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Lord Lester of Herne Hill asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey): I have nothing to add to the Answers I gave on 16th April and 21st May.
Lord Lester of Herne Hill asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Answer given by Baroness Chalker of Wallasey on 16th May 1996 (col. WA 63), whether they will give their reasons for continuing to withhold their consent to the publication of the report of the European Commission of Human Rights of 26th September 1958 in Application No. 176/56 Greece v United Kingdom.
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey: The FCO is not withholding its consent to the release of the report in question. But the report is not held in the FCO archives. We must make further searches in the Public Records Office before we can give a full Answer to the Question.
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey: An official of our Consulate-General in Istanbul attended the trial of 98 intellectuals on 31st May. She reported on their lawyers' statements and the adjournment decision. These people are charged under Article 8 of the Anti-Terror Law which continues to be used to restrict freedom of expression in Turkey. We will look to the Turkish Government to sustain commitment to improvements in Turkey's human rights performance.
Lord Jenkins of Putney asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey: The precise number of former Soviet reactors dumped at sea is known only to the Russians. The Government share international concern about the whole range of nuclear safety issues in Russia. HMG scientists are participating in a project organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency examining the extent of radioactive contamination in the Arctic Seas. The report, due at the end of the year, will include recommendations for remedial measures if these are considered necessary. The UK firm AEA Technology is part of a consortium working on the safer removal and storage of unstable nuclear fuel from a Russian ship in Murmansk harbour. We are encouraged by President Yeltsin's recent commitment that Russia will formally accept this year the 1993 amendment to the London Convention 1972 banning the dumping of all radioactive waste at sea.
Lord Rea asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey: No. ICRC representatives visited detainees in Grozny on 22nd May.
Lord Lester of Herne Hill asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers): The Government have consistently supported the broad principles which the charter sets out--principles which are exemplified by the position of local government in this country. However, we have not seen that the organisation of local government needs international regulation, and we have not formally adopted the charter.
Lord Dubs asked Her Majesty's Government:
Earl Ferrers: Reserves of water stored, expressed as a percentage of reservoir capacity, as at 1st May 1996 and 1st May 1995 in the major reservoirs or groups of
reservoirs in each of the former National Rivers Authority areas in England and Wales and which serve water companies are given in the following table:Storage, percentage of capacity | |||
Reservoir | 1 May 1996 | 1 May 1995 | |
North West | |||
Northern Command Zone group | 80 | 86 | |
Vyrnwy | 70 | 89 | |
Northumbria | |||
Teesdale group | 81 | 95 | |
Kielder | 93 | 89 | |
Severn Trent | |||
Clywedog | 93 | 96 | |
Derwent Valley group | 54 | 97 | |
Yorkshire | |||
Washburn group | 76 | 88 | |
Bradford Supply group | 60 | 89 | |
Anglian | |||
Grafham | 95 | 96 | |
Rutland | 94 | 87 | |
Thames | |||
London group | 95 | 95 | |
Farmoor group | 97 | 97 | |
Southern | |||
Bewl | 94 | 97 | |
Ardingly | 100 | 100 | |
Wessex | |||
Clatworthy | 94 | 85 | |
Bristol West group | 97 | 94 | |
South West | |||
Colliford | 66 | 93 | |
Roadford | 41 | 92 | |
Wimbleball | 81 | 95 | |
Stithians | 97 | 86 | |
Welsh | |||
Celyn and Brenig group | 75 | 100 | |
Brianne | 100 | 97 | |
South Wales group | 94 | 86 | |
Elan Valley group | 99 | 99 |
Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Viscount Goschen): The Government made no payment in respect of costs due to the collapse of the tunnels at Heathrow Airport Central Terminal Area.
Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Viscount Goschen: Heathrow Express was initiated as a joint project by BAA plc and British Rail. The contributions made to the project by these two parties between the start of the project and 1995-96 are approximately as follows:
Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Viscount Goschen: No, the letter did not contain such a commitment from the Government.
Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Viscount Goschen: This is a matter for the Comptroller and Auditor-General.
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