To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he, will make a statement on the management agreement and associated fees between Actis and CDC. [156399]

The management agreement will be a five year commercial contract between CDC Group plc and Actis. The contract will set out the amounts that CDC shall commit to each of Actis's regional and sectoral funds, the minimum service levels that Actis shall provide (for example in terms of overseas office coverage), the management fees to be charged and all the detailed provisions necessary to this complex transaction.Actis's management fees will be determined as a percentage of the capital committed to each of the new funds that it is establishing. The percentages will vary from fund to fund, depending on the management services to be provided and the market norms (where these exist). The total sum of the management fees has been calculated to equate to the anticipated total operating costs of Actis on an approximately breakeven basis over the first five years. The CDC Board has taken independent expert advice on the fee levels appropriate in the circumstances.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the (a) valuation and (b) organisational arrangements of Actis. [156401]

Actis will be a limited liability partnership between its management and staff, and the Government. Management and staff will have a 60 per cent. controlling interest, providing independence of ownership and investment decision taking. However, under clawback arrangements, over the first 10 years 80 per cent. of any profits and proceeds from a sale of Actis would accrue to the Government.The board of CDC Group plc has an obligation to obtain full value for the sale of any part of CDC. The Independent Committee of the CDC board instructed KPMG to value the new company, as well as the interest to be acquired by management and staff.Taking into account the clawback arrangements and other obligations to Government, KPMG's opinion was that the market value of the 60 per cent. interest in Actis to be sold to management and staff was some £338,000 to £408,000. The Independent Committee recommended that management and staff should pay £373,000, the midpoint figure, which I have accepted. The Shareholder Executive and our financial advisers have endorsed the valuation process and the NAO has been kept informed about this and other aspects of the CDC reorganisation.Actis will have a supervisory board, and the Government will retain the right to veto on the choice of chairman and two non-executive directors. Corporate governance arrangements will be in accordance with best practice for a public limited company. The other details of the organisation of Actis will be set down in the Partnership Agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much is being spent on the refurbishment of the office space of (a) CDC and (b) Actis; and how much is being spent on office space used by the chief executive of each. [157841]

Expenditure over the last four months on the preparation of new offices for CDC and Actis is estimated at £0.5 million and £4.9 million respectively. CDC, which now has a staff complement of about 20, moved to their new office in February. Actis, who employ some 150 staff in their UK headquarters, will move later this month.The offices of the chief executives were part of the overall refurbishment work and were not separately costed.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the cost of corporate entertaining by CDC was for the last seven years; and what the budget for corporate entertainment by (a) CDC and (b) Actis is for the next three years. [157842]

The information requested is not immediately available and will be provided shortly.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the projected new investment in sub–Saharan Africa by CDC and Actis is in the next three years. [157843]

CDC is required by the Investment Policy to make 50 per cent. of its new investments in sub–Saharan Africa and South Asia. Under the management contract, CDC will be committing $250 million to Actis's Africa Fund 1 to be drawn–down for investment over the period to 2006. A further $100 million will be committed to the fund for 2005. Actis will launch an Africa Fund 2 in 2006 to which it is intended that CDC will commit $320 million alongside $160 million to be raised from third party investors.In addition, some of the capital that CDC has committed to the Actis Power Fund and the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) Funds will also be invested in sub-Saharan Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the (a) salary and (b) bonus and options payments of the 12 highest paid employees of (a) CDC and (b) Actis will be in 2004. [157844]

Decisions on the 2004 salary and bonus levels for both CDC and Actis will be the responsibility of the Remuneration Committees of their respective boards, working within guidelines agreed with the Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the (a) length and (b) terms of the contracts of the directors of Actis are. [157845]

These matter have not yet been finalised, but will follow best practice for corporate governance.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will support the recommendations of the World Bank commissioned Extractive Industries Review. [156465]

The Government have been actively involved in the Extractive Industries Review (EIR).We support the main conclusion of the review that the World Bank Group should remain involved with the extractive sector. We agree that it is important that social and environmental safeguards are rigorously applied, that human rights are respected, and that efforts are made to improve the governance and transparency of revenue flows from the sector.In light of the World Bank's existing and planned work to deal with these issues, we believe that the EIR's recommendation to end investments in the oil sector by 2008 is premature. We also believe that the primary responsibility to address climate change should rest with developed countries, and that it would not be appropriate to deny the potential economic benefits of extractive industries to developing countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral aid his Department plans to offer Swaziland in 2004–05 and 2005–06, broken down by (i) programme type and (ii) amount. [156517]

DFID currently funds only two bilateral programmes in Swaziland, both of which are due to end during 2004–05. We expect to spend around £300,000 on a Rural Water Supply Programme, and around £80,000 on a programme of support to the Co-ordinating Assembly of Non–Government organisations.In addition, DFID will continue to support Swaziland through a number of regional initiatives. In particular we are supporting work on HIV/AIDS through the International Partnership against AIDS in Africa (implemented by UNAIDS and ActionAid), and through a programme implemented by the Southern African Development Community.I am afraid it is not possible to provide future projections of DFID's share of multilateral aid to Swaziland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what facilities are available in Northern Ireland for checking the safety and maintenance records of airlines and aircraft using Northern Ireland's airports; and with what frequency safety inspections have been carried out on airlines and aircraft using airports in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months. [156943]

