Commons Sitting of 16 March 1998 Series 6 Vol. 308

    c931
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c931
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
      4. cc931-41
    1. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT 6 words
        2. c931
      1. Rex Cinema, Berkhamsted 325 words
        2. cc931-3
      2. World Cup 893 words
        3. cc933-4
      3. National Lottery 452 words
        4. cc934-5
      4. Tourism and Leisure Industries 321 words
        5. cc935-7
      5. Seaside Towns 709 words
        6. cc937-8
      6. Media (Editorial Independence) 537 words
        7. cc938-9
      7. World Cup 661 words
        8. cc939-40
      8. Digital TV 438 words
        9. c940
      9. Commercial Television 149 words
        10. cc940-1
      10. National Lottery (West Midlands) 284 words
        11. c941
      11. National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts 274 words
      cc941-5
    2. MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO (MILLENNIUM EXPERIENCE) 4 words
        3. cc942-5
      1. Millennium Dome (Contents) 1,583 words
      cc945-8
    3. CHURCH COMMISSIONERS 11 words
        4. cc945-6
      1. Social Renewal 434 words
        2. c946
      2. Ashford Great Park 287 words
        3. cc946-8
      3. Church Buildings (VAT) 479 words
        4. c948
      4. Investments 207 words
    cc949-52
  4. BBC (Scratchcards) 1,983 words
    5. cc953-8
  5. HMP Maze 3,286 words
    6. cc959-60
  6. Points of Order 342 words
  7. BILLS PRESENTED
      8. c960
    1. FARMING OF ANIMALS FOR FUR (PROHIBITION) 83 words
      2. c960
    2. HOUSING SERVICE CHARGES (AMENDMENT) 73 words
  8. Orders of the Day
      9. cc961-1049
    1. Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] 48,173 words, 2 divisions
      2. c1049
    2. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 40 words
      3. cc1050-2
    3. TEACHING AND HIGHER EDUCATION BILL [LORDS] [MONEY] 1,309 words, 1 division
      4. cc1053-7
    4. Nuclear Explosions (Prohibition and Inspections) Bill [Lords] 2,525 words
      5. c1058
    5. DELEGATED LEGISLATION 30 words
      6. c1058
    6. REFERENDUM 21 words
      7. c1058
    7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE 32 words
      8. cc1059-64
    8. Private Hire Vehicles (London) Bill [Ways and Means] 2,605 words
      9. cc1065-8
    9. Private Hire Vehicles (London) Bill [Money] 1,913 words
      10. cc1069-76
    10. Burford Community Hospital 3,975 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 16 March 1998 Series 6 Vol. 308

  1. HOUSE OF COMMONS
      2. c433W
    1. Office Cost Allowance 83 words
  2. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
      3. cc433-4W
    1. Legal Aid Board 316 words
  3. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
      4. c434W
    1. Radioactive Discharges 127 words
      2. c434W
    2. Household Projections 248 words
      3. c435W
    3. Tourism 94 words
      4. c435W
    4. Royal Ordnance Site, Chorley 79 words
      5. c435W
    5. Research and Development 67 words
      6. c435W
    6. Aviation Industry 68 words
      7. cc435-6W
    7. Heathrow Airport 213 words
      8. c436W
    8. Sites of Special Scientific Interest 56 words
      9. c436W
    9. Public Transport 133 words
      10. c436W
    10. Regional Development Agencies 56 words
      11. cc436-7W
    11. Planning Applications 60 words
      12. cc437-8W
    12. Domestic Refuse (Recycling) 653 words
      13. c438W
    13. Traffic Congestion 44 words
      14. c438W
    14. Rail Timetables 66 words
      15. cc438-9W
    15. Water Companies 114 words
      16. c439W
    16. Rail Safety 210 words
      17. c439W
    17. Mobile Phones (Drivers) 148 words
      18. c440W
    18. Local Plans 383 words
      19. cc440-1W
    19. Departmental Buildings 105 words
  4. TREASURY
      5. c441W
    1. Taxation (Professional Businesses) 68 words
      2. c441W
    2. Parliamentary Questions 58 words
      3. c441W
    3. Art Market 68 words
      4. c441W
    4. Economic Stability 90 words
      5. cc441-2W
    5. Insurance Premium Tax 93 words
      6. c442W
    6. National Insurance 125 words
  5. DEFENCE
      6. c442W
    1. Exports 160 words
      2. cc442-3W
    2. Millennium Compliance 309 words
      3. c443W
    3. Nerve Agent Pre-treatment 111 words
