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Central Trains
Mr. Andy Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much Government funding has been allocated to Central Trains since 1997. [10495]
Derek Twigg: Annual payments to all train operators are set out in appendix 3 of the SRA's Annual Report and Accounts. A copy of the 2003–04 document has been placed in the Library of the House. For Central Trains, the annual report states that between 1996–97 and 2003–04 Central Trains received £785,665,000 in net franchise payments.
Civil Aviation Authority
Mr. Grieve:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much the Civil Aviation Authority
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has spent on payments to former employees in settlement of claims (a) in total and (b) for unfair dismissal in each of the last five years; [10404]
(2) what costs were incurred by the Civil Aviation Authority in defending legal actions against it from employees in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. [10409]
Ms Buck: The figures for settlement of claims in each of the last five years are as follows:
| (a) Total | £ |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,490.87 |
| 2002 | 13,332.40 |
| 2003 | 1,169.00 |
| 2004 | 70,000.00 |
| 2005 | (31)0.00 |
| (b) Unfair dismissal | |
| 2001 | 6,490.87 |
| 2002 | 13,332.40 |
| 2003 | 1,169.00 |
| 2004 | 5,000.00 |
| 2005 | (31)0.00 |
(31) To date
The CAA's costs in 2003 and 2004 were £117,901 and £13,740 respectively.
Conferences
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Department has spent on (a) organising and (b) sponsoring conferences in each of the last five years. [10246]
Ms Buck: This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Crossrail
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many people are employed by Cross London Rail Links Ltd.; and how much Government financial support the company has received; [10362]
(2) how much Government financial support has been made available for Crossrail since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [10361]
Derek Twigg: In May 2001, Cross London Rail Links Ltd. was provided with ring-fenced funding of £154 million for the purpose of developing Crossrail.
Staffing is a matter for Cross London Rail Links Ltd. (CLRLL). I understand from CLRLL that it currently directly employs 75 staff. A further 38 staff work on secondment from Transport for London and four work on secondment from the Strategic Rail Authority.
Angela Watkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether the Crossrail route passes through the proposed London Olympic site at Pudding Mill Lane; [10291]
(2) whether a successful London Olympic bid would delay the completion of the Crossrail project. [10292]
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Derek Twigg [holding answer 7 July 2005]: The Government have always said that Crossrail could not be completed before 2012 and that it could therefore not form part of the Olympics transport solution. That remains the case.
Crossrail construction works will be carried out at Pudding Lane station and a Crossrail tunnel portal will be constructed in that area and will therefore interact with works to construct the Olympics Masterplan.
Cross London Rail Links Ltd. has been and will continue to work closely with the London Development Agency over the interaction of the two projects, to ensure that they are compatible.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people are seconded from his Department to work on the Crossrail project. [10363]
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the projected costs of implementation of Crossrail were in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [10366]
Derek Twigg: I understand from Cross London Rail Links Ltd. that the cost of the hybrid Bill scheme was estimated to be £10.063 billion in 2003; £10.370 billion in 2004; and £10;292 billion in 2005, in first quarter 2002 prices. Comparable figures are not available for before 2003.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list public affairs consultancies that have been employed to date in connection with the Crossrail bid, broken down by (a) sums paid and (b) projects; and if he will make a statement. [10367]
Derek Twigg: This is a matter for Cross London Rail Links Ltd. I understand from them that they employ one public affairs consultancy, A.S. Biss and Co. The company is employed to promote the understanding of the aims, objectives and benefits of the Crossrail scheme amongst stakeholders. CLRLL has paid the company £550,000 since 2002–03.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list events paid for by the corporate hospitality fund of the Crossrail project since 1997. [10368]
Derek Twigg: This is a matter for Cross London Rail Links Ltd. I understand from the company that it does not have a corporate hospitality fund but that it did provide occasional hospitality at a number of Crossrail briefings during 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the Treasury on (a) funding, (b) lender of last resort status and (c) underwriting for Crossrail. [10370]
Derek Twigg [holding answer 7 July 2005]: The Department for Transport has regular discussions with HM Treasury covering all aspects of the funding of Crossrail.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on measures to be taken to encourage increased efficiency in Network Rail track management on routes identified to be used by Crossrail. [10372]
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Derek Twigg [holding answer 7 July 2005]: Discussions are on-going with Network Rail on operational aspects on routes identified to be used by Crossrail.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the implications of the Crossrail project for London's Olympic bid. [10373]
Derek Twigg [holding answer 7 July 2005]: The Government have always said that Crossrail could not be completed before 2012 and that it could therefore not form part of the Olympics transport solution.
Cross London Rail Links Ltd. has been and will continue to work closely with the London Development Agency over the interaction of the two projects, to ensure that they are compatible.
Driving Licences
Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British citizens with full driving licences there were in each of the last 10 years. [11614]
Dr. Ladyman: The nationality of full driving licence holders is not recorded. The Following figures show the number of full licences held over the last 10 years by those resident in GB who have obtained a British driving licence.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1996–97 | 30,200,000 |
| 1998–2000 | 31,500,000 |
| 2001 | 33,017,201 |
| 2002 | 33,419,386 |
| 2003 | 33,817,214 |
| 2004 | 34,278,894 |
| 2005 | 34,420,452 |
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EU Travel
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the number of British citizens who travelled to countries within the EU between June and September in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement. [10190]
John Healey: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Don Foster, dated 12 July 2005:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking what estimate has been made of the number of British citizens who have travelled to countries within the EU between June and September in each year since 2000.I am replying in his absence. (10190)
Information is available for UK nationals who are resident in the UK. We do not have information for UK nationals resident overseas who may have visited countries within the EU. The attached table shows visits to the EU between June—September each year from 2000 to 2004.
The data have been split by EU15 and Accession countries, since the definition of EU countries has changed since 2000.
These estimates are based on International Passenger Survey data, and as with any statistical survey, are subject to sampling variability.
(32) EU definition: information is set out to show the original members and accession countries which have joined the EU since 1 May 2004.
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