The Civil Aviation Authority is responsible for the safety oversight of UK registered aircraft and aircraft operators. The oversight for Northern Ireland is carried out by CAA Airworthiness Surveyors located at the Regional Office in Irvine and CAA Flight Operations Inspectors based at Stirling. UK operators serving Northern Ireland but based on the mainland will receive oversight from the other CAA Regional Offices.In the last 12 months CAA maintenance surveyors have visited Northern Ireland approximately once a month, each visit lasting several days. Flight Operations Inspectors have visited and conducted inspections on three separate occasions and have also conducted additional inspections on Northern Ireland operations from the mainland.A number of foreign airlines also operate services to airports in Northern Ireland. These airlines are subject to oversight and inspection from their national aviation authorities and we require them to be operated in accordance with international standards. If we have reason to suspect that a foreign airline is not meeting international standards we will arrange for it to be inspected by the CAA. Such inspections will take place at the most appropriate airport. It was not necessary to carry out any such inspections in Northern Ireland last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to improve security of supply of road fuels. [157179]

I refer the hon. Member to the written statement made on 25 February 2004, Official Report, column 41WS, by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department. In addition, on 6 February we published a voluntary code of practice on the security of dangerous goods by road. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House. The code implements the security provisions of the United Nations model regulations on the transport of dangerous goods by road until secondary legislation is in place in 2005. Similar provisions for the security of dangerous goods by rail are in preparation to supplement existing rail security measures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidelines his Department issues to local authorities on the use of double yellow lines outside school premises. [156544]

Guidance on the use of double yellow lines and SCHOOL KEEP CLEAR markings outside schools has been published in sections 22.19–22.25 of Chapter 5 of the Traffic Signs Manual (Road Markings), ISBN 0–11–552479–7, available from The Stationery Office. I have arranged for a copy of Chapter 5 to be placed in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investigations were carried out by the Government's representative to ensure compliance with the undertakings made to Parliament during the passage of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 for the planning and construction of the North Downs Tunnel; and if he will place in the Library copies of the relevant reports. [157305]

The Government's representative (The CTRL Project Representative) carried out audits, including audits of the North Downs Tunnel, during the construction period and in the run up to the opening of Section 1 of the railway.There is a multitude of references to the audits within the CTRL Project Representative's records and it would not be practicable to place these within the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the Computer Hazard Perception Test rates over the past three months. [156038]

The pass rate for the moving–image hazard perception testing element of the theory test for learner drivers, riders and those qualifying as Approved Driving Instructors since November 2003 are:

Percentage
	November 2003	December 2003	January 2004	February 2004 to date
Car	64.5	69.3	78.9	79.9
Motorcycle	79.8	81.6	89.9	89.0
Lorry	65.8	69.5	79.3	79.3
Bus	70.5	70	80.2	80.5
Driving Instructor	49.4	55.8	65.2	63.8

In December, the tutorial video that candidates are shown at the start of the hazard perception part of the theory test was revised following comments from candidates that they did not fully understand what they were expected do in that part of the test. A copy of tutorial in CD-ROM format was sent to all driving instructors. Since then, the pass rates for the hazard perception part of the test have increased significantly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many driving theory tests have been booked online in each year since the service became available. [158040]

Since 19 December 2001, when the facility to book theory tests online via the Driving Standards Agency's website became available, the following numbers of tests have been booked.

	Number of bookings
December 2001	157
2002	139,315
2003	364,085
2004 to date	51,421

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether there will be an increase in the funds allocated to the Energy Saving Trust for the next financial year. [156199]

The funds allocated to the Energy Saving Trust for the Transport Energy programmes in England and Wales will be maintained at their 2003–04 levels in the next financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of the extra money the Energy Saving Trust would require to provide Powershift grants to all qualifying applications received since the scheme was set up. [156200]

Prior to 2003–4, the Powershift grant programme had been under–subscribed. In November 2003, the Trust estimated that it would overspend the Transport Energy budget for England and Wales by at least £8 million if it continued accepting new applications to the end of the financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans there are to extend the Energy Saving Trust's (a) Powershift and (b) CleanUp schemes in the next financial year. [156201]

The Transport Energy programmes administered by the Energy Saving Trust, which include the Powershift and CleanUp schemes, will continue to receive financial support for 2004–05 at the same level as provided in 2003–04. However, in response to the increase in demand for Powershift and CleanUp experienced this year, individual grants levels provided by these two schemes (in England and Wales) are being reviewed by the Energy Saving Trust following discussions with stakeholders. The Trust will announce levels and arrangements for the 2004–05 programme shortly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Energy Saving Trust's Powershift scheme in increasing the number of vehicles using liquid petroleum gas. [156245]

The number of LPG vehicles converted or purchased with the aid of Powershift grants since 2000–01 is as follows:

	Number of Powershift LPG vehicles1
2000–01	3,971
2001–02	4,259
2002–03	2,086
2003–04 (Forecast)	3,200

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) cars, (b) vans and (c) trucks have gained grants from the Powershift scheme. [157267]

The following numbers of cars, vans and trucks have gained grants from the Powershift scheme since 1997–08 (figures from the Energy Saving Trust).

