It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Luton South (Mr Shuker) and the many Members who have made maiden speeches today and in previous days. We have heard speeches of great eloquence and passion, and we already know that Parliament will be well served by its new...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Luton South (Mr Shuker) and the many Members who have made maiden speeches today and in previous days. We have heard speeches of great eloquence and passion, and we already know that Parliament will be well served by its new...

I. Action required on sickness absence. 7p. II. Attendance review procedure. 4p. III. Drugs and alcohol policy: why do we need a drugs and alcohol policy? 3p. IV. Sick absence: maximising attendance. 2p.

I. Action required on sickness absence. 7p. II. Attendance review procedure. 4p. III. Drugs and alcohol policy: why do we need a drugs and alcohol policy? 3p. IV. Sick absence: maximising attendance. 2p.

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am placing in the Libraries of both Houses copies of the new government paper Harm Reduction: Tackling Drug use and HIV in the Developing world. This paper is published...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am placing in the Libraries of both Houses copies of the new government paper Harm Reduction: Tackling Drug use and HIV in the Developing world. This paper is published...

I am placing in the Libraries of both Houses copies of the new Government paper ““Harm Reduction: Tackling Drug use and HIV in the Developing world.”” This paper is published by DFID today in conjunction with seven other Government Departments: the Cabinet Office, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport,...

I am placing in the Libraries of both Houses copies of the new Government paper ““Harm Reduction: Tackling Drug use and HIV in the Developing world.”” This paper is published by DFID today in conjunction with seven other Government Departments: the Cabinet Office, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport,...

Harm reduction: tackling drug use and HIV in the developing world. 9 p.

Harm reduction: tackling drug use and HIV in the developing world. 9 p.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are taken to ensure that development aid in Sri Lanka is not diverted to illegal or corrupt purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are taken to ensure that development aid in Sri Lanka is not diverted to illegal or corrupt purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people employed by his Department have worked on harm reduction programmes (a) for and (b) in the Russian Federation.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people employed by his Department have worked on harm reduction programmes (a) for and (b) in the Russian Federation.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the harm reduction projects in the Russian Federation that received financial support from his Department in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the harm reduction projects in the Russian Federation that received financial support from his Department in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what account has been taken by (a) his Department and (b) the European Union of Article 15 (4) of the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation in support for harm reduction programmes in the federation.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what account has been taken by (a) his Department and (b) the European Union of Article 15 (4) of the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation in support for harm reduction programmes in the federation.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the HIV/Aids projects in the Russian Federation that received financial support from his Department in 2003-04. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the HIV/Aids projects in the Russian Federation that received financial support from his Department in 2003-04. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact on harm reduction programmes supported by his Department in the Russian Federation of the (a) 1995 Federal Law on the Prevention of Dissemination in the Russian Federation of Disease Caused by Human Immunodeficiency...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact on harm reduction programmes supported by his Department in the Russian Federation of the (a) 1995 Federal Law on the Prevention of Dissemination in the Russian Federation of Disease Caused by Human Immunodeficiency...

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the worldwide spread of HIV/AIDS. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the worldwide spread of HIV/AIDS. Motion withdrawn.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of anti-drugs programmes in Tanzania. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of anti-drugs programmes in Tanzania. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he has received about the activity of girls in Nepal highlighting the problems of school attendance, alcohol consumption and smoking.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he has received about the activity of girls in Nepal highlighting the problems of school attendance, alcohol consumption and smoking.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are in place to reduce the production of heroin in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are in place to reduce the production of heroin in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has made to the UNDCP concerning the programme scope.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has made to the UNDCP concerning the programme scope.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has held with the World Bank concerning its policy towards drug eradication programmes in poor countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has held with the World Bank concerning its policy towards drug eradication programmes in poor countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how she plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the UN International Drugs Control Programme's drug reduction programme in drug-producing regions.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how she plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the UN International Drugs Control Programme's drug reduction programme in drug-producing regions.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress is being made by her Department in implementing alternative development in drug-producing regions of drug-producing countries. - Includes ref to 'Illicit Drugs'.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress is being made by her Department in implementing alternative development in drug-producing regions of drug-producing countries. - Includes ref to 'Illicit Drugs'.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, What role her Department is taking in encouraging developing countries to reduce the production and supply of illegal drugs. (Failed OPQ). - Inc fact that strategy paper on illicit drugs and the development assistance programme, in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, What role her Department is taking in encouraging developing countries to reduce the production and supply of illegal drugs. (Failed OPQ). - Inc fact that strategy paper on illicit drugs and the development assistance programme, in Library.