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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 1 March (WA 332), what assessment they have made of the work carried out by the Research and Radionavigation Directorate of the General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland on the eLoran navigation system. [HL2667]
My department reviews the eLoran programme annually during the General Lighthouse Authorities' corporate planning round.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 1 March (WA 332), what factors will determine the future funding of the Research and Radionavigation Directorate of the General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland on the eLoran navigation system. [HL2668]
The relevant factors will include GNSS vulnerability and the associated risks, the need for a resilient positioning, navigation and timing system, and a full cost benefit analysis of the eLoran system.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 1 March (WA 332), what programme milestones have been achieved by the Research and Radionavigation Directorate of the General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland on the eLoran navigation system. [HL2669]
The Research and Radionavigation Directorate has achieved the following eLoran programme milestones:
contract award in May 2007;
first signal from Cumbria in October 2007 and service launch in January 2008; and
annual contract reviews
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other interested parties on the eLoran navigation system. [HL2670]
My department and the General Lighthouse Authorities continue to identify and engage with other potential users of the system across government including those responsible for national security.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what loans for commercial purposes have been made available from the General Lighthouse Fund or Trinity House to Trinitas Services Ltd; what were the (a) dates, and (b) amounts of the loans; and what were the (1) dates, and (2) amounts, of any repayment of those loans. [HL2757]
Loans to Trinitas Services Ltd. have been made as follows:
Date advanced Amount of Loan £ Date repaid Amount Repaid 8 March 2002 300,000.00 31 March 2005 150,000.00 13 September 2005 60,000.00 16 February 2006 70,000.00 31 March 2007 20,000.00 28 May 2002 140,000.00 9 May 2008 50,000.00 3 February 2009 50,000.00 31 March 2009 40,000.00 14 April 2003 60,000.00 31 March 2009 60,000.00 30 March 2007 100,000.00 zero