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Lottery Grants
Mr. Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 15 February 2000, Official Report, column 509W, on lottery grants by organisations in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Tewkesbury, what was the total value of National Lottery grants applied for. [111433]
Kate Hoey:
The total value of Lottery applications from Gloucestershire is £163,111,886; the total value of applications from Tewkesbury is £22,987,247. These figures exclude applications to the Millennium Commission and the New Opportunities Fund, and the
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figure for Tewkesbury also excludes applications to the Arts Council of England, as these bodies do not hold information in the form requested.
Mr. Lepper:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the roles of the Film Council and the British Film Institute in supporting the national and regional development of film and moving image exhibitions, education and archives. [111365]
Janet Anderson:
From April 2000, Government funding to support film and moving image culture will flow through the Film Council. The Film Council will develop a cultural strategy in close consultation with the British Film Institute, and agree broad objectives with the BFI arising from the strategy. The BFI will then develop detailed plans for the delivery of those objectives in its specialist areas, education, exhibition and collections. The BFI and the Film Council will also work closely with regional partners to ensure wide access to the benefits of Government support.
Mr. Crausby:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of documentation used by his Department is (a) made from recycled paper and (b) collected for recycling. [111595]
Mr. Chris Smith:
The Department's current Green Housekeeping Strategy and Action Plan requires for paper usage:
To use recycled paper containing 80 per cent. post consumer waste for all non-specialist printing, copying and stationery needs--specifying that the virgin pulp (if any) and the recycling process is chlorine free.
This target is regularly exceeded as paper containing 100 per cent. post consumer waste is used for all non-specialised printing and copying within the Department. We also specify in contracts to our consultants and contractors that, wherever possible, their documents and reports meet the same standards.
All waste paper within the Department is collected separately for recycling.
Mr. Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what levels of inward investment have resulted from the activities of foreign-owned film companies in the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years. [110825]
Janet Anderson
[holding answer 21 February 2000]: Information on the levels of inward investment into the UK by foreign-owned film companies is available only from 1992. The figures are as follows:
| Year | £ millions |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 58.50 |
| 1993 | 127.74 |
| 1994 | 182.65 |
| 1995 | 216.45 |
| 1996 | 387.1 |
| 1997 | 261.90 |
| 1998 | 214.20 |
| 1999 | 336.37 |
Note:
The figures cover the total cost of films made in the UK by foreign-owned companies, not just the expenditure in the UK. However, this will be offset by expenditure in the UK on post-production of films shot outside the UK.
Source:
British Film Commission.
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Tourism Summit
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport where the Tourism Summit will be held. [112081]
Mr. Chris Smith: The Summit will be held at the conference facilities of The Globe Theatre in London.
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many representatives of small business have been invited to the Tourism Summit. [112084]
Mr. Chris Smith: I have encouraged small businesses, and all tourism businesses, to participate fully in the Tourism Forum. As our strategy, Tomorrow's Tourism, promised, it is through the Forum that the industry reports on progress made with the strategy, and it is to the Forum that I will report back the achievements of the Tourism Summit in April.
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if the Tourism Summit will discuss Government funding of tourism. [112082]
Mr. Chris Smith: The Government set out their public expenditure plans, including the plans for tourism, in 1998. These are plans for a period of three years and, as with other public expenditure plans, will be reviewed during the course of this year.
Research Contracts
Dr. Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 8 December 1999, Official Report, column 537W, if he will place a copy of the standard research contract currently in use by his Department in the Library. [111674]
Mr. Chris Smith: I have placed a copy of the draft contract in the Library of the House.
Sporting Events
Mr. Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps are being taken to ensure that major United Kingdom and international sporting events hosted in the United Kingdom benefit all the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. [110605]
Kate Hoey:
This Government place great importance on a fair geographical spread of major international events so that all of the UK may enjoy the sporting and wider benefits from staging such events. Last year, for example,
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matches in the Rugby Union World Cup and the Cricket World Cup were played throughout the UK. To ensure a fair distribution, UK Sport is now a Lottery distributor and funding is available on an equal basis to events throughout the UK. Indeed, in 1999 and 2000, Lottery funding was allocated or will be allocated for some 13 major events in all four home countries.
