HC Deb 23 October 2002 vol 391 cc301-2W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment is made by or for his Department of the performance of(a) the Northern Lighthouse Board and (b) the Health and Safety Commission including performance targets; what reports have been published on its performance; and if he will place in the Library copies of such reports that are not readily available. [75600]

Mr. Jamieson

Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) measures the availability of the aids to navigation against the service standards set by the International Association of Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA). These performance indicators are set out in the Report and Accounts of the General Lighthouse Fund 2000–2001, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House. They indicate that most aids to navigation provided by the Board exceed the IALA standards for availability for use.

The Health and Safety Commission is no longer the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Transport.