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Written Answers to Questions
Wednesday 26 April 1995
TREASURY
Adult Placement Carers
Mr. Hinchcliffe: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his policy in respect of income tax contributions by adult placement carers. [21041]
Sir George Young: Income received by adult placement carers is subject to the normal taxation rules, which are generally those applicable to the self-employed. Carers are liable to income tax on any profits from caring to the extent that income received exceeds allowable expenditure incurred, and any general income tax allowances available to set against the net income. Relief may also be available under the rent-a-room scheme. Within these rules, it is the Inland Revenue's policy to treat carers sympathetically and, as with other very small businesses, to establish any profits with the minimum of fuss.
National Insurance Numbers
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the Data Protection Registrar an undertaking that the national insurance number will not be used for purposes unconnected with the tax and benefits system; and if he will make a statement. [20037]
Sir George Young: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of Social Security on 25 April. The policy of the Inland Revenue is in accordance with that of the Department of Social Security.
Smuggling
Mrs. Lait: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the scale of value of diamond smuggling into the United Kingdom; and how many Customs and Excise staff are involved in its prevention; and what are the corresponding estimated figures for tobacco, alcohol and drugs. [19529]
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory: Information on the value of diamonds seized is not immediately available and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
Information on the value of drugs prevented from entering the United Kingdom and the number of seizures made is contained in the Customs and Excise annual
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report. Information for 1993 94 is that drugs to the value of £1, 979 million were prevented from entering. A total of 8,510 seizures were made.For single market excise-related offences the number and value of seizures of tobacco and alcohol products for the year to December 1994 are as follows:
|Number of seizures|Value (revenue) £
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Tobacco |1,850 |3,195,353
Alcohol |898 |1,832,879
Customs staff employed at ports and airports are responsible for preventing the illegal importation of a wide range of prohibited and restricted goods and for the collection of revenue. They are not assigned to the prevention of smuggling of particular goods.
Income tax
Mr. Denzil Davies: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total cost in a full year of (a) an increase in the lower rate band of income tax to £3,500, (b) an increase in the basic rate band of income tax to £30,000 and (c) a reduction in the basic rate of income tax to 24 per cent.
Sir George Young: Estimates are as follows:
i
|1995-96<1> Full year
|revenue cost £
|million
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(a) Increase in the lower rate band from £3,200 to £3,500 |310
(b) Increase in the basic rate limit from £24,300 to £30,000 |1,670
(c) Reduction in the basic rate of income tax to 24 per cent. |1,900
<1> The figures include consequential effects on the yield of capital gains tax. Each option has been
costed separately; the combined cost of the three options may be different from the sum of the figures
for the individual options.
Privatisation
Mr. Hain: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the debts written off by the Government for each industry privatised since 1979 and the total. [19972]
Sir George Young: It is common practice for capital restructuring to be undertaken where necessary before privatisation. For some privatisations debt is written off; for others debt is injected. The table shows the debt written off--and the type of debt concerned--and debt injected for each company privatised where either occurred. Debts shown as written off include all debt written off since 1979 in companies subsequently privatised. Receipts from privatisation have amounted to £60 billion over the past 15 years.
