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23 April 2008: modifying Annex A to Decision 2006/679//EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system and Annex A to Decision 2006/860/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system ‘GSM-R spectrum’.
7 April 2008: Decision 2008/294/EC on harmonised conditions of spectrum use for the operation of mobile communication services on aircraft (MCA services) in the Community.
16 May 2007: Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community.
16 May 2007: Decision 2007/346/EC granting a derogation requested by France pursuant to Commission Decision 2006/804/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices operating in the ultra high frequency ‘UHF’ band.
12 February 2007: Decision 2007/90/EC on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5 GHz frequency band for the implementation of Wireless Access Systems including Radio Local Area Networks (WAS/RLANs). ‘Amending Decision 2005/513/EC as below’.
14 February 2007: Decision 2007/98/EC on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 2 GHz frequency bands for the implementation of systems providing mobile satellite services.
21 February 2007: Decision 2007/131/EC on allowing the use of the radio spectrum for equipment using ultra-wideband technology in a harmonised manner in the Community.
23 November 2006: Decision 2006/804/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for radio frequency identification RFID devices operating in the ‘UHF’ band.
9 November 2006: Decision 2006/771/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices. ‘Amended by Decision 2008/432/EC as above’.
20 December 2005: Decision 2005/928/EC on the harmonisation of the 169.4 MHz to 169.8125 MHz frequency band in the Community (frequency band originally designated for the ERMES paging system).
14 December 2005: Directive 2005/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Repealing Council Directive 90/544/EEC on the frequency bands designated for the co-ordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the Community.
25 July 2005: Directive 2005/49/EC amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Council Directive 72/245/EEC relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles and Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers.
11 July 2005: Decision 2005/513/EC on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5 GHz frequency band for implementation of Wireless Access Systems ‘WAS’ including Radio Local Area Networks (WAS/RLANs) ‘Amended by Decision 2007/90/EC as above’.
18 March 2005: Decision ECC/DEC/(05)05 on harmonised utilisation of spectrum for systems (IMT-2000/UMTS) operating within the band 2500 to 2690 MHz.
17 January 2005: Decision 2005/50/EC on the harmonisation of the 24 GHz range radio spectrum band for the time-limited use by automotive short-range radar equipment in the Community.
8 July 2004: Decision 2004/545/EC on the harmonisation of radio spectrum in the 79 GHz range for the use of automotive short-range radar equipment in the Community.
26 July 2002: Decision 2002/622/EC establishing a Radio Spectrum Policy Group. L198/49 Official Journal of the European Union ‘OJEU’ published on 27 July 2002.
7 March 2002: Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision).
7 March 2002: Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (framework directive), ‘OJEU’ L108; relating on the same date to the authorisation Directive 2002/20/EC and universal service Directive 2002/22/EC. ‘Noted that the Electronic Communication Framework (which Addresses spectrum issues) is currently under review in the Council and the European Parliament’.
14 December 1998: Decision 128/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of on the coordinated introduction of a third-generation mobile and wireless communications system (UMTS) in the Community. ‘Noted that this Decision (128/1999/EC) is no longer in force’.
28 November 1997: Decision 97/838/EC concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the results of the WTO negotiations on basic telecommunications services (OJEU L 347,18.12.1997).
24 March 1997: Decision 710/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a co-ordinated authorisation approach in the field of satellite personal-communication services in the Community.
Regional Planning and Development: Coastal Areas
Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the surplus remaining unspent in the Marine Renewable Deployment Fund has been in each year since its inception. [217927]
Malcolm Wicks [holding answer 10 July 2008]: The Marine Renewables Deployment Fund has several budget categories. These are:
Wave and Tidal-stream Energy Demonstration Scheme.
Budget: £42 million. Because no wave or tidal-stream energy technology has yet accumulated three months of continuous operation, which is a key eligibility criterion of the scheme, all of this budget remains unspent. However, one or possibly two technologies are expected
to achieve eligibility in late 2008 or early 2009, with at least one other later in 2009.
