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New Deal

Mr. Rooney: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people have been employed in the Civil Service under the New Deal for the young and unemployed. [129914]

Marjorie Mowlam: As at 1 April 2000, the information on Civil Service departments (including their agencies) participating as employers in the New Deal is as follows:

New deal starts since programme began as at 1 April 2000

Main department (inc. agencies)	Number
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	38
Intervention Board	3
Cabinet Office	9
Charity Commission	18
Culture, Media and Sport	4
Ministry of Defence	95
Education and Employment	1736
Office for Standards in Education	1
Environment, Transport and the Regions	18
Export Credits Guarantee Department	4
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	4
Government Offices for the Regions	4
Health	27
Home Office	73
International Development	1
Law Officers' Departments	10
Lord Chancellor's Department	22
Lord Advocate's Department	3
National Assembly for Wales	33
Northern Ireland Office	11
Scottish Executive	29
Social Security	467
Trade and Industry	46
HM Treasury	2
HM Customs and Excise	35
Office of Government Commerce	1
Inland Revenue	256
Office for National Statistics	10
Royal Mint	3
Total	2,963

Departmental Vehicles

Mr. Pearson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by her Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere. [122267]

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Mr. Ian McCartney [pursuant to his reply, 17 May 2000, c. 141W]: I regret that the figures provided were incomplete and should have been as follows:

The Government Car and Despatch Agency operates a fleet of vehicles, as shown in the table, for the Government as a whole. Seven of these vehicles are owned by GCDA but operated by the Cabinet Office (Infrastructure Division).

	(a)	(b)
	Cars	Commercial vehicles	Total
(i) UK	60	16	76
(ii) EU	130	41	171
(iii) Elsewhere	0	0	0
Total	190	57	247

In addition, one vehicle is leased by the Cabinet Office (Infrastructure Division) from Lex, which is made in the UK; one car is leased by the Civil Service College from A. A. Clark Ltd. which is made in the EU, as well as three commercial vehicles made in the UK.

The following table shows the vehicles operated by the Cabinet Office (Security Facilities Division):

	(a)	(b)
	Cars	Commercial vehicles	Total
(i) UK	19	8	27
(ii) EU	4	17	21
(iii) Elsewhere	0	0	0
Total	23	25	48

CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

National Lottery

Miss Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Lottery money has been awarded to projects in the Lancaster City council district since the National Lottery began; and if he will list the projects concerned. [128346]

Kate Hoey: According to my Department's National Lottery Awards Database, there have been 134 awards in the Lancaster City council district since the Lottery began, with a total value of £16,913,630. I have placed a list of these projects in the Libraries of the House.

Free TV Licences

Shona McIsaac: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the cost of extending free TV licences for pensioners aged over 75 years to (a) 70 to 74 and (b) 65 to 69-year-olds. [128564]

Janet Anderson: For the UK in the year 2000-01 the additional annual cost of extending free TV licences to

(a) 65-69 year olds is £200 million, and

(b) 70-74 year olds is £200 million.

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Lottery Awards

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Lottery money was spent on arts projects, and how many arts projects were funded in (a) 1997 and (b) 1999; since the commencement of the Lottery, how much money has been spend on arts projects; and how many arts projects have been funded in total. [128701]

Mr. Chris Smith: I have asked the Arts Council of England, as the main distributing body of lottery money for the arts, to provide this information. When it is available, I will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy in the Library of the House.

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if he will make a statement on the amount of Lottery funds dedicated to good causes in the North-West and to (a) London, (b) the South-East, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales; [128829]

(2) if he will make a statement on the amount of Lottery funds dedicated to good causes in (a) Chorley and (b) the North-West as a whole. [128828]

Kate Hoey: The table shows the allocation of Lottery funds to Scotland and Wales under various Lottery programmes. There is no formal allocation of Lottery funds set out in statute or Government directions for Funds distributed to charities, projects to mark the year 2000 and the beginning of the third millennium, or the national heritage; nor is there any formal allocation within England for any Lottery funds.

	Percentage of funds
Programme	Scotland	Wales
Arts	8.9	5
Sport	8.1	4.5
ICT training for teachers and school library staff (New Opportunities Fund)	10.1	5.5
ICT training for public library staff (New Opportunities Fund)	11.85	4.35
All other New Opportunities Fund programmes	11.5	6.5

The amount of Lottery funds awarded in Chorley, the North-West, London, the South-East, Scotland and Wales, according to my Department's National Lottery Awards Database, are set out in the table.

£

Region	Amount awarded
Chorley	2,176,661
North West	492,379,174
London	1,254,454,386
South East	485,686,749
Scotland	733,900,053
Wales	416,234,366

Ministerial Code

Mr. Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) on how many occasions since May 1997 Ministers in his Department have made a declaration of interest to their colleagues under circumstances envisaged in Paragraph 110 of the Ministerial Code; [129164]

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(2) how many times ministers in his Department have sought the advice of the Permanent Secretary under the circumstances envisaged in Paragraphs 118, 121 and 123 of the Ministerial Code; and on which occasions such advice was sought. [129175]

Mr. Chris Smith: Information relating to internal advice and consultation is not disclosed under Exemption II of the code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

Lord Levy

Mr. Viggers: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what facilities have been made available to Lord Levy by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the last 12 months. [128162]

Mr. Hain: I refer to the answer by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister of 30 March 2000, Official Report, column 245W, and to my answers of 7 June 2000, Official Report, column 291W, and 30 March 2000, Official Report, columns 261-62W. Since those answers, Lord Levy has also stayed in the Ambassador's residence in Egypt.

Northern Cyprus

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he has taken on the Cuco report to the Council of Europe on Turkish settlers in Northern Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. [128891]

Mr. Vaz: The UK is in regular contact with all those with an interest in the Cyprus settlement process. As recommended in the Cuco report, the UK continues to promote person-to-person contact on the island and to urge the parties involved in the UN process to co-operate with Kofi Annan in a constructive and flexible manner.

Step Change Project

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Ministers and officials have participated in the Step Change Project efforts, initiatives and visits; and if he will list those efforts, initiatives and visits. [128722]

Mr. Vaz: As part of the Government's Step Change initiative, all Departments have taken steps to increase contacts with EU member states and the applicants. It is impossible to quantify the precise number of initiatives and visits which have arisen from the process. Ministers and officials with an interest in EU business across all Departments have participated in the initiative.

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those backbench hon. Members who have participated in the Step Change Project efforts, initiatives and visits. [128719]

Mr. Vaz: The Step Change initiative is designed to build on and extend Government-to-Government links. As such, it involves Ministers and officials in increasing contacts with EU member states and applicant countries.

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Activities arising from the Government's increased engagement with its partners may involve other participants, including MPs (from all parties).

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the cost to date of the Step Change Project; and if he will itemise those costs. [128720]

Mr. Vaz: It is not possible to quantify the costs arising solely from the Step Change initiative since it is an integral part of the Government's European policy, which builds on and extends existing contacts.

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