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Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make it his policy to ensure future offshore oil and gas pipelines and infrastructure are suitable for carbon sequestration. [14901]
Malcolm Wicks: As part of the work leading on from the Carbon Abatement Technology Strategy which I announced last month we will be looking at this issue and will decide on the most appropriate policy on pipelines and infrastructure as a result.
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will encourage the Royal Mail to introduce a charity stamp, sold over the counter at a higher price than normal, with the surplus revenue being allocated to a consortium of charities; [16654]
(2) what (a) representations he has received and (b) discussions he has had concerning the possibility of the Royal Mail introducing a charity stamp, sold over the counter at a higher price than normal, with the surplus revenue being allocated to a consortium of charities; [16655]
(3) what commercial freedom the Royal Mail has to introduce a charity stamp, sold over the counter at a higher price than normal, with the surplus revenue being allocated to a consortium of charities, without ministerial approval. [16656]
Barry Gardiner: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has not received any representations or held any discussions on this subject. Decisions relating to stamp issues are the direct responsibility of Royal Mail's management.
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the status of the Community Safety Unit within his Department. [15925]
Alun Michael:
In order to better achieve our target of having among the best consumer protection and empowerment and competition regimes in the world,
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the work of the former consumer safety unit has largely been integrated with the work of other units in the Department's Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate and Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate. The UK is one of the safest places in Europe for consumers and we are working to maintain and improve that position.
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment is made (a) of the environmental impact and (b) against sustainable development criteria of the bids made for contracts awarded by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [16143]
Alan Johnson: All specifications for contracts relating to the Department's estate include environmental clauses reflecting the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate. Bidders are required to provide method statements detailing how they will perform the contract to deliver their environmental commitments and bids are evaluated against these requirements.
The Department's ICT procurement is undertaken via a central contract which provides for full consideration of environmental risk during the procurement of products and services supplied to the Department, together with compliance with EU Directives and EN ISO 90012000 for the disposal and recycling of IT equipment.
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total floor space area is of buildings (a) owned and (b) leased by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. [16239]
Alan Johnson: The DTI HQ estate comprises 94,289 sq. metres of leased office accommodation. In addition the Department retains the Government freehold on three sites totalling 87,612 of building space which are under lease to research organisations.
Letter from Ron Marchant to Mr. Alan Reid, dated 10 October 2005:
I am responding to this parliamentary question, tabled on 22 July 2005, regarding the total floor space area of buildings owned and leased by the Patent Office. The Patent Office owns Concept House, the Headquarters and Main building, which is 15,589 square metres. The Office also leases two warehouses with a combined floor space of 4,846 square metres. In addition the Patent Office occupies 781 square metres of Government buildings, Newport and 1473 square metres of Harmsworth House, London under MOTOs (Memorandum of Terms of Occupation) from the ONS and the Charity Commission respectively.
Letter from Claire Clancy to Mr. Alan Reid, dated 10 October 2005:
I am responding to your recently tabled Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on behalf of Companies House, which is an Executive Agency of the DTI.
The total floor space area of buildings owned by Companies House is 29,000M 2 . The total floor space area leased is 4,200M 2 .
Letter from Iain MacGregor to Mr. Alan Reid, dated 10 October 2005:
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply on behalf of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) to your question regarding the total floor space are of buildings (a) owned and (b) leased by NWML.
The total floor space area for NWML, including office, primary circulation, laboratories & plantroom is 4481 sq. metres.
Letter from Desmond Flynn to Mr. Alan Reid, dated 10 October 2005:
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply to you directly on behalf of The Insolvency Service in respect of your question (996/2005) asking what the total floor space area is of buildings (a) owned and (b) leased by this agency.
All of The Insolvency Service's buildings are leased. The total floor space area is 29,530 square metres.
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what he has identified as the most significant sustainable development impacts in relation to the operation of the estate of his Department. [16244]
Alan Johnson: The sustainable development aspects relating to the operation of the estate have been assessed and are recorded within the ISO 14001 certified Environmental Management System.
Of the 212 environmental aspects only three fall into the significant range within the assessments. Two of these are waste related, the third is related to the energy consumed to provide heat, light and energy to the buildings.
Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what computerisation or IT failures have occurred in projects managed by his Department in each year since 1997; what the contracted cost of the project was in each case; and what estimate he has made of the (a) direct and (b) indirect costs of failure or breakdown in each case. [14367]
Alan Johnson: Since 1997 the Department of Trade and Industry (excluding agencies) has experienced one significant computerisation or IT failure in a project managed by the Department.
Personnel records system project.
An estimate of costs was made as part of a settlement agreed with the supplier which is subject to a confidentiality agreement. The release of details related to the agreed settlement would prejudice commercial interests.
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures he has put in place to ensure that his Department meets the targets set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure that (a) all copying paper bought by the Department is 100 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste content and (b) all paper for printed publications bought by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste. [16131]
Alan Johnson: It is DTI policy that all paper purchased for copying paper and that for printed publications complies with the targets met by DEFRA. Those targets have been achieved.
The DTI's office supplies contractor is required to provide an 80/20 recycled green product for all copy paper. The DTI publications unit specify that all publications generated by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste.
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of (a) copying paper and (b) paper for printed publications used by his Department in (i) 200304 and (ii) 200405 was from recycled sources and how much post-consumer waste this paper contained in each case. [16148]
Alan Johnson: It is DTI HQ Policy that all paper purchased for copying paper and that for printed publications complies with the targets met by Defra. Those targets have been achieved.
The DTI's office supplies contractor is required to provide an 80/20 recycled green product for all copy paper. The DTI publications unit specify that all publications generated by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste.
During 200304, all copier and printed publication paper purchased from framework suppliers was from a recycled source and compliant to the Defra target. The post-consumer content such paper contained was a minimum of 75 per cent.
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry by what date his Department expects to implement in full the targets set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure that (a) all copying paper bought by the Department is 100 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste content and (b) all paper for printed publications bought by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled, of which a minimum is 75 per cent. post-consumer waste. [16240]
Alan Johnson: It is DTI HQ Policy that all paper purchased for copying paper and that for printed publications complies with the targets met by Defra. The targets have been achieved.
DTI's office supplies contractor is required to provide 80/20 mix recycled green product for all copy paper. The DTI HQ publications unit specify that all publications generated by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste.
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Tradeand Industry if he will list the Department's main suppliers of (a) copier paper, (b) stationery, (c) envelopes and (d) paper for reports, in each case stating (i) the name of each paper used and (ii) the recycled and post-consumer recycled content of each paper. [16241]
Alan Johnson:
It is DTI HQ policy that all paper purchased for copying paper and that for printed publications complies with the targets met by Defra. These have been met.
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The DTI HQ office supplies contractor, Office Depot, provide Niceday 3500 which is an 80/20 recycled green product for all copier paper. Office Depot also supply Niceday own brand envelopes manufactured from recycled materials. Any bespoke stationery supplied under this contract is Conquer l00gsm made with recycled paper.
The DTI HQ publications unit specify that all publications generated by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste.
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