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Debt written off and debt injected prior to privatisation
Industry Debt written off Debt injected
|Year |£ million |Type of debt |Year |£ million
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British Steel |1980-81 |509.3 |National Loans Fund |- |-
British Aerospace |1980-81 |60.0 |Public Dividend Capital |- |-
National Freight Corporation<1> |1980-81 |100.0 |National Loans Fund |- |-
British Airways |1980-81 |160.0 |Public Dividend Capital |- |-
British Transport Docks Board<2> |1982-83 |81.3 |National Loans Fund |1982-83 |25
British Telecommunications |1984-85 |2,789.9 |National Loans Fund |1984-85 |3,500
British Gas |- |- |- |1986-87 |2,500
BAA |1986-87 |43.5 |National Loans Fund |- |-
British Steel |1988-89 |500.0 |Public Dividend Capital |- |-
British Steel |1988-89 |3,480.0 |Borrowing under Iron and Steel Act 1982 |- |-
Harland and Wolff |1989-90 |422.5 |Assistance under Aircraft & Shipbuilding Industries
| (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 |- |-
Short Brothers |1989-90 |390.0 |Loan by DED |- |-
Water companies |1989-90 |4,973.3 |National Loans Fund |1989-90 |72.9
Water companies |1989-90 |55.0 |Public Works Loan Board |- |-
Electricity (England and Wales) |- |- |- |1990-91 |3,583
Electricity (Scotland)<3> |1991-92 |1,043.6 |National Loans Fund |1991-92 |625.9
NTL |- |- |- |1991-92 |22
Northern Ireland Electricity |- |- |- |1993-94 |70.3
Belfast Airport |- |- |- |1994-95 |15.2
British Coal |1994-95 |1,633.4 |Voted Loans |- |-
Total |- |16,241.8 |- |- |10,414.3
Notes:
<1> Privatised as National Freight Consortium (now NFC).
<2> Privatised as Associated British Ports Holdings.
<3> Prior to privatisation, National Loans Fund Debt due to the South of Scotland Electricity Board nuclear programme of £1,368.4 million was transferred to Scottish Nuclear Ltd. and subsequently written off.
Agencies
Mr. Macdonald: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number and location of Central Statistical Office, Paymaster and Royal Mint offices closed and the number of jobs lost or transferred as a result of agency work transferring from Scotland to the rest of the United Kingdom over the past five years; and if he will list the number and location of the offices opened and jobs gained in Scotland as the result of agency work transferring to Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom over the same period. [19964]
Mr. Nelson: There have been no offices opened or closed in Scotland by the Central Statistical Office, Paymaster or Royal Mint in the last five years.
Beer
Sir Ivan Lawrence: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of lowering the excise duty on beer to the level obtaining in France and Germany. [20976]
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory: Cutting United Kingdom beer rates to French or German levels would reduce revenue by about £2 billion.
Public Bodies
Dr. Wright: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department publish (a) annual reports, (b) annual accounts, (c) the minutes of meetings, (d) the agendas of meetings and (e) registers of members' interests; and whether this in each case is (i) under a statutory requirement or (ii) voluntary; [20507]
(2) if he will list the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department which are subject to (a) investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner, (b) scrutiny by the Audit Commission, (c) scrutiny by the
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National Audit Office, (d) statutory provisions for open government, (e) performance indicators and (f) provisions under the citizens charter. [20667](3) which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department have (a) a statutory requirement to admit members of the public to all board or committee meetings and (b) a statutory requirement to hold open meetings for the public. [20877]
Mr. Nelson: There are no executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Chancellor's departments.
Income Tax
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 25 November 1994, Official Report , column 463 , if he will provide equivalent figures for 1993 94 on top rate taxpayers. [20476]
Sir George Young [holding answer 24 April 1995]: Currently available data were given in my reply of 25 November 1994.
House Buyers
Mr. Bill Michie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the additional cost which house buyers will have to meet this year as the result of the interest rate rises, the cut in MIRAS and the costs of private insurance to cover the withdrawal of income support. [17920]
Mr. Nelson [holding answer 19 April 1995]: Housing costs have fallen substantially in recent years. For the average existing homeowner, even after taking into account the recent interest rate rises and the reduction in MIRAS, housing costs will still be over £1,550 per annum lower than in late 1990.
The combined effect of the recent increase in interest rates and the reduction of MIRAS from 20 to 15 per cent.
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will be to increase housing costs for the average existing home owner by about £270 per annum.Without knowing what proportion of house buyers will insure themselves following the changes in income support, it is impossible to estimate what, if any, additional costs house buyers will incur.
