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Change an accounting reference date
Change the situation or address of the registered office
Appoint a director or secretary
Change the particulars of a director or secretary
Terminate a director or secretary appointment
File the company's annual return
Apply for strike-off
Withdraw a strike-off application
2. Existing legislation allows the filing of various forms relating to Welsh companies in Welsh (with the registrar then obtaining an English translation for the public record):
Memorandum and articles of association
Annual accounts and reports (private companies only)
Auditors report (private company only)
From 1st October 2009 as part of the Companies Act 2006, Welsh companies will be able to file additional documents in Welsh only (without the need for a certified translation into English), these include:
Special resolutions to:
re-register
reduce the company's share capital
change the company's name
change the location of the company's registered office
alter the company's articles on conversion to a community interest company
amend a resolution or agreement by reason of an enactment or court order
Wind Power
Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what percentage of buildings have small wind turbines installed. [219669]
Malcolm Wicks: As part of a consortium of organisations including the microgeneration industry and energy NGOs, we commissioned research on the growth potential for microgeneration in England, Wales and Scotland, which included current levels of uptake. It found that there were an estimated 1,100 micro-wind installations at the end of 2007.
The research can be accessed at:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/sources/sustainable/micro generation/research/page38208.html
Wind Power: Planning Permission
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the results of the planning application for each onshore and offshore wind farm in the UK have been in each of the last 10 years, broken down by planning authority. [174413]
Malcolm Wicks: The Department only has responsibility for the consenting of planning for England and Wales for onshore wind farms of 50 MW or more and offshore wind farms over 1 MW under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989. A list of these projects can be found in the following tables.
For Scotland, Northern Ireland and, for those projects in England and Wales that are dealt with under the
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (less than 50 MW), projects are tracked through the planning database on the RESTATS website. This database and can be accessed though:
http://maps.restats.org.uk/run.irdh?request=public&;&ird_ id=O395gCC1793M3kyYQIUy.
| Offshore — S36 and Transport and Works Act | |||
| Consented | Local authority | MW | Date of consent |
Treasury
Crosby Report
Gordon Banks: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the interim Crosby report on the mortgage market. [223438]
Kitty Ussher: On 9 April 2008, the Chancellor announced that Sir James Crosby would provide advice to the Government on options for improving the functioning of mortgage finance markets.
Sir James presented his interim analysis to the Chancellor on 29 July 2008. This interim analysis is available at:
Sir James will present his final recommendations to the Chancellor in the autumn.
Departmental Official Hospitality
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department and its agencies have spent on (a) alcohol and (b) entertainment in the last three months. [223542]
Angela Eagle: For information on alcohol spending I refer to the answer I gave to the hon. Member on 31 March 2008, Official Report, column 629W. The amounts spent on official entertainment for the period May to July 2008 were as follows: HM Treasury £5,832, Debt Management Office £9,000, Office of Government Commerce £529 and OGCbuying.solutions £330. All spending on official entertainment is made in accordance with published departmental guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on principles set out in “Managing Public Money”.
Economic Situation
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the evidential basis is for his analysis of the state of the economy contained in his interview published in T he Guardian newspaper on 30 August 2008. [223566]
Kitty Ussher: Updated assessments and forecasts for the UK and world economies will be published in the forthcoming pre-Budget as normal.
Emissions Trading Scheme
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the revenue that would accrue to his Department annually as a result of auctioning (a) seven per cent. and (b) 10 per cent. of allowances under Phase II of the Emissions Trading Scheme; and if he will make a statement. [223562]
Angela Eagle: In Phase II of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, which runs from 2008 to 2012, Government will auction 7 per cent. of allowances. This equates to approximately 85 million allowances, plus those allowances from installations that close during Phase II and any unused surplus from the New Entrant Reserve (NER). The total amount cannot exceed 10 per cent. of the number allocated during Phase II according to the terms of the EU ETS Directive 2003/87/EC. The amount of revenue will be influenced by the market price of carbon at the time of the auctions. The Government do not comment on carbon price, as it would be improper for Government to speculate on how the market will function in the future. Therefore, an estimate on the amount of revenue the auctions will raise cannot be given.
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what mechanisms the Government are using to assess compensation payable to former Equitable Life policyholders. [223483]
Kitty Ussher: As I explained in my written statement to the House on 17 July, the ombudsman looked at matters of considerable factual and technical complexity. I am giving her 2,800-page report on Equitable Life very careful consideration and will give my response to the House in the autumn.
Excise Duties: Fuels
Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what level of duty each EU member state imposes on fuel for trains. [223588]
Angela Eagle: Information is not held on duty charged in other EU countries on hydrocarbon oil used as fuel for trains.
Excise Duties: Imports
Mr. Hoban:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many of his Department’s staff work in
support of the Minister of State with responsibility for revenue protection at the UK border; [223106]
(2) whether the Minister of State with responsibility for revenue protection at the UK border has an office in Treasury buildings. [223107]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 10 September 2008]: In my capacity as a member of the ministerial team at the Treasury, I have access to office facilities whenever I require them at the Treasury, and support from a wide range of administrative and policy officials, from both HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs. The number of officials supporting me varies according to the nature of the work at any particular time.
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what events the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill has attended in his capacity as Minister of State with responsibility for revenue protection at the UK border since his appointment to that post. [223108]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 10 September 2008]: I have attended numerous events in connection with the UK Border Agency since I took up my Treasury post in January 2008. I attend these events in both my capacity as Minister of State for Borders and Immigration and my capacity as Minister of State with responsibility for revenue protection at the border.
Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles
Justine Greening: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many vehicles were exempted from vehicle excise duty in the disabled tax class as a result of (a) disability living allowance and (b) war pensioner’s mobility supplement in each year from 2002; and how many were exempted because they fell within the disabled passenger vehicle taxation class in each such year. [223093]
Angela Eagle: The Treasury does not hold historical figures for the requested categories. At the end of March 2008, there were a total of 1,141,747 vehicles exempted from vehicle excise duty as a result of their owners being eligible for the higher rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance and the war pensioner’s mobility supplement. At the same time, 17,105 vehicles were exempt from VED as a result of their falling within the disabled passenger carrying vehicle class.
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