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Written Answers to Questions
Wednesday 15 November 2000
ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND
THE REGIONS
Drink Driving
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what plans he has for an advertising campaign in the run-up to Christmas to discourage drinking and driving; and if he will make a statement; [136512]
- (2) what representations he has received about previous advertising campaigns which sought to highlight the dangers of drinking and driving; [136506]
(3) what budget he has set aside for an advertising campaign to discourage drinking and driving during the Christmas period; [136510]
(4) what budget he has set aside for the on-going advertising campaign against drinking and driving. [136509]
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Mr. Hill [holding answer 6 November 2000]: In June this year, we launched the THINK! road safety publicity campaign which brings together the range of road safety messages for all road users. The total publicity budget for THINK! for the current financial year is £9 million.
Drinking and driving is a year-round issue, and is one of the issues we tackle as part of the THINK! campaign advertising, on television, on radio and in other media.
However, we shall be focusing again on the drink-drive issue in the run-up to Christmas and the new year, and we have set aside around £1.9 million for this. Television advertising will run from 27 November, supported by radio advertising and poster advertising. In addition we are producing display materials for use by the police and road safety officers around the country in support of their own campaigns.
We have received no formal representations about previous advertising campaigns.
London Underground
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what targets (a) were in place on 1 January and (b) he has set recently for the performance of (i) the London Underground and (ii) its contractors; and if he will make a statement. [137303]
Mr. Hill: The Government have set performance targets for London Underground covering the period 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2001. These were announced to the House of Commons in response to a question from the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Mr. Brake) on 4 April 2000, Official Report, columns 309-10W.
The targets, which are to be met by the end of 2000-01, are as follows:
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| Measure | Government target |
|---|---|
| Capacity (train kms run) | 10 per cent. increase on 1998-99 performance |
| Reliability (unweighted excess journey time--minutes) | 4 per cent. improvement on 1998-99 level |
| Customer satisfaction measures (measured through LT's Customer Satisfaction Survey) | Average score (out of 100) |
| Train service | 77 |
| Information | 77 |
| Customer safety and security | 83 |
| Staff helpfulness and availability | 70 |
| Cleanliness | 69 |
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The Government do not set specific targets for the performance of London Underground's contractors. Their performance is, however, reflected in the targets set for London Underground itself.
In addition to the above targets, the 10-Year Plan includes a target to cut journey times on London Underground services by increasing capacity and reducing delays. Specific targets will be agreed with the Mayor after the Public Private Partnership has been established.
Ministerial Directions
Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to the answer from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 23 October 2000, Official Report, columns 73-76W, on
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ministerial directions, (1) if he will place in the Library the text and supporting documentation of the directions made by Ministers in his Department in 1998; and if he will make a statement; [137297]
- (2) if he will place in the Library the text and supporting documentation of the directions made by Ministers in his Department in 1997; and if he will make a statement. [137296]
Ms Beverley Hughes: I have considered these requests under the terms of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information and concluded that providing this information would harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion within government. The request therefore falls within the terms of exemption 2 of the Code of Practice.
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Area Cost Adjustment
Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received from local authority associations concerning the use of the most recent earnings data in the area cost adjustment. [137329] [138077]
Mr. Coleman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received from the local authority associations in relation to the Area Cost Adjustment Settlement for 2001-02. [137511]
Ms Beverley Hughes: Representations have been received both from the Local Government Association and from the Association of London Government on the use of the 1999 New Earnings Survey data in the Area Cost Adjustment. Both pressed the Government to update this data.
Representations have also been received from two special interest groups, SIGOMA and the "Cliff Edge" group. Both pressed the Government not to update this
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data. Over 175 representations have been received from local authorities, hon. Members and other interested parties.
