Commons Sitting of 22 July 1999 Series 6 Vol. 335

    c1309
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c1309
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
      4. cc1309-28
    1. TREASURY 7 words
        2. cc1309-10
      1. Gold 691 words
        2. cc1310-2
      2. Windfall Tax 717 words
        3. cc1312-5
      3. Financial Services 1,589 words
        4. cc1315-6
      4. VAT (Buildings) 586 words
        5. cc1316-9
      5. Working Families Tax Credit 1,818 words
        6. cc1319-20
      6. Local Government Finance 419 words
        7. cc1320-2
      7. EU Economic Convergence 982 words
        8. cc1322-4
      8. Savings Ratio 660 words
        9. cc1324-5
      9. Green-field Housing Development 640 words
        10. cc1325-6
      10. Public Sector Investment 388 words
        11. cc1326-8
      11. VAT (Church Buildings) 280 words
    cc1329-41
  4. Business of the House 6,968 words
    5. cc1342-55
  5. Consumer White Paper 7,428 words
    6. cc1356-8
  6. Points of Order 1,167 words
  7. Orders of the Day
      8. c1359
    1. Food Standards Agency Bill and Employment Relations Bill (Allocation of Time) 28 words
      2. c1359
    2. Timetable 39 words
      3. cc1359-60
    3. Questions to be put 481 words
      4. c1360
    4. Miscellaneous 410 words
      5. cc1360-406
    5. Interpretation 24,140 words, 1 division
      6. c1406
    6. Timetable 78 words
      7. cc1406-7
    7. Questions to be put 485 words
      8. c1407
    8. Miscellaneous 412 words
      9. c1407
    9. Interpretation 29 words
  8. Orders of the Day
      9. cc1408-57
    1. Food Standards Bill 7 words
      1. New Clause 1
          2. cc1408-24
        1. LABELLING OF FOOD PRODUCTS 9,042 words
      2. New Clause 3
          3. cc1424-31
        1. EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS IN WALES 3,678 words
      3. Clause 6
          4. cc1431-48
        1. DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD POLICY AND PROVISION OF ADVICE, ETC. TO PUBLIC AUTHORITIES 8,872 words
      4. Clause 11
          5. cc1448-50
        1. POWERS OF ENTRY FOR PERSONS CARRYING OUT OBSERVATIONS 1,243 words
      5. Clause 12
          6. cc1450-4
        1. MONITORING OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION 1,930 words
      6. Clause 14
          7. c1454
        1. POWER OF ENTRY FOR MONITORING ENFORCEMENT ACTION 152 words
      7. Clause 24
          8. c1454
        1. DIRECTIONS RELATING TO BREACH OF DUTY OR TO INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS 29 words
      8. Clause 39
          9. c1454
        1. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 22 words
      9. Schedule 1
          10. c1455
        1. CONSTITUTION ETC. OF THE AGENCY 42 words
      10. Schedule 4
          11. c1455
        1. MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS 58 words
      11. New Schedule 1
          12. c1455
        1. ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 62 words
          2. c1455
        2. Appropriation accounts 79 words
          3. cc1455-6
        3. Accounts of Agency relating to sums paid or appropriated under s.39(3) 404 words
          4. c1456
        4. Consolidated accounts 177 words
          5. cc1456-7
        5. Accounts under s. 5 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1921 135 words
          6. c1457
        6. Functions of Comptroller under s. 9 of the National Audit Act 1983 174 words
        c1457
      12. DELEGATED LEGISLATION 17 words
          13. c1457
        1. Local Government Finance 42 words
    2. PETITIONS
        3. c1458
      1. Coleridge Community College 153 words
        2. c1458
      2. West Midlands Special Needs Transport Ltd. 109 words
        3. c1458
      3. Hunted Animals 117 words
        4. cc1459-68
