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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is in respect of choice of legal base for EU measures; whether preference is given to bases requiring unanimity rather than qualified majority voting; and at what point in the decision-making process it is the policy...

Asked by

Bill Tynan (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198128; 426 c1553-4W;426 c1556-7W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the procedure is for resolution of disputes regarding EU association agreements; and what the role of the European Court of Justice is.

Asked by

Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the procedure is for resolution of disputes regarding EU association agreements; and what the role of the European Court of Justice is. [198631] Mr. MacShane: Disputes regarding association agreements may arise in several ways. Disputes between the EC and its member states on the one hand and the other party or parties to the agreement on the other will typically be addressed within the institutional framework established by the agreement. This will usually include an Association Council and a Committee of Ministers. Disputes among the EC member states or between them and the Commission will usually be addressed within the Council at working group level, at the Permanent Representatives Council (COREPER) or if necessary in the Council itself. The European Court of Justice may have jurisdiction in relation to a dispute concerning an association agreement. This will depend on the nature of the dispute and the parties involved. In the past the Court has, for example, often been asked to interpret provisions of association agreements under the procedure in Article 234 TEC (Treaty establishing the European Community). Article 234 TEC states that "The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings concerning: (a) the interpretation of this Treaty; (b) the validity and interpretation of acts of the institutions of the Community and of the European Central Bank; (c) the interpretation of the statutes of bodies established by an act of the Council, where those statutes so provide. Where such a question is raised by any court or tribunal of a member state, that court or tribunal may. if it considers that a question is necessary to enable it to give judgement, request the Court of Justice to give a ruling thereon."

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198631; 426 c1548-9W;426 c1552W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost was to her Department of producing, printing and direct mailing to employers its August 2004 booklet New laws for resolving disputes: key information for employers; and what the additional cost was of revising, re-printing and re-mailing to...

Asked by

Lynne Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1618-9W;426 c1621-2W; 193623

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the Compact Advocacy Programme.

Asked by

Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1282W;426 c1286W; 197859

House

House of Commons

Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004

SI 2004/1861. Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2003/04). (Vote).

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Notes

Received 29.10.2004

Date

28 October 2004

Reference

1st SC on DL

House

House of Commons

Draft headquarters agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the European Police College.

Type

Treaties; Command papers

Notes

Received 08.10.04

Date

8 October 2004

Reference

Cm 6342;Miscellaneous 11 (2004)

House

House of Commons

Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

SI 2004/2351 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 October 2004.

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

9 September 2004

Reference

SI 2004/2351

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Agreement between the Government of the French Republic, the Government of the Kingdom of Norway and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the joint ownership of a submarine rescue system. (Brussels 2003).

Type

Treaties; Command papers

Notes

Received 02.08.04

Date

30 July 2004

Reference

Cm 6296;Miscellaneous 8 (2004)

House

House of Commons

Central Arbitration Committee annual report for 2003/04 (Vote)

Type

Unprinted papers

Date

21 July 2004

House

House of Commons

Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004

SI 2004/1861 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 October 2004.

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Statutory instruments

Notes

DEBATE: LH 27 OCT 2004; SC (1ST) 28 OCT 2004

Date

20 July 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1861

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Patents Bill (HL)

Patents Bill (HL). Committee stage first sitting (afternoon). Clauses 10 to 15 agreed to. Schedules 2 and 3 agreed to, schedule 2 as amended. Clauses 16 and 17 agreed to. Bill as amended to be reported.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

15 June 2004

Reference

SCD

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the representation by East Elmbridge and Mid-Surrey Primary Care Trust to the Chief Executive of the South West London Strategic Health Authority during the recent arbitration hearing about the possibility of demerging the Epsom and...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 May 2004

Reference

173234; 421 c1378-9W

House

House of Commons

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) (Complaints Relating to General Insurance and Mortgages) Order 2004

SI 2004/454 (Negative instrument). Coming into force in accordance with article 1.

Department

Treasury

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

25 February 2004

Reference

SI 2004/454

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provision the Department has made for exceptional legal costs associated with litigation with disposal contractors; how many sets of barristers' chambers have been employed by the Disposal Services Agency for litigation against disposal contractors since 1997, broken down by litigation action;...

