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Thorne and Hatfield Moors
Mr. Kevin Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) when he now expects the agreement between Fisons and English Nature over Thorne and Hatfield moors to be signed ; (2) what information he has on the legal complexities preventing the signature of the proposed agreement between Fisons and English Nature over the future of Thorne and Hatfield moors.
Mr. Atkins : Conveyancing work and other legal matters have been time consuming but conditions associated with the proposed lease back are now mostly resolved. English Nature and Fisons hope to conclude matters shortly.
Mr. Kevin Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what percentage of the total budget for English Nature was spent on work on Fison's peatlands on Thorne and Hatfield moors in each of the years since 1991 ;
(2) how much money was spent by English Nature on work on Fisons' peatlands on Thorne and Hatfield moors in each year since 1991.
Mr. Atkins : The information requested, which includes money spent on the Thorne Moors national nature reserve owned by English Nature, is set out :
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|Expenditure |Percentage of
|on work |total budget
|on Thorne and
|Hatfield moors
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1991-92 |3,077 |0.01
1992-93 |70,401 |0.2
<1>1993-94 |40,148 |0.1
<1>To 11 January 1994.
Condoms (Pollution)
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the pollution effects of used condoms discarded into the sewage system.
Mr. Atkins : The discharge of used condoms and other sewage-related debris in effluent has unsightly effects. Most of this material is intercepted and dealt with effectively by the sewerage system. Improvements planned for outfalls and treatment works will further reduce this form of pollution.
Radwell Motorway Services Station
Mr. Heald : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects the outcome of the planning inquiry into Radwell motorway services station to be announced.
Mr. Baldry : The inspector's report into this planning appeal has yet to be received, although I understand it is almost complete. Depending on the complexity of an appeal, we normally expect to be able to issue a decision within eight weeks of receipt of a report. In this case, I expect the Secretary of State's decision to be issued by early April.
Co-operative Housing Associations
Mr. Raynsford : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the allocation of Housing Corporation approvals to co-operative housing associations in London over the financial years 1990-91 to 1994-95, indicating the financial allocation, the number of homes to be created and the proportion of the total programme allocated to co-operatives in each year.
Sir George Young : The table below sets out the requested information on allocation of Housing Corporation approvals to co-operative housing associations in London over the financial years 1990-91 to 1994-95. The Housing Corporation also makes significant and increasing allocations to other housing associations for housing which, when developed, will be either owned or managed by co-operative housing associations.
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Approvals/allocations to co-operative housing associations
in greater London 1990-91 to 1994-95
Approvals/allocationAs percentage of
total Housing
(see note) Corporation
programme
|£ million|Units |£ million|Units
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1990-91 |18.33 |152 |6.96 |4.06
1991-92 |20.51 |208 |3.23 |1.94
1992-93 |9.01 |145 |1.02 |0.79
1993-94 |4.06 |92 |1.23 |1.29
1994-95 |2.86 |178 |0.62 |1.38
Notes:
For 1990-91 to 1992-93 figures represent approvals, i.e.,
allocations taken up.
For 1993-94 and 1994-95 figures are for allocations.
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Local Authorities (Northamptonshire)
Mr. William Powell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by local authority in Northamptonshire the total value of asset sales, excluding houses and flats, for each year since 1986-87.
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Mr. Baldry : The information is given in the table.
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The value of asset sales, excluding housing, since 1986-87
£'000
|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93
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Northamptonshire CC |4,143 |6,800 |28,420 |4,767 |8,741 |1,629 |4,815
Corby |960 |1,024 |3,464 |4,841 |55 |1,211 |86
Daventry |382 |751 |1,295 |3,767 |3,009 |2,106 |2,161
East Northamptonshire |6 |626 |195 |0 |0 |0 |0
Kettering |321 |9,689 |1,905 |1,479 |409 |981 |374
Northampton |122 |175 |332 |21,725 |11,076 |12,368 |146
South Northamptonshire |1,357 |7 |9,013 |157 |2 |12 |<1>900
Wellingborough |3,450 |3,668 |9,082 |6,459 |2,275 |480 |2,628
Source: Local authority returns.
<1> Provisional.
Waterways
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those rivers and waterways recommended by the National Rivers Authority for priority clean-up under the Water Act 1989 ; and which of these waterways will receive treatment during the next six years.
