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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress has been made in drafting legislation to tackle high hedges; and if he will make a statement. - Ref to 359 c290W.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress has been made in drafting legislation to tackle high hedges; and if he will make a statement. - Ref to 359 c290W.
Asked by
Archie Norman
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Prescott
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2000
For answer on
21 December 2000
Answered on
21 December 2000
Mr. Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress has been made in drafting
legislation to tackle high hedges; and if he will make a statement. [143635]
Mr. Prescott: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Poole (Mr. Syms) on 15 December 2000, Official
Report, column 290W.
Subjects
Anti-social behaviour; Hedges and ditches; Nuisance; Trees
Date
21 December 2000
Reference
360 c311W; 143635
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee, on what date the Committee authorised expenditure on fig trees for the atrium of Portcullis House; and what budget was allocated for this purpose. - Including figures.
To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee, on what date the Committee authorised expenditure on fig trees for the atrium of Portcullis House; and what budget was allocated for this purpose. - Including figures.
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Sydney Chapman
(Conservative)
Answering body
Accommodation and Works Select Committee
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2000
For answer on
13 December 2000
Answered on
13 December 2000
Mr. Baker: To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee on what date the Committee authorised expenditure on fig
trees for the atrium of Portcullis House; and what budget was allocated for this purpose. [142134]
Sir Sydney Chapman: The proposal to build Portcullis House, which was approved by the House in 1993, from the outset included a
covered courtyard with large scale planting. The design for the courtyard subsequently evolved in consultation with The Speaker's
Advisory Committee on Works of Art, whose recommendation for the current scheme my Committee accepted. The budget was £183,000.
Subjects
Expenditure; Trees; Portcullis House
Date
13 December 2000
Reference
359 c133-4W;359 c131-2W; 142134
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Public Administration Select Committee
Notes
Received 15.01.01
Subjects
Accountability; Civil servants; Freedom of information; Government departments; Ministers; Trees; Parliamentary questions; Bradley, Peter; Widdecombe, Ann; Pendry, Lord; Field of Birkenhead, Lord; Tyrie, Lord
Commons Library location
CS 650
Date
13 December 2000
Reference
HC 61 2000/01
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports (Government responses);
Command papers
Author
Department of Trade and Industry; Ministry of Defence; Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Laid on
8 December 2000
Notes
DEB;CH 14 DEC 2000; Received 08.12.00
Subjects
Codes of practice; Appeals; Arms trade; Defence equipment; Department of Trade and Industry; China; Licensing; Human rights; Exports; European Union; Hong Kong; Export controls; Equipment; Police; Parliamentary scrutiny; Pakistan; Trees; USA; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Zimbabwe; Dual use goods and technologies; Export Control Organisation
Date
8 December 2000
Reference
Cm 4872
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports (Government responses);
Command papers
Author
Department of Health
Laid on
27 November 2000
Notes
Received 24.11.00
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Contracts; Consultants; Doctors; Private sector; NHS; Medical treatments; Pay; Public sector; Standards; Working hours; Research; Trees; Health Committee; British Medical Association; Performance appraisal
Date
27 November 2000
Reference
Cm 4930
House
House of Commons
Lords debate on unstarred question on what action they propose to take following their consultation on 'High hedges: possible solutions'.
Lords debate on unstarred question on what action they propose to take following their consultation on 'High hedges: possible solutions'.
Lead member
Baroness Gardner of Parkes
Answering member
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Department
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Questions for short debate
Subjects
Anti-social behaviour; Hedges and ditches; Trees
Date
24 November 2000
Reference
619 c1093-100
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what further action he is taking to protect ancient woodlands. - Inc ref to Circular 36-78.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what further action he is taking to protect ancient woodlands. - Inc ref to Circular 36-78.
