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Highways Noise Payments and Movable Homes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

SI 2001/1803 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 June 2001

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

SI 2001/1803

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what measurements his Department takes of the impact of aircraft noise on residents in South-East England during the (a) day and (b) night. - Inc ref to 18th December 2000, 360 c11-12W.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 April 2001

For answer on

2 May 2001

Answered on

2 May 2001

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what measurements his Department takes of the impact of aircraft noise on residents in south-east England during the (a) day and (b) night. [159825] Mr. Robert Ainsworth: My Department publishes annual daytime noise contours for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports. These contours cover the 16 hour day from 0700 to 2300 BST, averaged for the relatively busy period 16 June to 15 September. The contours for 2000 are about to be published by the CAA on the Department's behalf; and the explanatory booklets, including small-scale versions of the contours, will be placed on the DETR website shortly. All take-offs are monitored for compliance with the departure noise limits. The new daytime and night-time limits announced by my hon. Friend on 18 December 2000, Official Report, columns 11-12W, have come into effect. Readings from these and other noise monitors (covering both arrivals and departures) are used, along with radar data on the dispersion of aircraft tracks, to validate the model used to generate the contours. Other measurements are taken, and contours produced from time to time, for various studies on behalf of the Department and of the airports. We do not routinely publish contours for aircraft noise at night at these airports, as research has suggested that, because of the uneven and distinct patterns of operation, these would not be sufficiently well correlated with sleep disturbance and annoyance. However, operations at night are subject to the restrictions, including movement limits and noise quotas made, after consultation, by Notice under s.78 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982; and are monitored and reported by the airports accordingly. Elsewhere in the South East, noise measurement and contouring are the responsibility of the individual airports. However, noise measurements collated from other airports will help inform the current South East and East Regional Airports Study (SERAS).

Date

2 May 2001

Reference

367 c639W; 159825

House

House of Commons

Criminal Justice and Police Bill 2000/01

Criminal Justice and Police Bill. Lords committee stage second day. Clauses 13-45 agreed to, Clause 19 as amended. Clause 46 under consideration.

Department

Home Office

Type

Committee of the Whole House (HL); Debates on bills

Date

1 May 2001

Reference

624 c1696-765,1782-824

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been made under the provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; and how many were made against persons under the age of 18 years. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Ann Widdecombe (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 May 2001

Reference

159972; 367 c621-2W

House

House of Commons

Rep adjourned:High Hedges Bill 2000/01

High Hedges Bill.Report stage. Adjourned.

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Debates on bills

Date

27 April 2001

Reference

367 c551-610

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps have been taken since May 1997 to equip local authorities with greater powers to regulate noise pollution. - Inc fact that copies of report and consultation paper are in Library. (Holding answer 23 April 2001).

Asked by

Damian Green (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 April 2001

Reference

158701; 367 c275W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the terms of reference given to the Building Research Establishment and Tree Advice Trust are to develop an objective way of assessing the obstruction of light by hedges; when the report will be completed; and when...

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 April 2001

Reference

158469; 367 c69W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the use of anti-social behaviour orders in the Shrewsbury Division of West Mercia Constabulary.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2001

Reference

156505; 366 c214-5W

House

House of Commons

Adjournment debate on travellers camps in Skegness

Adjournment debate on travellers camps in Skegness.

Lead member

Richard Body

Answering member

Charles Clarke

Department

Home Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

28 March 2001

Reference

365 c1078-82

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) child curfew orders and (b) anti-social behaviour orders have been (i) applied for and (ii) issued in Lancashire since their implementation; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 March 2001

