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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were employed by (a) the Northern Lighthouse Board, (b) Trinity House and (c) the Commissioners of Irish Lights in each of the last 10 financial years; what the (i) role and (ii) terms of reference of each body are;...

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were employed by (a) the Northern Lighthouse Board, (b) Trinity House and (c) the Commissioners of Irish Lights in each of the last 10 financial years; what the (i) role and (ii) terms of reference of each body are; and what the expenditure of each body was in each year. [197346] Mr. Jamieson: The information requested is set out below: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Average employees (including part-time) Operating costs (£ millions) (a) Northern Lighthouse Board 1994-95 447 19.1 1995-96 430 18.7 1996-97 416 18.7 1997-98 405 18.4 1998-09 402 18.9 1999-2000 393 20.4 2000-01 379 21.9 2001-02 373 23.8 2002-03 355 19.9 2003-04 357 21.1 (b) Trinity House Lighthouse Service 1994-95 687 29.8 1995-96 643 28.9 1996-97 602 29.6 1997-98 555 27.7 1998-09 499 27.2 1999-2000 466 26.7 2000-01 450 28 2001-02 439 29.6 2002-03 438 26 2003-04 421 27.9 (c) Commissioners of Irish Lights 1994-95 646 15.5 1995-96 624 16.2 1996-97 573 16.0 1997-98 546 16.7 1998-09 501 15.4 1999-2000 511 15.7 2000-01 529 16.8 2001-02 515 16.4 2002-03 453 15.9 2003-04 419 17.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All the figures in the table are cash prices The role and terms of reference of the General Lighthouse Authorities is to provide and maintain aids to navigation around the coastline of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar and to deliver a reliable, efficient and cost effective service for the benefit and safety of all mariners. The Trinity House Lighthouse Service provides the service for coastlines of England and Wales, the Northern Lighthouse Board for Scotland and the Isle of Man, and the Commissioners of Irish Lights for the whole of Ireland as an all Ireland body.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1489-90W;426 c1493-4W; 197346

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent contracts for maintenance work the (a) Trinity House Lighthouse Service, (b) Northern Lighthouse Board and (c) Commissioners for Irish Lights have obtained from other bodies; and if he will list contracts (i) entered into and (ii) pending, broken down by...

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 November 2004

For answer on

15 November 2004

Answered on

15 November 2004

John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent contracts for maintenance work the (a) Trinity House Lighthouse Service, (b) Northern Lighthouse Board and (c) Commissioners for Irish Lights have obtained from other bodies; and if he will list contracts (i) entered into and (ii) pending, broken down by financial value. [197335] Mr. Jamieson: The following tables provide information on recent and pending contracts, grouped by type of customer: (a) Trinity House Lighthouse Service £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Contracts entered into since Contract bids pending 1 April 2004 Local authorities 4 4 Utility companies 20 8 Other private sector 43 -- Total 67 12 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (b) Northern Lighthouse Board £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Contracts entered into since Contract bids pending since 1 April 1 April 2004 2004 Local authorities 11 -- Utility companies 4 -- Other private sector 42 -- Total 57 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (c) Commissioners of Irish Lights £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Contracts entered into since Contract bids pending 1 April 2004 Local authorities/ 98 -- Government Departments Utility companies 0 -- Other private sector 123 -- Total 221 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

426 c935W;426 c939W; 197335

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 19th April, 420 c311W, on navigational aids, what further progress has been made on ensuring that the Irish Government meets the full cost of navigational aids in territorial waters; and if he will list the (a) meetings...

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 October 2004

Reference

425 c938W; 192197

House

House of Commons

General Lighthouse Fund accounts for 2002/03.

Type

House of Commons papers

Notes

Received 28.07.04

Date

21 July 2004

Reference

HC 921 2003/04

House

House of Commons

Davies of Oldham, Lord

What progress they have made in the negotiations on the issue whether the Irish Government should pay the full cost of maintaining lighthouses and other navigational aids in Irish territorial waters. [HL 3700].

Asked by

Lord Berkeley (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 July 2004

Reference

664 c35WA; HL 3700

House

House of Lords

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report of the Business Process Review of Trinity House Lighthouse Service.

Asked by

Neil Gerrard (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 April 2004

For answer on

17 May 2004

Answered on

17 May 2004

Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of the report of the Business Process Review of Trinity House Lighthouse Service. [167359] Mr. Jamieson: It is not within the remit of this Department to place a copy of the Report of the Review in the Library of the House, however, it has now been issued to staff and the Trade Unions who have accepted the Report's findings. Under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the Secretary of State is required to sanction expenditure by the General Lighthouse Authorities and any proposal to establish new aids to navigation. He has no powers of direction over GLA internal operational matters. The Business Process Review was an internal exercise commissioned by Trinity House Lighthouse Service (THLS) to examine their business processes and update these to take account of best practice and future needs of the lighthouse service. In terms of granting access to official information, THLS as a non-departmental public body falls under the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. It therefore has its own commitment under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information to extend access to official information and to respond to reasonable requests for information except where disclosure would not be in the public interest in accordance with statutory requirements and the exemptions set out in Part II of the Code. There is no commitment to provide access to documents as distinct from information. Nor does the Code require Government Departments to acquire information that they do not possess.

