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Porton Down Experiments
Mr. Fatchett: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks have volunteered since 1965 to participate in experiments at Porton Down. [14330]
Mr. Soames: This matter is for the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, Porton Down under its framework document. I have asked the chief executive, CBDE to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Graham Pearson to Mr. Derek Fatchett, dated 20 March 1995:
Question 12, Order Paper 14 March 1995
1. Your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence asking him how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks have volunteered since 1965 to participate in experiments at Porton
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Down, has been passed to me to answer as Chief Executive of the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment.2. The role of the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment is to ensure that the UK Armed Forces have effective protective measures against the threat that chemical or biological weapons may be used against them. In order to carry out this work, it is necessary to use Service volunteers to:
(a) assess the ability of Service personnel to function with new equipment and procedures.
(b) develop medical countermeasures to protect Service personnel, and
(c) evaluate the effects of very low and medically safe concentrations of CW agents on the ability of unprotected personnel to operate normally.
No studies involving volunteers are carried out unless there is a clear military need and a detailed protocol has been reviewed and approved by an independent Ethics Committee in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Royal College of Physicians.
3. Our records indicate that the number of officers and other ranks who have volunteered since 1965 to take part in studies at Porton Down is as follows:
Year |Officers |Other ranks|Total ------------------------------------------------------------ 1965 |17 |129 |146 1966 |35 |114 |149 1967 |44 |200 |244 1968 |35 |228 |263 1969 |47 |134 |181 1970 |59 |268 |327 1971 |57 |168 |225 1972 |59 |299 |358 1973 |63 |201 |264 1974 |100 |204 |304 1975 |41 |96 |137 1976 |65 |189 |254 1977 |37 |80 |117 1978 |25 |79 |104 1979 |37 |116 |153 1980 |106 |234 |340 1981 |61 |242 |303 1982 |38 |123 |161 1983 |36 |141 |177 1984 |42 |89 |131 1985 |52 |129 |181 1986 |31 |65 |96 1987 |29 |64 |93 1988 |46 |90 |136 1989 |31 |79 |110 1990 |18 |65 |83 1991 |9 |41 |50 1992 |54 |58 |112 1993 |23 |41 |64 1994 |38 |66 |104
Goddard Study
Mr. Fatchett: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 20 February, Official Report, columns 87 88, who carried out the independent review of attache s known as the Goddard study; and what was the total cost of the review. [14333]
Mr. Soames: The Goddard study was conducted by an air commodore, a lieutenant colonel and a higher executive officer, Development, supported by a personal assistant. The cost of staff time and travel and subsistence involved in this review was £65,000.
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Civil Service
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total number of civil servants employed by (a) his Department, (b) the agencies under his Department's responsibility and (c) public and other bodies under his Department's responsibility, for each year since 1979, divided into (i) full-time equivalents,(ii) overtime, (iii) casuals and (iv) other; and whether he will also provide for each year his estimates of (A) civil service job reductions due to privatisations, (B) civil service job reductions due to contracting out, (C) civil service job reductions resulting from other transfer of responsibilities, (D) the total of all other staff undertaking work for his Department or its agencies without being categorised as civil servants, including external consultants, researchers, agency secretarial staff and staff substitution and (E) total manpower expenditures, in 1994 prices. [14763]
Mr. Freeman: The civil service covers the permanent staff of central Government Departments and next steps agencies. The staff of other bodies are outside the civil service.
The annual publication "Civil Service Statistics" gives details of the number of civil servants employed by my Department and its agencies, including full-time equivalent staff and casuals, from 1993 onwards, and of staff leaving the civil service.
"Public Bodies", published annually since 1982, contains staffing information for those bodies not covered by "Civil Service Statistics".
Details of operating costs and the civil service pay bill for my Department for the years 1989 90 to 1997 98 are contained in table 5 of my Department's annual report (Cm 2801), and table 4 gives details of overtime.
"United Kingdom Defence Statistics" which is published annually contains more detailed information regarding recruitment and job reductions due to contractorisation and privatisation.
Copies of all these publications are available in the Library of the House.
