Commons Sitting of 13 March 2000 Series 6 Vol. 346

    c1
  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. c1
  3. PRAYERS 5 words
  4. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. cc1-20
    2. HOME DEPARTMENT 6 words
      1. cc1-3
      2. Immigration Advisers 752 words
      3. cc3-4
      4. Licensing Hours 333 words
      5. cc4-6
      6. Voting (New Technology) 958 words
      7. c6
      8. Probation Service 237 words
      9. cc6-10
      10. Police Manpower 1,906 words
      11. cc10-2
      12. Paedophile Crime 625 words
      13. cc12-4
      14. Intelligence Services 914 words
      15. cc14-5
      16. Jury Trial 907 words
      17. cc15-6
      18. Reparation Orders 306 words
      19. cc16-7
      20. DNA Tests (Norfolk) 276 words
      21. c17
      22. Prison Service 219 words
      23. cc17-9
      24. Asylum Statistics 903 words
      25. cc19-20
      26. Clandestine Immigrants 242 words
    cc21-30
  5. ECHR Judgment (Thompson and Venables) 5,243 words
  6. cc31-2
  7. Points of Order 803 words
  8. Orders of the Day
    1. c33
    2. Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill 143 words
      1. New Clause 1
        1. cc33-42
        2. INVOLVEMENT OF COMMISSION IN CHANGES IN ELECTORAL PROCEDURES 5,109 words
      2. New Clause 2
        1. cc42-5
        2. PAYMENTS ETC. WHICH ARE (OR ARE NOT) TO BE TREATED AS DONATIONS BY PERMISSIBLE DONORS 1,609 words
      3. New Clause 3
        1. cc45-9
        2. TRANSFER TO COMMISSION OF FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND 1,974 words
      4. New Clause 4
        1. c49
        2. Tax relief for donations to political parties 22 words
        3. cc49-65
        4. Relief for donations to political parties 8,907 words, 1 division
      5. New Clause 5
        1. cc65-87
        2. ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF OVERSEAS VOTERS 12,297 words
    3. Schedule 1
      1. cc87-91
      2. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION 2,552 words
    4. Clause 2
      1. cc92-3
      2. SPEAKER'S COMMITTEE 731 words
    5. Schedule 2
      1. c93
      2. THE SPEAKER'S COMMITTEE 81 words
    6. Clause 3
      1. c93
      2. APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORAL COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSION CHAIRMAN 25 words
    7. Clause 5
      1. c93
      2. REVIEWS OF ELECTORAL AND POLITICAL MATTERS 35 words
    8. Clause 6
      1. c94
      2. COMMISSION TO BE CONSULTED ON CHANGES TO ELECTORAL LAW 38 words
    9. Clause 9
      1. cc94-5
      2. BROADCASTERS TO HAVE REGARD TO COMMISSION'S VIEWS ON PARTY POLITICAL BROADCASTS 640 words
    10. Clause 11
      1. cc95-107
      2. EDUCATION ABOUT ELECTORAL AND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS 6,615 words, 1 division
    11. Clause 21
      1. cc108-15
      2. OFFICE-HOLDERS TO BE REGISTERED 3,977 words
    12. Clause 28
      1. cc115-6
      2. PARTY CEASING TO BE REGISTERED 856 words
    13. Clause 37
      1. cc116-8
      2. ANNUAL STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS 1,109 words
    14. Clause 39
      1. c119
      2. SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS ABOUT AUDITORS 14 words
    15. Clause 45
      1. cc119-21
      2. DONATIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PART IV 1,486 words
      cc122-4
    16. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 1,385 words
  9. Clause 48
    1. cc124-32
    2. PERMISSIBLE DONORS 3,955 words
