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Disabled People
Mr. Berry: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what amounts in his Department's budget for 1998-99 can be attributed to spending on disabled people; and what proportion this represents of total departmental spending. [71285]
Mr. Chris Smith: My Department takes the principle of equal opportunities very seriously. Facilities and support to ensure reasonable access to persons with disabilities is built into many of my NDPBs' main programmes. However, it is not always possible to disaggregate all spending on specific initiatives/activities for disabled people within those programmes. It is not, therefore, possible to provide a meaningful answer on the amounts spent attributable to disabled people and the proportion this represents of my Department's total budget.
Heritage Lottery Fund
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 8 February 1999, Official Report, columns 77-78, on the Heritage Lottery Fund, if he discussed his answer with the (a) former and (b) present Chairman of the Heritage Fund. [72228]
Mr. Chris Smith:
My hon. Friend the Minister for the Arts did not discuss the Answer with either the former or the present Chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund. The guarantee we have given that there will be no further adjustments to the percentage shares of Lottery income for the arts, sport, heritage and charities, and that each can count on receiving 16 per cent. after the current temporary reduction ends in May, and beyond 2001, is excellent news for these good causes and for the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Mr. Maclean:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what awards ceremonies he has attended since becoming Secretary of State. [72708]
Mr. Chris Smith
[holding answer 24 February 1999]: I have attended the following awards ceremonies:
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Mr. Peter Ainsworth:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what representations he has received from the Chairman of Southampton City Radio Ltd. concerning that company's bid for a local radio licence; [73117]
Mr. Chris Smith
[holding answer 25 February 1999]: I have received one letter from a company in support of the Radio Authority's award of a licence to Southampton City Radio Ltd. and one from a group expressing their concern about the award of independent local radio licences in the area of Southampton, Bournemouth and Winchester.
Mr. Maclean:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what official visits he, his Ministers or officials have paid to Zimbabwe since May 1997; whom they met; and what was discussed. [73455]
Mr. Chris Smith:
Neither my Ministers, officials nor I have visited Zimbabwe since May 1997.
Mr. Maclean:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many Air Miles have been earned by him and each of his ministers; and how he proposes to use them. [73334]
Mr. Chris Smith:
The Government's policy on the use and disposal of air miles was set out by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 12 January 1999, Official Report, column 141.
No air miles have been received by me or my Ministers in connection with any travel on official business.
Mr. Amess:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent representations he has received on the funding of arts boards. [72092]
Mr. Alan Howarth:
My department has received a number of representations concerning the Regional Arts Boards on a variety of issues, including funding.
Mr. Ben Chapman:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what action he has taken to increase young people's access to musical instrument tuition. [72110]
Mr. Alan Howarth:
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced last summer the creation of a new independent Youth Music Trust with £10m Arts Council Lottery funding a year, which will work to enable greater access to instrumental music making for young people. It will be operational in April. Taken together with the Standards Fund announced on 27 January by my right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Education and Employment and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media
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and Sport, this provides a total minimum investment of £180m over three years for the improvement of music making opportunities.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the timescale is for the implementation of the New Housing Partnership scheme. [70314]
Mr. Macdonald:
New Housing Partnerships were introduced in 1997-98 there were two rounds of bidding for resources. A third round, for resources in the period 1999-2002, is at present in progress.