The remaining information sought could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Polling and Public Survey Organisations
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the employment of polling or public survey organisations by his Department during the current and previous financial years, on the organisations employed by his Department, on the values of individual contracts for these services, on the total amounts of money spent and on the purposes of the research undertaken by these organisations. [14508]
Mr. Freeman: The following organisations have undertaken opinion surveys on behalf of the MOD since 1 April 1993:
RSGB
Reflexions
MORI
One World Research
BMRB
Research Services
Diagnostics
Andrew Irving Associates
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The cost of the individual studies is commercially confidential information, but the total cost of all surveys was:1993 94: £129,000
1994 95: £243,500
The objectives of the research are to monitor the effectiveness of advertising in recruiting personnel to the armed forces and the attitudes of the public towards a career in the armed forces.
Official Service Residences
Mr. Byers: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 20 February Official Report column 86 87 if he will give the annual entertainment allowance for each other official service residence for the latest year for which information is available.
Mr Soames [holding answer 28 February 1995]: The current annual entertainment allowance at the disposal of the officers resident in my Department's official service residences is given in the table below:
|Annual entertainment
Residence |allowance 1994-95 |Comments
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1(1) |3,263
2(2) |3,263
3(3) |3,741
4(4) |Vacant
5(5) |7,470
6(6) |<1>Not in receipt of EA
7(7) |4,870
8(9) |7,470
9(10) |1,390
10(11) |4,870
11(12) |4,870
12(12) |4,870
13(15) |3,263
14(16) |3,263 |Vacant from 1 May for
| disposal
15(17) |4,870
16 (18) |4,870
17(19) |7,470
18(20) |4,870
19(22) |2,080
20(23) |4,870
21(24) |7,470
22(25) |2,255
23(26) |4,870
24(27) |4,870
25(28) |7,470
26 |4,870 |New residence
27(29) |3,263
28(30) |3,263
29(31) |3,263
30(33) |<1>Not in receipt of EA
31(34) |7,470
32(35) |1,390
33(36) |4,870
34(37) |3,263
35(38) |4,526
36(39) |6,314
37(40) |8,212
38(41) |3,263
39(42) |2,080
40(43) |3,263
41(44) |1,390
42(45) |2,080
43(46) |4,870
44(47) |4,870
45(48) |3,263
46(49) |3,263
47(50) |2,080
48(51) |3,263
49(52) |7,470
50(53) |3,263
51(54) |7,470
52(55) |3,263
53(56) |11,147
54(57) |11,888
55(58) |7,470
56(59) |3,263
57(60) |4,870
58(61) |3,263
59(62) |7,470
60(63) |1,390
61(64) |2,080
62(65) |3,263
63(66) |2,139
64(67) |3,263
65(68) |4,870
66(69) |3,263
67(70) |3,263
68(71) |3,263
69(72) |4,870
70(73) |3,263
71(74) |3,263
72(75) |9,056
73(76) |6,241
74(77) |3,263
75 |7,470
<1> The posts held by the occupants of residences 6 and 30 do not qualify for payment of
Entertainment Allowance.
Representational entertainment by these officers is funded through individual grants in aid.
Omitted from previous list Properties no longer classed as OSRs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (8) Vacant-declared for disposal |Not in receipt of EA (14) OSR status removed (21) Vacant from September 1994- previous occupant EA = £4870 (32) Vacant 31 January 1995 |Not in receipt of EA
The numerical list given in my answer to the hon. Member on 21 July 1994, Official Report, column 560, has since been updated and the previous serial number is shown in parentheses.
LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
Civil Servants
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Lord President of the Council, what was the total number of civil servants employed by (a) his Department, (b) the agencies under his Department's responsibility and (c) public and other bodies under his Department's responsibility, for each year since 1992, divided in (1) full-time equivalents,(2) overtime, (3) casuals and (4) other; and whether he will also provide for each year his estimates of (A) civil service job reductions due to privatisations, (B) civil service job reductions due to contracting out, (C) civil service job reductions resulting from other transfer of responsibilities, (D) the total of all other staff undertaking work for the Department or its agencies without being categorised as civil servants, including external
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consultants, researchers, agency secretarial staff and staff substitution and (E) total manpower expenditures, in 1994 prices.Mr. Newton: The annual publication "Civil Service Statistics" gives details of the number of civil servants employed by the Privy Council Office, including full-time equivalent staff and casuals, from 1993 onwards, and of staff leaving the civil service. I am not responsible for any agencies.