Year	Passenger cars	1Vans	2Trucks
1997–98	92	198	25
1998–99	285	373	39
1999–2000	685	695	26
2000–01	1,714	2,347	67
2001–02	2,260	2,382	31
2002–03	720	1,379	11
2003–043	1,638	1,410	66
Total	7,394	8,784	265
1Includes car derived vans
2Includes light trucks, refuse trucks and large commercial vehicles
3To date

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many taxis have claimed a Powershift grant. [157268]

No taxis have claimed a Powershift grant since 2000. Obtaining information for earlier years would incur disproportionate cost as it would require a manual trawl of the Energy Saving Trust's paper records. In addition, information on the number of passenger cars that received Powershift grants and were subsequently operated as taxis is not held on the Trust's record.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many rail passengers originating from Canvey Island on average each day use the London, Tilbury and Southend rail line; [157171](2) how many passengers on average each day used

According to the London Area Travel Survey conducted by the Strategic Rail Authority, on a typical weekday in 2001, 4428 passengers boarded trains at Benfleet between 0600 and 1900. Of these, 1895 gave their origin address as Canvey Island. 476 passengers boarded trains at Shoeburyness. Another London area survey is planned for 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made with the pilot study aimed at providing dedicated rest areas for lorry drivers away from the motorway network. [157009]

I have asked officials to work up a pilot scheme to provide a dedicated rest area for lorry drivers away from the motorway network. This is in response to concerns raised by the haulage industry, and others, about the lack of such facilities. These proposals are still at an early stage, although it is envisaged that any such scheme should be a joint initiative involving the Highways Agency, die haulage industry, and the ultimate operator of the facility. Much of the work to date has concentrated on identifying a suitable site and undertaking discussions with relevant local planning authorities, the haulage industry and potential operators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will allow cars which are free of road fund licences to travel free on the M6 toll road; and if he will make a statement. [157316]

The legislation (the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991) enabling tolling at the M6 toll road provides exemptions from toll charges for police vehicles, identifiable as such by writing or markings on them or otherwise by their appearance, if being used for police purposes.The same legislation also provides exemption from liability to pay toll charges for certain types of vehicle, which are exempt from vehicle excise duty. These are:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what sum was; paid to the Post Office in each of the last five years for dealing with motor vehicle licensing applications. [157159]

Post Office Ltd. provides facilities for motor vehicle relicensing at over 4,500 post office branches. The costs are as follows.

	£ million
1999	41
2000	39.2
2001	37.5
2002	40.5
2003	41.7

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what considerations control the number of post offices permitted to deal with motor vehicle licensing applications. [157160]

A number of factors have to be taken into consideration. The main one being striking a balance between cost to the taxpayer and convenience to the motorist. The current network of offices means that 95 per cent. of customers have access to a MVL issuing post office branch within two miles of their home.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) post offices and (b) sub–post offices were authorised to deal with motor vehicle licensing applications in 1997; and how many are now authorised to deal with motor vehicle licensing applications. [157161]

There were 4,000 Motor Vehicle Licensing [MVL]offices in 1997. Of these around 600 were Branch (Crown) Offices and 3,400 other post offices.At present there are 4,548 MVL issuing offices. These comprise 552 Branch (Crown) offices and 3,996 others.By the end of March 2004 a further 44 offices will provide the service, bringing the number of MVL offices to 4,592.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the post offices in Chorley which deal with motor vehicle licences [157719]

At present there are seven motor vehicle licensing post office(r) branches in the Chorley constituency. They are:

	Address
Whittle Le Woods	23 Shaw Brow, Chorley, PR6 7LE
Chorley	Cleveland Street. Chorley, PR7 1AW
Adlington	18/20 Market Place Chorley, PR7 4EZ
Eccleston	Unit 14a Carrington Centre, Chorley, PR75UP
Coppull	165 Spendmore Lane. Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5BY
Brinscall	50/54 School Lane, Brinscall, Chorley, PR6 8QP
Hoghton	The Straits, Hoghton Preston, PR5 0DA

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what action his Department is taking to tackle the problem of uninsured driving. [157532]

Last August, we commissioned an independent review of motor insurance with uninsured driving as a key consideration. The reviewer, Professor David Greenaway of Nottingham university, will report in April. We shall study his findings closely, with a view to taking effective action to tackle the problem. We expect to consider a range of measures, some of which may involve legislative change.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the value is of the Government stake in the ownership of motorway service stations; and if he will make a statement. [156695]

The Government have retained a freehold interest in 21 of the 64 existing Motorway Service Areas (MSAs) in England; these have a total current book value of £28,626,000. There are currently no plans to dispose of these remaining freehold interests, with the possible exception of Burtonwood M SA on the M62.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many parliamentary questions have been tabled to his Department since 1st January 2003, broken down by (a) ordinary written and (b) named day; what percentage in respect of (a) were answered within 10 working days and what percentage in respect of (b) were answered by the specified date. [157737]

At 27 February 2004, the Department for Transport had answered 3,541 written parliamentary questions tabled since 1 January 2003. This comprised 3,002 ordinary written questions (98.5 per cent. of which were answered within 10 sitting days) and 539 named day questions (76 per cent. of which were given a substantive answer on the specified date).

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) target lead time and (b) average waiting time for practical driving tests are; what the waiting time for a practical driving test at the Jupiter Road Test Centre in Norwich is; and if he will make a statement. [156967]

The Driving Standards Agency has a national target for the average annual waiting time for a practical car driving test of six weeks. The current national average waiting time for a test is 10 weeks. The current waiting time for a test at the Jupiter Road test centre in Norwich is 18 weeks.Demand for driving tests rose sharply in 2002–03, with demand for car tests 20 per cent. higher than forecast. In response, 235 driving examiners were recruited and a further 85 examiners will be recruited by the end of the financial year. The recruitment of another 140 examiners is planned for next financial year. By November 2003, the national average waiting time for a car test was down to 8.7 weeks. However, waiting times rose in December, mainly as a result of the holiday period. In January, bad weather resulted in some tests being cancelled nationally, with certain parts of the country more badly affected than others. Some 120 tests were cancelled at the Jupiter Road centre. Bad weather has resulted in some 30 tests being cancelled in February. Industrial action by driving examiners on 17 February resulted in around 30 tests being cancelled. A continued work to rule is likely to result in more tests being cancelled, further adversely affecting waiting times.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the provisions of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 relating to (a) the Rail Accident Investigation Board and (b) the testing of alcohol levels in pilots will take effect. [156887]

