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IT Contracts
Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the value was of each IT contract awarded by her Department in each of the last five years; and who the contractor was in each case. [88990]
Mr. Hoon: The main suppliers, categories and values of Information Communication Technology (ICT) contracts over £1 million are illustrated as follows:
Private Office Costs
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost of his private office was in the last year for which figures are available. [55718]
Mr. Hoon: I apologise for the delay in replying.
As far as our systems will allow us to identify, "running costs" relating to my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's Private Office, for Financial Year 2005-06, total approximately £725,000.
This is made up of charges for staff salaries, stationery, books, publications and newspapers, office machinery (including photocopiers, fax machines and their maintenance charges), refreshments, and telephone equipment and calls (including desk phones, mobiles, blackberries, broadband connection and actual call costs).
Running costs for corporate overheads such as heating and lighting are calculated across the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and it is therefore not possible to identify which charges relate specifically to my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's Private Office.
Shebaa Farms
Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the UK Government received from the Lebanese Government concerning the Shebaa farms during the visit of the Lebanese Prime Minister to the UK in May. [86626]
Mr. McCartney: Prime Minister Siniora of Lebanon raised the Shebaa farms with my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister when they met in London on 9 May 2006.
Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the UK Government have made to Israel in the last 12 months regarding its armed presence in the Shebaa farms. [86627]
Mr. McCartney: The UK has not made formal representations to the Government of Israel in the last 12 months regarding the Shebaa farms, although we have discussed the issue in the course of bilateral talks. The UK believes the issue of the Shebaa farms is a bilateral issue for the Governments of Lebanon and Syria which should be resolved through a delineation of their common border as called for in United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1680. As set out in UNSCR 1701, the United Nations Secretary-General is requested to draw up proposals for implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords and UNSCRs 1559 and 1680, including on the disputed Shebaa farms area.
Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which country the Government recognise the Shebaa farms as being a part of. [86686]
Mr.
McCartney: The UK believes the issue of the Shebaa farms
is a bilateral issue for the Governments of Lebanon and Syria which
should be resolved through a delineation of their common border as
called for in United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1680.
As set out in UNSCR 1701, the
United Nations Secretary-General is requested to draw up proposals for
implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords and
UNSCRs 1559 and 1680, including on the disputed Shebaa farms
area.
Transport
Cycling Accidents
Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) slight injuries suffered by cyclists on (i) urban roads and (ii) rural roads in each year since 2003 resulted from collisions involving (A) at least one motor vehicle, (B) no motor vehicles and (C) powered two-wheel vehicles. [87211]
Dr. Ladyman: [pursuant to the reply, 24 July 2006, Official Report, c. 738W]: the information requested is given in the table. The figures relate to casualties in personal injury road accidents reported to the police.
| Cyclist Casualties on Urban and Rural Roads, by Vehicle Involved in an Accident: 2003-05( 1) | ||||
| Accidents involving: | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| (1)
Excludes accidents which do not have an urban/rural marker.
(2 )Includes accidents which involve a two-wheeled motor
vehicle. | ||||
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