Details of the running costs and the staff pay bill for my department can be found in the relevant annual report--Cm 2820, page 102.
Copies of these publications are available in the Members' Library.
The remaining information sought could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Correspondence
Sir Richard Body: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for what reasons the letter dated 26 February sent by the hon. Member for Holland with Boston has not been answered.
Mrs. Browning: The letter was replied to today.
New Forest Buckhounds
Mr. Denham: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will place in the Library a copy of the keeper's reports on the carcases of deer killed by the New Forest buckhounds on 6 March and 10 March. [14370]
Mr. Jack: Copies of the reports have been placed in the Library of the House.
Livestock Exports
Mr. Morley: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the type, value and number of livestock exported through (a) Dover, (b) Plymouth, (c) Brightlingsea, (d) Shoreham, (e) Coventry airport, (f) Swansea airport, (g) Humberside airport, (h) Grimsby, and (i) other (i) in the five months before October 1994 and (ii) since October 1994. [14155]
Mrs. Browning: Overseas trade data are not available in the form required.
Civil Servants
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of civil servants employed by (a) his Department, (b) the agencies under his Department's responsibility and (c) public and other bodies under his Department's responsibility, for each year since 1979, divided into(1) full-time equivalents; (2) overtime, (3) casuals and(4) other--and whether he will also provide for each year his estimates of (A) civil service job reductions due to privatisations, (B) civil service job reductions due to contracting out, (C) civil service job reductions resulting from other transfer of responsibilities, (D) the total of all other staff undertaking work for the Department or its
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agencies without being categorised as civil servants, including external consultants, researchers, agency secretarial staff and staff substitution and (E) total manpower expenditures in 1994 prices. [15091]Mr. Jack: The civil service covers the permanent staff of central Government Departments and next steps agencies. The staff of other bodies are outside the civil service.
The annual publication "Civil Service Statistics" gives details of the number of civil servants employed by the Department and its agencies, including full-time equivalent staff and casuals, from 1993 onwards, and of staff leaving the civil service.
"Public Bodies", published annually since 1982, contains staffing information for those bodies not covered by "Civil Service Statistics".
Details of running costs and civil service pay bill for the Department can be found in annexe 5 of the Department's annual report, cm 2803. Annexe 6 gives details of overtime from 1989 90 onwards. Copies of all of these publications are available in the Members' Library. The remaining information sought could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Aid and Trade Provision
43. Mrs. Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to change the nature of the trade for aid provision. [13023]
Mr. Baldry: The results of a full review of the aid and trade provision were announced to the House on 17 June 1993 in a reply from my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Sir M. Lennox-Boyd) to my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon, South (Mr. Ottaway). These reforms are being carried through.
Eastern Europe
44.
Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the level of aid to the east European countries from the know- how fund is expected to be in 1995 96. [13024]
Mr. Baldry: The 1995 96 planning figure for central and eastern Europe and former Soviet Union is £80 million.
Rwanda
45. Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the current level of aid going to Rwanda. [13025]
Mr. Baldry: Since January 1995 we have pledged 11,000 tonnes of bilateral food aid worth more than £3 million and £6 million in other assistance to Rwanda. This brings our total assistance to the Rwandan crisis since April 1994 to nearly £80 million.
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Saharwi Refugees
46. Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aid has been made available to Saharwi people in refugee camps. [13026]
Mr. Baldry: The UNHCR earmarked £4 million for the Saharwi refugees in 1994 and a further £4 million this year.
The United Kingdom provides no direct bilateral aid, but helps indirectly through its contributions to UNHCR. ODA has provided over £20 million in 1994 95 for UNHCR's general programmes budget.