Asked by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Chris Mullin
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 November 2000
For answer on
21 November 2000
Answered on
21 November 2000
Mr. Gareth R. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what further action he is taking
to protect ancient woodlands. [139260]
Mr. Mullin: The planning system continues to take account of ancient woodlands and the habitats they provide for a wide range of
flora and fauna. PPG9 on nature conservation is to be revised once the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill receives Royal Assent.
Recommendations on how best to replace the existing advice on trees and woods contained in Circular 36-78 will be made as part of
the work of the Forestry Forum chaired by my hon. Friend the Minister for Fisheries and the Countryside.
Subjects
Environment protection; Forests; Planning; Nature conservation; Trees
Date
21 November 2000
Reference
357 c118W; 139260
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made about the effect on wildlife and natural habitats of plans to cut down woods near Farnborough Airfield. - (Holding answer 10 November 2000).
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made about the effect on wildlife and natural habitats of plans to cut down woods near Farnborough Airfield. - (Holding answer 10 November 2000).
Asked by
Damian Green
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Hughes of Stretford
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 November 2000
For answer on
15 November 2000
Answered on
15 November 2000
Mr. Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made about the effect
on wildlife and natural habitats of plans to cut down woods near Farnborough Airfield. [137971]
Ms Beverley Hughes: [holding answer 10 November 2000]: No such assessment has been made by the Secretary of State as this matter has
not come before him formally for determination. The proposal was the subject of a Notice of Proposed Development submitted to
Rushmoor Borough Council by the Ministry of Defence. As a competent authority under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.)
Regulations 1994, the Ministry of Defence are required to carry out an appropriate assessment of the implications of the proposed
works on the Thames Basin Heaths potential SPA and I understand they are undertaking such an assessment.
Subjects
Environment protection; Trees; Farnborough
Date
15 November 2000
Reference
356 c656W; 137971
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received about the removal of trees on hills near Farnborough Airfield. - (Holding answer 10 November 2000).
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received about the removal of trees on hills near Farnborough Airfield. - (Holding answer 10 November 2000).
Asked by
Damian Green
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Hughes of Stretford
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 November 2000
For answer on
13 November 2000
Answered on
13 November 2000
Mr. Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received about
the removal of trees on hills near Farnborough Airfield. [137970]
Ms Beverley Hughes: [holding answer 10 November 2000]: My right hon. Friend received some 125 representations that he should call in
for his own determination the planning application for the development of Farnborough Airfield for civil aviation. Of these 25
specifically mentioned the removal of trees and/or the re-profiling of Miles Hill and Eelmoor Hill West, while the other 80 referred
more generally to the environmental impact of the planning application. We gave careful consideration to the issues raised by the
application but concluded that it did not raise issues which would justify my right hon. Friend's intervention.
Subjects
Airports; Environment protection; Planning permission; Trees; Farnborough
Date
13 November 2000
Reference
356 c477W; 137970
House
House of Commons
Statement on on recent media reports concerning Portcullis House. - Inc figures.
Statement on on recent media reports concerning Portcullis House. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Anthony Steen
(Conservative)
Answered by
Sydney Chapman
(Conservative)
Answering body
Accommodation and Works Select Committee
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 October 2000
For answer on
31 October 2000
Answered on
31 October 2000
Mr. Steen: To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee if he will make a statement on recent media reports
concerning Portcullis House. [135913]
Sir Sydney Chapman: I am pleased to have this opportunity to correct some of the misleading, or inaccurate, comments and articles
made by the media about Portcullis House. During the summer, my Committee was encouraged to see in the technical press and elsewhere
the positive response to the building from construction professionals and commentators. This was to be expected given the fine
quality of the design and the technical achievements in the construction of the building. However, as I have said, a number of
unfounded or inaccurate claims have been made or repeated from earlier reports. Hon. Members may find the following facts helpful to
know.
The building has been constructed on time and within budget. The construction period agreed by the House of Commons Commission in
1993 was 30 months. Construction started on 5 January 1998 and the certificate of practical completion issued on 18 August 2000,
including the additions to the brief. The budget approved by the Commission in 1993 was £165 million plus building cost inflation
between then and the start of construction works and £9 million for the delay caused by the late handover of the site from London
Underground. Against this total of £237 million the forecast out turn cost is £231 million.