      4. Elderly (East Sussex) 4,745 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 22 July 1999 Series 6 Vol. 335

  1. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
      2. c573W
    1. Coal Authority Report 62 words
      2. c573W
    2. Photovoltaic Installations 180 words
      3. cc573-4W
    3. BNFL 131 words
      4. c574W
    4. Correspondence 139 words
  2. SOCIAL SECURITY
      3. c574W
    1. Child Support Agency 260 words
      2. cc574-5W
    2. Benefit Fraud Inspectorate 231 words
      3. cc575-6W
    3. Pensions 372 words
      4. c576W
    4. Invalid Care Allowance 166 words
      5. c576W
    5. War Pensions Agency 60 words
      6. cc576-7W
    6. Correspondence 86 words
      7. cc577-8W
    7. Pensions (National Insurance) 463 words
      8. cc578-9W
    8. Child Poverty 739 words
      9. cc579-80W
    9. Benefits (Wales) 542 words
      10. cc580-1W
    10. Benefits 233 words
  3. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
      4. c581W
    1. Regional Chambers 233 words
      2. cc581-2W
    2. Secondary Materials (Waste Strategy) 143 words
      3. cc582-5W
    3. Energy Efficiency 2,580 words
      4. c585W
    4. Ryedale District Council 118 words
      5. cc585-7W
    5. Building Standards 580 words
      6. cc587-8W
    6. Supporting People Policy 312 words
      7. c588W
    7. Greater London Authority Elections 284 words
      8. cc588-9W
    8. River Tweed 308 words
      9. cc589-92W
    9. London Underground 1,366 words
      10. cc592-3W
    10. Genetically Modified Crops 544 words
      11. c593W
    11. Working Time Directive 201 words
      12. cc593-4W
    12. Buses 359 words
      13. cc594-5W
    13. A5 Nesscliffe Bypass 110 words
      14. c595W
    14. Bus Lanes 140 words
      15. cc595-6W
    15. Road Noise 517 words
      16. c596W
    16. Departmental Vehicles 139 words
      17. c596W
    17. Local Government Act 1988 67 words
      18. cc596-7W
    18. Appointments (Quangos) 331 words
      19. cc597-8W
    19. Driving Tests 66 words
      20. c598W
    20. Official Documents 132 words
      21. c598W
    21. English Partnerships 165 words
      22. cc598-9W
    22. Songbirds 93 words
      23. c599W
    23. Waste Incineration 199 words
      24. c599W
    24. A511 Bypass 101 words
      25. c599W
    25. A6 Bypass 81 words
      26. cc599-600W
    26. Vehicle Excise Duty 55 words
      27. c600W
    27. Correspondence 142 words
  4. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
      5. c600W
    1. Correspondence 138 words
  5. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      6. cc600-2W
    1. European Union Council 416 words
      2. c602W
    2. Hong Kong 81 words
      3. c602W
    3. Human Rights 55 words
      4. cc602-3W
    4. Greece (Military Agreements) 66 words
      5. c603W
    5. Kosovar Albanians 88 words
      6. c603W
    6. Ocalan Trial 175 words
      7. cc603-4W
    7. Visitor Entry Clearance 182 words
      8. c604W
    8. East Timor 125 words
      9. c604W
    9. Iran 113 words
      10. c604W
    10. Correspondence 140 words
      11. cc604-5W
    11. Visas (Documentation) 97 words
      12. c605W
    12. Immigration Office, Islamabad 126 words
  6. CABINET OFFICE
      7. cc605-6W
    1. The Buying Agency 392 words
      2. c606W
    2. Departments (Public Access) 85 words
      3. c606W
    3. Red Boxes 71 words
      4. cc606-7W
    4. Appointments (Quangos) 265 words
      5. cc607-9W
    5. Departmental Performance 1,682 words
  7. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
      8. cc609-11W
    1. R v. Doran Case 355 words
      2. c611W
    2. Correspondence 132 words
      3. c611W
    3. Gender Impact Assessment 100 words
  8. DEFENCE
      9. c612W
    1. Armed Forces (Under-18s) 291 words
      2. cc612-3W
    2. Premature Voluntary Retirement 249 words
      3. c613W
    3. Land Command 118 words
      4. c613W
