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Waterways
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidelines he has issued to users of waterways on the definition of the term commercial. [25385]
Dr. Ladyman: The term commercial, applied to a vessel, is generally explained as any vessel which is not a pleasure vessel.
The term pleasure vessel" is defined, in the Merchant Shipping (Marine Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2005 as:
(i) wholly owned by an individual or individuals and used only for the sport or pleasure of the owner or the immediate family or friends of the owner; or
(ii) owned by a body corporate and used only for the sport or pleasure of employees or officers of the body corporate, or their immediate family or friends, and is on a voyage or excursion which is one for which the owner is not paid for or in connection with operating the vessel or carrying any person, other than as a contribution to the direct expenses of the operation of the vessel incurred during the voyage or excursion; or
(iii) any vessel which is wholly owned by or on behalf of a members' club formed for the purpose of sport or pleasure which, at the time it is being used, is used only for the sport or pleasure of members of that club or their immediate family, and for the use of which any charges levied are paid into club funds and applied for the general use of the club;
and no payments other than those mentioned are made by or on behalf of the users of the vessel, other than by the owner, and in this definition, immediate family" means, in relation to an individual, the husband, wife or civil partner of the individual, and a brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant of that individual or of that individual's husband, wife or civil partner.
PRIME MINISTER
Civil Servants (Business Appointment Rules)
Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the Prime Minister when he expects the review of the business appointment rules for former civil servants will be published. [23822]
The Prime Minister:
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Mr. Hutton) to the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) on Friday 28 October 2005, Official Report, column 613W.
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Departmental Spending
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Prime Minister how much his Office spent on items of art in 2004–05. [23462]
The Prime Minister: My Office has not bought any items of art.
Dexion Workers
Mike Penning: To ask the Prime Minister if he will meet former Dexion workers from Hemel Hempstead. [25569]
The Prime Minister: I understand that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Hutton) will meet the hon. Member shortly to discuss this matter.
Ministerial Visit
Mike Penning: To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has to visit Hemel Hempstead Hospital in this session of Parliament. [26252]
The Prime Minister: I have no current plans to do so.
Olympic Games
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Prime Minister why the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs chairs the Ministerial Committee on the Olympics. [25627]
The Prime Minister [holding answer 7 November 2005]: I act in accordance with the way previous Prime Ministers have chosen their chairmen of Cabinet committees.
Overseas Visits
Norman Baker: To ask the Prime Minister if he will make it his policy to be accompanied by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on all trips to (a) China and (b) India. [25013]
The Prime Minister: I am accompanied by Ministers as and when appropriate.
Visits
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2005, Official Report, column 1298W, for what reasons the cost of the visit was not met from public funds; and what the purpose of the visit was. [25933]
The Prime Minister: This is not a matter for the Government.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
0870 Phone Numbers
Dr. Cable:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the occasions in the last five years on which 0870 telephone numbers have been used by his Department as contact numbers for members of the
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public; and how much revenue was received from the use of 0870 contact numbers in each of the last five years for which records are available. [24458]
Alan Johnson: A number of services provided by contractors on behalf of my Department have used 0870 telephone numbers. From the central records available the 0870 telephone numbers used in the last five years are:
The DTI has received no revenue from the use of these 0870 telephone numbers over the last five years.
Animal Health
Robert Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the impact on animal health of the coming into force of the Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005. [25285]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The Regulatory Impact Assessment for the Order considers the effect on animal health in detail, noting in particular that veterinary surgeons will still take decisions on which medicines prescribed or dispensed for animals under their care. Animal health was considered both by the Competition Commission in making the recommendations implemented through the order and by Government when accepting the recommendations.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Stephen Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent estimate the Government have made of the carbon dioxide emissions produced by the (a) building, (b) maintenance and (c) decommissioning of a new nuclear power station and the mining of the uranium fuel over (i) 10, (ii) 20 and (iii) 50 years; and if he will make a statement. [25665]
Malcolm Wicks: The Department has undertaken no assessment of the lifecycle carbon emissions of a nuclear fission plant.
Development Agencies
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list for each regional development agency in England the total sum spent on (a) corporate entertainment and (b) hospitality for each financial year since their creation. [19729]
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Alun Michael: A table showing the breakdown for each of England's regional development agencies (RDAs) is as follows. The following definitions were used as a guide to each category:
(a) Corporate entertainment—the amount staff recorded as entertainment costs in their travel and subsistence claims over the last five years.
(b) Hospitality—expenditure on providing hospitality for RDAs' stakeholders and partners. RDAs do not account for such activities in this way, so these figures are an estimate, attributable to specific project activity. These figures do not include regular business meetings, consultation events, conferences and workshops where refreshments were provided.
Notes:
1. AWM—the contents of the hospitality line and entertaining line do not include any costs relating to programme expenditure which are incurred incidentally on entertaining/hospitality as the information cannot easily be extracted.
2. EEDA response—figures are not available for years prior to 2002–03, but are not believed to be significantly different from 2002–03 (ie approximately £7,500 for both categories together).
3. SEEDA—the figures for corporate entertainment include hospitality—they were not able to separate them out before 2004–05.
4. YF—the contents of the hospitality line and entertaining line do not include any costs relating to programme expenditure which are incurred incidentally on entertaining/hospitality as the information cannot easily be extracted from our database.
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