Deposited papers

Letter dated 02.08.2001 from Melanie Johnson MP to Brian Cotter MP regarding benchmarking external bids for work in the Patent Office and the use of partnership agreements between the unions and DTI with regard to the review of contracts in the Patent Office. DTI. 2001.

Letter dated 07.08.2001 from Beverley Hughes MP to Simon Hughes MP regarding the availability of buddy schemes and shared cells for prisoners when they first enter prison, raised during the Westminster Hall debate on youth justice on 19 July. HO. 2001.

Letter dated 13.08.2001 from Elliot Morley MP to David Maclean MP regarding the purchase by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food of railway sleepers prior to the foot and mouth outbreak, coal bought by the department as part of contingency plans in the past five years and the number of contractors who have had their contracts terminated because of incompetence financial irregularities and disagreement with DEFRA officials. DEFRA. 2001.

[1] Public consultation on the draft code of practice for chapter II of part I of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.[2] Accessing communications data: Draft code of practice. HO. 2001.

Letter dated 13.08.2001 from Elliot Morley, MP, to Norman Baker, MP, regarding the animal welfare implications of the methods of disposals chosen for animals culled under the foot and mouth programme, where such disposal was undertaken by the armed forces. DEFRA. 2001.

Letter dated 02.08.2001 from Geoffrey Hoon MP to David Maclean MP regarding British military training and assistance provided to other countries and organisations since 1997. Includes tables listing the countries that received UK military training and assistance during 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00 and a provisional list for 2000/01. MOD. 2001.

Letter dated 27.07.2001 from Ben Bradshaw MP to Michael Trend MP regarding representations to the government of Sri Lanka concerning the suspension of the Sri Lankan Parliament. FCO. 2001.

Letter dated 13.08.2001 from Elliot Morley, MP to Lembit Opik, MP, in response to question on contingency plans in place in the event of a significant increase in the incidence of new cases of foot and mouth. DEFRA. 2001.

Letter from Lord Falconer of Thoroton to Baroness Park of Monmouth concerning the RUC Chief Constables concerns over the level of funding available for policing and the cost of policing recent public disturbances in Northern Ireland. DTLR/NIO. 2001.

Adopted adults and their birth siblings: Draft national adoption standards for England and practice guidance: Issued for consultation. DH. 2001.

Letter dated 02.08.2001 from Geoffrey Hoon MP to Paul Keetch MP regarding the Bowman communications project including verification of TRW's performance in respect of digitisation programmes for US armed forces, Bowman's export potential and the procurement policy. MOD. 2001.

Letter dated 06.08.2001 from Elliot Morley MP to David Maclean MP regarding the precautions the Government has taken to ensure that the United Kingdom is not subject to a further outbreak of classical swine fever, what consideration the Government has given to providing compensation to those farmers who have not had livestock subjected to a cull but whose businesses have been severely affected by movement restrictions, if the official figures for foot and mouth disease include calves and lambs slaughtered, the number of animals that have been slaughtered as a result of being classified as contiguous to premises which were confirmed as infected with foot and mouth and later received negative blood test results and the number of firms of contractors and individuals that are engaged in the dismantling, disinfection and reassembly of milking parlours on farms in Cumbria. DEFRA. 2001.

Letter dated 06.08.2001 from Elliot Morley MP to David Maclean MP regarding what arrangements were made on the ground to ensure the accuracy of numbers of sheep taken in the voluntary cull in Cumbria. DEFRA. 2001.

Our hospitals our future: reshaping acute hospital services in Leicestershire: strategic outline case.2001.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells strategic outline case submission: a vision for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells: improving hospital and community services. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. Undated (2001).

Letter dated 06.08.2001 from Elliot Morley MP to David Maclean MP regarding the Government's decision not to use vaccination in the efforts to eradicate foot and mouth disease, the amount of compensation that has been paid to farmers whose stock has been culled, the action that has been taken to examine and improve enforcement of existing import controls at all points of entry, the assessment that has been made of the discovery of blisters found in the mouths of livestock during the foot and mouth outbreak but unconnected to the disease and whether an assessment has been made of the consequential losses suffered by farmers unaffected by culls but who farm in a restricted area and if a recovery programme will be established for such farmers. DEFRA. 2001.

Strategic outline case for the reconfiguration of oncology and haematology services in Hull. Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. 2000.

Letter dated July 2001 from Tessa Jowell MP to Peter Ainsworth MP regarding the major millennium capital projects which have applied for additional National Lottery funding. Includes tables listing the Millennium Commission major capital projects that have applied for additional grant. Millennium Commission. 2001.

Letter dated 06.08.201 from Elliot Morley MP to Paul Keetch MP regarding when the Farm Assured British Beef and Lamb inspection policy will be revised to reflect the difficulties encountered by farmers with D notice restrictions in selling their stock in the aftermath of foot and mouth disease. DEFRA. 2001.

Letter dated 08.08.2001 from Elliot Morley MP to David Maclean MP regarding what records are maintained of visits to farms by DEFRA vets carrying out precautionary inspections. DEFRA. 2001.