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Mr. David Davis : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 20 January 1994, Official Report, column 776.
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Public Bodies
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage who are the members currently appointed to the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art.
Mr. Sproat : The seven current members of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art are :
Mr. Jonathan Scott (Chairman)
Mr. Henry Fothringham
Professor Francis Haskell
Mr. Gervase Jackson-Stops, OBE
Dr. Jennifer Montagu
Mr. Jack Baer
The Hon. Georgina Stonor, O.StJ.
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage who are the members currently appointed to the board of the imperial war museum.
Mr. Sproat : The members of the board of trustees of the imperial war museum are :
Field Marshal Lord Bramall, KG, GCB, OBE, MC, JP (Chairman) HE The High Commissioner of the Government of Australia General Sir Peter de la Billiere, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC
Admiral Sir Jeremy Black, GBE, KCB, DSO
HE The High Commissioner of the Government of Canada
HE The High Commissioner of the Government of New Zealand Mrs. Anne Heseltine
HE The High Commissioner of the Government of India
Sir Edward Jackson, KCMG
HRH The Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG GCVO
J. K. Ledlie, Esq
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The Rt. Rev. Michael Mann, KCVOProfessor Robert O'Neill, AO, DPhil
HE The High Commissioner of the Government of Pakistan
I. Jonathan Scott, Esq, FSA
Dennis Silk, Esq, MA
Major General George Sinclair, CB, CBE
HE The High Commissioner of the Government of Sri Lanka Ian Smart, Esq
Lady Vaizey
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage who are the members currently appointed to the board of the national gallery.
Mr. Sproat : The members of the board of trustees of the national gallery are :
Nicholas Hugo Baring, Esq (Chairman)
Lady Airlie, CVO
Alan Bennett, Esq
Lady Bingham
Bamber Gascoigne, Esq FRSL
Mrs. Elizabeth Mari Monck
Sir A. Derek M. Oulton, GCB QC MA PhD
Sir Mark Richmond, ScD FRS
Hon. Simon Sainsbury
Sir Keith Thomas
Peter Troughton, Esq
Euan Uglow, Esq
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage who are the members currently appointed to the board of the natural history museum.
Mr. Sproat : The members of the board of trusteese of the natural history museum are :
Sir Walter Bodmer, KT FRS FRCPath (Chairman)
Baroness Blackstone
Raymond John Carter, Esq CBE
Mrs. Jennifer d'Abo
Professor Sir Brian Follett, FRS
Sir Owen Green, KT
Professor John L. Harper, CBE FRS
Sir Denys Henderson, CBIM FRSA
Sir Anthony Laughton, FRS
Professor Robert McCredie May, FRS
Dame Anne McLaren, FRS FRCOG
Professor Sir Ronald Oxburgh, FRS
Sir Crispin Tickell
Dr. Wright : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list those responsible for making appointments of (a) chairs and (b) members of the boards to each of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department.
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 15 February 1994] : The following list contains details of those responsible for making appointments to the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department of National Heritage.
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Name of body |Appointment of chairman by |Appointment of members by
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Arts Council |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
British Film Institute |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
British Library |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
|(12)
|Her Majesty The Queen (1)
British Tourist Authority (BTA) |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
Broadcasting Complaints Commission |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
Broadcasting Standards Council |Secretary of State for National Heritage
Crafts Council |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
English Tourist Board (ETB) |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
Football Licensing Authority |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
Historical Buildings and Monuments Commission for |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
England (English Heritage)
British Museum |Trustees |Her Majesty The Queen (1)
|Prime Minister (15)
|President of the Royal Society (1)
|President of the Royal Academy (1)
|President of the British Academy (1)
|President of the Society of Antiquaries
|of London (1)
|Trustees (5)
Geffrye Museum |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
|(4)
|Trustees (8)
Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
|(5)
|Trustees (10)
Horniman Museum |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
|(4)
|Trustees (8)
Imperial War Museum |Her Majesty The Queen (The President
|of the Board) Trustees (Chairman) |Prime Minister (10)
|Secretary of State for National Heritage
|(1)
|Secretary of State for the Foreign and
|Commonwealth Office (2)
|Government of Canada (1)
|Government of New Zealand (1)
|Government of Pakistan (1)
|Government of Sri Lanka (1)
|Government of India (1)
|Government of Australia (1)
Museum of London |Trustees |Prime Minister (9)
|Corporation of London (9)
National Gallery |Trustees |Prime Minister (13)
|Trustees of the Tate Gallery (1)
Natural History Museum |Trustees |Prime Minister (8)
|Trustees (3)
|President of the Royal Society (1)
National Maritime Museum |Trustees |Prime Minister (12)
National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
|(20)
National Museum of Science and Industry |Prime Minister |Prime Minister (20)
National Portrait Gallery |Trustees |Prime Minister (16)
Sir John Soane's Museum |Trustees |Trustees (4)
|President of the Royal Society of Arts
|(1)
|President of Royal Society (1)
|President of the Royal Academy (1)
President of the Society of Antiquaries
|of London (1)
|Corporation of London (1)
Tate Gallery |Trustees |Prime Minister (11)
|Trustees of the National Gallery (1)
Victoria and Albert Museum |Prime Minister |Prime Minister (20)
Wallace Collection |Trustees |Prime Minister (6)
Millennium Commission |Her Majesty the Queen |Her Majesty the Queen
Museums and Galleries Commission |Prime Minister |Prime Minister (15)
National Film and Television School |Secretary of State for National Heritage|The Board on recommendation of the
|Secretary of State for National
|Heritage
National Film Development Fund |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
National Heritage Memorial Fund |Prime Minister |Prime Minister
Registrar of Public Lending Right (PLR) |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
|Her Majesty The Queen (2)
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) |Her Majesty The Queen |Her Majesty The Queen
South Bank Theatre Board |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
Sports Council |Secretary of State for National Heritage|Secretary of State for National Heritage
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ENVIRONMENT
Overseas Visits
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many visits abroad the Minister for Housing made during 1993 ; and what was (a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
Sir George Young : I made one departmental visit abroad during 1993. This was to Beirut, heading a construction industry trade mission. The cost to public funds was £2,147 and the purpose was to help win orders for United Kingdom construction companies in a competitive international marketplace.