Mr. Loughton:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the Government's policy regarding admission charges for museums. [110604]
Mr. Alan Howarth:
Funds have been made available to permit free access for children since April 1999 and free access for pensioners from April 2000 to the currently charging national museums funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. We are continuing to assess the most effective ways of extending access in 2001. However, decisions will ultimately be taken by the Trustees.
26. Mr. Burgon:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make the provision of free and concessionary tickets for young people for admission to museums and galleries a condition of funding by his Department. [110623]
Mr. Alan Howarth:
Funds have been made available to permit free access for children (defined as 16s and under) since April 1999, to the currently charging national museums funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Mr. Alan Simpson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the written submissions made to (a) The Peacock Committee on financing the BBC, (b) the 1988 White Paper "Broadcasting in the Nineties" and (c) the Davies Inquiry into BBC funding. [109994]
Janet Anderson:
The organisations which submitted evidence to the Peacock Committee and to the Davies panel are listed in Annexe B and Annexe 4 of the respective reports, copies of which are in the Libraries of the House. The Government have published a list of the organisations which responded to the public consultation on the Davies panel's report when it announces its decisions on the panel's recommendations. This information for the 1988 White Paper, "Broadcasting In The Nineties", is not available.
Mr. Reed:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will ensure that paper and timber products purchased by his Department are independently certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as coming from a sustainable source. [110193]
Mr. Chris Smith:
The Forest Stewardship Council label is accepted by buyers as demonstrating that timber and timber products have come from sustainably managed sources. However, it is a voluntary scheme and there are other, equally valid verification schemes. Consequently, it is not practicable to require that all paper and timber
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products purchased by the Department are certified solely by the FSC because this might discriminate against other products and therefore be contrary to public procurement rules. It might also result in the Department failing to meet its full requirements as currently only a small proportion of timber products are FSC certified.
The Department's Green Housekeeping Strategy includes as its first aim the conservation of energy, water, wood, paper and other resources, particularly those that are scarce or non-renewable. For timber products, the accompanying Action Plan requires the Department to:
To purchase sustainably produced timber and timber products which, as far as possible, come from forests and plantations that have been independently verified as well managed with the trees grown and harvested in a way which maintains biodiversity, productivity and vitality and prevents harm to other eco-systems and any indigenous people or forest-dependent people; and to consider buying reclaimed or products made from reclaimed timber where cost effective and practicable to do so.
For paper and paper products, the Action Plan requires the Department
To use recycled paper containing 80 per cent. post consumer waste for all non-specialist printing, copying and stationery needs--specifying that the virgin pulp (if any) and the recycling process is chlorine free.
Mr. Reed:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he has taken to ensure that paper and timber products purchased by his Department come from a sustainable source. [110192]
Mr. Chris Smith:
The Department's Green Housekeeping Strategy includes as its first aim the conservation of energy, water, wood, paper and other resources, particularly those that are scarce or non-renewable. For timber products, the accompanying Action Plan requires the Department
To purchase sustainably produced timber and timber products which, as far as possible, come from forests and plantations that have been independently verified as well managed with the trees grown and harvested in a way which maintains biodiversity, productivity and vitality and prevents harm to other eco-systems and any indigenous people or forest-dependent people; and to consider buying reclaimed or products made from reclaimed timber where cost effective and practicable to do so.
For paper and paper products, the Action Plan requires the Department
To use recycled paper containing 80 per cent. post consumer waste for all non-specialist printing, copying and stationery needs--specifying that the virgin pulp (if any) and the recycling process is chlorine free.
The Department pursues these aims by requesting that suppliers provide relevant evidence (independently verified if necessary) that such products come from sustainable sources. An example of this is the Forest Stewardship Council's "kitemark". In addition, we check requirements against the DETR publication "Green Guide for Buyers--a Checklist".
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