PRIME MINISTER
Kashmir
Mr. Cox: To ask the Prime Minister what dicussions he proposes to hold with the Prime Minister of India as to what action India will be taking on the future of direct rule in the indian occupied area of Kashmir from 18 July; and if he will make a statement. [21101]
The Prime Minister: I have no plans to discuss the question of President's rule in Kashmir with the Indian Prime Minister. Any decision to extend President's rule in Kashmir after 17 July is for the Indian Government.
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Public Bodies
Dr Wright: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department have (a) a statutory requirement to admit members of the public to all board or committee meetings and (b) a statutory requirement to hold open meetings for the public. [20884]
Mr. John M. Taylor: The Lord Chancellor's Department sponsors two such bodies: the Legal Aid Board and the Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board. However, the latter has been inactive since March 1992 when the Lord Chancellor announced his decision to postpone implementation of the authorised practioners scheme. The Legal Aid Board has no statutory requirement to admit members of the public to meetings or to hold open meetings.
Legal Aid
Mr. Fabricant: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what action he proposes to take in the light of the responses to the consultation paper, "Legal Aid for the Apparently Wealthy". [21310]
Mr. John M. Taylor: Fifty responses to the consultation paper were received. The Lord Chancellor and I are grateful to all these who expressed views. As a result of the consultation exercise, the Lord Chancellor is planning to take the following action:
(1) The Lord Chancellor intends that a special investigations unit should be established to handle means assessments in both civil and criminal cases where the applicant's financial circumstances are unusually complex. The Lord Chancellor has invited the Legal Aid Board to advise him on the feasibility of establishing such a unit, and on the practical arrangements necessary to establish and run it.
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(2) The Lord Chancellor intends to amend the legal aid regulations to provide those assessing the means of applicants for legal aid with a discretionary power to include in the means assessment the assets of friends, relatives and children where these appear to be providing, a significant material advantage to the applicant.(3) The Lord Chancellor intends to examine further the practical implications of allowing the trial judge in criminal cases to release details of the statement of means of an applicant for legal aid in specified circumstances.
(4) The Lord Chancellor intends to take powers to require applicants for legal aid to transfer ownership of any assets that they fail to declare in their application to the legal aid authorities so that the money disbursed in legal aid can be recovered from those assets.
(5) The Lord Chancellor intends to amend the legal aid regulations to provide that there shall be a limit of £100,000 on the amount of equity value in a house that is ignored in the legal aid means assessment. He also intends to limit the maximum amount of mortgage that can be offset against the equity value of a house to £100,000, and to limit the amount of mortgage repayment allowable against income to the amount due on a £100,000 mortgage.
The Lord Chancellor was persuaded by the weight of the responses that the other proposals in the consultation paper should not be pursued.
The overwhelming weight of the responses supported the view expressed in the consultation paper that it would not be right to impose nationality restrictions on the availability of either criminal or civil legal aid. The Lord Chancellor therefore proposes to make no change in the present arrangements on this point. Assets held abroad by those applying for legal aid in this country will continue to be taken into account in the means assessment process.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Public Bodies
Dr. Wright: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department have (a) a statutory requirement to admit members of the public to all board or committee meetings and (b) a statutory requirement to hold open meetings for the public. [20871]
ENVIRONMENT
Derelict Land Grant
Mr. William Powell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much was paid by way of derelict land grant to the Corby district borough council in each year since 1979. [20269]
Sir Paul Beresford: The amount of derelict land grant paid to Corby district council since 1979 is as follows:
Year |Grant Paid (£m)
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1979-80 |nil
1980-81 |nil
1981-82 |1,260,937
1982-83 |1,241,666
1983-84 |2,906,929
1984-85 |1,818,038
1985-86 |3,667,586
1986-87 |1,287,455
1987-88 |3,817,553
1988-89 |3,529,020
1989-90 |2,866,205
1990-91 |2,486,167
1991-92 |2,730,477
1992-93 |3,819,479
1993-94 |1,873,663
1994-95 |2,487,319
Total |35,792,494
Since 1 April 1994 payments of derelict land grant have been made by English Partnerships on behalf of the Secretary of State.
