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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preparations are being made to provide information after 1st January 2005 under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to former service personnel about experiments in which they took part at the chemical defence establishment, Porton Down.

Asked by

Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 2004

Reference

205036; 428 c1581-2W;428 c1579-80W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to offer a substantive response to Letters before Action received from legal representatives acting on behalf of members of the British Nuclear Tests Veterans' Association. - (Holding answer 20 December 2004).

Asked by

Roger Gale (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 2004

Reference

205945; 428 c1580W;428 c1578W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial resources have been made available in areas piloting neo-natal hearing screening to support early intervention where a hearing problem has been identified. - (Holding answer 14 December 2004).

Asked by

Mark Hoban (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2004

Reference

204846; 428 c1326W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which areas are participating in the pilot of neo-natal hearing screening; what assessment has been made of the pilot schemes; and when the programme will be rolled out across the country. - (Holding answer 14 December 2004). (Table in Library Dep 05/187).

Asked by

Mark Hoban (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2004

Reference

204847; 428 c1326-7W

House

House of Commons

Drugs Bill. Explanatory Notes Bill 17-EN also published.

Member

Tony Blair (Labour)

Department

Home Office

Type

Government bills

Date

16 December 2004

Reference

Bill 17 2004/05

House

House of Commons

ANIMAL TESTING OF DRUGS

That this House expresses its concerns regarding the safeguarding of public health through data obtained from laboratory animals, particularly in light of large numbers of serious and fatal adverse drug reactions that were not predicted by animal studies; is surprised that the Government has not commissioned or evaluated any formal...

Primary sponsor

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

14 December 2004

Reference

385

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the powers under the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 to carry out roadside drug tests will be utilised; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 13 December 2004).

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 December 2004

Reference

203990; 428 c1016W;428 c1016-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior citizens in Bolton North East have access to free eye tests. - Inc figure.

Asked by

David Crausby (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

203372; 428 c956W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force National Council Report of 10th July 1998 for the health liability claims of British servicemen who served in the Pacific Region in the 1940s and 1950s; and if...

Asked by

Peter Ainsworth (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 November 2004

For answer on

13 December 2004

Answered on

13 December 2004

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the implications of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force National Council Report of 10 July 1998 for the health liability claims of British servicemen who served in the Pacific Region in the 1940s and 1950s; and if he will make a statement. [201740] Mr. Caplin :[holding answer 6 December 2004]: The Ministry of Defence is examining files to establish whether or not consideration was given to the implications of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force National Council Report of 10 July 1998 for the health liability claims of British servicemen who served in the Pacific Region in the 1940s and 1950. I will write to the hon. Member once this examination is complete. Regarding claims from servicemen consequent of their service in the Pacific under section 10 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947. The British service personnel who served in the Pacific region in the 1940s and 1950s are prevented from pursuing claims for compensation from the Ministry of Defence. The repeal of section 10 by the Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987 was not made retrospective. Compensation in the form of a War Pension Compensation is, however, available to all former members of HM forces suffering from service attributable illness or injury. War Pensions are paid by the Veterans Agency and are non-discretionary, not means-tested and are made on a no-fault, tax free and retrospective basis. They are up-rated annually. The Veterans Agency also makes provision for the widows of service and ex-service personnel whose death is attributable to service in the form of a War Widows Pension.

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

201740; 428 c911-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been provided to local authorities to enable them to conduct random roadside emissions tests as introduced in regulations in July 2002; how many cars have failed random roadside emissions tests in each year since 1997; how many fixed...

