High Speed 1
Esther McVey: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the net financial value to the Exchequer has been of (a) the let of a concession to manage the High Speed 1 infrastructure and (b) franchise payments for High Speed 1 since 2009. [63078]
Mrs Villiers: A 30-year concession for HS1 was sold in 2010 for £2.1 billion to High Speed 1 Limited. There are no franchise payments associated with the HS1 concession.
High Speed 1 Limited's income comes from the track and station access payments it receives from Southeastern and Eurostar International Limited for using the railway, together with car parking, retail and advertising income at stations.
IBM
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many contracts his Department holds with IBM; and what the (a) purpose and (b) monetary value of each such contract is. [58682]
Norman Baker: Out of the Department for Transport and its seven executive agencies, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) holds one contract with IBM. The core purpose of this contract is to run and maintain the DVLA information technology infrastructure. The contract also includes the design, development and support of new and enhanced systems and services to DVLA specification. The monetary value of the contract is £150 million per annum and the contract runs until September 2015.
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Liverpool Cruise Terminal
Mr Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with (a) representatives of Peel Holdings and (b) Associated British Ports on the future operational role of the Liverpool cruise terminal; on what date such meetings took place; and if he will make a statement. [66202]
Mike Penning: The Department has held no meetings with Peel Holdings or Associated British Ports specifically on this subject, although the matter has been mentioned in the course of other business with each of them at various times. The Department's consultation, on the proposal to remove its objection to use of the terminal for turnaround operations, closes on 15 September, and we shall welcome responses from both companies.
Motorcycles
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department has taken to encourage the development and use of electrically-powered motorcycles. [62378]
Norman Baker:
Passenger cars are by some distance the biggest source of emissions from road transport,
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accounting for almost 60% of total UK domestic CO2 transport emissions, compared to less than 1% accounted for by motorcycles. As such, the focus of Government support is on cars as that will have the biggest impact on greenhouse gas emissions from road transport. We recognise that electric motorcycles offer environmental benefits compared to conventional motorcycles, and they are already zero rated for VED purposes and exempt from fuel duty. Electric motorbikes are able to access the re-charging infrastructure installed as part of the plugged-in places programme.
Motorcycles: Driving Tests
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many motorcycle driving tests in each engine class were taken (a) between April 2008 and March 2009 and (b) between April 2009 and March 2010; and how many test sites were in operation in each period. [67729]
Mike Penning: The number of motorcycle driving tests in each engine class taken between (a) April 2008 and March 2009 and (b) April 2009 and March 2010; and the number of test sites in operation in each period are shown as follows:
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National Security Council
Steve Rotheram: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many meetings he has had with the National Security Adviser since the creation of the National Security Council. [67324]
Mr Philip Hammond: I attend the National Security Council when the discussions include transport security matters and the National Security Adviser is present at such meetings. I have not held any separate meetings with the National Security Adviser.
Network Rail
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what work his Department has undertaken with Network Rail on improving rail asset information. [64127]
Mrs Villiers: Network Rail has an obligation in its network licence to maintain appropriate, accurate and readily accessible information about its railway assets, including their condition, capability and capacity. The network licence is enforced by the Office of Rail Regulation in accordance with its economic enforcement policy, which states that it will concentrate on serious or systemic issues.
Stephen Barclay: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on measures to notify (a) the Office of Rail Regulation and (b) Parliament of compromise agreements paid by Network Rail out of the public purse. [66520]
Mrs Villiers: Network Rail is a private sector company which, in line with other employers, is subject to relevant employment legislation and directives. Questions on the details of its employment practices are for the company to answer.
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North East Interim Regional Transport Board
Mr Nicholas Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the status is of the North East Interim Regional Transport Board; and what the composition is of that board. [61552]
Norman Baker: I refer the right hon. Gentleman to my answer of 15 June 2011, Official Report, column 835W, to his earlier question on this matter, and have nothing further to add.
Office of Rail Regulation
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what discussions he has had with the Office of Rail Regulation on (a) a review of rail industry change and the consultation process and (b) amendments to contracts and the Network Code; [64111]
(2) what consideration his Department and the Office of Rail Regulation have given to issuing a statement on (a) partnership working between train operating companies and Network Rail and (b) treatment of resulting costs and benefits; [64116]
(3) what work his Department has done on the proposals of the final independent report of the rail value for money study for devolved route infrastructure management by Network Rail infrastructure managers; [64117]
(4) what work his Department has undertaken on the proposals in the final independent report of the rail value for money study for the vertical integration of train operations and infrastructure management in the (a) Sussex, (b) Kent, (c) South Eastern, (d) Wales and (e) Western regions; and if he will make a statement; [64120]
(5) whether his Department has carried out (a) a cost-benefit analysis and (b) any other work on the proposal of the final independent report of the rail value for money study to allow independent ownership of at least one route infrastructure management by 2014-15; [64121]
(6) what work his Department has carried out with Network Rail on the proposals to create a northern operating route out of the London North Western and London North Eastern routes contained in the final independent report of the rail value for money study; [64122]
(7) whether his Department plans to undertake an assessment of the implications for rail safety of the proposals for Network Rail to devolve safety functions to route infrastructure managers in the final independent report of the rail value for money study; [64123]
(8) what his policy is on the future of the network grant; [64125]
(9) whether he plans to undertake an assessment of the effect on competition between train-operating companies of proposals for 30-year vertically integrated train operations and infrastructure management franchises. [64129]
Mrs Villiers:
The Department for Transport has received Sir Roy McNulty's final report on the value for money of the railway. The Department will be working closely with the Office of Rail Regulation and the rail industry
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over the next few months to analyse Sir Roy's recommendations and to develop proposals for the reform of the industry. The Government plan to publish our proposals for the future of the rail industry before the end of the year.
