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Roads: Accidents
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the likely effects on the incidence of death and serious injury on the roads of altering the operation of Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time. [214087]
Jim Fitzpatrick: A Government commissioned report by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) published in October 1998 concluded that, if the UK adopted single/double summertime (i.e. GMT plus one hour in the winter, from October to March, and GMT plus two hours in the summer, from March to October) thereby making the evenings lighter, there could be a reduction in road casualties of over 400 people killed or seriously injured per year in Great Britain, including 100 deaths.
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the number of road traffic accidents which took place in the week commencing (a) 24 March and (b) 31 March 2008. [214449]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The information requested is not available. The road accident data for year 2008 will be available in June 2009.
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she expects repair work on the A673 at Heath Charnock to be completed; and when she expects the road to be re-opened. [214218]
Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 26 June 2008]: I understand from Lancashire county council that a contractor started on site on 23 of June and that they expect works to be complete for re-opening on 1 July 2008.
Speed Limits: Schools
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what procedures there are for schools to apply for a 20 mph limit on the roads around their locations. [213897]
Jim Fitzpatrick: Local traffic authorities are responsible for setting local speed limits. This includes 20 mph limits, which local traffic authorities have had powers to set since 1999. If a school board considers a 20 mph speed limit would be appropriate outside their school, they should contact their local authority who will then consider the request.
The Department for Transport encourages and supports local authorities wishing to introduce 20 mph speed limits and 20 mph zones on their roads, particularly on roads around schools. We provide guidance to them on setting local speed limits and on a wide range of traffic calming measures designed to reduce vehicle speeds in a variety of circumstances.
Thameslink: Rolling Stock
Mrs. Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date she expects the first new rolling stock for the Thameslink programme to come into use. [213001]
Mr. Tom Harris: The Thameslink Programme is planning to commence some 12 car operations on existing routes from December 2011 using existing rolling stock within the national fleet. It is currently planned that new Thameslink rolling stock will commence introduction into service from early 2012.
Transport: Competition
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent steps the Government have taken to promote competition in the transport industry. [214402]
Jim Fitzpatrick:
The Department for Transport has a procurement directorate who manage the Department's procurement procedures including the award of contracts. The Department's procurement procedures are designed to align with EU treaty requirements, procurement
legislation and Treasury regulations. Full details of the procedures are published on the DFT website under “Procurement”.
Transport: Fuels
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effect on (a) road haulage firms and (b) other transport companies of the recent rise in fuel costs. [212662]
Angela Eagle: I have been asked to reply.
Government recognise the impact that oil prices are having on motorists at the moment, including road haulage and transport companies, as well as families.
In response, the Chancellor is working with G7/8 and G20 partners to improve the functioning of international oil market by enhancing market transparency, improving global energy efficiency and addressing barriers to investment in new supply. The Chancellor also announced that the planned 2p per litre fuel duty increase scheduled for 1 April would be deferred to 1 October.
Electoral Commission Committee
Grants
Mr. Maude: To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission pursuant to the answer of 3 April 2008, Official Report, column 1142W, on Electoral Commission: grants, what steps the Commission is taking to monitor the expenditure by these organisations to ensure that section 1.3 of the terms and conditions is not breached. [215686]
Sir Peter Viggers: The Electoral Commission informs me that every organisation that receives a grant is required to submit quarterly and annual reports on its project's progress. No money is paid until these reports have been checked to ensure that funded activities are within the scope of the project.
In addition, Commission staff regularly attend project workshops and events to ensure they are being delivered as specified. Each project is also subject to a formal monitoring visit every year to ensure it is complying with the terms and conditions of the grant.
Morning Star
Mr. Maude: To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission how many copies of the Morning Star publication the Electoral Commission subscribes to each week; and at what cost. [215670]
Sir Peter Viggers: The Electoral Commission informs me that it does not subscribe to the Morning Star.
Culture, Media and Sport
Departmental Buildings
Stewart Hosie: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent on (a) new capital investment and (b) refurbishment of property in each of the last 10 years, broken down by project. [212874]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Information for the last four years at project level is provided in the following table. Information at project level for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Summary information on my Department's spending on additions to fixed assets from 1999-2000 onwards is available in the published resource accounts. No expenditure has been incurred on new capital investment in property over the past four years.
| DCMS refurbishment projects | ||||
| £000 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
Departmental Conferences
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the conferences hosted by his Department in each of the last two years; and what the cost was of each conference. [211692]
Margaret Hodge: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport hosted the following conferences in the years 2006-07 and 2007-08. Costs quoted are excluding VAT.
| £ | |
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2012 Delivering for the UK (Olympic Regional Business Summit) | |
Departmental Pay
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. [213296]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The information is in the table;
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |
The Department makes bonus payments to its staff for two purposes: (a) special bonuses to reward outstanding contributions in particularly demanding tasks or situations; and (b) performance bonuses to reward highly successful performance over a whole year. The performance bonuses for 2007-08 have not been paid yet.
English Sports Council: Expenditure
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many sports were funded by Sport England's World Class funding programme in each year since 1999. [213787]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Sport England funded the following number of sports from its World Class funding programme:
In addition, an award was also made to the British Paralympic Association to support various disability sports. An award was also made to UK Sport to support the Athlete Lifestyle Services programme across a number of different sports.
In addition, two awards were also made to UK Sport to support the Athlete Lifestyle Services programme across a number of different sports.
In addition, two awards were also made to UK Sport to support the Athlete Lifestyle Services programme across a number of different sports.
In addition, an award was made to UK Sport to support the Athlete Lifestyle Services programme across a number of different sports.
In addition, an award was made to UK Sport to support the Athlete Lifestyle Services programme across a number of different sports.
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent by Sport England through their World Class revenue programmes in each year since 1999. [213788]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Sport England spent the following amounts through their World Class revenue programmes in each year since 1999:
| Financial year | Total (£) |
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