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NATIONAL HERITAGE
Sport (Tobacco Sponsorship)
Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what representations he has received from (a) sports organisations, (b) non-sports organisations and (c) individuals relating to his proposal to ban tobacco company sponsorship of sport. [4183]
Mr. Banks: To date I have received 17 representations on the proposed ban on advertising by tobacco companies from organisations and individuals, including from the hon. Member himself; some in favour others against. I am giving them careful consideration.
Chess
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what criteria determine which sports are recognized by the Sports Council; and for what reasons chess is not an approved sport. [4236]
Mr. Banks: The United Kingdom and the Home Country Sports Councils have adopted a system of formal "recognition" of activities, primarily to identify those with which the Councils should be associated for the purposes of providing grant aid and services. The identification of these activities is based on a number of criteria, broadly based on the following principles:
physical skills;
physical effort;
accessibility;
rules and organisation;
strategy and tactics;
essential purpose;
physical challenge;
risk;
"uniqueness";
level of participation; and
other issues (eg. political, moral, ethical etc.).
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of physical skills, effort and challenge. These criteria are, however, kept under review and revised from time to time and I am currently studying them very carefully.
Heritage Fund and Millennium Commission Awards
Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will publish the total awards made to date by (a) the Heritage Fund and (b) the Millennium Commission, by administrative counties in England. [4272]
Mr. Tony Banks [holding answer 19 June 1997]: The following table shows the number and value of awards made by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Millennium Commission as at 17 June.
| County(6) | Heritage Lottery Fund | Millennium Commission(7) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number | Total amount £ | Total number | Total amount £ | |
| Avon | 11 | 2,779,975 | 1 | 41,300,000 |
| Bedfordshire | 4 | 302,550 | -- | -- |
| Berkshire | 2 | 3,865,525 | 3 | 2,368,000 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 | 575,450 | 1 | 126,000 |
| Cambridgeshire | 23 | 25,529,079 | 4 | 6,245,913 |
| Cheshire | 8 | 1,875,150 | -- | -- |
| Cleveland | 4 | 1,942,000 | 1 | 860,000 |
| Cornwall | 17 | 3,336,660 | 3 | 39,863,000 |
| Cumbria | 15 | 3,700,959 | 3 | 7,596,393 |
| Derbyshire | 10 | 3,729,725 | -- | -- |
| Devon | 19 | 7,328,200 | -- | -- |
| Dorset | 18 | 6,694,900 | -- | -- |
| Durham | 9 | 943,655 | 3 | 17,532,504 |
| East Sussex | 10 | 2,008,100 | -- | -- |
| Essex | 10 | 789,745 | 2 | 598,570 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 | 5,551,260 | 1 | 3,060,195 |
| Greater London | 125 | 202,972,610 | 7 | 105,143,718 |
| Greater Manchester | 26 | 54,817,325 | 3 | 28,081,702 |
| Hampshire | 21 | 14,146,496 | 1 | 40,000,000 |
| Hereford and Worcester | 11 | 2,713,400 | -- | -- |
| Hertfordshire | 7 | 14,965,625 | -- | -- |
| Humberside | 12 | 1,016,400 | 1 | 462,000 |
| Isle of Wight | 1 | 30,000 | 1 | 2,169,350 |
| Kent | 23 | 6,103,567 | 1 | 329,800 |
| Lancashire | 20 | 5,115,324 | 3 | 6,115,549 |
| Leicestershire | 9 | 407,150 | 1 | 23,250,000 |
| Lincolnshire | 15 | 644,849 | -- | -- |
| Merseyside | 10 | 12,616,500 | 4 | 30,389,695 |
| Norfolk | 16 | 5,775,623 | 3 | 31,589,000 |
| North Yorkshire | 25 | 3,991,822 | 1 | 313,750 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 | 2,005,930 | 1 | 736,000 |
| Northumberland | 8 | 282,200 | 1 | 207,000 |
| Nottinghamshire | 9 | 14,841,644 | 1 | 243,600 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 | 4,492,186 | 1 | 142,500 |
| Shropshire | 8 | 2,952,396 | 1 | 162,500 |
| Somerset | 15 | 1,967,250 | -- | -- |
| South Yorkshire | 7 | 2,660,047 | 1 | 50,000,000 |
| Staffordshire | 15 | 823,875 | 1 | 1,599,000 |
| Suffolk | 21 | 2,963,101 | 1 | 167,890 |
| Surrey | 10 | 1,652,732 | 3 | 485,000 |
| Tyne and Wear | 15 | 19,457,820 | 1 | 27,000,000 |
| Warwickshire | 2 | 198,300 | -- | -- |
| West Midlands | 18 | 16,850,550 | 3 | 57,555,540 |
| West Sussex | 8 | 500,170 | 1 | 29,897,500 |
| West Yorkshire | 28 | 19,829,791 | 2 | 1,365,000 |
| Wiltshire | 12 | 34,630,485 | -- | -- |
| Grand total | 691 | 522,378,101 | 66 | 556,956,669 |
(6) The table shows the position at 17 June for capital projects by administrative county. In some places, former Metropolitan Counties are used as there is no county-level administrative unit. It is not possible at present to relate awards to the new unitary authorities.
