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| Gas (kWh) | ||||||
| Business unit | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Other Fuels (kWh) | ||||||
| Business unit | 2002 - 03 | 2003 - 04 | 2004 - 05 | 2005 - 06 | 2006 - 07 | 2007 - 08 |
Part of the progressive increases shown above is accounted for by improvements in the standard of data collection.
Departmental Public Consultations
Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many public consultations his Department has conducted in the last 12 months; how long each consultation was open for; how many responses were received in each case; and what the cost of conducting each consultation was. [259692]
Mr. Hoon: Details of the consultations conducted by the Department for Transport between 1 February 2008 and 31 January 2009 have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Departmental Public Expenditure
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what (a) capital and (b) resource funds his Department has brought forward from its (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11 budgets for use in (A) 2008-09 and (B) 2009-10; and what schemes this funding is being used to support. [265106]
Mr. Hoon: The Fiscal Stimulus package for transport, announced in the pre-Budget report, “Facing global challenges: Supporting people through difficult times” (Cm 7484), comprises £700 million of capital budget advanced into 2009-10 from 2010-11. No funds were advanced into 2008-09 from 2009-10; resource budgets are unaffected.
The fiscal stimulus package included £300 million for advanced works on delivering managed motorways and other projects Highways Agency, £300 million on the procurement of diesel units as part of the Department for Transport’s high level output specification for Britain’s railways and £100 million on improvements to the A46.
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his latest estimate is of his Department's capital expenditure in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. [268127]
Mr. Hoon: The figures published on page 214 of the pre-Budget report in November 2008 are still current for the Department for Transport.
The forecast outturn for expenditure within the Department's capital department expenditure limit (CDEL) for 2008-09 is £7.3 billion.
Capital budgets (CDEL) for 2009-10 and 2010-11 (as set in the 2007 comprehensive spending review and amended for the impacts of the fiscal stimulus package for transport, announced in the pre-Budget report,
‘Facing global challenges: Supporting people through difficult times’ (Cm 7484)) is £8.3 billion and £7.4 billion.
In regard to 2011-12; while the Government do publish projections for public sector net investment at Budgets and pre-Budget reports, the Government have not set the Department's capital DEL budgets for years beyond 2010-11—the Department's capital DEL budget for 2011-12 and beyond will be a matter for the next spending review.
Departmental Publications
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the (a) production and printing and (b) other costs to his Department of producing its most recent (i) departmental annual report and (ii) autumn performance report. [266687]
Mr. Hoon: The information requested is as follows.
(a) The pre-press production costs including image licensing, proofreading, indexing, typesetting and printing for the most recent (i) Departmental Annual Report was £25,622 and (ii) Autumn Performance Report was £5,545.
Departmental Scientists
Ian Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department’s budget for scientific advice and research is in 2008-09; for what purposes the equivalent budget for 2007-08 was used; and how many people employed in his Department have a science or engineering degree. [260768]
Mr. Hoon: The Department for Transport does not have a separately identified budget for scientific advice and research, but estimates that its spend for 2008-09 will be approximately £62.5 million.
The equivalent budget in 2007-08 was used to fund research to inform a wide range of the Department’s responsibilities. An overview of these is included in the departmental evidence and research strategy published on the website. Also on the website are further details in the unit-level strategies and access to the Department’s research database.
The Department does not collate information on the qualifications of the people it employs, and such information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Based on a recent Government Office for Science Community of Interest survey (which was on an ‘opt in’ basis), the Department had 71 respondents. Of these, 30 indicated a science background (qualification or level not specified) and 35 an engineering background; six quoted a science and engineering background. Of the total, 43 indicated they were members of professional bodies.
Departmental Standards
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of measuring compliance with its targets under its public service agreements in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [266705]
Mr. Hoon: The Department for Transport is directly responsible for the delivery of PSA5—to deliver reliable and efficient transport networks that support economic growth. Four indicators support this public service agreement and progress on each is monitored using data arising from the Department’s existing business activity. As such there is no cost to the Department of measuring compliance against these indicators.
Departmental Training
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1124W, which Ministers took the (a) induction and (b) action learning set course; and how much these courses cost. [265662]
Mr. Hoon: The two courses referred to in my earlier answer cost £100 and £250 respectively. Identifying Ministers who undertake training would, or would be likely to, discourage participation in future training sessions, acting as a disincentive for Ministers to undertake formal professional development.
Departmental Travel
Mrs. Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on work-related journeys by (a) taxi, (b) car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) plane, (f) bicycle, (g) motorcycle and (h) ferry in each of the last 11 years. [266428]
Mr. Hoon: The Department for Transport does not readily hold the information on spend by travel mode and cannot provide the detail without incurring disproportionate costs.
Ferries
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what requirements his Department places on operators of ferries which make journeys of less than 20 miles in respect of (a) passenger loading limits and (b) recording the number of passengers embarking. [264673]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The following requirements, for ferry operators making journeys of less than 20 miles, are applicable:
Regulations on the technical requirements of passenger ships to the passenger numbers include:
The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998;
The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998;
The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000;
The Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004;
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998;
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998;
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003;
The Merchant Shipping (Emergency Information for Passengers) Regulations 1990;
The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004;
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