPPLEMENT) 191 words
      18. c826
    18. 16. VALUE ADDED TAX (MEANING OF "BUSINESS") 18 words
      19. cc826-30
    19. 17. INCOME TAX (STARTING RATE) 2,068 words, 1 division
      20. c830
    20. 18. INCOME TAX (CHARGE AND RATES FOR 1999–00) 108 words
      21. c830
    21. 19. INCOME TAX (PERSONAL ALLOWANCES FOR THOSE AGED 65 OR MORE) 120 words
      22. c830
    22. 20. INCOME TAX (OPERATIVE DATE OF INDEXATION FOR PAYE) 140 words
      23. c830
    23. 21. RATES OF CAPITAL GAINS TAX 12 words
      24. c831
    24. 22. CORPORATION TAX (CHARGE AND RATE FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2000) 18 words
      25. c831
    25. 23. RELIEF FOR INTEREST PAYMENTS (LIMIT FOR 1999–00) 54 words
      26. cc831-5
    26. 24. INTEREST ON LOANS FOR LIFE ANNUITIES (WITHDRAWAL OF RELIEF) 2,283 words, 1 division
      27. cc835-9
    27. 25. CARS AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE USE 2,314 words, 1 division
      28. c839
    28. 26. TAX TREATMENT OF REVERSE PREMIUMS ETC. 61 words
      29. cc839-40
    29. 27. VOCATIONAL TRAINING RELIEF 390 words
      30. c840
    30. 28. SETTLEMENTS 16 words
      31. c840
    31. 29. ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SCHEME 30 words
      32. c840
    32. 30. VENTURE CAPITAL TRUSTS 16 words
      33. c840
    33. 31. COURT COMMON INVESTMENT FUNDS 29 words
      34. c840
    34. 32. DISCOUNTED SECURITIES ETC. 55 words
      35. c840
    35. 33. CHARGEABLE GAINS (VALUE SHIFTING) 16 words
      36. c840
    36. 34. CHARGEABLE GAINS (CONCESSIONS THAT DEFER A CHARGE) 41 words
      37. c840
    37. 35. PENSION SHARING 21 words
      38. cc840-1
    38. 36. PURCHASED LIFE ANNUITIES 112 words
      39. c841
    39. 37. EXTRA-STATUTORY ARRANGEMENTS FOR INSURANCE GROUPS 42 words
      40. c841
    40. 38. LLOYD'S 21 words
      41. c841
    41. 39. ADVANCE PRICING AGREEMENTS 41 words
      42. c841
    42. 40. CONTROLLED FOREIGN COMPANIES 19 words
      43. c841
    43. 41. GROUP RELIEF (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISION) 24 words
      44. c841
    44. 42. INHERITANCE TAX (GIFTS) 28 words
      45. cc841-5
    45. 43. STAMP DUTY (CONVEYANCES AND TRANSFERS ON SALE) 2,194 words, 1 division
      46. c845
    46. 44. STAMP DUTY AND STAMP DUTY RESERVE TAX 15 words
      47. c845
    47. 45. RING FENCE PROFITS 33 words
      48. c845
    48. 46. PETROLEUM REVENUE TAX (ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURE) 18 words
      49. c845
    49. 47. PETROLEUM REVENUE TAX (ASSESSMENTS) 18 words
      50. cc845-9
    50. 48. LANDFILL TAX 2,077 words, 1 division
      51. cc849-53
    51. 49. INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX (STANDARD RATE) 2,303 words, 1 division
      52. c853
    52. 50. RELIEF FROM TAX (INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL CHARGES) 34 words
      53. c853
    53. PROCEDURE (VAT LIABILITIES OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS) 64 words
      54. cc853-4
    54. PROCEDURE (FUTURE TAXATION) 179 words
      55. cc854-8
    55. FINANCE [MONEY] 2,183 words, 1 division
      56. c858
    56. FINANCE BILL 62 words
      57. cc859-66
    57. Chess 3,649 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 15 March 1999 Series 6 Vol. 327

  1. PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
      2. c439W
    1. Brit Awards 48 words
  2. HOUSE OF COMMONS
      3. c439W
    1. Ministerial Statements 121 words
  3. PRIME MINISTER
      4. cc439-40W
    1. EU Budget (Contributions) 130 words
      2. c440W
    2. Economic and Monetary Union 133 words
      3. c440W
    3. Chernobyl 125 words
      4. cc440-1W
    4. EU Fraud 214 words
      5. c441W
    5. Special Advisers 120 words
