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Consultants
Mrs. Dean: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to issue guidance on effective commissioning for those in the public and voluntary sectors who are commissioning work from external consultants. [7030]
Ms Buck: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer of 27 June 2005, Official Report, column 1286W, given by my hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Crossrail (Exeter and Plymouth)
Linda Gilroy: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Crossrail on (a) reliability and (b) speed of train services to Exeter and Plymouth. [12983]
Derek Twigg: During normal operations on the greatwestern main line into Paddington, Crossrail will operate on the northern pair of tracks, known as the relief lines. Crossrail services will not affect the southern pair of lines, known as the main lines, on which services to Exeter and Plymouth operate, and there is no intention of displacing existing traffic from the relief to the main lines.
Departmental Bills
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what Bills have been sponsored by his Department in each session since 1979. [10391]
Ms Buck: The Department for Transport was formed on 29 May 2002 since when it has been responsible for the following Bills:
Departmental Targets
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the targets that each Executive Agency his Department is responsible for has set for itself during the next 12 months. [12270]
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Ms Buck: Targets set by the Highways Agency are published in its business plan. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency's targets are published on its website. Targets for the Driver, Vehicle and Operator (DVO) Group Agencies are published in the DVO Group's Corporate Plan, which can be found on the Department's website.
EU Contractors
Mr. Davidson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list companies based in other EU member states that are providing (a) bus services, (b) train services, (c) maintenance services to NetworkRail, (d) London Underground services and (e) London Underground maintenance services. [9367]
Foreign Hauliers
Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on changes to charges imposed on foreign hauliers using UK roads. [11408]
Dr. Ladyman: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to the House on 5 July 2005, Official Report, columns 171–73.
International Car Free Day
Colin Challen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to support International Car Free Day on 22 September. [12105]
Ms Buck [holding answer 14 July 2005]: The Department sponsors the UK Co-ordinator of the In Town, Without My Car!" campaign to oversee the process by which local authorities in England and Wales register to participate in International Car Free Day.
Each local authority have been sent a newsletter and information about European Mobility Week which will take place between 16 and 22 September and they have been invited to register to participate in the event.
Regional workshops are being held and information disseminated via the DFT website linked to the campaign. A Good Practice Guide is also available free of charge to members of the public.
The results of the campaign are registered on the website of www.22september.org and are used to monitor progress and the effectiveness of individual initiatives.
Road Accidents (Horses)
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road accidents involving horses occurred in each year since 2000. [13060]
Dr. Ladyman:
The numbers of personal injury road accidents in Great Britain involving at least one ridden horse are shown in the following table.
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| Fatal accidents | Serious accidents | Slight accidents | All personal injury accidents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | 29 | 121 | 152 |
| 2001 | 4 | 19 | 130 | 153 |
| 2002 | 1 | 25 | 123 | 149 |
| 2003 | 4 | 34 | 115 | 153 |
| 2004 | 2 | 30 | 106 | 138 |
Tonnage Tax
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 11 July 2005, Official Report, column 677W, on tonnage tax, what the final date is for companies to make returns for the year 2003–04; and what the penalties are for failure to make a return. [12439]
Dr. Ladyman: Regulations provide that companies/groups should make end of period adjustment returns within 30 days after the end of each relevant four month period. The returns for the last such period in 2003–04 should therefore have been made by the end of October 2004. A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he fails to make a return required by the regulations, and he is liable on summary conviction to a fine up to the statutory maximum and on indictment to a fine.
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 11 July 2005, Official Report, columns 676–77W, on tonnage tax, (1)what the names are of the 19 companies and groups involved; what payments were made by each company and group; how the calculation was made in each case; and if he will make a statement; [12440]
(2) what the names are of the companies and groups which have been required to pay a surcharge on their payments in lieu of training; and what payments have been made by each. [12443]
Dr. Ladyman: Disclosure of the names of the companies and groups concerned is prohibited on tax confidentiality grounds under section 182 of the Finance Act 1989.
Traffic
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what the traffic levels were on the (a) M1/M10 (London to M6, Junction 19), (b) M11 London to Cambridge, (c) M18 Goole to Rotherham, (d) M180 Thorne to Brigg and (e) M2 Junctions 5–6 to Bredgar Section in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of likely levels after construction works are completed; [8757]
(2) what the traffic levels were on the (a) M20 Junction 10 Improvement, (b) M23 Hooley Junction Improvement, (c) M25 Heathrow Terminal 5, (d) M25 Junction 12 to 15 Widening and (e) M25 to Dover—M26/M20/A20 in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of likely levels after construction works are completed; [8759]
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(3) what the traffic levels were on the (a) A46 Leicester to Lincoln, (b) A47 Thorney Bypass, (c) A47/A12 Peterborough to Lowestoft, (d) A5 Weeford to Fazeley Improvement and (e) A5/A483/A458 Shrewsbury to Chester to Welshpool in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed; [8761]
(4) what the traffic levels were on the (a) A50 from A6 Island to Main Street, (b) A50 Stoke to Derby link, (c) A50/A500 Nottingham to Stoke, (d) A500 City Road and Stoke Junction Improvement and (e) A556 Knutsford to Bowdon in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed; [8763]
(5) what the traffic levels were on the (a) A66/A174/A1053 Darlington to Teesport, (b) A69 Newcastle to Carlisle, (c) A69 Carlisle to Newcastle, (d) M1 Junction 30 to end (A1) and M621 and (e) M1 Lofthouse to Bramham link road in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed; [8765]
(6) what the traffic levels were on the (a) M62 Junctions 25 to 27 and (b) A259(T)/A2070 Hastings to Ashford in the last year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed; [8768]
(7) what the traffic levels were on the (a) A34 Bicester to Winchester, (b) A38 Burton Bypass, (c) A419 Swindon to Gloucester, (d) A421 Great Barford Bypass and (e) A43/A45 (M40 Bicester to A14 Thrapston) in the last year for which figures are available before construction works began; and what forecast has been made of the likely levels after construction works are completed. [8770]
Dr. Ladyman: A table has been placed in the Libraries of the House showing traffic levels for the Highways Agency road schemes where data is available.
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