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Climate Change Bill. (Vote).

Member

Michael Meacher (Labour)

Type

Presentation bills

Date

7 April 2005

Reference

Bill 112 2004/05

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has held with the RSPCA on ways of restricting the (a) sale and (b) use of noisy fireworks; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 April 2005

Reference

432 c1625W;432 c1621W; 223025

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the public health implications of the untreated waste and sewage washed up at Orlock, County Down.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 April 2005

Reference

432 c1540W;432 c1536W; 224257

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office;Water Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 21st March, Official Report, 432 column 588W, on marine pollution, if he will make a statement on action taken since 9th March to clean up the coastline.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1299-300W;432 c1296-7W; 224256

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspectors have been employed by the Environment Agency in the exercise of functions previously conducted within Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution in each year since 1997.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1150W; 224007

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office;Water Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 21st March, Official Report, 432 column 588W, on marine pollution, what constituted the failure of the screening plant at Briggs Rock, Orlock.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 March 2005

For answer on

4 April 2005

Answered on

4 April 2005

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 21 March 2005, Official Report, 432 column 588W, on marine pollution, what constituted the failure of the screening plant at Briggs Rock, Orlock. [224255] Mr. Spellar: The Chief Executive of Water Service (Mrs. Katharine Bryan) has been asked to write to the hon. Lady in response to this question. Letter from Mrs. Katharine Bryan to Lady Hermon, dated 31 March 2005: You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question, pursuant to his Answer of 21 March, Official Report, column 588W, on marine pollution, about what constituted the failure of the screening plant at Briggs Rock, Orlock (224255). I have been asked to reply as the issue falls within my operational responsibility as Chief Executive of Water Service. The screening plant at Briggs Rock originally comprised two automatic rotating screens which removed most solids and materials from the sewage before the effluent liquor was discharged to sea. Over the past two to three years, due to difficulties in sourcing replacement parts, the screens became increasingly difficult to maintain and repair, and more expensive to operate. The condition of the screens continued to deteriorate and they were removed in late 2004. As an interim measure, pending the provisions of a new automatic screening plant, the screens were replaced by fabricated bar screens. These screens have to be cleaned manually twice per day and are not as effective as the automatic rotating screens. Water Service regrets the pollution caused by the failure of this equipment and is currently taking forward a project to provide a new automatic screening plant. This is scheduled for completion by the end of this summer.

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1299W;432 c1296W; 224255

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of pollution were reported in Lough Neagh in 2004; and what the origins were of the incidents.

Asked by

David Burnside (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1298W;432 c1295W; 224091

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of pollution were reported in the Six Mile Water river in 2004; and what the origins were of the incidents.

Asked by

David Burnside (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1298-9W;432 c1296W; 224092

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence she has collated of the pollution of (a) watercourses and (b) groundwater by on-farm burials of fallen stock in each year since 1999.

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1084W; 223838

House

House of Commons

House of Commons Commission

To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many tonnes of waste produced from the parliamentary estate were incinerated in each of the last five years; and if he will estimate how many tonnes of (a) carbon dioxide and (b) other pollutants...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

House of Commons Commission

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 March 2005

Reference

432 c876W; 222326

House

House of Commons

Debate on bill

Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Lord Whitty

Answering member

Lord Dixon-Smith

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on bills

Date

22 March 2005

Reference

671 c179-213

House

House of Lords

Northern Ireland Office;Water Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions have taken place between his Department and (a) North Down Borough Council and (b) the National Trust in relation to tackling the sewage washed up at Orlock, County Down.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 2005

Reference

432 c588W; 222932

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th March, Official Report, column 1936W, on harmful cargoes, if she will list the occasions since 1st May 1997 when monitoring of (a) fish stocks and (b) other marine wildlife has been instigated...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 March 2005