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 November 2004

For answer on

13 December 2004

Answered on

13 December 2004

John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much funding has been provided to local authorities to enable them to conduct random roadside emissions tests as introduced in regulations in July 2002; [201209] (2) how many cars have failed random roadside emissions tests in each year since 1997; how many fixed penalties have been issued to drivers whose cars have failed random roadside emissions tests; and how many other enforcement actions have been taken against drivers whose cars have failed random roadside emissions tests; [201210] (3) how many vehicles other than cars have failed random roadside emissions tests in each year since 1997; how many fixed penalties have been issued to the owners of these vehicles in the same period; and how many other enforcement actions have been taken against the owners of these vehicles in the same period. [201211] Mr. Jamieson: £1,966,800 has been allocated to local authorities to carry out roadside emissions checks under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2002. A pilot scheme allowing seven local authorities to carry out vehicle emissions tests took place between February 1998 and January 1999. Checks were also carried out by local authorities in the financial year 2003-04. The following table shows the number of cars that failed the check and the enforcement action taken. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998-99 2003-04 Number of failures 2,336 2,100 Failure rate (percentage) 11 7 Fixed penalty 985 1-- Advised 1,351 1-- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Unknown Relatively few fixed penalties have been issued as the primary purpose of the local authority emissions checking scheme is not to generate revenue but to encourage motorists to regularly service and maintain their cars. The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) also carry out emissions checks on all vehicles including cars. VOSA do not issue fixed penalties. Instead, vehicles which fail a roadside emissions check are issued with a prohibition. This prohibits the vehicle from being moved from a date specified in the prohibition notice if the emissions levels are not rectified. The following table shows the numbers of prohibitions (Prb) issued for each category of vehicle failing a VOSA roadside emissions check since 1997and the failure rate as a percentage of all vehicles checked. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cars Taxis LGV Prb (Percentage) Prb (Percentage) Prb (Percentage) 2003-04 2,555 (4.4) 167 (7.6) 363 (4.4) 2002-03 2,670 (4.6) 138 (5.8) 411 (4.1) 2001-02 2,740 (4.5) 98 (5.1) 382 (3.5) 2000-01 2,536 (4.4) 76 (3.3) 254 (3.0) 1999-2000 1,762 (2.2) 197 (5.3) 220 (1.8) 1998-99 2,419 (3.8) 196 (6.4) 339 (3.6) 1997-98 3,146 (4.1) 347 (8.6) 598 (4-8) HGV PSV Prb (Percentage) Prb (Percentage) 2003-04 36 (0.5) 16 (0.3) 2002-03 59 (0.8) 27 (0.5) 2001-02 78 (0.8) 40 (0.6) 2000-01 101 (1.0) 36 (0.5) 1999-2000 123 (0.8) 45 (0.5) 1998-99 203 (1.7) 99 (1.2) 1997-98 324 (2.5) 198 (1.8) _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

428 c793-4W; 201209;201210;201211

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) information and (b) support provided to the families of deaf children identified through newborn hearing screening.

Asked by

James Gray (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 December 2004

Reference

201673; 428 c760-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pensioners had eyesight tests (a) in England and (b) in Amber Valley in each year since 1997. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Judy Mallaber (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 November 2004

For answer on

9 December 2004

Answered on

9 December 2004

Judy Mallaber: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pensioners had eyesight tests (a) in England and (b) in Amber Valley in each year since 1997. [202117] Ms Rosie Winterton: Figures for the number of sight tests by constituency and for pensioners are not collected centrally. From 1 April 1999, we restored free sight tests under the National Health Service to those aged 60 and over. Previous to this date, records were only kept for the total number of sight tests for all patients. These figures are shown in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1: General Ophthalmic services: number of sight tests paid for in England for all patients for the years ending 31 March 1998 to 1999 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total sight tests for all patients (million) 1997-98 6.99 1998-99 6.99 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 2: General Ophthalmic services: number of sight tests paid by South Derbyshire health authority (HA) for all patients for the years ending 31 March 1998 to 1999 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total sight tests for all patients (Thousand) 1997-98 85.5 1998-99 89.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Tables 3 and 4 show the number of National Health Service sight tests paid for in England for the year 1999-2000 to 2003-04 and for South Derbyshire (HA) for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2003 and the five primary care trusts (PCTs) covering the old South Derbyshire HA for the year ending 31 March 2004. Table 3: General Ophthalmic services: number of sight tests paid for in England for patients aged 60 and over for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of sight tests for aged 60 and over (Million) 1999-2000 3.3 2000-01 3.8 2001-02 4.0 2002-03 4.1 2003-04 4.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Eligibility for NHS sight tests was extended to patients aged 60 and over from 1 April 1999. Table 4: General ophthalmic services: number of sight tests paid by South Derbyshire HA for patients aged 60 and over for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. HA and PCT Number of sight tests for aged 60 and over (Thousand) 1999-2000 South Derbyshire HA 37.9 2000-01 South Derbyshire HA 43.5 2001-02 South Derbyshire HA 47.9 2002-03 South Derbyshire HA 40.7 2003-04 Amber Valley PCT 6.9 Central Derby PCT 15.4 Derbyshire Dales And South Derbyshire PCT 3.8 Erewash PCT 9.5 Greater Derby PCT 7.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: Eligibility for NHS sight tests was extended to patients aged 60 and over from 1 April 1999. PCTs took over responsibilities from HAs in October 2002. Sight tests can not be equated to the numbers of patients. Although most people do not come back for a sight test within the year, some patients suffering from medical conditions are advised to have re-examinations sooner.