Date

17 May 2004

Reference

167359; 421 c718-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with other Government departments regarding the cessation of payments from the UK General Lighthouse Fund for the provision of navigational aids in Irish territorial waters; what discussions he has had with the Irish Government regarding the...

Asked by

Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 May 2004

Reference

420 c1538-9W; 168239;168240

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Irish Government regarding the cessation of payments from the UK General Lighthouse Fund for the provision of navigational aids in Irish territorial waters; what discussions he has had with (a) the Department...

Asked by

Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 April 2004

Reference

420 c774W; 168259;168260

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made with negotiations with the Irish Government on the cessation of payments from the UK General Lighthouse Fund for the provision of navigational aids in Irish territorial waters.

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2004

Reference

420 c311W; 166057

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

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. -...

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 March 2004

For answer on

19 April 2004

Answered on

19 April 2004

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.

Date

19 April 2004

Reference

420 c311W; 166056

House

House of Commons

Davies of Oldham, Lord

How much they contribute to the cost of maintaining navigation aids in the territorial waters of the Irish Republic; and whether they have given notice to the Irish Government of a date on which such contributions will cease [HL 1599] - Inc figure.

Asked by

Lord Berkeley (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 March 2004

Reference

HL 1599; 658 c170-1WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial contribution in (a) sterling, (b) euros and (c) punts has been made by the Irish Government under the terms of the 1985 agreement for the sharing of certain costs incurred by the Commissioners of Lights in the Republic of Ireland...

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 November 2003

For answer on

8 December 2003

Answered on

8 December 2003

John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what financial contribution in (a) sterling, (b) euros and (c) punts has been made by the Irish Government under the terms of the 1985 agreement for the sharing of certain costs incurred by the Commissioners of Lights in the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five years. [141748] Mr. Jamieson: The information requested is set out in the following table. Irish Government contributions for years 1997-98 to 2001-02 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial years Sterling Euros Punts 1997-98 1,815,847 2,556,153 2,013,134 1998-99 1,448,449 2,317,770 1,825,392 1999-2000 1,146,745 1,811,703 1,426,832 2000-01 1,307,234 2,110,825 1,662,410 2001-021 2,063,889 3,214,780 2,531,845 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Conversion rate of euro to sterling used was the Bank of Ireland mid December 2002 rate of 0.6420. Note: Ir punts ceased as a currency on 1 January 2002.

Date

8 December 2003

Reference

141748; 415 c199-200W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much revenue from light dues has been collected from ships calling at ports in (a) Scotland, (b) the Isle of Man, (c) England and Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five financial...

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 November 2003

For answer on

8 December 2003

Answered on

8 December 2003

John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much revenue from light dues has been collected from ships calling at ports in (a) Scotland, (b) the Isle of Man, (c) England and Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five financial years. [141747] Mr. Jamieson: The information requested is given in the following table. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Scotland 8,034,124.92 8,929,663.47 9,110,457.12 8,536,210.39 7,270,783.41 Isle of Man 44,424.38 20,635.93 19,012.13 19,400.57 26,074.60 England and Wales 54,942,311.20 55,756,005.50 57,923,611.28 62,489,782.79 60,343,913.47 Northern Ireland 617,011.16 662,503.18 599,414.51 662,195.49 637,721.11 R.O.I (Customs and Excise) 3,131,480.85 3,464,779.82 3,416,674.55 3,077,673.30 3,363,729.90 Total 66,769,352.51 68,833,587.90 71,069,169.59 74,785,262.54 71,642,222.49 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures above are for General Light dues and does not include income from UK fishing vessels and tugs. The figures do not include any light dues refunds that were made. The figures for ROI are shown in sterling converted at an exchange rate based on the Bank of England average for each month. Pre-conversion figures shown as follows. R.O.I (Customs and Excise) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Figures 1998-99 3,597,474.41 1999-2000 4,246,163.66 2000-01 4,396,335.39 2001-02 4,144,997.18 2002-03 5,268,090.44 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

8 December 2003

Reference

141747; 415 c200W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual budget of (a) the Trinity House Lighthouse Authority, (b) the Commissioners of the Irish Lights and (c) the Northern Lighthouse Board was in each of the last five years; how much was contributed by the central fund to the...

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 December 2003

Reference

415 c158W; 141749;141751

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria he will use to review the level of light dues in spring 2004.

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 December 2003

Reference

141750; 415 c158W

House

House of Commons

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