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Motor Vehicles: Lighting
Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what research (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have undertaken on the effectiveness of (i) halogen and (ii) bi-xenon headlights. [318636]
Paul Clark: The Department for Transport has commissioned two studies related to the effectiveness of halogen and bi-xenon headlights.
TRL carried out a review of existing research on gas discharge (i.e. bi-xenon) headlights in 1994 to assist in the development of European regulations on the subject.
In 2000, ICE ergonomics at Loughborough University studied headlight glare and driver vision to help establish a basis against which future headlamp performance requirements might be assessed.
Railway Network
Norman Baker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many new miles of railway track have been (a) brought into use and (b) laid at each location since 1997. [319072]
Chris Mole [holding answer 26 February 2010]: The Department for Transport does not hold information on when and where railway track has been added to or taken away from the national network.
This is an operational matter for Network Rail as the owner and operator of the national rail network. The hon. Member should contact Network Rail's chief executive at the following address for a response to this question:
Iain Coucher
Chief Executive
Network Rail
Kings Place
90 York Way
London, N1 9AG.
Railways
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, columns 199-201W, on railways, if he will have discussions with the Association of Train Operating Companies on amending National Rail Conditions of Carriage to permit surfboards to be transported on trains. [319691]
Chris Mole: Wider discussions are already taking place between the Department for Transport and the Association of Train Operating Companies about the National Rail Conditions of Carriage. At the same time a general review of the Conditions of Carriage is under way to ensure that they are in accordance with current consumer law.
The Association of Train Operating Companies has reviewed in particular the table in Section II Appendix B relating to the carriage of specified articles, including surfboards. The outputs of this review will be a proposal from the Association of Train Operating Companies on behalf of their members for the approval of the Secretary of State.
Roads: Flooding
Sarah Teather: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much his Department has spent on repairs to flood-damaged roads and related infrastructure in each of the last five years. [318661]
Mr. Khan: Following the 2007 summer floods this Department allocated £41 million funding to 10 local authorities to assist them to repair damage to their local highways caused by flooding. In 2009 this Department allocated £2.6 million to Northumberland to assist them repair damage to their highways caused by flooding.
This Department is currently working with Cumbria county council to assist them to identify the full damage to their highways network caused by flooding in November. To date, the authority have been allocated £4.6 million to cover the costs of establishing a temporary road bridge in Workington over the River Derwent to replace those damaged or destroyed. In addition the Army erected a temporary footbridge also over the River Derwent in Workington at a cost to the Government of £1 million.
This Department has agreed to contribute £30,000 towards the costs of short-term project management for Cumbria county council to develop their transport infrastructure recovery plan.
Because of the closure of the road bridges in Workington a temporary rail station at North Workington has opened and additional rail services have been put in place to allow transport across the River Derwent. The estimated cost to this Department of funding the additional rail services until May 2010 is £1.2 million.
Prime Minister
Binyam Mohamed
David Davis: To ask the Prime Minister if he will publish the report on Binyam Mohamed which the Intelligence and Security Committee has made to him. [318917]
The Prime Minister: This will be published alongside the Intelligence and Security Committee's views on the consolidated guidance to intelligence officers and service personnel on standards during the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas.
Bullying
Mr. Maude: To ask the Prime Minister with reference to the answer of 1 September 2009, Official Report, column 1815W, on Civil Service: bullying, how many complaints of bullying in the workplace have been made by Downing Street employees in each year since 2007. [318322]
The Prime Minister: I refer the right hon. Member to the press briefing given by the official spokesman on 22 February 2010. A transcript of this is available on the No. 10 website at:
Departmental Internet
Mr. Heald: To ask the Prime Minister how many designs for its website his Office has commissioned since 2005. [318644]
The Prime Minister: My Office has commissioned one design for its website since 2005.
Detainees
Mr. Hague: To ask the Prime Minister with reference to the statement of 18 March 2009, Official Report, columns 55-56WS, on detainees, when he expects to publish guidance to intelligence officers and service personnel on standards during the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas; and for what reason its publication has been delayed. [318802]
The Prime Minister: The Government remain committed to publishing the guidance as soon as the views of the Intelligence and Security Committee have been received.
Mr. Hague: To ask the Prime Minister with reference to the statement of 18 March 2009, Official Report, columns 55-56WS, on detainees, whether the Intelligence Services Commissioner has conducted his first annual review of compliance with the guidance to intelligence officers and service personnel on standards during the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas; and if he will make a statement. [318803]
The Prime Minister: Sir Peter Gibson's role in monitoring compliance with the guidance will commence when the consolidated guidance is published and in operational use.
Electoral Systems: Referendums
Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Prime Minister if he will consider the merits of including in any referendum held on electoral reform questions to include public support for (a) the Lisbon treaty and (b) Trident replacement. [319669]
The Prime Minister: I have no plans to do so.
Health
Autism
Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what account will be taken of the mental health needs of adults with autism in the forthcoming adult autism strategy. [318965]
Phil Hope: The autism strategy aims to ensure that mainstream public services become more inclusive of people with autism. This will mean ensuring that individuals' needs-including mental health needs-are assessed and that people with autism get the right kind of support to address their assessed needs.
Derek Wyatt: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to publish the delivery plan for the adult autism strategy. [318973]
Phil Hope: The delivery plan, scheduled for publication in March 2010, will set out in more detail the timescale for delivery in the first year. Further delivery plans will be prepared for the second and third years of the strategy.
Derek Wyatt: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has commissioned an autism prevalence study; and if he will make a statement. [319257]
Phil Hope: The NHS Information Centre (IC) issued invitations to tender to short list potential providers, to deliver much clearer information on the prevalence of autism in the population.
The procurement exercise is now nearing its conclusion and the NHS IC is looking to award the contract by the end of the month. The Department hopes to publish the findings in spring 2011.
David Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2010, Official Report, columns 1042W, on autism, when he plans to publish the delivery plan for the adult autism strategy to be produced under section 1 of the Autism Act 2009. [319640]
Phil Hope: The delivery plan, scheduled for publication in March 2010, will set out in more detail the timescale for delivery in the first year. Further delivery plans will be prepared for the second and third years of the strategy.
Blood: Contamination
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people there are with bleeding disorders infected with (a) hepatitis C and (b) HIV as a result of being treated with contaminated blood products. [318623]
Gillian Merron: Based on historical data on clotting factor exposure, the United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors' Organisation estimates that there were 2,807 patients with bleeding disorders still living on 31 March 2009, who had been exposed to hepatitis C through contaminated blood products. Of these, around 15 per cent. would be expected to have cleared the virus naturally.
Source:
UK Haemophilia Centres Doctors' Organisation Annual Report 2009 and Bleeding Disorder Statistics for the Financial Year 2008-09 (September 2009), table 15.
The number of patients with bleeding disorders infected with HIV, who were still living on 31 March 2009, is 346.
Source:
The Macfarlane Trust Annual Financial Report for the Year Ending 31 March 2009.
Care UK: Greater Manchester
Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been assessed and treated by the Greater Manchester clinical assessment and treatment centre operated by Care UK since its inception. [319687]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: Since service commenced in February 2009, 24,596 patients have been discharged by the Greater Manchester clinical assessment and treatment service.
Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse (a) per annum and (b) per patient of treatment of each type at the clinical assessment and treatment service operated by Care UK in Greater Manchester. [319833]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The estimated per annum cost of treatment of each type undertaken by the Greater Manchester clinical assessment and treatment service (CATS) is shown in table 1 as follows.
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