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Scottish Boundary Commission
Mrs. Lait: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she intends to introduce orders into the House to implement the recommendations of the Scottish Boundary Commission in time for the next general election. [67114]
Mrs. Liddell: I am required by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to lay the Boundary Commission for Scotland's report before Parliament, together with the draft of an Order in Council giving it effect, with or without modifications, as soon as may be after the Commission
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submits its report. The Boundary Commission is required to submit its report between December 2002 and December 2006. It is a matter for the Commission when, within that time scale, it does so.
Scottish Electoral Process
Mrs. Lait: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will set up a joint commission between the UK Parliament and Government and the Scottish Executive and Parliament to discuss the Scottish electoral process. [67113]
Mrs. Liddell: There are no plans to set up a joint commission for this purpose.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Military Export Licences
Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many standard individual and
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open individual export licences have been granted to (a) Georgia, (b) Uzbekistan, (c) Kyrgyzstan, (d) Tajikistan, (e) Turkey, (f) the Philippines, (g) Kenya, (h) Ethiopia, (i) Djibouti, (j) Bahrain, (k) Oman, (l) Jordan, (m) Yemen, (n) India, (o) Pakistan and (p) Israel in each month from January 2001 to September 2001; and if she will make a statement. [65097]
Nigel Griffiths [holding answer 8 July 2002]: The number of Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) and Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) issued where the end users are in Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, the Philippines, Kenya, Ethiopia, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Yemen, India, Pakistan and Israel in each month from January 2001 to September 2001, is set out in the table. During that same period no SIELs or OIELs were issued where the end user was in Djibouti.
For information on SIELs issued to end users in Israel between May 2001 and October 2001 I refer the right hon. and learned Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Kelvin (Mr. Galloway) of 23 November 2001, Official Report, columns 558–59W.
| January 2001 | February 2001 | March 2001 | April 2001 | May 2001 | June 2001 | July 2001 | August 2001 | September 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIELS | |||||||||
| Bahrain | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| India | 68 | 67 | 60 | 45 | 61 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 71 |
| Israel | — | 46 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | 26 | 2 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oman | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| Philippines | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Turkey | 27 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Uzbekistan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yemen | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| OIELS | |||||||||
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| India | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Israel | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Jordan | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Kenya | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oman | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Pakistan | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Philippines | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tajikistan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Turkey | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Yemen | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
All relevant export licence applications are rigorously assessed on a case by case basis against the consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at the time and taking account of other relevant factors.
Departmental Energy Use
Mr. Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the estimated (a) level and (b) cost of energy use in her Department and associated agencies was in each year since 1997; what proportion of energy was generated from renewable sources; and if she will make a statement. [65952]
Ms Hewitt: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him on 2 July 2002, Official Report, columns 245–46W, by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Rural Affairs.
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EU Committees
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the EU Management Committee for the Control and Production of Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [68556]
Mr. Meacher: I have been asked to reply.
The next meeting of the Management Committee established under Article 18 of EC Regulation 2037–2000 on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is scheduled for 18 and 19 September 2002. Places per EU member state at this committee are limited so the UK delegates to the meeting represent the interests of the Scottish Executive. As with other committees of this type, the Department consults the Scottish Executive and the other devolved Administrations on the UK line.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the EU Committee for the Implementation of the Directive on the Incineration of Hazardous Waste is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [68560]
Mr. Meacher: I have been asked to reply.
There have been no meetings of such a committee. None is now likely, since that directive (94/67/EC) has been superseded by Directive 2000/76/EC on the incineration of waste and is to be repealed from 28 December 2005.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the EU Committee for the application of the regulation authorising voluntary participation by undertakings in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [68562]
Mr. Meacher: I have been asked to reply.
The next meeting is scheduled for October 23 and October 24 this year. The European Commission has not yet circulated a final agenda.
As all foreign policy issues are non devolved, relations with the European Union are the responsibility of the Parliament and Government of the United Kingdom, as member state.
The UK is represented at the committee by DEFRA and accompanied by a representative from the designated Competent Body for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Representatives from the Scottish Executive have not attended. Other Departments and devolved Administrations are consulted prior to meetings of the committee on matters that are of direct interest to them. The Competent Body liaises with each of the devolved Administrations on routine matters concerning the operation of the scheme within the UK.
We actively support EMAS, whose aims are to encourage organisations to commit to legal compliance and continuous improvement in their environmental
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performance and to publish an environmental statement. The scheme was set up in 1993 by EU Regulation 1836–93 and became fully operational in April 1995. The regulation was revised in 2001 by Regulation 761–2001 which among other things widened participation from industrial sites to all forms of organisation. To register for EMAS an organisation must have its environmental management system verified and its environmental statement validated by an independent and accredited "verifier". The Competent Body for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland maintains a public register of participants together with information about the scheme at www.emas.org.uk. Similar information at the EU level is also held on the European Commission's website at http://europa.eu.int/ comm/environment/emas/.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the EU Committee for the Implementation of the Directive on Concerning Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [68559]
Mr. Meacher: I have been asked to reply.
There is no committee of that precise title. However, the European Commission has convened since 1998 five annual meetings of an 'Expert Group' on integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) in relation to the 1996 directive concerning that subject. The most recent meeting was in February this year and the next is expected, although not yet scheduled, in the early part of 2003. Members of the Scottish Executive have not so far attended, although they would be welcome to join officials of the Department in doing so.
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