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The above information has been extracted from the Valuation Office Agency's operational database.

In response to how many businesses were listed at each port in each of those years I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 4 March 2010, Official Report, column 1335W.

Revenue and Customs: Data Protection

Mr. Duncan Smith: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people whose personal data was put at risk by HM Revenue and Customs data security incidents in 2008-09; [317292]

(2) what estimate he has made of the number of people whose personal data was inappropriately disclosed by HM Revenue and Customs in 2008-09; [317293]

(3) what progress HM Revenue and Customs has made towards meeting its target on the timeliness of reporting of data security incidents; [317300]

(4) what progress HM Revenue and Customs has made towards meeting its target on the reduction of data security incidents; [317301]

(5) what definition of a data security incident HM Revenue and Customs uses in relation to its departmental objective to reduce the number of such incidents by 2012; [317302]

Mr. Timms: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is committed to protecting the sensitive information it has access to. To drive performance in this area, HMRC has targets:

HMRC defines a data security incident as:

The Department's planned actions to achieve these targets are set out in its annual business plan. The Department's performance against these objectives is set out in its annual reports and resource accounts. These are available at:

It is not possible to provide accurate data regarding the total number of people whose personal data was put at risk or inappropriately disclosed during 2008-09.

Taxation

Mr. Duncan Smith: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to publish the Treasury Minute outlining the Government's response to the Second Report from the Committee of Public Accounts' HM Revenue and Customs: Improving the processing and collection of tax HC97. [323204]

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The Government's Treasury Minute response to the Committee of Public Accounts Report-HM Revenue and Customs: improving the processing and collection of tax was published as Cm 7818 on 11 March 2010.

Taxation: Business

Lorely Burt: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what consideration his Department has given to means of simplifying the tax system in respect of small businesses. [322806]

Mr. Timms: The Government are committed to simplifying the tax system where it can and has included simplicity as one of the six principles of the "Tax Framework for Business", on which it is currently consulting. Further information is available at:

Since 2006 the Government have brought forward measures that reduce administrative burdens imposed by the tax system on business by around £540 million
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per annum. More details on the steps being taken to reduce burdens on small businesses are set out in the series of HM Revenue and Customs reports on "Delivering a new relationship with business", available at:

Valuation Office Agency: Local Government

Robert Neill: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2010, Official Report, column 806W, on the Valuation Office: local government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the request for a legislative gateway submitted by the Valuation Office Agency. [323083]

Ian Pearson: HM Revenue and Customs consider this an internal policy document relating to the formulation of tax policy and should not be published.

Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Valuebill XML schema has the capacity to transfer building control notice data. [323545]

Ian Pearson: No.

Valuation Office Agency: Manpower

Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) assessment officers, (b) staff working in the former statutory ports and (c) staff of the Valuation Office Agency there were in each year since 1999. [322288]

Ian Pearson: In answer to (a) and (b), I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 2 March 2010, Official Report, column 1021W.

The average number of full-time equivalent staff employed at the Valuation Office Agency from 1999-2000 to 2008-09 was:

Average number of staff employed during the year (full- time equivalents)

1999-2000

4,016

2000-01

3,948

2001-02

3,814

2002-03

3,843

2003-04

4,436

2004-05

4,955

2005-06

5,084

2006-07

4,428

2007-08

4,096

2008-09

3,843


Transport

Aerials: Planning Permission

Robert Neill: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what guidance his Department has issued to Network Rail on the requirement for environmental impact assessments to be undertaken in respect of its telecommunications masts under the terms of the EU Directive on Strategic Environmental Assessment, 2001/42/EC. [323159]


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Chris Mole: The Department for Transport has given no explicit advice to Network Rail on the requirement to undertake environmental impact assessments under the terms of EU Directive 2001/42/EC.

Aviation: Accidents

Graham Stringer: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many incidents were recorded of objects falling from commercial aeroplanes over the UK in each of the last five years; and how many such objects have caused (a) personal injury and (b) damage to buildings. [323015]

Paul Clark: The statistics requested are set out in the following table.

