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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to determine what firefighting equipment is available in each prison; and what assessment he makes of (a) the materials used in the construction, (b) the location and (c) the water pressure available in the vicinity of...

Asked by

Cheryl Gillan (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 2004

Reference

199797; 428 c413W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the Highways Agency budget for 2004-05 is expected to be spent on (a) noise barriers and (b) other environmental programmes in (i) maintenance and (ii) non-maintenance programmes; what route mileage of (a) road surface and (b)...

Asked by

Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 November 2004

For answer on

2 December 2004

Answered on

2 December 2004

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much and what proportion of the Highways Agency budget for 2004-05 is expected to be spent on (a) noise barriers and (b) other environmental programmes in (i) maintenance and (ii) non- maintenance programmes; [200639] (2) what route mileage of (a) road surface and (b) noise barriers is expected to be installed by the Highways Agency and its operators in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2005-06 and (iii) 2006-07. [200901] Mr. Jamieson: The Highways Agency does not have available all data in relation to noise barriers and other environmental measures in the format requested. However, it is known that approximately £8.5 million will be spent on noise barriers in the current financial year. This figure is about 0.5 per cent. of the Highways Agency's published business plan total programme budget. The total approximate cost of environmental measures for the current financial year is £20 million. This figure includes measures such as wildlife fencing, badger runs and landscape planting. Although some of the measures are noise related, it is not possible to break down the costs to extract these. The cost of noise mitigation measures included in maintenance schemes cannot be separately identified. However, when building new roads or re-surfacing existing ones, quieter noise surfacing is used where possible. The approximate route length to be replaced or newly built in the current financial year is 400 km. The approximate length of noise barriers to be installed in the same period is 32 km. Figures are not yet available for 2005-06 and 2006-07 as budgets are yet to be confirmed.

Date

2 December 2004

Reference

428 c197-8W; 200639;200901

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on noise reduction barriers to reduce noise from roads in each of the last seven years.

Asked by

Iain Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 December 2004

Reference

200611; 428 c197W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to alter guidance in respect of the use of red ash; and if he will make a statement on BRE 3613.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

426 c1220W;426 c1224W; 197697

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent representations he has received on the use of red ash from pit waste used as hardcore in house building.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

426 c1220W;426 c1224W; 197696

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent by the Highways Agency on main road noise protection measures in each of the last five years; and how much is planned to be spent in each of the next three years - Inc figure and tables....

Asked by

Michael Fallon (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 October 2004

For answer on

1 November 2004

Answered on

1 November 2004

Mr. Fallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent by the Highways Agency on main road noise protection measures in each of the last five years; and how much is planned to be spent in each of the next three years. [193620] Mr. Jamieson: [holding answer 25 October 2004]: The Highways Agency has invests in three separate noise protection measures. These are concrete road resurfacing, noise fencing and bunds, and secondary glazing. The total approximate cost of noise mitigation measures for the last five years is £163 million. The detailed breakdown of this figure is set out in the following tables. In addition, new road schemes will have included noise mitigation measures within the scheme design. It is not possible to separate this element from the overall scheme costs. Planned major maintenance schemes involving carriageway resurfacing now use lower noise materials. Concrete resurfacing £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cost 1999-2000 7.5 2000-01 6.0 2001-02 0 2002-03 50.1 2003-04 78.0 Total 141.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Noise fencing and bunds £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cost 1999-2000 1-- 2000-01 3.6 2001-02 6.5 2002-03 5.9 2003-04 4.7 Total 20.7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Separate data not available. Secondary glazing _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cost (£) 1999-2000 0 2000-01 3,400 2001-02 205,987 2002-03 121,363 2003-04 98,230 Total 428,980 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Forward programmes of work are agreed on an annual basis and it is not possible to give an explicit indication of the amount to be spent on noise protection measures over the next three years.

Date

1 November 2004

Reference

426 c13-4W; 193620

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received evidence that terrorists operating in Iraq have secured since May 2003 material that can be put to weapons of mass destruction use.

Asked by

Llew Smith (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2004

Reference

185149; 424 c683W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her strategy is to encourage the use of recycled fibre in the private sector.

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2004

Reference

184954; 424 c258W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd June 2004, 422 c1446W on Iraq, what the origin was of the foreign technology and technical assistance critical to the progress of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 July 2004

Reference

181399; 423 c420W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact of construction delays resulting from having to rectify the faulty pipeline coating on the short-term financial viability of the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline project.

Asked by

Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 June 2004

Reference

179989; 423 c51W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has been made into the use of SPC 2888 by major pipelines other than the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline where the pipeline is coated with a three layer, high density, polyethylene coating; and how many of the pipes coated with...

