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Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letters to him dated 19 October, 16 November and 13 December 1995 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mrs. Shah Shrana Ahmed of 18 Harcock close, Manchester. [11615]
Mr. Howard: I wrote to the right hon. Member about Mrs. Shah Shuara Ahmed on 22 January 1996.
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letters to him dated 29 September, 2 November and 13 December 1995 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mrs. S. Shah of 23 Sarnesfield close, Manchester. [11613]
Mr. Howard:
I wrote to the right hon. Member about Mrs. S. Shah on 22 January 1996.
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Mr. Kaufman:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letters to him dated 10 October, 9 November and 13 December 1995 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr. Mohammed Ashfaq of 19 Sullivan street, Manchester. [11614]
Mr. Howard:
I wrote to the right hon. Member about Mr. Mohammad Ashfaq on 22 January 1996.
Mr. Devlin:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will report on the responses he has received to the Green Paper on identity cards, Cm 2879. [12136]
Mr. Howard:
I have today placed in the Library a copy of the Government's memorandum of evidence on identity cards to the Home Affairs Committee containing a summary of the responses received to the Green Paper.
Mr. Parry:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to visit Merseyside to discuss the police authority's budget; and if he will make a statement. [10473]
Mr. Maclean:
My right hon. and learned Friend would be happy to visit Merseyside when a suitable opportunity arises.
My right hon. and learned Friend has proposed that Merseyside police authority's basic funding allocation for 1996-97 should increase by 3.2 per cent. over 1995-96. If it sets a budget for 1996-97 at the cap, spending could increase by £8 million--3.7 per cent. over the current financial year.
Mr. Tony Banks:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent by the National Lottery Charities Board on start-up and running costs since its inception. [9175]
Mr. Sackville
[holding answer 17 January 1996]: From August 1994 to November 1995--the latest date for which figures are available--the National Lottery Charities Board spent £7.8 million, of which £2 million was on start-up costs and the remainder on running costs. This is around 3½ per cent. of the money then available to it from the national lottery distribution fund and is comparable with the corresponding figure for other general purpose grant givers.
Rail Privatisation
Mrs. Dunwoody:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 9 January, Official Report, columns 26-29, what instructions he has issued to the franchising director regarding the assessment of the costs of a passenger rail franchise continuing to be operated by the British Railways Board rather than by private franchisee. [9940]
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Mr. Watts:
The franchising director has a duty under section 5(1) (b) of the Railway Act 1993 to ensure that any payments made in pursuance of an agreement under section 52 of the Act, which enables the franchising director to secure provision by the British Railways Board or any wholly owned subsidiary of the board of railway passenger services that are not provided under a franchise agreement, achieve economically and efficiently and objectives given to him by the Secretary of State. The franchising director has an objective to encourage efficiency and economy in the provision of railway services.
Mr. Raynsford:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what expressions of interest have been received by the Port of London Authority in the public piers on the upper Thames; what criteria he proposes to adopt in respect of access, charging policy and other operational considerations; and what safeguards will be required in respect of access by potential future riverbus services. [10260]
Mr. Norris:
These are matters for the Port of London Authority.
Mr. Allen:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what factors underlie the areas where construction work on the A1 (a) is delayed and (b) is taking place. [9688]
Mr. Watts:
Criteria used in the review of the roads programme are set out in the document "Managing the trunk road programme", published on 28 November 1995. I have set out in the tables the status of the A1 schemes in the road programme.
| Area | |
|---|---|
| A1(M) | Alconbury-Peterborough (DBFO)--start of works later this year |
| M1/A1 | Link road (Lofthouse-Branham) (DBFO)--start of works spring 1996 |
| Area | |
|---|---|
| A1(M) | Wetherby-Walshford, North Yorkshire, Leeds MB |
| A1(M) | Wetherby Bypass, Leeds MB |
| A1(M) | Bramham--Wetherby, Leeds MB |
| A1(M) | Ferrybridge-Hook Moor, Wakefield MB, Leeds MB, North Yorkshire |
| A1(M) | Redhouse--Ferrybridge, Doncaster, MB, Wakefield MB, North Yorkshire |
| Willowburn-Denwick Imp, Northumberland | |
| A1 | Morpeth-Lanehead Imp, Northumberland |
| A1 | Blyth GSJ, Nottinghamshire |
| A1 | Five Lanes End GSJ, Nottinghamshire |
| A1 | Markham Moor GSJ, Nottinghamshire |
| A1 | Tempsford GSJ, Bedfordshire |
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| Area | |
|---|---|
| A1(M) | J6-8 Widening, Hertfordshire |
| A1 | Gateshead Western Bypass, Gateshead MB |
| Area | |
|---|---|
| A1(M) | Leeming-Scotch Corner, North Yorkshire |
| A1(M) | Dishforth-Leeming, North Yorkshire |
| A1(M) | Tuxford-Blyth, Nottinghamshire |
| A1(M) | Newark-Tuxford, Nottinghamshire |
| A1(M) | Stamford--Newark, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire |
| A1(M) | Stamford Bypass, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire |
| A1(M) | Peterborough-Stamford, Cambridgeshire |
| A1(M) | Baldock-Alconbury, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire |
| A1(M) | J9-10 Widening, Hertfordshire |
| A1(M) | J4-6 Widening, Hertfordshire |
| A1(M) | J1-4 Widening, Hertfordshire |
A19 (Emergency Telephones)
Mr. Cummings: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he intends to install emergency telephones on the A19 between the River Tees and the River Tyne. [10914]
Mr. Watts: I have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. John Cummings, dated 24 January 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent question asking when emergency telephones will be installed on the A19 between the River Tees and the River Tyne.
This stretch of the A19 is included in the A19 Dishforth to Tyne Tunnel DBFO contract. Tenders have been received, and the contract is currently being negotiated with the bidders. Under the terms of the contract, the DBFO Co will be obliged to provide emergency telephones between the River Tees and the River Tyne. The timescale for implementation will be agreed as part of the contract negotiations, but every effort will be made to achieve installation of the emergency telephones as soon as possible.
Vehicle Owners
Mr. Jopling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the percentage of households who have (a) cars and (b) motor cycles for each shire county in England. [11153]
Mr. Norris: The 1995 county estimates of the percentage of households owning cars are shown in the table.
Comparable information for motor cycles is not available.
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