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many visits abroad the Minister for the Environment and Countryside made during 1993 ; and what was (a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
Mr. Atkins : My predecessors made 13 departmental visits abroad during 1993, at a total cost of £34,036. Details of the places visited and the purpose of each visit are set out.
Place visited |Reason
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Belgium (Brussels) |EC Environment Council.
Luxembourg |EC joint Energy and Environment
|Council.
Germany (Berlin) and |BWIG conference "Wasser Berlin" and
Switzerland (Zurich and |"Environment for Europe" Ministers
Lucerne) |conference.
Denmark (Copenhagen) |Informal EC Environment Council.
Luxembourg |EC Environment Council.
China and Japan |British construction industry mission to
|China. Discussion of environmental
|and construction issues with new
|Japanese Government.
Luxembourg |EC Environment Council.
Germany (Frankfurt and |Meeting with German Environment
Bonn) |Minister about EC packaging directive.
Belgium (Brussels) |EC symposium on environment and
|development.
USA (Los Angeles) |To study United States approach to air
|pollution, energy management and the
|use of economic instruments.
Belgium (Brussels) |EC Environment Council.
Denmark (Copenhagen) |Intermediate ministerial meeting on the
|North sea.
Belgium (Brussels) |EC Environment Council.
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many visits abroad the Minister for Local Government and Inner Cities made during 1993 ; and what was (a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
Mr. Curry : My predecessor made no departmental visits abroad in 1993. In my capacity as Minister for Local Government and Planning, I made two departmental visits abroad during 1993. These were to the Netherlands to attend an EC Council of Ministers meeting and to the United States to examine local government and planning practices and to discuss issues of mutual concern with my counterparts in the US Administration. The cost to public funds of these two visits was £10, 590.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was (a) the number and (b) the total cost in 1992-93 of management agreements between English Nature and owners and occupiers of sites of special scientific interest to (i) compensate for profit forgone and (ii) facilitate positive conservation management.
Mr. Atkins : There were 1,840 such management agreements under section 15 of the Countryside Act 1968 at 31 March 1993, made up as follows :
|Number
------------------------------------------------------------------
Agreements with compensatory payments-almost all of
these also provided for positive conservation
management. Payments were mainly on the basis of
profit foregone, but a few agreements provided for
lump sum payments |1,510
Agreements where the payments were for positive
conservation management-including 120
agreements under the pilot wildlife enhancement
scheme |330
|---
Total |1,840
Payments under these agreements in 1992-93 totalled £7.5 million, of which £500,000 related to agreements for positive conservation. Information on nature reserve agreements has been excluded from the figures.
Groundwork Foundation
Mr. Robert Ainsworth : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the organisations and individuals who have made representations to him regarding his Department's review of the Groundwork Foundation ; if he will list its most frequent recommendations ; and when these recommendations will be acted upon.
Mr. Atkins : The Department's internal review is looking at its sponsorship of Groundwork and the organisation's future direction. As part of the review, officials have met some of Groundwork's partners and customers among local authorities, private sector companies and voluntary organisations to learn how they perceive the organisation and would wish it to develop. This process is continuing but it is not envisaged that formal written representations will be invited. The review will inform our consideration of our future objectives for Groundwork and the resources to be made available to it in the context of the 1995-96 public expenditure round later this year.
European Local Government Charter
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now sign the European charter for local government ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Baldry : The Government do not intend to sign the European charter for local self-government. Local government is not a suitable subject for regulation by international convention, but the Government support the broad principles underlying the charter.
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Urban Development Corporations
Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total number of properties under the control of each urban development corporation.
Mr. Baldry : The total number of properties--the number of sites both with and without buildings on them--in which urban development corporations have a greater than 50 per cent. interest is as follows :
UDC |Properties
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Bristol |42
Black Country |116
Birmingham Heartlands |4
Central Manchester |16
Leeds |31
London Docklands |124
Merseyside |109
Plymouth |18
Sheffield |30
Teesside |35
Trafford Park |100
Tyne and Wear |79
|--
Total |704
Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many properties under the control of the development corporations in England and Wales have been victims to terrorist attacks since the establishment of the corporations ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the development corporations in England and Wales and their dates of establishment.
