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Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what rate of return on capital employed is required for 200304 from (a) Bridlington Pier and Harbour Commissioners, (b) the Civil Aviation Authority, (c) Dover Harbour Board, (d) the Driving Standards Agency, (e) Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and (f) Poole Harbour Commissioners; and what dividend and interest payments his Department is budgeting to receive from each in 200304. [142496]
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Mr. Jamieson: The bodies named at (a) Bridlington Pier and Harbour Commissioners, (c) Dover Harbour Board, (e) Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and (f) Poole Harbour Commissioners are all independent trust bodies and, therefore, are not required by this Department to remit either dividend or interest payments to it.
The following information regarding bodies (b) the Civil Aviation Authority and (d) the Driving Standards Agency is available in their respective Corporate Plans for 200304:
Body | Rate of return on capital employed (Percentage) | Budgeted dividend (£) | Budgeted interest on NLF loans (£) |
---|---|---|---|
Civil Aviation Authority | 6 | | 500,000 |
Driving Standards Agency | -3 | 1,735,000 | 212,000 |
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many days of (a) moderate, (b) high and (c) very high air pollution were recorded by each automatic monitoring station in London in each year since 1997. [140858]
Mr. Bradshaw [holding answer 2 December 2003]: The table shows the number of days on which levels of any one of a basket of five pollutants (carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, fine particles and sulphur dioxide) were recorded as 'moderate', 'high' or 'very high' by each national automatic monitoring station in London between 1997 and 2002. These five pollutants are recognised as the most important for causing short term health effects.
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1999 | 2000 | |||||
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Moderate | High | Very High | Moderate | High | Very High | |
Bromley Roadside | | | | | | |
Camden Kerbside | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Haringey Roadside | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Hounslow Roadside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A3 Roadside | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bexley | 50 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
Bloomsbury | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Brent | 43 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Bridge Place | 24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cromwell Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eltham | 46 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Hackney | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Haringey | 37 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Hillingdon | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Lewisham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marylebone Road | 50 | 7 | 10 | 83 | 6 | 0 |
N.Kensington | 48 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Southwark | 29 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Sutton | 36 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Teddington | 47 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Wandsworth | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Westminster | | | | | | - |
Southwark Roadside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sutton Roadside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tower Hamlets Roadside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 2002 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate | High | Very High | Moderate | High | Very High | |
Bromley Roadside | | | | | | |
Camden Kerbside | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Haringey Roadside | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Hounslow Roadside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A3 Roadside | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bexley | 38 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Bloomsbury | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
Brent | 33 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
Bridge Place | | | | | | |
Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cromwell Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eltham | 33 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Hackney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Haringey | 27 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Hillingdon | 22 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Lewisham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Marylebone Road | 38 | 11 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 0 |
N.Kensington | 39 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Southwark | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Sutton | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Teddington | 42 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
Wandsworth | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Westminster | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Southwark Roadside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sutton Roadside | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tower Hamlets Roadside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
'Moderate', 'High' and Very High' refers to the Air Pollution Service Information bandings (www.airquality.co.uk/archive/standards.php*).
Moderatemild effects, unlikely to require action, may be noticed among sensitive individuals.
Highsignificant effects may be noticed by sensitive individuals and action to avoid or reduce these effects may be needed (e.g. reducing exposure by spending less time in polluted areas outdoors). Asthmatics will find that their 'reliever' inhaler is likely to reverse the effects on the lung.
Very Highthe effects on sensitive individuals described for 'High' levels of pollution may worsen.
monitoring site not operating
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Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Animal By-Products Regulations 2003 on (a) cattle farmers, (b) pig and sheep farmers, (c) poultry farmers, (d) other livestock farmers, (e) catering establishments, (f) abattoirs and (g) other affected businesses. [141115]
Mr. Bradshaw: The Animal By-Products Regulations provide for the administration and enforcement of the EU Animal By-Products Regulation (EC No. 1774/2202). The most recent assessment on this legislation is contained in the Regulatory Impact Assessment that accompanied the Animal By-Products Regulations 2003 when they were laid before Parliament on 9 June 2003. Copies are available in the Library of the House.
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received on the impact on animal husbandry of (a) allowing animals to spend one overnight period at an auction and (b) requiring an animal to be killed at the slaughterhouse within 48 hours. [141441]
Mr. Bradshaw: After the reduction in the whole farm standstill from 20 days to six, Defra consulted earlier this year on a package of biosecurity proposals including one that animals should not remain longer than 24 hours on market premises. Following representations made by the industry, legislation was introduced on 1 August this year generally limiting this residency period to 48 hours.
I have received representations from a few operators of markets and slaughterhouses asking for the 48 hour period to be extended.
Paddy Tipping: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on how she intends to influence the recommendations of the Farm Animals Welfare Council's Report on the Welfare of Farmed Animals At Slaughter or Killing. [142012]
Mr. Bradshaw [holding answer 4 December 2003]: The Farm Animal Welfare Council is our independent advisory body on farm animal welfare matters. As such, we do not influence the recommendations that they make in reports. The Council published its report on the welfare of red meat animals at slaughter in June, and we are currently preparing a draft response.
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