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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial assistance has been made available to companies operating the Harworth and Welbeck collieries in the past five years; whether all such finance has been paid; what recent discussions she has held about the collieries' future; and if she...

Asked by

Paddy Tipping (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198529; 426 c1910W;426 c1916W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with HM Treasury on (a) the case for a windfall tax on excessive profits made by oil and gas producers and (b) the use of revenues from such a tax to fund...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198503; 426 c2037W;426 c2043W

House

House of Commons

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Whether the rights of people affected by coal mine subsidence will be changed by the implementation of the Coal Mining Subsidence (Subsidence Adviser) (Revocation) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2241). [HL 4991].

Asked by

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

HL 4991; 666 c217WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many former miners, their widows or families in Newcastle-under-Lyme have (a) made claims for and (b) been paid compensation in respect of (i) chronic bronchitis and emphysema, (ii) vibration white finger and (iii) pneumoconiosis; and how much has been...

Asked by

Paul Farrelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many former miners, their widows or families in Newcastle-under-Lyme have (a) made claims for and (b) been paid compensation in respect of (i) chronic bronchitis and emphysema, (ii) vibration white finger and (iii) pneumoconiosis; and how much has been paid out so far. [198583] Nigel Griffiths: The figures for Newcastle-under-Lyne are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. COPD VWF Claims received 2,606 791 Number of claimants paid compensation1 647 488 Total damages paid (£ million) 5 3.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These figures include interim and full and final payments as of 31 October 2004. The figures for Pneumoconiosis under the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme are only available for the UK and are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number/value Claims received 88,228 Number of claims settled 1 80,743 Total damages paid (£ million) 188 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The figures are from the scheme's inception in October 1974 to the 31 October 2004

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198583; 426 c1621W;426 c1624W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many claims for (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) vibration white finger were concluded for the constituency of Bolsover in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001, (iii) 2002 and (iv) 2003. - Including table.

Asked by

Dennis Skinner (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1300W;426 c1304W; 197092

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the transfer of pension rights and benefits under TUPE for members of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme into the Industry-Wide Mineworkers Pension Scheme complied fully with Article 3 of the EU Acquired Rights Directive; and if she will make a...

Asked by

John Grogan (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1307W;426 c1310W; 192554

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the Environment Council on 14th October; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting records; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Jim Hood (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 October 2004

For answer on

15 November 2004

Answered on

15 November 2004

Mr. Hood: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the outcome was of the Environment Council on 14 October; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting records; and if she will make a statement. [192659] Mr. Morley: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, represented the United Kingdom at the meeting of the Environment Council held in Luxembourg on 14 October. No Ministers from the devolved administrations were present. Council reached political agreement on two dossiers, involving three legal measures. Each represented a successful outcome for the UK. On the proposed Directive on the Management of Waste from the Extractive Industries, discussion was primarily on the scope of the proposal. Hungary wanted the requirement for a financial guarantee to extend to land surrounding a waste facility. The UK argued that such a move would be impractical, overlap unhelpfully with the Environmental Liability Directive, and place unwarranted burdens on the extractive industries. Council reached agreement by a qualified majority which included the UK, on the basis of the compromise text tabled by the Presidency for the meeting, with Austria and Hungary abstaining. The proposed Regulation on Certain Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases aims to make a contribution to our Kyoto Protocol target by introducing mitigation measures in relation to these gases, developed to replace the much more damaging (to the ozone layer) CFCs and HCFCs. Some of these fluorinated gases have a high global warming potential and therefore action is needed, across the EU. This measure is intended to deliver reductions in emissions equivalent to some 20 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2012. The original proposal for a Regulation has been split into two parts, with a separate Directive relating to mobile air conditioning systems (MACs) fitted to cars and car-derived vans. Both were considered at Council, and much of the discussion related to the legal base. Austria and Denmark were particularly concerned that the environmental legal base provided in Article 175 should be used for the Regulation, allowing them to maintain tighter existing standards of their own without having to notify them to the Commission. Sweden also supported this view, wishing to preserve the flexibility to go further in future. For the UK, the Secretary of State put the view, also supported by the Commission and several other member states, that a dual legal base was the best means to avoid possible undermining of the single market, while achieving important environmental gains across the EU. The Directive includes a ban on the use of fluorinated gases with high global warming potential in MACs from 2011 (new vehicle types) and 2017 (all new vehicles). Both the Regulation and the Directive had additional text added providing for a future neutral review of the Community provisions (in the Regulation and Directive) concerning global warming potential of fluorinated gases. Political agreement on both the Regulation and the Directive was reached by qualified majority which included the UK, with Denmark and Austria voting against, and Belgium, Sweden and Portugal abstaining. Council adopted Conclusions relating to the Commission's communication on flood prevention, protection and mitigation, and following on from discussions held at an informal meeting of environment Ministers in July. The Conclusions agreed to increase information sharing and co-operation in this field. Council also adopted Conclusions entitled `Clean, Clever, Competitive', noting the opportunities that environmentally efficient innovation offers within the Lisbon process, and the importance of working with stakeholders to realise these opportunities. A third set of Conclusions, adopted without discussion in Council, related to the Commission's communication on its work on the thematic strategy on the Urban Environment. While welcoming the communication, Council urged the Commission to review the justification for some of its emerging proposals in the light of the principle of subsidiarity and current legislation and procedures in member states. The final set of Conclusions adopted was in preparation for the 10th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in which Council welcomed President Putin's decision to refer the Kyoto protocol to the Russian Duma for ratification, and reaffirmed our commitment both to maintain EU leadership internationally on climate change, and to engage constructively with others. Council held an exchange of views on sustainable road transport, during which there was widespread support for encouraging production of cleaner and more efficient vehicles, with significant reductions in emissions of both particulates and nitrous oxide (NOx). There was also a lengthy exchange of views on the future financing of the Natura 2000 network of protected natural sites. Some 10 member states, with Spain and Portugal in the lead, submitted a joint statement focused on their desire to establish a system of comprehensive community co-financing for these sites. The Secretary of State spoke in support of the Commission's approach in its recent communication, which is to focus on providing for the financing of these sites through the principal existing community financial instruments where they are applicable. She also noted that the Habitats Directive which established Natura 2000 sites is clear in giving primary responsibility for financing them to member states, and stating that co- financing should be in exceptional circumstances. Overall decisions on financing would be taken in other Council formations, and our decisions must be taken in the light of those. The Presidency noted general support for the idea of integrating Natura 2000 funding into other community instruments, but that there was widespread concern to ensure that these provided sufficient coverage. There was a short exchange of views on the EECCA environment Ministers conference (`Kiev+1') to be held in Tblisi on 21-22 October. The Secretary of State spoke to stress the importance we put on this in taking forward delivery of the EU and UNECE's commitments from the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. Under Other Business, Council noted information items on progress on the Aarhus dossiers, the forthcoming conference of the parties to the Basel Convention and the report from a German conference on impact assessment. Finally, the environment Ministers expressed their thanks to Margot Wallstrom, who was attending her last Council as Environment Commissioner.