Budget: Up to £360,000 depending on research needs identified. The total contractual commitment is £233,000 of which £209,000 has been spent to date. This is broken down by financial year as follows:
| £000 | |||
| Financial year | Spent | Available for commitment | Committed but not yet spent |
Budget: £2 million. This research is planned for monitoring the environmental impacts of projects installed under the wave and tidal-stream energy demonstration scheme. The technologies’ failure so far to qualify for this scheme has meant that all of this budget remains unspent, although work is expected to be able to commence this year.
Budget: Up to £5.64 million. To date, £l,131,000 of this budget has been spent, broken down by financial year as follows:
| £000 | ||
| Financial year | Spent | Available for commitment |
All of this money has been spent at EMEC in Orkney, Scotland, and represents a contribution towards the cost the construction of its tidal test site and improvements to its wave test site.
In addition to this, £4.5 million from this budget has been promised to the south west regional development agency as a contribution to its planned wave hub project. This was expected to have been spent by now but the start of wave hub has been delayed.
Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what spending from the Marine Renewable Deployment Fund has been in each year since its inception on (a) wave and tidal stream energy, (b) environmental research, (c) related research and (d) infrastructure support, broken down by region. [217928]
Malcolm Wicks [holding answer 10 July 2008]: The information is as follows:
Wave and t idal-stream e nergy d emonstration s cheme.
Because no wave or tidal-stream energy technology has yet accumulated three months of continuous operation, which is a key eligibility criterion of the scheme, none of this budget has been spent to date. However, one or possibly two technologies are expected to achieve eligibility
in late 2008 or early 2009, and at least one other later in 2009. The location of these projects will depend on the applications received and approved.
The total contractual commitment is £233,000 of which £209,000 has been spent to date. This is broken down by financial year and region as follows:
| £000 | ||
| Financial year | Spent | Committed but not yet spent |
This research is planned for monitoring the environmental impacts of projects installed under the wave and tidal-stream energy demonstration scheme. The technologies’ failure so far to qualify for this scheme has meant that all of this budget remains unspent, although work is expected to be able to commence this year. The monitoring work will happen at the deployment sites of the projects deployed under the wave and tidal-stream energy demonstration scheme.
To date, £1,131,000 of this budget has been spent, broken down by financial year as follows:
| Financial year | Spent (£000) |
All of this money has been spent at EMEC in Orkney, Scotland, and represents a contribution towards the cost of construction of its tidal test site and improvements to its wave test site.
Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many projects the Marine Renewable Deployment Fund has funded in each year since its inception, broken down by region; and how much funding was given in each case. [217930]
Malcolm Wicks [holding answer 10 July 2008]: The number of projects supported by the Marine Renewable Deployment Fund by region, funding and financial year are listed as follows:
| Numbers of projects by financial year and region | ||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
Projects are allocated to the financial year in which they started.
| Expenditure by financial year and region | ||||
| £000 | ||||
| 2006-07 spent | 2007-08 spent | 2008-09 spent | 2008-09 committed but not yet spent | |
| (*) There were two infrastructure projects in Scotland, both at EMEC in Orkney, but BERR expenditure spanned two financial years. | ||||
Severn Barrage
Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will hold discussions with the Welsh Assembly Government and Ministerial colleagues on the environmental effects of the proposed Severn Barrage. [219306]
Malcolm Wicks: Ministerial colleagues and Welsh Assembly Government are involved in the Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study and discussions are held through our feasibility study ad-hoc Ministerial Group. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and Jane Davidson AM, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, chair the quarterly parliamentary forum for all MPs, Lords and Welsh Assembly Members interested in the study. I chair the quarterly regional forum for the local authorities, local business and environmental organisations. The next meetings of the fora will take place in Cardiff on 24 October.
DEFRA and Welsh Assembly Government are fully involved with the environmental workstream of the study and together with other Government Departments are members of the feasibility study project board.
The feasibility study will include a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) to ensure a detailed understanding of the estuary’s environmental resource, recognising the nature conservation significance of the estuary.
The Welsh Assembly Government are involved in the SEA Steering Group which is made up of representatives from a wide group of stakeholders including statutory consultees, business and environmental NGOs.
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