Commons Sitting of 18 November 1998 Series 6 Vol. 319

    c853
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c853
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
    3. cc853-75
  3. Environmental Taxation 12,236 words
    4. cc876-96
  4. Pig and Livestock Industry 11,694 words
    5. cc897-905
  5. Floods (South Wales) 4,445 words
    6. cc906-13
  6. Lockerbie 4,265 words
    7. cc914-20
  7. West Hertfordshire Health Authority 3,531 words
  8. PRIVATE BUSINESS
      9. c920
    1. LONDON LOCAL AUTHORITIES BILL 49 words
  9. Oral Answers to Questions
      10. cc921-9
    1. CABINET OFFICE 4 words
        2. cc921-2
      1. Public Services (New Technology) 420 words
        2. cc922-3
      2. Constitutional Reform 662 words
        3. cc923-4
      3. Ministerial Replies 543 words
        4. cc924-6
      4. Drugs Misuse 707 words
        5. cc926-7
      5. Civil Service (Independence) 704 words
        6. cc927-8
      6. Economic and Monetary Union 531 words
        7. cc928-9
      7. Executive Agencies 154 words
        8. c929
      8. Ecstasy 239 words
      cc929-38
    2. PRIME MINISTER 5 words
        3. cc930-8
      1. Engagements 4,213 words
    cc939-51
  10. Bereavement Benefits 6,829 words
    11. c952
  11. Personal Statement (Paymaster General) 130 words
  12. BILL PRESENTED
      13. c952
    1. FINANCIAL SERVICES (ETHICAL, &C. CONSIDERATIONS) 52 words
    cc953-5
  13. Freedom of Information 1,187 words
      14. c955
    1. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 49 words
    c955
  14. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 24 words
    15. cc956-98
  15. European Parliamentary Elections Bill 157 words
      16. cc956-98
    1. 'Review of electoral system 22,724 words, 1 division
    cc999-1012
  16. Northern Ireland Bill (Programme) (No. 2) 23 words
      17. c999
    1. Lords Amendments 434 words
      2. cc999-1011
    2. Supplemental 6,556 words, 1 division
      3. cc1011-2
    3. Lords Amendments 434 words
      4. c1012
    4. Supplemental 53 words
    cc1013-4
  17. Northern Ireland Bill [Money] (No. 2) 1,080 words
    18. cc1015-40
  18. Northern Ireland Bill 3 words
    1. Clause 4
        2. cc1015-8
      1. TRANSFERRED, EXCEPTED AND RESERVED MATTERS 1,631 words
    2. Clause 5
        3. cc1018-20
      1. ACTS OF THE NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY 1,102 words
    3. Clause 14
        4. cc1020-1
      1. FIRST MINISTER AND DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER 482 words
      cc1021-8
    4. New clause 3,588 words
      5. cc1028-36
    5. New clause 4,713 words
    6. Clause 16
        7. cc1036-7
      1. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 251 words
    7. Clause 17
        8. cc1037-8
      1. NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENTS 701 words
    8. Clause 19
        9. cc1038-9
      1. COMMUNITY LAW, CONVENTION RIGHTS ETC. 152 words
      cc1039-40
    9. New clause 484 words
  19. Clause 23
      20. c1040
    1. EXCLUSION OF MINISTERS FROM OFFICE 368 words
  20. Clause 24
      21. c1041
    1. DATES OF ELECTIONS AND DISSOLUTIONS 350 words
    cc1041-3
  21. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 527 words
    22. cc1044-77
  22. Northern Ireland Bill 247 words
    1. Clause 27
        2. cc1044-5
      1. VACANCIES 662 words
    2. Clause 32
        3. c1046
      1. COMMISSION 332 words
      cc1046-56
    3. New clause 18 words
        4. cc1046-56
      1. NORTH-SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL AND BRITISH-IRISH COUNCIL 4,768 words