    4. Ministry of Defence Police Agency 247 words
      5. cc613-4W
    5. Army Retention Study 90 words
      6. c614W
    6. Defence Logistics Organisations 184 words
      7. cc614-5W
    7. Departmental Education and Training 276 words
      8. c615W
    8. Correspondence 137 words
      9. cc615-6W
    9. Search and Rescue 199 words
  9. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
      10. c616W
    1. Market Research 152 words
      2. c616W
    2. BBC Internet Service 142 words
      3. cc616-8W
    3. Public Bodies 554 words
      4. c618W
    4. Appointments (Quangos) 307 words
      5. cc618-9W
    5. Official Documents 133 words
      6. c619W
    6. Football World Cup 81 words
      7. c619W
    7. Correspondence 140 words
  10. HOME DEPARTMENT
      11. cc619-20W
    1. CCTV 177 words
      2. c620W
    2. New Deal (Young People) 95 words
      3. c620W
    3. Handguns Amnesty 117 words
      4. c620W
    4. Keith Birchall 146 words
      5. cc620-1W
    5. Justice and Victims Unit 382 words
      6. cc621-2W
    6. Criminal Justice Act 1988 92 words
      7. c622W
    7. Miscarriages of Justice (Compensation) 323 words
      8. cc622-3W
    8. Special Services (Costs) 208 words
      9. c623W
    9. Trial by Jury 145 words
      10. cc623-4W
    10. Forum on Animal Experiments 403 words
      11. c624W
    11. Police Officers (Early Retirement) 110 words
      12. cc624-5W
    12. Juvenile Secure Accommodation 215 words
      13. c625W
    13. UN Conventions 123 words
      14. c625W
    14. Appointments (Quangos) 185 words
      15. cc625-6W
    15. Correspondence 172 words
      16. cc626-7W
    16. Asylum Seekers 838 words
      17. cc627-8W
    17. Corruption 85 words
      18. c628W
    18. First Offences 77 words
      19. c628W
    19. Compulsory Voting 145 words
      20. cc628-9W
    20. Prisons (Health Care) 204 words
      21. c629W
    21. Official Documents 129 words
      22. c629W
    22. Immigration and Nationality Directorate 98 words
      23. cc629-30W
    23. Forensic Science Service 314 words
      24. c630W
    24. Tote 78 words
      25. c630W
    25. Fox Hunting 56 words
  11. TREASURY
      12. c630W
    1. Structural Funds 54 words
      2. cc630-1W
    2. Married Couples Allowance 73 words
      3. c631W
    3. Low-income Families 234 words
      4. c631W
    4. Pollution 50 words
      5. cc631-2W
    5. Windfall Tax 323 words
      6. c632W
    6. Travel (Low Income Groups) 135 words
      7. c632W
    7. Hypothecation 49 words
      8. cc632-3W
    8. Budget Statement 140 words
      9. c633W
    9. Bank of England 100 words
      10. c633W
    10. Community Initiatives 94 words
      11. c633W
    11. EU Anti-fraud Office 125 words
      12. cc633-4W
    12. Working Families Tax Credit 64 words
      13. c634W
    13. Growth Forecast 37 words
      14. c634W
    14. Employment Growth 55 words
      15. c634W
    15. Health Insurance 120 words
      16. c634W
    16. EU (Payments) 64 words
      17. cc634-5W
    17. Resource Accounting 94 words
      18. c635W
    18. Regional Development Agencies 78 words
      19. c635W
    19. Private Finance Initiative 95 words
      20. c635W
    20. Gibraltar 41 words
      21. cc635-6W
    21. Appointments (Quangos) 291 words
      22. c636W
    22. Official Documents 125 words
      23. cc636-7W
    23. Correspondence 138 words
      24. c637W
    24. Monetary Policy 66 words
      25. c637W
    25. Inland Revenue (Bournemouth) 57 words
      26. c637W
    26. Financial Services 47 words
      27. c637W
    27. Organic Farming 86 words
  12. HEALTH
      13. c637W
    1. Prescription Costs 51 words
      2. cc637-8W
    2. Support Services 88 words
      3. c638W
    3. Consultant Charges 100 words
      4. c638W
    4. Gender Impact Assessment 197 words
      5. cc638-9W
    5. Invoice Payments 137 words
