Commons Sitting of 15 September 2003 Series 6 Vol. 410

    c571
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c571
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
      4. cc571-84
    1. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT 6 words
        2. cc571-2
      1. Historic Royal Palaces 334 words
        2. cc572-3
      2. Mind Sports 476 words
        3. cc573-4
      3. Performing Art 611 words
        4. cc574-5
      4. Athletics (North-East) 484 words
        5. cc575-6
      5. Lottery Funding 776 words
        6. cc576-8
      6. Olympic Bid 894 words
        7. cc578-9
      7. Analogue/Digital Television 322 words
        8. cc579-82
      8. BBC 1,413 words
        9. cc582-3
      9. Amateur Sports Clubs 439 words
        10. cc583-4
      10. Free-to-view Television 415 words
      c584
    2. ELECTORAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE 15 words
        3. c584
      1. Marked Electoral Registers 325 words
      cc584-7
    3. CHURCH COMMISSIONERS 11 words
        4. cc585-6
      1. Sexual Orientation (Employees) 541 words
        2. cc586-7
      2. Church Access (Disability Discrimination) 587 words
      cc587-90
    4. ELECTORAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE 15 words
        5. cc587-8
      1. Postal Votes (Intimidation) 476 words
        2. cc588-90
      2. Boundary Reviews 410 words
    c591
  4. Points of Order 403 words
  5. Programme Motions
      6. cc592-4
    1. WATER BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) (NO. 2) 1,489 words, 1 division
      2. cc594-7
    2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL (PROGRAMME) (NO. 4) 45 words
        3. cc594-5
      1. Consideration of Lords Amendments 129 words
        2. cc595-7
      2. Subsequent stages 1,458 words, 1 division
  6. Orders of the Day
      7. cc598-637
    1. Local Government Bill 66 words
      1. Clause 11
          2. cc598-622
        1. USE OF CAPITAL RECEIPTS 12,808 words, 1 division
        cc622-37
      2. Before Clause 25 8,019 words, 1 division
      3. Clause 3
          4. cc637-41
        1. DUTY TO DETERMINE AFFORDABLE BORROWING LIMIT 2,007 words
      4. Clause 8
          5. cc641-6
        1. CONTROL OF CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS 2,518 words
      5. Clause 31
          6. cc646-8
        1. POWER TO PAY GRANT 1,093 words
      6. Clause 49
          7. cc648-52
        1. BID REVENUE ACCOUNT 2,001 words
      cc652-60
    2. After Clause 65 4,376 words
    3. Clause 76
        4. cc660-2
      1. SECOND AND EMPTY HOMES: ENGLAND 1,386 words
    4. Clause 117
        5. cc663-5
      1. LOCAL POLLS 1,067 words
      cc665-9
    5. After Clause 117 2,517 words
      6. cc669-80
    6. After Clause 119 5,458 words
  7. Clause 127
      8. c680
    1. COMMENCEMENT 125 words
  8. Clause 127
      9. c680
    1. COMMENCEMENT 107 words
  9. Clause 127
      10. cc681-92
    1. COMMENCEMENT 5,898 words
    c692
  10. DELEGATED LEGISLATION 16 words
      11. c692
    1. NORTHERN IRELAND 27 words
    c692
  11. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY DOCUMENTS 14 words
      12. c692
    1. MARITIME TRANSPORT SECURITY 47 words
    c692
  12. EUROPEAN SCRUTINY COMMITTEE 18 words
    13. cc692-3
  13. STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE 415 words
  14. DELEGATED LEGISLATION
      15. c693
    1. WORKING TIME REGULATIONS 21 words
      2. c694
    2. CARE STANDARDS 30 words
  15. PETITION
      16. c694
    1. New Town 210 words
      2. cc695-700
    2. Probate Services 2,567 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 15 September 2003 Series 6 Vol. 410

  1. Solicitor-General
      2. c493W
    1. Child Abuse 107 words
      2. c493W
    2. Fraud (Small Businesses) 81 words
      3. cc493-5W
    3. Victims/Witnesses 582 words
      4. c495W
    4. Street Crime 161 words
      5. cc495-7W
    5. Crown Prosecution Service 685 words
      6. c497W
    6. Domestic Violence 134 words
      7. c497W
    7. Iraq 102 words
      8. cc497-8W
    8. Criminal Justice Reform 168 words
      9. c498W
    9. Criminal Trials 89 words
      10. c498W
    10. Crown Court Cases 99 words
      11. cc498-9W
    11. Magistrates Courts 139 words
      12. c499W
    12. Vulnerable Adults (Video Evidence) 176 words