Emissions
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions by how much the output of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide have been reduced in the last five years; and which power stations continue to emit these substances. [137719]
Mr. Meacher: The latest figures available from the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory show that in 1998 the total UK emissions of SO 2 and NOx were as 1,615 and 1,753 kilotonnes respectively. Between 1994-98 emissions of SO 2 have been reduced by 56 per cent. and of NOx by 76 per cent. Emissions will continue to reduce under the Environment Agency's ongoing regulation of sulphur emissions and, in the longer term, the revised EC Large Combustion Plant Directive and the proposed National Emission Ceilings Directive, which from 2010 will set annual ceilings of 585 and 1,167 kilotonne for SO 2 and NOx respectively. A list of large power stations 1 , that continue to emit one or both of these substances, is listed.
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| Power station | |
|---|---|
| TXU (was Eastern Merchant Generation) | Drakelow B Power Station, Burton on Trent |
| TXU (was Eastern Merchant Generation) | High Marnham Power Station, Newark |
| TXU (was Eastern Merchant Generation) | Ironbridge Power Station, Buildwas Road, Telford |
| TXU (was Eastern Merchant Generation) | Rugeley Power Stations, Armitage Road, Rugeley |
| TXU (was Eastern Merchant Generation) | West Burton Power Station, Retford |
| Innogy (was National Power plc) | Aberthaw Power Station, Nr Barry, S Glam. |
| Nitrogen Two Ltd. (was National Power plc) | Blyth Power Station, Welwyn Components Site, Bedlington |
| Innogy (was National Power plc) | Didcot A Power Station, Didcot |
| AES Drax Power Ltd. (was National Power) | Drax Power Station, PO Box 3, Selby |
| Eggborough Power Ltd. (was National Power plc) | Eggborough Power Station, Goole |
| Innogy (was National Power plc) | Fawley Power Station, Southampton |
| Innogy (was National Power plc) | Littlebrook D Power Station, Littlebrook Manor Way, Dartford |
| Innogy (was National Power plc) | Tilbury Power Station, Fort Road, Tilbury |
| Powergen (UK) plc | Cottam Power Station, PO Box 4, Retford |
| Edison First Power Ltd. | Ferrybridge C Power Station, PO Box 39, Strangland Lane, Knottingley |
| Edison First Power Ltd. | Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Road, Warrington |
| Powergen plc | Grain Power Station, Isle of Grain, Rochester |
| Powergen plc | Ince B Power Station, Chester |
| Powergen plc | Kingsnorth Power Station, Hoo St. Werberg, Rochester |
| Powergen plc | Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station, Nottingham |
| Powergen plc | Richborough Power Station, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich |
| Scottish Power | Longannet |
| Scottish Power | Cockenzie |
| Scottish Hydro Electric | Peterhead |
| NIE | Belfast West |
| NIE | Premier Power (Ballylumford Power Station) |
| NIE | Coolkeeragh |
| NIE | Kilroot |
| BASF plc | Seal Sands, Middlesbrough |
| BP Chemicals Ltd. | Baglan Bay Works, Seaway Parade, Port Talbot |
| Alcan Smelting and Power UK | Lynemouth Power Station, Ashington |
| British Steel plc | Integrated Works, Llanwern, Newport |
| British Steel plc | Port Talbot Works, Port Talbot |
| Corus UK Ltd. (formerly British Steel) | Teesside Works, Steel House, Redcar |
| Corus UK Ltd. (formerly British Steel) | Sections Plates and Commercial Steels, Scunthorpe Works, PO Box 1, Scunthorpe |
| Brunner Mond (UK) Ltd. | Winnington IP Boilers, Winnington Site, Northwich |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd. | Main Site, Dagenham |
| ICI Chemicals and Polymers Ltd. | Weston Point Power Station, Castner Kellner Site, Runcorn |
| Enron Teesside Operations Ltd. (ICI Chemicals and Polymers Ltd.) | Wilton Power Station, Wilton |
| Phillips Petroleum Co UK Ltd. | Seal Sands, Middlesbrough |
| UML Ltd. | Merseyside Power Station, Thermal Road, Wirral |
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