      6. c441W
    6. Gibraltar 245 words
      7. cc441-2W
    7. British-Irish Council 123 words
      8. c442W
    8. Intelligence Service 119 words
  4. CHURCH COMMISSIONERS
      5. c442W
    1. Asset Management 80 words
  5. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
      6. cc442-3W
    1. David Arundel 127 words
  6. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
      7. cc443-4W
    1. Task Forces 474 words
      2. c444W
    2. World-class Performance Programme 312 words
      3. cc444-6W
    3. After-school Sports 536 words
      4. c446W
    4. Sports Grounds (Access) 58 words
      5. c446W
    5. World Cup (2006) 139 words
      6. c446W
    6. Local Authority Grants 106 words
      7. cc446-7W
    7. Rugby World Cup 203 words
      8. c447W
    8. Libraries (Cumbria) 71 words
      9. c447W
    9. Libraries 113 words
  7. SCOTLAND
      8. cc447-8W
    1. Dance and Drama Courses 202 words
      2. c448W
    2. Departmental Expenditure 121 words
      3. c448W
    3. Overseas Travel 154 words
      4. cc448-9W
    4. Working Time Directive 87 words
      5. c449W
    5. Hospital Waiting Times 516 words
      6. cc449-50W
    6. Hospitals (Payphones) 116 words
      7. c450W
    7. Operations (Cancellation) 137 words
      8. cc450-1W
    8. Health Authority Finances 222 words
      9. cc451-3W
    9. NHS Trusts 1,294 words
      10. c453W
    10. PFI Project, Greenock 153 words
      11. cc453-4W
    11. Private Finance Initiative 70 words
      12. c454W
    12. Waiting Lists 91 words
  8. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
      9. cc454-7W
    1. Genetically Modified Crops 1,252 words
      2. cc457-8W
    2. Biosafety Protocol 507 words
      3. cc458-9W
    3. Road Safety 202 words
      4. c459W
    4. Biological Resources 274 words
      5. cc459-62W
    5. Discretionary Grant (Worcestershire) 803 words
      6. c462W
    6. Retail Developments 404 words
      7. cc462-3W
    7. Millennium Compliance 196 words
      8. c463W
    8. Housing Finance 167 words
      9. c463W
    9. Carlisle Airport 112 words
      10. cc463-4W
    10. Brown-field Sites 225 words
      11. c464W
    11. Maritime Rescue Subcentres 73 words
      12. cc464-5W
    12. A596/A597, Workington 344 words
      13. c465W
    13. SSSIs 83 words
      14. cc465-6W
    14. Planning Applications 245 words
      15. c466W
    15. Contaminated Land 219 words
      16. c466W
    16. South Downs 51 words
      17. cc466-7W
    17. Packaging Industry 342 words
      18. c467W
    18. Pensioners' Housing 241 words
      19. cc467-8W
    19. Footpaths 367 words
      20. c468W
    20. Short-haired Bumble Bee 74 words
      21. cc468-9W
    21. Public Rights of Way 97 words
      22. c469W
    22. Planning (Class A3) 76 words
      23. c469W
    23. Trading Credit Approvals 179 words
      24. cc469-70W
    24. Road User Charges 119 words
      25. c470W
    25. Sewerage Works (Windermere) 133 words
      26. c470W
    26. Rents (Research) 101 words
      27. cc470-1W
    27. Road Deaths 228 words
      28. c471W
    28. Ministerial Visits 72 words
      29. c471W
    29. Brit Awards 60 words
      30. c471W
    30. Land (Access) 80 words
      31. cc471-2W
    31. High-sided Vans 82 words
      32. c472W
    32. Trains (Punctuality) 116 words
      33. cc472-4W
    33. Mayor of London 793 words
      34. c474W
    34. London Underground 106 words
      35. c474W
    35. Donaldson Report 71 words
      36. cc474-5W
    36. Zimbabwe 227 words
  9. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
      10. c475W
    1. Export Controls 96 words
      2. cc475-6W
    2. Assisted Areas 228 words
      3. c476W
