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Missing Works of Art

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list those works of art and other artefacts from national collections that have gone missing, been stolen or are otherwise unaccounted for in the period from 1990 to date. [125547]

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Mr. Alan Howarth: We have contacted the National Museums and Galleries sponsored by DCMS to request information for a reply to my hon. Friend's question. I will write to him as soon as this is available, placing copies of my letter in the Library.

National Lottery (Computer Failures)

Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 5 June 2000, Official Report, column 96W, if he will ask the National Lottery Commission to consult with him before the best course of action in respect of unidentified income is determined by Camelot; and what estimate he has received from Camelot of the number of unidentified prize winners to whom the full amount has not been paid. [125672]

Kate Hoey: This is properly a matter for the National Lottery Commission as the relevant regulatory body and I do not intend to ask it to consult me before reaching its decision. I understand that Camelot estimate that 78,187 players were underpaid by a matter of pounds and 34,897 were overpaid. The total amount underpaid in prizes was £85,974 and the total amount overpaid was £94,380.

Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 5 June 2000, Official Report, column 96W, what representations he has received from (a) Camelot and (b) others in respect of the responsibility for the computer defect. [125686]

Kate Hoey: The only representation received by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State was from an ex-GTECH employee. Since then he has been kept informed of developments by the National Lottery Commission.

Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 5 June 2000, Official Report, column 96W; if, when he was informed of the defect in the National Lottery computer, he was told when the defect was identified and by whom; if he was informed of estimates Camelot had made of how long the defect affected its operation before it was corrected; and if he has been informed as to when the National Lottery Commission will complete its investigations. [125673]

Kate Hoey: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State was informed when the defect was identified and by whom, and was also informed of how long the defect had affected operations.

The defect was first drawn to the National Lottery Commission's attention in a letter from an ex-GTECH employee on 29 February 2000. The defect affected operations from the start of the Lottery until it was corrected 27 July 1998.

The Commission intend to complete its investigations as soon as possible.

Commonwealth Games 2002

Mr. Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assistance he has given to development of the site in Manchester and services for the Commonwealth Games in 2002. [123678]

Kate Hoey: Manchester has received approximately £73 million of Government assistance for their earlier Olympic bids and £115 million is currently available from

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the Lottery Sports Fund for capital projects for the Commonwealth Games within Manchester; with up to a further £6 million for the redevelopment of Bisley in Surrey for the shooting events.

My right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Cabinet Office is co-ordinating the Government's interests in the Games and chairs a Games Task Force ensuring a joint departmental approach to supporting the Games across Government.

HOME DEPARTMENT

Police and Immigration Services (Interpreters)

Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the level of fees payable to interpreters per hour by (a) the Immigration Service and (b) the Metropolitan Police in respect of (i) illegal entry matters and (ii) criminal matters; and if travelling time is also reimbursed. [123900]

Mrs. Roche: The level of fees payable to interpreters by the Immigration Service and the Metropolitan Police are set out in tables. Neither Service distinguishes between illegal entry and criminal matters.

Metropolitan police service interpreting rates

HoursDay 0800-200Night/ Saturday 2000-0900Sunday/ Bank Holiday 24 Hours
0.5014.5021.7529.00
1.0029.0043.5058.00
2.0058.0087.00116.00
3.0087.00130.50174.00
4.00116.00174.00232.00
5.00145.00217.50290.00
6.00174.00261.00348.00
7.00203.00304.50406.00
8.00232.00304.50406.00
9.00261.00391.50522.00
10.00290.00435.00580.00
Minimum (30)87.00135.50174.00

(30) This includes payment for travelling time, where the total time (i.e. travelling and attendance) is three hours or less.

Notes:

1. These rates are only intended as a guide for period of less than an hour, proportionate rates are paid.

2. Standard Class travelling expenses are reimbursed at cost. Mileage expenses are reimbursed at a rate of 35.7 pence per mile.


Immigration service interpreting rates
£

Interpreters who are also members of staff Interpreters who are not members of staff
Mondays to Fridays(31)Per hour MinimumPer hourMinimum
0800-18006.5522.959.8534.50
1800-23008.2028.7012.3043.05
2300-08009.8534.5014.7551.65
Sundays and Bank Holidays13.1045.8519.6568.80

(31) Except Bank Holidays


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Mileage rates for interpreters

Engine sizeRate per mile
Up to 150035.7p
1600 to 200042p
Over 200046p

Note:

1. These payments also apply to travelling time


Departmental Responsibilities

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what statistics relating to the responsibilities of his Department are collated by parliamentary constituency, indicating the dates covered in each case. [123847]

Mr. Straw [holding answer 25 May 2000]: Statistics of candidates' election expenses at United Kingdom Parliamentary General Elections and certain other associated details relating to postal voting and rejected ballot papers have been collected and published, listed by United Kingdom parliamentary constituency, in the form of a House of Commons paper. The series covers every General Election since 1883, with the exception of that of December 1918.

Figures on the votes cast, postal and proxy voting and rejected ballot papers in the 1999 European Parliamentary Election will be published on a parliamentary constituency basis. This information will be contained in a Home Office statistical paper to be published later this year.

No other Home Office statistics are collected on a parliamentary constituency basis.

Departmental Policies

Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what ways his Department and its executive agencies deliver services to meet the needs of the public as consumers, with particular reference to families. [124541]

Mr. Boateng [holding answer 5 June 2000]: As part of the wider drive to modernise Government, the Home Office and its agencies are working to ensure that its various services fully meet the needs of the public. Supporting families is a key priority for the Home Office. When providing services we bear the needs of families in mind.







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Services£
Refugee Council6,895,619
Refugee Arrivals Project1,913,351
Migrant helpline2,102,975
Refugee Action2,024,216
Welsh Refugee Council537,864
Scottish Refugee Council561,222
Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NIACRO)41,216





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