The oft-quoted cost of "£1 million per hon. Member" is simplistic. It totally ignores the fact that at least an equal number of
staff will be employed in hon. Member's offices and that two of the floors (one third of the building) provides Select Committee,
conference and other communal facilities for the benefit of all 659 hon. Members, particularly those 450 now with offices north of
Bridge Street.
There are no plans to spend £0.5 million on buffing up the roof and fenestration. Nor is £200,000 being spent on further planting.
The reception desk in the main entrance did not cost £75,000, nor the preposterous £300,000 as reported more recently. The figure of
£75,000 is the cost of a "package", which includes the main reception desk, the security desk at the subway entrance and the
security enclosure at the main entrance area.
Hiring trees such as those in the courtyard is a normal commercial arrangement. The cost includes their care and maintenance and
requires the nurseryman to replace at no additional cost any that do not thrive. The trees are not purely decorative. The shading
will reduce the amount of cooling needed in the summer contributing to the energy efficiency of the building. Despite reports to the
contrary, the trees are not dying. The trees were distressed having been uprooted and a significant leaf fall was expected,
particularly during the first few weeks. There will always be some loss of leaf, but we are advised they will fully recover.
The closure of the building after the basement flooded was a short-lived and precautionary measure lasting some four hours only.
Torrential rain on 15 September coincided with a high tide. As a result, storm water backed up flooding a lightwell in an adjacent
building, which overflowed through a ventilation duct into the basement entering an electrical sub station. Only four hon. Members
had by then moved into the building, none of whom was inconvenienced and the programme of moves continued on schedule without
interruption.
At least three time keeping devices have been provided in hon. Members' and their staffs' rooms--on the annunciators, the telephones
and personal computers.
Hon. Members require both storage and work surfaces. The most effective way to meet both requirements is to provide storage under
the work surfaces using two or three draw pedestals. Filing and storage space is provided also in the joinery walls.
It is not the practice to comment on the implications of any alleged security lapses; suffice it to say that the reported four-inch
gap near the main entrance door is due to a capping piece being awaited and, contrary to irresponsible reports, the appropriate
authorities did not raise any matters of concern.
Neither feng-shui nor space utilisation experts have been used on the project.
Marble has not been used in the building. The wall and ceilings of the offices are plain concrete.
The easy chairs provided in some hon. Member's offices do not have a "snooze control" facility.
Over 150 hon. Members and their staff have now moved into the building. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. It is
inevitable, however, that in a project of this size there will be some teething troubles. To date these have been minor and will be
dealt with under the Parliamentary Works Directorate's normal defects and maintenance programme.
Subjects
Costs; Construction; Furniture; Floods; Members; Offices; Security; Trees; Portcullis House
Date
31 October 2000
Reference
355 c352-3W; 135913
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, What assessment he has made of the possible contribution of tree plantations in upland areas in tackling global warming. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, What assessment he has made of the possible contribution of tree plantations in upland areas in tackling global warming. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
Alan W Williams
(Labour)
Answered by
Michael Meacher
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 July 2000
For answer on
31 October 2000
Answered on
31 October 2000
Mr. Alan W. Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of
the possible contribution of tree plantations in upland areas in tackling global warming. [133318]
Mr. Meacher: UK woodlands remove about 2.8 million tonnes of carbon annually from the atmosphere--about 1.7 per cent. of UK and 0.04
per cent. of global CO2 emissions. They will continue to contribute in future, by providing renewable energy and construction
materials as well as simple removal. Over half our woodlands are in upland areas.
