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Departmental Carbon Emissions
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions from offices in his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [280931]
Chris Bryant: In 2006-07 the total carbon emissions for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK estate was 14,430 tonnes of CO2 emissions (CO2e) equating to 3.8 tonnes of CO2e per full-time equivalent member of staff (FTE).
In 2007-08 total carbon emissions were 14,502 tonnes of CO2e, equating to 3.8 tonnes of CO2e per FTE.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport used for administrative operations by his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [281041]
Chris Bryant: In 2006-07 total carbon emissions for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office arising from road-based transport within the UK were 332 tonnes of CO2 emissions (CO2e) equating to 0.09 tonnes of CO2e per full-time equivalent member of staff (FTE). In 2007-08 total emissions were 260 tonnes of CO2e equating to 0.07 tonnes per FTE.
Departmental Energy
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much (a) electricity and (b) gas was used (i) on his Department’s estate and (ii) by his Department’s agencies in each year from 2004-05 to 2008-09. [280525]
Chris Bryant: The Executive Agency, FCO Services (FCOS) shares buildings with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the UK and therefore it is not possible to separate their gas and electricity usage. Figures for our other Executive Agency, Wilton Park, are given separately when known.
| Kilowatt hours | ||||
| FCO/FCOS | Wilton Park | |||
| Electricity | Gas | Electricity | Gas | |
| (1) The figure for Wilton Park will not be known until the end of July 2009. | ||||
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was spent on energy efficiency measures for his Department's estate in each year from 2004 to 2009; what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of that expenditure; and what plans he has for future energy efficiency measures. [280536]
Chris Bryant: It is not possible to categorise goods and services purchased for energy efficiency reasons without incurring disproportionate costs. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has undertaken some measures for energy efficient reasons, such as upgrading lighting systems and lowering the office heating temperature.
Other measures have sustainable benefits but were implemented in response to a range of drivers including health and safety and estate rationalisation, for example the installation of more efficient hand dryers and the demolition of energy inefficient modular cabins. Energy efficiency is monitored though the Environmental Management Plan which sets out the actions required to meet the Sustainable Operations in the Government Estate targets. Future energy efficiency measures include installing more water efficient fittings, introducing ground source heat pumps, and putting in smart metering. Sustainability is one of the considerations in the business case for developments on the FCO estate.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the energy consumed per full-time equivalent member of staff in his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. [280932]
Chris Bryant: For 2006-07 total energy consumption for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's UK estate was 33,981,361 kilowatt hours (kWh), equating to 8,879 kWh per full-time equivalent member of staff (FTE). In 2007-08 total consumption was 29,654,679 kWh equating to 7,767 kWh/FTE.
Departmental Waste
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the amount of waste arising from his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [281040]
Chris Bryant: In 2006-07 total waste arising from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's UK estate was 1,797 tonnes, equating to 0.47 tonnes per full-time equivalent member of staff (FTE). The 2007-08 total was 1,212 tonnes, equating to 0.32 tonnes per FTE.
Departmental Water
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of water consumption on his Department's office estate in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07, (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [280930]
Chris Bryant: In 2005-06 the total water usage for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK office estate was 55,153 cubic metres equating to 13.7 cubic metres per full-time equivalent member of staff (FTE). In 2006-07 total water usage for the UK office estate was 62,409 cubic metres equating to 16.3 per FTE.
Gibraltar: Politics and Government
Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the inclusion of Gibraltar on the UN’s list of territories in the process of decolonisation. [280231]
Chris Bryant: The Government believe Gibraltar should not be included on the UN list of non self-governing territories. The 2006 Gibraltar Constitution provides for a modern and mature relationship between Gibraltar and the UK, and Her Majesty’s Government regrets that the UN Committee of 24’s outdated criteria fail to take this into account. The Government do not consider that any of their Overseas Territories should remain on the UN list.
Hezbollah
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contacts (a) his Department and (b) HM Ambassador to Lebanon plan to have with members of Hezbollah’s political wing. [277373]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: Our objective with Hezbollah remains unchanged: to urge them to reject violence and play a constructive, democratic and peaceful role in Lebanese politics, in line with UN Security Council Resolutions. We believe that occasional and carefully considered contacts with Hezbollah’s politicians, including its MPs, will on occasions advance this objective.
Peru: Ethnic Groups
Colin Burgon: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on recent incidents of violence in Peru which resulted in the deaths of 54 people from indigenous groups during an operation by the national police in that country. [281385]
Chris Bryant: Our embassy in Lima provided reports on protests in Peru’s Amazon over land use legislation, which turned violent on 5 June 2009. EU heads of mission in Lima issued the following statement on 9 June 2009 following this tragic development:
“The EU profoundly regrets the tragic events of recent days in the Peruvian Amazon, in particular the loss of human lives, including more than 20 members of the National Police of Peru and an as yet undetermined number of civilians. The EU sends its condolences to the government and people of Peru and to the families of all the victims. The EU calls for restraint to avoid further violence and for a peaceful and lasting solution to the situation through dialogue.”
The Peruvian Ombudsman has given the number of confirmed deaths resulting from the violence on 5 and 6 June 2009 as 33. 23 of these were members of the police force and 10 were civilians, including four members of indigenous communities.
Colin Burgon: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the government of Peru on the establishment of an independent investigation into the recent deaths of indigenous people during incidents of violence in Peru. [281386]
Chris Bryant: Since the outbreak of violence on 5 June we have urged all sides to avoid further violence and resolve the dispute through dialogue. This has included contacts between our ambassador to Peru together with EU colleagues and the Peruvian Foreign Minister and between our director for the Americas and the Peruvian ambassador to the UK. We are pleased that a formal dialogue mechanism has now been established between the Government and indigenous leaders. We welcome the Peruvian Government’s invitation to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People to investigate these events and the decision by the Peruvian Congress to appoint a multiparty Congressional Commission to carry out its own investigation.
Sri Lanka: EU External Trade
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to seek an end to the preferred trading arrangements which exist between the EU and Sri Lanka. [280291]
Mr. Michael Foster: I have been asked to reply.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake) on 1 June 2009, Official Report, column 75W.
Health
Accidents: Children
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were admitted to hospital as a result of an accident in school in each month of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [280449]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: I have been asked to reply.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has provided the information in the following table.
The table records figures for Great Britain. No fatal injuries were reported in this period.
| Non-fatal injuries to pupils/students( 1) to age 18, reported to all enforcing authorities( 2) , 2003 - 04 to 2007 - 08( 3,4) | |||||
| Year | |||||
| Month | 2003 - 04 | 2004 - 05 | 2005 - 06 | 2006 - 07 | 2007 - 08( 4) |
| (1) Identified by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2000) code 0002 ‘Student’. (2) Injuries are reported and defined under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995. These include injuries to employees, self-employed people and members of the public (including students). The information available under RIDDOR 95 includes two categories of severity for members of the public: fatal injuries and non-fatal injuries that cause a person to be taken from the site of the accident to hospital. (3,4) The annual basis is the planning year 1 April to 31 March. Statistics for planning year 2007/08 are currently provisional. | |||||
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