A consultation on the secondary legislation required for the Rail Accident Investigation Branch is planned before the Summer with the expectation that the provisions will come into force by the end of the year.It is anticipated that the aviation alcohol testing provisions of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 will be brought into force before Easter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will undertake a review of the (a) law on and (b) penalties for (i) failing to stop and (ii) failing to summon assistance after a road crash. [154916]

[holding answer 12 February 2004]: I have been asked to reply.Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 imposes a duty on drivers to stop and report accidents in which personal injury or damage to other vehicles is caused. Failing to summon assistance is not an offence. Failure to comply with any of the requirements of section 170 is a criminal offence with a maximum penalty of six months imprisonment or a fine not exceeding £5,000, or both.We are currently reviewing road traffic offences involving bad driving and intend to issue a consultation paper on this shortly. Failing to stop and report an accident falls outside the scope of the review (although if the accident were itself caused by bad driving this would be covered). Nevertheless we will of course look carefully at any representations made during the consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic accidents involving car drivers overtaking lorries on single carriageway roads occurred in each year since 2000. [157001]

Information on road accidents which only involve damage to property are not available. The table below shows the number of road accidents involving personal injury on single carriageway roads in which at least one heavy goods vehicle and at least one car overtaking a moving vehicle were involved.

Number of Accidents
	Number
2000	317
2001	348
2002	300

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the case for introducing minimum speed limits. [157341]

There are no plans to introduce minimum speed limits on our roads. Minimum speed limits are difficult to enforce as there may be instances where traffic congestion or road works reduce traffic flow to a standstill. This would have the effect of criminalising drivers for circumstances beyond their control.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the levels of train overcrowding on (a) the Liverpool to London route, Transpennine routes and (c) the Liverpool to Manchester route; and if he will make a statement. [156797]

[holding answer 27 February 2004]: None. All train operating companies are required by their franchise agreements to ensure that adequate capacity is provided to address excessive crowding. This applies to all services, although in commuter routes to London a specific capacity requirement has been made. The SRA has also announced its intention to review its policy on dealing with crowding. It plans to publish a consultation document later this year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many seats for (a) standard class and (b) first class passengers (i) are available in Pendolino trains running between London and Liverpool and (ii) were available in the trains which operated previously. [156798]

[holding answer 27 February 2004]: Seat numbers on trains running between London and Liverpool vary from service to service. Currently Virgin generally operate eight car Pendolino trains providing 217 Standard Class and 140 First Class seats. Later this year Virgin propose to operate nine-car Pendolino trains with between 263 and 293 Standard Class, depending on the nature of the ninth carriage, and 140 First Class seats. The other trains which operate on this route are: Mark 3 stock operating with nine carriages providing 392 Standard Class and 132 First Class seats; Mark 2 stock operating with nine carriages providing 332 Standard Class and 120 First Class seats: and West Coast High Speed Trains operating with eight carriages providing 249 Standard Class and 105 First Class seats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains stop at stations in the Chorley constituency; and if he will make a statement. [157265]

On weekdays, 94 trains call at Chorley, 42 trains call at Adlington, 26 trains call at Croston and 31 trains call at Euxton Balshaw Lane.

To ask the Leader of the House how many speeches he made between 9 June 2003 and 1 February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. [156107]

Date
Friday 20 June 2003	Bevan Foundation Annual Lecture*
Tuesday 29 July 2003	IPPR Breakfast Discussion: Always the Silly Season? Is the relationship between the media and politics bad for civil society? *
Tuesday 16 September 2003	Parliamentary Press Gallery Lunch Club*
Monday 6 October 2003	Club of Three trilateral Ameurus Conference Dinner
Thursday 9 October 2003	Jean Monet Lecture. "The Progressive Case for Europe"
Thursday 16 October 2003	Institute for Citizenship 'Get the Vote Out! 2004' Launch event
Monday 17 November 2003	CBiI Conference. 'The Future of Europe'
Tuesday 2 December 2003	House Magazine's conference on The Coming Year in Parliament. "The Government's Priorities"*

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cases of British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme members who were mis-sold private pensions have been dealt with by (a) reinstatement to the BCSSS and (b) compensation. [154919]

This is an issue for the Trustees of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS).

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what exemptions are in place in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland from equal and fair employment laws; and whether these exemptions are from (i) United Kingdom, (ii) European and (iii) international law. [156670]

[holding answer 26 February 2004]: Employment rights legislation is extensive and contains detailed definitions of those to whom it does and does not apply. To give only two examples, the unfair dismissal legislation generally applies to employees who have completed one year's qualifying service with their employer, but this qualifying period is waived if a dismissal is for one of a number of specified reasons; while the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 and the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 contain provisions (similar to those in other anti-discrimination legislation) which permit differences of treatment on grounds of sexual orientation or religion or belief respectively in certain limited circumstances NA here a particular sexual orientation or religion or belief is a genuine occupational requirement for the particular post, as allowed by the Employment Directive 2000/78/EC

I have given 12 speeches in my official capacity as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal. Those given from a text are marked with an * and are available on my website www. CommonsLeader.gov.ukwhich they transpose. If the hon Member would like to provide more specific information about his concerns, I shall be happy to try to address them.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans her Department has to reprint its advisory leaflets on employment rights. [156288]