      4. cc443-4W
    4. Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston 259 words
      5. c444W
    5. Warhead Hydrodynamics Division 73 words
      6. cc444-5W
    6. Staff Newsletters 385 words
      7. c445W
    7. Intelligence Gathering 62 words
      8. c445W
    8. York Headquarters 80 words
      9. c445W
    9. Defence Personnel and Employees 69 words
      10. c446W
    10. Civilian Staff 279 words
      11. c446W
    11. Al-Yamamah Project 144 words
      12. c447W
    12. Training (Kenya) 91 words
      13. c447W
    13. War Memorials 71 words
      14. c447W
    14. Nuclear Weapons 87 words
      15. c447W
    15. RAF Leeming 90 words
      16. cc447-8W
    16. Iraq (Turkish Forces) 84 words
      17. c448W
    17. Scots Guards 83 words
      18. c448W
    18. Holy Loch 40 words
      19. c448W
    19. Procurement Contracts 62 words
      20. cc448-9W
    20. Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation 610 words
      21. c449W
    21. Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment Museum 43 words
  6. PRIME MINISTER
      7. c449W
    1. Publications 44 words
      2. cc449-50W
    2. Public Assets Sales 75 words
      3. c450W
    3. Yemen and Oman 151 words
      4. c450W
    4. Iraq 144 words
      5. cc450-1W
    5. Official Hospitality 65 words
  7. SCOTLAND
      8. c451W
    1. Publications 87 words
      2. c451W
    2. Cairngorm Funicular Railway 252 words
      3. cc451-2W
    3. Dounreay 77 words
      4. c452W
    4. School Bus Services 132 words
      5. c452W
    5. Scottish Parliament 59 words
      6. c452W
    6. Council of Ministers 64 words
      7. c452W
    7. Work-related Injuries 74 words
      8. c453W
    8. Tuition Fees 135 words
      9. c453W
    9. Fisheries 90 words
  8. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
      9. c453W
    1. Middle East 175 words
      2. c454W
    2. Sanctions 60 words
  9. WALES
      10. c454W
    1. National Assembly 183 words
      2. c454W
    2. Civil Servants 47 words
      3. cc454-5W
    3. Tuberculosis 172 words
      4. c455W
    4. Gwent Tertiary College 178 words
      5. c455W
    5. Welsh Tourist Board 85 words
      6. cc455-6W
    6. Farmers Subsidies 131 words
      7. cc456-7W
    7. Road Maintenance 492 words
      8. c457W
    8. District Health Authorities 246 words
      9. cc457-8W
    9. Exchange Rates 177 words
      10. c458W
    10. Publications 58 words
      11. c458W
    11. Regional Selective Assistance 134 words
      12. c458W
    12. Farm Incomes 109 words
      13. c459W
    13. Farm Payments 130 words
      14. c459W
    14. Rights of Entry 33 words
      15. cc459-60W
    15. Welsh Health Common Services Authority 305 words
  10. NORTHERN IRELAND
      11. cc460-1W
    1. Central Services Agency 724 words
      2. cc461-2W
    2. Irish Medium Education 92 words
      3. c462W
    3. Police Overtime 225 words
      4. c462W
    4. Industrial Investment 222 words
  11. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
      12. c463W
    1. Tourism 113 words
      2. c463W
    2. World Cup 2006 166 words
      3. c463W
    3. Tourism (Yorkshire) 67 words
      4. cc463-4W
    4. Music 64 words
      5. c464W
    5. Tourism (South-East) 63 words
      6. c464W
    6. Public Libraries (IT) 59 words
      7. c464W
    7. Art Market (London) 84 words
      8. c464W
    8. London Film Commission 55 words
      9. cc464-5W
    9. European Convention on Human Rights 126 words
      10. c465W
    10. Cornish Language 78 words
      11. c465W
    11. Theatre 70 words
      12. c465W
    12. Social Exclusion 69 words
      13. c465W
    13. Local Authority Services 92 words
      14. cc465-6W
    14. PE (National Curriculum) 125 words
  12. CHURCH COMMISSIONERS
      13. c466W
    1. Right to Roam 66 words
  13. MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO
      14. c466W
    1. Site Decontamination 62 words
      2. c466W
    2. Cost 56 words
      3. cc466-7W
    3. Spirit Zone 81 words
      4. c467W
    4. Millennium Dome Content 95 words
      5. c467W
    5. Regional Benefits 147 words
      6. c467W
    6. Christian Content 96 words
      7. cc467-8W
    7. Visitors 91 words
      8. c468W
    8. Millennium Experience 96 words
  14. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      15. c468W