Dry Stone Walls
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of the length of dry stone walls that (a) have collapsed and (b) are in need of substantial repair (i) in the national parks and(ii) elsewhere in England and Wales. [20397]
Mr. Atkins: The Secretary of State commissioned a comprehensive survey of countryside features in 1990--the countryside survey 1990. The survey included the length and condition of dry stone walls in Great Britain. The main results of the survey were published by the Department in 1993. There are an estimated 107,000 km of stone walls in England and Wales. This total includes walls which are derelict or collapsed. No further breakdown of the results, by condition of walls or designated areas, is currently available.
Local Government Reorganisation
Mr. David Atkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his statement to the House on 21 March, Official Report, column 146, when he expects election to the new unitary authority of Bournemouth to take place; and what will be the period of service of those elected. [20819]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: Subject to Parliament approving the relevant order, the existing authority for Bournemouth will continue but with unitary powers from 1 April 1997. There will be elections on 2 May 1996 to elect a council with a fresh mandate; those elected will serve for three years until May 1999 when the normal four-year cycle will resume.
Mr. Berry: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many county councils there are in England; and how many he proposes to abolish in his reorganisation of local government structures. [20795]
Mr. Curry [holding answer 25 April 1995]: There are at present 39 county councils in England. We have accepted the Local Government Commission's recommendations for four of these to be abolished-- the county councils of Avon, Berkshire, Cleveland and Humberside.
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Secondary Liquid Fuel
Mrs. Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the periods of the trials which have been carried out at Barrington cement works into the burning of secondary liquid fuel; what was the effect, during the trials, on the levels of dioxin and particulate matter which were permitted whilst the cement kilns were burning secondary liquid fuel; what criteria were used to determine whether future trials will be permitted; and what is the percentage of dioxin in the secondary liquid fuel and the percentage of dioxin in the emissions. [20072]
Mr. Atkins: The trials that have been carried out are as follows: Trial 1: Secondary Liquid Fuel (SLF) burnt from 9/11/93 to 22/12/93.
Trial 2: SLF burnt 1/3/94 31/5/94 and 1/7/94 31/8/94.
Trial 3: SLF burnt 26/9/94 16/12/94.
Trial 4: Started 24/1/95, ongoing.
The effect of burning SLF on the levels of dioxins and particulates was insignificant. Dioxins were below the limits set for chemical waste incinerators, and particulates were below the level set in the authorisation.
The criteria used to determine whether further trials would be permitted were based on a comparison of the emissions and their environmental effect and on the conditions set out in my written reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Mr. Duncan) on23 June 1994, Official Report , columns 259-60 . The operator was required to demonstrate that burning of SLF will not result in a net adverse effect on the environment.
The level of dioxins in the secondary liquid fuel is below the limit of detection. The amount of dioxins as a percentage of exhaust gas weight is approximately5 x 10 .
Mrs. Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) whether secondary liquid fuel is classified as waste by the European Union; [20073]
(2) what legal action is outstanding by the European Union against the United Kingdom in respect of the classification of secondary liquid fuel; [20074]
(3) which commercial companies producing waste allow their waste to be blended into fuels. [20075]
Mr. Atkins: The definition of waste in article 1(a) of Council directive 75/442/EEC, as amended by Council directive 91/156/EEC, has been transposed into national legislation in the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994. Whether or not a substance is waste within the meaning of article 1(a) depends on the facts of each case; and interpretation of the law is a matter for the courts. Guidance on the definition of waste is provided in annexe 2 to DOE circular 11/94.
There is no outstanding legal action by the European Commission against the United Kingdom in relation to the definition of waste and the classification of secondary liquid fuel.
