§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list (a) the allocations made under the marine freight facilities grant over the last five years, (b) their amount and (c) to whom the awards were made. [109566]
§ Mr. HillInland Waterway Freight Facilities Grants awarded under section 36 of the Transport Act 1981 and section 140 of the Railways Act 1993 over the past five years are:
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Year Grants awarded £ 1995 — — 1996 Medway Shipping Ltd. 71,563 1997 J. J. Prior (Transport) Ltd. 105,210 1998 RMC (London) Ltd. 118,500 Aram Resources plc 1,057,900 Bayford & Co. 223,790 1999 K. D. Marine (UK) Ltd. 126,000 J. R. Rix & Sons Ltd. 884,917 Baldwins Industrial Services Ltd. 1,500,000 Pioneer Willment/ 38,828 Medway Bulk Powders 46,693 Waterflow Transport Systems 9,785 RMC (London) Ltd. 1,105,811 Barking Stone Ltd. 3,636,316 Waste Oil Services Ltd./ 20,752 T. & S. Rix Ltd. 100,746 Interest in grant for inland waterway schemes has historically been low. However, recent publicity drives by my Department have resulted in an increased interest in moving freight by inland waterway.
We intend to consult on the details of a scheme to extend to freight grants regime to coastal and short sea shipping.