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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions;Highways Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the frequency of the maintenance regime for the bascule bridge on the A12 at Lowestoft; and what is the annual cost; how many times the bascule bridge on the A12 at Lowestoft has malfunctioned in...

Asked by

Bob Blizzard (Labour)

Answering body

Highways Agency

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 December 1999

For answer on

21 December 1999

Answered on

21 December 1999

Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what is the frequency of the maintenance regime for the bascule bridge on the A12 at Lowestoft; and what is the annual cost; [103167] (2) how many times the bascule bridge on the A12 at Lowestoft has malfunctioned in the last 10 years; [103166] (3) what was the previous use of the bascule bridge on the A12 at Lowestoft before it was installed in 1974. [103168] Mr. Hill: This is an operational matter for the Highways Agency and I have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Peter Nutt, to write to my hon. Friend. Letter from Peter Nutt to Mr. Bob Blizzard, dated 21 December 1999: The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Keith Hill, has asked me to write in response to your recent written Parliamentary Questions relating to the Bascule Bridge on the A12 in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Records kept by Associated British Ports, who are the Highways Agency's maintaining agents for the Bascule Bridge, show there have been 50 malfunctions in an estimated 24,000 operations in the last 10 years. Associated British Ports carry out weekly inspections of the Bascule Bridge. The A12 is closed overnight on four occasions annually, once per quarter, to allow routine maintenance work to be carried out. The annual budget for operating and maintenance for 1999/2000 is £223,250.00 inclusive of VAT. The Bascule Bridge was a new structure, constructed in 1974 to replace a swing bridge owned and operated by the British Transport Docks Board. If you would like further information please contact Simon Amor, the Route Manager for the A12, telephone 01234 796173.

Date

21 December 1999

Reference

341 c528-9W; 103167;103166;103168

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

Answered by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

8 December 1999

Reference

340 c813

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

Answered by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

8 December 1999

Reference

340 c813

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, If she will make a statement on actions taken to unblock the Danube since 1st December.

Asked by

Tam Dalyell (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

8 December 1999

Reference

340 c813; 100349

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

Tam Dalyell (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

8 December 1999

Reference

340 c813

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects of the NATO bombing of (a) the oil refinery and bridges at Novo Saad and (b) the chemical complex at Pancevo.

Asked by

Tam Dalyell (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 November 1999

Reference

339 c226W; 100086

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, when the Highways Agency will achieve a position of steady state maintenance on the bridges and other structures on the motorway and trunk road network in England; and what he expects will be the annual expenditure requirement...

Asked by

Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 1999

Reference

97068; 337 c683W

House

House of Commons

Severn River Crossing plc annual report and financial statements for 1998.

Type

Unprinted papers

Date

25 October 1999

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, if he will list the current level of bridge tolls for buses, indicating the percentage differential with tolls for cars on the same journey. - Includes table.

Asked by

Shona McIsaac (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 October 1999

For answer on

25 October 1999

Answered on

25 October 1999

Shona McIsaac: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the current level of bridge tolls for buses, indicating the percentage differential with tolls for cars on the same journey. [94921] Mr. Hill: The following list shows the current toll levels for cars and buses on toll bridges in England for which the Secretary of State has a statutory responsibility, as Highway Authority or for the determination of the level of tolls. The percentage differential between the toll level for cars and buses is shown: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Current tolls: Undertaking Car (£) Minibus (£) Percentage Large bus (£) Percentage differential differential Aldwark Bridge 0.15 0.30 100 0.80 433 Clifton Suspension Bridge 0.20 0.20 0 0.20 0 Dartford QEII Bridge 1.00 1.70 70 2.80 180 Dunham Bridge 0.20 0.20 0 0.40 100 Humber Bridge 2.30 3.30 43 12.50 443 Itchen Bridge 0.60 1.00 67 5.00 733 Rixton & Warburton Bridge 0.10 0.12 20 0.12 20 Severn Bridges (Westbound 4.20 8.40 100 12.50 198 only) Shrewsbury Bridge 0.10 0.10 0 0.10 0 Swinford Bridge 0.05 0.05 0 0.20 300 Tamar Bridge 1.00 2.50 150 5.00 400 Whitechurch Bridge 0.08 0.20 150 0.50 525 Whitney on Wye Bridge 0.50 0.50 0 1.00 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

25 October 1999

Reference

336 c695-6W;336 c675W; 94921

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of when the River Danube in Serbia will be open for normal commercial traffic; what assessment he has made of the effect of the blocking of the River Danube to commercial traffic on the...