      cc1056-9
    4. New clause 1,685 words
    5. Clause 44
        6. cc1059-60
      1. CONSOLIDATED FUND OF NORTHERN IRELAND 706 words
    6. Clause 54
        7. cc1060-6
      1. THE COMMISSION'S FUNCTIONS 3,248 words
    7. Clause 58
        8. cc1066-70
      1. THE EQUALITY COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND 1,816 words
    8. Clause 61
        9. cc1070-1
      1. DISCRIMINATION BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES 250 words
      cc1071-2
    9. New clause 541 words
    10. Clause 69
        11. c1072
      1. POWERS OF COURTS OR TRIBUNALS TO VARY RETROSPECTIVE DECISIONS 238 words
    11. Clause 73
        12. c1073
      1. CONSULTATION AND CO-ORDINATION 170 words
      cc1073-7
    12. New clause 2,490 words
    cc1078-90
  23. Registration of Political Parties Bill 91 words
    1. Clause 5
        2. cc1078-9
      1. EMBLEMS 780 words
      c1080
    2. DELEGATED LEGISLATION 17 words
        3. c1080
      1. EDUCATION 55 words
        2. c1080
      2. SOCIAL SECURITY 21 words
        3. c1080
      3. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE 21 words
        4. c1080
      4. SOCIAL SECURITY 21 words
        5. c1080
      5. SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES 25 words
      cc1081-90
    3. Intermediate Health Care (North Norfolk) 4,289 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 18 November 1998 Series 6 Vol. 319

  1. SCOTLAND
      2. c581W
    1. Teachers' Pay Settlements 198 words
      2. cc581-2W
    2. Repossessions 283 words
      3. c582W
    3. Protected Seabirds 73 words
      4. c582W
    4. Woodland Areas 161 words
      5. cc582-3W
    5. Student Maintenance Awards 368 words
      6. c583W
    6. Liquor Sales (Petrol Stations) 57 words
      7. cc583-4W
    7. Millennium Compliance 160 words
      8. c584W
    8. Regional Selective Assistance 132 words
  2. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
      3. c584W
    1. Union Flag 98 words
      2. cc584-5W
    2. Millennium Compliance 153 words
  3. PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
      4. cc585-6W
    1. Millennium Compliance 553 words
  4. HOUSE OF COMMONS
      5. c586W
    1. Energy Efficiency 102 words
  5. TREASURY
      6. cc586-7W
    1. Pre-Budget Report 503 words
      2. c587W
    2. Public Expenditure 146 words
      3. c587W
    3. Income Tax 115 words
      4. cc587-8W
    4. Tobacco and Alcohol Smuggling 65 words
      5. c588W
    5. Pensions (Taxation) 33 words
      6. c588W
    6. Bit Tax (Internet Access) 66 words
      7. cc588-9W
    7. Shipping Taxes 110 words
      8. c589W
    8. Tax Credits 153 words
      9. c589W
    9. VAT 138 words
      10. cc589-90W
    10. Public Service Agreements 71 words
      11. c590W
    11. Single European Currency 234 words
      12. c590W
    12. Pensions Regulation 114 words
  6. PRIME MINISTER
      7. c591W
    1. Ministerial Visits 34 words
      2. c591W
    2. Committee on Standards in Public Life 95 words
      3. c591W
    3. Engagements 45 words
  7. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
      8. c591W
    1. National Lottery (Seaside Towns) 82 words
      2. cc591-4W
    2. Royal Parks 1,281 words
      3. c594W
    3. Departmental Registers 62 words
      4. c594W
    4. Child Care 267 words
      5. cc594-5W
    5. Youth Football Development Programme 572 words
      6. cc595-6W
    6. BBC 79 words
      7. c596W
    7. Royal Observatory, Greenwich 144 words
      8. cc596-7W
    8. Millennium Compliance 686 words
  8. CABINET OFFICE
      9. c598W