  10. Clause 55
    1. cc132-3
    2. REPORTS TO BE MADE BY REGISTERED PARTIES 532 words
  11. Schedule 5
    1. cc133-4
    2. DETAILS TO BE GIVEN IN DONATION REPORTS 349 words
  12. Clause 58
    1. c134
    2. SUBMISSION OF DONATION REPORTS TO COMMISSION 26 words
  13. Clause 59
    1. c134
    2. DECLARATION BY TREASURER IN DONATION REPORT 136 words
  14. Clause 62
    1. c134
    2. REGISTER OF RECORDABLE DONATIONS 103 words
  15. DELEGATED LEGISLATION
    1. c135
    2. INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT 44 words
    3. c135
    4. NORTHERN IRELAND 40 words
    5. c135
    6. SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE ON ACCOUNT 2000–01 46 words
    cc136-46
  16. Multiple Sclerosis 4,902 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 13 March 2000 Series 6 Vol. 346

  1. CABINET OFFICE
    1. c1W
    2. Regulatory Impact Assessments 131 words
    3. c1W
    4. Rat Infestations 157 words
    5. c2W
    6. Non-Departmental Public Bodies 55 words
    7. c2W
    8. Global Cultural Diversity Congress 101 words
    9. cc2-3W
    10. Anti-drugs Strategy 252 words
    11. c3W
    12. Civil Service 124 words
  2. PRIME MINISTER
    1. c3W
    2. World Education Forum 65 words
  3. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. c3W
    2. News Releases 73 words
    3. cc3-4W
    4. Decommissioning Commission 166 words
    5. cc4-7W
    6. Departmental Contracts 526 words
    7. cc7-8W
    8. Murder Rates 404 words
  4. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. c8W
    2. Export Credit Guarantees (Bulgaria) 78 words
    3. c8W
    4. Anglo-Indian Trade 158 words
    5. cc8-9W
    6. International Price Comparisons 84 words
    7. c9W
    8. Airbus 224 words
    9. cc9-10W
    10. Pakistan (Exports) 341 words
    11. c10W
    12. Flower Imports 173 words
    13. c10W
    14. Synchrotron 72 words
  5. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
    1. cc10-1W
    2. Television Programmes (Home Recording) 254 words
    3. cc11-2W
    4. Playing Fields 498 words
    5. c12W
    6. Parliamentary Questions 73 words
    7. c12W
    8. Digital Television 100 words
    9. cc12-3W
    10. Renewable Energy 135 words
    11. c13W
    12. Football Grounds (Athletics) 55 words
    13. c13W
    14. Athletics Venues 72 words
    15. c13W
    16. Wembley Stadium 121 words
    17. cc13-4W
    18. Trafalgar Square (Pedestrianisation) 131 words
    19. c14W
    20. Museums, Libraries and Archives Council 47 words
  6. HOUSE OF COMMONS
    1. c14W
    2. Photo Passes 194 words
  7. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
    1. cc14-5W
    2. Urban Regeneration (Rogers Report) 475 words
    3. cc15-25W
    4. Fair Rents 5,864 words
    5. cc25-6W
    6. Landfill 104 words
    7. c26W
    8. Lord Levy 58 words
    9. cc26-7W
    10. Thames Gateway Regeneration Area 789 words
    11. c27W
    12. Planning Policy 199 words
    13. cc27-8W
    14. Household Waste 64 words
    15. cc28-9W
    16. Gatwick Airport 245 words
    17. c29W
    18. Water Industry Safety 109 words
    19. c29W
    20. Heathland Habitats (Dorset) 64 words
    21. c29W
    22. Roads (Nottinghamshire) 198 words
    23. cc29-30W
    24. Bristol Road, Stonehouse 107 words
    25. c30W
    26. Fishing Vessels 372 words
    27. c31W
    28. Public Transport Personnel (Violent Attacks) 210 words
    29. c31W
    30. Housing Spending 108 words
    31. cc31-2W
    32. Housebuilding Statistics 209 words
    33. c32W
