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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action her Department is taking in connection with the failure of the US Administration to notify the UK before March of the import into the UK since 2001 of GM maize containing an antibiotic resistant marker of...

Asked by
Michael Meacher (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 April 2005
Reference
432 c1663-4W;432 c1659-60W; 224888
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total value was of UK aid to supplier countries donated with the specific intention of eradicating the cultivation of illegal drugs in each of the last 20 years; and to which countries such aid was given.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 April 2005
Reference
432 c1774-5W;432 c1770W; 223706
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of military intervention to eradicate the cultivation of illegal drug crops internationally was in each of the last 20 years, broken down by country.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 April 2005
Reference
432 c1748W;432 c1743W; 224562
House
House of Commons

SI 2005/1087 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 30 April 2005.

Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
5 April 2005
Reference
SI 2005/1087
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has (a) recruited workers previously employed in the poppy industry and (b) used funds to purchase poppy crops in Afghanistan since 1997.

Asked by
Parmjit Singh Gill (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 March 2005
Reference
432 c773W; 222542
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Date
22 March 2005
Reference
HC 258 2004/05
House
House of Commons

What is the estimated cost per badger, based upon the estimated badger population in the south west and midland regions of England, of (a) providing manpower and resources for testing cattle for bovine tuberculosis; (b) the slaughter of affected cattle; (c) compensation of farmers for slaughtered livestock; and (d) damage...

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 March 2005
Reference
671 c13-4WA; HL 1708
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has used funds (a) to provide alternative employment for workers previously employed in the poppy industry and (b) to purchase poppy crops in Afghanistan since 1997.

Asked by
Parmjit Singh Gill (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 March 2005
Reference
432 c589W; 222196
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will urge the withdrawal of EU subsidies to farmers in EU member states to grow tobacco.

Asked by
Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 March 2005
Reference
432 c362W;432 c360W; 221644
House
House of Commons

What level of damage they calculate is done to agricultural production and biodiversity from pest bird species. [HL 1608]. - Including figure.

Asked by
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 March 2005
Reference
670 c121-2WA; HL 1608
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Adam Ingram (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
14 March 2005
Reference
432 c8-9
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan.
Asked by
Mohammad Sarwar (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
14 March 2005
Reference
432 c8-9; 221293
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Adam Ingram (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
14 March 2005
Reference
432 c8-9
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on huge increase in heroin production, and death of Steven McQueen involved in "alternative livelihoods" initiative there.
Asked by
Mohammad Sarwar (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
14 March 2005
Reference
432 c8-9
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that any reduction in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is not replaced by increased cultivation in other countries, with particular reference to Myanmar, Pakistan, Kazhakstan, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkemenistan and China.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 March 2005
Reference
431 c2000-1W;431 c1992-3W; 220704
House
House of Commons

Lords Written Statement on implementation of the 1384 (2005) Counter Narcotics Implementation Plan in Afghanistan. (Inc figs and fact that copy in the library Dep 05/469).

Member
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour)
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written statements
Date
10 March 2005
Reference
670 c36-9WS
House
House of Lords

Written Statement on implementation of the 1384 (2005) Counter Narcotics Implementation Plan in Afghanistan. (Inc figs and fact that copy in the library Dep 05/469).

Member
Bill Rammell (Labour)
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written statements
Date
10 March 2005
Reference
431 c121-3WS
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received since May 2003 in response to the challenge by the US in the World Trade Organisation to the EU's precautionary approach to GM foods and farming; what steps the Government is taking in...

Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 March 2005
Reference
431 c1812-3W;431 c1808W; 220262
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has funded (a) alternative employment for workers in the poppy industry and (b) the purchase of poppy crops in Afghanistan since 1997.

Asked by
Parmjit Singh Gill (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 March 2005
Reference
431 c1801-2W;431 c1797W; 220783
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of possible benefits arising from global warming in respect of (a) lower energy costs and (b) higher crop yield. - (Holding answer 2 March 2005).

Asked by
Greg Knight (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 March 2005
Reference
431 c1500-1W;431 c1494-5W; 218965
House
House of Commons