    3. Debt (Late Payment) 61 words
      4. c476W
    4. Special Representative on the Digital Economy 247 words
      5. cc476-8W
    5. Fixed Capital Formation 540 words
      6. c478W
    6. Data Protection 277 words
  10. SOCIAL SECURITY
      11. cc478-9W
    1. National Insurance Contributions 309 words
      2. cc479-81W
    2. Benefit Fraud 721 words
      3. c481W
    3. Benefit Interviews 102 words
      4. c481W
    4. Family Resources Survey 180 words
      5. cc481-3W
    5. Bereavement Benefits 804 words
      6. cc483-4W
    6. State Second Pension 329 words
      7. c484W
    7. Pensioners 122 words
      8. c484W
    8. Brit Awards 49 words
      9. cc484-5W
    9. Invalid Care Allowance 166 words
      10. c485W
    10. Pension Case 162 words
      11. cc485-6W
    11. Disability Living Allowance 469 words
      12. c486W
    12. Wind Chill Factor 303 words
      13. cc486-8W
    13. NIRS2 702 words
  11. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
      12. c488W
    1. Early Years Development 226 words
      2. cc488-9W
    2. SATS (Level 6) 187 words
      3. c489W
    3. EU Education Council 37 words
      4. c489W
    4. Target 2000 186 words
      5. cc489-90W
    5. Nursery Voucher Scheme 132 words
      6. c490W
    6. Special Educational Needs 117 words
      7. cc490-1W
    7. Environment Taskforce 332 words
  12. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
      13. c491W
    1. Brit Awards 40 words
  13. HOME DEPARTMENT
      14. c491W
    1. Race Relations Act 1976 146 words
      2. c491W
    2. Criminal Investigations 89 words
      3. cc491-2W
    3. Domestic Burglars (Sentences) 76 words
      4. c492W
    4. Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report 234 words
      5. c492W
    5. Social Exclusion 79 words
      6. c492W
    6. Witness Protection 65 words
      7. cc492-3W
    7. Police (Young People) 124 words
      8. c493W
    8. Family Support 83 words
      9. c493W
    9. Police Complaints 155 words
      10. cc493-4W
    10. Crime Audits 81 words
      11. c494W
    11. Criminal Records (Children) 80 words
      12. c494W
    12. Asylum Seekers 142 words
      13. c494W
    13. Animal Procedures Committee 117 words
      14. cc494-5W
    14. Airguns 63 words
      15. c495W
    15. Special Constables 72 words
      16. c495W
    16. Illegal Immigrants 82 words
      17. c495W
    17. Police Vehicles (Accidents) 198 words
      18. cc495-6W
    18. Police Officers (Ethnic Communities) 77 words
      19. c496W
    19. Animal Experiments 81 words
      20. c496W
    20. Closed Circuit Television 141 words
      21. c496W
    21. Sex Offender Orders 64 words
      22. cc496-7W
    22. Police (False Information) 211 words
      23. c497W
    23. Electoral Registers 147 words
      24. cc497-8W
    24. Police (South Cumbria) 173 words
      25. c498W
    25. Prisons (Phones) 102 words
      26. c498W
    26. WPC Yvonne Fletcher 70 words
      27. c498W
    27. Correspondence 54 words
      28. c498W
    28. European Parliamentary Elections 137 words
      29. cc498-9W
    29. Criminal Justice Act 1993 74 words
      30. c499W
    30. Justice and Home Affairs Council 58 words
      31. c499W
    31. Police (Oxfordshire) 217 words
      32. cc499-500W
    32. Public Safety Radio Communications Project 320 words
      33. c500W
    33. District Plans (Police Authority Objections) 91 words
      34. cc500-1W
    34. 2001 Census 198 words
      35. c501W
    35. Live Animal Imports 138 words
  14. DEFENCE
      15. cc501-2W
    1. Gulf War Veterans 155 words
      2. c502W
    2. Territorial Army 68 words
      3. c502W
    3. Compensation 86 words
      4. c502W
    4. Defence Agencies (Targets) 64 words
