HC Deb 19 April 1994 vol 241 cc436-8W
Mr. Leigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the ratification of the 1988 protocol to the 1974 international convention on the safety of life at sea.

Mr. Norris

The 1988 protocol to the 1974 international convention on the safety of life at sea will be ratified upon completion of the work in consolidating the Merchant Shipping Acts. This is scheduled for later this year.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many holders of his office have had advice from the Landscape Advisory Committee since 1964.

Mr. Key

All.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport why he no longer needs advice from the Landscape Advisory Committee.

Mr. Key

The reasons are given in paragraph 8.11 of "Trunk Roads in England: 1994 Review", copies of which are in the Library of the House.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the advice and publications from the Landscape Advisory Committee in the past 10 years.

Mr. Key

Copies of each of the committee's annual reports were placed in the Library. The reports list the schemes on which the committee has advised.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when he decided to abolish the Landscape Advisory Committee;

(2) when he first (a) considered abolition of and (b) made known his intention to abolish the Landscape Advisory Committee.

Mr. Key

My right hon. Friend and I considered the future of the Landscape Advisory Committee as part of the Government's review of the road programme, announced in August 1993. My right hon. Friend announced the results of the review on 30 March 1994.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he advised the Select Committee for Transport on his proposal to abolish the Landscape Advisory Committee.

Mr. Key

The decision to disband the Landscape Advisory Committee was announced in "Trunk Roads in England: 1994 Review", published on 30 March 1994. My right hon. Friend wrote to the Chairman of the Select Committee on Transport drawing his attention to that document on the day of publication.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who have been the members of the Landscape Advisory Committee since 1964.

Mr. Key

A list of members since 1970 is set out in alphabetical order. Information on members between 1964 and 1969, if available, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Members of Landscape Advisory Committee since 1970

  • Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher
  • Prof. M. Benwell
  • Dr. J. A. Bergg
  • Prof. G. E. Cherry
  • Miss E. Chipchase
  • Mr. L. J. Clark
  • Prof. M. M. Cole
  • Mr. G. P. Crow
  • Mr. C. S. Darvill
  • Mr. B. de Hamel
  • The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Rosse
  • Sir Basil Engholm
  • Mr. J. V. S. Evans
  • Ms E. A. O. Evans
  • Mr. C. R. Ferens
  • Prof. P. J. Fowler
  • Mrs. E. J. Garland
  • Mr. H. J. R. Geddes
  • Mr. A. D. Gill
  • Mr. D. R. Greig
  • Prof. J. L. Harper
  • Col. F. M. Hill
  • Mr. E. Hodgkin
  • Mrs. J. Jack
  • Prof. D. K. C. Jones
  • Sir Laurence Kirwan
  • The Hon. Trevor Lewis
  • Sir Giles Loder
  • Mr. D. Lovejoy
  • Mrs. P. E. Lunn
  • Dr. S. MacGregor
  • Prof. M. MacKeith
  • Mr. J. M. McCluskey
  • Mr. M. R. Porter
  • Miss W. E. Powell
  • Miss K. M. Powell
  • Mr. J. F. W. Rathbone
  • Ms V. J. Russell
  • Mr. M. O. Slocock
  • Sir Henry Abel Smith
  • Mr. J. St. Bodfan-Gruffydd
  • Mr. M. E. G. Taylor
  • Sir George Taylor
  • Mrs. V. Wakefield
  • Mr. F. R. Waley
  • Prof. A. E. Weddle
  • Mr. E. R. Wheatley-Hubbard
  • Mr. N. Whittaker
  • Mr. R. Winter
  • Prof. M. J. Wise

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the cost of the Landscape Advisory Committee in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Key

Over the last 10 years, expenditure incurred by Landscape Advisory Committee members on travel, subsistence and accommodation in connection with Committee meetings and site visits has been as follows:

Year Cost (£)
1984–85 17,532
1985–86 21,520
1986–87 19,475
1987–88 19,810
1988–89 18,555
1989–90 28,974
1990–91 52,062
1991–92 47,155
1992–93 53,898
1993–94 48,593

In addition, the Committee was supported throughout this period by a secretariat consisting of two full-time staff whose costs including salaries and accommodation amounted to around £60,000 in 1993–94. Substantial costs were also incurred by officials and consultants attending meetings and site visits and preparing briefing material. These costs are not held centrally.