    34. South East England Development Agency 112 words
    35. cc32-3W
    36. School Places (West Sussex) 140 words
    37. c33W
    38. Housing Green Paper 49 words
    39. c33W
    40. Official Visits Abroad 77 words
    41. cc33-4W
    42. Council House Sales 268 words
    43. c34W
    44. Habitation Density 105 words
    45. c34W
    46. Development Statistics 182 words
    47. cc34-5W
    48. Housebuilding (South-east) 196 words
    49. c35W
    50. Affordable Housing (South-east) 74 words
    51. c35W
    52. Housebuilding (West Sussex) 140 words
    53. c35W
    54. Housebuilding (Brownfield Sites) 61 words
    55. cc35-6W
    56. Water Supply (West Sussex) 183 words
    57. c36W
    58. Medical Services (West Sussex) 109 words
    59. c36W
    60. Housing Demand (South-east) 174 words
    61. cc36-7W
    62. Crow Report 60 words
    63. c37W
    64. Single Person Occupancy 115 words
    65. c37W
    66. Gas-powered Vehicles 205 words
    67. c37W
    68. National Air Traffic Services 67 words
    69. c38W
    70. Countryside and Rights of Way Bill 85 words
  8. DEFENCE
    1. cc38-9W
    2. KFOR 321 words
    3. c39W
    4. Training Parachute Jumps 89 words
    5. c39W
    6. Catterick Garrison 50 words
    7. c39W
    8. Helicopter Support Authority 63 words
    9. cc39-40W
    10. Armed Forces Personnel Administration Organisation 448 words
    11. cc40-1W
    12. Defence Intelligence and Security Centre 289 words
    13. c41W
    14. Defence Codification Agency 309 words
    15. cc41-2W
    16. Defence Postal and Courier Services Agency 520 words
    17. c42W
    18. Floods (Mozambique) 185 words
    19. cc42-3W
    20. SSBN Force 43 words
    21. c43W
    22. Kosovo 81 words
  9. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. c43W
    2. Carter Center, Atlanta 81 words
    3. cc43-4W
    4. India (Bonded Labour) 212 words
    5. c44W
    6. Chinese President (State Visit) 70 words
    7. c44W
    8. Millenium Civil Society Forum 102 words
    9. c44W
    10. Atomic Energy Counsellor (Japan) 187 words
    11. cc44-5W
    12. Pakistan 155 words
    13. c45W
    14. Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty 101 words
    15. c45W
    16. Zimbabwe 34 words
    17. cc45-6W
    18. James Mawdsley 288 words
    19. c46W
    20. China 205 words
    21. cc46-7W
    22. Iraq 252 words
  10. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. c47W
    2. Farmed Sea Bass 129 words
    3. cc47-8W
    4. Genetically Modified Seeds 284 words
    5. c48W
    6. Ministerial Meetings 105 words
    7. c48W
    8. Drift Nets 70 words
  11. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. cc48-9W
    2. War Pensions 230 words
    3. cc49-50W
    4. Funeral Expenses 444 words
    5. c50W
    6. Independent Tribunal Service 279 words
    7. cc50-2W
    8. Housing Benefit (Verification Framework) 688 words
    9. c52W
    10. Income Support 76 words
    11. cc52-3W
    12. Hospital Downrating 223 words
    13. c53W
    14. Fraud 109 words
    15. c53W
    16. National Insurance 252 words
    17. cc53-4W
    18. Child Support 346 words
  12. HEALTH
    1. cc54-5W
    2. Breast Implants 224 words
    3. c55W
    4. Otahara Syndrome 218 words
    5. cc55-6W
    6. Pharmacists 199 words
    7. c56W
    8. Pay Review Body 77 words
    9. c56W
    10. Long-term Care 89 words
    11. cc56-7W
    12. Beta Interferon 107 words
    13. c57W
    14. Shropshire Health Authority 163 words
    15. c57W
    16. Dentistry 109 words
    17. cc57-8W
