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Transport Security Directorate
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff are assigned to the Transport Security Directorate. [24198]
Dr. Ladyman: The Transport Security and Contingencies Directorate (TRANSEC) currently comprises 200 posts. As at 1 November 2005 TRANSEC had eight staff working on a part-time basis (less than normal full-time hours).
Vehicle Licensing
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what procedures are in place for local authorities to be able to cross-check details with (a) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and (b) the police when neither the recipient of a penalty notice, nor their vehicle, has been in the vicinity of the relevant local authority area. [24854]
Dr. Ladyman:
Regulations provide for the release of vehicle keeper details to the police and to local authorities for purposes connected with the investigation of an offence or decriminalised parking contravention. Local authorities can apply without
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charge for the keeper at the date of event in writing or by completing a DVLA form. A number of local authorities have access to the DVLA data electronically either directly or through service providers. The police can also apply on a case-by-case basis and receive daily up-dates from DVLA for the Police National Computer.
The recipient of the penalty notice would be required to satisfy the local authority by providing evidence that he or she was not responsible for the offence. This would be a matter for the local authority concerned. It would always be open to the local authority to contact the police on a case by case basis if it was established that there were two vehicles carrying the same registration mark. In these circumstances the recipient of the penalty notice should also notify the police and DVLA of the issue.
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Violence against Transport Personnel
Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Hertsmere of 28 June 2005, Official Report, columns 1421–2W, on violence against transport personnel, how many bus drivers and conductors were the victims of offences of violence while on duty in Surrey in each of the last 10 years. [25692]
Ms Buck: The following table shows the number of incidents, of work-related violence to bus drivers which caused a physical injury (defined as absence from work lasting more than over three days) reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities under the Reporting of Injuries, Dangerous Diseases and Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995.
No fatal injuries to bus drivers, or fatal and non-fatal injuries to bus conductors, were reported to HSE in Surrey during the period.
(12) Other local authorities in Surrey reported no incidents.
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Age Discrimination
Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to ensure there is no discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the grounds of age. [26141]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The Government are currently considering the case for outlawing discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the grounds of age as part of its Discrimination Law Review, which was announced earlier this year. The Review's findings will inform the Single Equality Bill, which it intends to introduce during the lifetime of the Parliament, in line with manifesto commitments.
Alternative Energy Provision
Mr. Drew:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what research and development funding has been made available by his Department to (a) wind energy, (b) tidal stream, (c) tidal lagoon, (d) biomass,
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(e) wave power, (f) photovoltaics, (g) solar and (h) solar hot water systems in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [22896]
Malcolm Wicks: Funding made available for research and development by the Department into renewable technologies is not pre-allocated on a technology type basis. The primary mechanism for applying for research and development funding is through the technology call process whereby each application is treated on its individual merits along with the others that have responded to that particular technology call.
In addition the Research Councils have supported further research relating to energy in the work of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, which has some £10 million funding from Research Councils over 2000–05, and in the work of the UK Energy Research Centre, which commenced operation in 2004, with a budget of £13 million for 2004–09.
The DTI spend on research and development for new and renewable technologies can be found in the following table.
Notes:
1. From 2000–01, figures do not include spend on contracts placed direct by DTI
2. For 2004–05, the figure for tidal is a combined spend for the wave and tidal.
BREEAM98
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of (a) new building work and (b) refurbishment of buildings of (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department has been subject to environment assessment using BREEAM and BREEAM98 since May 1997. [21510]
Alan Johnson: Since May 1997, my Department has not carried out any new building work. Any refurbishments works carried out in this period have not involved changes to building structures and services for which a BREEAM assessment would be appropriate.
In 1996 a BREEAM assessment was undertaken as part of the major refurbishment of 1 Victoria Street when it achieved a very good rating.
Letter from Ron Marchant to Mr. Alan Reid, dated 9 November 2005:
I am responding to this parliamentary question, tabled on 20 October 2005. No refurbishment or new building work undertaken at the Patent Office since May 1997 has been subject to environmental assessment using BREEAM andBREEAM98.
Letter from Iain MacGregor to Mr. Alan Reid, dated 9 November 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 what percentage of (a) new building work, and (b) refurbishment of buildings of DTI agencies has been subject to environment assessment using BREEAM and BREEAM98 since May 1997.
NWML rents the building at Teddington from DTI. The answer already given to you by DTI Headquarters will have covered any building works completed here at NWML.
Letter from Jeanne Spinks to Mr. Alan Reid, dated 9 November 2005:
You asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of (a) new building work and (b) refurbishment of buildings of (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department has been subject to environment assessment using BREEAM and BREEAM98 since May 1997.
Since May 1997 this Agency has not carried out any new building work. Any refurbishment works carried out in this period have not involved changes to building structures and services for which a BREEAM assessment would be appropriate.
Letter from Desmond Flynn to Mr. Alan Reid, dated 9 November 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 (1344/2005) asking about our use of BREEAM and BREEAM98 assessments of our new building work and refurbishments since 1997.
We have undertaken no new building work since 1997. Our refurbishment work in the period has only been concerned with redecoration and partitions removals and has therefore has not been considered appropriate for BREEAM assessment.
Letter from Claire Clancy to Mr. Alan Reid, dated 9 November 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.
Companies House has not carried out any new building work or refurbishment of buildings using BREEAM or BREEAM98.
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