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Cardiff Bay Development Corporation annual report and accounts for 1998/99.

Type

Annual reports; Unprinted papers

Date

27 July 1999

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/876

Memorandum of understanding between the Welsh Office and Cardiff County Council and the Vale of Glamorgan County Council on the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation. WO/CCC/VGCC. 1999.

Deposited by

Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council; Cardiff County Council

Type

Deposited papers

Date

26 April 1999

Reference

Dep 99/876

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/860

Cardiff Bay Barrage budget review. WO. 1999.

Deposited by

Welsh Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

21 April 1999

Reference

Dep 99/860

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the winding-up of the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation, with particular reference to the main successor bodies and the Corporation's functions, assets and liabilities to be passed on. - (Holding answer 29 March 1999). Includes table,...

Asked by

Rhodri Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 March 1999

For answer on

31 March 1999

Answered on

31 March 1999

Mr. Rhodri Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the winding-up of the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation, with particular reference to the main successor bodies and the Corporation's functions, assets and liabilities to be passed on. [79018] Mr. Michael: [holding answer 29 March 1999]: I have given careful consideration to the views of the CBDC Board, the Cardiff and Vale authorities, the Welsh Development Agency and other interested parties and I am able to confirm, as previously announced, that the Corporation shall wind up its activities on 31 March 2000 with dissolution taking place on 30 June 2000. I regard it as essential that the momentum of development within Cardiff Bay is maintained. I have therefore decided that, from March 2000, as with other local authorities in the rest of Wales, Cardiff County Council and the Vale of Glamorgan authority should regain responsibility for the economic, social and environmental regeneration of the whole of their areas. As elsewhere, they will be able to rely on the services available from the WDA and other economic bodies on the basis of partnership. I have also discussed with those authorities the implementation of projects planned by CBDC which may not be completed within the lifetime of the Corporation, including the Penarth Link, Hamadryad Park, a significant environmental upgrade in the Bay area and an access road to the Cardiff Yacht Club. I have also considered the provision necessary for the new responsibilities and liabilities which each authority will inherit: and transitional support for certain local services in South Cardiff. For these purposes, I shall be making available over a period of 3-5 years a total of up to £13 million to Cardiff County Council and up to £8.2 million to the Vale of Glamorgan. Copies of the understandings reached with the local authorities will be placed in the Library of the House. The Corporation's non-development assets and liabilities will be transferred to Cardiff County Council and to the Vale of Glamorgan Council respectively. Development assets and liabilities, including management of the proposed Bute Avenue PFI, will be transferred to the Welsh Development Agency. I shall invite the parties to discuss together and agree with me the timing and terms on which these transfers will take place. Land currently held by CBDC at the Ferry Road Peninsula will be transferred to Cardiff County Council, subject to terms and conditions to be agreed between the Department and the Council and taking into account the relevant provisions of the Development Agreement between CBDC and Associated British Ports. Future sponsorship of the Techniquest organisation will transfer to my Department. Responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the Gwent Levels Bird Reserve will pass to the Countryside Council for Wales. I attach particular importance to the efficient and safe operation and maintenance of the Barrage and to the exploitation of the impounded lake for the public benefit. These responsibilities, including groundwater monitoring and control and management of water quality in the Bay, are also of direct and significant interest to the local communities in Cardiff and the Vale. As foreshadowed in the Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993, I propose to establish a dedicated body with responsibility for the operation, maintenance, and management of the Barrage, the outer harbour and the inland Bay. I shall enter immediate discussions with the Corporation regarding the purpose, functions and funding of such a body and will also fully explore the opportunities for partnership between the public and private sectors. I shall consult with local authorities and other interests before final decisions are taken. On the basis of a thorough review of Barrage costs, I have decided to increase the financial cap for the project from £191 million to £197 million, subject to settlement of any unresolved and future claims. This is the best available estimate of the final outturn cost, subject to settlement of any unresolved and future contract claims. The increase is mainly attributable to the increased cost of the Bird Reserve on the Gwent Levels and additional costs arising from new legislation. A Budget Review report on the Barrage will also be available shortly and I shall place a copy in the Library of the House. I am also pleased to announce a public consultation on the Corporation's proposal to install a dewatering network in the area of South Cardiff most at risk from rising groundwater. Copies of the Corporation's submission, including a report by Professor Stoner, can be obtained from Mr. D. Lowe at CBDC, Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF1 8DH. Comments should be sent by Friday 30 April to Mr. G. A. Fagan, Regional Development Division, Welsh Office, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NQ. Finally, I should like to place on record my personal admiration for the great achievements of the Chairman, Board and staff of the Corporation, in removing the legacy of dereliction in South Cardiff, transforming it into an area internationally acclaimed as a major development success and in the first rank of investment locations. I am confident that the successor arrangements I have announced today will secure the continued successful regeneration of Cardiff Bay. Cardiff Bay Barrage A breakdown of the costs, including a comparison with the estimates that formed the basis for the previous announcement on 24 April 1995, are in the table. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Estimated cost 1995 Revised estimate 1999 Change Barrage Structure 134.0 137.6 +3.6 Groundwater 11.0 11.2 +0.2 Birds Reserve 5.7 9.5 +3.8 Environment 6.7 6.2 -0.5 Legal Agreements 7.5 6.4 -1.1 Drainage 10.6 9.4 -1.2 Pre-1993 Expenditure 15.4 15.4 0 Additional Works 0 0.7 +0.7 Total 190.9 196.4 +5.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. [Continued in column 733]

