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Lord Corbett of Castle Vale asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many police officers facing disciplinary charges by constabulary area in England and Wales retired on grounds of ill health before disciplinary hearings were completed in each of the past five years for which figures are available.[HL7903]
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The statistics for police officers facing disciplinary charges who retired on grounds of ill health before disciplinary hearings are not held centrally.
Prisons: Strip Searching
Baroness Williams of Crosby asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the strip searching of children at HM Prison Huntercombe and other prison establishments will now be stopped.[HL7509]
The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal): Our policy is that all prisoners, including children and young people, may be subject to full searches. Such searches, formerly known as “strip searches”, are a necessary tool in order to maintain security, safety and control in prisons, and there are no plans to alter this approach.
Railways: Central Trains Sunday Services
Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport on 2 November (HC Deb, 567W) on train services on the upgraded west coast main line, and further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 26 October (WA 259), why they are not able to provide the information requested by the Lord Berkeley in his Question for Written Answer HL 7734.[HL8134]
Lord Davies of Oldham: The Department for Transport does not receive information about the operation of individual trains on specific days. Data of this type are not required by the department to fulfil its responsibilities.
The day-to-day operation of train services, and associated record-keeping, is the responsibility of train operators. Network Rail as the operator of the rail network also holds information on train operations.
Railways: North-west
Lord Bradshaw asked Her Majesty's Government:
Why the north-west regional planning assessment for the railways concludes, as its central case, that rail journeys within the region will increase by 12.3 per cent between 2002-03 and 2031-32.[HL8092]
Lord Davies of Oldham: The figure was based on an assumed GDP growth of 2.1 per cent per annum, trends-based forecasts of population and employment change, and current policy on the level of rail fares. Further details are set out on pages 45 and 50 of the north-west regional planning assessment document of October 2006. Copies are available in the Libraries of the House.
Railways: Train Cancellations
Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are able to provide information on passenger train cancellations and delays broken down by (a) day of week; (b) route; and (c) franchise.[HL8135]
Lord Davies of Oldham: Train running data for the rail network as a whole are collected and processed by Network Rail. The department holds information on passenger train cancellations and punctuality broken down by franchise but not by the day of the week or route.
The following table shows the total cancellations suffered by each franchised train operator for the year to 19 August 2006, the most recent available figures. Punctuality is measured using the public performance measure (PPM) expressed as a moving annual average (MAA). This measure is also included in the table.
| PPM MAA and cancellation data for the year running to 19 August 2006 | ||
| Franchise operator | PPM MAA (%) | Total cancellations |
Rally Ireland
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
How much has been spent in Northern Ireland as a result of their support for 2005 and 2006 Rally Ireland.[HL7673]
Lord Rooker: Final figures for the spend in Northern Ireland as a result of Her Majesty's Government’s support for 2005 and 2006 Rally Ireland are not yet available.
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9 October (WA 105) concerning Rally Ireland, when they expect that details of the expenses for the event during 2005 and 2006 will be completed; and whether they will be published.[HL7677]
Lord Rooker: It is anticipated that the details of the expenses for the 2005 and 2006 Rally Ireland events will be completed by the end of November 2006. This is dependent on all relevant documentation being provided in a timely fashion to the Northern Ireland Events Company. These details will be included in the post-event evaluation report on the events, which will be available from the Northern Ireland Events Company on request.
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9 October (WA 104), how the three public relations firms that quoted for the account of Rally Ireland were selected; and by whom this selection was made.[HL7828]
Lord Rooker: The Northern Ireland Events Company's contract with Rally Ireland Management Ltd requires three quotes for any spend over €7,500, of which at least one must be from a company based
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Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 25 October (HL 7678), whether the proposed extent of the part of Rally Ireland that will take place in Northern Ireland was discussed in the initial discussions on the 2007 event; and, if so, what is the proposed extent of that part of the rally.[HL7961]
Lord Rooker: The proposed extent of the part of Rally Ireland 2007 that will take place in Northern Ireland was included in initial discussions between the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and Rally Ireland. No decisions have been made on the proposed extent of that part of the rally.
Residential Boats
Baroness Hanham asked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the publication of the summary of responses to the consultation paper on security tenure for residential boats in May 2006, what progress they have made on their commitment to take forward, in consultation with stakeholders, best practice guidance and a model written agreement; and [HL7822]
Further to the publication of the summary of responses to the consultation paper on security tenure for residential boats in May 2006, what progress they have made on their commitment to undertake ongoing planning reform so that suitable moorings can be developed and include planning in the best practice guidance; and [HL7823]
Further to the publication of the summary of responses to the consultation paper on security tenure for residential boats in May 2006, what progress they have made on their commitment to encourage sponsoring departments to write to the main navigation authorities outlining the Government’s expectations of the role of the authorities with respect to residential boating.[HL7824]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews): The Government are scoping how best to take forward the best practice guidance and model agreement, including stakeholder involvement. As part of that work, we will shortly write to the main navigation authorities through their sponsoring departments to commence dialogue on their role in respect of residential boaters. Work on reform of the planning system continues, with Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing to be published later this year.
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