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Buses (Pollution)
Mr. Clifford Forsythe : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps have been taken to reduce exhaust pollution from public service vehicles by Ulsterbus and Citybus.
Mr. Needham : I am advised by the managing director of Ulsterbus and Citybus that, to reduce exhaust pollution, the companies' buses are powered by diesel, rather than petrol, engines ; new buses are fitted with emission efficient engines, automatic gear boxes and speed limiters ; and maintenance schedules include specific measures to reduce exhaust emissions.
Waste Incineration
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the tarry wastes arising from the production of acetylene gas at Maydown, Co. Londonderry, can be disposed of by incineration ; and what research he has commissioned into the substances and chemicals which result when they are subjected to high temperatures.
Mr. Needham : I have not commissioned any research into the effects of incinerating these wastes but relevant work has been carried out elsewhere in the United Kingdom and internationally. Essentially, they are not incinerable without considerable pre-treatment. Official
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guidance on the topic was published in 1977, in a code of practice entitled "Tarry and distillation wastes and other chemical based residues"--waste management paper No. 13. A copy is in the Library. A study will commence shortly into the scale and nature of the Tarry waste deposits in the north-west in order to determine the best practicable environmental option for their disposal and, if appropriate, the subsequent decontamination of the land on which they are situated.Column 482
Should incineration be recommended further research may have to be commissioned to ensure that the full environmental significance of the process is understood.Teenage Mothers
Rev. Martin Smyth : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of illegitimate births born to teenage girls in each year since 1980 in each registry area, giving the age in years of the teenage mothers.
Mr. Hanley : The information requested is as follows :
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Year 1980
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |0 |3 |7 |5 |6
Belfast |1 |1 |8 |23 |37 |59 |56
Castlereagh |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |1 |2
Down |0 |0 |1 |3 |3 |7 |6
Lisburn |0 |0 |0 |4 |4 |5 |6
North Down |0 |0 |1 |1 |2 |1 |2
Antrim |0 |0 |1 |1 |4 |7 |8
Ballymena |0 |0 |0 |4 |3 |6 |3
Ballymoney |0 |1 |0 |1 |4 |3 |2
Carrickfergus |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |1 |3
Coleraine |1 |0 |1 |1 |6 |8 |5
Cookstown |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |2
Larne |0 |0 |0 |1 |6 |5 |0
Magherafelt |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |3
Moyle |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3
Newtownabbey |0 |0 |1 |2 |7 |11 |9
Armagh |0 |0 |1 |1 |2 |3 |2
Banbridge |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1
Craigavon |0 |0 |2 |1 |4 |7 |13
Dungannon |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |3 |6
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |2 |3 |2 |7 |10
Fermanagh |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |4 |3
Limavady |0 |0 |2 |0 |2 |0 |2