Mr. Atkins : A list of the water quality schemes in England and Wales recommended by the National Rivers Authority has been placed in the Library of the House. These schemes are still under review as part of the wider review of water company investment and charges by the Director General of Water Services.
Protected Species
Mr. Morley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of licences issued under section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to destroy protected species in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
Mr. Atkins : Details of licences issued under section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in respect of wild birds are contained in the reports by the United Kingdom to the European Community on derogation under article 9 of the directive on the conservation of wild birds-- 79,409/EEC--for the years 1991 and 1992. Figures for 1993 are not yet available. Copies of the derogation report are held in the Library of this House.
Set out is a table of licences issued in England, Scotland and Wales in 1993, and those issued in Scotland and Wales in 1991 and 1992. The figures for England for those years cannot be provided without disproportionate costs being incurred, as English Nature--the licensing authority--only has manual records prior to 1993.
Licences under section 16 are also issued by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales. I will write to the hon. Member when details are available.
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Species |Number of |Issed under sub-
|specimens |section
|licensed for
|taking
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1991
Rainbow leaf beetle |small sample |16(3)(a)
Killarney fern |small sample |16(3)(a) and (c)
Foxtail stonewort |small sample |ditto
Freshwater pearl mussel |100 |ditto
Freshwater pearl mussel |3 kilos |16(3)(a)
Young's helleborine |1 |16(3)(a) and (c)
1992
Crayfish |100 |16(3)(a)
Pipistrelle bat |30 |ditto
|1,000 young
Allis shad (see note 1) |100 adults |ditto
|1,000 young
Allis shad (see note 1) |100 adults |ditto
Fen orchid |5 |16(3)(a) and (c)
Floating water plantain |small samples |16(3)(a)
Spiked speedwell |100 |ditto
Killarney fern |small samples |16(3)(a) and (c)
1993
Medicinal leech |1 |16(3)(a)
|1,000 young
Allis shad (see note 1) |100 adults |ditto
|1,000 young
Allis shad (see note 1) |100 adults |ditto
Swallowtail butterfly |20 |ditto
Beetles |2 |ditto
De Folin's lagoon snail |40 |ditto
Natterjack toad eggs/tadpoles |5,000 |ditto
Natterjack toad |50 tadpoles |ditto
Natterjack toad tadpoles |175 |ditto
Lagoon sandworm |unknown |ditto
Lagoon sand shrimp |unknown |ditto
Starlet sea anemone |unknown |ditto
Lundy cabbages |10 |ditto
Floating water plantain |unknown |ditto
Foxtail stonewort |unknown |ditto
Note 1: Licences issued for maximum take over a three-year period
Imported Building Materials
Mr. Rooker : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by value the major 25 imported building materials in the latest year stating the import as a
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percentage of the United Kingdom market ; and what were the comparable figures by value and import penetration five years ago.Mr. Baldry : The table gives the estimated value of building materials imported during 1992, the latest year for which comprehensive information is available, together with the equivalent figures for 1988. Reliable information on import penetration will not be available until the information on United Kingdom production has been harmonised with overseas trade using the new PRODCOM classification ; the first results of which are expected to be available this autumn.
£ millions
|1992 |1988
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Sawn and Laminated Wood |1,050|1,452
Builders Ironmongery |321 |264
Plastic Sheets and Profiles |209 |179
Structural Steel Components |158 |131
Electric Wires |144 |100
Air Conditioning Units |122 |102
Metal Sheets etc. |116 |111
Glazed Ceramic Tiles |116 |107
Lamps and Fittings |114 |82
Central Heating Boilers |88 |51
Wooden Doors |82 |85
Paints and Varnish |72 |62
Steel Tubes and Pipes |66 |47
Hardboard and Fibreboard |64 |57
Mastics, putty etc. |62 |36
Nails, Screws etc. |56 |52
Building Stone |49 |50
Concrete Reinforcing Bars |49 |62
Radiators |47 |57
Ordinary Portland Cement |46 |33
Structural Aluminium Components |45 |67
Plastic Floor Coverings |43 |41
Plastic Doors, Windows, Shutters and Fittings |41 |35
Mineral Insulating Materials |35 |37
Wood Veneers |32 |46
Defective Housing
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his Department's estimate of the repair bill to local authority properties designated as defective housing.