    1. Better Government 287 words
      2. c598W
    2. Government Information Service 84 words
      3. cc598-9W
    3. Policy Co-ordination 77 words
      4. c599W
    4. New Technology 46 words
      5. c599W
    5. Ministerial Visits 35 words
      6. c599W
    6. Genetically Modified Organisms 81 words
      7. c599W
    7. People's Panel 68 words
      8. cc599-600W
    8. Deregulation 128 words
      9. c600W
    9. Public Servants 81 words
      10. cc600-3W
    10. Drugs Misuse 1,597 words
      11. cc603-4W
    11. Government Publications (Disabled People) 169 words
      12. cc604-5W
    12. Millennium Compliance 376 words
  9. HOME DEPARTMENT
      10. c605W
    1. House-to-house Collections 163 words
      2. c605W
    2. Belmarsh Prison 276 words
      3. cc605-7W
    3. Asylum Seekers 883 words
      4. c607W
    4. Cannabis 142 words
      5. cc607-8W
    5. Fines 359 words
      6. cc608-10W
    6. Young Offenders 935 words
      7. c610W
    7. Police Budgets 114 words
      8. cc610-3W
    8. Police Manpower 1,578 words
      9. cc613-4W
    9. Police Surveillance 453 words
      10. cc614-5W
    10. Prisoners (Education) 319 words
      11. cc615-6W
    11. Millennium Compliance 253 words
      12. c616W
    12. Open Government 123 words
      13. c616W
    13. Countryside Alliance 91 words
  10. NORTHERN IRELAND
      11. cc616-7W
    1. Prisoners (Early Release) 593 words
      2. cc617-8W
    2. Union Flag 193 words
      3. c618W
    3. Schools (Project Funding) 104 words
      4. c618W
    4. Objective 1 Status 140 words
      5. c618W
    5. Roads (South Down) 162 words
      6. cc618-9W
    6. Planning Applications 86 words
      7. c619W
    7. Armed Robberies 88 words
      8. c619W
    8. Millennium Compliance 165 words
      9. c619W
    9. Decommissioning Commission 85 words
      10. cc619-20W
    10. Security Structures (Demolition) 96 words
  11. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
      12. c620W
    1. Millennium Compliance 126 words
      2. c620W
    2. Nepal 88 words
  12. SOCIAL SECURITY
      13. cc620-1W
    1. Severe Disablement Allowance 246 words
      2. cc621-2W
    2. Housing Benefit 514 words
      3. cc622-3W
    3. Lone Parents 666 words
      4. cc623-6W
    4. Pensions 1,024 words
      5. c626W
    5. Annual Benefit Uprating 55 words
      6. c626W
    6. Child Maintenance 154 words
      7. c626W
    7. Benefits Offices (Vale of White Horse) 98 words
      8. cc626-8W
    8. Benefit Integrity Project 805 words
      9. c628W
    9. New Deal 128 words
      10. c628W
    10. Benefit Take-up 97 words
      11. c628W
    11. Housing Benefit (Wales) 92 words
      12. cc628-9W
    12. Millennium Compliance 142 words
      13. c629W
    13. Welfare Reform 40 words
      14. c629W
    14. Child Support Agency 79 words
  13. DEFENCE
      14. c629W
    1. Navy Personnel 79 words
      2. c629W
    2. RAF Aircraft 45 words
      3. cc629-30W
    3. Animal Experiments 58 words
      4. c630W
    4. Falkland Islands 383 words
      5. cc630-1W
    5. Menwith Hill 60 words
      6. c631W
    6. Armed Services Uniforms 118 words
      7. c631W
    7. Doctors and Nurses 92 words
      8. c631W
    8. Armed Forces (Youth Recruitment) 51 words
      9. cc631-2W
    9. Property Sales 171 words
      10. c632W
    10. Armed Services (Millennium Bug) 106 words
      11. cc632-3W
    11. Territorial Army 344 words
      12. c633W
    12. Water Cannon (Northern Ireland) 74 words
      13. c633W
    13. Atomic Weapons Establishments 135 words
      14. cc633-4W
    14. Trident 290 words
      15. c634W