  2. HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION
      3. c499W
    1. Building Works 139 words
      2. cc499-500W
    2. Parliamentary Ticket Office 329 words
      3. cc500-1W
    3. Recycling 225 words
  3. CABINET OFFICE
      4. c501W
    1. Civil Contingencies 231 words
      2. c501W
    2. Government Vehicles 106 words
      3. cc501-2W
    3. Public Appointments 377 words
      4. cc502-3W
    4. E-Envoy 58 words
  4. TRANSPORT
      5. c503W
    1. Road Haulage Industry (Compensation Claims) 141 words
      2. c503W
    2. A12 229 words
      3. cc503-4W
    3. A27 116 words
      4. c504W
    4. A38 71 words
      5. cc504-7W
    5. Air Transport 1,581 words
      6. cc507-8W
    6. Freight Transport 314 words
      7. c508W
    7. Harbour Revision Orders 72 words
      8. c508W
    8. Public Transport 173 words
      9. cc508-9W
    9. Road Deaths 99 words
      10. cc509-10W
    10. Shipping (Oil and Chemical Transfers) 721 words
      11. cc510-1W
    11. Thameslink 2000 84 words
      12. c511W
    12. Traffic Calming 108 words
      13. c511W
    13. Rail Performance Statistics 81 words
  5. DEFENCE
      6. cc511-2W
    1. Afghanistan 166 words
      2. c512W
    2. Aircraft Carriers 164 words
      3. c512W
    3. British Army Training Unit Suffield 54 words
      4. c512W
    4. Campaign Medals 107 words
      5. cc512-3W
    5. Chatham Dockyard (Radiation Records) 180 words
      6. c513W
    6. Compensation (Asbestosis) 113 words
      7. c513W
    7. Contracts 98 words
      8. cc513-4W
    8. Service Personnel (Religious Faith) 223 words
      9. cc514-7W
    9. Iraq 1,238 words
      10. c517W
    10. Joint Intelligence Committee 106 words
      11. c517W
    11. Military Personnel 40 words
      12. c517W
    12. NATO Scientific Programme 70 words
      13. cc517-8W
    13. Overseas Deployments 231 words
      14. c518W
    14. Army Equipment Purchases 142 words
      15. cc518-9W
    15. Relocations 65 words
      16. c519W
    16. Ro-ro Vessels 144 words
      17. c519W
    17. Rosyth 143 words
      18. cc519-20W
    18. Security Clearance 87 words
      19. c520W
    19. Women (Front-line Deployment) 100 words
  6. PRIME MINISTER
      7. c520W
    1. Alastair Campbell 50 words
      2. c520W
    2. Falkland Islands 93 words
      3. cc520-1W
    3. Hutton Inquiry 178 words
      4. c521W
    4. Iraq 165 words
      5. c521W
    5. Ministerial Code of Conduct 45 words
      6. c521W
    6. Multi-national Chairman's Group 58 words
      7. cc521-2W
    7. Public Inquiries 53 words
      8. c522W
    8. Security Service Advice 55 words
      9. c522W
    9. World Trade Talks (Cancun) 93 words
  7. CHURCH COMMISSIONERS
      8. c522W
    1. Cathedrals (Financial Support) 77 words
      2. c522W
    2. Church Income 69 words
      3. cc522-3W
    3. Bishops' Emoluments 196 words
      4. cc523-4W
    4. Genetically Modified Crops 391 words
  8. ELECTORAL COMMISSION
      9. c524W
    1. Sunday Elections 73 words
      2. cc524-5W
    2. Disabled Voters 106 words
      3. c525W
    3. Electronic Voting 90 words
  9. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
      10. c525W
    1. Mesopotamia (Antiquities) 100 words
      2. cc525-6W
    2. Subtitled Films 107 words
      3. cc526-8W
    3. Olympic Bid 963 words
      4. c528W
    4. Tourism 309 words
      5. cc528-9W
    5. Analogue Television 133 words
      6. c529W
    6. Horseracing Industry 94 words
      7. c529W
    7. BBC Charter 81 words
      8. cc529-30W
    8. Food Expenditure 132 words
      9. c530W
    9. Television (Foul Language) 233 words
      10. c530W
    10. Gatwick Airport Expansion (Listed Buildings) 120 words
      11. cc530-1W
    11. Private Museums 102 words
      12. c531W
    12. National Lottery 164 words
      13. cc531-2W
    13. Sport England 224 words
      14. c532W
    14. Government Art Collection 219 words
  10. ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
      11. c533W
    1. Meat Imports 275 words
      2. cc533-4W
    2. Gatwick Airport (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) 170 words
      3. c534W
    3. Cattle Passport Scheme 149 words
      4. cc534-5W
    4. Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 432 words
      5. cc535-6W
    5. Departmental Staff 487 words
