§ Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what expert advice he has received on the conclusions of the German Federal Research Organisation BaST on the compatibility of the Phase One and EEVC tests on vehicles designed for greater pedestrian protection. [11108]
§ Mr. JamiesonWe have had no specific advice. BaST recently highlighted the difficulty of designing for different headform sizes, particularly the 4.8kg and 3.5kg headforms. This is not a new issue, and it is one which industry would have been aware of when the negotiated agreement was originally prepared.
§ Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what 789W expert advice he has received on the conclusions by the Dutch Ministry of Transport on the option by the EU for the draft negotiated agreement on vehicles designed for greater pedestrian protection. [11106]
§ Mr. JamiesonWe have not received any specific expert advice on this, but we understand that the Dutch favour going to a Directive.
§ Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if the draft negotiated agreement on vehicles designed for greater pedestrian protection will permit manufacturers to pass the EEVC tests instead of the Phase One industry tests. [11107]
Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Northampton borough council1 Revenue Support Grant (£ million) 7.322 8.080 7.550 7.249 7.772 Income from National Non-Domestic Rates (£ million) 6.021 6.171 6.674 7.548 7.359 South Northamptonshire Housing Investment Programme (£000) 625 471 538 1,483 22,135 Capital Receipts Initiative — — — n/a n/a Northampton Housing Investment Programme (£000) 2,520 1,959 2,131 6,720 9,100 Capital Receipts Initiative (£000) 529 1,590 1,653 n/a n/a South Northamptonshire Housing Revenue Account Subsidy3 (£000) 807.27 — — — 817.05 Northampton Housing Revenue Account Subsidy4(£000) 765.55 — — — 797.38 Northamptonshire county council allocations Transport Supplementary Grant (£ million) 1.078 0.886 0.935 — — Transport Annual Capital Guideline (£ million) 1.078 0.886 0.935 — — Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval (£ million) 1.300 1.369 2.236 5.089 11.866 Rural Bus Challenge Grant from 1999–2000 (£ million) — — 0.488 0.051 — Rural Bus Subsidy Grant from 1998–99 (£ million) — 0.697 0.697 0.697 0.890 1Northampton borough council 2001–02 settlement key figures Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) Total SSA—£20.6 million Increase over 2000–01—£0.615 million or 3.1 per cent. (average for class authority 4.6 per cent.) EPCS SSA—E20.108 million Increase over 2000–01—£0.503 million or 2.6 per cent (average for class of authority 4.5 per cent.) General grant Total grant—£.15.131 million Increase over 2000–01—£0.313 million or 2.1 per cent. (average for class of authority 3.9 per cent.) Council tax 2000–01 Budget increase 3.4 per cent.—Band D council tax £145—Band D increase 5.9 per cent. 2Includes MRA 3Combined Management and Maintenance Allowance per dwelling 1.2 per cent. increase in cash terms but 8 per cent. in real terms. 4Combined Management and Maintenance Allowance per dwelling 4.2 per cent. increase in cash terms but 5.4 per cent. in real terms.
SRB Funding in Northamptonshire Year SRB Rd 1 SRB Rd 5 SRB Rd 6 Total 1997–98 1,548,796 — — 1,549,045.63 1998–99 1,024,501 — — 1,549,045.63 1999–2000 1,783,938 11,954 — 3,098,091.26 2000–01 1,485,000 70,678 14,925 1,572,603.00 2001–02 942,812 96,678 134,700 1,175,190.50 SRB Round 1—Northampton Partnership—Target area—Northampton wards of Dallington and Kings Heath, Delapre, Southbridge, Castle and St. Crispin
SRB Round 5—Northamptonshire Connecting Communities—Target Area—whole county
SRB Round 6—Target Area—Northampton wards of Dallington and Kings Heath, Castle and St. Crispin
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§ Mr. JamiesonThe negotiated agreement, as drafted, does not specifically cater for this. However, it would be illogical if, in practice, vehicles which met the full EEVC Phase Two requirements were not permitted under Phase One.