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New Millennium Experience Company
Mr. Peter Ainsworth:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many contracts were awarded by the New Millennium Experience Company to (a) advertisers and (b) designers; and what is the total cost to the NMEC of those contracts to date. [110913]
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Janet Anderson
[holding answer 21 February 2000]: M & C Saatchi were appointed by the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) in August 1997 to develop an integrated communications campaign, including creative development, media planning and sales promotion in support of the Millennium Experience and its associated National Programme. Their appointment followed a competitive process, through OJEC. As stated in the OJEC advertisement, the estimated total value of the contract is up to £16 million. NMEC has contracted no other advertisers.
Design contracts for exhibit zones, entered into by NMEC, were also subject to OJEC procedures in August 1997. The total value of these contracts is about £17.1 million (excluding VAT), subject to normal resolution procedures.
Mr. Peter Ainsworth:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of the contracts awarded by the New Millennium Experience Company to (a) advertisers and (b) designers were granted after a process of competitive tendering; and how many of those contracts were still in place on 31 January 2000. [110914]
Janet Anderson
[holding answer 21 February 2000]: All contracts awarded by the New Millennium Experience Company to advertisers and designers were granted after a process of competitive tendering. The advertising contract with M & C Saatchi is still in place. The designers have completed their services under the agreements. The contracts are still in place in the sense that NMEC either owns the products of their services or is licensed to use them.
Mr. Bob Russell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what action he is taking to promote the importance of sport in association with tourism; and if he will make a statement. [112640]
Janet Anderson:
On 11 January this year, my hon. Friend the Minister for Sport and I launched the British Tourist Authority's Action Plan for Sports Tourism. The strategy aims to position sports as an integral part of the British tourism product and to maximise the potential of sport for inbound tourism to Britain. It includes proposals to establish a Sports Tourism Forum with partners (eg UK Sport) to identify opportunities, formulate strategy and implement a joint sports tourism action plan and to mount an international promotional campaign.
Mr. Martlew:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will assess the benefits of granting partially sighted people a reduced television licence fee. [113268]
Janet Anderson:
The independent review panel on the future funding of the BBC considered the question but recommended only that registered blind people should be entitled to a 50 per cent. reduction in the licence fee. We have no plans to make any further assessment.
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Mr. Peter Ainsworth:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many formal bids were received in relation to the construction contract for Wembley National Stadium. [114116]
Mr. Chris Smith
[holding answer 10 March 2000]: Wembley National Stadium Ltd. (WNSL) has responsibility for the development and operation of the new National Stadium at Wembley and have advised that following a formal pre-qualification process between July and October 1999, five contractors were invited to submit a detailed first stage bid. WNSL held four interviews following, which one party withdrew. An updated pack of project information was issued to each of the three remaining contractors which invited revised proposals by January 2000. Following further assessment and negotiation, WNSL agreed on 6 March 2000 that Bovis/Multiplex JV should act as the Preferred Contractor for a 20-week period.
The construction contract will be awarded to Bovis/Multiplex JV only if at the end of the 20-week period terms have been agreed which are satisfactory to WNSL and its funders. In addition, Citex, the Project Monitor appointed by Sport England, have had full sight of all supporting paperwork and bid documents throughout this process.
Mr. Greenway:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the organisations with which he has discussed the provision of sport in schools during the past year. [114442]
Kate Hoey:
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I have held meetings with a number of organisations to discuss sport in schools. Since my appointment to this Department, I have met the National Council of Sport; the Youth Sport Trust; The Youth Charter for Sport; the British Association of Advisers and Lecturers in Physical Education; the Physical Education Association UK: the Independent Schools Council; the HM Chief Inspector of Schools; the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; and a large number of sports governing bodies including the CCPR. I have also had discussions with Ministers at the Department for Education and Employment.
Dr. Godman:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many applications for National Lottery grants have been submitted to date by organisations in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency; of these, how many were successful; and what was the total amount of such grants. [112933]
Kate Hoey
[holding answer 13 March 2000]: There have been 81 successful applications from organisations in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency and the total value of the successful grant applications is £3,034,889. 169 applications for National Lottery grants have been received to date. These figures are based on information provided to use by the Lottery Distributing Bodies. The total number of applications excludes figures from the Millennium Commission which does not hold the information in the form requested.
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Mr. Faber:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will place in the Library a copy of transcripts of (a) media statements and (b) interviews which he gave on or subsequent to 2 March concerning Wembley National Stadium and venues for major athletics events. [113938]
Mr. Chris Smith
[holding answer 14 March 2000]: Copies of the only relevant transcript in the possession of the Department, dealing with an interview given to BBC Radio 5 Live on 2 March, have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament. Copies of departmental press notices are placed in both Libraries as a matter of course. They are also available to hon. Members online either on POLIS or at the Department's website (www.culture.gov.uk).
Mr. Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of (a) men and (b) women serving a prison sentence in England and Wales on 1 March for the non-payment of fines; and if he will make a statement. [114493]
Mr. Boateng:
The latest available information is for 31 January 2000 when there were 86 male and three female fine defaulters in prison in England and Wales.
Mr. McDonnell:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the current urine test in Her Majesty's prisons for determining a prisoner's drug use. [114448]
Mr. Boateng:
Mandatory drug testing (MDT) is contracted to an independent laboratory, Medscreen. The analytical process if highly accurate, fully meets industry
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standards and is subject to a rigorous quality assurance programme. Voluntary drug testing is conducted by prisons staff using less sophisticated methods, to provide an indication of drug misuse. Unlike MDT, disciplinary measures do not routinely result from positive voluntary tests.
Mr. McDonnell:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the arrangements for voluntary urine testing in Her Majesty's prisons. [114449]
Mr. Boateng:
Voluntary drug testing will be made available to all prisoners who request it and who are assessed as suitable, by April 2001.
Mr. Todd:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received concerning section 182 of the Licensing Act 1964. [114727]
Mr. Mike O'Brien:
In the last year, we have received a number of representations about the operation of section 182 from individuals and organisations representing musicians and the entertainment industry. Proposals for reform and modernisation of alcohol and public entertainment licensing will be set out in the White Paper which we expect to publish soon.
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