    15. Gulf War 177 words
      16. c634W
    16. CR Gas 160 words
      17. cc634-5W
    17. Rubber Bullets (Northern Ireland) 195 words
      18. c635W
    18. Public Relations 157 words
      19. cc635-6W
    19. Porton Down 168 words
      20. cc636-8W
    20. Millennium Compliance 898 words
      21. c638W
    21. Human Rights 154 words
      22. c638W
    22. Pilots (Retention) 174 words
  14. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
      15. c639W
    1. New Deal 153 words
      2. c639W
    2. Student Transport 86 words
      3. c639W
    3. "Partners in Europe" 109 words
      4. cc639-40W
    4. Child Care 276 words
      5. cc640-1W
    5. Disabled Students 195 words
      6. cc641-2W
    6. Millennium Compliance 874 words
      7. cc642-3W
    7. National Textile Training Organisation 104 words
      8. c643W
    8. University for Industry 192 words
      9. c643W
    9. School Meals 117 words
      10. cc643-4W
    10. Access to Work 184 words
      11. c644W
    11. Human Rights 88 words
      12. c644W
    12. National Child Care Strategy 146 words
      13. cc644-5W
    13. Competitive Bidding 158 words
  15. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      16. c645W
    1. Edgar Fernandes Case 109 words
      2. c645W
    2. Youth for Europe 104 words
      3. c645W
    3. EU Documents 124 words
      4. cc645-6W
    4. Cardiff Summit 49 words
      5. c646W
    5. Palestine 143 words
      6. c646W
    6. Iran 258 words
      7. cc646-7W
    7. Iraq 199 words
      8. c647W
    8. Burma 117 words
      9. c647W
    9. Arms Transfers 73 words
      10. cc647-8W
    10. Arms Sales 102 words
  16. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
      17. c648W
    1. Small and Medium Enterprises 61 words
      2. c648W
    2. Inward Investment (West Midlands) 89 words
      3. cc648-9W
    3. Millennium Experience 210 words
      4. c649W
    4. Hairdressing Trainees 52 words
      5. c649W
    5. Intellectual Property Rights 210 words
      6. c649W
    6. "Britain in Europe" 38 words
      7. cc649-50W
    7. Regional Selective Assistance 89 words
      8. cc650-3W
    8. Millennium Compliance 1,465 words
      9. cc653-4W
    9. Energy Council 568 words
      10. c654W
    10. Postage Stamps 112 words
      11. c654W
    11. EU Structural Funds 237 words
      12. cc654-5W
    12. EU Late Payment 214 words
      13. cc655-6W
    13. European Funding (Coastal Resorts) 498 words
      14. cc656-7W
    14. Business Start-ups 375 words
  17. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
      18. cc657-8W
    1. Local Authority Housing 523 words
      2. cc658-63W
    2. Local Government Reorganisation 3,943 words
      3. c665W
    3. Sellafield 141 words
      4. c665W
    4. London Taxis ("Knowledge" Test) 40 words
      5. c665W
    5. Biological Diversity Convention 209 words
      6. cc665-6W
    6. Reed Beds 91 words
      7. c666W
    7. Nuclear Waste 320 words
      8. cc666-7W
    8. Water Companies 290 words
      9. c667W
    9. National Bus Company Pension Scheme 105 words
      10. c667W
    10. Isle of Wight 89 words
      11. cc667-8W
    11. Trunk Roads 122 words
      12. c668W
    12. Social Housing (Birmingham) 102 words
      13. c668W
    13. BSG Property Services 69 words
      14. c668W
    14. Coastal Resorts 59 words
      15. cc668-9W
    15. Housing Management CCT 89 words
      16. c669W
    16. Standard Spending Assessments 59 words
      17. c669W
    17. Climate Change 147 words
      18. c669W
    18. Fire and Rescue Services 95 words
      19. cc669-70W