No information is held centrally on commercial companies which allow waste which they have produced to be blended into fuels. All commercial companies producing waste are subject to the duty of care under section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; and each waste regulation authority is required to maintain a public register containing the information prescribed by regulation 10 of the 1994 regulations.
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Defective Housing
Mr. Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many Pre-cast reinforced concrete houses have been repaired using grants provided under the housing defects legislation; and what has been the total expenditure to date. [20537]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: Local authorities in England report that between 1 December 1984 and 31 March 1994, 10,346 defective houses were reinstated under the housing defects legislation. Over the period, it is estimated that local authorities spent £275.626 million on reinstatement grants to eligible owners.
Mr. Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many complaints have been received by Pre-cast Reinforced Concrete Homes Ltd. regarding the quality of repairs carried out using grants provided under the housing defects legislation. [20538]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: PRC Homes Ltd. receives a low level of complaints about various matters, and does not keep statistics on individual subjects.
Mr. Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many companies have been licensed to repair homes under the terms of the Housing Defects Act; and, in each case, how many homes they have been responsible for repairing. [20539]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: The table shows the number of repairs completed under each licensed scheme, as recorded by PRC Homes Ltd. between 1 January 1986 and 31 March 1995. Information is not readily available on the number of repairs carried out under each licence by each builder registered with PRC Homes Ltd.
PRC Homes Ltd. Dwelling registrations
from 1 January 1986 to 31 March 1995
|Completions
|1 January 1986
Licence number |Designer |House type |to 31 March 1995
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001 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Cornish |1,686
002 |Swan Developments |Cornish |278
003 |Swan Developments |Orlit |253
004 |Swan Developments |Stent |342
005 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Airey |196
006 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Woolaway |335
009 |John Laing Const. |Cornish |912
012 |Rok-Crete Units |Airey |49
013 |Rok-Crete Units |Cornish |32
014 |PRC Design Assocs. |Airey |15
015 |Williams Davis Ltd. |Cornish |61
016 |Michael Dyson Assocs. |Cornish |962
017 |Michael Dyson Assocs. |Reema HP |98
018 |Michael Dyson Assocs. |Airey |338
019 |John Laing Const. |Unity |862
020 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Unity |672
021 |Michael Dyson Assocs. |Unity |523
022 |Swan Developments |Airey |2
023 |Michael Dyson Assocs. |Wates |1,03
024 |PRC Design Assocs. |Cornish |541
025 |Michael Dyson Assocs. |Woolaway |74
028 |Bristol City Council |Woolaway |28
029 |PRC Design Assocs. |Unity |198
032 |Kirkham Williams Lewis|Cornish |228
033 |Leeds City Council |Airey |290
035 |The Johns Partnership |Unity |29
039 |J. R. Bacon |Unity |72
041 |Broadway Const. Ltd. |Wates |7
042 |Avebury Design Ass. |Parkinson |1
043 |Swan Developments |Wates |253
044 |Ove Arup and Ptnrs. |Woolaway |3
045 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Wates |582
046 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Reema HP |74
048 |M. Dyson Assoc. |Tarran |70
049 |Walsall MBC |Cornish |13
050 |M. Dyson Assoc. |Parkinson |2
051 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Smith |341
052 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Orlit |57
054 |M. Dyson Assoc. |Boot |58
056 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Stent |45
058 |John Laing Const. |Wates |16
059 |Kier Ltd. |Wates |33
060 |Dinardo and Ptnrs. |Dorran |53
061 |Swan Developments |Unity |65
063 |KPA Consulting Engs. |Reema HP |21
064 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Cornish |45
065 |M. Dyson Assoc. |Sch/Hawks |196
067 |Kirkham Williams Lewis|Unity |32
070 |Kirkham Williams Lewis|Sch/Hawks |130
071 |KPA Consulting Engs. |Parkinson |18
072 |Curtins Cons. Eng. |Gregory |19
074 |PRC Design Assocs. |Sch/Hawks |68
075 |PRC Design Assocs. |Wates |14
Mr. Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how companies have had their licence to improve homes under the terms of the Housing Defects Act suspended; and what, in each case, was the date of the suspension, the duration of the suspension and the reason for the suspension. [20540]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: I understand that PRC Homes Ltd. has not suspended any repair licences.
