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Treasury

Answer

Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue the Crown Estate has collected from charges levied on cables crossing its land in each year since 1997; and how much the Crown Estate has charged per kilometre of cable laid (a) on the seabed and (b) over ground in each year since 1997. [136460] Ruth Kelly: Since 1997 the information requested is as follows: Land based cables Cables that cross land, or connect Scottish Islands to the UK mainland for domestic purposes, are covered by the British Telecom Master Agreement, which is expressed as a lump sum payment. This agreement is negotiated between BT and the Crown Estate and covers not only cables, but also poles, struts, stays, joint boxes, etc. that cross land. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Revenue (£ million) 1997 0.43 1998 0.58 1999 0.58 2000 0.65 2001 0.65 2002 1.05 2003 1.05 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Seabed cables The Crown Estate holds consultation with the United Kingdom Cable Protection Committee (UKCPC) in respect of telecommunication cable systems that either transit UK waters or land at some point on the UK coast. The agreement relates to international systems only. The agreement sets out fixed charges for single destination and self-healing loop systems, regardless of the length of cable involved. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Revenue (£ million) 1997 1.22 1998 1.63 1999 2.65 2000 3.54 2001 3.79 2002 4.98 2003 5.07 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

136460; 412 c799W;412 c800W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Crown Estate Finance Land Income Telecommunications cables Seabed

Contains statistics

Yes

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