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Transforming Telford
City Regions
Cobbetts
Concordia
Corporate Director AWM
Corporate Director, Adult and Consumer Care, Telford and Wrekin Council
Corporate Director, Community Services, Telford and Wrekin Council
Corporate Director, Environment and Regeneration, Telford and Wrekin Council
Corporate Director, Resources, Telford and Wrekin Council
County of Herefordshire District Council
Coventry University
CSP-Birmingham
Culture West Midlands
Delivery Director AWM
Deputy Leader, Telford and Wrekin Council
Deputy Vice-chancellor, Staffordshire University and NSRP Board Member
Director-Polytec Holden Ltd.
Economic portfolio for Herefordshire Local Authority
Elected Mayor Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Engineering Services, Telford and Wrekin Council
English Heritage
Environmental Officer
Executive Director of Business Development Beth Johnson Housing Association
External Development Officer-Keele University
Fierce Festival
First Light Movies
Government Office for the West Midlands
Groundwork Stoke-on-Trent and NSRP Board Member
Head of Keele University Science Park
Head of Mobility and Development, Telford and Wrekin Council
Head of Policy, Resources and Social Regeneration, Children and Young People, Telford and Wrekin Council
Hereford and Worcester Chamber of Commerce
Herefordshire County Chairman
Heritage Lottery Fund
Housing Corporation and representing NSRP Board Member
Institute of Asian Business
IoD Young Directors
Ironbridge Gorge Museum
Jonas Roy Bloom
Key Attractions Group
Leader of Hereford Council
Leader of the Labour Group
Leader of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Council
Leader, Newcastle Borough Council
Leader, Staffordshire County Council
Leader, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Leader, Telford and Wrekin Council
Mac
Managing Director Holden
Aluminium Technologies Ltd.
Managing Director Hydro Logic Ltd.
Managing Director Wilkins
Chartered Surveyors Ltd.
Managing Director Wye Valley Brewery Ltd.
Managing Director Canefield Ltd.
Managing Director of Dermal Technology Laboratory (DTL Ltd.)
Managing Director of North Staffordshire Regeneration Partnership
Managing Director Urban Splash-Midlands
Managing Director, Waterworld and NSRP Board Member
Marketing Birmingham
Mediabox
Micron Sprayers Ltd.
Moflash Signalling Ltd.
Museums, Libraries and Archives West Midlands
Natural England
NFU Regional Chairman
NFU Regional Director and Vice Chair of the RAF
Pinsent Masons
Play England
Political Assistant to Mayor Meredith
Portfolio Holder for Adult Services and Older People
Portfolio Holder for Business, Enterprise, and Development
Portfolio Holder for Children and Young Peoples Services
Portfolio Holder for Environment
Portfolio Holder for Public Safety and Organisational Development
Portfolio Holder for Regeneration
Portfolio Holder for Resources and Finance
Prime-Med Healthcare
Principal at the City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College
Programme Manager RENEW North Staffordshire North Staffordshire Regeneration Partnership
Regional Assembly Regional Co-ordinator, Keele University
Regional Director, North West and West Midlands English Partnership
Regional Horticultural Chairman
Regional Livestock Chairman
Representing Hereford on the NFU National Council and a farmer from the west of the county
RSC
Screen West Midlands
Secretary and Registrar, Keele University and NSRP Board Member
Serious Games Institute
Shakespeare Country
Shropshire County Council
Sport England
Sport England West Midlands
Staffordshire Police Chief Executive
Steve Wellings Office Manager Telford and Telford and Wrekin Council
Stoke Press Officer
Stoke-on-Trent City Council and NSRP Board Member
Stoke-on-Trent Locality Manager for GOWM
Stoke-on-Trent PCT
StreetGames
Supporting officer Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Supporting officer Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Telford and Wrekin Council
Telford Constituency
The Drum
Tourism West Midlands
Transforming Telford
UK Trade and Investment
Vice Chancellor Keele University
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Warwick Arts Centre
West Midlands Business Council
West Midlands LGA/RA
West Midlands Network of Rural Community Councils representing Voluntary and Community Sector
West Midlands Regional Assembly
West Midlands Regional Observatory
Worcestershire County Council
Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform whom his Department consulted before he decided to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Companies Act 2006 to 1st October 2009; and how such consultation was conducted. [166764]
Mr. Timms: The Governments decision to delay final implementation of the Companies Act 2006 was taken in the light of advice from the Registrar of Companies that he cannot be absolutely confident of implementing the necessary changes to Companies House systems and processes by October 2008. We did not carry out external consultation before making this announcement because this could not have affected the advice to Ministers from the Registrar of Companies. We are however consulting key stakeholders about the commencement date for provisions, such as those relating to the general duties of directors in respect of conflicts of interest, which do not necessitate changes to Companies House systems and processes.
Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the financial effect on companies as a result of the change in the proposed date for the implementation of provisions of the Companies Act 2006 from 1 October 2008 to 1 October 2009. [166488]
Mr. Timms
[holding answer 20 November 2007]: The Government recognise that companies need clarity about the commencement timetable for the Companies Act 2006 so that they can make proper preparation for
full implementation. In particular, we wished to avoid companies making changes to their articles of association in the 2008 annual general meeting season in a way which would have required them to hold an extraordinary general meeting if the commencement timetable were changed next year. The Government have therefore decided, in the light of advice from the Registrar of Companies that he cannot be absolutely confident of implementing the necessary changes to Companies House systems and processes by October 2008, to announce a change to the timetable now so that companies do not incur unnecessary costs.
Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what discussions he has had with the Director of the Office for Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS) on the problems reported in OCNS annual reports on the adequacy of security vetting in the civil nuclear industry. [165155]
Malcolm Wicks: In his annual reports, the Director of the Office for Civil Nuclear Security (DCNS) reports among other things on trends in vetting demand and the performance of the OCNS Vetting Office in issuing security clearances for permanent employees and contractors in the civil nuclear industry. In the last three years, there has been an unprecedented demand for new clearances in the industry and many existing clearances have become due for review. This increased demand coincided with a period of high staff turnover in 2004-05 and backlogs accrued. In each of the last two years, however, the OCNS Vetting Unit has produced a very strong performance which has met this increased demand and cleared most of the outstanding work relating to the routine review of existing clearances. DCNS is confident that all this latter work will be complete by 31 March 2008.
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what discussions he has had on the proposed closure of Heswall village post office. [166397]
Mr. McFadden [holding answer 20 November 2007]: None. The Government do not have a role in proposals or decisions for individual post offices and final decisions on which post offices will close will be taken by Post Office Ltd. (POL) in light of the responses received to the area consultations.
Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what information his Department holds on the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources of energy in each of the EU member states (a) in 1997 and (b) at the most recent date for which information is available. [163343]
Malcolm Wicks:
Electricity from renewable energy as a percentage of gross electricity consumption is published by Eurostat. The information for 1997 and
2005 is as follows. 2005 is the latest year for which such information is available for all member states:
Percentage | ||
1997 | 2005 | |
Source: Eurostat http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu |
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