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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
InvestoSave
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on what InvestoSave bids are relevant to the rate of use of sub-post offices for electronic communication and transfer; and what progress is being made in this field. [25689]
Mr. Alexander: The Post Office is involved with three projects under the joint HM Treasury/Cabinet Office initiative, InvestoSave, namely the national geospatial data framework, the change of address project and extension of websites of Norfolk local authorities. It is too early to say to what extent work on these projects will impact on business of the sub-post office network.
Beer and Cider
Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the organisations from which she has
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received complaints regarding short measures in the sale of beer and cider in each year since 1997, including those made in response to consultations. [27605]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Since 1997 the following organisations have submitted complaints to the Department alleging short measures in the sale of draught beer:
- Crosby Constituency Labour party
Hartlepool borough council
Walsall metropolitan borough council
City of York Environment and Development Services
Redcar and Cleveland borough council
CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale)—north Sussex branch
Devon county council
Newport borough council
West Yorkshire Trading Standards
Campaign for Real Ale
Campaign for Real Ale—north Hertfordshire branch
Metropolitan borough of Wirral
Glasgow city council
East Renfrewshire council
South Ayrshire council
Shropshire county council
Wolverhampton Trading Standards
Conwy county borough council
Stoke-on-Trent council
LACOTS (Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Trading Standards)
Durham county council
West Yorkshire Trading Standards
Pontypridd council
JR Hardings—Drinks, Dispense and Cooling Consultants
Birmingham city council
Lewisham council
North Lincolnshire council.
- Ulster Unionist party
Midlands Coordinating Group on Trading Standards
Angus council
Scottish Metrology Liaison Group
Southend-on-Sea borough council
Norfolk county council
Scottish Borders council
Metropolitan borough of Wirral
Argyll and Bute council
Luton borough council
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Midlothian council
South Ayrshire council
Dorset county council
Somerset county council
Croydon council
Birmingham city council
Humber authorities
ERCOTS (Eastern Region Coordinating Body on Trading Standards) Metrology SFG
North West Metrology Panel
Northern Counties
Institute of Trading Standards Administration
AGMA Metrology Panel
South East Trading Standards Authorities
Society of Directors of Public Protection—Wales
Crossing The Boundaries Metrology Group
Inner London Metrology Liaison Group
St. Helens Metropolitan borough council
North East Trading Standards Liaison Group
South Yorkshire Chief Trading Standards Officer Liaison Group
West Sussex county council
ITSA (Institute of Trading Standards) Scottish Branch
Lancashire county council
Inverclyde Council Trading Standards Service
Durham county council
Redcar and Cleveland borough council
West Dunbartonshire council
Sefton council
London borough of Sutton
West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service
Hertfordshire county council
Gateshead metropolitan borough council
Solihull metropolitan borough council
Fife council
Glasgow city council
East Riding of Yorkshire
University of Teesside
LACOTS (Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Trading Standards)
Northern Ireland Co-Op
Co-operative Union Ltd.
CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).
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- Brewing, Food and Beverage Industry Suppliers Association
Independent Society of Brewers
Hallamshire Brewery Services Ltd.
Campaign for Real Ale
Campaign for Real Ale—Peterborough branch
National Federation of Consumer Groups
Cheshire Trading Standards
Isle of Anglesey Trading Standards
Surrey county council
Merton Environmental Services
South West England Regional Co-ordination of Trading Standards
Durham county council
Gwynedd council
Worcestershire county council
West of Scotland Metrology Group
West Yorkshire Trading Standards
South East Trading Standards
Trading Standards Institute
Unitary authorities of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland,
Stockton-on-Tees, and Hartlepool
LACOTS (Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body On Trading Standards)
Metropolitan borough of Wirral
Food Standards Agency.
Overseas Trips
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list each of the overseas trips made by herself and other members of her Ministerial team in each of the last four years, specifying the purpose and cost of each trip. [30172]
Ms Hewitt: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister on 4 February 2002, Official Report, column 707W.
Consumer Protection
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to introduce consumer protection legislation in the next 12 months. [30747]
Miss Melanie Johnson: We announced our intention, in the Queen's Speech, to introduce the Enterprise Bill during the current session, subject to available parliamentary time. The Bill would benefit consumers by
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strengthening the competition regime, introducing measures to take tough action against traders who harm consumer interest and clamping down on anti- competitive practices.
Insolvency Service
Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the minister responsible for the Insolvency Service will meet with the hon. Member for Leicester, East to discuss the insolvency of BCCI. [31859]
Miss Melanie Johnson: A letter dated 22 November offered a meeting. The hon. Member's office contacted the Department recently and a meeting has been arranged for 7 March 2002.
Enron
Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the role played by (a) Enron Europe, (b) the Enron Corporation and (c) executives of those firms in the PIU Energy Review. [31936]
Mr. Wilson: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 4 February 2002, Official Report, column 689W.
Fossil Fuel Projects
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the fossil fuel energy projects that the ECGD is supporting including the (a) project name, (b) country the project is situated in, (c) the UK companies in receipt of support, (d) the type of plant and (e) start and completion dates of the projects. [31834]
Ms Hewitt: The table lists the project name, country, UK exporter, fuel type and the ECGD guarantee issue and final loan draw-down dates of the fossil fuel energy projects for which ECGD has provided guarantees since 1997.
In addition, ECGD has provided Overseas Investment Insurance and other insurance for 11 fossil fuel power projects with a total generating capacity of around 8,700MW. Details of these projects are commercially confidential.
ECGD does not normally hold information on project start and completion dates, but the guarantee issue date should correspond approximately to the start of project construction and the final loan draw-down date (where applicable) should correspond to the start of operations.
For most of the projects listed, the UK exporter is one of several contractors and ECGD is guaranteeing only part of the total project financing.
(5) For certain ECGD insurance products a final draw-down date is not applicable
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