Pedestrian Crossings: Carnforth
David Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has had discussions with Lancashire county council on placing a pedestrian crossing on Market street in Carnforth. [62328]
Norman Baker: The Department for Transport has had no discussions with Lancashire county council regarding this pedestrian crossing. The provision of pedestrian crossings is a local matter for the relevant local highway authority.
Rail Value for Money Review
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent in each cost category in providing the independent report of the rail value for money study. [R] [58590]
Mrs Villiers [holding answer 13 June 2011]:The total forecast cost of the report to 27 May 2011 was £3,240,832. The breakdown of costs is as follows:
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Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost to the public purse was of the final independent report of the rail value for money study; how much was spent on (a) staffing costs and (b) consultant costs; and how much each consultant was paid. [61233]
Mrs Villiers: I refer the hon. Lady to my answer given today to the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) (UIN 58590), which sets out the total forecast cost of the rail value for money study.
The forecast staff costs include seven core staff paid for by the Department (at a total cost of £968,638) and two further personnel remunerated by the Office of Rail Regulation (at a total cost of £85,224), a total of £1,053,862. In addition, staff were seconded from the Department and the ORR on an ad hoc basis to provide support to the study.
The total forecast consultancy expenditure is £2,063,094. Consultancy expenditure is set out in the following table:
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Railways
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the involvement of train operating companies in the High Level Output Specification process. [64124]
Mrs Villiers: Our policy is one of active involvement. Train operating companies are working with Network Rail to develop an initial industry plan, expected to be published in September 2011, which will inform the Government of the areas the industry seeks the High Level Output Specification (HLOS) to cover. The companies participate in the Government's cross-industry joint planning group, which has been providing guidance on the format the output might take since 2009.
Railways: Contracts
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with which train suppliers and for how many vehicles his Department has (a) reached contract signature and (b) announced preferred bidder status since 2004. [65193]
Mrs Villiers [holding answer 11 July 2011]: The Department has reached preferred bidder status with Agility trains for around 600 IEP vehicles and with a consortium of Siemens plc and Cross London Trains (XLT) for around 1,200 Thameslink vehicles. Neither of these have reached contract signature yet.
The Department facilitated Virgin Rail Projects Ltd and Angel Trains Ltd entering into a contract with Alstom for 106 additional Pendolino carriages in 2008.
Railways: Electrification
Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) extending his plans for electrification of the rail network and ordering more full electric trains and (b) retaining his existing rail electrification proposals operated by hybrid trains over the next 10 years. [58765]
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Mrs Villiers: The Government have committed to delivering an investment of over £5.5 billion in the electrification of the network and to a new fleet of intercity express trains and made the estimate over a 30-year period.
The operation of bi-mode trains is cheaper for those less busy sections of the network where electrification cannot be justified and allows through long distance service to London to continue.
Railways: Fares
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 March 2011, Official Report, column 1062W, on railways: finance, what progress his Department has made in its engagement with the rail industry on an agreement on the effects on levels of Government (a) subsidy to and (b) premia received from train operating companies of the increase in rail fares by retail prices index plus three per cent. for three years from January 2012. [64146]
Mrs Villiers [holding answer 5 July 2011]: Progress is being made on refining the contractual changes to subsidy and premia that the Department expects to recover from train operating companies for this change in fares regulation.
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether there will be a public consultation on the findings of the review of rail fares policy announced in the McNulty review; what stage that review has reached; and when he last met representatives of the Association of Train Operating Companies to discuss the fares review. [65716]
Mrs Villiers: Ministers regularly discuss a range of issues with ATOC. The most recent meeting specifically to discuss fares reform was on 21 June 2011. We are still considering the scope of the review, including the timetable and process for engagement.
Railways: Fees and Charges
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider the merits of amending the penalty fares policy and rules to allow passengers travelling with an advance ticket and travelling on a service other than that specified on that ticket to pay the difference between what they have paid for that ticket and the fare appropriate to the service on which they are travelling. [63965]
Mrs Villiers: The scope of the forthcoming fares review is under consideration.
Railways: Finance
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much his Department paid Steer Davies Gleave for the work carried out as part of the final independent report of the rail value for money study; [64112]
(2) how much his Department paid (a) Oxera, (b) Arup and (c) Frontier Economics for work commissioned by the final independent report of the rail value for money study. [64115]
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Mrs Villiers: I refer the hon. Lady to the answer I have given her today (UIN 61233), which sets out the direct payments to third parties engaged in producing work for the independent report of the rail value for money study.
Railways: Franchises
Jessica Morden: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on requiring franchise bidders to guarantee a minimum number of trains to stop at each station in a franchise area. [64031]
Mrs Villiers: The policy for each franchise will be considered during the re-letting process, in light of public consultation. The Department is currently consulting on the total quantum of stops outlined in the trains service requirement of the draft invitation to tender (ITT) for the Intercity West Coast franchise. This draft ITT sets out the proposals for that franchise and the consultation can be found at:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/publications/rail-passenger-franchise-intercity-west-coast/
The consultation closes on 17 August 2011.
Railways: Lee Valley
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to make an announcement on expenditure on the Lee Valley main line between Coppermill Junction and Broxbourne Junction. [66419]
Mrs Villiers: The rail industry is currently preparing its recommended priorities for the next railway control period (Control Period 5 from 2014-15 to 2018-19). The next high-level output specification, setting out the railway outputs required by the Secretary of State for Transport in Control Period 5 will be published in July 2012. It will then be for the rail industry to determine how the outputs are delivered, subject to oversight by the Office of Rail Regulation.