      6. c536W
    6. Export Refunds 108 words
      7. cc536-7W
    7. Fallen Stock 540 words
      8. cc537-40W
    8. Departmental Staff 713 words
      9. c540W
    9. Lantra 67 words
      10. cc540-1W
    10. Levies 539 words
      11. cc541-2W
    11. Light Pollution 261 words
      12. cc542-3W
    12. Sheep Dip 282 words
      13. c543W
    13. Training Opportunities (Countryside) 107 words
      14. cc543-4W
    14. Urban Commons 181 words
      15. c544W
    15. Varroa 344 words
  11. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
      12. cc544-5W
    1. Music Piracy 218 words
      2. c545W
    2. Civil Relationships Registration Scheme 91 words
      3. c545W
    3. Coal Investment Aid 75 words
      4. c545W
    4. Corporate Responsibility Bill 64 words
      5. cc545-6W
    5. Illegal Imports 58 words
      6. c546W
    6. Langage Power Station 65 words
      7. c546W
    7. Mineworkers' Compensation 33 words
      8. cc546-7W
    8. Ministerial Visits 281 words
      9. c547W
    9. Nuclear Safety 121 words
      10. cc547-8W
    10. Royal Mail 546 words
      11. c548W
    11. Science and Engineering (Women Employees) 162 words
      12. cc548-9W
    12. Telecommunications 201 words
  12. EDUCATION AND SKILLS
      13. cc549-50W
    1. Modern Apprenticeships 286 words
      2. c550W
    2. Specialist Teaching (Sign Language) 262 words
      3. cc550-1W
    3. Adult Non-vocational Courses 120 words
      4. c551W
    4. Animal Experiments 114 words
      5. c551W
    5. Early Literacy Programme 133 words
      6. cc551-2W
    6. Learning and Skills Council 201 words
      7. c552W
    7. Further Education 265 words
      8. cc552-3W
    8. Higher Education 197 words
      9. c553W
    9. Student Income and Expenditure Survey 75 words
      10. c553W
    10. Tuition Fees 289 words
      11. cc553-4W
    11. University Entry Criteria 116 words
  13. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
      14. c554W
    1. Micro-finance 233 words
      2. cc554-6W
    2. Afghanistan 584 words
      3. c556W
    3. Agricultural Produce (EU Reforms) 252 words
      4. cc556-7W
    4. International Conference on Population and Development 161 words
      5. c557W
    5. Iraq 281 words
      6. cc557-8W
    6. Sierra Leone 131 words
  14. WORK AND PENSIONS
      15. c558W
    1. Benefit Applications 120 words
      2. c558W
    2. Child Support Agency 254 words
      3. cc558-61W
    3. International Labour Organisations 1,468 words
      4. cc561-3W
    4. Employment (People with Learning Disabilities) 255 words
      5. cc563-4W
    5. Pensioners (Means-tested Benefits) 346 words
      6. cc564-5W
    6. Pension Credit 552 words
  15. NORTHERN IRELAND
      16. cc565-6W
    1. Agriculture Training 383 words
      2. cc566-7W
    2. Autism Services 343 words
      3. c567W
    3. Beef Exports 122 words
      4. cc567-8W
    4. BSE 287 words
      5. c568W
    5. Causeway Health and Social Services Trust 150 words
      6. c568W
    6. Mature Students (Child Care Support) 54 words
      7. cc568-9W
    7. Child Support Agency 92 words
      8. c569W
    8. Freedom of Information 146 words
      9. cc569-70W
    9. Entrepreneurship/Education 346 words
      10. c570W
    10. Environmental Appraisals 85 words
      11. cc570-3W
    11. Sport Funding 951 words
      12. c573W
    12. Health 318 words
      13. cc573-4W
    13. High Technology/Telecommunications Industries 293 words
      14. cc574-5W
    14. Horses 230 words
      15. c575W
    15. Lisburn Health and Social Services Trust 250 words
      16. cc575-6W
    16. Literacy/Numeracy 281 words
      17. cc576-7W
    17. Northern Ireland Fishing Task Force 265 words
      18. c577W
    18. Policing Board/Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission 205 words
      19. c577W
    19. Primary Schools 143 words
      20. cc577-8W
    20. Road Safety 147 words
      21. c578W
    21. School Examinations 132 words
      22. c578W
    22. Schools Finance 96 words
      23. cc578-9W
    23. Social Security Appeal Tribunals 157 words
      24. c579W
    24. Sports Funding 316 words
      25. c579W
    25. Ulster Scots Academy 57 words
    26. SCOTLAND
        27. cc579-80W
      1. Beef Farming 16 words
        2. c580W
      2. Stevens Inquiry 95 words