Mr. Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the willingness of mortgage lenders to provide mortgages on homes repaired under the provision of the Housing Defects Act. [20541]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: A survey of the largest building societies carried out in 1986 by the Building Societies Association suggested that almost all will consider, subject to normal conditions and valuation, an application for mortgage on a defective house repaired under the housing defects legislation. Generally this remains the position today. The structural condition of any property is one of a number of factors which lending institutions take into account when considering an application for mortgage.
Sunspots
Mr. Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what analysis he has made on the effects of sunspots on (a) global warming, (b) the trade cycles and (c) landslides. [20807]
Mr. Atkins: The Government have undertaken no such analyses. However on (a) , the 1994 report of the scientific assessment working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggests that any influence of solar intensity varying on the 11-year cycle associated with sunspots is likely to be small. Longer term variation in solar intensity may have accounted for around 10 per cent. of the warming influence of additional greenhouse gases since 1850.
Public Bodies
Dr. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department have (a) a statutory requirement to admit members of the public
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to all board or committee meetings and (b) a statutory requirement to hold open meetings for the public. [20875]Sir Paul Beresford: None of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by my Department has a statutory requirement to admit members of the public to all board or committee meetings, nor do any have a statutory requirement to hold open meetings for the public.
Housing Association Rents
Mr. Ainger: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the average rent charged by English housing associations for (a) one bedroom, (b) two bedroom and (c) three bedroom properties in each year since 1979. [21085]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: A full breakdown of housing association rents by bedroom size is available only for the last three years. The figures are published by the Housing Corporation in three annual volumes: Housing
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Associations in 1992, 1993 and 1994 which are held in the Library.Power Station Emissions
Mr. Ainger: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the annual emissions level from all large combustion plants in the United Kingdom for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and particulates since 1983. [20843]
Mr. Atkins [holding answer 25 April 1995]: I refer the hon. Member to my written reply on 14 March 1995, Official Report, columns 536 38, detailing the SO2, NOx and particulate emissions from power stations in England and Wales for 1991, 1992 and 1993. For the remaining large combustion plants, at present Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution holds validated data only for 1992 and 1993. Data for the preceding years is not held in the form requested.
HMIP is responsible for large combustion plant within England and Wales only.