Asked by

Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 January 2004

For answer on

9 February 2004

Answered on

9 February 2004

Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what provision the Department has made for exceptional legal costs associated with litigation with disposal contractors; [151582] (2) how many sets of barristers' chambers have been employed by the Disposal Services Agency for litigation against disposal contractors since 1997, broken down by litigation action; [151589] (3) what the (a) external legal and (b) total costs were of settling each claim by the Disposal Services Agency against disposal contractors in each year since 1997, broken down by contractor; [151590] (4) how the accounts of the Disposal Services Agency indicated costs incurred for legal action involving disposal contractors in each year since 1997; [151591] (5) which disposal contractors are in litigation with the Disposal Services Agency; and how many other disputes may result in litigation, broken down by contractor; [151592] (6) how many disposal contractors the Disposal Services Agency has been in litigation with on contractual matters in each quarter since 1997, broken down by contractor; and how many have been settled by each year end; [151593] (7) which disposal contractors have dealt with the Disposal Services Agency since 1997; [151594] (8) what the legal costs of defending each action by disposal contractors against the Disposal Services Agency were in each of the last five years; [152145] (9) if he will list the cases against the Disposal Services Agency which were settled (a) in court and (b) by arbitration in each of the last five years. [152146] Mr. Ingram: A list of all the companies that have held disposal contracts with the Disposal Services Agency (DSA) for the collection, storage and marketing of surplus MOD stock since 1997 is set out as follows: DSA Marketing and Sales Agreements _________________________________________________________________________________________________. SRI No. Contractor Commodity Current Contractors 1 Azcom Office and Domestic Furniture 2 Babcock Commercial Vessels 3 Babcock Misc Items (RMA) 4 BAE Systems Stingray MODO and Tigerfish 5 Cronifer Sale of Stock and Reusable Metals 6 Donelan Office and Domestic Furniture 7 Ecosse Hospital Products Ltd. Hospital Products 8 Field Textiles Clothing and Textiles 9 JCM Sale of surpluses from private sector and Gazelle Helicopters 10 Leyland Trucks Ltd. Sale of Leyland 4 tonne trucks to Kenya 11 Liquidity Services Intl Surplus Ship, Aircraft and A Veh. Spares 12 UMBDA UK Ltd. Rapier Eqpt and Spares 13 Office Green Toner and Ink Jet Cartridges and Mobile Phones 14 PAL Carriers Ltd. Office and Domestic Furniture 15 Penman Eng Ltd. APV 1.5 Vehicles 16 Ramco Misc. Items and Catering Eqpt. (RMA) 17 Recommit Computers Associated Eqpt. 18 RO PLC/BAE Army Ammunition 19 Sigma Aerospace ALISON T-56 AERO ENGINES 20 Silver Lining Surplus Computers Associated Eqpt. 21 Thales Air Defence Javelin "Starburst" S1 5 22 Thorn Microwave Devices RADAR (ESFKS) 23 Trackteck Industries Cymbeline (mortar location radar) 24 Victory Ltd. Wood and Copper HMS Victory 25 Withams Motor Vehicles (Non Armoured) Former Contractors 26 AMAC (UK) Ltd. Clothing and Textiles 27 Blue Chip International Disposals Misc. Items (RMA) 28 British Car Auctions Motor Vehicles 29 Compaq Ltd. Computers Associated Eqpt 30 EKO-TEK Power Ltd. Misc Items (RMA) 31 Digital Ltd. Computers Associated Eqpt. 32 Fourth Party Services Ltd. Computers Associated Eqpt. 33 Sartek (UK) Ltd. Computers Associated Eqpt. 34 Hall and Watts 105mm Pack Howitzer 35 LC Trading Office and Domestic Furniture 36 Leafields Logistics and Tech. Services Ship Spares Ltd. 37 Leafields Logistics and Tech. Services Misc. Items (RMA) Ltd. 38 MASL Aircraft Spares 39 MGS (UK) Ltd. Misc Items (RMA)--Region 5 and 7 40 Military Vehicle Spares Ltd. Motor Vehicle Spares 41 RO Defence PLC Light Guns _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All of the DSA's contracts with these marketing contractors contain clauses within them that allow for the resolution of disputes. If, through normal dialogue between the parties, a dispute cannot be resolved, either party has the right to seek resolution of the dispute through litigation or arbitration. The arbitration process is in confidence. Since 1997, there has only been one case of arbitration and this is still ongoing. However, because the information refers to legal proceedings, I am withholding the details in accordance with Exemption 4c of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. There have been no court proceedings. If a dispute escalates into formal arbitration, legal costs may be incurred by the Department (depending upon the nature of the claim). These costs, however, may be recoverable depending on the outcome of the arbitration process.

Date

9 February 2004

Reference

417 c1176-8W; 151582;151589;151590;151591;151592;151593;151594;152145;152146

House

House of Commons

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981

Written Statement on the implementation of changes to employment law and practice on only two dates in each year and the publication of what those changes are expected to be in an annual statement of forthcoming employment regulations at the beginning of each year. (Inc figs).

Member

Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour)

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written statements

Date

14 January 2004

Reference

416 c35-40WS

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many family disputes involving contact with children have received government funding for mediation in each of the last six years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Tim Loughton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 November 2003

For answer on

6 January 2004

Answered on

6 January 2004

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many family disputes involving contact with children have received government funding for mediation in each of the last six years. [141144] Margaret Hodge: The Government encourages the use of family mediation as an alternative to court proceedings in appropriate cases. Mediation can be particularly beneficial in resolving disputes over child contact. Public funding for family mediation was introduced under the provisions of Part III of the Family Law Act 1996. The Legal Services Commission began contracting with mediation services for the provision of publicly funded family mediation in March 1997. Contracts were completed in all areas in March 2000 and publicly funded family mediation is now available throughout England and Wales. The Legal Services Commission has reported that the numbers of cases for which public funding has been provided for family mediation since the introduction of the provisions of the Family Law Act where children issues were in dispute are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1997-1998 318 1998-1999 1056 1999-2000 4959 2000-2001 7288 2001-2002 9658 2002-2003 10,383 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

6 January 2004

Reference

141144; 416 c290-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to bring forward reform of family courts to enable them to play a greater role in mediation.

Asked by

Tim Loughton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 December 2003

Reference

141185; 415 c283-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps her Department is taking to limit the number of unofficial strikes where striking workers refuse to submit to arbitration.

Asked by

Lord Bellingham (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 December 2003

Reference

140529; 415 c112W

House

House of Commons

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