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Wembley Stadium
Mr. Faber:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 13 March
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2000, Official Report, column 13W, what amendments to the Lottery Funding Agreement relating to Wembley National Stadium were discussed at his meeting with Mr. Ken Bates on 22 December 1999. [115230]
Mr. Peter Ainsworth:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 15 March 2000, Official Report, columns 245-50W, if he will list political affiliations, where known, of the members of each regional cultural consortium. [115725]
Mr. Chris Smith:
Apart from the Chairs, who are appointed by the Secretary of State, members of the Consortiums are appointed from within each region by a variety of nominating bodies. Additional individual members may be co-opted. Where political affiliation is known--which is mainly where representatives are drawn from local Government--it is as follows:
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Direct Funding
Mr. Fearn: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions his Department has held with representatives of the national institutions which receive direct funding from his Department over proposals to replace this direct funding arrangement; and if he will make a statement. [115524]
Mr. Chris Smith: There are no proposals to change the funding relationship between my Department and those national institutions which receive direct funding.
Free Television Licences
(Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Miss Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many pensioners in Morecambe and Lunesdale will benefit from free television licences for those persons aged over 75 years. [115746]
Janet Anderson: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my right hon. Friend the Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. Jones) on 2 March 2000, Official Report, column 350W.
TREASURY
Aviation Fuel
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the Government's policy is on the European Commission's proposals to compel member states to impose a tax on aviation fuel. [115288]
Mr. Timms: There are no such proposals.
Mr. Jenkin:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the ECOFIN meeting of 13 March; and what discussions took place concerning taxation of aviation fuel. [115287]
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Miss Melanie Johnson:
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Dumfries (Mr. Brown) on 17 March 2000, Official Report, columns 352-53W.
Mrs. Lawrence:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give details of the Government's borrowing programme in 2000-01. [115904]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
The main details of the Government's borrowing programme are set out in Annexe B of the Financial Statement and Budget Report, published today. The financing remits for 2000-01 (including the Exchequer Cash Management remit) set by the Government for the Debt Management Office and for National Savings are also published today, in the 2000-01 Debt Management Report. Copies of the Report have been placed in the Libraries of the House. The Report sets out the Government's debt management policy, reviews the Government's borrowing programme in 1999-2000, and provides details of the Government's borrowing programme in 2000-01.
Mr. Chope:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the report commissioned from Lord Trotman into finance for small and medium enterprises is to be published. [114443]
Mr. Timms:
This report was published by the Treasury today. Copies are available in the Library.
Tourism
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to discuss with the First Secretary the prospects of the tourist industry in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [115201]
Mr. Paul Murphy: I meet the First Secretary regularly and we discuss a range of issues. I am very aware of the importance of the tourist industry to the Welsh economy and was pleased to note that the National Assembly's Economic Development Committee recently endorsed the new tourism strategy of the Wales Tourist Board.
Welsh Language Road Signs
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the cost to public funds of the erection of Welsh language road signs in Wales for each of the years 1990 to 1999. [113301]
Mr. Hanson: Expenditure on road signs is incurred by a number of public bodies in Wales and information on costs from 1990 to 30 June 1999 is not held centrally.
On 1 July 1999 responsibility for this matter transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.
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Higher Education (Student Awards)
Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list areas where local education authorities currently may exercise discretion in connection with higher education student awards. [115142]
Mr. Wicks [holding answer 20 March 2000]: Under the Education (Student Support) Regulations 1999, local education authorities (LEAs) are able to exercise discretion in three broad areas: eligibility for support, assessment of income and payment of support.
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