        3. c580W
      3. Teachers 187 words
        4. cc580-1W
      4. Fishing Industry 78 words
        5. c581W
      5. Official Engagements 49 words
        6. c581W
      6. Over-30-months Scheme 55 words
        7. c581W
      7. Quality Meat Scotland 52 words
        8. c581W
      8. Sewel Motions 119 words
    27. HOME DEPARTMENT
        28. c582W
      1. Air Weapons 488 words
        2. cc582-3W
      2. Al Mujaharoon 162 words
        3. c583W
      3. Bailiffs 52 words
        4. cc583-5W
      4. Asylum Seekers 858 words
        5. c585W
      5. Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 102 words
        6. cc585-6W
      6. Criminal Records Bureau 191 words
        7. c586W
      7. Faith Communities 90 words
        8. c586W
      8. Internet Grooming 240 words
        9. cc586-7W
      9. Passports 325 words
        10. cc587-8W
      10. Probation Service 274 words
        11. c588W
      11. Restorative Justice 244 words
        12. cc588-9W
      12. West Sussex Safe House Project 280 words
    28. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
        29. c589W
      1. Andrew Wang 88 words
        2. c589W
      2. Arms Promotion (Czech Republic) 156 words
        3. cc589-90W
      3. Brazil 136 words
        4. c590W
      4. Chechnya 252 words
        5. c590W
      5. Colombia 125 words
        6. cc590-1W
      6. Cyprus 225 words
        7. cc591-2W
      7. European Union 400 words
        8. c592W
      8. Food Expenditure 203 words
        9. cc592-3W
      9. British Detainees (Guantanamo Bay) 130 words
        10. c593W
      10. Immigration and Asylum 90 words
        11. cc593-4W
      11. Iraq 375 words
        12. c594W
      12. Israel 235 words
        13. c594W
      13. Pakistan 107 words
        14. cc594-5W
      14. Peter Bleach 198 words
        15. cc595-6W
      15. Somali People (Entry Clearance) 323 words
        16. c596W
      16. Tibet 103 words
    29. TREASURY
        30. c596W
      1. Audit Requirements 127 words
        2. c596W
      2. Bruemark Ruling 41 words
        3. cc596-7W
      3. Computer Fraud 118 words
        4. c597W
      4. Corporation Tax 258 words
        5. cc597-8W
      5. Correspondence 164 words
        6. c598W
      6. Developing Countries 307 words
        7. cc598-9W
      7. Employer-loaned Computers 75 words
        8. c599W
      8. Employment 148 words
        9. c599W
      9. Enterprise Investment Scheme 210 words
        10. cc599-600W
      10. Enterprise Management Incentives 361 words
        11. c600W
      11. Household Debt 58 words
        12. cc600-1W
      12. Individual Learning Accounts 55 words
        13. c601W
      13. Inheritance Tax 60 words
        14. c601W
      14. Lung Cancer 198 words
        15. c601W
      15. National Insurance Fund 66 words
        16. cc601-2W
      16. North Sea Fiscal Regime 137 words
        17. c602W
      17. Customs Detector Dogs 96 words
        18. c602W
      18. Premium Bonds 45 words
        19. c602W
      19. Regional Pay 59 words
        20. c602W
      20. Research and Development Tax Credit 88 words
        21. cc602-3W
      21. Residential Property Sales 140 words
        22. c603W
      22. Savings 75 words
        23. c603W
      23. Special Advisers 131 words
        24. cc603-5W
      24. Tax Credits 698 words
        25. cc605-6W
      25. Third World Debt 430 words
        26. c606W
      26. Water Efficient Technologies 92 words
    30. CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
        31. c606W
      1. Immigration Work (Legal Practices) 101 words
        2. cc606-7W
      2. Legal Services Commission 301 words
        3. c607W
      3. Sheriffs 137 words
    31. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
        32. c608W
      1. Alconbury Airfield 111 words
        2. cc608-9W
      2. Local Authority Housing 478 words
        3. c609W
      3. Census Forms 187 words
        4. c609W
      4. Correspondence 49 words
        5. cc609-10W
      5. Disability Grants 267 words
        6. c610W
      6. Dispute Resolution 120 words
        7. cc610-1W
      7. Fire Sprinklers 153 words
        8. c611W
      8. General Permitted Development Order 107 words
        9. c611W
      9. Housing 197 words
        10. cc611-2W
      10. Housing Development (Sewerage Networks) 264 words