Reports Damage Injury

Aircraft components (commercial aircraft)

2010

(1)-

(1)-

(1)-

2009

4

0

0

2008

5

0

0

2007

3

0

0

2006

1

0

0

2005

4

1

0

Ice (all aircraft)

2010

2

2

0

2009

22

13

1

2008

19

11

0

2007

25

17

0

2006

27

17

1

2005

27

18

0

(1) No reports so far

BAM Nuttall

Mr. Paice: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many infrastructure projects funded in part or in whole by his Department are under construction by BAM Nuttall; how many of those projects are (a) design and build projects, (b) being financed under the pain/gain mechanism and (c) past their target completion date. [320588]

Chris Mole: The Highways Agency currently has three maintenance projects under construction by BAM Nuttall. The details are as follows:

Project Title (a and b) Type (c) Target Completion Date

A5 Beech Road-M1 Junction 9 Lighting Renewal

Pain and Gain Mechanism

31 March 2010

M3 Hard Shoulder Strengthening Phase 1

Pain and Gain Mechanism

30 April 2010

M3 Hard Shoulder Strengthening Phase 2

Pain and Gain Mechanism

30 April 2010


For local major schemes it is the responsibility of the promoting authority to decide on the most suitable procurement route. From the local major schemes currently under construction in which the Department for Transport has agreed to contribute funding, the following table provides information on those being constructed by BAM Nuttall.


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Project Name (a and b) Type of Contract (c) Completion Target Date

Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

Design and Build including a Pain and Gain Mechanism.

February 2009

Connecting Derby Phase 2 and 3

Pain and Gain Mechanism

December 2010


The Department is also providing funding to a number of Community Infrastructure Fund schemes. One of which is the South East Hampshire Rapid Transit Phase 1 scheme between Fareham and Gosport. BAM Nuttall was appointed by Hampshire county council to deliver the main construction aspects of the scheme. This contract is a standard construction contract using a priced bill of quantities. A target completion date as such is not applicable as community infrastructure funding is made available up until 31 March 2011.

Departmental Lost Property

John Mason: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what property has been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen from his Department in the last 12 months; and what estimate has been made of the cost of the replacement of that property. [322083]

Chris Mole: The Department for Transport includes seven agencies, a shared service centre and the central Department, with a total staff of over 19,000. The figures provided here for lost and stolen property are for the entire Department including its agencies and shared service centre. The figures provided do not include losses or thefts where records are not available, where equipment has not been procured centrally, or where such losses or thefts were not reported.

The number of items of lost and stolen property from the Department in the last 12 months and their total estimated replacement cost are as follows.


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Item Lost Stolen Estimated cost (£)

Laptop computers

2

18

7,972.00

PC

-

1

500.00

Laptop encryption dongles

9

1

250.00

Blackberry

15

4

5,130.00

Blackberry charger

3

-

24.34

Iron Key memory stick

-

2

55.87

Mobile phone

22

4

806.00

USB broadband modem

-

1

50.00

Satellite navigation

1

-

79.99

PC mouse

4

-

40.00

PC keyboard

1

-

10.00

Radios

1

1

400.00

Cash

3

-

15.00

Watch

3

-

(1)-

Pair of cufflinks

1

-

(1)-

Silver coloured metal three flowers/butterflies stones

1

-

(1)-

Keys

1

-

(1)-

Wallet

3

-

(1)-

Phillips shaver white blue

1

-

(1)-

Black strap watch gents

1

-

(1)-

Leather money holder with £5.55 inside

1

-

(1)-

Ladies purse

1

-

(1)-

Metal framed glasses

1

1

(1)-

Gold bracelet

1

-

(1)-

Black hat

1

-

(1)-

USB con

1

-

(1)-

Photograph

1

-

(1)-

Bag

1

-

(1)-

Encryption fob

1

-

(1)-

Brown bag

1

-

(1)-

Pair of cufflinks

1

-

(1)-

Black umbrella

1

-

(1)-

Travel dress and money

1

-

(1)-

Bracelet

1

-

(1)-

Whole metal propel pencil

1

-

(1)-

Radio terminal

2

-

(1)-

Shirts

1

-

(1)-

Wash bag

1

1

(1)-

Diamond solitaire ring

1

-

(1)-

Grit from grit bin

-

1

(1)-

Bikes

-

2

(1)-


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