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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Arts
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the per capita Government spending was on the arts in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in the last financial year; and what his planned figures are for the current year. [129725]
Mr. Chris Smith [holding answer 7 July 2000]: Central Government grant in aid spend per capita, distributed by the Arts Council of England, was: for 1999-2000 £4.57 (final outturn); and for 2000-01 £4.75 (projected). Projected figures can differ from those of final outturn: these calculations are based on population estimates (final figures for which will be available later this summer).
I have also asked the Devolved Administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to provide this information. When it is available, I will write to the hon. Member, and place a copy in the Library of the House.
Millennium Dome
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many visitors there have been to the Millennium Dome. [129963]
Janet Anderson: Attendance at the Dome to date totals 3.28 million, making it the most popular pay-to-visit attraction in the UK. Visitors figures are posted on the Dome website (www.dome2000.co.uk) monthly.
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Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will publish the total sums of (a) Lottery and (b) public money spent and pledged to the Dome project. [123983]
Janet Anderson [holding answer 5 June 2000]: A total of £538 million of National Lottery money has been granted to the project. No taxpayers' money has been invested in the Dome.
Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if he will publish the forecasts of cash shortfall at the Dome if visitor numbers are below the present estimate for the rest of the year; [123981]
- (2) what forecasts he has made of the projected revenue and costs of the Millennium Dome. [124478]
Janet Anderson [holding answer 5 June 2000]: The New Millennium Experience Company's (NMEC) current business plan is based on 6 million revenue-generating visitors. Should visitor numbers fall below this level the business plan will need to be reviewed. Details of the business plan are commercially confidential. NMEC's most recent budget, contained within the business plan, is as follows:
- Project Lifetime Expenditure
- Dome structure and associated infrastructure--£271.2 million
- Set-up costs, Staff, Accommodation, IT, Legal and Corporate Services--£55.4 million
- Commercial, Communications and Marketing--£42.7 million
- Exhibits and Attractions--£240.2 million
- Operations and Running costs in year of operation-- £104.6 million
- National Programme; Projects (£37.3 million) and Programme Support (£9.9 million)--£47.2 million
- Project Lifetime Income
- Millennium Commission Grant--£525 million
- Commercial Income--£86 million
- Sponsorship Income--£123 million (excludes sponsorship by Ford and BT who have designed, built and funded their zones)
- Legacy; Sale of Dome--£30.0 million (as budgeted prior to the Legacy competition commencing. Original 1997 budget provision of £15 million was on the basis that the Dome would remain on-site for one year only)
- Total budget is £758 million plus an additional £3 million granted by the Millennium Commission to enhance marketing of the Millennium Experience.
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 21 June 2000, Official Report, column 232W, on the Millennium Dome, in what way the precise content of a winning bid for the Dome's legacy might affect the division of the proceeds between the New Millennium Experience Company and English Partnerships. [128004]
Janet Anderson [holding answer 27 June 2000]: The recommended decision on the division of proceeds will be taken by Ministers in my Department, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury. In taking this decision Ministers will receive information and advice from the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC), English Partnerships, the Millennium Commission, and officials in their respective Departments. This will include information about the nature of the preferred bid,
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including the associated financial offer and the land and other assets required. Such information will be taken into account in deciding how the proceeds of the sale will be divided between NMEC and EP.
National Lottery
Mr. Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applications for Lottery funding there have been from each constituency in the UK, ranked in descending order of the number of successful applications. [129747]
Kate Hoey [holding answer 7 July 2000]: I have today placed a table showing the number of successful Lottery applications by constituency, ranked in descending order of the number of applications, in the Libraries of the House. This information is taken from my Department's National Lottery Awards database. No complete list of unsuccessful applications by constituency is available.
Mr. Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the administration costs were as a percentage of Lottery income for each of the Lottery funding bodies in the most recent year for which figures are available. [129533]
Kate Hoey [holding answer 10 July 2000]: The percentage of Lottery income spent on financing administration costs for each of the Lottery funding bodies during the financial year of 1998-99 (the most recent year for which figures are available from all distributors) is set out in the table:
| Distributing body | Percentage administration |
|---|---|
| Sports Council Scotland | 6.3 |
| Sports Council Wales | 3.6 |
| Sports Council Northern Ireland | 6.8 |
| Sports England | 4.8 |
| Arts Council England | 9.1 |
| Scottish Arts Council | 7.9 |
| Arts Council Northern Ireland | 7.5 |
| Arts Council Wales | 8.1 |
| Heritage Lottery Fund | 3.8 |
| National Lottery Charity Board | 8.0 |
| New Opportunities Fund | 1.0 |
| Millennium Commission | 3.2 |
Miss Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Lottery money was awarded to projects in the Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency (a) between 1993 and May 1997 and (b) since May 1997; and if he will list the projects which received funding. [128343]
Kate Hoey: According to my Department's National Lottery Awards Database, between the start of the Lottery (November 1994) and 30 April 1997, 24 Lottery awards, with a total value of £3,419,980 were made in the Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency. From 1 May 1997 to 30 June 2000, the database indicates that 44 awards, with a total value of £2,240,908 were made. I am today placing lists of these projects in the Libraries of the House.
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Telephone Steering Systems
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many agencies of his Department use touch tone telephone steering systems when dealing with telephone inquiries from the general public. [129636]
Mr. Chris Smith: The only Agency of my Department is the Royal Parks Agency, who do not use any touch tone telephone steering systems for public telephone lines.
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of his Department's telephone lines used by the general public are responded to by touch tone telephone steering systems. [129618]
Mr. Chris Smith: My Department does not use any touch tone telephone steering systems for public telephone lines.
Departmental Vehicles
Mr. Pearson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list for his Department and its agencies the approved list of manufacturers of (a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles; and if he will make a statement on his Department's leasing and purchasing policy. [128985]
Mr. Chris Smith: I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to his earlier question on 19 May 2000, Official Report, column 280W.
The Royal Parks Agency does not operate an approved list of manufacturers for the vehicles it leases. It operates a number of framework agreements which are all obtained within the framework of "The Public Supply Contract Regulations 1995". The contractors chosen are those which offer the most economically advantageous tender in terms of both price and technical considerations. The vehicles are specified by the standards and performance they are required to meet and not by manufacturer.
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