Asked by

Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 June 2004

For answer on

28 June 2004

Answered on

28 June 2004

Mr. Simon Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what assessment has been made into the use of SPC 2888 by major pipelines other than the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline where the pipeline is coated with a three layer, high density, polyethylene coating; and how many of the pipes coated with SPC 2888 (i) have been backfilled in Azerbaijan and Georgia and (ii) are waiting in trenches for backfill in Azerbaijan and Georgia; [179981] (2) whether the SPC 2888 coating was subject to a full field test in simulated weather conditions before approval for use on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline; [179983] (3) what measures were taken by the Export Credits Guarantee Department to check the specifications of the coating supplied by SPC for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline; [179985] (4) whether the field joint coating specification used in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline included post- application heat induction. [179991] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The WorleyParsons report on the field joint coating issue (SPC 2888), included a case history of use of SPC 2888 on other pipelines. It showed that SPC 2888 had been used extensively in North America. I cannot confirm exactly how many of the pipes coated with SPC 2888 have been backfilled or are waiting in trenches for backfill in Azerbaijan and Georgia. Information on the progress of the project can be found on: www.caspiandevelopmentandexport.com WorleyParsons also checked the suitability of this type of field joint coating. They confirmed that SPC 2888 was subject to testing in simulated cold weather conditions in an independent UK laboratory and that the field joint coating specification used in the BTC pipeline included post-application heat induction.

Date

28 June 2004

Reference

423 c50W; 179981;179983;179985;179991

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the unburied pipes in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline coated with SPC 2888 have developed cracks in (a) Azerbaijan and (b) Georgia; whether the Department was informed about the discovery of cracks in joints coated with SPC 2888 prior...

Asked by

Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 June 2004

For answer on

28 June 2004

Answered on

28 June 2004

Mr. Simon Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what percentage of the unburied pipes in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline coated with SPC 2888 have developed cracks in (a) Azerbaijan and (b) Georgia; [179982] (2) whether the Department was informed about the discovery of cracks in joints coated with SPC 2888 prior to the decision (a) to fund part of the Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan oil pipeline project and (b) to disburse funds approved for the project; and what action was taken by her Department; [179987] (3) when the Export Credits Guarantee Department was informed by (a) BP and (b) BTC Co. of the costs involved in rectifying the use of faulty coating in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline project; [179988] (4) when the Export Credits Guarantee Department was informed by (a) BP, (b) BTC Co. and (c) members of BTC Co. about the discovery of cracks in joints coated with SPC 2888 on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline; and what action was taken. [179990] Mr. Mike O'Brien: I am told that there has been no reported cracking to the pipes. None of the pipes are coated with SPC 2888 the field joint coating, which is only used on the joints. There were reports of minor hairline cracking in the field joint coating over joints. ECGD has been informed through a WorleyParsons desktop study report that the percentage of unburied coated joints that experienced cracking in the field joint coating was as follows: (a) 2.6 per cent. in Azerbaijan, and (b) 26 per cent. in Georgia. No pipes were buried with defective joint coatings. I am told that ECGD first became aware of the cracking in the field joint coating in February 2004. BP/ BTC had not informed ECGD before the allegations appeared in the Sunday Times article of 15 February 2004. ECGD was not aware of the cracking in the field joint coating prior to the decision to provide support on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project, but were aware prior to the initial disbursement of funds. The lenders, including ECGD, considered this very carefully before the first disbursement was made. ECGD awaits the results of a site visit by Worley Parsons, but has been assured by BP that the rectification costs will be considerably lower than the US$500 million alleged in the Sunday Times article.

Date

28 June 2004

Reference

423 c50-1W; 179982;179987;179988;179990

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the countries of origin were of (a) advice, (b) technology and (c) materials discovered by the Iraq Survey Group which contributed towards the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction in that country.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 June 2004

Reference

179760; 422 c1446W

House

House of Commons

Davies of Oldham, Lord

What United Kingdom standards are applied by the Department for Transport to road bridge expansion joints with regard to noise generated by road traffic crossing the structure; and whether these standards have changed since 1984. [HL 3149].

Asked by

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 June 2004

Reference

HL 3149; 662 c77WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the tonnage of materials containing white asbestos in use by the farming industry; and what the total costs of disposal would be at current prices. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 June 2004

Reference

176644; 422 c839-40W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on sound proofing to reduce noise pollution from roads in each of the last five years. - Including figure and table.

Asked by

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 June 2004

Reference

174465; 422 c70-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice he has given farmers on alternatives to white asbestos construction products used specifically for the purposes of fire prevention and insulation in farm buildings; and what assessment has been made of the safety of these alternatives.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 June 2004

Reference

176651; 422 c7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the use of ripple print pads on road services to reduce (a) accidents and (b) noise. - Inc ref to TRL Report 545, copy in Library (Dep 04/860).

Asked by

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 2004

Reference

166835; 420 c461W;420 c454W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sound-absorbing concrete in reducing traffic noise.

Asked by

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 2004

Reference

166849; 420 c461-2W;420 c454-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on roadside noise barriers in each of the last 10 years. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 2004

Reference

166850; 420 c462W;420 c455W

House

House of Commons

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