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 1999

Reference

90004; 335 c251-2W

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

What planning is in hand and by whom to ensure that (a) the Danube is re-opened for international transport and (b) the broken bridges are rebuilt as soon as possible. [HL 3003].

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 1999

Reference

HL 3003; 603 c66WA

House

House of Lords

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the impact of the destruction of bridges on the Danube in Serbia upon the economies of (i) Germany, (ii) Turkey, (iii) Austria, (iv) Romania and (v) Bulgaria.

Asked by

Desmond Swayne (Conservative)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 1999

Reference

88083; 334 c361W

House

House of Commons

Getting better value for money from the Private Finance Initiative. Public Accounts Committee twenty-third report with proceedings.

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Committee of Public Accounts

Notes

Received 05.07.99

Date

23 June 1999

Reference

HC 583 1998/99

House

House of Commons

Waste incineration. European Communities Select Committee (HL) eleventh report with evidence and appendices. (Part 1 of 2).

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Lords papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

European Communities Committee

Date

15 June 1999

Reference

HL 71 1998/99

House

House of Lords

Waste incineration. European Communities Select Committee (HL) eleventh report with evidence and appendices. (Part 2 of 2).

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Lords papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

European Communities Committee

Date

15 June 1999

Reference

HL 71 1998/99

House

House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what central government grant will be made available for the construction of a temporary replacement to the existing Walton Bridge across the Thames; and when he expects it to be released to Surrey County Council. - Includes...

Asked by

David Wilshire (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 June 1999

Reference

85902; 332 c229W

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, on what date he was formally asked by Surrey County Council if he planned to call in their planning application for a temporary replacement for the existing Walton Bridge across the Thames; and when he expects to...

Asked by

David Wilshire (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 June 1999

Reference

85903; 332 c229W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will refer the correspondence between the Crown Office and the Procurator Fiscal in Dingwall of 6th November 1995 in respect of the Skye Bridge to the Privy Council; and if he will make a statement; when the letter of 6th...

Asked by

Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 June 1999

Reference

332 c269W; 84337;84338

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the final cost of the repairs and ancillary work to the Erskine Bridge following the accident involving an off-shore installation under towage; if these costs were recovered from the parties deemed responsible; and if he will make a statement. -...

Asked by

Norman A Godman (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 May 1999

Reference

84678; 332 c191W

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, if he will make a statement on the nature and basis of the statutory regulations relating to safety in connection with repair or construction work on bridges and other structures over tidal water on the River Thames...

Asked by

Lord Cryer (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 May 1999

For answer on

25 May 1999

Answered on

25 May 1999

Mr. John Cryer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the nature and basis of the statutory regulations relating to safety in connection with repair or construction work on bridges and other structures over tidal water on the River Thames upstream of Gravesend, with particular reference to those applying to the specification of safety boats and the qualifications of their crews. [Transferred] [85306] Mr. Meale: The safety of construction and repair workers at riverside sites, is covered by the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996. They include measures to prevent falls, minimise the risk of drowning and to provide rescue equipment (but do not specify what type). The Regulations require the safe transport of workers by water, any vessel used shall be suitably constructed and properly maintained, under the control of competent person and not be overloaded. An inspector would take these factors into account when visiting a site. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency can advise on appropriate standards for rescue and work boats which are used only on inland waters, but there are no specific merchant shipping regulations laying down standards for such boats or qualifications of those manning them. The Port of London Authority (PLA) require boats carrying goods or up to 12 passengers to be licensed and operated by licensed watermen. The PLA is not empowered to insist on this for boats used solely as rescue boats, but can only advise. The most suitable craft for individual circumstances is best determined through a properly conducted risk assessment.

Date

25 May 1999

Reference

85306; 332 c89-90W

House

House of Commons

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