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has any plans to install new segregated train tracks from Brimsdown, north of Tottenham Hale station, to south of Coppermill Junction; and if he will make a statement. [66447]
Mrs Villiers: Network Rail is considering options for new tracks in the Brimsdown and Coppermill Junction areas in its development of the London and south-east route utilisation strategy. The final version of the strategy is expected to be published shortly and will inform the Government's next high-level output specification covering rail investment from 2014.
Railways: Midlands
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which companies have been shortlisted to provide additional rolling stock for the London Midland passenger rail franchise; and when he expects to announce the award of the contract. [65237]
Mrs Villiers:
The procurement of additional rolling stock for the London Midland passenger rail franchise is combined with a procurement of similar trains by the
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TransPennine Express franchise. The Department is not procuring these trains and therefore is unable to disclose this information.
The Department is in negotiation with both train operating companies regarding the commercial terms for operating such trains. Should commercial agreement be reached between the parties, an announcement will be made later this year.
Railways: North-west
Esther McVey: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from businesses in the north-west on high-speed rail. [62601]
Mr Philip Hammond: Overall, the business community in the north-west has demonstrated significant support for the Government's proposals on high-speed rail, including in representations to the Department.
Railways: Passengers
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Network Rail's northern route utilisation Strategy, what plans his Department has to make provision for projected increases in passenger numbers to Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle up to 2024. [62388]
Mrs Villiers: We announced on 13 April the provision of an extra 2,000 seats for West Yorkshire commuters as part of the 650 extra carriages we have committed to introduce across the network by 2014. Our plans beyond 2014 will be set out in 2012 and will take account of the initial industry plan the rail industry intends to publish later this year.
Railways: Public Finance
Mr Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much public funding was provided for (a) rail transport, (b) roads, (c) shipping and ports and (d) airports in the latest period for which figures are available. [64400]
Norman Baker: The Department's Supply Estimates give details of the amount of public funding made available for 2011-12 and can be found at:
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/dft_main_supply_ estimates_april11.pdf
The Estimate shows the full funding provided for rail transport at Estimate Lines D, E and F. Roads are at Lines A and C; in addition, £806 million of the amount shown for local authorities in Line B is for capital road maintenance.
Line L shows funding for aviation, maritime, security and safety. Within this, the public funding for shipping and ports is £20.2 million, but there is no public funding specifically for airports.
Railways: Safety
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to investigate the circumstances in which two trains came close to collision near Burnham on 4 June 2011. [64132]
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Mrs Villiers: The role of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is to conduct investigations into the types of accident or incident that the industry is obliged to notify us about, which are defined in the Schedules to the Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005.
The event on 4 June 2011 at Burnham occurred after the signaller at Slough had authorised a train to pass signal DM20 at danger. During the previous day, there had been signal failures caused by vandalism between Taplow and Burnham and work continued during the morning of the 4th to repair the problems which had led to some signals in the area being held at red.
Operational procedures exist to cover such situations which may arise, for example because the signal itself is defective. When a signaller permits a driver to pass a signal at danger, the driver is instructed to proceed at caution and be prepared to stop short of any obstruction.
On this occasion, the signaller incorrectly instructed the driver to pass the signal at danger. However, the driver correctly applied the rule book procedure and ensured that the train proceeded slowly and was able to stop well short of the train ahead, without the use of emergency braking. Consequently, while the trains where physically in relatively close proximity (circa 100 yards), they were not at risk of collision. Under these circumstances, the event was not notifiable to the RAIB according to the legislation.
However, it had been identified by the RAIB duty co-ordinator, from the daily log provided by Network Rail, as an incident where further information should be obtained. As a result, the RAIB decided that it was appropriate to leave the investigation to the industry, which has a duty to investigate.
Railways: South-west
Andrea Leadsom: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has any plans to electrify the lines between (a) London Paddington and Penzance stations and (b) Bristol Temple Meads and Exeter St David's stations. [64061]
Mrs Villiers [holding answer 5 July 2011]: The Government support a progressive electrification of the railway to support our carbon and cost-reduction goals, where the economic case is sound and as resources allow.
As detailed in the Secretary of State for Transport's statement to the House on 1 March 2011, Official Report, column 185, we are committed to electrifying the Great Western main line from London Paddington to Didcot, Newbury, Bristol and Cardiff. We have no current plans to electrify the lines beyond to Penzance and Exeter St David stations.
Railways: Theft
Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what steps he has taken to prevent rail cable theft in Wales; [59782]
(2) how many rail cable thefts there were in Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available; [59794]
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(3) what estimate he has made of the costs of (a) replacing cables and (b) disruption to services following cable theft in the latest period for which figures are available. [59795]
Norman Baker: Prevention of rail crimes is a matter for the British Transport police (BTP). Cable theft is a crime which hits the railway particularly hard and causes levels of disruption out of all proportion to the value of the material stolen. That is why the BTP is in the forefront of efforts to tackle the problem, working with Network Rail, the train operators, other police forces, the scrap metal industry and others with an interest. In addition, I recently met with interested parties in the rail industry to discuss this problem.
Methods used to deter and catch the thieves include: a dedicated BTP task force with increased patrols, intelligence-led policing and additional dedicated officers; the use of the Network Rail helicopter, CCTV, forensic marking, trembler alarms and other devices to protect the cable; the introduction of new type of cable that is easier to identify and harder to steal; and fast response teams to get trains on the move as quickly as possible following an incident.
