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It is not possible to estimate the number of motorists making trips of different lengths using the data available.
Navigation: River Thames
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the availability of pilots for the river Thames and the Thames estuary. [158486]
Jim Fitzpatrick: Pilotage services on the Thames are a matter for the Port of London authority as the relevant Competent Harbour authority.
Railways
Graham Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many new rail vehicles for (a) inter-city services, (b) commuter services in London and (c) local regional rail services were procured in each of the last 10 years. [159314]
Mr. Tom Harris [holding answer 18 October 2007]: The number of vehicles procured for (a) is around 1,200 vehicles, (b) around 3,400 vehicles, and (c) around 600 vehicles.
Railways: Standards
Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans she has to meet Virgin Trains to discuss improvements to speed and reliability of trains between Euston and Wolverhampton. [159155]
Mr. Tom Harris: Department for Transport officials met with representatives of Virgin Train and Network Rail on 31 August to review progress on the west coast route modernisation programme that will result in reductions in the journey time to and from Wolverhampton from December 2008.
Road Traffic: Air Pollution
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what levels of road traffic pollution were (a) estimated and (b) recorded in the vicinity of junctions 5 to 7 of the M3 motorway in each year since 1995; and if she will make a statement. [159585]
Mr. Tom Harris: The levels of road traffic pollution that were estimated by the Highways Agency on this section of the M3 motorway are shown in the following table.
| Section | N O 2 | PM 10 |
The table shows the estimated level of main pollutants in 2005 at 20 m from the centre of the carriageway. The two pollutants estimated, which are traffic specific, are Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter smaller than ten micrograms (PM10) and the amounts are in micrograms/m(3).
The Highways Agency has no estimates for other years since 1995.
The Highways Agency does not record the levels of road, traffic pollution in the vicinity of junctions 5-7 of the M3 motorway.
Shipping: Registration
Mr. Brazier: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the decision to allow the Morning Miracle to transfer to the UK Shipping Register; and what assessment was made of her fire-fighting capabilities. [159869]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The car carrier Morning Miracle met all the safety and other quality criteria for acceptance on to the UK Ship Register. The fire-fighting arrangements were accepted following a detailed risk assessment by Det Norske Veritas, one of our recognised classification societies. The arrangements fully meet international requirements and the MCA is satisfied that the ship is operating safely.
Treasury
Aggregates Levy
Mr. Drew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been collected by the aggregates levy in (a) Stroud constituency, (b) Gloucestershire, (c) England and (d) the United Kingdom in each year since its inception. [158547]
Angela Eagle: Aggregates levy revenue receipts and forecast revenues were published in Table B8 of the 2007 pre-Budget report and Comprehensive Spending Review. These are provided for the UK as a whole and are not available by geographical region. HM Revenue and Customs routinely publishes data on levy receipts in the Aggregates Levy Bulletin which is available at:
Bank Services
Ms Butler: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for unclaimed assets in dormant bank and building society accounts. [159251]
Kitty Ussher:
The Government's proposals for unclaimed assets in dormant bank and building society accounts were set out in consultation documents released in March and May of this year. In July, the Prime Minister made a statement setting out the
Government's draft legislative programme for the next session. This included plans for an unclaimed assets Bill. The Government will set out their responses to consultation shortly.
Death: Clostridium
Mr. Harper: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths were recorded where clostridium difficile was (a) mentioned and (b) the underlying cause of death in (i) Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust and (ii) England in each of the last five years. [159667]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 19 October 2007:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths have been recorded where Clostridium difficile was (a) mentioned and (b) the underlying cause of death in (i) Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust and (ii) England in each of the past five years. (159667)
Special analyses of deaths in England and Wales involving Clostridium difficile are undertaken annually by ONS, and results are published in Health Statistics Quarterly. The latest year for which figures are currently available is 2005. The number of deaths for England where Clostridium difficile was (a) mentioned and (b) the underlying cause of death from 2001 to 2005 are published in Table 3 of Health Statistics Quarterly 33(1) (p73). This is available in the House of Commons Library.
ONS does not routinely link information on hospitals to their respective trusts. Therefore figures for the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust are not readily available.
(1) Office for National Statistics: Report: Deaths involving Clostridium difficile: England and Wales, 2001-2005. Health Statistics Quarterly 33, 71-75.
Debts
Jenny Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the level of personal debt was as a percentage of disposable income (a) before and (b) after housing costs in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; [158980]
(2) what the level of personal debt was as a percentage of gross disposable income in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; [158981]
(3) what the level of (a) secured and (b) unsecured personal debt was as a percentage of gross disposable income in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [158982]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 22 October 2007:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your questions asking what the level of personal debt was as a percentage of disposable income (a) before housing costs and (b) after housing costs in each year since 1997; what the level of personal debt was as a percentage of gross disposable income in each year since 1997; what the level of (a) secured and (b) unsecured personal debt was as a percentage of gross disposable income in each year since 1997. (158980, 158981, 158982)
The information requested is shown in the attached tables.
| Table 1: total financial liabilities as a percentage of gross disposable income before and after the deduction of loans secured on dwellings for the households and non-profits institutions serving households sector | |||||
| £ million | Percentage | ||||
| Total financial liabilities less loans secured on dwellings | Total financial liabilities | Household gross disposable income | Total financial liabilities less loans secured on dwellings as a percentage of households’ gross disposable income | Total financial liabilities as a percentage of households’ gross disposable income | |
| Source: Tables A38 and A64 of United Kingdom Economic Accounts http:/www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=1904 | |||||
| Table 2: long term loans and short term loans as a percentage of gross disposable income for the households and non-profits institutions serving households sector | |||||
| £ million | Percentage | ||||
| Long term loans | Short term loans | Household gross disposable income | Long term loans as a percentage of households’ gross disposable income | Short term loans as a percentage of households’ gross disposable income | |
| Source: Tables A38 and A64 of United Kingdom Economic Accounts http:/www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=1904 | |||||
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