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Transport (Gravesham)
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) fatal and (b) serious road traffic accidents occurred in the Gravesham constituency in each year since 1997. [40624]
Dr. Ladyman: The number of fatal and serious personal injury road traffic accidents in the Gravesham constituency since 1997 are shown in the table.
| Fatal accidents | Serious accidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | 36 |
| 1998 | 7 | 36 |
| 1999 | 5 | 48 |
| 2000 | 4 | 44 |
| 2001 | 3 | 47 |
| 2002 | 6 | 30 |
| 2003 | 3 | 39 |
| 2004 | 3 | 36 |
The accidents in the table are those which occurred within the 2004 boundary of Gravesham constituency.
Trust Ports
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what grants have been made to each trust port in the last 12 months (a) in total and (b) broken down by type of grant. [39414]
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Dr. Ladyman: Trust ports receive no grants from this Department to support their functions as Statutory Harbour Authorities. I understand that grants were given by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for fishing port facilities in 2005 to the following trust ports:
| Trust port | Amount |
|---|---|
| Mevagissey | 56,705 |
| Newlyn | 1,043,366 |
| North Sunderland (Seahouses) | 9,038 |
| Port Isaac | 40,000 |
| Sennen Cove | 2,473 |
| Warkworth (Amble) | 111,007 |
Vehicle Excise Duty
Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) private cars, (b) commercial vans, (c) lorries and (d) motorbikes did not have their vehicle excise duty renewed in each year since 1997. [39681]
Dr. Ladyman: The estimated number of vehicles that did not have their excise duty renewed for each year in Great Britain is as follows:
Source:
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
The figures are produced by comparing the number of vehicles newly registered each year against the overall increase in stock. Vehicles that were renewed in a later year than the expiry date are included in the year in which they were renewed.
The Motorbike data includes scooters and mopeds as well as motorbikes.
Vehicle Registration
Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his estimate is of the number of foreign registered (a) cars, (b) commercial vans and (c) lorries on UK roads in each year since 1997. [38829]
Dr. Ladyman:
Estimates of the number of foreign registered vehicles on UK roads are not available. However, the estimated number of foreign registered vehicles leaving the UK is as follows.
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(6)Vehicles leaving on ferries or through the Channel Tunnel. Figures are for vehicle trips (i.e. a vehicle is counted once each time it leaves the UK).
(7)Cars includes minibuses (small passenger vehicles with 9 to 15 passenger seats) and similar vehicles, and light goods vehicles up to 4.5 metres long.
(8)Goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight.
(9)From 1999, traffic between the UK and the Irish Republic, either by sea or across the land border (about 130,000 cars) is included. This was excluded in earlier years.
Source:
Cars, International Passenger Survey (Office for National Statistics); Goods vehicles, Roll on/Roll off Goods Vehicle Survey (Department for Transport)
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Art Loans
Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,Media and Sport what steps she has taken to reassure the Russian Government that works of art on loan to British museums and galleries will not be seizedas a result of international debts owed to third parties. [40273]
Mr. Lammy: No discussions have as yet taken place with the Russian Government on these issues. I am meeting museum and gallery directors most affected by these issues shortly to discuss possible solutions and to consider how we can reassure Russian museums and galleries as to the safety of continuing to lend items to UK institutions.
Churches (Inspired Campaign)
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the implications for churches in the Vale of York of English Heritage's Inspired campaign. [39609]
Mr. Lammy: No specific assessment has been made of the potential implications of the campaign on churches in the Vale of York. When the Inspired campaign is launched in May 2006, it will bring together existing and new research to provide an accurate picture of the repair needs of listed places of worship, and the support required by congregations. Information on the most vulnerable places of worship will be available at a county level.
Correspondence
Sir Gerald Kaufman:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she will reply to the
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letter dated 25 October from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Mike Amesbury. [37158]
James Purnell: I am sorry for not replying sooner to my right hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton's question tabled on 8 December. I replied to my right hon. Friend's letter on 20 December.
Departmental Expenditure
Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Department and its agencies have spent on (a) the design and production of new logos and (b) employing external (i)public relations and (ii) graphic design agencies in each year since 2000, broken down by project. [33214]
Mr. Lammy: The information is as follows:
(a) The Department has had a zero spend on design and production of new logos since 2000.
(b) (i) The Department spent £100,000 on public relations in 2004–05. The Department anticipates a spend of £250,000 on public relations in 2005–06 (both public relations spends relate to the Digital Campaign).
(ii) The information on graphic design agencies broken down by projects could be given only at disproportionate cost. However the total spend on publicity, including all graphic design work, since 2000 are as follows:
| £ | |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 497,404 |
| 2000–01 | 497,243 |
| 2001–02 | 318,140 |
| 2002–03 | 386,233 |
| 2003–04 | 533,549 |
| 2004–05 | 711,242 |
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what has been the annual expenditure on training and development for (a) her Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body, (ii) executive agency and (iii) other public body for which she is responsible in (A) Scotland, (B) Wales, (C) each of the English regions and (D) Northern Ireland in each of the last three financial years; and what the planned expenditure is for 2005–06. [39995]
Mr. Lammy: For the last three financial years the totalcost to (a) the Department of all training and development provision was as follows:
| Cost | |
|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 482,573 |
| 2003–04 | 453,709 |
| 2004–05 | 621,349 |
The information for (b) (i) Non-Departmental Public Bodies and (iii) other public bodies for which the Secretary of State is responsible is not collected centrally on a regional basis and so could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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(ii) The figures for The Royal Parks Agency, the Department's only executive agency, are as follows:
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 33,000 |
| 2003–04 | 24,000 |
| 2004–05 | 62,000 |
In reference to points (A), (B), (C) and (D), neither DCMS nor the Royal Parks Agency has offices outside London.
The planned expenditure on training and development for the Department for 2005–06 is £621,000.
The planned expenditure on training and development for the Royal Parks Agency for 2005–06 is £100,000.
Mr. Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department spent on bottled water in 2004–05. [40340]
Mr. Lammy: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport spent £19,059.00 on bottled water in 2004–05.
The Royal Parks Agency spent £865.27 on bottled water in 2004–05.
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