Derry |0 |2 |1 |4 |17 |23 |15
Omagh |0 |1 |2 |2 |2 |4 |3
Strabane |1 |0 |0 |3 |3 |4 |5
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |3 |5 |25 |60 |128 |174 |176
Year 1981
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |2 |6
Belfast |0 |1 |4 |22 |51 |56 |48
Castlereagh |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |2 |4
Down |0 |0 |0 |2 |3 |5 |7
Lisburn |0 |1 |1 |4 |4 |6 |7
North Down |0 |0 |0 |1 |3 |8 |4
Antrim |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |5 |11
Ballymena |0 |0 |2 |2 |8 |7 |5
Ballymoney |0 |0 |0 |2 |4 |2 |3
Carrickfergus |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |8 |4
Coleraine |0 |0 |0 |7 |10 |12 |6
Cookstown |0 |1 |0 |3 |3 |1 |1
Larne |0 |0 |0 |3 |3 |1 |8
Magherafelt |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |3 |3
Moyle |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |4
Newtownabbey |0 |0 |2 |10 |5 |8 |8
Armagh |0 |0 |1 |2 |1 |5 |1
Banbridge |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |3 |0
Craigavon |0 |0 |0 |2 |9 |15 |12
Dungannon |0 |1 |0 |3 |3 |2 |5
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |2 |4 |7 |7 |7
Fermanagh |0 |0 |1 |1 |3 |4 |5
Limavady |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |1 |0
Derry |0 |0 |0 |6 |18 |17 |23
Omagh |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |3 |4
Strabane |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |4 |3
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |0 |4 |13 |83 |154 |189 |189
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Year 1982
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |0 |2 |1 |5 |2
Belfast |0 |0 |6 |20 |41 |77 |54
Castlereagh |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |3 |0
Down |0 |0 |0 |4 |6 |3 |8
Lisburn |0 |0 |4 |2 |6 |12 |8
North Down |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |1 |1
Antrim |0 |0 |1 |2 |2 |4 |10
Ballymena |0 |0 |2 |5 |6 |4 |13
Ballymoney |0 |0 |1 |1 |4 |0 |2
Carrickfergus |0 |0 |1 |1 |2 |5 |6
Coleraine |0 |0 |1 |1 |7 |9 |9
Cookstown |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |4 |4
Larne |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |3 |4
Magherafelt |0 |0 |1 |3 |1 |3 |3
Moyle |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0
Newtownabbey |0 |1 |1 |2 |10 |10 |11
Armagh |0 |0 |1 |1 |3 |6 |4
Banbridge |0 |0 |1 |0 |2 |1 |3
Craigavon |0 |0 |0 |7 |3 |16 |12
Dungannon |0 |0 |1 |2 |3 |3 |4
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |8 |10
Fermanagh |0 |0 |0 |4 |8 |1 |6
Limavady |0 |1 |0 |1 |2 |2 |2
Derry |0 |0 |1 |6 |16 |16 |21
Omagh |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |5 |1
Strabane |0 |0 |0 |4 |5 |13 |8
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |0 |2 |22 |74 |147 |214 |206
Year 1983
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |1 |1 |4 |5 |8
Belfast |0 |0 |5 |20 |42 |83 |87
Castlereagh |0 |1 |0 |1 |6 |6 |6
Down |0 |1 |0 |1 |7 |9 |6
Lisburn |0 |0 |0 |4 |9 |8 |9
North Down |0 |0 |1 |2 |1 |2 |6
Antrim |0 |0 |1 |1 |2 |12 |11
Ballymena |0 |0 |0 |3 |9 |10 |10
Ballymoney |0 |0 |0 |2 |3 |3 |6
Carrickfergus |0 |0 |2 |0 |4 |1 |5
Coleraine |0 |0 |1 |4 |5 |5 |9
Cookstown |0 |0 |0 |2 |2 |5 |3
Larne |0 |0 |0 |3 |9 |8 |6
Magherafelt |0 |0 |1 |2 |3 |7 |5
Moyle |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |2 |0
Newtownabbey |0 |0 |0 |7 |7 |10 |10
Armagh |0 |0 |1 |0 |2 |1 |4
Banbridge |0 |0 |0 |4 |3 |3 |3
