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Sewage: Morecambe Bay
Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the application (ref 017280252) from United Utilities to vary discharge consent from Fleetwood water treatment works if accepted on the quality of bathing water standards in Morecambe Bay. [194417]
Mr. Woolas: The application for variation of the discharge consent for the Fleetwood Waste Water Treatment Works is being considered by the Environment Agency and further information is required from United Utilities. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has received a request to call in the application for his own determination. Paragraph 5 of schedule 10 to the Water Resources Act 1991 requires my right hon. Friend to consider whether or not to call it in, and he will do so once he is satisfied that he has sufficient information. This will include any potential impact on bathing water standards in Morecambe Bay. My right hon. Friend is currently waiting for the Environment Agency and United Utilities to complete their assessments before proceeding with this case.
Solar Power
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many solar energy panels there were in the UK in 2003; and how many panels there were at the most recent date for which figures are available. [197469]
Malcolm Wicks: I have been asked to reply.
The Department does not hold information on the number of PV solar panels installed in the UK, as data on installations is usually collected in terms of installed capacity. The total PV solar installed capacity for 2003 was 5.9 MW. Installed capacity for 2008 is not yet available but based on an extrapolation from the installed capacity of 14.3 MW in 2006, it is estimated to be in the region of 19 MW.
More information is available on the International Energy Agency website at:
The Department does not hold the information on the amount of solar heating technology installed in the UK. This could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Justice
Bereavement Counselling
Chris McCafferty: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he will take into account (a) commitments made in the Department of Health’s Action Plan in response to the National Audit of Epilepsy Related Death 2003 and (b) the recommended good practice of support to the suddenly bereaved in the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline on the Epilepsies 2004 in providing a revised version of the Charter for the Bereaved. [198763]
Bridget Prentice: The draft Charter for Bereaved People for a reformed coroner system takes account of relevant Government commitments and the many helpful and constructive comments made in response to previous consultations. The draft charter describes the services the bereaved can expect to receive from the coroners' service, and contains guidance on how the availability of support and bereavement services should be brought to their attention. I will be issuing the draft charter for further consultation in the early summer.
The charter is an important way to ensure minimum national standards of service to bereaved families throughout England and Wales. The charter also expects coroners for a particular area to provide information to families on the main local voluntary groups which they are aware of, including those groups which offer support to those who have been bereaved as a result of sudden death in epilepsy or through other particular causes.
Courts: Security
Mr. Arbuthnot: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what security measures courts are required to put in place to deal with instances of disorder in the courtroom. [197044]
Maria Eagle: The security policy document of Her Majesty’s Courts Service, ‘Safe and Secure’ contains detailed guidance on measures for courts to put in place to deal with disorder. It has been recently revised to include a range of specific scenarios setting out the kinds of disorder which might occur and the appropriate security reactions to them.
‘Safe and Secure’ is a restricted document and it is not available for general publication to preserve the confidentiality and effectiveness of our security response.
Criminal Proceedings: Retail Trade
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will commission research to establish how many people are awaiting trial under weights and measures legislation for using imperial weights and measures. [197395]
Ian Pearson [holding answer 1 April 2008]: I have been asked to reply.
I have no plans to commission such research.
Departmental Contracts
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what contracts were awarded by his Department to (a) KPMG, (b) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) McKinsey, (e) Deloitte and (f) other consultancy firms in each of the last 12 months; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) value was of each of these contracts. [196587]
Maria Eagle: The Ministry of Justice was established on 9 May 2007. Information for the last 12 months is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Details of consultancy firms used by my Department in the period from April 2007 until September 2007 are provided in the following schedule.
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