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E-mail
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the Answer from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on 10 November 1997, Official Report, column 441, if he will list the e-mail addresses of (a) Ministers, (b) senior officials and (c) chief executives of agencies for which he is responsible. [15869]
Mr. Tom Clarke [holding answer 13 November 1997]: E-mail addresses exist for all Ministers at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Ministers can be reached at: chris.smith@culture.gov.uk, tom.clarke@culture.gov.uk, mark.fisher@culture.gov.uk and tony,banks@culture.gov.uk. The Permanent Secretary can be reached at hayden.phillips@culture.gov.uk. The Chief Executives of the Department's two agencies do not currently have e-mail addresses. More information on contact details can be obtained from the Department's website at www.culture.gov.uk.
Press Releases
Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is his policy in respect of the faxing of press releases on the day of release to Opposition party spokesmen; what changes have been introduced since 1 May; and if he will make a statement. [16307]
Mr. Chris Smith: My Department has made arrangements to fax press notices on the day of release to the main Opposition Spokesman, as was the practice before 1 May. On request we would do the same for other Opposition Parties.
National Lottery
Mr. Denis Murphy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what has been the sum given in
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grant aid since the commencement of the National Lottery (a) in total, (b) by region and (c) in the Wansbeck constituency. [16168]
Mr. Banks:
To date the National Lottery distributing bodies have announced awards worth £4.49 billion to over 30,000 projects throughout the UK. Table 1 below provides a breakdown by country and English region. Wansbeck has received awards worth over £1 million covering 31 projects; these are detailed in Table 2.
| Total (£) | As percentage of total awards | |
|---|---|---|
| England | ||
| London (Local)(12) | 368,519,487 | 8.2 |
| London (National)(12) | 622,407,546 | 13.9 |
| North West | 376,894,368 | 8.4 |
| North East | 232,927,750 | 5.2 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 283,570,947 | 6.3 |
| Eastern | 224,875,804 | 5.0 |
| East Midlands | 183,698,156 | 4.1 |
| West Midlands | 314,142,340 | 7.0 |
| South West | 304,968,472 | 6.8 |
| South East | 330,806,176 | 7.4 |
| Merseyside | 91,801,641 | 2.0 |
| England wide | 9,938,161 | 0.2 |
| Total | 3,344,550,848 | 74.5 |
| Scotland | 446,629,736 | 9.9 |
| Wales | 214,094,982 | 4.8 |
| Northern Ireland | 132,105,934 | 2.9 |
| Total | 4,137,381,500 | |
| UK wide | 329,499,704 | 7.3 |
| Overseas | 24,600,000 | 0.5 |
| Grand total | 4,491,481,204 | 100.0 |
(12) Awards to bodies based in London include many to institutions that are of national importance and are of benefit to the country as a whole. These are therefore separated from local awards in London.
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Mr. Reed:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans he has to introduce a Tourism Development White Paper; and if he will make a statement. [16570]
Mr. Tom Clarke:
We are working closely with the tourism industry and we shall be discussing with the newly revitalised Tourism Forum on 26 November our ideas for developing tourism.
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Mr. Rhodri Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is the level of grant allocated to date by the Heritage Lottery Fund to (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland expressed as a percentage of population; what is the value of grants applied for, but not yet determined, as a percentage of the population in each country; and how many applications remain undetermined in each country more than 12 months after submission. [16580]
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Mr. Banks
[holding answer 18 November 1997]: As at 17 November 1997 the value of awards made by the Heritage Lottery Fund for projects in England, Wales and Scotland was as follows:
| £ | |
|---|---|
| England | 630,937,408 |
| Wales | 19,575,315 |
| Scotland | 95,233,358 |
| Population | Per cent. | |
|---|---|---|
| England | 49,089,085 | 83 |
| Wales | 2,921,075 | 5 |
| Scotland | 5,128,000 | 9 |
(13) Source: Office for National Statistics.
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