St Andrews Agreement
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 18 April (WA 76) concerning the St Andrews Agreement, whether a new decision was taken about 50:50 recruitment to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. [HL3400]
Lord Rooker: I refer the noble Lord to my Written Answer on 18 April (WA 76). No new decision has been taken about 50:50 recruitment to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Tourism: Northern Ireland
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 18 April (WA 84) concerning Tourism Ireland, why 80 promotional events had Irish dancing associated with them while the company had only five events associated with Scottish dancing; and whether parity of esteem for both communities was achieved on this occasion. [HL3410]
Lord Rooker: Tourism Ireland's marketing activities are tailored to individual geographical
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markets and use a range of cultural themes to convey the message. In America, where certain audiences have an appreciation of Ulster-Scots cultural links, the company may use Scottish dancing as part of its promotional activities. In other markets where there is limited knowledge of Ulster-Scots the company uses other themes which are more easily recognised as being part of the culture of the island of Ireland. The goal of any marketing campaign is to reach as wide an audience as possible by using themes which resonate with the potential visitor.
Transport: Rail and Water Freight
Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
In the last year, who has received rail and water freight grants made by the Department for Transport; and what was the amount of each grant. [HL3434]
Lord Bassam of Brighton: The table below outlines the offers of grant made by the department since 1 April 2006. These represent the maximum value of grant available.
These grants were made through four grant schemes: Company Neutral Revenue Support (CNRS) and Track Access Grant (TAG), which have now both been replaced by the Rail Environmental Benefit Procurement Scheme (REPS), and Freight Facilities Grant (FFG).
| Grant Recipient | Scheme | Years of Payment | Max Offer Value (£) |
|
Eddie Stobart
|
CNRS
|
2006-07
|
169,820
|
|
John G Russell (Transport)
|
CNRS
|
2006-07
|
428,400
|
|
British Waterways
|
FFG
|
2006-07
|
1,370,000
|
|
Green Line Oils
|
FFG
|
2006-07
|
137,342
|
|
Hanson Aggregates
|
FFG
|
2006-07
|
206,048
|
|
Henty Oil
|
FFG
|
2006-07
|
202,427
|
|
McGrath Bros Ltd
|
FFG
|
2006-07
|
755,600
|
|
London Concrete
|
FFG (ALSF)
|
2006-07
|
493,681
|
|
Direct Rail Services
|
REPS (Bulk)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
136,339
|
|
English, Welsh & Scottish Railway
|
REPS (Bulk)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
1,137,603
|
|
Direct Rail Services
|
REPS (Intermodal)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
1,633,500
|
|
Eddie Stobart
|
REPS (Intermodal)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
707,620
|
|
English, Welsh & Scottish Railway
|
REPS (Intermodal)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
2,914,480
|
|
Fastline
|
REPS (Intermodal)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
386,748
|
|
Freightliner
|
REPS (Intermodal)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
28,651,344
|
|
GB Railfreight
|
REPS (Intermodal)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
5,656,581
|
|
John G Russell (Transport)
|
REPS (Intermodal)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
1,439,266
|
|
Kuehne + Nagel
|
REPS (Intermodal)
|
2007-08 to 2009-10
|
1,422,883
|
|
DRS/WH Malcolm
|
TAG
|
2005-06 to 2006-07
|
57,096
|
|
EWS/Cemex
|
TAG
|
2006-07
|
84,280
|
|
EWS/Cemex
|
TAG
|
2006-07
|
68,750
|
|
EWS/DHL
|
TAG
|
2006-07
|
110,940
|
|
EWS/J Clubb
|
TAG
|
2006-07
|
41,885
|
|
EWS/Kronospan
|
TAG
|
2006-07
|
64,395
|
|
EWS/Kronospan
|
TAG
|
2006-07
|
63,500
|
|
EWS/TDG
|
TAG
|
2006-07
|
96,507
|
|
EWS/Unilog
|
TAG
|
2006-07
|
126,360
|
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| Key |
| CNRS | Company Neutral Revenue Scheme | | |
| FFG | Freight Facilities Grant | | |
| GGF (ALSF) | Freight Facilities Grant funded through the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund | | |
| REPS | Rail Environmental Benefit Procurement Scheme | | |
| REPS (Bulk) | Replacement for Track Access Grant | | |
| REPS (intermodal) | Replacement for Company Neutral Revenue Support | | |
| TAG | Track Access Grant | | |
