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Oxford/Bedford (Rail Link)
Dr. Starkey: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress is being made on implementing the proposed rail link between Oxford and Bedford via Bletchley; and if he will make a statement. [1296]
Derek Twigg:
The Strategic Rail Authority is taking part in the ODPM-sponsored East West Transport links study which is looking into the business case for the East West Rail scheme alongside other transport initiatives aimed at improving transport links in this corridor. The study will report this summer.
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Safety Cameras
Mr. Illsley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many convictions were obtained by safety camera vans operating outside the conspicuity guidelines in (a) Barnsley, (b) Rotherham, (c) Doncaster and (d) the Pogmoor district of Barnsley in 2004–05; and how much revenue was raised in fines from these convictions. [1680]
Dr. Ladyman: Safety Camera Partnerships are responsible for the detailed operation of individual camera sites, as a police enforcement matter.
2004–05 revenues for the south Yorkshire partnership are currently being audited by the Audit Commission and will be published later in the year.
Mr. Illsley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the revenue from fines levied as a result of the activities of the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership were in (a) Barnsley, (b) Rotherham, (c) Doncaster and (d) the Pogmoor district of Barnsley in each year since the partnership was established. [1682]
Dr. Ladyman: The information as requested is not available. The information for the South Yorkshire police force area for 2002–03 and 2003–04 is shown in the table.
| Tickets issued | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 15,814 | 948,840 |
| 2003–04 | 52,816 | 3,168,960 |
2004–05 revenues are currently being audited by the Audit Commission and will be published later in the year.
Mr. Illsley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many days in 2004–05 safety camera vans operated in (a) Barnsley, (b) Rotherham, (c) Doncaster and (d) the Pogmoor district of Barnsley. [1681]
Dr. Ladyman: The Department does not hold this information. Detailed information is available from partnerships, unless relating to police operational matters.
Mr. Illsley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the areas in which the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership operates. [1683]
Dr. Ladyman: The partnership operates within the area of the South Yorkshire police, which covers Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield councils. Details of the camera sites operated in each of these four areas can be found on the partnership's website at www.safetycamera.org
Mr. Andrew Turner:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many accidents involving (a) injury and (b) loss of life (i) have taken place in each year since the installation of speed cameras and (ii) took place in each of the five years before the installation of speed cameras at the site of each fixed speed camera on the Isle of Wight. [1448]
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Dr. Ladyman
[holding answer 6 June 2005]: The information requested is not held in the format required
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but the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Partnership have provided the information shown in the following table.
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WORK AND PENSIONS
Council Tax Benefit
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what his latest estimate is of the (a) number and (b) percentage of pensioners entitled to council tax benefit who do not receive it; and if he will make a statement; [1037]
(2) what his latest estimate is of the total of unclaimed means-tested benefits, including pensions, broken down by benefit, for the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [1038]
Mr. Plaskitt: The latest information available on the amount of unclaimed minimum income guarantee, income support, housing benefit, council tax benefit and income-based jobseeker's allowance, relates to financial year 2002–03 and is published in the DWP report entitled: Income Related Benefits Estimates of Take-Up in 2002/2003". A copy of the report is available in the Library.
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