Ministerial Corrections
Thursday 12 March 2009
Transport
Departmental Telephone Services
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what use (a) his Department and (b) service providers under contract to his Department make of (i) 0844 and 0845 telephone numbers and (ii) revenue-sharing telephone numbers for calls from members of the publhic; for which services such numbers are used; what prefixes are used for revenue-sharing numbers; how much revenue has accrued from revenue- sharing numbers in each of the last five years; what consideration his Department has given to introducing 03-prefixed telephone numbers for calls to all such services; and if he will make a statement. [247349]
[Official Report, 26 January 2009, Vol. 487, c. 4-5W.]
Letter of correction from Mr. Hoon:
An error has been identified in the final paragraph of a written answer given to the hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr. Stuart) on 26 January 2009 regarding the use of 0300 numbers. The final paragraph should have read:
“Consideration is currently being given to switching to 0300 numbers for the Freight Best Practice helpline and for the Highways Agency Information Line. DVLA has also been considering moving to 0300 numbers and some preparatory work has already been undertaken.”
Rescue Services: Hope Cove
Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what arrangements the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has made to provide rescue services in the operating area previously covered by the Hope Cove lifeboat; what plans he has to make payments to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for the provision of such services; and if he will make a statement; [259340]
(2) what provisions will be made before 10am and after 6pm during spring and summer months to provide rescue services in the operating area previously covered by the Hope Cove lifeboat; and whether he plans to upgrade the services provided by the Bantham rubber duck boat. [259341]
[Official Report, 2 March 2009, Vol. 488, c. 1272W.]
Letter of correction from Jim Fitzpatrick:
An error has been identified in the final line of a written answer given to the hon. Member for Totnes (Mr. Steen) on 2 March 2009. The correct answer should have been:
Jim Fitzpatrick: A consultation about the search and rescue provision for the southern part of the south-west peninsula is being prepared.
Until that process is complete the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's boat at Hope Cove will be able to operate under necessary safety restrictions from 1 April 2009 until 31 October 2009.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has recently indicated a willingness to provide a beach life-guarding service specifically at Hope Cove, in addition to maintaining the existing provision at the nearby Bantham beach.
Provision and funding of beach safety services is generally a matter for the local authority.
There are no plans to make payments to the RNLI.
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