      5. c502W
    5. Air Miles 77 words
      6. cc502-4W
    6. Depleted Uranium 852 words
      7. c504W
    7. Personnel Strategy 86 words
      8. cc504-5W
    8. Special Advisers 84 words
      9. c505W
    9. Government to Government Programme 137 words
      10. c505W
    10. AWE Aldermaston 172 words
      11. c505W
    11. Trigat 45 words
      12. cc505-6W
    12. Falklands Military Garrison 102 words
      13. c506W
    13. Ministerial Visits 30 words
      14. c506W
    14. Low-flying Aircraft 72 words
      15. c506W
    15. JP233 System 166 words
      16. cc506-7W
    16. Neo-Nazi Groups 356 words
      17. c507W
    17. Harrier Jump-jet 102 words
      18. cc507-8W
    18. Brit Awards 73 words
      19. c508W
    19. Weaponry Gifts 225 words
  15. CABINET OFFICE
      16. cc508-9W
    1. Press Releases 302 words
      2. cc509-10W
    2. Appointments 168 words
  16. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
      17. c510W
    1. British Business 133 words
      2. c510W
    2. Electronic Red Boxes 33 words
      3. c510W
    3. Zimbabwe 75 words
      4. c510W
    4. Special Advisers 75 words
      5. cc510-1W
    5. Commonwealth Development Corporation 83 words
      6. c511W
    6. Brit Awards 52 words
      7. c511W
    7. Casa Alianza 24 words
  17. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      18. c511W
    1. Parliamentary Questions 93 words
      2. cc511-2W
    2. Nepal 162 words
      3. c512W
    3. Slovak Nationals 133 words
      4. c512W
    4. Sierra Leone 154 words
      5. cc512-3W
    5. Senator Pinochet 80 words
      6. c513W
    6. Pakistan (Human Rights) 64 words
      7. c513W
    7. European Commissioners 54 words
      8. c513W
    8. General Affairs Council 388 words
      9. cc513-4W
    9. Chilean Embassy 185 words
      10. cc514-5W
    10. India (Human Rights) 208 words
      11. c515W
    11. Malta 43 words
      12. c515W
    12. James Miles and Paul Loseby 76 words
      13. cc515-6W
    13. Sanctions Policy 411 words
      14. c516W
    14. Yemen 210 words
      15. cc516-7W
    15. European Citizenship 94 words
  18. TREASURY
      19. c517W
    1. Passported Benefits 87 words
      2. c517W
    2. Green Transport 86 words
      3. cc517-8W
    3. Alcohol Smuggling 122 words
      4. c518W
    4. Mortgage Lending (Code of Practice) 161 words
      5. cc518-9W
    5. Church Buildings (VAT) 69 words
      6. c519W
    6. Stamp Duty Reserve Tax 150 words
  19. NORTHERN IRELAND
      20. c519W
    1. Select Committee Reports 163 words
      2. cc519-20W
    2. Prisoners 168 words
  20. WALES
      21. c520W
    1. Hepatitis C 182 words
      2. c520W
    2. Mixed-sex Hospital Wards 48 words
      3. cc520-1W
    3. National Assembly 146 words
      4. cc521-31W
    4. Dental Services 4,382 words
      5. c531W
    5. Water Fluoridation 167 words
      6. cc531-2W
    6. Psychiatric Care (Children) 401 words
      7. c532W
    7. Health Authorities (Debts) 60 words
      8. cc532-4W
    8. Residential Care Homes 999 words
      9. cc534-5W
    9. NHS Trusts 1,050 words
      10. cc535-6W
    10. NHS Advertising Cost 47 words
      11. cc536-7W
    11. European Structural Funds 149 words
      12. cc537-8W
    12. NHS Surplus Properties 526 words
      13. cc538-40W
    13. Clinical Negligence Claims 954 words
      14. cc540-3W
    14. Local Government Finance 1,427 words
      15. c543W
    15. Elderly People (Abuse) 106 words
      16. cc543-4W
    16. Private Finance Initiative 221 words
  21. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
      22. c544W
    1. Genetically Modified Crops 91 words
      2. cc544-5W
    2. Tetcott and South Tetcott Hunt 139 words
      3. cc545-8W