      6. c639W
    6. Children in Care 375 words
      7. cc639-40W
    7. Nurse Consultants 90 words
      8. c640W
    8. Student Nurses (Greater London) 65 words
      9. cc640-1W
    9. Cancer Care 396 words
      10. c641W
    10. Acute Care 342 words
      11. cc641-2W
    11. Ambulance Travel Times 41 words
      12. c642W
    12. Beta Interferon 64 words
      13. c642W
    13. Patient Survey 218 words
      14. cc642-3W
    14. Code of Practice on Openness 93 words
      15. c643W
    15. NHS Direct 95 words
      16. c643W
    16. Patient Information 80 words
      17. c643W
    17. Antibiotics 107 words
      18. cc643-4W
    18. National Electronic Library for Health 186 words
      19. c644W
    19. Appointments (Quangos) 295 words
      20. c644W
    20. Pontefract and Pinderfields Hospitals 81 words
      21. cc644-5W
    21. Health Authority Finance 47 words
      22. c645W
    22. Clinical Negligence 288 words
      23. cc645-6W
    23. Official Documents 130 words
      24. c646W
    24. Operating Department Practitioners 82 words
      25. c646W
    25. Medical Devices Agency 73 words
      26. c646W
    26. NHS Estates Executive Agency 122 words
      27. c646W
    27. NHS Pensions Agency 66 words
      28. cc646-7W
    28. Adverse Incidents 82 words
      29. c647W
    29. Accident and Emergency (Leicestershire) 100 words
      30. c647W
    30. Correspondence 137 words
  13. SCOTLAND
      14. c647W
    1. Data Series 29 words
      2. cc647-8W
    2. Parliamentary Questions 124 words
      3. c648W
    3. New Deal (Young People) 60 words
      4. c648W
    4. Crown Estate 88 words
      5. c648W
    5. Correspondence 137 words
  14. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
      15. cc648-9W
    1. Gender Impact Assessment 146 words
      2. c649W
    2. Legal Aid 81 words
      3. c649W
    3. Appointments (Quangos) 126 words
      4. cc649-50W
    4. Correspondence 138 words
  15. PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
      16. c650W
    1. Orders in Council 222 words
  16. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
      17. cc650-1W
    1. New Deal 639 words
      2. cc651-2W
    2. Maintained-school Places (Costs) 174 words
      3. c652W
    3. A-levels 116 words
      4. cc652-3W
    4. Right to Study Initiative 91 words
      5. c653W
    5. Higher Education 200 words
      6. c653W
    6. Appointments (Quangos) 141 words
      7. c653W
    7. Child Labour 55 words
      8. cc653-4W
    8. Official Documents 128 words
      9. c654W
    9. Long-term Unemployed 234 words
      10. c654W
    10. Employment Service 96 words
      11. cc654-5W
    11. Student Loans 133 words
      12. c655W
    12. British Sign Language 127 words
      13. c655W
    13. Commission for Racial Equality 80 words
      14. cc655-6W
    14. Correspondence 139 words
  17. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
      18. cc656-7W
    1. Executive Agencies 422 words
      2. c657W
    2. Cattle Movement Service 144 words
      3. cc657-8W
    3. Meat Hygiene Service 297 words
      4. c658W
    4. Genetically Modified Crops 212 words
      5. cc658-9W
    5. OTMS 148 words
      6. c659W
    6. Antibiotics 129 words
      7. cc659-60W
    7. Bovine Tuberculosis 441 words
      8. c660W
    8. Official Documents 128 words
      9. cc660-1W
    9. Farm Medicines 212 words
      10. c661W
    10. BSE (USA) 70 words
      11. c661W
    11. Farming (Financial Support) 137 words
      12. c661W
    12. Labelling 71 words
      13. cc661-2W
    13. Cattle Identification 228 words
      14. cc662-3W
    14. Pesticide Tax 193 words
      15. cc663-4W
    15. Beef (Export) 913 words
      16. cc664-5W
    16. Beef (School Meals) 109 words
  18. WALES
      19. c665W
    1. New Deal (Young People) 114 words
      2. cc665-6W
    2. Waterhouse Report 79 words