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given today PQ No. 156289. Following a recent review the Department will move towards producing employment rights information mainly in internet format. We will continue to provide hard copy prints of national minimum wage guidance and a booklet summarising individual employment rights (PL716) as required.We are mindful that not everyone has access to the internet. We have put in place arrangements to print copies on request for people who are either unable to use or do not have access to the internet.We are working in partnership with Acas to provide advice on employment issues. Acas produce a series of booklets, which will be reprinted according to demand and any necessary textual revisions. These booklets are available in hard copy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment her Department has made of the use by advice agencies of its leaflets on employment rights. [156289]

Last year the Department consulted leading customers to find out how our information on employment rights could be better focussed on users' needs. As part of this review, an assessment was made on the impact of withdrawing employment rights booklets, using information provided by the Department's distribution service. Although advice agencies appeared they were not among the most regular users of the service.End users generally told us that they did not need the detailed explanations of the law given in DTI's existing publications. Users want practical advice and guidance on what they should actually do in respect of employment issues. Acas, who provide advice and guidance to employers and employees, are usually better placed to provide user focussed advice based on factual information supplied by the Department. Acas recently produced a series of booklets summarising individual rights. These can be obtained free of charge from the Acas distribution centre on 08702 429090. I understand that feedback on the publications has been generally very positive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she (a) has taken and (b) is taking to assess the impact of globalisation on UK (i) manufacturing and (ii) services. [155973]

Globalisation affects our manufacturing and service industries in many ways. It offers great opportunities and benefits as well as tough challenges. Globalisation must not be something to which we respond passively: instead we must actively shape it to meet people's needs, in Britain and abroad.The impact of globalisation and our appropriate policy response will be a key theme of the White Paper on Trade and Investment, which will be published in the summer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what new analysis her Department has conducted as to the impact of the proposed national emission reduction plan for implementation of the large combustion plants directive on indigenous coal production industry. [155898]

We are continuing to assess the potential economic impact of the introduction of the directive on the UK coal industry, and on the coal-fired electricity generating industry which is its major market, using both internal analyses and independent research. The aim of this analysis will be to understand the probable available market for indigenous coal under both implementation options and to form an understanding of the likelihood that UK coal producers will be able to fully exploit this available market.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions her Department has had with the indigenous coal production industry on the implementation of the large combustion plants directive. [155899]

Officials from both the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are in continuing dialogue with the UK coal industry regarding the implementation of the large combustion plants directive. In addition, my noble Friend Lord Whitty, the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and I met representatives from the UK coal industry and the electricity generating industry, which is its major market, on 9 February to discuss their key concerns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she is taking to deal with claims for compensation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease received after the deadline. [156516]

Claims for compensation for respiratory disease received after the scheme deadline of 31 March 2004 will be dealt with under common law.So far 4,506 claims have been made in my right hon. Friend's area. I encourage anyone else who may be eligible to claim before 31 March.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the cost was of the advertisement for a policy adviser (non-executive chairman designate) for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. [156973]

[holding answer 27 February 2004]: The cost of the advertising in The Sunday Times, Glasgow Herald and The Scotsman for a policy adviser to the Department, who subject to the successful passage of the Energy Bill will be appointed as Chair of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on Royal Assent, was £20,400. The appointment details were also placed on the Cabinet Office's Public Appointments website.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what fee is being paid to Whitehead Mann in connection with the recruitment of a policy adviser (non-executive chairman designate) for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority; when this fee will be paid; and if she will make a statement. [156974]

[holding answer 27 February 2004]: The Department asked the recruitment consultants Whitehead Mann, following a competitive tender, to undertake a recruitment campaign for the post of policy adviser to the Department. He/she will advise on the preparations for the establishment of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Subject to the successful passage of the Energy Bill, it is anticipated that the policy adviser will then become the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Chair. The company's fee for undertaking the recruitment campaign is scheduled to be paid in accordance with Cabinet Office's framework agreement with the company and fees will be charged in 0, 30, and 60 days. The charge to my Department to date has been £17,635 including VAT.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what regular overseas trade exhibitions which in 2003 were supported by funds originating from her Department are receiving reduced or no funding support originating from her Department or British Trade International in 2004. [157121]

It is not possible to say which regular overseas trade exhibitions supported in the 2003–04 financial year will not be supported in 2004–05. The final programme of supported exhibitions is not fully fixed a year in advance, and there is flexibility for events to be added to replace those that are cancelled (e.g. through lack of interest, or other factors such as terrorism, SARS etc.).It is not possible to say which overseas exhibitions supported in 2003–04 will receive reduced funding in 2004–05. The exact funding level for an exhibition is not fixed in advance. It will normally depend upon the number of businesses wishing to join the UK Trade and Investment supported group, the actual Pound Sterling cost of stand space and construction, and the demands of other events in the same industry sector. Furthermore, the actual cost of many 2003–04 exhibitions is still unknown, as claims can be submitted up to four months after the date of an exhibition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much One NorthEast plans to invest in the development of Port Clarence in Stockton. [156612]

One NorthEast has been working with English Partnerships and others on a proposal for a potential development at Port Clarence on the River Tees. The project is at an early stage of development, with costs and feasibility yet to be determined.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her Department's expenditure on recruitment advertising was in each of the last three years, broken down by publication; and what proportion of such expenditure was (a) to advertise vacant posts and (b) in the form of other general recruitment advertising. [155522]

When running recruitment campaigns, recruitment costs, including advertising costs are generally devolved to individual management units and there are no central records held of the breakdown of advertising costs. When advertising vacancies, my Department uses the most appropriate advertising media, be it national, regional, local, trade magazine or website, depending on the nature of the vacancy to be filled.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps the Government are