Sri Lanka
47. Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aid projects were discussed during his recent visit to Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement. [13027]
Mr. Baldry: I visited Sri Lanka on 14 to 16 November 1994. I was able to discuss with Ministers there the content of the aid programme in Sri Lanka which aims to reduce poverty; tackle environmental problems; strengthen human resource development; and promote good government. I was also able to see some of the relief and rehabilitation projects for families affected by the disturbances in the north and east which are financed by aid.
Indonesia
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assurances he received, before February, prior to scholarship awards being granted to officers of the Indonesian police force that none of those officers had previously served in East Timor.
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 3 March, Official Report , column 726 , what assurances he obtained, before February, prior to scholarship awards being granted to officers of the Indonesian police force that none of those officers would subsequently serve in East Timor.
Mr. Baldry: The Indonesian national police force gave a commitment that officers who received scholarship awards under the police project would remain with the project for a minimum of five years.
Mrs. Clywd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the dates, titles and reference number of evaluation studies relating to Indonesia published by his Department since April 1990, indicating in each case which of the documents relate to support given through the aid and trade provision.
Mr. Baldry: Since April 1990 ODA's evaluation department has published two evaluation reports relating to Indonesia. The "Evaluation of the Ombilin Coal Mine, Indonesia (1982 84)"--EV491 January 1992--was financed under the aid and trade provision. This project is also referred to in the "ATP Synthesis Evaluation Study"--EV490 November 1991. Both reports are available in the Libraries of the House,
Mrs.Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if any Indonesian police officers who have received scholarship awards involving
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training paid for by his Department had previously served in East Timor.Mr. Baldry: Major Adjie Rustarn Ramdja served there in 1985 and Major Medhy Chumaedi served there before 1983.
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 3 March, Official Report , column 726 , what sources other than the Indonesian national police force have provided information that Indonesian police officers who have received scholarship awards paid for by his Department, have not subsequently served in East Timor.
Mr. Baldry: The United Kingdom managers of the Indonesia national police project have also provided this information.
Third-world Countries
Mr. Harry Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account is taken of poverty levels in third-world countries when they are considered for overseas aid; and if he will make a statement. [13205]
Mr. Baldry: The objective of the whole aid programme is poverty reduction through sustainable development. In allocating resources, the Government target in particular poverty reduction in the poorest developing countries. Nine of the 10 largest aid recipients in 1993 94 were low-income countries in Africa and Asia and, in the same year, over two thirds of our bilateral aid allocable by income group went to the poorest developing countries.
European Democracy Programmes
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications have been submitted by voluntary organisations located in the United Kingdom for funds under (a) the European Union's PHARE programme and (b) the European Union's TACIS democracy programme; if he will list those organisations which have been awarded such moneys; what is the range of these awards; and if he will make a statement. [14810]
Mr. Baldry: As of the end of 1994, the jointly administered PHARE and TACIS democracy programmes had considered a total of 88 applications from British based non-governmental organisations which met the eligibility criteria. Of these 22 were successful and the following awards have been made:
Name of organisation |Amount (ecu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Penal Reform International |69,650 English Speaking Union |69,864 European Young Bar Association |150,000 Association mondiale des radiodiffuseurs communautaires-AMARC<1> |116,210 Article XIX, International Centre Against Censorship |116,865 PMA Foundation |118,177 AIRE Centre: Advice on Individual Rights in Europe |85,887 Historical Association |150,000 Penal Reform International |52,605 BBC World Service |102,995 Centre for Defence Studies |81,700 BEARR Trust-British Emergency Action in Russia and the Republics |37,083 AIRE Centre: Advice on Individual Rights in Europe |80,608 BBC Marshall Plan of the Mind Trust |150,000 British-Albanian Legal Association |53,980 Centre for Defence Studies |50,000 Bilston Community College |94,398 International Media Centre, University of Salford |88,253 Graphical, Print and Media Union |134,219 INTRAC-International NGO Training and Research Centre |124,588 Aga Khan Foundation |193,970 Verification Technology Information Centre-VERTIC |190,000 <1> Application made from UK office.