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
Road Traffic Reduction
Ms Jane Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on how the Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997 is to be implemented by local authorities, with particular reference to its financial implications. [4237]
Ms Glenda Jackson: The Government is considering at present the arrangements for implementing the Road Traffic Reduction Act. The Act provides for Ministers to issue guidance to local authorities on meeting its provisions. We envisage that this guidance will be issued in draft later this year to allow relevant bodies to comment. Amongst other issues, it is likely to address the financial implications for local authorities.
Trains (Slam Doors)
Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list by train operating company the number of rolling stock units with slam doors in operation and the target dates for their replacement. [4446]
Ms Glenda Jackson: Slam-door trains in use at present, and current plans for their removal by 2000, are as follows:
| Operator | Number in service now | Number expected to be in service in 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Scotrail | 200 | 0 |
| North London Railways | 26 | 0 |
| Regional Railways North East | 63 | 0 |
| North West Trains | 110 | 0 |
| South Wales and West | 8 | 0 |
| South West Trains | 476 | 340 |
| Connex South Eastern | 720 | 400 |
| Connex South Central | 600 | 600 |
| Total | 2,203 | 1,340 |
It is likely that all such units will be phased out by about 2007 at the latest.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Computer System
Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what action he is taking to ensure that the computer system operating the Driver and Vehicle Licensing System will not be affected by the millennium problem. [4449]
Ms Glenda Jackson:
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has reviewed all its computer systems. Those which would have been affected by the millennium problem are being upgraded or replaced. The programme of work is expected to be completed by the end of 1998.
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Mrs. Dunwoody:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what was the average length of time taken from push back to becoming airborne at Gatwick and Heathrow airports in 1986 and 1996. [4469]
Ms Glenda Jackson:
National Air Traffic Services report that, based on 214,309 departures during 1996, the average length of time taken at Heathrow from push back to becoming airborne was 16.9 minutes. At Gatwick, based on a sample of 3,717 departures between April and September 1996, the average length of time taken was 15.0 minutes. The information requested in respect of 1986 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mrs. Dunwoody:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact on airlines of congestion at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. [4468]
Ms Jackson:
I have made no assessment. However, the impact of congestion on airlines operating at Heathrow and Gatwick is limited, as the total number of slots allocated is tightly controlled by National Air Traffic Services through the capacity determination process. The airlines are consulted on the necessary trade-off between any change in the total number of slots to be allocated and the consequences for the average delay the airlines can expect to experience.
Mrs. Dunwoody:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many applications for slots at Gatwick and Heathrow airports could not be accommodated in 1996. [4472]
Ms Jackson:
Airport Co-ordination Limited is responsible for the allocation of slots at UK airports co-ordinated under EC Regulation 95/93. ACL inform me that at the two allocation rounds during 1996, covering the Winter 1996-97 and Summer 1997 seasons, the total of slot requests which could not be accommodated was 73,805 at Heathrow, and 46,547 at Gatwick.
Mrs. Dunwoody:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the average length of airborne holding prior to touch down was at Heathrow and Gatwick airports in 1986 and 1996. [4470]
Ms Jackson:
In 1996 the average airborne holding times for Heathrow and Gatwick airports were 3 minutes 9 seconds and 55 seconds respectively. Data for 1986 can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Mrs. Dunwoody:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what was the average number of passengers per air transport movement at Heathrow and Gatwick in (a) 1986, (b) 1991 and (c) 1996; and what projections he has made for (i) 2001 and (ii) 2006. [4398]
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| 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | 107 | 111 | 130 |
| Gatwick | 103 | 115 | 114 |
My Department does not produce forecasts of average passenger numbers per aircraft for future years.
Mrs. Dunwoody:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what was the average number of passengers per air transport movement at (a) Stansted, (b) Aberdeen, (c) Edinburgh, (d) Glasgow and (e) Southampton in (i) 1986, (ii) 1991 and (iii) 1996; and what projections he has made for (i) 2001 and (ii) 2006. [4399]
| 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stansted | 33 | 47 | 67 |
| Aberdeen | 22 | 23 | 29 |
| Edinburgh | 45 | 47 | 55 |
| Glasgow | 55 | 58 | 72 |
| Southampton | 21 | 22 | 23 |
My Department does not produce forecasts of average passenger numbers per aircraft.
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