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WS 71 Written Statements [LORDS] Written Statements WS 72 that it would shortly be issuing a communication on the matter; a report from the presidency on the ministerial conference entitled Safer Internet for Children (Prague, 20 April 2009), where the Commissioner thanked the presidency for an important conference; and “Internet Governance: The Next Steps”, where, Commissioner Reding noted the imminent publication of a communication addressing, among other issues, the future of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknotes Statement The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners): My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today I am publishing a consultation document on secondary legislation made under Part 6 of the Banking Act 2009, regarding arrangements underpinning the commercial issuance of Scottish and Northern Ireland banknotes. Copies of the document, entitled The Banking Act 2009 (Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknotes) Regulations 2009: A Consultation, have been deposited in the Library of the House and the Vote Office and will be available on the HM Treasury website. Terrorism Act Statement The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead): My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Alan Johnson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to say that Lord Carlile of Berriew QC has completed his report on the operation of the Terrorism Act 2000 and Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 in 2008, which will be laid before the House today. I am grateful to Lord Carlile for his detailed report and have considered his recommendations fully. Following consultation within my department and with other relevant departments and agencies, I am also pleased to lay before the House today my response to Lord Carlile’s recommendations. Copies of both Lord Carlile’s report and the response will be available in the Vote Office. UK Trade and Investment Statement The Minister for Trade and Investment (Lord Davies of Abersoch): With my right honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, I am pleased to inform the House that in these difficult times for the global economy, the UK is maintaining its status as a world-class business destination. UK Trade and Investment has announced today, in its launch of UK Inward Investment Results 2008-09, that there were 1,744 direct investments in the UK by foreign-owned companies between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009, as reported by UK Trade and Investment and its partner agencies in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regional development agencies. This is an increase of 11 per cent on the year before and confirms that international business has continued to select the UK as the preferred investment location in Europe, second only globally to the United States of America. Through this foreign direct investment, 78,540 new and safeguarded jobs have been delivered to the UK. At a time of global economic downturn, inward investment is a long-term decision for any company seeking to grow internationally. In the current climate, more investors are seeking to locate in the UK than anywhere else in Europe, helping to underpin the long-term economic prospects of the UK’s business environment. The number of new projects has increased by 26 per cent from 653 in 2007-08 to 827 in 2008-09 and there were 460 expansions by existing investors, up by 5 per cent from 436 the previous year. In line with reduced global market liquidity, the number of acquisitions, joint ventures and mergers taking place is down 6 per cent from 484 in 2007-08 to 457 in 2008-09. Companies are seeking to invest internationally earlier in their life cycles than at any time previously to fund their growth. The UK has positioned itself as a springboard for global growth for companies seeking to grow both in the UK and internationally from a UK base. UK Trade and Investment is the government organisation leading support for such companies in the international business environment. I am arranging for a copy of the UK inward investment report 2008-09 to be placed in the Library of the House.
WA 207 Written Answers [17 JUNE 2009] Written Answers WA 208 Written Answers Wednesday 17 June 2009 Afghanistan Question Asked by Lord Morris of Aberavon To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost of the war in Afghanistan to date. [HL4144] The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton): MoD identifies the costs of operations in terms of the net additional costs it has incurred. The costs that would have been incurred regardless of the operation taking place, such as wages and salaries, are not included. Savings on activities that have not occurred because of the operation—such as training exercises—are taken into account in arriving at the net figures. The total annual costs of operations in Afghanistan since 2001 are set out below: 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09* Total to Date* Resource Costs 187 236 36 58 148 560 1,071 1,656 3,952 (£M) Capital Costs (£M) 34 75 10 9 51 178 433 967 1,757 Total (£M) 221 311 46 67 199 738 1,504 2,623 5,709 Note: The figures for 2008-09 are provisional outturn figures that are subject to final audit. Our forecast cost for operations for 2009-10 will be published in main estimates shortly. Benefits: Uprating Question Asked by Lord Laird To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much extra monies in (a) social security benefits, and (b) public sector pensions, are forecast to be paid in the financial year 2009–10 to take account of the 5 per cent and 6.3 per cent inflationary upratings determined by the prices indices of September 2008. [HL3627] The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners): My right honourable friend the Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society provided an estimate of the costs of uprating DWP social security benefits at the appropriate rates in 2009-10 on 12 February 2009 (House of Commons, Official Report, col. 1545). The Government do not hold detailed costings for indexation in respect of the full range of public sector pension schemes, but the overall cost of the 5 per cent uprating in 2009-10 has been estimated at around one and a quarter billion pounds. Community Empowerment, Housing and Economic Regeneration Questions Asked by Baroness Hamwee To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 7 May (WA 134), what criteria were applied in deciding whether further changes in policy and practice discussed in the White Paper Communities in Control required legislation. [HL4049] The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton): Government can promote changes in the policies and practices of external bodies through a variety of means, such as legislation, the provision of funding information or guidance, by piloting initiatives, and by spreading best practice. The assessment of the best means in any circumstances is carried out on a case by case basis. Asked by Baroness Hamwee To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 7 May (WA 134), on what grounds they have decided not to take forward “a number of more minor proposals, namely on remote attendance and voting by councillors, payments for councillors on loss of office, and incentives to vote in local elections”. [HL4050] Lord McKenzie of Luton: Most of the proposals for change in the White Paper Communities in Control do not require legislation. For those where legislation is required, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill, which is currently before Parliament, contains the major provisions, including a number added since introduction. Given the stage of the parliamentary cycle, we have decided to concentrate our energy on this, and not to publish a Draft Community Empowerment Bill, which would have contained only a few more minor proposals. Substantial progress has been made since Communities in Control was published. We published a “Communities Progress Report” on 1 June. Copies are in the Libraries of the House. Asked by Baroness Hamwee To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 7 May (WA 134), what the remaining proposals are which require legislation, in addition to any legislation
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