From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mr. Maclennan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list (i) the successful applications (a) by location and (b) by value and the (ii) the total value of the awards made in the most recent round of the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance scheme. [70714]
Mr. Macdonald
[holding answer 22 February 1999]: The information is as follows:
1997
Annual Sony Radio Awards Presentation and Dinner on 12 May 1997
Hotel of the Year Awards on 10 September 1997
Grand Final of the World Piano Competition on 7 October 1997
1997 Mental Health Media Awards on 8 October 1997
Booker Prize for Fiction o 14 October 1997
The Gramophone Awards 1997 on 27 October 1997
Prudential Awards for the Arts on 30 October 1997
Museum of the Year Awards on 10 November 1997
Musicians of Black Origin Awards on 10 November 1997
Ambassadors for London Awards on 13 November 1997
The 1997 Stirling Prize for Architecture on 20 November 1997
ABSA Pairing Scheme Reception on 24 November 1997
Highland Park/Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year Awards on 26 November 1997
Reception to present the Mike Rhodes and Pink Paper Awards on 27 November 1997
Dinner for the 1997 Turner Prize on 2 December 1997
The ABSA Goodman and Garrett Awards on 15 December 1997
1998
Presentation of Designation Award on 21 January 1998
Whitbread Book of the Year Awards on 27 January 1998
Evening Standard British Film Awards on 1 February 1998
BRIT Awards, Docklands Arena on 9 February 1998
Variety Club Business Awards on 10 February 1998
The Laurence Olivier Awards on 16 February 1998
London Press Club Annual Press Awards on 24 February 1998
Perrier Young Jazz Awards 1998 on 24 February 1998
Arts Council Writers' Award on 10 June 1998
1998 Nat West Art Prize on 16 June 1998
ABSA Pairing Scheme Reception on 25 June 1998
Designation Certificate for Harewood House, Leeds on
8 September 1998
Opening of the Jerwood Space and award of the 5th Jerwood Painting Prize on 21 September 1998
ABSA Pairing Scheme Reception on 28 October 1998
Fourth Annual British Diversity Awards on 6 November 1998
IBBY Conference and Announce the Children's Laureate Award on 14 November 1998
The Turner Prize 1998 dinner on 1 December 1998
1999
1998 Charter Mark Awards on 26 January 1999
Whitbread Book of the Year Presentation Dinner on 26 January 1999
BFI Fellowship Award for Sir John Paul Getty on 29 January 1999
Hunting Art Prizes 1999 on 3 February 1999
Laurence Olivier Awards on 12 February 1999
BRIT Awards on 16 February 1999
ABSA Pairing Scheme Reception on 24 February 1999
(2) what representations he has received concerning the award of local radio licences in Southampton, Bournemouth and Winchester. [73116]
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These awards will also trigger Member State contribution from Scottish Office and Enterprise Network in excess of £600,000.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mr. Maclennan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of eligible applications received by location which were not grant aided in the most recent round of the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance scheme, indicating which had been carried forward from one or more earlier rounds. [70716]
Mr. Macdonald
[holding answer 22 February 1999]: The lists of eligible applications received which were not grant aided under the most recent round of awards under the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance scheme are as follows:
| Applicant | Location | Number of times deferred | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquaculture Projects--Objective 1 area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Minch Shellfish | Lock Inchara | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norquay Fish Farms | Echnaloch Bay, Orkney | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Eccles Hatcheries | Hoy, Orkney | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orkney Sea Farms | Shapinsay, Orkney | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ardencaple Oysters | Ardencaple Bay, Argyll | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balta Island Seafare Ltd. | Balta Island, Shetland | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast Oysters | Oban, Argyll | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slett Salmon Farms Ltd. | Binna Ness, Shetland | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Pollard | Oban, Argyll | 2nd deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highland Fish Farmers Ltd. | Portree, Isle of Skye | 2nd deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loch Ness (Lachs) Ltd. | Loch Ness | 2nd deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lakeland Unst Ltd. | Hamar's Ness, Shetland | 2nd deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Migdale Smolt Ltd. | Sutherland | 2nd deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shetland Norse Fish Farm Ltd. | Reafirth, Shetland | 2nd deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ardvar Salmon Ltd. | Drumbeg, Sutherland | 2nd deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aquaculture Projects--Non-Objective 1 area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kinnaird Mill Trout Farm | Brechin, Angus | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mill of Elrick Fish Farm | Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Processing and Marketing Projects--Objective 1 area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Osprey Seafoods (Highland) Ltd. | Inverness | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scrabster Seafoods Ltd. | Scrabster | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catfirth Bay Shellfish | Scalloway | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Euroscot Seafoods Ltd. | Inverness | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lerwick Fish Traders Ltd. | Lerwick | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saga Seafoods 1994 Ltd. | Scalloway | 1st deferment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shetland Apero | Lerwick | 2nd deferment
| Processing and Marketing Projects--Non-Objective 1 area
| Fintarn Ltd. | St. Monans | 1st deferment
| Fresh Catch Ltd. | Peterhead | 1st deferment
| Caley Fisheries Ltd. t/a Stephen Buchan | Peterhead | 1st deferment
| R. Croan & Sons Ltd. | Edinburgh | 2nd deferment
| |
| Ports facilities projects--non-objective 1 area
| Aberdeen Harbour Board | Aberdeen | 1st deferment
| Alfred Cheyne Engineering Ltd. | King Edward, Banff | 1st deferment
| | ||||||
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From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mr. Maclennan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has sought from the LECs in determining which projects to assist under the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance scheme. [70715]
Mr. Macdonald
[holding answer 22 February 1999]: The views of the Local Enterprise Companies are taken into account in the appraisal process which precedes every round of awards under the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mr. Maclennan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the next round of the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance scheme will open. [70717]
Mr. Macdonald
[holding answer 22 February 1999]: Applications for the next and final round under the current Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance had to be submitted by 31 December 1998. Decisions on these awards are expected to be announced before the end of June 1999. The possibility of a successor scheme and its funding is being negotiated in the context of the Agenda 2000 proposals.
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