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Statement on when he expects to place a contract for Batch Two Trafalgar Class submarines. - Includes fact that contract has been placed with GEC-Marconi as prime contractors for the design, build and initial support. The new boats will be known as the Astute class and will be built at...

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20655; 292 c381W

House

House of Commons

BILLS RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTION

That this House believes that the committee stage of any public bill of a constitutional nature should be taken on the Floor of the House, thereby reflecting established precedent as set out in the First Report from the Select Committee on Procedure of Session 1945-46 (HC9-1) and as has always...

Primary sponsor

Lord King of Bridgwater (Conservative)

Type

Early day motions

Date

6 March 1997

Reference

621

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

How many available places there are under the assisted places scheme in (a) Portsmouth Grammar School, (b) Portsmouth High School for Girls and (c) Sir John's College, Southsea; and how many have been taken up. - Table given.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 February 1997

Reference

13919; 289 c706W

House

House of Commons

DOORKEEPERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

That this House deplores the expenditure by the Serjeant at Arms' Department on a so-called Customer Care training programme for the Doorkeepers, who certainly do not require such a course since their care for honourable Members, staff and visitors is exemplary; and calls on the Serjeant at Arms to cancel...

Primary sponsor

Lord Tyler (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

5 February 1997

Reference

485; 485A1; 485A2

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

How many places are available in England under the assisted places scheme in the current academic year; and how many have been taken up so far. - Includes figures.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 1997

Reference

14085; 289 c556W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

What plans she has to announce further allocations in England under the assisted places scheme for new entry for September 1997. - I shall shortly announce further details about the assisted places scheme.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 1997

Reference

13923; 289 c556W;289 c556-7W

House

House of Commons

Royal Yacht: Question after statement on Royal Yacht Britannia

Question after statement on Royal Yacht Britannia.

Member

David Martin (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

22 January 1997

Reference

288 c964

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

Statement on consideration to responses to the consultation paper he issued in July on the Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations. - Includes table.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

18 December 1996

Answered on

18 December 1996

Mr. David Martin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has considered the responses to the consultation paper he issued in July on the Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations; and if he will make a statement. [10475] Mr. Gummer: Together with my colleagues the President of the Board of Trade, and the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales, I published proposals in July which aim to secure an effective business led approach to meeting the environmental goal of a more sustainable approach to packaging waste. This followed a lengthy process of consultation with a wide range of business sectors and is based on the industry agreement on the shared approach achieved on 15 December 1995. The system we propose is based on four guiding principles: using the market to reflect the cost of dealing with waste in the price the consumer pays; a shared approach involving all parts of the packaging chain; the lightest regulatory approach giving the maximum scope for obligated businesses to self-certify and self-assess their obligations and to perform those obligations through business run schemes, or individually subject to monitoring by the environment agencies. continuing industry involvement in monitoring, reviewing and proposing changes to the system through the Advisory Committee on Packaging. We have had a wide range of responses to the consultation paper including 100 from trade associations representing 53,000 member businesses and a further 348 from individual businesses and, other interested organisations. Most respondents endorsed the overall framework and the basic provisions which flow from the 15 December agreement. However, the responses did raise specific concerns on issues such as timetable, the level of interim targets, the cut-off threshold for small businesses, the wholesaler obligation and the scope and nature of exemptions. I have considered these and have sought the views of Sir Peter Parker and the Advisory Committee for Packaging and I am grateful to have their further comments which will be published separately. I therefore intend to make the following modifications to the draft regulations which will be subject to parliamentary debate. To allow businesses sufficient time to assess the implications of the regulations for them and the merits of joining a collective business scheme such as VALPAK, I propose to delay the first requirement for registration and provision of data until the summer of 1997 and I will make a further announcement shortly. The date for the renewal of registration and the provision of data will, from 1998 onwards, be 1 April. A further concern raised related to the proposed interim targets for recovery and recycling which could place an unnecessarily high burden on some businesses and particularly on those who handle materials which are harder to recover. Many felt that a slower build-up to the full directive targets in 2001 targets would be more realistic. I therefore propose to revise the interim targets on individual businesses as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Minimum recycling target for Overall recovery target Recovery of UK packaging waste each material 1998-99 7 38 32 2000 11 43 40 2001 16 {1}52 50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Of which a minimum of 26 per cent. must be recycling. These targets will enable the UK to meet the recycling and recovery targets set out in the EC directive on packaging and packaging waste, 94/62 EC. I have also taken account of the representations that some sectors of industry will have greater difficulty in adapting to the proposed obligations than others, particularly in the case of small firms. I also consider that the most effective means of introducing the new system will be to take a staged approach starting with the largest businesses. I therefore propose to adopt a phased approach in relation to the following aspects: No business with a turnover of less than £5 million, or that handled less than 50 tonnes of packaging will have an obligation in the years 1997 to 1999, but from 1 January 2000 an eligible business with a turnover of £1 million or more and that handled more than 50 tonnes of packaging will be obligated. The proposed wholesaler obligation will apply from 1 January 2000. I am confident that a phased approach will allow these sectors additional time to prepare and work up methods for meeting recycling and recovery objectives in a form which meets their needs. I have considered also issues raised by those who handle packaging which is or is associated with special or hazardous waste. Where packaging is likely to become special waste, producers will not need to include it when calculating their recovery and recycling obligations, but they will need to provide data and indicate the steps taken to promote or increase its recovery. This amendment should assist those producers that handle packaging whose hazardous or contaminated nature require special disposal arrangements. I also propose to place an obligation on production of reusable packaging but to exempt it when it is reused. Other more detailed changes will be set out in the published regulations. I also recognise that for many businesses a major concern is not the recycling and recovery effort itself but the means of gathering data. Some businesses already have good data systems while many trade associations and the Industry Council on Packaging and the Environment are already working to develop sector guides and assistance with definitions and other guidance. I intend to support this work and to make available, to help to start the system, a very simple ready reckoner which businesses can use to meet the initial requirement for a best estimate expressed in tonnes per annum. The environment agencies who will monitor and enforce the regulations will charge a fee to individual businesses and collective schemes to cover the costs of their functions. In the light of consultation, and taking account of the changes listed above I purpose to set the fee for individual businesses at £750 per annum and to offer schemes a rebate of up to 87 per cent. of this according to the size of their membership. The advisory committee is continuing its work on implementation of the system and is currently considering matters relating to evidence of compliance and recent representations it has received on the issue of equitable participation in household waste recovery. It is also preparing for its review of the system as a whole. On these and other issues, it will publish its findings as appropriate and I am fully committed to supporting its continuing role.

