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Members: Correspondence
Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Castle Point of 23 October 2008 sent on behalf of Mr. Malcolm Phillips, a constituent, on private medical insurance. [268388]
Ian Pearson: We have no record of having received the letter. Copies have been requested and received from the hon. Member's office and a reply will be provided as soon as possible.
John Barrett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will reply to the correspondence of 24 February 2009 from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West on business owners of motor dealerships. [270040]
Mr. Timms: I replied to the hon. Member on 14 April 2009.
Mr. Burns: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter of 2 February 2009 from the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (PO REF: 2/02352/2009) concerning his constituent Dr. Paul Carslake of Writtle, Chelmsford. [270360]
Ian Pearson: Due to the large volume of correspondence received on these issues there has been a delay in sending some responses. The Financial Services Secretary hopes to be in a position to reply to the hon. Member shortly.
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter of 18 November 2008 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan regarding his constituent, Mr Copeland. [270493]
Ian Pearson: A reply was sent to the right hon. Member on 27 November—a copy has been provided.
Ann Winterton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Congleton of 8 October 2008, Ref 5/03545/2008, on depositor guarantees written on behalf of a constituent. [270502]
Ian Pearson: A reply has been sent to the hon. Member by the Financial Services Secretary.
Smuggling: Tobacco and Alcoholic Drinks
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the changes which have resulted in the volume of (a) tobacco products and (b) alcohol entering the UK by mail since the repeal of the Excise Duties (Small Non-Commercial Assignments) Relief Regulations 1986. [270703]
Angela Eagle: Since July 2007, UK excise duty has been due on all alcohol and tobacco products sent by mail from abroad. This includes gifts from one individual to another and goods that are ordered online.
It is not possible to provide an estimate of the changes in volumes of alcohol and tobacco products, seized on entry to the UK by mail since the regulations were repealed. HMRC seizes a large quantity of alcohol and
particularly tobacco products arriving in the UK by mail illegally each year. However, it is not possible to distinguish between those goods which would have qualified for the relief under the regulations and those that would not.
Transport
Departmental Information and Communications Technology
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the (a) energy consumed by, (b) energy cost of and (c) carbon dioxide emissions from each category of IT device in each division of his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [269546]
Mr. Hoon: This information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department has taken to address the effect on levels of carbon dioxide emissions from his Department of its ICT purchases since the publication of the Greening Government ICT Strategy; and if he will make a statement. [269569]
Mr. Hoon: The Department for Transport and its Agencies are committed to reducing the levels of carbon dioxide emissions from ICT purchases. On purchasing the following steps are now taken:
Routinely buying servers and PCs which incorporate power saving features,
Reducing the number of servers by using virtualisation technologies,
Reducing the number of printers by needs testing and using multi-functional devices as a preference,
Reducing the number of PCs and starting the deployment of low-power, thin client devices.
Including sustainability requirements in all future ICT specifications and contracts so that items with better Energy Star (or similar) ratings can be preferred.
After purchase of the ICT equipment power saving measures include:-
Shutting down PCs at weekends, with a view to extending this to every evening
Using power saving modes and duplexing on printers.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average server capacity utilisation by each division of his Department was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [269594]
Mr. Hoon: The average server storage utilisation figures for the Department for Transport (Central) were as follows:-
| Percentage | |
Figures for the Agencies are either unavailable or can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) printers and (b) multi-function devices with printing functions were in use in each division of his Department in each of the last five years; how many such devices had a function enabling two-sided printing; and if he will make a statement. [269615]
Mr. Hoon: The following table gives the figures for the Department for Transport and its agencies.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what proportion of IT products in each category procured for each division of his Department were compliant with the Government’s Buy Sustainable-Quick Win standard in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [269639]
Mr. Hoon: This information is not currently held and could be ascertained only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Manpower
Mr. Leech: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2009, Official Report, column 197W, on departmental conditions of employment; how many civil servants in his Department have worked on the flexible benefits project; at what grades such staff were employed; and what the cost to date of employing the civil servants working on the flexible benefits project is. [270042]
Mr. Hoon: The Department does not maintain records of the time spent by individual civil servants on this project as it is in addition to their other duties. Any significant resources have been provided by contractors within the overall budget allocation for this project.
Driving Tests: Wisbech
Mr. Moss: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the marginal cost of operating the Driving Test Centre in Wisbech in addition to the centre in Kings Lynn was in the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available. [270045]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The cost of rent, rates and other expenditure for Wisbech Driving Test Centre was £11,386 for the financial year 2008-09.
This figure reflects the costs for the building. It does not include the salaries of driving examiners or the costs of other activities.
Mr. Moss: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent progress has been made in the 12-month monitoring exercise at the driving test centre in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. [270047]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The King's Lynn Multi-Purpose Test Centre opened on 30 June 2008. As the test centre has not yet been open for 12 months, there are insufficient data for the monitoring exercise to be completed.
The Driving Standards Agency remains committed to monitoring the provision of driving tests in the area and will complete the review as soon as possible.
Driving: Licensing
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the revenue accruing to the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency from renewing expired 10-year photo card driving licences in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009 to date. [269915]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The income received from 10-year photo card driving licences in 2008 and 2009 to date is as follows:
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Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many provisional driving licences have been issued to non-EU residents in each year since 1997. [270455]
Jim Fitzpatrick: Provisional driving licences are not issued to non-EU residents. The driving licence application form requires applicants to declare that they are resident in Great Britain.
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