VAT registrations
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
United Kingdom	187,690	187,515	181,370	184,035	174,620	175,800
North East	4,195	4,215	4,255	4,375	4,110	4,200
North West	18,460	18,720	17,830	18,285	17,445	17,595
Yorkshire and the Humber	12,165	12,110	11,980	12,180	11,675	12,140
East Midlands	12,035	11,925	11,480	12,010	11,425	12,075
West Midlands	14,745	14,905	14,530	14,675	14,055	14,265
East	18,950	18,215	17,385	18,465	17,330	17,655
London	37,280	39,305	37,655	37,760	34,385	33,490
South East	30,740	30,120	29,115	29,285	28,520	28,480

The Department works with business to produce a biennial survey of information security breaches. The 2004 Information Security Breaches Survey will be launched on 27 April at the Infosecurity Europe exhibition. These surveys help to raise awareness of the need for good information security practice and help to inform our own activities. Recent surveys have identified a need for easy to understand security advice for small and medium–sized companies. In response to this need, our most recent initiative was the launch last year of an online source of information on e-security. This resource draws together a range of tools, advice and guidance on core areas of information security and is aimed particularly at smaller businesses. New content is currently being added to this site which can be found at www.ukonlineforbusiness.gov.uk/informationsecurity. This will assist businesses in preventing and recovering from information security breaches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the inclusion of the Singapore issues in trade negotiations. [156328]

The Government believe that there are arguments that it is important for developed and developing countries alike to reduce bureaucracy on cross border trade (trade facilitation), to encourage a climate which facilitates foreign direct investment, to promote economic growth through fair competition and to encourage transparency in the procurement of public goods and services to help reduce corruption and increase good governance. However, we have made clear to our European Community partners that the UK prefers not to insist on including negotiations on investment and competition within the WTO Doha Development Agenda if doing so would jeopardise the DDA as a whole, given the benefits we believe a successful trade round could bring particularly to developing countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many businesses have (a) registered and (b) de-registered for VAT since 1997 in each of the government regions. [156711]

[holding answer 26 February 2004]: The number of VAT registrations and de-registrations for each Government Office Region and for each calendar year is as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what work the Government has undertaken (a) with the Confederation of British Industry and (b) in the EU to ensure that workers in the UK have flexible working hours; and if she will make a statement. [156177]

The Work and Parents Taskforce, established by the Government in 2001, was responsible for the design of the flexible working law aimed at encouraging the take-up of flexible working patterns in the workplace. John Cridland, Deputy Director-General of the CBI, was a member of the 10 person taskforce.To maintain flexible labour markets we are currently considering our response to the European Commission's Communication on working time so as to ensure that key decision makers in the EU understand the benefits of our approach, which provides protection to workers who do not wish to work long hours without restricting those who wish make a different choice.The Government's Work-Life balance campaign also encourages employers to adopt best practice and provide flexible working practices right across the workforce.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to allow the carbon sink capacities of agricultural crops to be incorporated into emissions trading schemes. [155665]

The Department recognises the important benefits of agricultural crops acting as carbon sinks and removing a significant greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. The inclusion of sinks in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme via Joint Implementation and Clean Development Mechanism projects (Kyoto Protocol mechanisms) is currently under discussion at EU level where the UK supports their inclusion.The UK Emissions Trading Scheme includes direct emissions of greenhouse gases from installations and indirect emissions associates with electricity use. There is no provision for carbon sinks projects in the Scheme. The Scheme will be reviewed once final agreement has been reached on the inclusion of credits from Joint Implementation and Clean Development Mechanism in the EU Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what plans she has to ban crop spraying within a set distance of residential properties. [156359](2) if she will make prior notification to nearby domestic properties of the intention to crop spray a requirement; [156360](3)when she will announce her intentions in respect of the consultation exercise on crop-spraying. [156361]

There has been a very large response to the formal consultation on no-spray buffer zones near residential properties and the responses are currently being evaluated. Once the evaluation has been completed Ministers will decide whether such zones should be required.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment has been made of the Bauer-IBS demountable flood defences used in Shrewsbury in the latest floods; [154889](2) what the cost was of temporary flood defences in Shrewsbury in the recent floods; [154895](3) whether Shrewsbury is eligible to apply for funding under the Bellwin Scheme for costs associated with the recent floods; [154896](4) what signage was provided around flooded areas in Shrewsbury to warn people of the dangers of contaminated water during the recent floods; [154897](5) what assessment was made of the flood defences in Frankwell in Shrewsbury during the recent floods; [154898](6) what long-term plans she has to provide permanent flood defences in place of the temporary flood defences used in Shrewsbury in the recent floods; [154899](7) what plans she has to provide flood defence protection to properties in

The demountable flood defences form an integral part of the Shrewsbury Flood Alleviation Scheme. The February 2004 floods were the first time such barriers had been used in the UK and were a great success, holding back 1.9 metres of water at the peak. Seventy properties in Frankwell are now protected for the first time in their history. The performance of the barriers was assessed and recorded and operational matters are currently being reviewed by the Environment Agency and Bauer—IBS.The Environment Agency and Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council jointly purchased 1400m of Danish Mobile Dam at a cost of £72,000 two years ago. A 90 metre length was used in Shrewsbury during the recent floods (pro rata cost of circa £5,000) and together with associated pumps helped protect approximately 40 properties and kept the main road into Shrewsbury open.A comprehensive monitoring and survey programme of all the defences was carried out during the floods. Debrief meetings with professional partners are now scheduled to assess the overall response. However it is clear the defences and associated drainage pumping stations worked very successfully and Frankwell remained dry.The Environment Agency has undertaken a thorough assessment of the remaining flood risk areas of Shrewsbury. Further permanent defences are difficult to justify but the Environment Agency will continue to keep the possibilities for further protection under review.The Benwin scheme is only operated in circumstances that are exceptional by local standards and unforeseeable. ODPM have not received any application from the relevant Councils.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the savings to households resulting from flood defences funded by her Department, for each year since 1997, broken down by constituency. [155090]

