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Motorways (Litter)
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of the level of litter on motorways in Kent; [31198]
(2) what the arrangements are for the removal of litter from (a) motorways and (b) trunk roads in Kent; [31199]
(3) what measures are in place to monitor the effectiveness of litter removal on motorways and trunk roads in Kent. [31232]
Dr. Ladyman: In Kent the Highways Agency is responsible for litter picking on the motorway network and the A2 from its junction with the M25 to the M2 Junction 1 with local authorities responsible for the remainder of the trunk road network.
The Highways Agency monitors the level of litter as part of its routine inspection regime to ensure that it complies with the code of practice set out in the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Although general performance targets for litter collection have been met there has been a site-specific problem identified on the A2 at Gravesend. Litter at this location has now been removed and a new contractor employed to remedy any future reoccurrence.
Night Flights
Susan Kramer: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the impact of night flights from and to Heathrow airport on the London economy. [31460]
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Ms Buck: The Government's consideration of the economic impact of night flying takes account of the combined effects on the national economy of night flights at the designated airports, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.
A broad statement on the economic importance of night flying at the designated airports was made in the draft regulatory impact assessment published in the stage two consultation document on night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted,
We acknowledged in the stage two consultation that responses to the stage one consultation had not provided a comprehensive picture of the economic impact of night flights and of night restrictions. The stage two consultation therefore made a specific request for further information to inform the Government's decision-making. The consultation closed on 16 September 2005 and the Department for Transport is analysing responses from consultees.
Pedestrian Deaths
Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many pedestrian deaths in road accidents there were where the pedestrian had over 100 mgs of alcohol per 100 mls of blood in each year since 1997; and what percentage of all pedestrian road accident deaths in (a) England and (b) each region this represents in each case. [32007]
Dr. Ladyman: Information on the blood alcohol levels of pedestrians is available for less than half of those who died in personal injury road accidents. The proportions of fatally injured pedestrians aged 16 or over with a blood alcohol level of over 100 mg/100 ml out of those for whom a blood alcohol level has been provided by the coroners are shown in the following tables.
(64)The number of pedestrian fatalities aged 16 and over for which blood alcohol data are available.
(65)Includes cases where age was not reported.
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Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) pedestrians, (b) cyclists, (c) motorcyclists, (d) car drivers and (e) car passengers have been (i) injured and (ii) killed in Staffordshire in road traffic accidents in each of the past six years for which figures are available. [32010]
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Dr. Ladyman: The number of pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, car drivers and car passengers killed and injured in personal injury road accidents in the county of Staffordshire, excluding Stoke on Trent Unitary Authority for the years 1999–2004 are shown in the table.
(66)Excluding Stoke on Trent Unitary Authority.
(67)Includes serious and slight injuries.
Project Cyclamen
Peter Law: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps have been taken to implement Project Cyclamen on the monitoring of road transport for illicit radioactive material; what has been the costs to date of this implementation; and whether the principles of protection established via experience with the project are being developed to apply to monitoring other modes of transport. [28898]
Mr. Charles Clarke: I have been asked to reply.
Programme Cyclamen is a cross-governmental counter-terrorism initiative, which began in April 2003. It uses fixed detection portals at UK borders and mobile screening units covering all traffic types to detect and deter the illicit importation of radiological materials into the UK. The mobile units will be deployed primarily at UK borders, but can also be deployed inland. We cannot go into the specific details of the programme, but are working with key stakeholders to ensure that the impact of operations on legitimate traffic is kept to a minimum. For security reasons, we do not generally disaggregate spending on specific counter-terrorism measures or projects.
Public Service Agreements
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when 2004 public service agreement target number four will be fully specified; [29803]
(2) when 2004 public service agreement target number one will be fully specified. [29805]
Dr. Ladyman: The information is as follows.
Congestion target specifications
The congestion target for urban roads (Department for Transport PSA 4) was published on 5 July 2005 in the Department's public service agreement. The target is that,
by 2010–11, the ten largest urban areas will meet the congestion targets set in their Local Transport Plan relating to movement on main roads into city centres".
Local authorities will publish final local transport plans containing targets in March 2006, so the public service agreement target for urban congestion will be fully specified then.
The congestion target for strategic roads (Department for Transport PSA 1) was fully specified in the Technical Note published on 28 July 2005. This document is on the Department's website at: www.dft..gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_about/documents/page/dft_about_030578–01.hcsp#P61_1195.
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