Mr. Baldry : The urban development corporations in England and Wales and their dates of establishment are as follows :
|Date
--------------------------------------------------------
Merseyside |25 March 1981
London Docklands |2 July 1981
Trafford Park |10 February 1987
Cardiff Bay |3 April 1987
Tyne and Wear |15 May 1987
Black Country |15 May 1987
Teesside |15 May 1987
Leeds |30 June 1988
Sheffield |30 June 1988
Central Manchester |30 June 1988
Bristol |19 January 1989
Birmingham Heartlands |10 March 1992
Plymouth |1 April 1993
Research Contracts
Mr. David Marshall : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give a list of current research contracts concerning any aspects of transport and the environment, giving costs and the names of consultants employed.
Mr. Atkins : There are 19 current research contracts which link aspects of transport with the environment. The total cost is £9.2 million.
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Contract Title |Contractor
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United Kingdom urban air quality |University of Birmingham
research: policy support and
programme management
United Kingdom atmospheric |Warren Spring Laboratory
emissions inventory
Diffusion tube survey of NO2, SO2, |Warren Spring Laboratory
NH3 and hydrocarbons in urban and
rural areas
Diffusion tube surveys and statutory |Warren Spring Laboratory
monitoring of smoke, SO2 and lead
Statutory and urban long-term |Warren Spring Laboratory
monitoring of NO2, O, CO and SO2
Air pollution forecasting |Warren Spring Laboratory
A catalogue of urban hydrocarbons |University of Leeds
United Kingdom atmospheric |Warren Spring Laboratory
emissions from vehicles and fuels
The chemistry of NOx in urban air |University of Birmingham
The United Kingdom enhanced |TBV Science
urban air quality monitoring network
Central management and co- |AEA Technology
ordination unit for the monitoring of
gaseous hydrocarbons
Urban air assessment box model |Meteorological Office
The quality of urban air review |University of Birmingham
group-QUARG-secretariat
To define the possible economic |Land Use Consultants
effects of draft planning policy
guidance note 13 on transport
Viability and vitality of town centres |URBED
International experience of |UK CEED
implementing planning policies for
sustainable development
Intensification of development |Shankland Cox Ltd.
within existing urban areas
Survey of public attitudes to the |NOP Consumer Public Research
environment |-Mai Research Ltd.
A study of the cost of complying |CHEM Systems
with the petrol vapour recovery
directive
Markets
Mr. Milburn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many town centre markets in each region he estimates will be affected by his proposal to deregulate markets.
Mr. Baldry : This information is not available in the form requested.
Mr. Milburn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the employment impact of his proposal to deregulate town centre markets.
Mr. Baldry : The provision in the Deregulation and Contracting Out Bill to remove from local authorities the right to object to rival markets will create new employment opportunities in the retail sector wherever local authority markets operate.
Mr. Milburn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the effect on local authority income of his proposal to deregulate town centre markets.
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Mr. Baldry : Local authorities were asked to provide this information as part of the consultation exercise last year, but we did not receive sufficient evidence to produce a reliable national estimate.
Rent Assessment
Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has to review the terms of reference of rent assessment officers ; and when the existing terms of reference were introduced and last reviewed.
Sir George Young : When determining fair rents for regulated tenancies, rent officers and rent assessment panels follow the provisions of section 70 of the Rent Act 1977. When determining market rents for assured tenancies, rent assessment committees follow the provisions for sections 13 and 22 of the Housing Act 1988. When exercising their functions as regards housing benefit or home renovation grants, rent officers follow the provisions of the Rent Officer (Additional Functions) Order 1990, as amended, and section 110 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
The provisions are reviewed and amended from time to time as necessary.
Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the composition of rent assessment review bodies was last reviewed.
Sir George Young : The composition of rent assessment panels, from which rent assessment committees are drawn, is reviewed regularly. Members of the 13 panels in England, who currently number 480, are normally appointed for a three-year term, and a number of reappointments and new appointments therefore fall to be made each year.
Opencast Mining
Mr. Gunnell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment in how many instances since the introduction of mineral planning guidance note 3 appeals against local authority refusals to agree opencasting have been allowed by his Department ; and which local authorities were involved.
Mr. Baldry : The Department's records show that the number of planning appeals granted for opencast sites were as follows :
Planning Authority |Number
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Barnsley |2
Derbyshire |8
County Durham |16
Gateshead |2
Lancashire |1
Leeds |2
Norfolk |1
North Tyneside |1
Northumberland |6
Staffordshire |2
Wakefield |3
Wigan |1
|--
Total |45
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Mr. Gunnell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment in how many instances since the introduction of mineral planning guidance note 3 the costs of appeals against local authority refusals to agree opencasting have been awarded against the local authorities ; and what is the breakdown of such costs by authority.
Mr. Baldry : This information is not readily available. It could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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