Defra grant aids capital projects and related studies that meet specified economic, technical and environmental criteria and achieve the threshold priority score for the year in which they start. Decisions regarding which flood and coastal defence projects to promote, their timing and appropriate solutions are matters for the operating authorities the Environment Agency (EA), local authorities and (in areas with special drainage needs) internal drainage boards.No central record is kept of estimated savings from flood defences during actual flood events but appraisal of proposed defences includes assessment of estimated costs and benefits to the national economy. The Department estimates that total benefits of approximately £17 billion (in terms of flood damages avoided) were attributable to urban areas (at the time of project approval) for projects approved since 1997 over the lifetime of the defences.While savings to households will contribute significantly to the overall benefit, centrally held records do not identify them separately from other benefit items nor by constituency or year. I regret, therefore, that I am unable to answer the specific question without incurring disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many prosecutions there have been under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 with regard to greyhounds in each of the last 10 years. [153528]

I have been asked to reply.It is not possible to identify those prosecutions under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 that relate to greyhounds because details of the circumstances of the offences are not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many horses there were in the UK in each year since 2000. [156563]

This information has not been collected centrally in the past but I have been working closely with the industry to achieve a national equine database which will then be able to provide such information. This opportunity arises from the implementation of the Horse Passport legislation. Currently the best estimate is provided by the British Equestrian Trade Association's National Equestrian Survey published in 1999, which estimated that there were some 900,000 privately owned horses or ponies in Great Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what new analysis her Department has conducted on the impact of the proposed national emission reduction plan for implementation of the large combustion plants directive on the indigenous coal production industry; and if she will make a statement. [155895]

With the Department of Trade and Industry, we are continuing to assess the potential economic impact of the introduction of the Directive on the UK coal industry, and on the coal-fired electricity generating industry which is its major market, using both internal analyses and independent research. The aim of this analysis will be to understand the probable available market for indigenous coal under both implementation options and to form an understanding of the likelihood that UK coal producers will be able to fully exploit this available market.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions her Department has had with the indigenous coal production industry on the implementation of the large combustion plants directive. [155896]

Officials from both the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department of Trade and Industry are in continuing dialogue with the UK coal industry regarding the implementation of the Large Combustion Plants Directive. In addition, my noble Friend Lord Whitty, the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Trade and Industry (Mr. Timms) met representatives from the UK coal industry and the electricity generating industry, which is its major market, on 9 February to discuss their key concerns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many applications for funding under the Market Towns Initiative her Department has received; and what proportion has been successful; [155946](2) which towns have been awarded grant funding under the Market Towns Initiative; and how much has been spent through the scheme, broken down by

The £37 million funding identified in the Rural White Paper was to enable the Regional Development Agencies and the Countryside Agency to support market town regeneration in the regions. The initiative was therefore not established as a national funding programme, but as a means of enabling regional partnerships to target towns in their region according to regionally agreed selection criteria.When the announcement of the funding was made, it was envisaged that 100 towns would benefit from this funding. I am pleased to report that, through the innovative methods used in each of the regions, currently 227 towns are receiving support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the percentage of the membership of her Department's Science Advisory Council which has expertise in environmental matters. [154764]

Defra has established the Science Advisory Council as an independent. advisory NDPB to provide advice to the CSA and through him to Ministers on the scope, balance and direction of science that underpins the Departments policies. The full terms of reference were set out in the Defra News Release 34/04. The Council membership of 12 covers a wide range of senior, external expertise. Those Members who have a particular background in environmental science issues include:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what procedures are used to deal with complaints relating to the Warm Front scheme; [154163](2) how the Warm Front scheme is administered. [154164]

Warm Front is administered by two Scheme Managers, Eaga Partnership and Powergen Warm Front Ltd. The Scheme Managers are responsible for all day to day aspects of running Warm Front including marketing the scheme, processing applications and the appointment and management of installers.As part of their role both Scheme Managers have in place procedures to handle complaints about Warm Front. Complaints should be acknowledged in writing within four working days of receipt and a written response provided within ten working days. In cases where it is not possible to adhere to these deadlines Scheme Managers are required to update the complainant with progress every ten working days.The Department reviews the number of complaints received and time taken to deal with complaints as part of their regular monitoring of the Scheme Manager's performance.In addition, the Department has its own complaints procedure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which former officials of the Department have asked for permission to join (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte & Touche, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) KPMG. [156911]

There have been no requests by former officials of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for permission to join (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte & Touche, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) KPMG.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what secondments (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte & Touche, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) KPMG has made to her Department since 2001; for what (i) periods and (ii) tasks the secondments were made; whether secondments of staff from her Department have been made to those firms; and for what (A) periods and (B) tasks. [157060]

There have been no secondments from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte & Touche, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) KPMG for any period of time since 2001. Nor have there been any secondees from these organisations to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport since 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on her Department's plans to encourage people to transfer to digital television. [157770]

The Digital Television Action Plan addresses the need to ensure that consumers are aware of the benefits of switching to digital television; that they