    1. Treaty of Amsterdam (Tapes) 45 words
      2. c468W
    2. Immigration 117 words
      3. cc468-9W
    3. Nepal 173 words
      4. c469W
    4. GCHQ 90 words
      5. c469W
    5. Arms Exports (Iraq) 86 words
      6. c469W
    6. Arms Trade 89 words
      7. c470W
    7. Geneva Conference on Disarmament 79 words
      8. cc470-2W
    8. Chemical and Biological Weapons 1,172 words
      9. c473W
    9. Policy Formulation 60 words
      10. c473W
    10. Foreign Policy Centre 83 words
      11. cc473-4W
    11. Antarctic Environmental Protocol 270 words
      12. c474W
    12. UN Security Council Resolution 425 80 words
      13. c474W
    13. Export Initiative 164 words
      14. c474W
    14. Algeria 56 words
      15. cc474-5W
    15. Ministerial Meetings 311 words
      16. c475W
    16. Departmental Commerciality 90 words
      17. cc475-6W
    17. Human Rights (China) 211 words
      18. c476W
    18. Human Rights 129 words
      19. c476W
    19. Internet 48 words
  15. HEALTH
      16. cc476-7W
    1. Childhood Cancer 438 words
      2. c477W
    2. Renal Services 125 words
      3. c478W
    3. NHS Productivity 116 words
      4. c478W
    4. Organ Donations 69 words
      5. cc478-9W
    5. Kidney Transplants 370 words
      6. c479W
    6. National Minimum Wage 66 words
      7. c479W
    7. Continence Products 131 words
      8. c480W
    8. Whittington Hospital 187 words
      9. c480W
    9. Clinical Returns 128 words
  16. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
      17. c480W
    1. Genetically Modified Organisms 104 words
      2. c481W
    2. Departmental Buildings 168 words
      3. c481W
    3. Greenland Fishing Waters 41 words
      4. c481W
    4. Quota Hopping 50 words
      5. c481W
    5. Farm Subsidies 85 words
      6. cc481-2W
    6. Consultants 199 words
  17. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
      18. c482W
    1. Student Maintenance Grants 131 words
      2. cc482-3W
    2. Further Education (Funding) 129 words
      3. c483W
    3. Undergraduate Students (Fees and Grants) 87 words
      4. c483W
    4. Sixth Form College Lecturers 43 words
      5. c483W
    5. Brewing Industry 48 words
      6. c483W
    6. New Deal (Women) 114 words
      7. cc483-4W
    7. Bullying 93 words
      8. c484W
    8. Tuition Fees 73 words
      9. c484W
    9. EU Social and Education Council 283 words
      10. cc484-5W
    10. Physical Education (Teacher Training) 261 words
      11. cc485-6W
    11. School Sports 423 words
      12. c486W
    12. Physical Education 50 words
      13. cc486-7W
    13. Sports Facilities 108 words
  18. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
      19. c487W
    1. Defence Exports 173 words
      2. cc487-90W
    2. Iraq 1,518 words
      3. cc490-1W
    3. Retail Petrol Industry 188 words
      4. c491W
    4. Car Parking 88 words
      5. c491W
    5. Self-employment 66 words
      6. c491W
    6. Public Appointments 69 words
      7. cc491-2W
    7. Oil and Gas Industry 171 words
      8. c492W
    8. Utilities 283 words
      9. cc492-3W
    9. Electricity Interconnector 127 words
      10. c493W
    10. Adlington Employment Scheme 55 words
      11. c493W
    11. Coal Industry 69 words
      12. c493W
    12. Gas-fired Power Stations 48 words
      13. c493W
    13. Tobacco 67 words
      14. c493W
    14. Bus Companies 57 words
      15. c494W
    15. Trade Union Recognition 80 words
      16. c494W
    16. Small Firms 85 words
      17. c494W
    17. Electricity Companies 102 words
      18. cc494-5W
    18. Gas Companies 143 words
      19. cc495-6W
    19. Art Market 132 words
  19. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
      20. c497W
    1. EU Better Government Conference 375 words
  20. SOCIAL SECURITY
      21. cc497-8W
    1. Benefit Integrity Project 218 words
      2. cc498-501W
    2. Civil Servants 1,631 words
      3. cc501-2W
    3. Child Support Agency 926 words
      4. cc502-3W
    4. Nursery Places (Keighley) 217 words
      5. c503W
    5. Disability Living Allowance 161 words
      6. c503W
    6. Council Tax 103 words
      7. c504W
    7. Pensioners (Income Support) 316 words
      8. c504W
    8. Pensioners (Home-ownership) 132 words
      9. c505W
    9. Occupational Pensions 35 words
      10. cc505-6W
    10. Motability 709 words