Craigavon |0 |0 |1 |3 |6 |9 |9
Dungannon |0 |2 |0 |5 |0 |4 |3
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |1 |2 |8 |4 |6
Fermanagh |0 |1 |1 |1 |7 |10 |5
Limavady |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |1 |4
Derry |0 |0 |5 |5 |19 |29 |23
Omagh |2 |0 |1 |1 |3 |12 |4
Strabane |0 |0 |1 |3 |10 |9 |7
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |2 |5 |23 |78 |177 |258 |256
Year 1984
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |0 |4 |5 |5 |12
Belfast |0 |3 |7 |18 |68 |99 |114
Castlereagh |0 |0 |0 |0 |5 |5 |5
Down |0 |0 |1 |3 |4 |9 |11
Lisburn |0 |1 |2 |8 |13 |20 |9
North Down |0 |0 |0 |4 |7 |3 |4
Antrim |0 |0 |3 |2 |8 |11 |7
Ballymena |0 |0 |2 |3 |8 |3 |9
Ballymoney |0 |0 |1 |1 |6 |4 |3
Carrickfergus |0 |1 |0 |1 |4 |3 |3
Coleraine |1 |1 |2 |6 |9 |11 |10
Cookstown |0 |1 |0 |0 |4 |1 |0
Larne |0 |1 |2 |3 |8 |7 |6
Magherafelt |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |3 |1
Moyle |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |2 |2
Newtownabbey |0 |0 |0 |4 |11 |15 |17
Armagh |0 |1 |0 |2 |1 |4 |1
Banbridge |1 |0 |1 |1 |2 |0 |2
Craigavon |0 |0 |0 |5 |8 |10 |13
Dungannon |0 |2 |0 |3 |2 |2 |6
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |0 |2 |11 |8 |17
Fermanagh |0 |0 |2 |2 |3 |5 |6
Limavady |0 |0 |1 |3 |6 |2 |9
Derry |0 |0 |1 |11 |10 |38 |28
Omagh |0 |0 |1 |2 |7 |7 |6
Strabane |0 |1 |3 |3 |8 |11 |10
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |2 |12 |29 |92 |222 |288 |311
Year 1985
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |0 |2 |8 |6 |3
Belfast |0 |1 |5 |26 |67 |119 |133
Castlereagh |0 |0 |1 |3 |5 |2 |9
Down |0 |0 |3 |4 |8 |5 |13
Lisburn |0 |0 |2 |5 |12 |22 |11
North Down |0 |0 |3 |5 |1 |11 |12
Antrim |0 |0 |1 |5 |4 |13 |12
Ballymena |0 |0 |2 |6 |6 |6 |10
Ballymoney |0 |0 |0 |1 |3 |7 |5
Carrickfergus |0 |0 |1 |1 |1 |8 |5
Coleraine |0 |0 |2 |3 |11 |10 |16
Cookstown |0 |0 |0 |2 |2 |4 |4
Larne |0 |0 |0 |2 |1 |3 |6
Magherafelt |0 |0 |0 |0 |8 |5 |3
Moyle |0 |0 |1 |3 |1 |4 |5
Newtownabbey |0 |0 |1 |4 |9 |16 |15
Armagh |0 |1 |1 |3 |4 |6 |4
Banbridge |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |3 |5
Craigavon |0 |0 |1 |3 |11 |14 |11
Dungannon |0 |2 |1 |3 |7 |5 |5
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |0 |4 |10 |7 |10
Fermanagh |0 |0 |3 |0 |7 |3 |10
Limavady |0 |0 |0 |2 |4 |4 |4
Derry |0 |1 |1 |4 |25 |29 |41
Omagh |0 |0 |1 |4 |5 |5 |9
Strabane |0 |0 |0 |2 |11 |13 |9
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |0 |5 |30 |97 |232 |330 |370
Year 1980
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |0 |0 |14 |15 |11
Belfast |1 |0 |7 |22 |78 |114 |109
Castlereagh |0 |0 |0 |7 |5 |8 |11
Down |0 |1 |0 |4 |12 |16 |12
Lisburn |0 |0 |3 |11 |16 |17 |23
North Down |0 |0 |1 |2 |12 |12 |3
Antrim |0 |0 |0 |6 |10 |9 |12
Ballymena |0 |0 |2 |2 |5 |15 |12
Ballymoney |0 |0 |1 |0 |4 |6 |3
Carrickfergus |0 |0 |0 |6 |4 |4 |9
Coleraine |0 |0 |0 |5 |7 |12 |16
Cookstown |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |2 |0
Larne |0 |0 |2 |4 |5 |7 |5
Magherafelt |0 |0 |0 |3 |4 |4 |3
Moyle |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |3 |4
Newtownabbey |0 |0 |0 |6 |17 |16 |13
Armagh |0 |1 |0 |0 |2 |4 |9
Banbridge |0 |0 |1 |0 |5 |5 |7
Craigavon |0 |0 |0 |6 |16 |17 |19
Dungannon |0 |0 |0 |1 |12 |10 |6
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |0 |3 |12 |9 |18
Fermanagh |0 |0 |1 |4 |7 |9 |10