    3. Rabbits 1,296 words
      4. c548W
    4. Live Animal Imports 237 words
      5. cc548-9W
    5. EU Milk Quotas 94 words
      6. c549W
    6. Animal Feed Exports 161 words
      7. cc549-50W
    7. Bovine Tuberculosis 683 words
      8. cc550-1W
    8. Farming White Paper 89 words
      9. c551W
    9. Select Committee Reports 168 words
      10. c551W
    10. Whales 159 words
      11. cc551-2W
    11. Countryside Stewardship Scheme 298 words
      12. c552W
    12. Quarantine 45 words
      13. cc552-3W
    13. Birds (Poisoning) 154 words
      14. c553W
    14. Brit Awards 40 words
      15. c553W
    15. Badgers 84 words
  22. HEALTH
      23. cc553-4W
    1. Capital Allocations (London) 640 words
      2. cc554-5W
    2. Waiting Lists 343 words
      3. c555W
    3. Medical School Places 204 words
      4. cc555-6W
    4. Professional Regulation 209 words
      5. c556W
    5. South-west Health Authorities (Funding) 155 words
      6. cc556-7W
    6. Medicines Control Agency 346 words
      7. c557W
    7. Nurses (Violence) 72 words
      8. c557W
    8. North Essex Health Authority 62 words
      9. cc557-8W
    9. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 127 words
      10. c558W
    10. Children (Employment) 58 words
      11. c558W
    11. Hospitals (Phones) 108 words
      12. cc558-65W
    12. Dental Services 2,887 words
      13. c565W
    13. Private Finance Initiative 328 words
      14. cc565-7W
    14. Psychiatric Services (Children) 403 words
      15. c567W
    15. NHS Training and Expenditure 71 words
      16. c567W
    16. Doctors (Complaints) 49 words
      17. c567W
    17. NHS Charges 128 words
      18. cc567-8W
    18. Brit Awards 39 words
      19. c568W
    19. Pasteurised Eggs 70 words
      20. c568W
    20. Nursing Vacancies (Oxfordshire) 76 words
      21. c568W
    21. Clinical Negligence 41 words
      22. c568W
    22. Departmental Policies 87 words

Lords Sitting of 15 March 1999 Series 5 Vol. 598

    c465
  1. Preamble 22 words
    2. cc465-7
  2. Meat Production 1,253 words
    3. cc467-9
  3. Nuclear Weapons 620 words
    4. cc469-72
  4. Quarantine Rules: Consultation 1,213 words
    5. cc472-4
  5. Energy Efficiency 989 words
    6. c474
  6. Business 37 words
    7. cc474-534
  7. Health Bill [H.L.] 30,802 words, 1 division
    8. c534
  8. Business 55 words
    9. cc534-48
  9. NHS Modernisation 7,415 words
    10. cc548-600
  10. Health Bill [H.L.] 26,363 words, 1 division

Written Answers (Lords) of 15 March 1999 Series 5 Vol. 598

    c55WA
  1. Education Action Zones 320 words
    cc55-6WA
  2. Tourism: Consultation 131 words
    cc56-7WA
  3. Scotland: Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Recommendations 560 words
    cc57-8WA
  4. NHS Regional Office Budgets 231 words
    cc58-9WA
  5. Medicines Advertising: Control 327 words
    c59WA
  6. Appeal Court Workload 71 words
    c59WA
  7. NATO and Kurdish Autonomy 46 words
    cc59-60WA
  8. NATO: Nuclear Policy 109 words
    c60WA
  9. Sierra Leone: ECOMOG Presence 172 words
    c60WA
  10. Kosovo 114 words
    cc60-1WA
  11. Iraq: Assassinations 173 words
    c61WA
  12. Gibraltar: Criminal Cases 79 words
    cc61-2WA
  13. Iraqi-Turkish Pipeline: Damage to Control Network 165 words
    c62WA
  14. Iraqi No Fly Zone: RAF Response 73 words
    c62WA
  15. Nuclear Weapons: Policy 115 words
    cc62-3WA
  16. Consular Fees 137 words
    cc63-5WA
  17. Exports: Support and Promotion 906 words
    cc65-6WA
  18. Sanctions Policy 409 words
    c66WA
  19. Live Sheep Exports 167 words
    cc66-7WA
  20. Genetic Modification: Authorising Bodies 182 words
    cc67-76WA
  21. Provisional Seed Certification Scheme 4,763 words