  21. HOME DEPARTMENT
      22. cc506-7W
    1. Immigration Control 389 words
      2. cc507-8W
    2. European Elections 382 words
      3. c508W
    3. Schengen Agreement 88 words
      4. cc508-9W
    4. Closed Circuit Television 471 words
      5. c509W
    5. By-elections 97 words
      6. cc509-10W
    6. Identity Cards 85 words
      7. c510W
    7. Millennium Compliance 259 words
      8. cc510-3W
    8. Prisons (Foreign Nationals) 1,203 words
      9. cc513-4W
    9. Sex Offenders 242 words
      10. c514W
    10. Anti-drugs Campaigns 101 words
      11. cc514-6W
    11. Child Pornography 784 words
      12. c516W
    12. Internet Watch Foundation 119 words
      13. c516W
    13. Immigration Advisers 114 words
      14. cc516-7W
    14. World Cup 450 words
      15. cc517-9W
    15. Football-related Offences 637 words
      16. c519W
    16. Restriction Orders 58 words
      17. cc519-20W
    17. Surplus Property and Land 668 words
      18. cc520-8W
    18. Prostitution 4,365 words

Lords Sitting of 16 March 1998 Series 5 Vol. 587

    c451
  1. Preamble 35 words
    2. cc451-3
  2. Party Political Fundraising 1,084 words
    3. cc453-6
  3. Prisons: Educational Provision 1,180 words
    4. cc456-7
  4. Gulf War Illnesses: Research Funding 613 words
    5. cc457-9
  5. Gulf Forces: EU Support 847 words
    6. c459
  6. Business 50 words
    7. cc459-60
  7. Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill 61 words
    8. cc460-5
  8. National Lottery Bill [H.L.] 2,994 words
    9. cc465-87
  9. Data Protection Bill [H.L.] 10,879 words
    10. cc487-94
  10. Maze Prison 3,975 words
    11. cc495-543
  11. Data Protection Bill [H.L.] 24,782 words
    12. cc543-51
  12. Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) (Amendment) Bill [H.L.] 3,744 words
    13. cc551-66
  13. Transport Policy and Railway Land 7,916 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 16 March 1998 Series 5 Vol. 587

    c93WA
  1. Africa: Peacekeeping Forces 65 words
    c93WA
  2. Azerbaijan: Weapons Embargo 158 words
    cc93-5WA
  3. Iraq: UN Resolution 1154 610 words
    c95WA
  4. Brookshaw v Chief Constable of North Wales 140 words
    cc95-6WA
  5. Treasury Solicitor: Appearances by Trainees 165 words
    c96WA
  6. Bone-in Beef Imports 107 words
    c96WA
  7. Mr. James Penny 130 words
    cc96-7WA
  8. Sheep Dipping: Advice Leaflet 223 words
    cc97-8WA
  9. Fruit Imports from USA 437 words
    c98WA
  10. BSE: Phillips Inquiry 88 words
    c98WA
  11. Musical Instrument Tuition in Schools: Lottery Support 66 words
    cc98-9WA
  12. Museums and Galleries: Funding Agreements 98 words
    c99WA
  13. Museums and Galleries: Loans of Works of Art 131 words
    c99WA
  14. Gulf Area: US Aircraft Operations 66 words
    cc99-100WA
  15. Medical Assessment Programme 302 words
    c100WA
  16. Depleted Uranium Ammunition: 14th/20th King's Hussars 75 words
    cc100-1WA
  17. Embarkation Control 390 words
    cc101-2WA
  18. Gambling among 16–18 Year-olds 104 words
    cc102-3WA
  19. Asylum Applications: Backlog 507 words
    c103WA
  20. Data Protection Act 1984 and Confessions to Crime 159 words
    cc103-5WA
  21. Associations of Chief Police Officers 717 words
    cc105-9WA
  22. Fire Casualties, England and Wales and Scotland 3,695 words
    cc109-10WA
  23. Gunner Tom Ford 355 words
    cc110-1WA
  24. Benefits Agency: Press Officers 174 words
    c111WA
  25. Bahrain: Arms Export Licences 275 words
    cc111-2WA
  26. Anglo-Scottish Electricity Interconnector 111 words
    cc112-3WA
  27. Arms Sales 425 words
    cc113-4WA
  28. Roadside Emission Testing 305 words
    cc114-5WA
  29. Channel Tunnel Concession Agreement Extension 266 words
    cc115-6WA
  30. Thorne and Hatfield Moors: Peat Extraction 406 words
    cc116-7WA
  31. The Planning System 369 words
    c117WA
  32. Hand-held Phones: Use While Driving 129 words
    c117WA
  33. Organophosphate Sheep Dips: Working Party Report 117 words
    cc117-26WA
  34. Northern Ireland: Analysis of National Curriculum Tests 1994–97 3,468 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 16 March 1998 Series 5 Vol. 587

    cc127-8WA
  1. Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Historic Buildings 563 words
    cc128-88WA
  2. England: Analysis of National Curriculum Tests 1994–1997 45,610 words