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

426 c1002-4W;426 c1006-8W; 192659

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether her Department is using Capita as a contractor in relation to the miners' compensation schemes. [Commons library understands from DTI parliamentary clerk press notice referred to in answer was issued on 26.02.2004, not 16.02.2004] - (Holding answer 28 October...

Asked by

Jeff Ennis (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

426 c832W;426 c836W; 194163

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the case for a windfall tax on profits accruing to UK gas and oil producers as a result of recent and future oil price increases; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

196494; 426 c506W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on his policy on lignite mining.

Asked by

Lord Bannside (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 November 2004

Reference

426 c240-1W; 193601

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average cost paid by the Department under the Coal Health Scheme to each of its contractors was when a living claimant (a) agreed an expedited settlement and (b) settled after going through the Medical Assessment Process in the...

Asked by

Michael Clapham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 November 2004

Reference

426 c85-6W; 194412;194413;194414

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on coal health claims

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on coal health claims.

Lead member

Mark Todd

Answering member

Nigel Griffiths

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

26 October 2004

Reference

425 c388-409WH

House

House of Commons

COAL HEALTH CLAIMS HANDLING AGREEMENT

That this House is most concerned by what appears to be the intention of the Department for Trade and Industry to exclude an unknown but potentially large number of deceased claims from recovering damages under the Coal Health Claims Handling Agreement, notwithstanding the fact that the Agreement was designed by...

Primary sponsor

Michael Clapham (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

25 October 2004

Reference

1810

House

House of Commons

COAL HEALTH PAYMENTS

That this House welcomes the decision of the Department of Trade and Industry in putting in place a tariff system for coal health payments, with the option of a right to request a medical assessment if the initial offer is unacceptable; and believes that this will ensure that the scheme...

Primary sponsor

David Hamilton (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

20 October 2004

Reference

1776

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce fiscal incentives to encourage the use of energy from coalmine methane; and if he will make a statement. - Supplies of electricity generated from coal mine methane became exempt from the climate change levy from November 2003.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 October 2004

Reference

425 c545W; 190751

House

House of Commons

Minute by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister concerning an indemnity issued under the Land Stabilisation Programme for the Northwich Salt Mines project.

Type

Unprinted command papers

Date

11 October 2004

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many miners dismissed during the 1984-85 miners' strike applied for restoration of pension rights under the scheme launched in 2002-03; how many applications were successful (a) in the first instance and (b) on appeal; and how many cases are...

Asked by

Brian Wilson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

425 c122W; 190151

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with (a) UK investors in the South African mining industry and (b) the South African Government on the implications of the South African Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002 on the 1994...

Asked by

Marquess of Lothian (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1840W;424 c1838W; 189091

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what area of peat bogs has been lost to commercial peat extraction in each year since 1997. - Inc table and figures.

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 September 2004

For answer on

4 October 2004

Answered on

4 October 2004

Sue Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what area of peat bogs has been lost to commercial peat extraction in each year since 1997. [188443] Mr Bradshaw Mr. Bradshaw: Peat extraction is measured in cubic metres. The following figures shows peat extraction every year since 1997 and are derived from the British Geological Survey's Minerals Yearbook and the Office of National Statistics: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Peat extraction (thousand cubic metres) 1997 1,619 1998 1,076 1999 1,653 2000 1,626 2001 1,814 2002 973 2003 2,008 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. There is currently planning consent for extraction from 3,990.6 ha of raised peat bog in England, of which 72 ha is lapsed. The existence of planning consent does not mean that all or part of the area is necessarily cut. For example, a recent agreement with Scotts Company (UK) Ltd. in 2001 has meant that 1,886 ha of peatland has come out of peat extraction, although planning consent still remains on part of it.

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1939-40W;424 c1937W; 188443

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she expects to reach the last decile of registered coal compensation claims for (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) vibration white finger for former miners or their widows or families in the East Midlands. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

David Leslie Taylor (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 September 2004

Reference

424 c1723W;424 c1721W; 189188

House

House of Commons

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