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http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=81

There are no data on arrivals only.

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many UK residents on (a) leisure and (b) business trips transferred or transited between domestic and overseas flights at Heathrow airport in 2005. [108532]

Gillian Merron: The estimated number of UK residents who transferred at Heathrow airport in 2005 on:

(a) leisure trips to an:

(i) overseas destination (international) = 1,965,000

(ii) another destination in the UK (domestic) = 1,361,000

(b) business trips to an:

(i) overseas destination (international) = 666,000

(ii) another destination in the UK (domestic) = 399,000

Data are from the Civil Aviation Authority’s Passenger Survey Report 2005, which can be found at:

www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=81 .

This information is not available for transit passengers.

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Identity Cards

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which datasets held by his Department have been identified as suitable for use in the National Identity Register database. [103191]

Gillian Merron: At present, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is in discussions with the Identity and Passport Service with regard to how information held by them could be used to verify such identity- related information. However, no final decisions have yet been taken. There are currently no plans for any central Department of Transport datasets to be used to verify applications for registration on the National Identity Register.

Leak Inquiries

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions his Department and its predecessor departments have conducted a leak inquiry since May 1997; what the subject was of each inquiry; and who authorised each inquiry. [106481]

Gillian Merron: The Department was formed in May 2002 and since then has conducted two leak inquiries in the financial year 2002-03, three in 2003-04 and four in 2004-05. One inquiry is currently in progress. It has been the practice of successive Governments not to comment on the subject or outcome of leak inquiries in order to safeguard security and investigative arrangements.

Local Government Targets

Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what targets his Department sets for local authorities. [104908]

Gillian Merron: The Department does not set targets for local authorities.

It does advise local authorities (outside London) that targets for 14 to 17 indicators (depending on local circumstances) should be included within their local transport plans. The indicators are listed in annex A of the Department’s Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans (December 2004), published on the Department’s website. The levels of all targets set are matters for local authorities to determine within the context of their overall priorities.

London Olympics

Mr. Scott: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what schemes are being planned to expand and improve the road network in East London in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. [106844]

Gillian Merron: The preparations for London’s 2012 Olympic Games included enhancements to the A13. In addition to this, there is development planned for the Olympic Park Loop road, which will surround the main Stratford venue.

The Olympic Delivery Authority is currently consulting on a draft of its Olympic Transport Plan,
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the final version of which will set out detailed transport arrangements for all Olympic venues.

Ministerial Duties

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on which dates in the last month he (a) attended his Department’s offices in London, (b) dealt with departmental business (i) in the House and (ii) elsewhere and (c) undertook other engagements in his official capacity. [107250]

Gillian Merron [holding answer 4 December 2006]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State attends his Department’s office in London as appropriate for the conduct of business. In November this entailed his attendance for all or part of 18 days. Official business outside the departmental office was conducted on nine days. Information on the Department’s business in the House is a matter of public record.

All ministerial visits are conducted in accordance with the “Ministerial Code” and “Travel by Ministers”. The Government publish on an annual basis lists of overseas travel by Cabinet Ministers costing over £500. Information for 2006-07 will be published after the end of the financial year.

Modes of Transport

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what changes there have been since 1976 in the cost of (a) motoring, (b) travelling by bus and (c) travelling by train; and what assessment he has made of the proportion of average disposable income represented by such costs in each case in each year. [103340]

Gillian Merron: Table 1 shows in index form the costs of motoring, bus and train travel and household disposable income in real terms in each year since 1976.

Table 2 shows the proportion of household disposable income spent on motoring, bus and rail in each year since 1976.

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Table 1: Real changes in the cost of transport: UK 1976 to 2005 (index 1976 = 100)
	All motoring( 1)	Bus fares	Rail fares	Disposable income
1976	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
1977	98.7	99.3	100.5	97.9
1978	98.4	103.9	106.2	105.2
1979	102.7	103.0	103.6	111.3
1980	102.5	110.5	109.1	113.1
1981	102.6	109.3	111.5	112.7
1982	99.8	115.9	117.8	112.1
1983	102.0	117.2	118.7	114.6
1984	99.5	114.2	114.2	118.8
1985	98.2	112.1	114.5	122.9
1986	93.6	117.6	118.2	127.9
1987	95.1	119.5	119.4	132.5
1988	94.7	121.8	121.7	139.8
1989	92.7	121.9	123.2	146.5
1990	89.8	117.5	122.4	151.5
1991	91.2	126.6	127.7	154.6
1992	93.9	130.6	132.1	159.0
1993	96.4	134.2	139.1	163.5
1994	97.3	134.4	141.8	166.0
1995	95.8	134.8	143.2	170.0
1996	96.3	136.5	145.0	174.2
1997	98.4	137.0	143.9	180.4
1998	98.1	136.8	144.9	182.1
1999	98.9	139.7	147.9	187.9
2000	99.8	141.2	146.1	196.7
2001	97.5	144.5	149.0	204.8
2002	95.2	146.5	150.0	208.3
2003	93.7	148.3	148.2	214.2
2004	91.8	151.5	149.5	218.5
2005	89.9	157.0	151.2	223.1
(1) “All motoring” includes the cost of purchase, maintenance, fuel, tax and insurance. Source: Office for National Statistics

Table 2: Motoring, bus and rail expenditure as a proportion of household disposable income: UK 1976 to 2005
Percentage
	Motoring( 1)	Bus (inc. taxi)	Rail	Disposable income
1976	10.4	2.2	0.9	100
1977	10.4	2.2	1.0	100
1978	10.5	2.0	0.9	100
1979	10.4	1.8	0.9	100
1980	10.2	1.7	0.8	100
1981	1.0.3	1.6	0.8	100
1982	10.6	1.5	0.8	100
1983	11.2	1.4	0.8	100
1984	10.8	1.4	0.8	100
1985	10.9	1.5	0.8	100
1986	11.4	1.5	0.8	100
1987	11.6	1.4	0.8	100
1988	12.1	1.4	0.8	100
1989	12.1	1.4	0.7	100
1990	11.6	1.4	0.7	100
1991	10.6	1.2	0.6	100
1992	10.3	1.2	0.6	100
1993	10.4	1.1	0.6	100
1994	10.5	1.1	0.6	100
1995	10.4	1.1	0.6	100
1996	10.6	. 1.1	0.6	100
1997	10.5	1.1	0.6	100
1998	10.8	1.1	0.6	100
1999	10.8	1.1	0.6	100
2000	10.7	1.1	0.6	100
2001	10.9	1.0	0.6	100
2002	11.1	1.0	0.6	100
2003	11.0	1.0	0.6	100
2004	10.9	0.9	0.6	100
2005	10.7	0.9	0.6	100
(1) “Motoring” includes the cost of purchase, maintenance, fuel and insurance. Excludes tax. Source: Office for National Statistics

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