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Icelandic Water Trawlermen's Scheme
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many claimants have received payments from the Icelandic Water Trawlerman's Scheme (a) under the scheme, which closed in 2002, and (b) under the extension to the scheme announced by her Department; [193682]
(2) what the average payment made to each claimant from the Icelandic Water Trawlerman's Scheme was (a) under the scheme which closed in 2002 and (b) under the extension to the scheme announced by her Department. [193683]
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Nigel Griffiths: Payments based on the enlarged list of vessels commenced in May 2004. Some claimants who had not previously qualified now did so and some who had already received a payment qualified for a further sum. The table shows the available information:
| (a) Up to April 2004 | (b) May 2000 to September 2004 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of claimants receiving a payment | 4760 | 395 |
| Average payment | 8,567 | 3,096 |
Jaguar Cars
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the effects the closure of Jaguar Motor Production sites in Coventry will have on small business in Coventry. [192156]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 20 October 2004]: The company indicated on Friday 17 September 2004, that it intends to move production from Brown's Lane to Castle Bromwich in Birmingham, a distance of some 16 miles. It is anticipated that the small businesses in the supply chain would be largely unaffected.
Jaguar's headquarters and administrative centre will remain in Coventry, as will the company's historic Wood Veneer Manufacturing Centre. It is likely the companies providing services direct to the workforce would be affected, though the impact would be minimal.
Shareholder Executive
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the members of the Shareholder Executive by (a) title and (b) date of appointment; and what other (i) corporate and (ii) governmental positions they hold. [192744]
Ms Hewitt: The Shareholder Executive is staffed by civil servants and secondees from the private sector who are employed in line with departmental remuneration guidelines: they were all appointed over the last 14 months. It is not the DTI's policy to publish staff lists in parliamentary questions.
Richard Gillingwater, Chief Executive of the Shareholder Executive, is non-Executive Chairman of Faber Music Ltd. (and also non-Executive Director of two Faber related businesses) and a non-executive director of Kidde plc and QinetiQ plc; Christina
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McComb, Director of Postal Services, is a non-executive director of Partnerships UK plc; and Steve Wheeler is company secretary of Precis (2424) Ltd.
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what compensation members of the Shareholder Executive receive. [192745]
Ms Hewitt: Members of the Shareholder Executive are either civil servants or private sector secondees and are paid in accordance with departmental remuneration policy. It is not departmental policy to publish salary levels of individual members of staff.
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff are employed by the Shareholder Executive. [192746]
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry by what measures the Government will assess the performance of the Shareholder Executive. [192747]
Ms Hewitt: The performance of the Shareholder Executive will be assessed on the basis of the performance of its portfolio in the context of a clearly defined policy framework, both at an aggregate portfolio and individual business level. Specific targets and performance measures are currently being considered.
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when planning for the reorganisation of the Shareholder Executive began. [192755]
Ms Hewitt: The Shareholder Executive was established in the Cabinet Office in September 2003 with a remit to advise Departments on their shareholder responsibilities. It transferred to the DTI in June 2004: planning for the move began in March 2004.
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to her answer of 4 October 2004, Official Report, column 1864W, on public shareholdings, if she will list the public shareholdings for which the Shareholder Executive (a) provides advice and (b) is directly responsible by (i) department, (ii) quality of owned shares, (iii) aggregate value of shareholding and (iv) proportion of owned shares. [192779]
Ms Hewitt: The Shareholder Executive advises officials in Government Departments on the management of certain Departmental shareholdings, ownership or other finance interests. These entities, and their responsible Departments, are set out in the table.
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The Shareholder Executive directly advises Departmental Ministers (or in some cases senior departmental officials) on certain shareholding, ownership or other finance interests. It also directly
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manages the day-to-day relationship with that entity. These entities and their responsible Departments are set out in the table as follows.
| Entity | Responsible Department | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| Actis Capital LLP | Department for International Development | Limited liability partnership (40 per cent. Government ownership interest, 80 per cent. Government economic interest for 10 years) |
| British Energy plc. | Department of Trade and Industry | Companies Act company (the Government does not own any share capital but would acquire certain economic rights and obligations under the proposed company restructuring) |
| British Nuclear Fuels plc. (BNFL) | Department of Trade and Industry | Companies Act company (100 per cent. of shares owned by Government, shares not publicly traded) |
| Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD) | Department of Trade and Industry | Government Department and expected to be a trading fund by 2007 |
| Partnerships UK | HM Treasury | Companies Act company (49 per cent. of shares owned by Government including 4.44 per cent. owned by the Scottish Ministers) |
| Royal Mail Holdings plc. | Department of Trade and Industry | Companies Act company (100 per cent. of shares owned by Government, shares not publicly traded) |
| Royal Mint (9) | HM Treasury | Trading fund |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) | Department of Trade and Industry | Statutory corporation |
(9) Responsibility for directly advising Ministers will take effect from the completion of the Royal Mint review.
Each of the entities listed in the tables publish annual reports containing details of their financial and operational performance. The Shareholder Executive has not carried out a formal valuation of the portfolio.
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to her answer of 4 October 2004, Official Report, column 1864W, on public shareholdings, what are the Shareholder Executive's advice-giving responsibilities concerning public shareholding. [192780]
Ms Hewitt: The Shareholder Executive provides advice to Ministers and officials on all aspects of Departments' shareholding roles, including corporate governance frameworks, setting objectives, scrutinising business plans, monitoring performance, making appointments and approving remuneration frameworks.
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to her answer of 4 October 2004, Official Report, column 1864W, on public shareholdings, what the Shareholder Executive's (a) operational, (b) budget and (c) appointment authority over public shareholdings for which it is directly responsible is. [192781]
Ms Hewitt: For those shareholdings for which it is directly responsible, the Shareholder Executive's role is to advise relevant Ministers or senior departmental officials on all shareholder issues, including corporate governance frameworks, setting objectives, scrutinising business plans, monitoring performance, making appointments and approving remuneration frameworks.
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on her plans to include (a) public sector stakeholder, (b) quango, (c) NGO and (d) devolved territory input into the oversight of the Shareholder Executive. [192775]
Ms Hewitt: The Shareholder Executive is responsible to each individual Department for the quality of the advice it provides, and consults, as appropriate, other organisations inside and outside Government as part of its work.
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what codes of conduct apply to members of the Shareholder Executive. [192776]
Ms Hewitt: They are all subject to the Civil Service Code.
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