Information relating to the cost of replacement cables and disruption to services is not held by the Department for Transport but by Network Rail. It is not possible to provide the information by area but the national figures for cable theft (May 2011) are detailed as follows:
| Financial year | Number of incidents (1) | Delay minutes (2) | Compensation cost (3) (£) | Total cost (4) (£) |
| (1) Number of incidents which caused delay to the operational network. It does not include thefts from depots, engineering sites or redundant cable. (2) Delay minutes show the inconvenience experienced by the passenger and vary with each incident. If the theft is on a busy mainline then they rack up much quicker than on quieter suburban lines. Delay per incident is decreasing as Network Rail teams become more efficient at locating and fixing the problem. (3) Compensation costs (known as schedule 8 costs) are paid to train and freight operators for the disruption caused by the delay. This is a substantial part of the cost to the industry of cable theft but does not include the cost of staff time to repair and replace the cable, replacement cable itself and the cost of mitigation measures such as security patrols and investment in new technology. The amount of compensation paid depends on the type of services delayed. (4) Total cost comprises schedule 8 (compensation to train operators), as well as the average cost of replacement cable; average maintenance cost of attending to the fault and average opportunity cost of diverting this labour from elsewhere. This figure is only available as a national figure as it is an estimation based on averages. | ||||
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Railways: Tickets
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the recommendations of the final independent report of the rail value for money study, whether he plans to establish a pilot scheme in conjunction with a train operating company to trial smart card season tickets. [67755]
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Mrs Villiers: There are currently four train operating companies (South West Trains, London Midland, East Midlands Trains and Southern) that have franchise commitments to implement ITSO smart ticketing schemes including the use of smart card season tickets.
Railways: Vandalism
Mr Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases of vandalism of railway tracks in each (a) county and (b) region were reported in each of the last five years; what the average annual cost of repairing vandalism to the rail network has been in the last five years; and what initiatives are being pursued to prevent vandalism of the rail network. [67789]
Mrs Villiers: The information requested is not held by the Department for Transport, but by the British Transport Police and Network Rail, which hold the primary responsibility for combating vandalism on the national rail network.
The hon. Gentleman may wish to direct his question to the British Transport Police and Network Rail at the following addresses for a response to his questions:
British Transport Police
25 Camden Road
London
NW1 9LN.
E-mail: parliament@btp.pnn.police.uk
David Higgins
Chief Executive
Network Rail
Kings Place
90 York Way
London
N1 9AG.
Road Signs and Markings
Mark Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) visibility and (b) distance criteria are for the installation of solid double white lines on class (i) A, (ii) B and (iii) C roads in England. [62512]
Norman Baker: Visibility and distance criteria for solid double white lines are not regulated. The Traffic Signs Manual, chapter 5, section 5, available on the Department for Transport website at:
http://www2.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tss/tsmanual/trafficsignsmanualchapter5.pdf
gives advice on the appropriate procedure for determining whether they should be installed. The selection criteria are independent of road class.
ScotRail: Rolling Stock
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the delivery into service of the Class 380 electric multiple-unit trains and depot procured from Siemens for the Scotrail passenger rail franchise. [65243]
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Mrs Villiers: The Secretary of State for Transport, has made no assessment of the Class 380 electric multiple trains and depots procured for the Scotrail passenger franchise as this is a devolved matter for Transport Scotland.
Serco
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many contracts his Department holds with Serco; and what the (a) purpose and (b) monetary value of each such contract is. [58651]
Norman Baker: The Department for Transport and its agencies hold five contracts with Serco. The purpose and monetary value of each contract is shown in the following table.
In addition, Serco is a prime subcontractor on another contract and is in joint venture arrangements with other suppliers on a further two. The purpose and monetary value for these contracts are shown in the following table.
Shared Service Centre
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent progress his Department has made on divestment of its shared service centre; and if he will make a statement. [67073]
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Norman Baker: The Department for Transport's board decided on 9 December 2010 that its preferred option for the shared service centre in Swansea was that it would be divested to a private sector provider. In taking this decision, the board has committed to buying shared services from the new owner for up to 10 years and plans to require the new owner to retain a significant presence in Swansea.
The actual process of looking for a new provider began on 18 July with the issuance of a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). It is expected that the divestment process will be completed by May 2012.
Shipping: EU Action
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals his Department has made to the International Maritime Organisation in the course of the organisation's work on European standards on ship's navigation bridge visibility. [64106]
Mike Penning: Neither the UK on its own nor the European Union collectively has submitted formal proposals to the International Maritime Organization about European standards on navigation bridge visibility for ships.
Shipping: Emissions
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the effects of lower sulphur emission levels in emission control areas on freight shipping. [67753]
Mike Penning: The Department for Transport's Maritime and Coastguard Agency commissioned a report entitled ‘Impact Assessment for the revised Annex VI of MARPOL’, which was completed in 2009 and includes consideration of the costs for the shipping industry and other stakeholders of implementing the lower sulphur emission levels in emission control areas.
South West Trains: Rolling Stock
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which companies have been shortlisted to provide additional rolling stock for the South West Trains passenger rail franchise; and when he expects to announce the award of the contract. [65240]
Mrs Villiers: The Department is not procuring these trains and therefore is unable to disclose this information. The train operator is leading on this procurement.
The Department is in negotiation with Stagecoach South West Trains regarding the commercial terms for operating such trains. Should commercial agreement be reached, an announcement will be made in due course.
