Written question asked by Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 31 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 April 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 19 April 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was contributed by the General Lighthouse Fund to navigational aids in the territorial waters of the Republic of Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and what the future estimate is of contributions over the next three years. - Inc tables and figures.

Answer: John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was contributed by the General Lighthouse Fund to navigational aids in the territorial waters of the Republic of Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and what the future estimate is of contributions over the next three years. [166056] Mr. Jamieson: The contribution from the General Lighthouse Fund to the provision of navigational aids in the Republic of Ireland is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. GBP £ million 1994-05 4.8 1995-06 4.7 1996-07 4.3 1997-08 4.0 1998-09 4.3 1999-2000 4.9 2000-01 4.4 2001-02 5.5 2002-03 5.8 2003-04 5.9 Average 4.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The contribution is expected to be in the region of £6 million to £7 million per annum over the next three years dependent on exchange rates and decisions on capital investment.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 420 c311W; 166056
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Finance Navigation Lighthouses Republic of Ireland General Lighthouse Fund
Contains statistics: Yes
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