    19. Landfill Tax 115 words
      20. c670W
    20. Water Supplies (Millennium Bug) 160 words
      21. cc670-1W
    21. Water Charging 561 words
      22. c671W
    22. Genetically Modified Crops 206 words
      23. cc671-2W
    23. Countryside Access 86 words
      24. c672W
    24. Rail Ticket Prices 146 words
      25. c672W
    25. Aviation Fuel 67 words
      26. cc672-3W
    26. Carbon Dioxide Emissions 206 words
      27. cc673-4W
    27. Packaging Waste Regulations 541 words
      28. c674W
    28. Millennium Compliance 240 words
      29. cc674-5W
    29. Regional Eurostar Services 52 words
      30. c675W
    30. Flooding (Guidance) 285 words
      31. c675W
    31. Bus Passes 118 words
      32. cc675-6W
    32. Social Exclusion 164 words
      33. c676W
    33. Audit Fees (Councils) 80 words
      34. cc676-8W
    34. National Air Traffic Services 978 words
      35. c678W
    35. Manchester Airport 162 words
      36. cc678-9W
    36. Planning Applications (London Boroughs) 218 words
      37. c679W
    37. Air Quality 203 words
      38. cc679-80W
    38. Latex 193 words
      39. c680W
    39. Drug Abuse 170 words
      40. cc680-1W
    40. School Crossing Patrols 222 words
      41. c681W
    41. London (Emergency and Civil Protection) 80 words
  18. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
      19. cc681-2W
    1. Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) 265 words
      2. c682W
    2. Parliamentary Answers 34 words
      3. c682W
    3. BSE 231 words
      4. cc682-3W
    4. Fishing 200 words
      5. c683W
    5. Environmental Integration 135 words
      6. c683W
    6. Departmental Publications 95 words
      7. cc683-4W
    7. Beef 167 words
      8. c684W
    8. Environmental Indicators 99 words
      9. c684W
    9. Sustainable Agriculture 77 words
      10. c684W
    10. Farm Subsidies 49 words
      11. c684W
    11. Pig Industry 123 words
      12. cc684-5W
    12. EU Milk Quotas 66 words
      13. c685W
    13. Nutrition 106 words
      14. c685W
    14. Landing Ports 66 words
      15. cc685-6W
    15. Animal By-Products Order 1992 455 words
      16. cc686-7W
    16. Dry Stone Walls 86 words
      17. c687W
    17. EU Fisheries (Relative Stability Principle) 77 words
      18. c687W
    18. Badgers 170 words
      19. cc687-8W
    19. Global Warming 219 words
      20. c688W
    20. Genetically Modified Food 124 words
      21. c688W
    21. Supermarkets 53 words
  19. WALES
      20. c688W
    1. Public Appointments 85 words
      2. cc688-91W
    2. Education Funding 1,409 words
      3. c691W
    3. Voluntary Sector 57 words
      4. cc691-2W
    4. Tourism Grants 87 words
      5. c692W
    5. Millennium Compliance 128 words
      6. c692W
    6. Children's Services 92 words
      7. cc692-3W
    7. NHS (Financial Allocations) 159 words
      8. c693W
    8. Housing Benefit 361 words
      9. cc693-4W
    9. Disabled People 352 words
      10. c694W
    10. University Places 122 words
      11. cc694-5W
    11. Apprenticeships 96 words
      12. c695W
    12. Attention Deficit Disorder 222 words
      13. cc695-6W
    13. New Deal 212 words
      14. c696W
    14. Job Applicants (Deeside) 117 words
      15. c696W
    15. Temporary Classrooms 63 words
  20. HEALTH
      21. cc696-7W
    1. ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 326 words
      2. c697W
    2. Breast Screening 171 words
      3. cc697-9W
    3. Hepatitis C 726 words
      4. c699W
    4. Viagra 134 words
      5. c699W
    5. Departmental Registers 64 words
      6. c699W
    6. Private Prescriptions 90 words
