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Mr. Hain: To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he has quantified the estimated value of the new commercial freedoms to be made available to Post Office Counters, outlined in his Green Paper, "The Future of Postal Services"; and whether this value will exceed the estimated value of the business lost by Post Office Counters over the next five years as Government Departments and the Royal Mail move business away from them.
Mr. Eggar [holding answer 24 October 1994]: No. Any projections about increases in volume from new business, or increases or decreases in existing business, are an operational matter for Post Office Counters.
Mr. Hain: To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what was the response of the Mail Users National Council to his Green Paper, "The Future of Postal Services", and when he last met its representatives;
(2) what was the response of the Post Office Users National Council to his Green Paper, "The Future of Postal Services"; and when he last met its representatives;
(3) what was the response of the Periodical Publishers Association to his Green Paper, "The Future of Postal Services"; and when he last met its representatives;
(4) what was the response of the Direct Marketing Association to his Green Paper, "The Future of Postal Services"; and when he last met its representatives;
(5) what was the response of Protecting Postal services to his Green Paper, "The Future of Postal Services"; and when he last met its representatives.
Mr. Eggar [holding answers 24 October 1994]: It is for respondents to make public their views if they choose to do so. I have met none of the organisations mentioned. My hon. Friend The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Industry and Energy met representatives of the Post Office Users National Council on 8 September and of the Protecting Postal Services on 12 September.
Mr. Ainger: To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the organisations his Department has consulted concerning the 16th round of offshore licensing, giving dates of any meetings with environmental organisations.
Mr. Charles Wardle [holding answer 24 October 1994]: Listed are the organisations which my Department has consulted over the 16th round. Those environmental organisations which officials have met are indicated on the list.
In addition, officials are arranging a joint meeting later this month with all other environmental groups who have requested a meeting or have provided substantive comments on the 16th round.
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Organisations Consulted over the 16th Round of oiland Gas Licensing
Other Government Departments:
Crown Estate
Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland
Department of Economic Development (Northern Ireland)
Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)
Department of the Environment
Department of Transport
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Health and Safety Inspectorate
H M Inspectorate of Mines
H M Treasury
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Ministry of Defence
The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department The Scottish Office Industry Department
The Welsh Office
Environmental organisations and groups:
Countryside Commission
Dyfed Wildlife Trust
Friends of Cardigan Bay (meeting held on 4 August 1994) Friends of the Earth Cymru
Greenpeace
Joint Countryside Advisory Service
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (meeting held on 21 October 1994)
who in turn consult--
English Nature (meeting held on 21 October 1994)
Countryside Council for Wales (meeting held on 21 October 1994)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (meeting held on 21 October 1994)
Scottish Natural Heritage
Sea Mammal Research Unit
Narberth Friends of the Earth
The National Trust (meeting held on 26 August 1994
RSNC Wildlife Trusts Partnership
Strangford Lough Management Committee
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Wildlife and Countryside Link
World Wide Fund For Nature
Local groups:
Cardigan bay Forum
Dyfed Joint Liaison Group
Gwynedd Standing Conference
North Wales Coastal Forum
Irish Sea Forum
Offshore Minerals Forum - East Coast Authorities
Standing Conference on Oil and Gas Exploration in the English Channel
Local authorities - England:
Avon County Council
Cheshire County Council
Cleveland County Council
Cornwall County Council
Cumbria County Council
Devon County Council
Dorset County Council
Durham County Council
East Sussex County Council
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Essex County CouncilHumberside County Council
Isle of Wight County Council
Kent County Council
Lancashire County Council
Lincolnshire County Council
Merseyside County Council
Norfolk County Council
Northumberland County Council
North Yorkshire County Council
Sefton Borough Council
Somerset County Council
Suffolk County Council
Tyne and Wear County Council
West Sussex County Council
Local authorities - Wales:
Clwyd County Council
Dyfed County Council
Gwent County Council
Gwynedd County Council
Mid Glamorgan County Council
Pembrokeshire District Council
South Glamorgan County Council
West Glamorgan County Council
Local Authorities - Norther Ireland:
Antrim Borough Council
Ards Borough Council
Carrickfergus Borough Council
Down Borough Council
Newry and Mourne District Council
Local authorities - Scotland
Borders Regional Council
Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council
Fife Regional Council
Grampian Regional Council
Highland Regional Council
Lothian Regional Council
Orkney Islands Council
Shetland Regional Council
Strathclyde Regional Council
Tayside Regional Council
Western Isles Regional Council
Fishermen's federations and organisations:
Association of Scotland Shellfish Growers
The Association of Sea Fisheries Committees of England and Wales Firth of Forth Fishermen's Association
Federation of Highlands and Islands Fishermen
Highlands and Islands Fishermen's Association
National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations
Orkney Fisheries Association
The Northern Ireland Fish Producers' Organisation Ltd
Scottish Fishermen's Federation
Southern Seas Fisheries District Fishermen's Council
Ullerpool Boat Owners Association
Other Organisations
British Aerospace Defence Ltd
British Coal Corporation
British Telecommunication plc
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