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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

Millennium Dome

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many written parliamentary questions about the Millennium Dome have been refused answer on the ground of commercial confidentiality since 1 May 1997. [147437]

Janet Anderson [holding answer 26 January 2001]: Of the 1,206 questions that have been answered on the Millennium Experience since May 1997, 77 questions have been answered by this Department on which information requested has been declined on the grounds of commercial confidentiality. This represents 6.38 per cent. of all questions answered.

In addition, my right hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government and the Regions has answered 19 questions on the ground of commercial confidentiality in relation to the competition for the future use of the Millennium Dome.

Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will place in the Library copies of the Sponsorship Agreement for each sponsor of the Millennium Dome. [147784]

Janet Anderson [holding answer 30 January 2001]: The details of individual contracts between the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) and sponsors are commercially confidential. An outline of NMEC's approach to contractual arrangements with sponsors was placed in the Libraries of the House on 17 December 1998.

Departmental Expenditure

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will publish the proportion of total Exchequer spending represented by his Department in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99, (d) 1999-2000, (e) 2000-01 and (f) in each of the years covered by the Comprehensive Spending Review. [148183]

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Mr. Chris Smith [holding answer 1 February 2001]: My Department's spending as a proportion of Government's Total Managed Expenditure, for the years 1996-97 to 2000-04 is set out in the table.

DCMS spending as a proportion of total managed government spending⁽³⁷⁾

Year	DCMS (£ million)	Total TME (£ million)	Percentage
1996-97	1,483	316,000	0.47
1997-98	1,996	322,800	0.62
1998-99	2,708	331,000	0.82
1999-2000	2,902	340,700	0.85
2000-01(38)	3,321	371,600	0.89
2001-02(39)	3,120	392,900	0.79
2002-03(39)	3,269	415,400	0.79
2003-04(39)	3,339	439,600	0.76

⁽³⁷⁾ Excludes BBC revenue grants; includes Lottery expenditure

⁽³⁸⁾ Estimate

⁽³⁹⁾ Plans

Over the period until 2003-04, DCMS funding will have increased by 125 per cent. in cash terms and 89 per cent. in real terms.

Library and Leisure Services

Mr. Cash: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the levels of spending were on (a) library services and (b) leisure services per head of population in (i) Staffordshire and (ii) each other county of England (1) in the current year and (2) in each of the last three years, distinguishing in each case the element represented by Standard Spending Assessment. [148295]

Mr. Alan Howarth: It is not possible to list spending on leisure services in the private and voluntary sectors. However, local authorities do report their own expenditure on leisure services and these data are shown for Staffordshire and every other county ¹ in England on a per head basis in the table. Local authorities report their own expenditure on library services and this is also shown for Staffordshire and other counties ¹ in England on a per head basis. A definition for this expenditure data follows.

The SSA system does not make a separate provision for library or leisure services; rather these are two of the many services funded through the Environmental, Protective and Cultural Services SSA Block. Consequently, I am unable to provide the information requested.

Definition of Expenditure Data

Expenditure on services is defined as net current expenditure on employees and running expenses less sales, fees, charges, internal recharges, other non-grant income (such as receipts from other authorities). It is gross of expenditure funded by specific and special grants.

¹ The figure for each county includes all local authorities within that area.