Date

9 December 2004

Reference

202117; 428 c753-5W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) general practitioner consultations, (b) eye tests and (c) prescription items were provided in the province (i) in the last year for which figures are available and (ii) (A) five (B) 10 and (C) 15 years previously. - Inc...

Asked by

Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 November 2004

For answer on

8 December 2004

Answered on

8 December 2004

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) general practitioner consultations, (b) eye tests and (c) prescription items were provided in the province (i) in the last year for which figures are available and (ii) (A) five (B) 10 and (C) 15 years previously. [202054] Angela Smith: The information as requested is as follows. (a) General practitioner consultations _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Number (thousand) 2003-4 7,567 1998-99 6,514 1993-94 n/a1 1988-89 3,739 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Data not available from the archived database or for the years either side. (b) Eye tests _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Calendar year Number (thousand) 2003 339 19981 236 1993 169 19892 115 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Refers to the 1998-99 financial year (April 1998 to March 1999). 2 1988 figures not available. (c) Prescription items1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Calendar year Number (thousand) 2003 26,399 1998 22,516 1993 18,660 19892 15,628 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Excludes private prescriptions. 2 1988 figures not available.

Date

8 December 2004

Reference

202054; 428 c614-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of scientific testing to determine whether products contain (a) cat and (b) dog fur; and if she will make a statement. - Inc ref to 28 January 2004, 417 c11-2WS.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 2004

Reference

200977; 428 c469W

House

House of Commons

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

6 December 2004

Reference

667 c657-8

House

House of Lords

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

1st supplementary on the number of road traffic police officers.

Asked by

Lord Luke (Conservative)

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

6 December 2004

Reference

667 c657-8

House

House of Lords

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what additional resources have been allocated to the Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency in Northern Ireland to help with the backlog of MOT tests following recent industrial action and to reduce the waiting time for people applying for a driving test...

Asked by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 December 2004

Reference

201135; 428 c329W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many free eye tests for pensioners there have been in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale in each year since 2000. - Inc table.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 November 2004

For answer on

6 December 2004

Answered on

6 December 2004

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many free eye tests for pensioners there have been in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale in each year since 2000. [200994] Miss Melanie Johnson: Figures for the number of sight tests by constituency or by pensioners are not collected centrally. The table shows the number of national health service sight tests paid by East Lancashire health authority (HA) for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2003 and the three primary care trusts (PCTs) covering the old East Lancashire HA for the year ending 31 March 2004. General ophthalmic services: number of sight tests paid by East Lancashire HA for patients aged 60 and over for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. HA name-PCT name Number of sight tests for aged 60 and over (000) 1999-2000 East Lancashire HA 24.5 2000-01 East Lancashire HA 39.8 2001-02 East Lancashire HA 40.8 2002-03 East Lancashire HA 43.6 2003-04 Blackburn with Darwen PCT 13.3 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT 19.9 Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT 10.8 Total East Lancashire HA 44.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Eligibility for NHS sight tests was extended to patients aged 60 and over from 1 April 1999. PCTs took over responsibilities from HAs in October 2002. 2. Sight tests can not be equated to the numbers of patients. Although most people do not come back for a sight test within the year, some patients suffering from medical conditions are advised to have re-examinations sooner. However, some patients aged 60 and over will be eligible for sight tests for other reasons as well, for example, on income grounds. The classification for such patients will depend on the patient and the practitioner.

Date

6 December 2004

Reference

200994; 428 c350W

House

House of Commons

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

6 December 2004

Reference

667 c657-8

House

House of Lords

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

How many individuals have been prosecuted and convicted following roadside drug tests since the introduction of such tests. (Question asked on behalf of Lord Dixon-Smith).

Asked by

Lord Luke (Conservative)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

6 December 2004

Reference

667 c657-8

House

House of Lords

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