Thameslink: Rolling Stock
Stephen Twigg: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the decision to award the Thameslink contract to an overseas consortium. [63922]
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Mrs Villiers [holding answer 5 July 2011]: The requirements of EU law mean that Ministers are not permitted to discuss the details of individual bids for contracts before they are awarded. The invitation to tender produced in 2008 specified the evaluation criteria by which bids for the Thameslink contract would be judged. The Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills have subsequently discussed the award of the Thameslink contract and its implications and have jointly written to the Prime Minister outlining their proposals for the growth review to include consideration of the way EU procurement rules are applied in the UK, a proposal the Prime Minister has agreed to.
Mr Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date (a) officials in his Department were, (b) Ministers in his Department were and (c) he was informed of the outcome of the tender for the Thameslink rolling stock contract. [64750]
Mrs Villiers [holding answer 11 July 2011]: DFT officials confirmed the result of the procurement evaluation on an anonymised basis and made a recommendation to a DFT board sub-committee meeting on 4 May 2011. The Secretary of State for Transport was asked to endorse this recommendation, with the bids still anonymised, on 12 May 2011. He was informed of the bidders’ identities later that same day after he had endorsed the recommendation.
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what submissions from members of the public he has received on the announcement of Siemens as the preferred bidder for the Thameslink contract. [65651]
Mrs Villiers: As of 11 July I had received 270 submissions from members of the public on the announcement of Siemens and Cross London Trains as the preferred bidder for the Thameslink contract.
Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the Thameslink contract to domestic economic output; and if he will make a statement. [65659]
Mrs Villiers [holding answer 13 July 2011]: The evaluation criteria set for the Thameslink procurement by the previous Government do not include an assessment of domestic economic output. Under European procurement rules, it is not permitted to specify the location of manufacturing facilities as a condition of contract awards. Siemens has indicated that this contract would generate up to 2,000 jobs in the UK.
Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 June 2011, Official Report, columns 85-86WS, on Thameslink rolling stock, whether he took steps to establish the likely effect on domestic employment levels of the announcement of the preferred bidder; and whether such matters were taken into account during the tendering process. [65661]
Mrs Villiers
[holding answer 13 July 2011]: The criteria against which bids for the Thameslink rolling stock contract were judged were set by the previous
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Government and included an evaluation of affordability, value for money and deliverability. The likely effect on domestic employment levels was not one of the evaluation criteria specified in the invitation to tender.
I understand that Bombardier is currently reviewing its UK operation. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with support from the Department for Transport, has set up an economic response task force to help ensure that the rail industry supply chain in Derby and elsewhere exploits all opportunities in the UK and overseas.
Siemens, the nominated preferred bidder for Thameslink, has stated that up to 2,000 new jobs will be created in the UK as a result of the contract, comprising train component manufacturing, construction of the depots and subsequent maintenance of the new fleet of trains.
Chris Williamson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 June 2011, Official Report, columns 85-6WS, on Thameslink rolling stock, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the announcement of the preferred bidder for the Thameslink contract on east-midlands companies operating in the rail sector. [65795]
Mrs Villiers: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given to the right hon. Member for Southampton, Itchen (Mr Denham) today (UIN 63731).
Chris Williamson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 June 2011, Official Report, columns 85-6WS, on Thameslink rolling stock, what consideration the Government gave to the findings of the 2009 report produced by URS Corporation Limited for Derby city council, the East Midlands Development Agency and Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce in assessing the bid from Bombardier for the Thameslink contract. [65796]
Mrs Villiers: The report to which the hon. Gentleman refers was not considered in the evaluation of the bids regarding the Thameslink rolling stock project since it was not relevant to the criteria set for the procurement by the previous Government.
Chris Williamson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effects of job losses arising from the appointment of Siemens as preferred bidder for the Thameslink rolling stock project. [66293]
Mr Philip Hammond: I have regular discussions with my Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of issues.
Mr Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of Derby and the surrounding area of the decision to award the Thameslink contract to an overseas consortium. [63731]
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Mrs Villiers: The criteria against which bids for the Thameslink rolling stock contract were judged were set by the previous Government and included an evaluation of the affordability, value for money and deliverability.
I understand that Bombardier is currently reviewing its UK operation. While this is of course primarily a commercial matter for Bombardier, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with support from the Department for Transport, has set up an economic response task force to help ensure that the rail industry supply chain in Derby and elsewhere exploits all opportunities in the UK and overseas.
Siemens, the nominated preferred bidder for Thameslink, has stated that up to 2,000 new jobs will be created in the UK as a result of the contract, comprising train component manufacturing, construction of the depots and subsequent maintenance of the new fleet of trains.
Thameslink: Trade Unions
Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 June 2011, Official Report, columns 85-86WS, on Thameslink Rolling Stock, whether Siemens has committed to recognising the trade unions representing train maintenance staff at First Capital Connect (FCC) when the contract for the rolling stock maintenance transfers from FCC to Siemens; and what steps he has taken to secure such a commitment. [65022]
Mrs Villiers: The Thameslink rolling stock project invitation to tender did not require bidders to give a general commitment to recognise trade unions. However, where existing First Capital Connect maintenance staff transfer to Siemens and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) apply, any rights of the employee to union recognition will be preserved.
Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 June 2011, Official Report, columns 85-86WS, on Thameslink Rolling Stock, whether bidders' policies on (a) industrial relations and (b) union recognition were taken into account when awarding the Thameslink contract. [65023]
Mrs Villiers: The criteria against which bids for the Thameslink rolling stock contract were judged were set by the previous Government and included an evaluation of affordability, value for money and deliverability. No criteria relating to industrial relations or union recognition were included in the invitation to tender.
