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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment the Government have made of the results of the 2004 consultation into a maximum blood alcohol limit for recreational mariners.

Asked by
Hugh Robertson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 July 2006
Reference
83516; 448 c1416W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment the Marine Accident Investigation Board has made of the number of people (a) killed and (b) injured in (i) recreational and (ii) non-recreational marine craft in each of the past five years; and in how many of these cases alcohol...

Asked by
Hugh Robertson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 July 2006
Reference
83517; 448 c1416-7W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the Government have any plans to introduce a maximum blood alcohol limit for (a) recreational mariners and (b) those in charge of a boat.

Asked by
Hugh Robertson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 July 2006
Reference
83515; 448 c1416W
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates Dee Caffari for becoming, in her yacht Aviva, the first woman to sail solo and non-stop around the world against the prevailing winds and currents; welcomes her back on dry land after six months at sea; praises the logistical team who worked tirelessly 24 hours a...

Primary sponsor
Desmond Turner (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
20 June 2006
Reference
2411
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to what percentage of the total length of rivers in the United Kingdom canoeists have full access throughout the year; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by
Laurence Robertson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 February 2006
Reference
48366; 442 c1808W;442 c1808W
House
House of Commons

That this House recognises the success of the Jubilee Sailing Trust in changing the lives of over 26,000 people of all physical abilities through sharing the challenge and adventure of tall ship sailing; and urges the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to review sympathetically its application to restructure...

Primary sponsor
Derek Conway (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
1585
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the access of canoeists to rivers and waterways.

Asked by
John Grogan (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 February 2006
Reference
47612; 442 c624-5W;442 c624-5W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what actions the Government have taken to help promote leisure boating on Britain's canals.

Asked by
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 January 2006
Reference
441 c1467W; 42808
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on steps the Government are taking to encourage people with disabilities to participate in sailing activities.

Asked by
Charlotte Atkins (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 December 2005
Reference
38074; 440 c2536W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many rivers in England are navigable by unpowered craft; whether she plans to increase that number; and whether she plans to improve access to those waters for canoeists.

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 December 2005
Reference
440 c870W;440 c870W; 33814
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many negotiated access agreements the Environment Agency has concluded for access to waterways for users of unpowered craft.

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 December 2005
Reference
33816; 440 c870W;440 c870W
House
House of Commons

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the role of sport in the community. Motion withdrawn.

Lead member
Lord Pendry
Answering member
Lord Davies of Oldham
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Debates
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
675 c1767-802
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend Lord Pendry secured this debate. Once again, he calls upon us to consider the importance of sport in benefiting communities, and I fully agree with his arguments. It is a great pleasure to be in a group of speakers with such a wide variety...

Member
Baroness Massey of Darwen (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
675 c1781-4
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Pendry for initiating this debate, and for his continuing championing of in your Lordships’ House the cause of sport. We share a passion for football, as he has been chairman and president of the Football Foundation and its predecessor body the Football Trust,...

Member
Lord Grantchester (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
675 c1773-5
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I said at the beginning of this debate that noble Lords would give due recognition to those who do so much for sport in the community. We have had outstanding contributions from many, if not all, noble Lords who spoke. I believe that Parliament, and this House in particular, is...

Member
Lord Pendry (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
675 c1801-2
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Pendry for introducing the second debate that we have had on sport in a matter of months, thanks to his diligence and his good fortune with regard to ballots. We have very much enjoyed this debate today which has given a...

Member
Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
675 c1797-801
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Pendry, for securing this debate on sport in the community in what, after all, has been a very dramatic 12 months for sport in this country. I should start by declaring an interest. I am chairman of Sport England, which was previously known as the...

Member
Lord Carter of Coles (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
675 c1786-90
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I feel a little timorous about speaking at this Dispatch Box today as I am still recovering from a very memorable evening at Admiralty House last night where I was the guest of none other than the Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn, and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and...

Member
Lord Glentoran (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
675 c1793-7
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Pendry, on securing this debate. This is one of those debates where, if you are to have any form of intellectual honesty, you cannot go into the trenches. We have realised that we have very similar goals regarding sport, we have established that there...

Member
Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
675 c1790-3
House
House of Lords

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the powerful speech of the noble Lord, Lord Giddens. The noble Lord has a remarkable ability to be a master of all subjects in your Lordships’ House and speaks with such passion. I envy the fact that the noble Lord never uses notes; I shall...

Member
Lord St John of Bletso (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
675 c1779-81
House
House of Lords