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Lord Kilmarnock asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey): ODA funded United Kingdom based non-governmental organisations which include the distribution of condoms as part of their prevention strategy to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS are:
The Earl of Mar and Kellie asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Henley): There is no target or ceiling for the future strength of the Royal Marines and manpower will continue to be provided to meet requirements. It is anticipated, however, that rationalisation of the Royal Marines estate could result in some reductions. My department is at present reviewing the future requirement for the Royal Marines Reserve, but no decisions on its future size and shape have yet been taken. Any proposals which are accepted in principle by Ministers would then be subject to a period of consultation, during which all interested parties would be offered the opportunity to comment.
Lord Kennet asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Henley: I refer the noble Lord to my Answer of 30 January (H.L. Debates, col. WA 99).
Lord Kennet asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Henley: No monitoring is undertaken and no records are kept anywhere.
Lord Kennet asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Clinton-Davis asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Viscount Goschen): It is not the case that the cost of adapting the rail network north and west of London is more than estimated when financial provision for the railway was announced in the Unified Budget last November. The external finance limit will allow Railtrack to invest £625 million in 1995/96, which is sufficient to meet the needs of both
international and domestic services. Investment in domestic services is expected to increase next year in real terms.
Lord Sefton of Garston asked Her Majesty's Government:
Viscount Goschen: British Rail's European intermodal services via the Channel Tunnel operate from five UK terminals; Landor Street (Birmingham), Mossend (Glasgow), Seaforth (Liverpool), Willesden (London), and Trafford Park (Manchester). The scheduled number of trains currently operating from each of these terminals is as follows:
Trains from each terminal are marshalled at Wembley Train Operating Centre to form longer trains. The number of intermodal trains operating via the tunnel is approximately 45 per week in each direction.
In addition, there are about 10 car transporter trains per week operating via the tunnel between car manufacturing plants in the UK and the Continent.
Lord Mason of Barnsley asked Her Majesty's Government:
What representations have been received from local authority associations and the public to limit the movement of abnormal loads on the motorways to night time only; and what responses have been made to these representations.
The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch): The Association of Chief Police Officers has proposed that the scale of police manpower used in escorting abnormal loads on motorways could be reduced if escorting on these roads and linked dual carriageways, subject to loads not exceeding certain weight and/or dimensional criteria, were carried out by suitably qualified private escorts. The Government and the association are examining this proposal in consultation with the road haulage industry authority associations. A Police Community Liaison Committee has suggested that the movement of abnormal loads on motorways should be limited to night time only, and a few similar letters have been received from members of the public. The response given was that chief officers of police have been encouraged by their association to provide escorts at night, but this will not always be practicable due to logistical and safety factors.
Lord Molloy asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Viscount Ullswater): Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution for England and Wales and Her Majesty's Industrial Pollution Inspectorate for Scotland authorise waste incineration processes under Part 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Integrated Pollution Control). The conditions contained within an authorisation are enforced via a combination of regular monitoring and inspections. Should high levels of dioxins be detected in releases from waste incineratorsie., in excess of those specified in the authorisationsthen appropriate action would be taken to ensure that releases are within authorised limits.
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