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TRANSPORT
Buses
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which local authorities in England subsidise the running of bus services. [8603]
Ms Buck: The majority of subsidy for bus services outside London is provided by local transport authorities, that is county councils, unitary authorities and in metropolitan areas, passenger transport authorities. In some areas district councils also contribute to funding for bus services.
Computer Crime
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft his Department recorded in each year since 2001–02; and for each year, on how many occasions computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii) outside his Department. [7186]
Ms Buck: The Department and its Agencies recorded no cases of computer hacking in 2001–02, 30 cases in 2002–03, 71 cases in 2003–04, 31 cases in 2004–05 (internal source) and one case to date in 2005–06 (external source). Of these, the number of recorded cases attributed to fraud were 30 in 2002–03, 71 in 2003–04 and 30 in 2004–05.
The Department and its Agencies has recorded six cases of theft in 2001–02, 23 cases in 2002–03, 23 cases in 2003–04, 18 cases in 2004–05 and four cases to date in 2005–06. These cases were perpetrated by persons outside the Department and its Agencies.
Container Traffic
Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his most recent estimate is of the percentage of container traffic which entered the UK through (a) Harwich, (b) Felixstowe and (c) London which had final destinations north of the M62 and which was transported to those destinations by train. [7694]
Dr. Ladyman: The Department does not collect information about the destination of containers that enter UK ports and which are transported onwards by train.
Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his most recent estimate is of the tonnage of container traffic which entered the UK through (a) Harwich, (b) Felixstowe and (c) London which went to destinations north of the M62 by lorry. [7695]
Dr. Ladyman: Separate information is not available for individual ports. However, it is estimated that in 2003 about 650,000 tonnes of container traffic entered the UK by lorry through ports in Essex, Greater London or Suffolk and had a final destination north of the M62 1 .
Continuing Survey of Road Goods Transport 2003"
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Departmental Finance and Payroll Contract
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the Partners Achieving Change Together (PACT) contract was let; and whether PACT work was offered to open competition via a notice in the Official Journal of the European Community prior to being let. [6556]
Ms Buck: The PACT contract was let in September 2002. It was tendered under OJEC competitive procurement rules, supported by the OGC gateway review process. Nine respondents were long-listed, three were short-listed and negotiations undertaken with two.
Leeds Supertram
Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to make an announcement on the proposed Supertram scheme in Leeds; and if he will make a statement. [8382]
Derek Twigg: The Secretary of State made clear the position on the Supertram scheme in his Oral statement last summer on 20 July 2004, Official Report, column159. Since then revised proposals have been submitted for consideration and will be decided upon in due course.
Light Rail Schemes
Mr. Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many light rail schemes have been completed and opened since 1997. [9016]
Mr. Darling: The following light rail schemes have been completed and opened since 1997:
Railways
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passengers per train there were on the North London line in each year since 1997. [8392]
Derek Twigg: This information is not held centrally by the Department or the Strategic Rail Authority.
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many rail passengers travelled from Shenfield to Heathrow in each month since 2003. [8537]
Derek Twigg: This information is not held centrally by the Department or the Strategic Rail Authority.
Repatriation (Airline Failures)
Dr. Cable:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings have taken place between officials in his Department and officials in the Foreign and
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Commonwealth Office to discuss arrangements to repatriate UK passengers in the event of a major airline failure. [8395]
Ms Buck: The Government have in place contingency plans to deal with crises, including a major airline failure, and officials from this Department have met Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials on a number of occasions to discuss these arrangements.
Secure Station Scheme
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many stations there are in Greater London; if he will list those which have been accredited since 1998 under the secure station scheme; and what the (a) date of accreditation, (b) the dates of re-accreditation and (c) when accreditation lapsed was in each case. [8075]
Ms Buck: Stations are awarded secure stations status for a two year period once they have met the required accreditation standards on station design, station management, crime management, and passenger perceptions.
There are 615 rail stations in Greater London, including 34 Docklands Light Rail and 257 London Underground stations. Of these stations 131 have been accredited since 1998 under the secure stations scheme, consisting of 55 first time accreditations, 31 re-accreditations and 45 lapsed stations. A list detailing these stations along with their respective accreditation, re-accreditation and lapsed dates has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
Travel Industry
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has held with (a) the Association of British Travel Agents, (b) the Federation of Tour Operators and (c) the Association of Independent Tour Operators on the regulatory burden on the travel industry. [8305]
Ms Buck: On 23 June 2005 I met representatives of the Association of Independent Tour Operators to discuss their concerns on the regulatory burden in the travel industry. On 3 May 2005 officials from this Department met representatives of the Association of British Travel Agents and the Federation of Tour Operators to discuss the same issue.
Vehicle Excise Duty
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) total value and (b) percentage of total expected revenue of vehicle excise duty evasionis estimated to have been in each year since 1997–98. [5185]
Dr. Ladyman:
Estimates of vehicle excise duty (VED) evasion are made by national roadside surveys undertaken by DfT statisticians. Surveys were carried out in 1994, 1999, 2002 and the latest survey took place in June 2004.
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| Estimated value of loss through VED evasion (£ million) | Estimated percentage of revenue due | |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 200 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | 191 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 206 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 129 | 3.4 |
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