Date

31 March 1999

Reference

328 c730-2W;328 c730-1W; 79018

House

House of Commons

Cardiff Bay Development Corporation annual report and accounts for 1997/98.

Type

Unprinted papers

Date

20 July 1998

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his Answer of 2nd July, Official Report, columns 255-56 what guidelines have been issued to non-departmental bodies which he sponsors in relation to the time taken to respond to requests for assistance from the Parliamentary Commissioner under the Code of...

Asked by

Rhodri Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 July 1998

For answer on

7 July 1998

Answered on

7 July 1998

Mr. Rhodri Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 2 July 1998, Official Report, columns 255-56 what guidelines have been issued to non-departmental bodies which he sponsors in relation to the time taken to respond to requests for assistance from the Parliamentary Commissioner under the Code of Practice on Requests for Government Information; what action he plans to take in respect of the length of time taken by bodies to supply information to the Parliamentary Commissioner; and if he will make a statement. [49463] Mr. Ron Davies: The following general guidance has been issued to Chief Executive Officers of non-departmental public bodies: CEO 8/94 A copy of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information together with the Welsh Office Citizen's Charter leaflet on Open Government. CEO 29/94 The bilingual version of the Code of Practice. CEO 39/94 Summaries of recent Ombudsman cases relating to the Open Government Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. CEO 10/96 "Handling of Complaints" guidance accompanied by the Citizen's Charter Complaints Task Force documents "Putting Things Right" and "Good Practice Guide". CEO 30/96 Office of Public Service Guidance on Redress Under the Citizen's Charter. CEO 4/97 Revised Code of Practice on Access to Government Information (Second Edition). CEO 16/97 Complaints Review Arrangements in Public Services. The Code of Practice states that responses to requests for information should be provided as soon as is practicable. The target for responses to simple requests is 20 working days from the date of receipt. I have no plans to issue further guidance at this time.

Date

7 July 1998

Reference

315 c506-7W; 49463

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if his review of the Cardiff Bay Barrage is based on the principle of retaining the 1994 cap and economising on ancillary projects; and various questions on same including date commenced review of total costs of Cardiff Bay Barrage; and provision for...

Asked by

Rhodri Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 July 1998

Reference

315 c255-6W; 48622;48623;48625

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what consultations he has had with the Chairman of the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation concerning the adjudication by the Parliamentary Commissioner into the Friends of the Earth complaint regarding refusal of information on the Gwent Levels mitigating works and bird reserve. -...

Asked by

Rhodri Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 July 1998

Reference

315 c255W; 48624

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the United Kingdom (a) dunlin and (b) redshank over-wintering population covered by conservation agreements in connection with the agreements signed with the European Commission Environmental Protection Directorate at...