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Emissions from large combustion plant in England and Wales 1992 and 1993
|1992 |1992 |1993 |1993 |1992 |1993
Company NOx/te SO2/te NOx/te SO2/te Particulates/te
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BAA
Heathrow |133 |30 |128 |22 |0 |0
BASF
Seal Sands |2,031 |431 |2,194 |631 |n/a |0
Bass
Burton |120 |380 |132 |414 |89 |94
Boots
Nottingham |89 |34 |54 |0 |98 |22
BP Chemicals
Baglan Bay |4,818 |24,278 |4,737 |23,008 |- |-
Hull |111 |257 |77 |47 |4 |0
BPB
Purfleet |181 |1,072 |227 |1,497 |n/a |n/a
British Coal
Nottingham |13 |57 |33 |191 |10 |21
BP Oil
Llandarcy |836 |5,047 |838 |4,776 |n/a |n/a
Bridgewater Paper
Ellesmere Port |1,110 |3,325 |1,144 |3,702 |500 |307
British Alcan
Lynemouth |10,676 |26,697 |11,555 |26,910 |1,770 |2,152
British Sugar
Bardney |223 |998 |190 |1,304 |- |-
Bury St. Edmunds |194 |351 |169 |46 |- |-
Ipswich |112 |799 |139 |365 |- |-
Kings Lynn |195 |1,109 |235 |1,338 |- |-
Wissington |106 |0 |112 |3 |- |-
Newark |113 |533 |190 |1,112 |- |-
York |53 |0 |61 |1 |175 |639
British Steel
Port Talbot |799 |4,859 |842 |4,458 |- |-
Llanwern |438 |1,306 |350 |874 |- |-
Scunthorpe |457 |1,642 |373 |1,195 |- |-
Redcar |484 |1,040 |461 |593 |173 |250
Brunner Mond
Lostock |1,251 |5,032 |1,151 |5,741 |- |-
Winnington |1,952 |6,829 |1,880 |9,574 |n/a |1,054
Ciba Geigy
Manchester |240 |576 |174 |494 |n/a |n/a
Cleveland Power
Redcar |109 |267 |82 |365 |n/a |n/a
Coal Products
Chesterfield |48 |236 |0 |0 |n/a |0
Colthrop Board Mill
Newbury |89 |126 |73 |0 |0 |0
Courage
Reading |80 |175 |114 |370 |10 |23
Courtaulds
Bridgwater |345 |799 |236 |0 |- |-
Coventry |136 |0 |95 |0 |- |-
Great Coates |1,196 |7,693 |1,157 |5,267 |- |-
Spondon |658 |2,683 |607 |2,689 |2,502 |1,613
Ford
Dagenham |668 |1,620 |291 |1,288 |- |-
Halewood |37 |55 |38 |72 |70 |171
Forgemasters Steels
Sheffield |55 |55 |59 |45 |n/a |0
Glaxochem
Ulverston |138 |43 |137 |169 |0 |0
Goodyear
Wolverhampton |163 |28 |159 |0 |n/a |n/a
Grovenhurst Energy
Sittingbourne |2,257 |8,277 |2,408 |7,003 |232 |227
Guinness
London |174 |556 |176 |387 |35 |63
Hickson and Welch
Castleford |142 |78 |130 |1 |n/a |n/a
Hydro Fertilizers
Immingham |25 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0
ICI
Hillhouse |581 |2,576 |850 |2,415 |- |-
North Tees |552 |3,255 |610 |3,743 |- |-
Runcorn |802 |951 |1,321 |1,192 |- |-
Wilton |7,598 |27,139 |7,270 |26,040 |- |-
Billingham |65 |1 |57 |0 |n/a |649
Iggesund
Workington |222 |9 |219 |0 |0 |0
Ind Coope
Burton |85 |166 |60 |0 |0 |0
Kodak
Harrow |154 |695 |115 |768 |0 |0
London Underground
London |1,066 |47 |473 |25 |0 |2
Phillips Petroleum
Seal Sands |337 |4 |220 |5 |n/a |n/a
SAPPI
Hemel Hempstead |120 |798 |121 |773 |n/a |6
SCA
Aylesford |705 |2,006 |766 |1,801 |165 |0
Shell
Stanlow |185 |792 |209 |74 |1 |0
Shotton Paper
Shotton |369 |369 |338 |493 |n/a |n/a
Slough Trading Est.
Slough |286 |1,444 |216 |408 |73 |21
St. Regis Paper Co
Darwen |96 |179 |84 |53 |- |-
Sudbrook |198 |1 |50 |0 |- |-
Watchet |145 |6 |123 |0 |179 |16
Tate and Lyle
Silvertown |404 |1,706 |170 |609 |33 |72
Tioxide
Grimsby |237 |1,335 |240 |1,380 |- |-
Hartlepool |144 |10 |126 |11 |n/a |22
UCB Films
Wigton |135 |1,020 |375 |833 |n/a |n/a
UML
Bromborough |715 |2,449 |650 |2,067 |300 |123
University of Leeds
Leeds |66 |217 |63 |297 |n/a |n/a
Zeneca
Huddersfield |672 |3,390 |233 |1,054 |n/a |n/a
Sub Total |50,178 |161,456|47,810 |149,991|751 |262
All figures given in tonnes (te). n/a = information not available.