        11. c612W
      11. Local Rates 99 words
        12. c612W
      12. Park Homes 63 words
        13. cc612-3W
      13. Planning 372 words
        14. cc613-4W
      14. Regional Assemblies 137 words
        15. c614W
      15. Social Exclusion 349 words
        16. cc614-5W
      16. Voter Turnouts 117 words
    32. HEALTH
        33. c615W
      1. National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse 187 words
        2. cc615-6W
      2. Anti-TNF Therapy 411 words
        3. cc616-7W
      3. Broomfield Hospital (Waiting Times) 184 words
        4. c617W
      4. Care Home Beds (London) 83 words
        5. c617W
      5. Carers 135 words
        6. c617W
      6. Delayed Discharges 75 words
        7. cc617-8W
      7. Disabled Children (Family Support) 99 words
        8. c618W
      8. Health Professionals (Suicide) 128 words
        9. c618W
      9. Health Protection Agency 217 words
        10. cc618-9W
      10. Health Service (Worcestershire) 273 words
        11. cc619-20W
      11. Heartburn 417 words
        12. cc620-1W
      12. Hospital-acquired Infections 371 words
        13. c621W
      13. Learning Disability Services 113 words
        14. cc621-2W
      14. Lymphoedema 151 words
        15. c622W
      15. Medicines and Health Care Products Agency 195 words
        16. cc622-3W
      16. Waiting Lists/Times Trust 164 words
        17. c623W
      17. NHS Dentistry 476 words
        18. cc623-4W
      18. Care Standards Act 250 words
        19. cc624-5W
      19. Prosthetic Services 349 words
        20. c625W
      20. Pulmonary Care 193 words
        21. cc625-6W
      21. Redundant/Empty Hospital Buildings 116 words
        22. c626W
      22. Stroke Services 312 words
        23. cc626-8W
      23. Tooth Decay 176 words

Written Statements (Commons) of 15 September 2003 Series 6 Vol. 410

  1. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
      2. c37WS
    1. Planning Policy (Rural Areas) 334 words
      2. cc37-8WS
    2. Council Tax 168 words
  2. HOME DEPARTMENT
      3. cc38-9WS
    1. Sexual/Violent Offenders 358 words
  3. DEFENCE
      4. cc39-40WS
    1. Armed Forces (Pension/Compensation Schemes) 825 words
  4. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      5. cc40-1WS
    1. British Council 45 words
  5. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
      6. cc41-2WS
    1. Volcanic Activity (Montserrat) 145 words

Lords Sitting of 15 September 2003 Series 5 Vol. 652

    c657
  1. Preamble 25 words
    2. cc657-8
  2. National Asylum Support Service 509 words
    3. cc658-60
  3. Iraq: WMD Investigations 783 words
    4. cc660-2
  4. School Budgets 952 words
    5. cc662-5
  5. Criminal Records Bureau: Disclosure Checks 1,453 words
    6. c665
  6. Fireworks Bill 53 words
    7. cc665-87
  7. Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [H.L.] 11,145 words, 2 divisions
    8. cc687-734
  8. Criminal Justice Bill 9,595 words, 1 division
      9. cc707-34
    1. CHAPTER A1 89A CRIMINAL EVIDENCE RULES 13,808 words, 3 divisions
    cc734-5
  9. Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2003 605 words
    10. cc735-6
  10. Partnerships etc. (Removal of Twenty Member Limit) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 480 words
    11. c737
  11. Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [H.L.] 54 words
    12. cc737-54
  12. Criminal Justice Bill 8,879 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 15 September 2003 Series 5 Vol. 652

    c153WA
  1. Judicial Appointments 186 words
    c153WA
  2. British Council Trustees: Annual Report and Accounts 73 words
    cc153-4WA
  3. Multi-agency Public Protection Arrangements: Annual Reports 388 words
    cc154-6WA
  4. Iraq: Costs of Military Campaign 596 words
    cc156-7WA
  5. Planning Policy Statement: Rural Areas in England 366 words
    c157WA
  6. Local Authority Budgets: Capping 188 words
    cc157-8WA
  7. Economic and Social Research Council 170 words
    c158WA
  8. Tax Credits 110 words
    cc158-9WA
  9. Asylum Seekers: Unsuccessful Candidates 136 words
    c159WA
  10. Public Sector Jobs 65 words
    cc159-60WA
  11. Inland Revenue: Self-assessment Tax Returns 69 words
    c160WA
  12. Immigration Advisory Services: Transfer of Funding 151 words