Limavady |0 |0 |1 |1 |5 |7 |10
Derry |0 |1 |2 |16 |24 |43 |42
Omagh |0 |0 |0 |4 |7 |5 |8
Strabane |0 |0 |2 |5 |5 |9 |12
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |1 |3 |24 |120 |289 |378 |387
Year 1987
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |0 |2 |10 |12 |8
Belfast |1 |1 |5 |33 |84 |129 |128
Castlereagh |1 |1 |1 |0 |4 |7 |6
Down |0 |0 |0 |5 |8 |16 |20
Lisburn |0 |0 |1 |8 |21 |18 |17
North Down |0 |0 |0 |3 |9 |8 |10
Antrim |0 |0 |3 |3 |10 |12 |5
Ballymena |0 |0 |1 |7 |15 |13 |14
Ballymoney |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |4 |5
Carrickfergus |0 |1 |1 |4 |6 |7 |5
Coleraine |0 |0 |2 |10 |10 |10 |13
Cookstown |0 |0 |1 |1 |5 |3 |4
Larne |0 |0 |0 |4 |5 |8 |7
Magherafelt |0 |1 |0 |2 |1 |4 |3
Moyle |0 |0 |1 |4 |1 |2 |4
Newtownabbey |0 |0 |0 |0 |9 |18 |20
Armagh |0 |0 |1 |2 |4 |6 |4
Banbridge |0 |0 |0 |2 |4 |1 |3
Craigavon |0 |1 |2 |7 |19 |15 |28
Dungannon |0 |0 |2 |4 |8 |5 |10
Newry and Mourne |0 |1 |2 |1 |10 |17 |18
Fermanagh |0 |0 |1 |1 |5 |6 |8
Limavady |0 |0 |0 |5 |10 |13 |16
Derry |0 |1 |2 |6 |23 |34 |51
Omagh |0 |0 |1 |2 |4 |11 |7
Strabane |0 |0 |0 |3 |12 |15 |13
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |2 |7 |27 |120 |301 |394 |427
Year 1988
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |1 |5 |6 |11 |13
Belfast |0 |0 |6 |36 |95 |143 |146
Castlereagh |0 |0 |0 |3 |9 |11 |4
Down |0 |0 |3 |4 |7 |8 |14
Lisburn |0 |0 |3 |12 |20 |29 |26
North Down |0 |0 |1 |4 |1 |13 |17
Antrim |0 |0 |0 |4 |9 |15 |16
Ballymena |0 |0 |0 |2 |18 |14 |11
Ballymoney |0 |0 |0 |2 |5 |7 |8
Carrickfergus |0 |0 |1 |5 |4 |8 |8
Coleraine |0 |0 |2 |7 |6 |10 |12
Cookstown |0 |1 |0 |3 |1 |8 |5
Larne |0 |0 |2 |2 |10 |10 |7
Magherafelt |0 |0 |1 |1 |2 |13 |5
Moyle |0 |0 |1 |0 |2 |3 |3
Newtownabbey |0 |0 |1 |3 |13 |15 |15
Armagh |0 |0 |2 |3 |9 |6 |8
Banbridge |0 |0 |0 |4 |3 |2 |3
Craigavon |0 |0 |0 |7 |13 |19 |23
Dungannon |0 |0 |1 |3 |8 |6 |5
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |0 |2 |12 |22 |21
Fermanagh |0 |0 |3 |1 |10 |16 |12
Limavady |0 |0 |1 |1 |9 |9 |8
Derry |0 |1 |4 |7 |20 |40 |44
Omagh |0 |2 |1 |7 |8 |9 |15
Strabane |0 |0 |1 |5 |3 |15 |10
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |0 |4 |35 |133 |303 |462 |459
Year 1989
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |0 |7 |7 |16 |12
Belfast |0 |1 |8 |31 |75 |126 |151
Castlereagh |0 |0 |0 |2 |4 |9 |7
Down |0 |0 |1 |4 |8 |10 |19
Lisburn |0 |0 |3 |6 |14 |23 |35
North Down |0 |0 |1 |3 |5 |14 |6
Antrim |0 |0 |1 |5 |4 |15 |17
Ballymena |0 |0 |0 |7 |5 |18 |15
Ballymoney |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |9 |9
Carrickfergus |0 |0 |2 |4 |4 |8 |8
Coleraine |0 |2 |2 |8 |16 |28 |16
Cookstown |0 |0 |1 |3 |7 |5 |9
Larne |0 |0 |0 |1 |7 |9 |13
Magherafelt |0 |0 |0 |3 |5 |5 |1
Moyle |1 |0 |0 |3 |4 |8 |4
Newtownabbey |0 |0 |1 |3 |9 |18 |16
Armagh |0 |0 |0 |2 |6 |4 |12
Banbridge |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |5 |6
Craigavon |0 |0 |4 |6 |15 |23 |29
Dungannon |0 |0 |1 |4 |8 |9 |8
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |2 |2 |9 |12 |20
Fermanagh |0 |0 |1 |3 |13 |12 |11
Limavady |0 |0 |0 |5 |7 |8 |9
Derry |0 |1 |1 |10 |22 |40 |48
Omagh |0 |0 |1 |2 |5 |7 |5
Strabane |0 |0 |0 |3 |6 |17 |12
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |1 |4 |30 |128 |272 |458 |498
Year 1990<1>
Age of mother |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19
