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My right hon. Friend might be aware of the recent decision by the Law Lords to limit the amount of compensation for workers suffering from asbestos-related diseases and to their families. That decision will be devastating for thousands of workers and families throughout the United Kingdom. Will my right hon. Friend, or the appropriate Minister, agree to meet a small delegation of like-minded colleagues to explore the options for dealing with this outrageous decision taken by people who do not live in the real world?

Asked by

Jim Sheridan (Labour)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

17 May 2006

Reference

446 c993

House

House of Commons

Colorants

I thank the Minister for that answer. I became interested in this matter when a constituent told me about the difficulty of finding a medicine that did not have a particular colorant. My constituent needed the colorant-free version because of an allergy. However, I was surprised to be told by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency that one reason for the use of colorants was to improve appearance. Given the obvious danger that young children will consume medicines and pills because they think that they are sweets and drinks, and the recent tragic case— I am sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Does the Minister agree that we need to rethink the use of colorants as a way to improve appearance?

Asked by

John Leech (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2006

Reference

443 c707

House

House of Commons

Colorants

I do not accept that that is necessary. The MHRA will investigate any reports of an adverse reaction to a medicine, whether that is due to the colorants or any other additive, or to the medicine's basic ingredients. It will also investigate any reports suggesting that there is a wider problem related to a particular colouring additive that may alter the benefit from the use of that medicine. Any company that wants to use an additive in a medicine has to receive approval for its use. I believe that the system is working pretty well. I shall look at the point raised by the hon. Gentleman, but I do not think that there is any need for a review at the moment.

Answered by

Jane Kennedy (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

7 March 2006

Reference

443 c707

House

House of Commons

Colorants

The addition of small levels of colorants to medicines can often be justified as a way of identifying and distinguishing the different types and strengths of a medicine. That can be very important to patients taking several medicines, for example. However, the use of any substance in a medicine, as well as the drug itself, must be justified under EU legislation before it is granted a marketing authorisation.

Answered by

Jane Kennedy (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

7 March 2006

Reference

443 c707

House

House of Commons

Colorants

What assessment she has made of the level of use of colorants in the manufacture of medicines; and if she will make a statement. [56292]

Asked by

John Leech (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2006

Reference

443 c707; 56292

House

House of Commons

Lake Victoria

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Uganda regarding the conservation of Lake Victoria.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 February 2006

For answer on

15 February 2006

Answered on

1 March 2006

I have not had any such discussions, but the most important conservation issue that currently affects Lake Victoria is the rapid fall in water levels. This is in part due to an extended period of drought in the region. In addition, the release of water from Lake Victoria for power generation has recently been in excess of the amounts set out in a formula agreed with the Government of Egypt. The fall in the level of the lake has already had consequences for the agricultural sector and transportation.The Government of Uganda have re-assessed the extraction of water from Lake Victoria for power generation. Although the country faces a serious energy shortfall, it has agreed with the Government of Egypt and with development partners in Kampala, including the UK, to revert to the agreed formula for the extraction of water immediately. However, lake levels will only begin to rise when the drought ends.DFID has invested £5.75 million in the Nile Basin Initiative, which is a multi country agreement and programme to manage sustainably the resources of the greater Nile Basin, including Lake Victoria. DFID's support for this initiative is specifically helping to establish arrangements for improved management of water resources in all Uganda's lakes. A separate DFID project has helped Uganda's Department of Fisheries improve the management of fisheries resources in Lake Victoria. DFID is helping the government develop an environmental and natural resources sector investment plan which includes the protection of wetlands around the shores of Lake Victoria and the regulation of the discharge of pollutants.

Date

1 March 2006

Reference

443 c709-10W;443 c710-1W; 52196

House

House of Commons

Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2006, Official Report, column 1550W, on benefit, what information his Department does not hold which would be required to estimate the annual cost of raising all housing benefit and council tax benefit earned...

Asked by

Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 February 2006

Reference

442 c2425W;442 c2425W; 51488

House

House of Commons

Calls to Prayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance she gives local authorities on the acceptable volume of amplified calls to prayer; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 February 2006

Reference

442 c1808W;442 c1808W; 50247

House

House of Commons

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the police force restructuring proposals on the recorded levels of crime in the year after they are introduced for each constabulary in England and Wales.

Asked by

Lord Harper (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 February 2006

Reference

442 c951-2W;442 c951-2W; 35294

House

House of Commons

Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 19 January 2006, Official Report, column 1550W, on housing benefit, what additional information he would need to collect to estimate the cost.

Asked by

Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 February 2006

Reference

47189; 442 c591W;442 c591W

House

House of Commons

Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost of raising all housing benefit and council tax benefit earned income disregards in line with inflation since 1988.

Asked by

Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 January 2006

Reference

38495; 441 c1550W

House

House of Commons

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost of increasing the level of jobseeker's allowance (JSA) by (a)£1 per week, (b)£5 per week and (c)£10 per week for each rate of JSA.

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 January 2006

Reference

41384; 441 c1564W

House

House of Commons

Disability (Negative Stereotypes)

Will the Minister therefore confirm that in the incapacity benefit Green Paper she and the Secretary of State will focus on the talents and potential of people with disabilities? To that end, can she confirm that in the Green Paper the level of benefit will not be cut, nor will a time limit be included, and nor will GPs who have written the largest number of sick notes be blacklisted—a very broad concern for the disability community?

Asked by

Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

9 January 2006

Reference

441 c19-20

House

House of Commons

Tidal Surges (Essex)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimates have been made of the (a) probabilities and (b) heights of tidal surges affecting the Essex coastline in each of the next five decades; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 November 2005

Reference

439 c1532W;439 c1536W; 30601

House

House of Commons

Benefit Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measure of council tax inflation the Department uses for its long-term projections of benefit expenditure.

Asked by

Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2005

Reference

439 c788W;439 c789W; 22405

House

House of Commons

Local Government: Three-year Revenue and Capital Grant Settlements

My honourable Friend the Minister for Local Government has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce the broad outline of how the Government intend to implement three-year finance settlements for local government. The move to three-year settlements will provide greater financial certainty and stability for local...

Member

Baroness Andrews (Labour)

Department

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written statements

Date

19 July 2005

Reference

673 c83-4WS

House

House of Lords

Local Government Finance

I am pleased to announce the broad outline of how the Government intend to implement three-year finance settlements for local government. The move to three-year settlements will provide greater financial certainty and stability for local government, council tax payers, businesses and other local partners. Three-year settlements will provide local government...

Member

Phil Woolas (Labour)

Department

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written statements

Date

19 July 2005

Reference

436 c60-1WS

House

House of Commons

Consultation paper on the review of the Water Resale Order. 37 p. Inc. partial regulatory impact assessment.

Type

Impact assessments

Date

20 April 2005

Reference

HINF 2005/911

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost of processing a visa extension application made by an international student studying at a UK university; how the cost was assessed; and on what data he based his calculation of the cost....

Asked by

David Rendel (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2005

Reference

430 c1148W; 213284

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the effect on the UK's ability to recruit international students by increased charges for visa extensions as proposed by the Home Office.

Asked by

David Rendel (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 February 2005

Reference

213308; 430 c923W

House

House of Commons

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