Sir George Young : That information is not available in the form requested.
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many (a) local authority and (b) private properties are designated as defective housing.
Sir George Young : Local authorities report some 128,000 designated defective dwellings in their ownership, and some 31,000 with private owners eligible for
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assistance under part XVI of the Housing Act 1985. The number of defective dwellings in private ownership but where the owners are ineligible for assistance is not known.Public Bodies
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will name the members currently appointed to the Commission for the New Towns.
Mr. Baldry : The current members of the Commission for the New Towns are :
Sir Neil Shields, MC--Chairman
Lord Finsberg, MBE--Deputy Chairman
Lord Bellwin, JP
Mr. R. B. Caws, CBE
Mr. F. C. Graves, OBE, DL
Sir Brian Jenkins, GBE
Ms W. Luscombe
Mr. W. J. Mackenzie, OBE
Mr. M. H. Mallinson
Lady Marsh
Sir Gordon Roberts, CBE, JP, DL
Mr. J. R. Trustram Eve
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment who are the members currently appointed to the Countryside Commission.
Mr. Atkins The current membership of the Countryside Commission is :
Sir John Johnson--Chairman
Mr. David Fletcher
Mrs. Sarah Ward
Sir Richard Carew-Pole
Professor Allan Patmore
Mrs. Rachel Thomas
Mr. Rodney Swarbrick
Lord Denham
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment who are the members currently appointed to the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances.
Mr. Atkins : The members currently appointed to the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances are :
Professor P. Calow--Chairman
Mr. A. Brown, CB
Dr. D. Ball
Dr. I. F. Carney
Mr. P Chave
Dr. B. Crathorne
Dr. J. F. Duffus
Mr. M. Gittins
Professor T. M. Roberts
Mr. M. Wadsley
Mr. R. Young
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment who are the members currently appointed to the United Kingdom Ecolabelling Board.
Mr. Atkins : The current chairman and members of the United Kingdom Ecolabelling Board are :
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Member |Position
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Dr. Elizabeth Nelson Chairman |Former Chairman of Taylor Nelson A.G.B. plc.
Mr. Kenneth Miles Deputy Chairman |Director General, Incorporated Society of British Advertisers Ltd.
Mr. Tim Brown |Information and public relations officer for the National Society for Clean
| Air and Environmental Protection.
Professor Roland Clift |Professor of Environmental Technology and Director of the Centre for
| Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey.
Ms Anne Foster |Director of the Scottish Consumer Council.
Ms Julia Hailes |Director of Sustainability Ltd., author of "Green Consumer Guide".
Dr. Keith Humphreys |Chairman and managing director, Rhone-Poulenc Ltd.
Ms Pippa Hyam |Senior Associate, PDA International.
Mrs. Harriet Kimbell |Consumer laywer and law lecturer.
Dr. Melanie Miller |Expert on environmental and consumer issues working for the Sustainable
| Agriculture, Food and Environment Alliance.
Miss Jyoti Munsiff |Company Secretary, Shell Transport and Trading.
Mr. Derek Norman |Director of Environmental Affairs, Pilkington plc.
Dr. Richard Pugh |Director, Tesco plc.
Mr. Lew Scott |Manufacturing director, Hoover Ltd.
Miss Catherine Whitehead |County trading standards officer, Staffordshire county council.
Mr. Nigel Whitaker |Executive director, Kingfisher plc.
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment who are the members currently appointed to the London Docklands development corporation.
Mr. Baldry : The members currently appointed to the London Docklands development corporation are :
Michael Pickard-- Chairman
Lord Cocks-- Deputy Chairman
Viscountess Cobham
Sir Christopher Foster
Cllr Janet Ludlow
Cllr Conor McAuley
Cllr John McTernan
Peter Mead
William Jack
Eric Sorensen
Neil Spense
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment who are the members currently appointed to the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment.
Mr. Atkins : The members currently appointed to the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment are :
Professor J. E. Berigner-- Chairman
Professor E. M. Cooke
Dr. P. J. Dale
Dr. A. Garland
Dr. C. J. Gliddon
Ms J. Hill
Dr. J. Kinderlerer
Mr. J. MacLeod
Professor D. Onions
Professor L. Partridge
Professor N. J. Poole
Dr. D. J. Robinson
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