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Ards |0 |0 |0 |1 |11 |12 |21
Belfast |1 |1 |13 |23 |86 |128 |125
Castlereagh |0 |1 |0 |1 |5 |7 |6
Down |0 |0 |3 |10 |14 |17 |14
Lisburn |0 |0 |4 |5 |10 |29 |38
North Down |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |5 |11
Antrim |0 |0 |0 |3 |6 |6 |19
Ballymena |0 |1 |1 |1 |10 |18 |16
Ballymoney |0 |0 |1 |4 |3 |6 |7
Carrickfergus |0 |0 |0 |2 |3 |9 |11
Coleraine |0 |0 |0 |5 |15 |18 |23
Cookstown |0 |0 |0 |4 |12 |9 |8
Larne |0 |0 |0 |2 |7 |4 |14
Magherafelt |0 |1 |0 |4 |5 |8 |7
Moyle |0 |0 |1 |1 |3 |1 |6
Newtownabbey |1 |0 |4 |5 |16 |18 |16
Armagh |0 |0 |0 |3 |5 |12 |9
Banbridge |0 |0 |0 |4 |3 |7 |6
Craigavon |0 |0 |0 |7 |16 |19 |25
Dungannon |0 |0 |1 |2 |3 |9 |7
Newry and Mourne |0 |0 |1 |1 |13 |25 |23
Fermanagh |0 |1 |0 |3 |10 |6 |13
Limavady |0 |0 |0 |3 |7 |10 |17
Derry |0 |0 |1 |12 |22 |40 |59
Omagh |0 |0 |1 |2 |4 |8 |11
Strabane |0 |0 |0 |2 |4 |13 |11
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Northern Ireland |2 |5 |31 |111 |297 |444 |523
<1> 1990 figures are provisional.
Source: Statistics held by General Register Office.
Local Government Pension Scheme
Mr. Clifford Forsythe : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the name of the present Northern Ireland local government officers' superannuation scheme pension fund adviser.
Mr. Needham : The Northern Ireland local government officers' superannuation scheme pension fund is managed by two fund managers, Mercury Asset Management and Gartmore pension fund managers. The fund also invests directly in property and forestry and is advised in these respects by Mr. J. W. Burgess FRICS and Tilhill Economic Forestry Limited respectively.
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Libyan Arms
Mr. Maginnis : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the amount estimated by the Government and the Government of the Irish Republic to be the total provision of Libyan arms and explosives to the IRA ; and what amount of the IRA's Libyan arms and explosives cache have, to date, been (a) expended and (b) captured.
Dr. Mawhinney [holding answer 17 December 1991] : Substantial quantities of Libyan arms and explosives reached the Provisional IRA in the mid-1980s. Their recovery has been the objective of a sustained programme of intensive searching by the Garda in the Republic of Ireland and by the police and Army in Northern Ireland.
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This has had some success, although such arms and weapons continue to be used by PIRA in its terrorist campaigns. For operational reasons it would not be appropriate to give details of the amount of arms and explosives expended and recovered.TRANSPORT
Traffic (Nottingham)
15. Mr. Andrew Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received about traffic in the Greater Nottingham area.
Mr. Chope : I have received a number of representations about transport strategy in Nottingham, including one from my hon. Friend which I discussed with him at a meeting last November.
Road Congestion
16. Mr. Cran : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates he has made of the annual cost to British business of road congestion.
Mr. Chope : There are no reliable estimates of the annual cost of road congestion to British business, but the costs are clearly substantial.
