| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
Advisory Bodies
Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list all the (a) task forces, (b) action teams, (c) policy reviews and (d) other temporary advisory bodies with external members currently in existence within his Department; and on what date each body (i) was set up and (ii) is expected to terminate. [131446]
Mr. Byers: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given today by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office to him and to my hon. Friend the Member for Eastwood (Mr. Murphy), Official Report, column 799w.
Departmental Groups
Mr. Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list each group that is responsible to his Department, with significant and plural membership from outside the civil service, and to which the Nolan rules on non-departmental public bodies do not apply and for each
27 Jul 2000 : Column: 728W
such group, if it (a) is a company limited by guarantee, (b) is a charity, (c) has no formal legal basis, and (d) has some other legal basis giving details. [131238]
Dr. Howells [holding answer 24 July 2000]: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given today by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office to my hon. Friends the Members for Eastwood (Mr. Murphy) and for Cannock Chase (Tony Wright), Official Report, column 799w. All groups listed for this Department come under category (c).
Directors' Remuneration
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will introduce legislation to give greater executive responsibility to shareholders in respect of directors' remuneration. [132803]
Dr. Howells: The Department of Trade and Industry published a consultation paper on directors' remuneration last year which put forward a number of proposals for improving disclosure of directors' remuneration and boards' accountability to shareholders. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry will make an announcement shortly on the Government's response to the consultation.
Departmental Initiatives
Dr. Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 19 July 2000, Official Report, column 174W, if he will list all departmental initiatives between May 1997 and 18 July 2000 requiring bids from voluntary organisations and local authorities for funding together with the total resources allocated to these initiatives, the number of successful bids and the proportion this represents of total bids received; and what data he collects on the average cost of preparing the bids for funding through each initiative. [132668]
Dr. Howells: A detailed breakdown of the Department's activities is given in the annual Expenditure Plans Report "Trade and Industry: The Government's Expenditure Plans (Cm 4611)", published by The Stationery Office Ltd.
The Department of Trade and Industry does not collate information on the types of organisation applying for funding and such information could be compiled only at disproportionate cost. Applicants are not required to provide details of their application costs to the Department.
Govan Shipyard
Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what undertakings the Government gave to Govan Shipyard when it was bought by BAE Systems with regard to environmental liabilities. [130306]
Dr. Reid [holding answer 13 July 2000]: I have been asked to reply.
No undertakings in respect of environmental liabilities at the Govan shipyard were given to BAE Systems. As reported to the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Executive, however, has entered into an agreement with Clydeport
27 Jul 2000 : Column: 729W
plc, who own the site, in relation to environmental improvements. Any aid will be provided under the European Union conditions applying at the time.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AIDS (Africa)
Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the value of each project she is currently funding in Africa dealing with HIV/AIDS that would rate as principal expenditure under her PIMS marker system. [131621]
Mr. Foulkes [holding answer 20 July 2000]: The Policy Information Market System (PIMS) provides a framework which measures the extent to which DFID's projects and programmes are being targeted on key policy areas. PIMS covers bilateral commitments with a value of £100,000 or over. Contributions to multilateral agencies are excluded because they do not analyse their expenditure in the same way.
There are 34 policy information markers which are scored according to which policy areas are targeted, either as a Principal or Significant objective. Principal objectives are those which are fundamental to the design of a programme or project, without which it would not be undertaken. Significant objectives are those which, although important, are not one of the primary reasons for undertaking the activities. Scoring against PIMS is an all-or-nothing procedure with the total commitment value or expenditure counting against each of the PIMS awarded to the project. As DFID policy areas are mutually supportive and overlapping, most new commitments contribute, to and are marked against, two or more markers.
Some 46 bilateral projects dealing with HIV/AIDS in Africa, launched since 1997, are currently being funded that would rate as principal expenditure under DFID's PIMS market system. The total commitment for these projects is £82.9 million. A list will be placed in the Library of the House.
Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of her Department's expenditure on HIV/AIDS in Africa will be marked as (a) principal and (b) significant under her Department's PIMS marker system; and what proportion is (i) multilateral and (ii) bilateral. [131615]
Mr. Foulkes [holding answer 20 July 2000]: The Policy Information Marker System (PIMS) provides a framework which measures the extent to which DFID's projects and programmes are being targeted on key policy areas. PIMS covers bilateral commitments with a value of £100,000 or over. Contributions to multilateral agencies are excluded because they do not analyse their expenditure in the same way.
There are 34 policy information markers which are scored according to which policy areas are targeted, either as a Principal or Significant objective. Principal objectives are those which are fundamental to the design of a programme or project, without which it would not be undertaken. Significant objectives are those which, although important, are not one of the primary reasons for undertaking the activities. Scoring against PIMS is an all-or-nothing procedure with the total commitment value
27 Jul 2000 : Column: 730W
or expenditure counting against each of the PIMS awarded to the project. As DFID policy areas are mutually supportive and overlapping, most new commitments contribute to, and are marked against, two or more markers.
The PIMS marker system excludes multilateral expenditure, although DIFD also contribute to HIV/AIDS through multilaterals. Our bilateral expenditure on HIV/AIDS in Africa from 1992-93 to 1999-2000 recorded under the PIMS marker system was as follows:
| Principal | Significant | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) |
| 1993-94 | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) |
| 1994-95 | 7 (78%) | 2 (22%) |
| 1995-96 | 11 (79%) | 3 (21%) |
| 1996-97 | 14 (74%) | 5 (26%) |
| 1997-98 | 15 (79%) | 4 (21%) |
| 1998-99 | 15 (75%) | 5 (25%) |
| 1999-2000 | 13 (57%) | 10 (43%) |
Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much was spent on principal AIDS programmes in Africa in financial year 1998-99 following her departmental PIMS marker system. [131617]
Mr. Foulkes [holding answer 20 July 2000]: The Policy Information Marker System (PIMS) provides a framework which measures the extent to which DFID's projects and programmes are being targeted on key policy areas. PIMS covers bilateral commitments with a value of £100,000 or over. Contributions to multilateral agencies are excluded because they do not analyse their expenditure in the same way.
There are 34 policy information markers which are scored according to which policy areas are targeted, either as a Principal or Significant objective. Principal objectives are those which are fundamental to the design or a programme or project, without which it would not be undertaken. Significant objectives are those which, although important, are not one of the primary reasons for undertaking the activities. Scoring against PIMS is an all-or-nothing procedure with the total commitment value or expenditure counting against each of the PIMS awarded to the project. As DFID policy areas are mutually supportive and overlapping, most new commitments contribute to, and are marked against, two or more markers.
In financial year 1998-99, £15 million was spent on programmes in Africa of which the principal purpose under the PIMS marker system is to combat HIV/AIDS. A further £5.4 million was spent on programmes which are marked as having a significant contribution to combat HIV/AIDS under the PIMS marker system.
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |