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New Deal (Departmental Recruitment)
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many personnel the Department has recruited under the New Deal in each of the past five years. [194477]
Ms Hewitt [holding answer 28 October 2004]:The information requested is as follows:
| New Deal appointments | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 |
Following the outcome of SR2004 and the requirement for my Department to deliver headcount reductions, recruitment to administrative posts has been suspended. My Department will not therefore be making any further appointments to New Deal participants this year.
Nuclear Decommissioning
Mr. Tynan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the opportunities for (a) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and (b) UK companies to be involved in the decommissioning of EU Joint Research Centre nuclear installations. [197563R]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's powers are limited to its duties as provided for by the Energy Act 2004, which does not provide for the decommissioning and clean up of EU Joint Research Centre (JCR) nuclear installations. The Government would expect UK firms to be able to bid for decommissioning work on JCR nuclear installations when they have reached the end of their operational life.
Nuclear Installations (Safety)
Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the European Commission Regulation 2002/99 (Euratom) on the application of safeguards to mixed civil and military nuclear facilities comes into force; what assessment she has made of cost implications of the regulation; and what the likely changes in safeguards visits to United Kingdom nuclear installations will arise from application of this regulation. [198687]
Nigel Griffiths: I refer to my previous answer given on 6 April 2004, Official Report, column 71W.
The European Commission has not yet provided a formal date for publication and entry into force of the replacement for Regulation 3227/76—which is based on COM (2002/99) Final. Explanatory Memorandum 7549/02 and Supplementary Memorandum 7549/02 refer, which are in the Library of the House.
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The cost implications of the updated requirements of COM (2002/99) Final are as summarised in the Regulatory Impact Assessments which are appended to these UK Explanatory Memoranda.
Operating and Financial Review
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the Government will require corporations to publish details of transfer pricing policies under its proposals requiring publication of an Operating and Financial Review (OFR); and what the proposed criteria for exemption from production of an OFR are. [197580]
Jacqui Smith: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry will be making an announcement shortly about the proposed Operating and Financial Review and which will address these issues.
Orimulsion/Shale Oil
Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much Orimulsion/shale oil was used in UK power stations in the last year for which figures are available. [195671]
Mr. Mike O'Brien [holding answer 2 November 2004]: No Orimulsion or shale oil was used in UK power stations in 2003.
Post Office
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people she expects to hold post office card accounts in October 2006. [192491]
Mr. Sutcliffe: We expect that in excess of 4 million customers will be paid by post office card account by October 2006.
Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how much of the Government's Post Office Modernisation Fund has been spent in Leicester since the fund was initiated; and how much has been spent (a) to keep post offices open and (b) to encourage closure; [198659]
(2) how many post offices have closed in Leicester in each year since 1979. [198663]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Implementation of the urban post office network reinvention programme is an operational matter for Post Office Limited. I have therefore asked the Chief Executive to respond direct to the hon. Member.
Properties
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the properties occupied by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2004, showing (A) for each and (B) in aggregate the area; and what in aggregate the annual rental value was. [196364]
Ms Hewitt:
The following tables list the areas of the properties for the DTI HQ estate (where the Department has lead responsibility for its buildings) and
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Agencies, (National Weights and Measures, Insolvency Service, Companies House, Employment Tribunal Service and Patent Office) for 1997 and 2004.
I have also shown the aggregate annual rental for 2004 and where available for 1997. No rental figure has been shown for freehold buildings.
| Area 1997 (sq m) | Area 2004 (sq m) | |
|---|---|---|
| Teddington, London | 3,234 | 3,234 |
| Aggregate area | 3,234 | 3,234 |
| Aggregate rent | £239,000 | £247,000 |
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Note:
n/a not available.
(57) Including VAT.
Note:
n/a not available.
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