Transport: Cleethorpes
Martin Vickers: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding he has allocated to (a) road, (b) railway and (c) port infrastructure in Cleethorpes constituency in each of the last 10 years. [67362]
Mike Penning: The information is not available in the form requested.
However, the following table lists the integrated transport and highway maintenance blocks, which are capital funding used by local transport authorities for small transport improvement schemes costing less than £5 million
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and for resurfacing, maintenance or replacement of bridges/tunnels and occasional reinstatement of roads following natural disasters.
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| Financial year | Integrated transport block allocated to north-east Lincolnshire | Maintenance block allocated to north-east Lincolnshire | Total allocated to north-east Lincolnshire |
| (1) As announced to the House on 13 December 2010. | |||
It is for the authority to determine how these allocations are spent in line with its priorities.
In addition, funding for the routine maintenance of local roads is provided through the Communities and Local Government Department's revenue support grant. This grant is also unhypothecated and may be applied to any services.
The ports industry operates on a commercial basis and does not normally receive funding from Government. However, a grant of £382,480 was awarded by the Strategic Rail Authority to DFDS Tor Line Ltd in November 2002. This grant was provided to support the cost of facilities at the DFDS Nordic terminal at the port of Immingham.
Transport: Livestock
Mrs Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vessels transporting live farm animals have used the port of Ramsgate in each of the last six months; and if he will make a statement. [67045]
Mike Penning: One vessel has used the port of Ramsgate to transport live farm animals in the last six months.
Transport: Per Capita Costs
Julian Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the level of expenditure per person on transport infrastructure in (a) Yorkshire, (b) London, (c) England, (d) Scotland and (e) Wales in each year since 2006. [67262]
Mrs Villiers: Total expenditure on transport infrastructure is not held centrally.
Information about capital and current expenditure by central Government and local government, together with capital expenditure by public corporations, is collected and published by HM Treasury. This will include non-infrastructure spend. The latest figures for total expenditure for 2005-06 to 2009-10 are published in Table 9.8e in Chapter 9 of the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis, Country and Regional Analysis, available at:
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http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/pesa09_chapter9.pdf
This table gives total expenditure as well as capital and current expenditure for each English region, including Yorkshire and the Humber and London, for England as a whole, and for Scotland and Wales.
Total expenditure on transport (capital and current together) on a per person basis can be found in Table 9.15 of the same document.
West Coast InterCity
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department has allocated (a) funding and (b) staff for preparation of safety documentation should Directly Operated Railways become responsible for the InterCity West Coast rail franchise. [62822]
Mrs Villiers [holding answer 29 June 2011]:The Department is currently in commercial negotiations to secure interim operations for the Intercity West Coast franchise from 1 April to 9 December 2012. As per arrangements for any forthcoming franchise end date, the Department has appropriate contingency funding and resourcing available.
The existing contract already allows for a six-month extension if required.
Justice
Arrests
Stephen Barclay: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many persons arrested in Cambridgeshire have been processed in the police investigation centre near King’s Lynn since its opening; and what the average cost of processing such persons was. [64677]
James Brokenshire: I have been asked to reply.
A total of 19,959 individuals were arrested in Cambridgeshire in 2009-10, which are the latest figures available. Information about the number of individuals processed in the police investigations centre and the average cost of processing those individuals is not collected centrally.
Bail
Kate Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) women and (b) men (1) absconded while awaiting trial in each year since 2001; [66408]
(2) released on bail were found to have interfered with witnesses while awaiting trial in each year since 2001. [66409]
Mr Blunt: The number of females and males proceeded against at magistrates courts for absconding while on bail in England and Wales from 2001 to 2010 (latest available) can be viewed in the following table.
Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice does not record how many defendants released on bail were found to have interfered with witnesses while awaiting trial.
Court proceedings data for 2011 will be available in the spring of 2012.
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| Number of females and males proceeded against at the magistrates courts for absconding (1) , England and Wales, 2001 - 10 (2, 3) | ||||||||||
| Sex | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 (4) | 2009 | 2010 |
| (1 )Bail Act 1976, section 6. (2) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (3 )Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July and August 2008. (5) Following the introduction of the Libra case management system during 2008, offenders at magistrates courts can now be recorded as sex ‘not stated’. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice. | ||||||||||
Blagging
Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which Acts of Parliament have established that activities commonly referred to as blagging are criminal offences. [66891]
Mr Kenneth Clarke: Although the activity known as “blagging” is not defined in legislation, there are several Acts that provide for criminal offences which are relevant in this area, depending on the circumstances of the case.
These offences may include fraud by false representation under the Fraud Act 2006 and unlawfully obtaining personal data without the consent of the data controller under the Data Protection Act 1998.
In many cases, blagging may be part of a course of criminal conduct which also includes the commission of other offences such as unlawful interception of communications under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and unauthorised access to computer material under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
Chief Coroner
Mr Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the (a) Shipman inquiry and (b) Luce review in relation to a chief coroner. [66470]
Mr Djanogly: A number of recommendations from the Shipman inquiry and the Luce review were taken forward in Part One of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. The Ministry of Justice has considered how powers in the 2009 Act should be implemented in light of the decision not to proceed with the office of the Chief Coroner. The results of this assessment were set out in the Secretary of State’s statement to Parliament of 14 June 2011.
Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs
Mr Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons the Government intend (a) to allow for the recoverability of after-the-event insurance premiums for expert reports in clinical negligence cases and (b) not to allow for the recoverability of such premiums for expert reports in other complex personal injury cases under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. [66195]
Mr Djanogly: As indicated in “Reforming Civil Litigation Funding and Costs in England and Wales - Implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s Recommendations: The Government Response”, published and announced to Parliament on 29 March 2011, Cm 8041, the Government are aware of specific concerns in relation to the funding of expert reports in clinical negligence cases. Such reports, which can be expensive, are of particular importance in clinical negligence actions, where they are generally necessary to establish liability before it can be determined whether a potential claim has sufficient merit to be pursued.
Mr Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what effects he anticipates enactment of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill and associated secondary legislation will have on the after-the-event insurance industry. [66196]
Mr Djanogly: The Government have published an impact assessment alongside the reforms proposed in the Government response paper “Reforming Civil Litigation Funding and Costs in England and Wales - Implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s Recommendations: The Government Response” on 29 March 2011, Cm 8041, now being taken forward in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. This impact assessment identifies potential impacts on individuals, groups and businesses.
Mr Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whom he intends to consult in the development of secondary legislation related to the civil litigation funding and costs clauses of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. [66197]
Mr Djanogly: The Government's response paper “Reforming Civil Litigation Funding and Costs in England and Wales - Implementation of Lord Justice Jackson's Recommendations: the Government Response” published on 29 March 2011, Cm 8041, confirmed that the Government would continue to discuss with stakeholders how the detail of various elements of the package of reform should be drafted and that consultation on the changes to be implemented by way of secondary legislation would follow in due course as appropriate. My officials are in discussion with the Civil Justice Council and others with a view to setting up expert groups to consider these issues. Further details will be published in due course.
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Mr Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he plans to implement Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations on qualified one-way cost shifting and the introduction of an additional sanction under part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules. [66275]
Mr Djanogly: The Government intend to implement the proposals for qualified one-way costs shifting and an additional sanction under part 36, as indicated in “Reforming Civil Litigation Funding and Costs in England and Wales - Implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s Recommendations: The Government Response”, which was published and announced to Parliament on 29 March 2011, Cm 8041. Clause 51 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill makes provision to allow an additional sanction under part 36. Qualified one-way costs shifting will be implemented by way of amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules.
Community Legal Advice: Finance
Rachel Reeves: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to the public purse was of the Community Legal Advice helpline in each of the last five years. [66130]
Mr Djanogly: The cost of the Community Legal Advice helpline, established in July 2004, is provided in the following table:
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| (1 )Figures for 2010-11 are unaudited. | |
Rachel Reeves: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding he plans to allocate to the Community Legal Advice helpline in each of the next three years. [66131]
Mr Djanogly: Provisional funding allocation for the Community Legal Advice helpline (both operator and specialist advice services) for 2011-12 is approximately £23 million. Finalised allocation is pending detailed planning, following the Government's publication of the legal aid reform consultation response.
No funding allocations have yet been made for 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Conditions of Employment
Julian Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many meetings officials of his Department have had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the Government's employment law review since May 2011. [67214]
Mr Djanogly:
Further to my answer of 21 June 2011, Official Report, column 172W, and given our responsibility for administering employment tribunals and the wider courts system, my Department has been consulted throughout on the proposals for the employment law
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review. In particular, we have worked closely with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on proposals contained in the resolving workplace disputes consultation, which was a joint exercise with my Department. My officials meet with counterparts from BIS regularly in this and other regards.
Coroners
Mr Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met several charities at the same time to discuss coroner reform; what organisations were present on each occasion; and what the dates of these meetings were. [66473]
Mr Djanogly: On 25 October 2010 I held a meeting with the following organisations:
INQUEST;
Royal British Legion;
British Lung Foundation;
Cardiac Risk in the Young;
Action Against Medical Accidents;
RoadPeace;
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association;
Child Bereavement Charity;
Victim Support;
Epilepsy Bereaved;
Compassionate Friends;
Cruse Bereavement Care; and
Coroners' Court Support Service.
In addition to this meeting, I met the Royal British Legion on 1 February 2011, INQUEST on 27 April 2011, Cardiac Risk in the Young on 9 May 2011, and the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and I met the Royal British Legion on 12 May 2011.
Coroners: Armed Forces
Mr McCann: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements have been agreed between his Department and the Scottish Government on the holding of fatal accident inquiries into the deaths of armed forces personnel based in Scotland. [66074]
Mr Djanogly: The Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defence, Scottish Government and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service are in the process of agreeing a protocol for effective liaison where it might be appropriate to hold a fatal accident inquiry in Scotland.
The protocol will support statutory provisions being introduced under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 that will allow, for the first time, investigations into the deaths abroad of military personnel to be transferred, where appropriate, to Scotland in order for a fatal accident Inquiry to be held.
Coroners: Judicial Review
Mr Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many days of the High Court were spent on judicial reviews relating to inquests in each year since 2006-07. [66471]
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Mr Djanogly: Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service does not routinely keep a record of the sitting time for individual cases. To obtain the information where sitting times have been recorded would be at disproportionate cost because each case file would need to be checked manually to establish whether a sitting time had been recorded. Even then, the information would be incomplete.
Mr Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many judicial reviews relating to inquests were heard in the High Court in each year since 2006-07. [66472]
Mr Djanogly: Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service has provided the following figures in relation to judicial review proceedings brought against coroners’ decisions in the administrative court for each financial year since 2006-07.
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While every effort has been made to ensure that these figures are accurate, the information has been extracted from a large administrative data system and may be subject to minor amendments following data validation in due course.
Courts: Enforcement Services
Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to assess the financial position of a private company providing criminal court enforcement services. [66676]
Mr Djanogly: Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service is developing a strategy for the enforcement of fines and how best to improve this in the future. This could include forming a partnership with a commercial partner.