      3. c666W
    3. National Assembly for Wales 58 words
      4. c666W
    4. Correspondence 137 words
      5. c666W
    5. Objective 1 Status 96 words

Lords Sitting of 22 July 1999 Series 5 Vol. 604

    c1125
  1. Preamble 29 words
    2. c1125
  2. Lord Laird 34 words
    3. c1125
  3. Lord Rogan 60 words
    4. cc1125-8
  4. Listed Building Repairs: VAT 1,237 words
    5. cc1128-30
  5. Hong Kong: Political and Judicial Developments 1,143 words
    6. cc1130-3
  6. Troop Commitments 1,113 words
    7. cc1133-5
  7. Mental Health Policy: Announcement 1,066 words
    8. cc1135-74
  8. Procedure of the House: Select Committee Third Report 688 words
      9. cc1136-7
    1. HEREDITARY PEERS 508 words
      2. cc1137-74
    2. HEREDITARY PEERS: BY-ELECTIONS 20,008 words, 1 division
    cc1174-83
  9. Procedure of the House: Select Committee Fourth Report 5,030 words
    10. cc1183-202
  10. Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill [H.L.] 32 words
      11. c1184
    1. COMMONS AMENDMENTS 14 words
      2. c1184
    2. COMMONS AMENDMENT 9 words
      3. cc1184-5
    3. TAX 877 words
      4. c1185
    4. COMMONS AMENDMENT 53 words
      5. c1186
    5. COMMONS AMENDMENT 58 words
      6. cc1186-90
    6. COMMONS AMENDMENT 2,334 words
      7. c1190
    7. COMMONS AMENDMENT 9 words
      8. cc1190-5
    8. SCHEDULE TAX 2,335 words
      9. cc1195-202
    9. AMENDMENT TO COMMONS AMENDMENT No. 5 3,349 words
    c1202
  11. United Reformed Church Bill [H.L.] 16 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 22 July 1999 Series 5 Vol. 604

    c113WA
  1. Human Cloning: Expert Advisory Group 127 words
    c113WA
  2. Oral Health: Policy 162 words
    cc113-4WA
  3. Fluoridation of Water 146 words
    c114WA
  4. Medical Devices Agency: Annual Report and Accounts 67 words
    c114WA
  5. NHS Estates Agency: Corporate Plan 56 words
    cc114-5WA
  6. NHS Estates Executive Agency: Annual Report and Accounts 59 words
    c115WA
  7. NHS Pensions Agency: Annual Report and Accounts 61 words
    c115WA
  8. Anti-smoking Measures 102 words
    c115WA
  9. Smoking-related Illnesses: Cost 76 words
    cc115-6WA
  10. South African Driving Licences 65 words
    c116WA
  11. A.2, Blackheath: Traffic Island Lighting 81 words
    cc116-7WA
  12. M.4 Bus Lane: Journey Times 396 words
    c117WA
  13. Wild Mallard 225 words
    c117WA
  14. Benefit Take-up 94 words
    cc117-8WA
  15. Diplomatic Immunity 94 words
    c118WA
  16. East Timor 93 words
    cc118-9WA
  17. British Council: Chairmanship Terms and Conditions 248 words
    c119WA
  18. Uganda 216 words
    c119WA
  19. Balkan Stability Pact 79 words
    cc119-20WA
  20. Human Rights: Second Annual Report 51 words
    cc120-2WA
  21. European Union: Forthcoming Council Business 440 words
    c122WA
  22. Hong Kong: Fifth Report 77 words
    c122WA
  23. Syrian President's Meeting with Lord Levy 94 words
    cc122-3WA
  24. Lord Levy's Visit to Jordan 106 words
    c123WA
  25. Cabinet Members' Scottish Responsibilities 229 words
    cc123-4WA
  26. Ageism in Politics 80 words
    c124WA
  27. Baltic States: Chief of Defence Staff's Visit 230 words
    cc124-5WA
  28. Kosovo 148 words
    c125WA
  29. School-related Revenue Grants to LEAs 310 words
    cc125-6WA
  30. School-related Capital Grants to LEAs 80 words
    c126WA
  31. School-related Borrowing Limits for LEAs 117 words
    cc126-7WA
  32. Forensic Science Service: Annual Report 283 words
    c127WA
  33. Immigration and Nationality Complaints Audit Committee 92 words
    cc127-8WA
  34. Juvenile Secure Accommodation 158 words
    c128WA
  35. National Museums and Galleries: Readmission to Temporary Exhibitions 83 words
    c128WA
  36. Television Soap Operas 152 words
    cc128-9WA
  37. Manchester United: Fixtures 222 words
    cc129-30WA
  38. Parliamentary Cost Comparisons 526 words