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Mr. Bercow: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the functions of his Department that have been (a) market tested and (b) outsourced in each of the last five years, specifying the (i) money saving and (ii) percentage saving in each case. [43000]
The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office on Tuesday 23 April 2002, Official Report, column 201W.
Linda Perham: To ask the Prime Minister if he will instruct the Performance and Innovation Unit to investigate the need for legislation on corporate social responsibility. [50081]
The Prime Minister: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is responsible for corporate social responsibility. She will be issuing a report in mid-May 2002 'Business in Society' which will report on developments in corporate and social responsibility in the UK.
The Performance and Innovation Unit (PIU) have already considered the international aspects of corporate social responsibility in the "Rights of Exchange" report of September 2000. This is available on the PIU website (www.piu.gov.uk).
As stated in my answer to the hon. Member for Halton (Mr. Derek Twigg) on 3 July 2001, Official Report, column 93W, I have also asked the PIU to undertake a project to review the legal and regulatory framework for charities and the wider voluntary and community sector and bring forward proposals for reform. This includes some consideration of issues of corporate social responsibility.
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds of the funeral of HM the Queen Mother; and which Departments contributed. [50685]
Mr. Ingram: The information requested is not readily available. I will write to my hon. Friend and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
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Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what action has been taken regarding those responsible for the release of the names of soldiers involved in the events of 30 January 1972 in Londonderry. [52042]
Mr. Ingram: The Bloody Sunday inquiry is independent of Government and any action it has taken is a matter for the inquiry itself. However, we understand that procedures have been reviewed and significant improvements made.
So far as the two inadvertent disclosures by the team of lawyers representing the majority of soldiers are concerned, an official was reprimanded and a barrister apologised to the Tribunal.
The breach of security that occurred at the Treasury Solicitor's Department is the subject of a formal internal investigation, which is still being actively pursued.
Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether additional costs have been incurred in providing security to the former soldiers whose names were improperly released into the public domain by the Saville Inquiry. [52043]
Mr. Ingram: The provision of security advice and additional protective measures where appropriate would of course incur costs. I am withholding details of these costs in accordance with Exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much public funding has been provided to the legal representatives of his Department, HM armed forces and other individuals appearing at the Saville Inquiry, broken down by each (a) barrister, (b) firm of solicitors and (c) other body involved. [48695]
Mr. Ingram: The payments made to the legal representatives appearing at the Saville Inquiry on behalf of the Ministry of Defence or HM armed forces are set out in the table. The figures include fees, expenses and VAT (where that is paid). The first date shows when the first payment was made, which may have been some months after the recipient was first instructed by the Ministry of Defence. The second date shows the payments made as at the end of February 2002. There are four teams representing the soldiers (necessary due to the existence of conflicts of interest between various individuals) and one representing the MOD.
(1) Became a QC April 1999
(2) Includes air fares and car hire costs incurred by some counsel
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Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times Ministers in his Department have travelled abroad at taxpayers' expense since March 2001; what countries they visited; and what the total cost of each visit was. [47116]
Dr. Moonie [holding answer 10 April 2002]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 11 April 2002, Official Report, column 552W, by my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister.
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Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the overseas training areas in which the Ministry of Defence uses live ammunition; and if he will make a statement; [49994]
Mr. Ingram [holding answer 16 April 2002]: The overseas training areas used currently by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force are as follows.
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Training area | Country |
---|---|
Royal Navy | |
Brohavalet | Norway |
Belle Isle | France |
All French sea ranges in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean | |
Gibraltar exercise areas in the Mediterranean | |
Cape Teulada | Sardinia |
Bellowes Rock | South Africa |
Daymaniyat | Oman |
Pula Aur | Singapore |
Beacroft | Australia |
Barking Sands | USA |
Point Mugu | USA |
San Clemente | USA |
Virginia Capes exercise areas (VACAPES) | USA |
Atlantic Fleet weapon training facility (AFWTF) | USA |
7 Hills | Belize |
Second Creek | Falklands Islands |
Royal Air Force | |
Garvie Island | UK |
China Lake | USA |
Point Mugu | USA |
Nellis | USA |
Barry Goldwater | USA |
Udairi | Kuwait |
Raz | Oman |
In terms of those facilities used by the Army, I refer the hon. Member to the letter I wrote to the hon. Member for Gower (Mr. Caton) on 7 August last yearD/Min(AF)/AI PQ0186M/01/Y refers. A copy is in the Library of the House.In addition to those countries whose
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training areas we use currently, British forces have also deployed, either on operations, on exercise, or as garrison troops to the following countries:
Australia
Bahrain
Brunei
Cyprus
Congo
East Timor
Greece
Iraq
Jamaica
Kuwait
Mozambique
New Zealand
Nepal
Pakistan
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom.
To establish whether or not live ammunition was used during each individual deployment would incur disproportionate cost.
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