Asked by

Rhodri Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 1998

Reference

308 c268-9W; 34173;34174

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 98/021

Letter from Chief Executive office of CBDC to Rhodri Morgan MP concerning the number and amount of grants analogous to Urban Investment Grants provided by CBDC since 1991. WO. 1997.

Deposited by

Cardiff Bay Development Corporation

Type

Deposited papers

Date

13 January 1998

Reference

HINF 98/021

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep/3 5809

Cardiff Bay Barrage. Dewatering: a review: the Stoner report. WO. 1997.

Deposited by

Welsh Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

12 January 1998

Reference

Dep/3 5809

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Stoner Report into the latest proposals for horizontal groundwater drainage wells in the areas affected by the impoundment of the lake behind the Cardiff Bay Barrage. - In Library Dep 3/5809.

Asked by

Rhodri Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 1997

Reference

21813; 303 c340W

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will comment on the environmental impact of the Cardiff Bay Barrage project. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by

Lord Robathan (Conservative)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 November 1997

Reference

12399; 300 c237W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 97/879

Letters relating to the Bute Avenue PFI and the horizontal dewatering plant in Cardiff. WO.1997

Deposited by

Welsh Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

26 August 1997

Reference

HINF 97/879

Cardiff Bay Development Corporation annual report & accounts 1996/97.

Type

Unprinted papers

Date

25 July 1997

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

What assessment he has made of whether the stated economic benefits of the proposed Cardiff Bay Barrage constitute imperative reasons of overriding public interest under Article 6(4) of the EC Habitats and Species Directive (92/43/EEC).

Asked by

Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 July 1997

Reference

8653; 298 c734W;298 c732W

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

Pursuant to his Answer of 4th July, Official Report, column 294, who provided the legal opinion; who conducted the economic analysis on the barrage; and if he will place copies of the reports in the Library. - (Holding answer 10 July 1997).

Asked by

Rhodri Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

11 July 1997

Answered on

11 July 1997

Mr. Rhodri Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 4 July, Official Report column 294, who provided the legal opinion; who conducted the economic analysis on the barrage; and if he will place copies of the reports in the Library. [7784] Mr. Ron Davies: [holding answer 10 July 1997]: My officials have on my behalf undertaken a review of the barrage project. I have also considered fresh legal advice, particularly on the status of the project in relation to European Directives. Their advice to me included an assessment of potential financial costs. Committed expenditure on the scheme is around £140 million. Failure to proceed, involving clearance of the Bay and contractual penalties, could add over £30 million to this. none of these amounts would be recoverable and would represent fruitless expenditure if the project were abandoned. I also gave weight to the legitimate expectations of those who have invested in the Bay--and are still doing so--in the belief that the barrage was a key priority in the regeneration of South Cardiff and would be completed, creating the waterfront that has been central to the Bay's investment promotion strategy. Setting aside estimates of future growth, ventures recently announced or at an advanced stage of discussion alone involve investment of some £200 million, bringing major development and employment benefits to the area. The Commission have accepted that the compensation measures proposed would be adequate to meet the requirements of Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive. For these reasons, I have felt bound to conclude that the only proper course open to me was not to intervene and to allow the project to proceed.

Date

11 July 1997

Reference

7784; 297 c629-30W

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

Pursuant to his statement to the Welsh Grand Committee of 30th June, Official Report, column 25, when he anticipates re-advertising the Bute Avenue PFI scheme, as extended to include the Barrage, in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Chief Executive of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation will write.

Asked by

Rhodri Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 July 1997

Reference

7814; 297 c553-4W

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

What review he has undertaken of the benefits of the Cardiff Bay Barrage.

Asked by

Rhodri Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 July 1997

Reference

7315; 297 c294W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep/3 4933

Documents relating to Gwent Levels bird reserve proposals: Cardiff Bay Barrage alternative mitigation measures steering group conclusions (October 1995); Cardiff Bay Development Corporation bird compensation measures: Countryside Council for Wales appraisal of land between Uskmouth and Goldcliff (November 1995); Cardiff Bay Barrage: the United Kingdom governments proposals for alternative bird...

Deposited by

Welsh Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

27 March 1997

Reference

Dep/3 4933

House

House of Commons

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