Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he proposes to take in response to the Independent Midwives Association's proposed model for midwifery, The NHS Community Midwifery Model.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will amend child support legislation so that child care and nursery costs are treated as protected expenditure when maintenance is calculated.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will amend child support legislation to introduce a more flexible requirement for meeting the condition of shared care.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a further statement on when the new system for calculating child maintenance will be extended to existing cases.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians report, "Allergy: the Unmet Need"; (2) how many people have required treatment from specialist allergy doctors in each year since 1997; (3) if he will take steps to increase the number of specialist allergy doctors; (4) what steps he is taking to ensure that...
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) dental practices and (b) dentists in Hampshire provide NHS treatment; how many hours of NHS dentistry they offer each (i) week and (ii) month; and if he will make a statement on the availability of NHS dental treatment in Hampshire.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has to assist the Government of Angola in preparing for forthcoming elections.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what efforts have been made by his Department in the last two years to work with civil society in Angola on transparency issues; and what results have been achieved.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take further measures to increase the availability of NHS dentistry.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidelines she issued to English Nature prior to English Nature's recent assessment of sites of special scientific interest.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what English Nature's policy is regarding informing relevant landowners of its intention to conduct assessments of sites of special scientific interest.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what English Nature's policy is on allowing relevant landowners (a) to see the information it holds on sites of special scientific interest and (b) to comment on it before it is published.
Mr Andrew Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what technical support his Department plans to provide to (a) the Angolan Ministry of Finance, (b) Sonangol and (c) Endiama to help implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
Mr Andrew Hunter: I endorse every word said by the right hon. Member for Upper Bann (Mr. Trimble) and I understand that that is also the position of the Democratic Unionists. As the right hon. Gentleman says, this is a Bill of two parts. The second part, consisting of clauses 8 to 17, is largely unobjectionable. It is uncontroversial and introduces a number of measures that are broadly welcome, and with which...
Mr Andrew Hunter: I listened to the Minister with great interest and although I would like to agree with him, I cannot. He offers an interpretation of the Bill, but it is not a compelling one or the only one. Looking again at proposed new subsection (4A)(a)(i) and (ii), it seems clear that the Bill as it stands will give the DPP no discretion whatsoever. If he believes that the police have committed any...
Mr Andrew Hunter: I think that the Minister's reply on the amendment will be interesting. He spent 40 minutes or so arguing against an amendment on the ground that it was inconsistent with the criminal justice review. Now he will have to stand on his head and argue against an amendment that seeks to make the Bill consistent with the criminal justice review. He will argue, I anticipate, unless I convince him by...
Mr Andrew Hunter: I beg to move amendment No. 22, in page 3, line 38, after 'shall', insert 'within his discretion'.
Mr Andrew Hunter: That is very kind of the Minister, but I have forgotten what I was going to say.
Mr Andrew Hunter: rose—
Mr Andrew Hunter: My hon. Friends and I support the amendment and accept and endorse the arguments advanced by the hon. Member for Montgomeryshire (Lembit Öpik). We believe that it was right that the Lords reinstated the status quo and gave the Lord Chief Justice the power of veto and we share the hon. Gentleman's incredulity that the Government have not explained why they are making this change. It is...