Subjects
Climate change; Forests; Pollution control; Trees
Date
31 October 2000
Reference
355 c385-6W;355 c385W; 133318
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports (Government responses);
Command papers
Author
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Laid on
30 October 2000
Notes
Received 30.10.00
Subjects
EU enlargement; European Union; European Parliament; EU common foreign and security policy; EU action; EU institutions; EU reform; Voting methods; Reform; Trees; European Commission; Foreign Affairs Committee; European Court of Justice; EU defence policy; Intergovernmental Conference 2000; Qualified majority voting; European Court of Auditors; Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
Date
30 October 2000
Reference
Cm 4893
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Hayman
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Agriculture; Production; Subsidies; Trees; Apples; Countryside stewardship scheme
Date
19 October 2000
Reference
617 c1189-90
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on countryside stewardship scheme.
1st supplementary on countryside stewardship scheme.
Asked by
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 October 2000
Subjects
Agriculture; Production; Subsidies; Trees; Apples; Countryside stewardship scheme
Date
19 October 2000
Reference
617 c1189-90
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Hayman
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Whether the United Kingdom's traditional apple orchards are being sufficiently encouraged and protected by the grant schemes currently available.
Subjects
Agriculture; Production; Subsidies; Trees; Apples; Countryside stewardship scheme
Date
19 October 2000
Reference
617 c1189-90
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Whether the United Kingdom's traditional apple orchards are being sufficiently encouraged and protected by the grant schemes currently available.
Whether the United Kingdom's traditional apple orchards are being sufficiently encouraged and protected by the grant schemes currently available.
Asked by
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Hayman
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
19 October 2000
Answered on
19 October 2000
Subjects
Agriculture; Production; Subsidies; Trees; Apples; Countryside stewardship scheme
Date
19 October 2000
Reference
617 c1189-90
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Type
Select Committee reports (Government responses);
Command papers
Author
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Laid on
27 July 2000
Notes
Received 28.07.00
Subjects
Disclosure of information; Central government; Environment protection; Environment; Energy; Government departments; Environmental impact assessment; Management; Public bodies; Procurement; Pollution control; Ministers; Partnerships; Policy; Travel; Standards; Transport; Sustainable development; Renewable energy; Trees; Environmental Audit Committee; Green Ministers Committee
Commons Library location
Research Sc 333.72,P;CS 242
Date
27 July 2000
Reference
Cm 4819
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will make a decision on the control of Leylandii and other hedges.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will make a decision on the control of Leylandii and other hedges.
Asked by
Andrew Rowe
(Conservative)
Answered by
Chris Mullin
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
11 July 2000
For answer on
18 July 2000
Answered on
18 July 2000
Mr. Rowe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he will make a decision on the control
of Leylandii and other hedges. [130631]
Mr. Mullin: We expect to make a statement, setting out our decision on the way forward on this issue and the reason for them, before
the summer recess.
Subjects
Hedges and ditches; Nuisance; Trees
Date
18 July 2000
Reference
354 c133W; 130631
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the country of origin of trees planted on its land and that of its agencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the country of origin of trees planted on its land and that of its agencies.
Asked by
Archie Norman
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Spellar
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 May 2000
For answer on
6 July 2000
Answered on
6 July 2000
Mr. Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's policy is on the country of origin of trees planted on
its land and that of its agencies. [124633]
Mr. Spellar: Conservation is a key element in the Ministry of Defence's stewardship of its woodland and the Defence Estates Agency
employs full-time professional foresters who manage this process on Ministry of Defence land. Woodland planning includes a study of
the local habitat, the soil and the environmental impact of any planting. Wherever possible, species indigenous to the soil are
planted, often using seeds collected on the Defence estate.
Subjects
Environment protection; Nature conservation; Ministry of Defence; Trees; Tree planting
Date
6 July 2000
Reference
124633; 353 c267W;353 c265W
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
European Scrutiny Committee
Notes
Received 28.06.00
Subjects
Dairy products; EU external trade; New Zealand; Safety; Trees; EU aid
Date
21 June 2000
Reference
HC 23-xxii 1999/2000
House
House of Commons