No tender process has commenced as yet for the provision of enforcement functions. The relevant financial evaluation criteria in respect of the competition will be published at the appropriate stages in the procurement exercise and in accordance with Government policy.
Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he plans to require private sector companies to make payments to his Department in relation to the tendering process for criminal court enforcement contracts. [66677]
Mr Djanogly: The relevant details of any competition will be published at the appropriate stages in the procurement exercise and in accordance with Government policy.
Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether a private sector operator of a contract for collection of criminal court fines will be able to place a charge on offenders. [66678]
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Mr Djanogly: No tender process is under way for the provision of the collection of court fines. Therefore, the detail about the provision of services is not yet known.
Apprentices
Mr Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether his Department has a policy on requirements for the provision of (a) apprenticeships and (b) other training by (i) his Department's prime contractors and (ii) suppliers in the supply chain of such contractors; [66615]
(2) how many apprenticeships have been created directly by contracts with his Department in each of the last three years. [66617]
Mr Blunt: The Ministry of Justice does not have specific policies requiring prime contractors or suppliers to offer (a) apprenticeships or (b) other training.
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has taken a number of steps to ensure compliance with the guidance produced by the Office of Government Commerce on promoting skills through public procurement published in 2009.
We have published our commitment to the programme on the MoJ procurement website, where it is available for suppliers and members of the public to view.
We have inserted a new schedule in our standard tender documents explaining this important initiative and, where appropriate, requiring tenderers to ensure that a specified proportion of hours worked on the contract are to be delivered by an employee on an apprentice or training programme.
For the financial year 2008-09 the number of apprenticeships created directly by Ministry of Justice contracts was not recorded, and to obtain this information would incur disproportionate costs.
For the financial year 2009-10 it was reported that 12 new apprenticeship placements were supported through Ministry of Justice contracts.
For the financial year 2010-11, data has yet to be collated and reported upon, but it is the intention to have this information on record by September 2011.
Departmental Carbon Emissions
Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the carbon dioxide emissions from his Department in (a) June 2010 and (b) June 2011. [66751]
Mr Djanogly: The Ministry of Justice works on actual data for carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon dioxide emissions from the Ministry of Justice office estate in June 2010 amounted to 9,768 tonnes. This does not include any emissions from the National Offender Management Service custodial estate or HM Land Registry ancillary estate.
Between 14 May 2010 and 13 May 2011 the Ministry of Justice delivered a reduction of 11.5% in carbon dioxide emissions from its office estate.
The Ministry is unable to provide figures for June 2011 as it is still collating and validating this data.
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Departmental Manpower
Mr Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people have been (a) recruited and (b) made redundant from (i) his Department and (ii) each non-departmental body for which he is responsible since May 2010; [66328]
(2) how much (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental body for which he is responsible has spent on redundancies since May 2010. [66335]
Mr Djanogly: We have been unable to gather all the information my right hon. Friend has requested in the time scale. These data are not held centrally and have been requested from our non-departmental bodies. I will write to him with a full response when this information is available.
Shabana Mahmood: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) offenders and (b) staff there were at HMP Birmingham on 1 October of each of the last five years; and if he will estimate the equivalent numbers for 1 October 2011. [66452]
Mr Blunt: The following table shows the prison population at HMP Birmingham on the last Friday of September in each of the last five years. There are no planned changes to the operational capacity at HMP Birmingham.
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The following table shows the staff in post at HMP Birmingham on 30 September 2006 to 2010.
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From October 2011 HMP Birmingham will be run by G4S. Discussions are ongoing with trade unions on the terms of this transfer in line with the TUPE Regulations. It is not possible to estimate the staffing position as at 1 October 2011 as staff at HMP Birmingham may continue to apply for roles elsewhere in the public sector prior to the transfer date.
Electronic Tagging: Children
Karl Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many children released from custody were placed on a tag in the most recent year for which figures are available; [65965]
(2) how many children released from custody and placed on a tag were recalled to custody following a breach of their licence conditions in the most recent year for which figures are available; [65966]
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(3) how many children released from custody and placed on a tag were serving a detention and training order in the most recent year for which figures are available; [65967]
(4) how many children released from custody were recalled following a breach of their licence conditions in each youth offending team area in the latest period for which figures are available; [65968]
(5) how many children released from custody and placed on a tag while serving a detention and training order were recalled to custody following a breach of their licence conditions in the most recent year for which figures are available. [65969]
Mr Blunt: A young person can be placed on electronic monitoring as part of their bail package, as part of a curfew order or, if they are sentenced, due to a condition of their licence.
The total number of juvenile cases (under 18) monitored electronically following release from custody in the financial year 2010-11 was 1656.
The total number of juvenile cases (under 18) monitored electronically following release from custody on a detention and training order (DTO) in the financial year 2010-11 was 1603.
The following table shows the number of young people who started a recall to custody episode in 2009-10 following a breach of their licence conditions (regardless of when their original sentence was) in each youth offending team (YOT) area. This was 630 in total.
Information relating to the number of children released from custody and placed on a tag were recalled to custody following a breach of their licence conditions is not held centrally in an electronic format. To collect this data would involve contacting all 158 YOTs and asking them to check individual case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.
| Table 1. Number of young people who started a recall to custody episode in 2009-10 in each YOT area | |
| Youth o ffending t eam | Number of young people who started a recall to custody episode |
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| 1. The data come from the YJB's secure accommodation clearing house system (SACHS). 2. These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible data entry and processing errors and may be subject to change over time. | |