      7. cc699-700W
    7. Overhead Power Lines 118 words
      8. c700W
    8. Dental Services (Shropshire) 127 words
      9. c700W
    9. Calman-Hine Report 212 words
      10. cc700-1W
    10. GP Practices (Dispensing) 94 words
      11. c701W
    11. Nurses (Prescriptions) 116 words
      12. c701W
    12. Tissue Banks 66 words
      13. c701W
    13. Disabled People 155 words
      14. cc701-2W
    14. Osteoporosis 197 words
      15. cc702-3W
    15. Adoption 305 words
      16. c703W
    16. Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome 82 words
      17. c703W
    17. Radiation (Genetic Damage) 117 words
      18. cc703-4W
    18. Incentive Project Service Payments 129 words
      19. c704W
    19. Health and Safety Legislation (Schools) 224 words

Lords Sitting of 18 November 1998 Series 5 Vol. 594

    c1265
  1. Preamble 33 words
    2. cc1265-6
  2. Food Standards Agency 593 words
    3. cc1266-9
  3. Ordnance Survey Maps 1,286 words
    4. cc1269-71
  4. Dietary Supplements 1,080 words
    5. cc1271-3
  5. Bangladesh Flood Disaster 781 words
    6. cc1273-4
  6. Business 214 words
    7. c1274
  7. City of Westminster Bill [H.L.] 241 words
    8. c1274
  8. Business of the House 94 words
    9. cc1274-5
  9. Standing Orders (Public Business) 121 words
    10. cc1275-87
  10. House of Lords' Offices: Select Committee Report 6,807 words, 1 division
    11. cc1287-9
  11. Registration of Political Parties Bill 626 words
    12. cc1289-300
  12. Support in Bereavement 5,957 words
    13. cc1300-2
  13. Security for Private Road Works (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 1,232 words
    14. cc1303-6
  14. Channel 4 (Application of Excess Revenues) Order 1998 1,859 words
    15. cc1306-40
  15. Agriculture 18,437 words
    16. cc1341-62
  16. European Parliamentary Elections Bill 11,001 words, 1 division

Written Answers (Lords) of 18 November 1998 Series 5 Vol. 594

    c159WA
  1. Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Injuries: Legal Aid 100 words
    c159WA
  2. Public Interest Proceedings: Costs 176 words
    cc159-60WA
  3. Reputation as a Human Right 130 words
    c160WA
  4. Pension Sharing 83 words
    c160WA
  5. No Fault Divorce 55 words
    cc160-1WA
  6. Public Service Staff Numbers 181 words
    c161WA
  7. Welfare to Work: Refusals Sanctions 219 words
    cc161-2WA
  8. Teacher Numbers 155 words
    c162WA
  9. Class Size Reduction 146 words
    cc162-3WA
  10. New Deal Pilots: Assumptions 411 words
    c163WA
  11. Prisons: Care of Pregnant Women and Babies 189 words
    cc163-5WA
  12. Police Surveillance Operations 457 words
    c165WA
  13. Asylum Applicants: Detention 88 words
    cc165-6WA
  14. Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture: Allegations 355 words
    cc166-7WA
  15. Benefit Integrity Project 426 words
    c167WA
  16. All Work Test for Claimants with Mental Illness 148 words
    cc167-8WA
  17. Refusal of Incapacity Benefit and Jobseeker's Allowance 188 words
    c168WA
  18. Kosovo Liberation Army: Funding 109 words
    c168WA
  19. NATO 56 words
    cc168-9WA
  20. US/Israeli Memorandum of Understanding 112 words
    cc169-70WA
  21. Sudan 609 words
    cc170-1WA
  22. NATO: Strategic Concept 136 words
    c171WA
  23. Northern Ireland: Arrests under Anti-terrorism Legislation 172 words
    cc171-2WA
  24. Bowes Museum 127 words
    c172WA
  25. Manchester Health Authority Revenue Allocation 1999–2000 130 words
    cc172-4WA
  26. Medicines Control Agency: Herbal and Vitamin Preparations 835 words
    c174WA
  27. Hospital Waiting Lists 51 words