	1998–1999	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	Total
Awards for All
Awards in Chorley (Number)	—	—	—	—	1	1
Total sum for Chorley (£)	—	—	—	—	4,190	4,190
Awards in Lancashire (Number)	—	9	13	10	9	41
Total sum for Lancashire (£)	—	36,054	44,963	34,218	37,036	152,271
Awards in North West (Number)	—	12	37	20	30	99
Total sum for North West (£)	—	43,974	132,100	71,323	117,414	364,811
Community Capital
Awards in Chorley (Number)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total sum for Chorley (£)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Awards in Lancashire (Number)	—	—	—	1	1	2
Total sum for Lancashire (£)	—	—	—	200,000	40,000	240,000
Awards in North West (Number)	3	1	1	2	5	12
Total sum for North West (£)	588,407	144,649	219,623	754,346	644,727	2,351,752

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what grants have been made by her Department to support rugby union in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Chorley in each of the last five years. [156511]

	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	Total
Awards for All
Awards in Chorley (Number)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total sum for Chorley (£)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Awards in Lancashire (Number)	—	2	9	4	16	31
Total sum for Lancashire (£)		2,375	34,405	18,695	64,174	119,649
Awards in North West (Number)		8	19	11	38	76
Total sum for North West (£)		23,675	75,700	45,465	159,750	304,590
Community Capital
Awards in Chorley (Number)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total sum for Chorley (£)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Awards in Lancashire (Number)	—	—	—	3	1	4
Total sum for Lancashire (£)	—	—	—	501,876	172,445	674,323
Awards in North West (Number)	2	—	1	6	2	11
Total sum for North West (£)	752,199	—	30,575	699,661	1,167,445	2,649.880

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport how many speeches she made between 9 June 2003 and 1 February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. [156153]

The information is as follows.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what grants have been made by her Department to support rugby league in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Chorley in each of the last five years. [156510]

Details of Lottery support from Sport England for Rugby League are as follows:

Details of Lottery support from Sport England for Rugby Union are as follows:

9 June 2003 1 February 2004
Date	Details
9 June 2003	FT Business of Sport Conference
12 June 2003	Speech to London Business School
17 June 2003	Valuing Culture Conference
24 June 2003	Speech to Royal College of Physicians Faculty of Public Health Medicine Annual Scientific Conference
25 June 2003	IPPR Seminar in Newcastle

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent on travel by officials and Ministers in her Department in each year since 1997. [157789]

The following table shows departmental expenditure on travel and subsistence. An analysis on travel only is not recorded on the Department's accounting system and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.All official travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules contained in the Department's staff handbook and all Ministerial travel is undertaken fully in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

Financial year	£
2003–041	735,669.48
2002–03	876,636.96
2001–02	750,593.38
2000–01	811,985.53
1999–2000	755,429.32
1998–99	643,283.50
1997–98	582,564.51
1 Cost shown in 2003–04 are to the 25 February 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people in her Department are entitled to travel first class by rail when travelling to perform their responsibilities. [157797]

DCMS travel and subsistence rules encourage staff to use Standard Class travel wherever possible. To obtain best value for money, management of the policy is delegated to line management who are responsible for authorisation and economical management of all official travel. While first class travel is permitted for some grades many of them travel at standard class unless, for example, they need extra space or comfort to work during travel.The number of people entitled to travel by first class rail when travelling in the UK to perform their responsibilities is 124 (including Ministers). The number of people entitled to travel by first class rail when travelling overseas to perform their responsibilities is 400 (including Ministers).

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support has been offered to the national governing bodies of sport to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; and if she will make a statement. [156811]

Governing bodies have to become, or work in partnership with, a recognised Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Awarding Body before their qualifications can be added to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). The Central Council for Physical Recreation is providing support and guidance to help governing bodies achieve this.Sports coach UK offers technical support to Awarding Bodies to ensure that NQF submissions meet QCA requirements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to promote tourism in (a) the Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West. [156493]

In April 2003 Regional Development Agencies took on formal strategic responsibility for promoting tourism within their regions. We are encouraging them to work towards enlarging the overall national market, in a manner consistent with the national marketing strategy. The North West Development Agency (NWDA) will receive Government funding of £713,000 per annum over 2003–06 towards implementing their tourism strategy for the region. Part of this strategy includes the creation of five new Destination Management Organisations (DMOs). Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board will be the DMO for the Lancashire sub region and its board will represent the county's tourism interests. It is anticipated that the Ribble Valley will play a significant and supporting role in the establishment of the new tourism support structures. A bid is currently with NWDA for funding for the new DMO.In addition, the Ribble Valley is featured in Visit Britain's domestic Outdoor England campaign, launched in Autumn 2003, which encourages tourists to walk along the Ribble Way or cycle round the Lancashire Cycleway Northern Loop. A photograph of Ribble Valley is also featured prominently in the brochure. Details can be found on www.visitengland.com/outdoorengland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimates she has made of the indirect economic effect of visitor generated revenue on (a) the South Kensington economy, (b) the London economy and (c) the UK economy of expenditures by the Natural History Museum; what estimates she has made of the multiplier effect of the direct expenditure of the Natural History Museum on (i) the South Kensington economy, (ii) the London economy and (iii) the UK economy; and if she will make a statement. [156892]

The DCMS has not made any of the estimates referred to in the question.However, I am aware that an independent report commissioned by the Natural History Museum (NHM) "Treasurehouse and Powerhouse, an assessment of the scientific, cultural and economic value of the Museum", was published on 11 February 2004. This Report suggests that:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to reduce regulations imposed on the tourism industry. [157140]