Yemen
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he proposes to resume the bilateral aid programme to the republic of Yemen. [15251]
Mr. Baldry: We have recently informed the Government of the republic of Yemen that United Kingdom bilateral aid activity will resume at the start of the 1995 96 UK financial year.
TRANSPORT
Polling and Public Survey Organisations
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the employment of polling or public survey organisations by his Department during the current and previous financial years, on the organisations employed by his Department, on the values of individual contracts for these services, on the total amounts of money spent and on the purposes of the research undertaken by these organisations. [14510]
Mr. Watts: The information requested is set out in the tables.
Financial year 1993-94
Name of polling or
public
survey organisation |Purpose of research
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire County Council |After study of traffic calming
| measures
Lincolnshire County Council |After study of traffic calming
| measures
Public Attitude Surveys Ltd. |Customer satisfaction survey
Research International |Tracking research on road safety
| campaigns to test overall
| effectiveness and report on
| changes in attitude/behaviour
Research International (Cont.) |Survey to determine the public
| view on the acceptance of
| photocard driving licences
|Survey to determine the attitude
| of Vehicle Excise Duty
| evaders, and the effectiveness
| of advertising campaigns
Ross Silcock Partnership |Public Attitude Surveys
| to environmental and traffic
| schemes in Bypass
| Demonstration Project towns
SDG Research |Driver information survey
Social and Community |Qualitative research into
Planning Research | attitudes to cycle helmets
Taylor Nelson Business |Initial survey to determine the
Services | views and needs of the
| Surveyor Generals
| Organisation's customers
| prior to becoming the Marine
| Safety Agency
Transport Studies Unit, Oxford |Public perceptions of Red
| Routes
Transport and Travel Research |Bus Passenger Information
| Study
Total expenditure |£399,430
Note:
The values of individual contracts are not listed as these are regarded as commercially
confidential.
Financial Year 1994-95
Name of polling or
public
survey organisation |Purpose of research
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Accent Marketing and |Highways Agency image and
Research |awareness study
Andrew Irving Associates |Market research relating to the
| flotation of Railtrack
Atkins, Wootton Jeffries |Research study amongst goods
| and bus operators to
| determine views on the
| administration of the HGV
| and PSV operator licencing
| system
Babtie Traffic Ltd. |Roadside interviews on A1/M1
PAS Research Ltd. |Parking surveys
| Surveys of acceptable noise
| levels
| Interview surveys
Pinpoint |High Risk Offenders Project (to
| obtain Socio Economic Group
| by postcode)
Public Attitude Surveys Ltd. |Customer satisfaction survey
Research International |Tracking research on road safety
| campaigns to test overall
| effectiveness and report on
| changes in attitude/behaviour
|Customer survey to determine
| the effectiveness of earlier
| procedural changes introduced
| to improve the service to
| DVLA customers
|Research to determine the level
| of accuracy of Driver and
| Vehicle records
Ross Silcock Partnership |Public Attitude Surveys to
| environmental and traffic
| schemes in Bypass
| Demonstration Project towns
SDG Research |Motorway and Trunk Road User
| Survey
Social Surveyors (Gallup Poll) |Behavioural Psychology
Ltd. | programme-Interviewing
| drivers about their behaviours
| and attitudes
Smith and Williamson |Establishment of a Customer
| Research plan within the
| Vehicle Testing Division of
| the Vehicle Inspectorate
Taylor Nelson Business |Customer Survey to re-examine
Services | the perception of MSA and its
| services following transition
| to Agency status
Total expenditure |£522,954
Note:
The values of individual contracts are not listed as these are regarded as commercially
confidential.