For answer on

21 March 2005

Answered on

21 March 2005

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2005, Official Report, column 1936W, on harmful cargoes, if she will list the occasions since 1 May 1997 when monitoring of (a) fish stocks and (b) other marine wildlife has been instigated following the loss of a harmful cargo into the sea, giving in each case the nature of the cargo, the period of monitoring and the results of that monitoring. [222427] Mr. Bradshaw: On 15 February 1996, the "Sea Empress" laden with over 72,000 tonnes crude oil ran aground off Milford Haven. Extensive monitoring continued for two years covering the contamination with oil of seawater, sediment, fish, shellfish and edible plants and seaweeds with oil as detailed in the report. The main impacts all occurred at the time of the incident or shortly afterwards and there appeared to have been few major long-term effects. A full assessment was provided in the final report of the Sea Empress Environmental Evaluation Committee, published in 1998. A more detailed summary of the report is available at: http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/ dft shipping/documents/page/dft shipping 505333.hcsp. On 31 October 2000, the "levoli Sun" was abandoned and later sunk approximately 11 miles North West of Alderney. The vessel carried a mixed cargo of 4,000 tonnes styrene, 1,000 tonnes methyl ethyl ketone and 1,000 tonnes isopropyl alcohol. More than 1,000 tonnes styrene was lost to sea during the incident. Analysis of edible tissues from crabs recovered one week later from pots laid very close to the wreck prior to the incident demonstrated only low-level styrene contamination that posed no risk to humans. The remainder of the styrene and the ship's main bunker fuel were recovered from the wreck on the seabed. Full details are provided in R.J. Law, C. Kelly, P. Matthiessen and J. Aldridge (2003) The loss of the chemical tanker levoli Sun in the English Channel, October 2000. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 46: 254-257. On 29 June 2003, the "Jambo" carrying 3,300 tonnes sphalerite ore ran aground on rocks off the Summer Isles North West of Ullapool. Sphalerite is mainly composed of zinc sulphide and contains traces of other metals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic. Monitoring included testing water, sediments and shellfish for zinc, toxicity testing and measuring the solubility of metallic elements in the sphalerite ore. It showed that measured levels of zinc in the water were mostly very low. Toxic impacts of zinc to water column animals are therefore considered very unlikely. Measured levels of zinc in sediments are very low except in the immediate vicinity of the wreck (-100 metres) so toxic and smothering impacts to benthic (seabed) animals are therefore expected to be similarly localised. There is currently no evidence to suggest that the discharged cargo from the Jambo has resulted in persistent elevated levels of zinc, cadmium or arsenic in scallop or crab tissues. It is concluded that eating shellfish from the area around the Jambo incident does not raise any food safety concerns for consumers. The final report of the Jambo Environment Group to the Secretary of State's Representative was published in July 2004 and can be obtained from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency at: http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/ environment group report-5.pdf. An environmental monitoring programme will continue each year until 2007.

Date

21 March 2005

Reference

432 c541-2W; 222427

House

House of Commons

Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005

Draft SI on offshore petroleum activities (oil pollution prevention and control). (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Trade and Industry.Approved by Parliament. Made 21 July 2005 (SI 2005/2055). Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1. (Replaces UP 560 2004/05).

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Statutory instruments

Notes

DEBATE: JCSI;HL 93;HC 66-XIII 2004/05; SC (1ST) 4 JUL 2005;LH 14 JUL 2005

Date

17 March 2005

Reference

SI 2005/2055

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Landfill Tax (Site Restoration Quarries and Pet Cemeteries) Order 2005

SI 2005/725 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 6 April 2005.

Department

Treasury

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

16 March 2005

Reference

SI 2005/725

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received regarding the timescale for UK compliance with (a) MARPOL, (b) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, (c) the Protocol of 1978 and (d) associated regulations.

Asked by

Lord Robathan (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 March 2005

Reference

432 c2-3W; 221132

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring of (a) fish stocks and (b) other marine wildlife occurs in parts of UK waters where harmful cargoes are known to have been lost overboard.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 March 2005

Reference

431 c1936W;431 c1928W; 220600

House

House of Commons

Environmental crime: wildlife crime. Environmental Audit Select Committee first special report - government reply to Committee's twelfth report session 2004/05 (HC 605).

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee reports (Government responses); Parliamentary committees

Committee

Environmental Audit Committee

Notes

Received 17.03.05

Date

9 March 2005

Reference

HC 438 2004/05

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the dangerous or harmful cargoes known to have been lost overboard in UK waters since 1st January 1990 which are not thought to have been recovered; if he will list the packages containing dangerous or harmful goods found...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 March 2005

For answer on

8 March 2005

Answered on

8 March 2005

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the dangerous or harmful cargoes known to have been lost overboard in UK waters since 1 January 1990 which are not thought to have been recovered; [220601] (2) if he will list the packages containing dangerous or harmful goods found in UK waters since 1 January 1997, broken down by (a) date, (b) source, (c) nature of the incident giving rise to the deposit of the package in the waters and (d) location; [220602] (3) what reporting requirements there are in respect of the loss overboard (a) within UK waters and (b) from UK registered vessels of dangerous or harmful goods. [220603] Mr. Jamieson: [holding answer 7 March 2005]: Any vessel involved in a pollution event within UK controlled waters as defined by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1996 must immediately contact Her Majesty's coastguard and report the identity and position of the ship; the port of departure and next port of call; the number of people onboard; the date, time and details of the incident; and a contact point for further information about the cargo. UK ships involved in an incident outside UK controlled waters but within Europe must report to the appropriate state responsible for the geographical area. Data on reported discharges of dangerous or harmful cargoes (including oil) as defined by the internationally agreed Marine Pollution (MARPOL) Convention is collated by the Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS) on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). ACOPS collects data in addition to that reported to the coastguard. The data available is extensive and diverse, and I am placing copies of the annual ACOPS reports from 1990 into the House Library.

Date

8 March 2005

Reference

431 c1629W;431 c1625W; 220601;220602;220603

House

House of Commons

Securing the future: the UK government sustainable development strategy.

Type

Command papers

Notes

Beckett/Margaret written statement 07.03.2005; Received 07.03.05

Date

7 March 2005

Reference

Cm 6467

House

House of Commons

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