Drink Driving
17. Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the overall reduction since 1967 in the number of deaths in road crashes when at least one driver or rider was above the legal alcohol limit ; and if he will publish the figures for each year.
Mr. Chope : Figures for each year since 1979 are as follows :
Year |Number --------------------- 1979 |1,790 1980 |1,570 1981 |1,540 1982 |1,670 1983 |1,200 1984 |1,280 1985 |1,130 1986 |1,060 1987 |980 1988 |840 1989 |870 1990 |800
A13
18. Mrs. Gorman : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will review the division of responsibility between local and central Government on the development of the A13 and its approaches, with respect to the east end of London.
Mr. Chope : My Department has a major programme of works to the A13 trunk road to improve access to east London and docklands. The London Docklands development corporation has a complementary programme to provide new access roads within docklands. I have no plans to change the allocation of responsibility for the A13.
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20. Mr. Janman : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in what time scale he envisages work on the Mardyke-Wennington link of the A13 commencing.
Mr. Chope : I hope that the decision of the public inquiry will be announced in February, and subject to the completion of the statutory procedures, some advance work will commence in the autumn of this year.
M66
19. Mr. Andrew F. Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the M66 from Denton to Middleton to be built and opened.
Mr. Chope : I expect work on the first construction contract at the northern end of the scheme to start towards the end of this year, subject to the successful outcome of the remaining statutory procedures. If all goes well, the new road could be open to traffic by 1997.
Exhaust Emissions
21. Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures are being taken to reduce harmful emissions from vehicle exhausts.
Mr. Chope : The Government are to introduce two new measures prescribing even stricter limits on emissions of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter from motor vehicles. The first will apply to all types of new petrol-engined cars and light vans from 31 December 1992. The second, which applies to new heavy diesels is a two-stage measure commencing on 1 October 1993, with a further reduction on 1 October 1996. These measures set ambitious targets with a challenging but industrially realistic timetable, putting the United Kingdom on a course for substantial longer-term progress in improving the quality of air in our towns and cities.
North Kent Rail Services
22. Mr. Jacques Arnold : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on British Rail commuter services on the north Kent line.
Mr. Freeman : The Government are well aware that the quality of service on certain lines, including some of those running through Kent, is below what passengers can reasonably expect. However, an improvement scheme costing over £600 million is underway on Kent link lines. Improvements to Kent link services will be made with the introduction of new Networker trains from this May.
Rail Privatisation
23. Mr. Roger King : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will next meet with the chairman of British Rail in order to discuss privatisation.
Mr. Freeman : My right hon. and learned Friend meets the chairman of British Rail regularly to discuss a range of issues including privatisation.
Aircraft Noise
24. Mr. Adley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many responses he has received to his Department's latest consultation paper on aircraft noise from small airfields ; and when he expects to reach his conclusions thereon.
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Mr. McLoughlin : My right hon. and learned Friend had received 391 responses up to 31 December. Careful consideration will be given to the points which have been raised and we aim to reach conclusions during the first half of the year.Channel Tunnel
25. Mr. Butler : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his latest estimate of the commercial potential of the channel tunnel to the north-west.
Mr. Freeman : The Government have made no specific assessment, but I believe that the opportunities created by the channel tunnel for new rail links with the continent will be very beneficial to the north-west and to other parts of the country.
28. Mr. Dykes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the Eurotunnel consortium management since the beginning of the new year on progress in completing the project and related matters.
Mr. Freeman : I hold discussions with Eurotunnel's management from time to time, but have not done so yet in 1992.
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what plans exist for the Waterloo international terminal after the channel tunnel rail link has been completed ;
(2) if he will estimate the amount of rail traffic using the Brockley- Nunhead line after the completion of the alternative route for the channel tunnel rail link ;
(3) whether any householders living along the Brockley-Nunhead line have been contacted by British Rail about compensation or compulsory purchase ;
(4) what plans there are to create additional tracks cutting into the embankment or gardens on the Brockley-Nunhead line.
Mr. Freeman : The Waterloo international passenger station will continue to take some international passenger trains after the channel tunnel rail link has been completed. One aspect of the current studies to refine the proposals for the new line is to consider how best to provide access from it to Waterloo. No conclusions have as yet been reached. There are no plans for widening the Brockley-Nunhead line and therefore the question of compensation or compulsory purchase does not arise.
