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Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27th October, 412 c27-8W, on Crown Estate Income, how much income has been received by the Crown Estate from rents paid for cables which connect (a) Orkney, (b) Shetland and (c) other Scottish Islands to the UK mainland...

Asked by

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 October 2003

For answer on

6 November 2003

Answered on

6 November 2003

Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2003, Official Report, column 38W, on Crown Estate income, how much income has been received by the Crown Estate from rents paid for cables which connect (a) Orkney, (b) Shetland and (c) other Scottish Islands to the UK mainland for each financial year since 1997; and what estimate the Government have made of the impact on UK businesses of charges levied by the Crown Estate for cables that use the seabed. [136496] Ruth Kelly: Revenue paid to The Crown Estate for cables to Orkney, Shetland and other Scottish Islands from the UK mainland is calculated under the British Telecom Master Agreement. The revenue is not calculated for each specific piece of land that is crossed and therefore information for cables connecting individual Scottish Islands is not identifiable. I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier today regarding the revenue received by the Crown Estate from cables crossing either the seabed or land managed by the Crown Estate since 1997. Rents charged by the Crown Estate for use of the seabed are established by professional valuers in negotiation with users, and where appropriate, involve consultation with the relevant industry or interest groups. The rents are set at levels appropriate to the market conditions and must not take advantage of any monopoly interest. The Crown Estate must comply with the requirements placed upon it by Parliament under The Crown Estate Act 1961, with regards to the maintenance of the Estate and the income which it yields. The Crown Estate manages the estate according to sound commercial principles, and also understands and works with the industries that use its assets to ensure that high standards of management and stewardship are followed.

Date

6 November 2003

Reference

136496; 412 c800W;412 c800-1W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr 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...

Asked by

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 October 2003

For answer on

6 November 2003

Answered on

6 November 2003

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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

6 November 2003

Reference

136460; 412 c799W;412 c800W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income has been received by the Crown Estate from rents paid for cables which use the seabed for each financial year since 1997. - Inc table.

Asked by

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 October 2003

Reference

134332; 412 c37-8W;412 c36W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effects of global warming in drawing up the guidance issued for determining applications for the extraction of marine aggregates.

Asked by

Bob Blizzard (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 October 2003

Reference

133249; 411 c718W;411 c723-4W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research has been undertaken by the Meteorological Office on the possibility of a release of methane hydrate from sea floor sediments caused by increased sea temperatures resulting from global warming and climate change.

Asked by

Llew Smith (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 October 2003

Reference

133312; 411 c657-8W;411 c663W

House

House of Commons

Advocate General for Scotland

Answered by

Baroness Clark of Calton (Labour)

Answering body

Advocate General for Scotland

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

20 May 2003

Reference

405 c832-3

House

House of Commons

Advocate General for Scotland

To ask the Advocate General, What devolution issues have been raised since 8th April.

Asked by

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Advocate General for Scotland

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 2003

Reference

405 c832-3; 113337

House

House of Commons

Advocate General for Scotland

1st supplementary on udal law particularly in relation to ownership of the seabed.

Asked by

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Advocate General for Scotland

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 2003

Reference

405 c832-3

House

House of Commons

Advocate General for Scotland

Answered by

Baroness Clark of Calton (Labour)

Answering body

Advocate General for Scotland

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

20 May 2003

Reference

405 c832-3

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been received by the Treasury from rents paid for use of the Crown Estate's seabed in each year since 1973; and how much the Crown Estate has invested in marine research in each of those years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 May 2003

For answer on

19 May 2003

Answered on

19 May 2003

Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue has been received by the Treasury from rents paid for use of the Crown Estate's seabed in each year since 1973; and how much the Crown Estate has invested in marine research in each of those years. [113935] John Healey: The overall net revenue surplus of The Crown Estate is surrendered to the Exchequer. This payment is not subdivided by the individual constituents of the Estate's property holdings. Figures for the gross surpluses from the operations of the different components of The Crown Estate are set out in the organisation's annual report which is available in the Library of the House. Since 1985 The Crown Estate has invested around £3.7 million in marine related research into areas such as fish farming and the environmental impact of dredging. A breakdown of the figures is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 1985 56 1986 67 1987 71 1988 75 1989 100 1990 124 1991 425 1992 192 1993 208 1994 189 1995 228 1996 287 1997 383 1998 284 1999 304 2000 303 2001 164 2002 241 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

19 May 2003

Reference

113935; 405 c572W;405 c569-70W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 31st March 2003, 402 c560W, on the Crown Estate, what assessment has been made of the impact of Crown Estate charges levied for use of the seabed on those who pay it.

Asked by

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 April 2003

Reference

108197; 403 c269W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the environmental consequences of depositing carbon dioxide on the seabed.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 2003

Reference

99794; 400 c1106-7W;400 c1097W

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on seabed management

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on seabed management.

Lead member

Alistair Carmichael

Answering member

Ruth Kelly

Department

Treasury

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

11 February 2003

Reference

399 c245-52WH

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what decision has been made through EU Framework 6 (science funding) on the future of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Programme; what the position of the Government was; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Robert Key (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 December 2002

Reference

82080; 395 c515W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what annual rental charges are paid to the Crown Estate for seabed rentals for ferry piers, ports and harbours operated by (a) Caledonian MacBrayne, (b) Shetland Islands Council, (c) Orkney Islands Council, (d) Lerwick Port Authority, (e) Scrabster Harbour...

Asked by

Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 November 2002

Reference

81964; 395 c169W

House

House of Commons

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