Date

18 December 1996

Reference

10475; 287 c614-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

If he will make a statement on the assessment of granny annexes for council tax purposes.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 1996

Reference

9857; 287 c551W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

Statement on what progress has been made in respect of the system of local air pollution control which was established under part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. - Inc fact that the Government have today published a progress report on the implementation of the system of local air...

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

9 December 1996

Answered on

9 December 1996

Mr. David Martin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been made in respect of the system of local air pollution control which was established under part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. [8338] Mr. Clappison: The Government have today published a progress report on the implementation of the system of local air pollution control which was established under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The local air pollution control system specifies processes which are not to be operated without an authorisation from the relevant local authority. One of the main objectives of the system is to reduce industrial emissions and to improve local air quality. The report show that, since 1991, business has submitted some 15,000 applications for authorisation. Local authorities have decided 92 per cent. of all applications. This is a considerable achievement, given the task which local authorities faced, not least in familiarising themselves with new legislation, procedure and technical information. The report also highlights the important role local air pollution control will play in the successful development of the new system of local air quality management, which was established under the Environment Act 1995. Local air pollution control should result in substantial improvements in air quality in locations where industry has been a significant air pollution source, helping us to achieve air quality targets and commitments. For example, a large number of industrial emitters of volatile organic compounds fall within local air pollution control. The Government's strategy to secure a 30 per cent. reduction in annual volatile organic compound emissions between 1988 and 1999 places considerable reliance on the reductions in emissions of volatile organic compounds which will result from local air pollution control. Present indications are that, by 1999, the reduction may be of the order of 40 per cent. reflecting a significant contribution by local air pollution control. One reason for the success of local air pollution control has been the adoption of a partnership approach. Central and local government, business as and wider interests have been actively involved in the development of both policies and procedures. Whilst local air pollution control now appears to be firmly established and is operating effectively, the next five years will involve new challenges, including a substantial amount of upgrading of existing processes over the next two years. The report, which we have published today, will help to develop a clear view of the issues which face local air pollution control in the next few years and the priorities which should guide its development. I have arranged for a copy of the report to be placed in the Library of the House.

Date

9 December 1996

Reference

8338; 287 c44-5W

House

House of Commons

CHRIS GRIFFITHS

That this House notes that Chris Griffiths, Banqueting Manager of the Refreshment Department, is leaving the House of Commons at the end of 1996 after 27 years of service; and thanks him for his loyalty and unfailing kindness to honourable Members of this House and wishes him well in any...

Primary sponsor

Fergus Montgomery (Conservative)

Type

Early day motions

Date

5 December 1996

Reference

311

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

What plans he has for the special transitional grant in 1997-98. - Includes figures.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 November 1996

Reference

6778; 286 c298W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

What money is being provided through the standard spending assessment for personal social services for 1997-98. - Includes figures.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 November 1996

Reference

6776; 286 c298W;286 c297-8W

House

House of Commons

Budget November 1996: Budget debate (first day) and motion for the amendment of the law

Budget debate (first day) and motion for the amendment of the law.

Member

David Martin (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

26 November 1996

Reference

286 c192-5

House

House of Commons

HOME-START

That this House welcomes and values the work of Home-Start, a voluntary organisation helping young families under stress; notes with interest the research done by the University of Leeds showing that Home-Start makes a real difference to families through practical help, advice and support, that statutory workers also value Home-Start...

Primary sponsor

Audrey Wise (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

25 November 1996

Reference

240

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

What progress has been made in appointing a person, under section 10(3AA) of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993, to monitor the refusals of entry clearance where there is no right of appeal by virtue of section 10(3A) of the Act.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 November 1996

Reference

3602; 284 c613W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

If he will comment on his policy on mixed wards in NHS hospitals.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 November 1996

Reference

627; 284 c496-7W

House

House of Commons

RIGID LABOUR MARKETS AND UNEMPLOYMENT

That this House is alarmed to learn that the European Commission has suppressed evidence showing a clear link between rigid labour markets and unemployment; questions as to what extent suppression of the truth occurs in the EC; notes that the success of the United Kingdom economy with flexible labour markets...

Primary sponsor

David Atkinson (Conservative)

Type

Early day motions

Date

31 October 1996

Reference

119

House

House of Commons

Queens speech, Crime: Queens debate (fourth Day) on home affairs

Queens debate (fourth Day) on home affairs.

Member

David Martin (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

28 October 1996

Reference

284 c360,397-9

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

Statement on what is the current status of the Army's Challenger 2 programme.

Asked by

David Martin (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 October 1996

Reference

194; 284 c7-8W

House

House of Commons

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