Mrs. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans have been made to develop public transport systems which will serve the new Stratford terminal for the channel tunnel rail link.
Mr. Freeman : There are extensive plans for improvements to public transport infrastructure that will benefit Stratford : the docklands light railway extension, the refurbishment of the Central line, the Jubilee line extension--Stratford to Green Park and beyond via Canary Wharf, London Bridge, Waterloo and Westminster--and the east-west crossrail from Stratford via Farringdon and Paddington to important towns west of London such as Aylesbury and Reading.
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consultation he has had with the chairman
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of British Rail regarding the future of the channel tunnel rail freight terminal at Old Oak Common following the decision to route the main flow of channel tunnel rail traffic into central London via Stratford and Barking.Mr. Freeman : Willesden--not Old Oak Common--and Stratford will be the two freight terminals serving London and the south-east when the channel tunnel opens. British Rail is currently considering, in close consultation with the Government, whether the proposed rail link between London and the tunnel should be used for freight. No decision has yet been made.
Bus Deregulation
26. Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress he has made in deregulating London buses.
Mr. Freeman : Deregulation of bus services in London is a long- standing Government commitment. Progress towards this objective started in 1985 when London Transport initiated a programme of route tendering. In 1989, London Buses Limited was restructured into 12 smaller bus operating subsidiaries in readiness for the transition to a commercial bus market. Last year, the Government confirmed their intention to proceed with deregulation and privatisation. A Bill will be introduced as soon as possible after the next election. In preparation for that, I have initiated discussions with a number of groups with a direct interest in the future of bus services in London.
Rail Passengers Charter
27. Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what further plans he has for discussions with the directors of British Rail South East for the implementation of the citizens charter ; and if he will make a statement.
29. Mr. Moate : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made in the development by British Rail of a passengers charter to ensure higher standards of service to rail passengers and to reduce train delays and cancellations.
Mr. Freeman : Discussions with British Rail about its passengers charter are well advanced. British Rail will publish its charter soon.
Community Transport
Mr. Illsley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received recently on community transport ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : I have not received any specific representations recently on community transport, but my Department is in close and regular touch with the Community Transport Association whose information and advice service we fund.
London Underground (Escalators and Lifts)
Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of escalators and lifts that were not working at London Underground stations on 7 January.
Mr. Freeman : On 7 January London Underground recorded that 35 of its 274 escalators were out or service.
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Of these, six were withdrawn for replacement, 11 for planned maintenance and 18 as a result of defects. In addition, eight of its 68 lifts were out of service. Of these four are being replaced and four were defective.King's Cross Underground Station
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the investment programme for London Transport for the period 1991- 92 to 1994-95 announced on 6 November was set with London Underground's plans for the construction of a low level interchange at King's Cross underground station in mind ; what plans London Underground has to proceed with this construction and against what proposed schedule ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : The grant settlement announced on 6 November took into account the totality of London Transport's investment plans. With the exceptions of the Jubilee line extension and east-west crossrail, the settlement did not earmark funds for specific projects. The apportionment of the settlement between the different subsidiaries is a matter for London Transport, and the timing of particular underground schemes is a matter for London Underground Ltd.
Coastguards
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will detail the different geographical areas of responsibility of the various coastguard sector offices following the coastguard sector review.
Mr. McLoughlin : Her Majesty's coastguard coverage of the United Kingdom coastline is divided up into a total of six regions consisting of 21 districts, which are made up of sectors. Following the sector review, these sectors are as follows :
Aberdeen Region
1. Shetland District
Sullom Voe
Lerwick
2. Aberdeen District
Dornoch
Inverness
Moray West
Moray East
Peterhead
Aberdeen
Montrose
3. Pentland District
Pentland North
Pentland South
Thurso
Wick
4. Forth District
St. Andrews
Levan
Fisherrow
Eyemouth
Yarmouth Region
1. Tyne Tees District
Amble
Hartlepool
2. Humber District
Whitby
Scarborough
Flamborough
Hull
Cleethorpes
3. Yarmouth District
Hunstanton
Great Yarmouth
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