    18. Medical and Dental Regulation 139 words
    19. cc58-9W
    20. Medical Laboratory Science Officers 466 words
    21. cc59-60W
    22. NHS Pay 308 words
    23. c60W
    24. Rothbury Community Hospital, Northumberland 49 words
    25. c60W
    26. Patients' Rights 67 words
    27. c60W
    28. Patient Referral 72 words
    29. c60W
    30. Ethical Investment Policy 171 words
    31. cc60-1W
    32. Drug Addicts 121 words
    33. cc61-2W
    34. Fruit and Vegetables 697 words
    35. cc62-3W
    36. Overseas Ministerial Visits 333 words
    37. c63W
    38. Correspondence 69 words
    39. cc63-4W
    40. Controlled Drug Stocks 257 words
  13. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. c64W
    2. University Funding 84 words
    3. cc64-5W
    4. Class Sizes 331 words
    5. cc65-70W
    6. New Deal 2,239 words
    7. cc70-1W
    8. Statemented Children 135 words
    9. cc71-2W
    10. Standard Spending Assessment 635 words
    11. cc72-3W
    12. School Places (West Sussex) 184 words
    13. c73W
    14. Ofsted 166 words
    15. c73W
    16. Child Care Costs 218 words
    17. c74W
    18. PE and Sport 203 words
    19. cc74-5W
    20. School Exclusions 294 words
    21. c75W
    22. Equal Opportunities 181 words
  14. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. c75W
    2. Crime (Slough) 49 words
    3. c75W
    4. Local Elections 90 words
    5. cc75-6W
    6. Safe Cells 69 words
    7. c76W
    8. Youth Offenders (Greater Manchester) 93 words
    9. c76W
    10. Passports (Compensation) 64 words
    11. c76W
    12. Stop and Search 193 words
    13. cc76-7W
    14. Crime Reduction (Five-year Targets) 84 words
    15. c77W
    16. Security Services (Parliamentary Oversight) 155 words
    17. cc77-8W
    18. Domestic Violence 535 words
    19. cc78-9W
    20. Asylum Seekers 346 words
    21. c79W
    22. Drugs and Crime 161 words
    23. c79W
    24. Immigration 155 words
    25. cc79-80W
    26. Police Numbers (West Mercia) 144 words
    27. c80W
    28. Political Asylum 43 words
    29. c80W
    30. Crime Fighting (Derbyshire) 49 words
    31. cc80-1W
    32. UK Visas 63 words
    33. c81W
    34. Probation Service 137 words
    35. c81W
    36. Young Offenders 92 words
    37. cc81-2W
    38. Crime Fighting (New Technology) 566 words
    39. cc82-3W
    40. Ballot Arrangements 41 words
    41. c83W
    42. Rural Crime 385 words
    43. cc83-4W
    44. Police Training (Hendon) 92 words
    45. c84W
    46. Crime Reduction Partnerships 185 words
    47. c84W
    48. Disclosure of Evidence Requirements 147 words
    49. cc84-5W
    50. Prison Staff (Assaults) 196 words
    51. c85W
    52. Animal Experiments 225 words
    53. cc85-6W
    54. PCCGs 318 words
    55. c86W
    56. Prisoner Suicides 56 words
    57. c86W
    58. Juveniles (Representation) 85 words
    59. cc86-7W
    60. Racial Incidents 55 words
    61. cc87-91W
    62. Public Safety Radio Communications 2,806 words
    63. c91W
    64. Police (Human Rights) 204 words
    65. cc91-4W
    66. Metropolitan Police Service 1,033 words
    67. c95W
    68. Press Office 44 words
    69. cc95-6W
    70. Illegal Drugs 1,266 words
  15. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
    1. c97W
    2. Asylum and Immigration 76 words
    3. cc97-8W
    4. Compensation Payment Defaulters 152 words
    5. c98W
    6. Magistrates Courts (Safe Cells) 70 words

Lords Sitting of 13 March 2000 Series 5 Vol. 610

    c1275
  1. Preamble 22 words
  2. cc1275-6