Date |Researcher |Purpose |Costs (excluding
|VAT)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 1994 |Advertising Principles |To establish attitudes of dealers in new motor|Contract price: £1,800
|Devonshire Hall |vehicles to the Agency's Select Registrations
|Devonshire Avenue |Accredited Dealer scheme which allows new |Actual spend: £1,800
|Street Lane |vehicle buyers the opportunity to buy from the
|Leeds, LS8 1AW |Agency's Sale of Attractive Vehicle
|Registration Numbers via the motor dealer
January 1995 |Enterprise Planning and Research |To establish why certain enquiries of the |Contract price: £12,750
|Ltd. | Agency's Sale of Attractive Vehicle
|Victoria House |Registration Numbers telesales hotline are not|Actual spend: £12,750
|28-38 Desborough Street |being converted into sales
|High Wycombe
|HP11 2NP
Road Maintenance
Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if delays to motorists arising from structural maintenance of the road network are included in the assessment of the track costs of heavy lorries.
Mr. Watts: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 February, Official Report , column 469 .
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Sir John Stanley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library the full text of the criteria and guidelines used to implement the unpublished hardship scheme for the channel tunnel rail link referred to in paragraph 38 of the report to Parliament by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration on the "Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Blight".
Mr. Watts: This scheme was operated by Union Railways following the Government's announcement on 22 March 1993 of a defined route for the channel tunnel rail link for consultation purposes, and applied to that part of the route that was not covered by existing safeguarding directions until February 1994 when further safeguarding directions were issued. No specific new guidelines were produced because, as the commissioner's report indicates, the scheme was similar to the British Rail 1988 scheme described in paragraphs 31 and 32 of his report, except that properties generally had to be within 67 m of the centre line of the consultation route, which served only as a "coarse sift" as to possible eligibility.
British Rail
Mr. Hanson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the impact of restrictions on through ticket purchase on British Rail trains on individuals with a visual disability.
Mr. Watts: This is a matter for the rail regulator, who is currently considering responses received to his consultation exercise on ticket retailing. He has a statutory duty to exercise his functions in a manner that protects the interests of disabled passengers and I would expect him to take this into account in reaching his decision on the requirements to be imposed on operators.
Railtrack
Mr. Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the name, location and acreage of each site or other property owned by Railtrack which is currently for sale; and if he will estimate the total value of those sites and properties.
Mr Watts: I am advised by Railtrack that the list of sites currently for sale is as listed. This includes several compulsory purchase orders, including the M11 extension transaction at Leyton. The list also includes sales where contracts have been entered into, but not yet completed. Estimates of proceeds are a matter for Railtrack.
Sites |Description |Area (Acres)
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Aberdeen |Ferry Hill |2.0
Borough Green |Land at Station Road |0.3
Bradford |Land adjacent Station |16.0
Bromley South |Land adjacent Station |1.1
Enfield |Land adjacent Station |1.1
Cambridge |Former Coal Yard |2.4
Camden Chalk Farm |Stanley Sidings |2.0
Charing Cross |Carrara House |0.3
Charing Cross |Ship and Shovel |0.1
Chichester |Land adjacent Station<1>|2.6
Eastbourne |Former Goods Yard |0.5
Hemel Hempstead |Land adjacent Station |0.1
Kentish Town |Land at Spring Place |0.4
Kentish Town West |Land at Artic Street |0.5
Leatherhead |Land adjacent Station<1>|2.5
Leyton |Part of Former Engineers
| Depot |4.6
Marylebone |Land at Harewood
| Avenue<1> |1.7
Merthyr Tydfil |Goods Yard<1> |4.7
Oxford |Former Goods yard<1> |5.9
Radyr |Former Goods Yard |1.0
Reigate |Land at Station<1> |0.6
Silvertown |Goods Yard |5.4
St. Leonards |West Marine |0.5
Stevenage |Coal Yard |5.9
Urmston |Former Goods Yard<1> |2.0
Weymouth |Land adjacent Station |3.8
<1> These transactions are tied in with new or improved station facilities.
Mr. Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people are currently employed (a) in York and (b) in other locations by Railtrack's east coast and north east zones; and how many people will be employed (i) in York and (ii) in other locations after the two zones have been merged.
Mr. Watts: I am advised by Railtrack that the combined establishment of the company's north-east and east coast main line zones is 2,129, of which 521 posts are in York. I am also advised that the small number of staff likely to be displaced as a consequence of the merger of the zones will be offered alternative employment within the company.
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