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Written Answers to Questions
Thursday 6 February 1997
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Football Matches
Mr. Pendry: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list the total aggregate attendances for all competitive fixtures played by each Premier and
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Nationwide League club in the 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96 seasons together with the total number of (a) arrests, (b) ejections and (c) arrests plus ejections as a percentage of total attendance. [13152]
Mr. Sproat: The table shows the total attendances for the Premier and football leagues and domestic cup competitions, the number of arrests, and arrests as a percentage of total attendance for the same period. The table shows that the number of arrests as a proportion of attendances has fallen by 20 per cent. from the 1993-94 season, which was the last season before clubs in the top two divisions went all-seater. A breakdown of arrests at club level could be done only at a disproportionate cost, and club attendance figures are not held centrally. Ejection figures are not available as most ejections are now undertaken by club stewards and it is not possible for the police to record this information.
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| Attendance | Arrests | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1993-94 total | 1994-95 total | 1995-96 total | Percentage of total attendance | |
| League competition | 21,683,381 | 21,856,020 | 21,844,416 | 4,227 | 3,840 | 3,437 | 1993-94--0.019 |
| 1994-95--0.017 | |||||||
| 1995-96--0.015 | |||||||
| Cup competitions | 3,984,975 | 3,843,152 | 4,046,669 | 1,296 | 1,265 | 897 | 1993-94--0.032 |
| 1994-95--0.032 | |||||||
| 1995-96--0.022 | |||||||
| Total | 25,668,356 | 25,699,172 | 25,891,085 | 5,523 | 5,105 | 4,334 | 1993-94--0.021 |
| 1994-95--0.019 | |||||||
| 1995-96--0.016 | |||||||
Source:
Home Office.
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D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Mr. Trotter: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what representations she has received from the Newcastle upon Tyne area in respect of the future of the D'Oyly Carte opera company. [14053]
Mr. Sproat: In addition to the letters I have received from my hon. Friend himself, and the three extremely helpful meetings I have recently had with him, I have received many representations from the Tyneside area about the future of the D'Oyly Carte opera company. Decisions about its future are a matter for the company itself, in the light of the available options. I informed the House on 28 January, Official Report, columns 148-50, that the Arts Council of England had decided to offer the D'Oyly Carte company a grant of £100,000 to enable it to review its operation and to build on relationships with venues and funding partners. Such relationships play an important part for any company in considering its future.
Voluntary Groups
Mr. Keith Hill: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list each voluntary group part or wholly funded by her Department in the last two years for which the information is available and the amount of money received by each group in that year period. [14145]
Mr. Sproat: The total of grants made by the Department of National Heritage direct to voluntary organisations during 1994-95 was £18,056,840, and during 1995-96 was £18,034,500. This excludes grants to
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non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department, where the grant is largely used to make grants to voluntary organisations; and grants made through the voluntary and community division, which joined the Department in May 1996. Details of each of the voluntary groups funded by the Department during 1994-95 and 1995-96 and the amount of money received have been placed in the Library of the House.
Computer Crime
Mr. Derek Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage on how many occasions in each of the last five years computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers in her Department. [14542]
Mr. Sproat: The Department of National Heritage, since it was established on 13 April 1992, has no evidence that any computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers in the Department.
Mr. Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many cases of computer hacking, fraud and theft, including theft of computer chips, her Department has recorded in the last five years. [14543]
Mr. Sproat: The Department of National Heritage, since it was established on 13 April 1992, has had one case of theft and recorded no cases of computer fraud or hacking.
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Lottery Awards (Yorkshire)
Mrs. Peacock: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list each national lottery award made to each constituency in Yorkshire since the awards were first made. [13838]
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 3 February 1997]: As at 31 January 1997, there have been 747 awards totalling more than £173 million made to projects in Yorkshire. I have arranged for a full list to be placed in the Library of the House.
Millennium Exhibition
Mr. Hanson: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when she proposes to announce proposals relating to the millennium exhibition regional celebration. [12227]
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley [holding answer 3 February 1997]: On 30 December, I announced that the Millennium Commission would be consulting on ideas for the millennium festival events throughout the UK. The deadline for responses is 21 February. The commission aims to seek applications for schemes for the millennium festival in the summer. In addition, the millennium exhibition operating company will make an announcement later this year about its national programme, which will take place throughout the UK during 1998 and 1999 in the lead-up to the opening of the exhibition at Greenwich.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
No. 1 Carlton Gardens
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 31 January, Official Report, column 425-26, if he will provide a breakdown of the £3.5 million spent on the refurbishment of 1, Carlton Gardens. [14648]
Mr. Rifkind: In my answer of 31 January to the hon. Member's question about 1 Carlton Gardens, the figure of £3.5 million was inadvertently given as the cost of refurbishment. The actual cost was about £1.5 million. I apologise for this error.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Building works | 841,024 |
| Mechanical and electrical work | 240,672 |
| Security works | 54,306 |
| Resource costs | 111,755 |
| VAT | 218,358 |
| 1,466,115 |
Scott Inquiry
Mr. Robin Cook: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the spending by his Department on external
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advice in relation to the Scott inquiry, indicating how much has been spent on legal advice and from whom it was obtained. [14537]
Mr. Hanley: The amount spent by this Department on legal advice in relation to giving evidence to the Scott inquiry and the preparation of the Government's response to it was £414,567.03. This figure includes £228,446.03, representing the value of legal services charged by the Treasury Solicitor's Department. External legal advice was obtained from Messrs Smith Bernal Reporting Ltd., Messrs Barlow Lyde and Gilbert, and Messrs Allen and Overy.
Former Prisoners of War (Japan)
Mr. Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Minister of State, the right hon. Member for Richmond and Barnes (Mr. Hanley) will meet a group of hon. Members to discuss compensation for former POWs of the Japanese. [14394]
Mr. Hanley: Yes. As I have made clear to colleagues in the House, I would be happy to meet a group of hon. Members to discuss this general issue, and intend to do so on 13 February.
Mrs. Yasmin Akhtar Sarfraz
Mr. Madden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects a decision will be taken on the application to the post in Islamabad by Mrs. Yasmin Akhtar Sarfraz (Ref. Imm/D5213) to join her husband in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [14636]
Dr. Liam Fox: It is policy, on grounds of confidentiality, for Ministers not to comment publicly on individual applications for entry clearance. I will therefore write separately to the hon. Member.
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