For answer on

22 March 2001

Answered on

22 March 2001

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) child curfew orders and (b) anti-social behaviour orders have been (i) applied for and (ii) issued in Lancashire since their implementation; and if he will make a statement. [154801] Mr. Charles Clarke: The local child curfew scheme for children of nine and under was introduced by section 14 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, and has been in force since September of that year. The scheme allows a local authority, after consultation with the police and other appropriate local bodies and following confirmation from my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, to set up a scheme which bans children up to the age of nine from being out late at night (for a specified period between 9 pm and 6 am) otherwise than under the control of a responsible adult. No local authority has applied to my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary to set up a local child curfew scheme. We have consulted widely on why this provision has not been used and many useful suggestions are being taken forward. In particular consultations indicated that the age range was too narrow given that children out on the streets late at night are often aged 10 or over. We are seeking to remedy this by raising the age at which children can be covered to 15. This change is being introduced in the Criminal Justice and Police Bill. We are also giving the police the power to initiate and set up a scheme following consultation with the local authority and after confirmation from my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary. We believe these changes will make the scheme more likely to be used, and play a useful part in local crime and disorder reduction strategies. The anti-social behaviour order was a new civil order created under section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, which has been in force since April 1999. This community based order can be applied for by the police, a local authority or in consultation with each other, against one or several individuals (perhaps a family) whose behaviour is anti-social (ie it causes alarm, distress or harassment to one or more people not in the same household as him/herself). We understand that at least five anti-social behaviour orders were issued in Lancashire between 1 April 1999 and 31 May 2000. Figures, by local authority area, for the numbers of orders applied for during that period are not held centrally. However from 1 June 2000 the number of such orders applied for and issued is being collected centrally. Provisional data up to 30 September 2000 show two anti-social behaviour orders being applied for in Lancashire, both of which were granted.

Date

22 March 2001

Reference

154801; 365 c321W

House

House of Commons

High Hedges Bill 2000/01

High Hedges Bill. Committee stage. Sittings motion agreed to. Clauses 1 to 20 agreed to. Bill to be reported without amendment.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

21 March 2001

Reference

SCC

House

House of Commons

Money res:High Hedges Bill 2000/01

High Hedges Bill. Debate on money resolution. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Bob Ainsworth

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

364 c991-2

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Answered by

Mike O'Brien (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

12 March 2001

Reference

364 c619

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Answered by

Mike O'Brien (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

12 March 2001

Reference

364 c619

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If he will make a statement on the Government's policies to deal with anti-social behaviour.

Asked by

Crispin Blunt (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 2001

Reference

364 c619; 151704

House

House of Commons

Home Office

1st supplementary on telling untruths.

Asked by

Crispin Blunt (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 2001

Reference

364 c619

House

House of Commons

2R:High Hedges Bill 2000/01

High Hedges Bill.Second reading debate.Agreed to on question. Committed to a Standing Committee.

Lead member

John M Taylor

Answering member

Bob Ainsworth

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Debates on bills

Date

9 March 2001

Reference

364 c532-78

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to reduce disturbance from aircraft noise in the Waverley area; what representations he has received from the Quieter Skies Campaign with regard to the situation at Gatwick; and if he will make...

Asked by

Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 February 2001

Reference

150310; 363 c211W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on his plans to control leylandii hedges and the proposed timetable for their implementation.

Asked by

Bob Blizzard (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 February 2001

Reference

150070; 363 c150W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been made in each police authority area in (a) Wales and (b) England. - Table given.

Asked by

Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 January 2001

For answer on

7 February 2001

Answered on

7 February 2001

Mr. Simon Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been made in each police authority area in (a) Wales and (b) England. [148667] Mr. Charles Clarke: By the end of September, the latest date for which figures are available, orders were made in the following areas: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Area Number Avon and Somerset 11 Cambridgeshire 5 Cleveland 4 Cumbria 1 Derbyshire 4 Devon and Cornwall 1 Dorset 2 Durham 2 Greater Manchester 12 Hampshire 1 Hertfordshire 1 Humberside 2 Lancashire 7 Leicestershire 1 Met. Police area 18 Merseyside 8 Norfolk 6 North Wales 1 North Yorkshire 4 Northumbria 8 Nottinghamshire 5 South Wales 1 South Yorkshire 3 Suffolk 3 Surrey 1 Sussex 3 Thames Valley 1 Warwickshire 1 West Mercia 10 West Midlands 15 West Yorkshire 5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures for the period 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 were provided by police forces. Figures for the period 1 June 2000 to 31 September 2000, provided by magistrates courts committees.

Date

7 February 2001

Reference

148667; 362 c612W

House

House of Commons

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