  3. Lead Shot Working Group 689 words
  4. cc1276-9
  5. Go: Fares Complaint against Lufthansa 1,322 words
  6. cc1279-81
  7. Civil Court Fees 635 words
  8. cc1281-4
  9. Sudan 1,772 words
  10. cc1285-7
  11. Business of the House: House of Lords Investigation 1,261 words
  12. cc1287-90
  13. Procedure of the House: Select Committee Report 1,393 words
  14. cc1290-356
  15. Learning and Skills Bill [H.L.] 34,258 words, 4 divisions
  16. cc1356-73
  17. Road Safety 8,400 words
  18. cc1373-432
  19. Learning and Skills Bill [H.L.] 29,689 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 13 March 2000 Series 5 Vol. 610

    c173WA
  1. British Embassy, Beijing: DfID Staff 161 words
    c173WA
  2. Mozambique: Helicopters for Relief Work 107 words
    cc173-4WA
  3. Sudan: Debt Cancellation 65 words
    c174WA
  4. Sudan: Humanitarian Need 109 words
    c174WA
  5. Sudan: Diversion of Humanitarian Aid 102 words
    cc174-5WA
  6. Sudan: NGO Activity 423 words
    cc175-6WA
  7. Ethnic Monitoring in Business 105 words
    cc176-7WA
  8. Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Grant 316 words
    c177WA
  9. Portable Humanitarian Mine Detector Development 91 words
    c177WA
  10. Kosovo: Postal Service 57 words
    c177WA
  11. UNMIK: Salaries and Expenses 62 words
    cc177-8WA
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Electoral Law 123 words
    c178WA
  13. Albanian Prisoners in Serbia 166 words
    cc178-9WA
  14. ABM Treaty: US/Russian Discussions 98 words
    c179WA
  15. Burma: Genocide Charges 121 words
    cc179-80WA
  16. Sudan 258 words
    c180WA
  17. Sudan/Eritrea/Uganda Agreements 74 words
    c180WA
  18. Gambling Review Body 135 words
    cc180-1WA
  19. Criminal Injuries Compensation Board 266 words
    cc181-2WA
  20. Immigration Detainees 420 words
    c182WA
  21. Plymouth City Council: Early Voting Pilot Scheme 76 words
    cc182-4WA
  22. Asylum Seekers: Support 554 words
    c184WA
  23. Asylum Applications: Individual Consideration 115 words
    c184WA
  24. Asylum Seekers: Oakington Detention Centre 87 words
    cc184-5WA
  25. Asylum Seekers: Dependants 170 words
    c185WA
  26. Asylum Seekers: Removals and Voluntary Departures 322 words
    cc185-6WA
  27. Immigration Offenders: Tracing and Removal 146 words
    c186WA
  28. Asylum Seekers: Voucher Scheme 133 words
    c186WA
  29. Asylum Seekers: Statement of Legal Rights 121 words
    cc186-7WA
  30. New Millennium Experience Company: Advertising and Design Contract Awards 262 words
    cc187-8WA
  31. Child Support Reduced Benefit Directions 343 words
    cc188-9WA
  32. Sheep and BSE 197 words
    c189WA
  33. Pakistani Basmati Rice 114 words
    c189WA
  34. Arable Area Payments: Field Margins 263 words
    cc189-90WA
  35. Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review Group: Report 99 words
    c190WA
  36. Epichlorohydrin: Stabiliser Use in Sheep Dips 163 words
    cc190-1WA
  37. Road Building Schemes: Cost-benefit Analysis 268 words
    c191WA
  38. River Don 173 words
    cc191-2WA
  39. Hedgerows: Revised Draft Regulations 83 words
    c192WA
  40. Teenage Mothers: Supported Accommodation 147 words
    cc192-3WA
  41. GM Maize: Evaluation Programme 320 words
    cc193-4WA
  42. GM and Non-GM Crops: Distinction 127 words
    c194WA
  43. Magnox Fuel 86 words
    cc194-5WA
  44. Life Peerages: Interim Appointments Committee 244 words
    cc195-6WA
  45. Committee on Standards in Public Life: House of Lords Investigation 67 words