New plant (within national plan)
|1992|1992|1993|1993|1992|1993
Company NOx/tSO2/tNOx/tSO2/t Particulates/
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Albright and Wilson |122 |5 |91 |0 |n/a |n/a
Glaxo
Stevenage |0 |0 |2 |0 |n/a |n/a
Slough Trading Estate
Slough |0 |0 |88 |824 |73 |21
Toyota
Burnaston |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0
Sub total |122 |5 |182 |824 |73 |21
All figures given in tonnes (te). n/a = information not
available.
Refineries
|1992 |1992 |1993 |1993 |1992 |1993
Company No/te SO2/te NO/te SO2/te Particulates/te
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BP Oil
Llandarcy |836 |5,047 |838 |4,776 |n/a |161
Conoco
South Killingholme |2,128 |2,405 |2,085 |1,367 |n/a |n/a
Elf
Milford Haven |1,003 |297 |971 |543 |230 |-
Esso
Fawley |5,174 |13,173|5,051 |12,930|1,020 |1,029
Gulf
Milford Haven |875 |4,013 |764 |3,264 |n/a |n/a
Lindsey
Killingholme |2,511 |10,858|2,773 |11,793|n/a |n/a
Mobil
Coryton |2,465 |8,869 |2,513 |6,506 |n/a |n/a
Pip
North Tees |515 |330 |299 |315 |n/a |n/a
Shell
Shell Stanlow |4,399 |17,074|4,655 |17,729|n/a |n/a
Shell Haven |1,373 |3,314 |1,728 |5,353 |n/a |n/a
Texaco
Pembroke |3,051 |2,666 |3,070 |3,137 |1,200 |250
Sub Total |24,330|68,046|24,747|67,713|2,450 |1,440
All figures given in tonnes (te). n/a = information not available.
There are further large combustion plants which are not regulated under the national plan for the reduction of
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emissions of sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen. The total emissions from these plants were:
|1992 |1992 |1993 |1993 |1992 |1993
|NOx/te |SO2/te |NOx/te |SO2/te |Particulates/te
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|4,140 |5,460 |12,575 |11,600 |1,170 |1,340
Grand total |78,770 |234,967 |85,314 |230,128 |4,444 |3,063
All figures given in tonnes (te).
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Allowances
Mr. David Shaw: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the total amount paid by his central Department and each agency for which he is responsible in subsistence allowances for travel (a) within the United Kingdom and (b) outside the United Kingdom in each of the last three years. [19547]
Mr. Waldegrave: The costs incurred by my Department on subsistence for each of the last three years are as follows:
£ pounds
|1992-93 |1993-94 |1994-95
|(provisional)
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(a) United Kingdom |1,857,423 |1,845,800 |1,473,335
(b) Overseas |773,353 |776,681 |673,660
The figures for 1992 93 and 1993 94 include those for the pesticides safety and veterinary medicines directorates.
Responsibility for such matters within ADAS, the Central Science Laboratory, the Central Veterinary Laboratory and the pesticides safety and the veterinary medicines directorates has been delegated to the agency chief executives and I have asked them to reply to my hon. Friend direct.
Letter from G. K. Bruce to Mr. David Shaw, dated 26 April 1995: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), to your question about expenditure on subsistence allowances for travel in each of the last three years.
The Directorate was launched as an executive agency on 1 April 1993 and figures prior to this date have been included in the core--MAFF response and are not separately available. However, I am able to advise that subsistence allowances paid to staff for travel in the UK since the agency was launched have totalled £10,956 in 1993/94, and £20,787 in 1994/95. For travel outside the UK, subsistence allowances paid to PSD staff have totalled £38,516 and £32,611 in 1993/94 and 1994/95 respectively.
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