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	1997-98					1998-99
County	Population mid-1997	Library x £1,000	£ per head	Leisure x £1,000	£ per head	Population mid-1998	Library x £1,000	£ per head	Leisure x £1,000	£ per head
Avon	991,639	9,728	9.81	9,271	9.35	999,295	9,795	9.80	13,420	13.43
Bedfordshire	552,295	6,334	11.47	10,156	18.39	556.628	6,522	11.72	10,767	19.34
Berkshire	797,488	10,004	12.54	11,031	13.83	800,180	9,576	11.97	16,216	20.27
Buckinghamshire	677,527	7,347	10.84	5,526	8.16	681,873	7,983	11.71	8,538	12.52
Cambridgeshire	712,240	7,036	9.88	7,795	10.94	719,767	7,709	10.71	10,159	14.11
Cheshire	982,102	10,124	10.31	13,834	14.09	984,280	10,988	11.16	18,560	18.86
Cleveland	555,842	7,772	13.98	12,285	22.10	556,344	7,811	14.04	13,687	24.60
Cornwall	485,621	4,774	9.83	4,232	8.71	488,373	5,418	11.09	7,650	15.66
Cumbria	492,113	5,129	10.42	7,447	15.13	492,884	5,278	10.71	11,195	22.71
Derbyshire	965,460	9,778	10.13	10,886	11.28	970,087	10,631	10.96	14,451	14.90
Devon	1,063,900	9,526	8.95	11,882	11.17	1,068,388	9,737	9.11	20,046	18.76
Dorset	687,520	8,374	12.18	5,295	7.70	691,215	8,584	12.42	11,577	16.75
Durham	608,349	6,043	9.93	12,166	20.00	607,770	6,670	10.97	14,349	23.61
East Sussex	740,733	8,141	10.99	9,068	12.24	747,183	8,045	10.77	16,998	22.75
Essex	1,595,278	19,062	11.95	18,700	11.72	1,605,622	20,337	12.67	25,702	16.01
Gloucestershire	559,287	5,689	10.17	5,537	9.90	557,257	6,114	10.97	10,854	19.48
Hampshire	1,636,640	19,042	11.63	22,424	13.70	1,643,958	19,171	11.66	33,157	20.17
Hereford and Worcester	701,726	5,861	8.35	8,084	11.52	706,120	5,835	8.26	11,377	16.11
Hertfordshire	1,024,764	13,404	13.08	11,913	11.63	1,033,616	12,775	12.36	16,686	16.14
Humberside	884,714	10,702	12.10	18,517	20.93	883,117	11,142	12.62	24,108	27.30
Isle of Wight	125,896	1,341	10.65	1,649	13.10	126,989	1,359	10.70	3,926	30.92
Kent	1,565,960	15,717	10.04	16,430	10.49	1,574,561	15,516	9.85	29,314	18.62
Lancashire	1,425,127	15,986	11.22	20,314	14.25	1,426,839	17,249	12.09	29,000	20.32
Leicestershire	929,027	7,655	8.24	14,974	16.12	928,716	9,798	10.55	16,216	17.46
Lincolnshire	619,388	6,065	9.79	6,856	11.07	623,130	6,222	9.99	13,069	20.97
Norfolk	783,042	7,636	9.75	8,607	10.99	790,275	7,822	9.90	13,191	16.69
Northamptonshire	610,302	6,230	10.21	6,392	10.47	615,796	6,133	9.96	9,109	14.79
Northumberland	308,767	2,766	8.96	4,551	14.74	309,642	2,694	8.70	6,846	22.11
North Yorkshire	737,632	6,715	9.10	9,846	13.35	742,404	7,022	9.46	12,178	16.40
Nottinghamshire	1,032,169	11,285	10.93	16,787	16.26	1,031,587	11,330	10.98	22,149	21.47
Oxfordshire	610,805	5,298	8.67	6,197	10.15	616,707	5,835	9.46	9,252	15.00
Shropshire	424,565	3,790	8.93	5,056	11.91	430,212	3,840	8.93	6,607	15.36
Somerset	486,682	4,208	8.65	3,874	7.96	489,280	4,588	9.38	6,349	12.98
Staffordshire	1,060,262	10,581	9.98	13,525	12.76	1,061,280	10,961	10.33	19,514	18.39
Suffolk	666,585	6,234	9.35	7,236	10.86	671,095	6,127	9.13	11,704	17.44
Surrey	1,057,137	10,463	9.90	6,422	6.07	1,060,541	10,431	9.84	9,292	8.76
Warwickshire	503,589	5,187	10.30	5,999	11.91	506,713	5,833	11.51	8,075	15.94
West Sussex	746,602	7,529	10.08	10,747	14.39	751,845	7,607	10.12	14,800	19.68
Wiltshire	599,365	5,761	9.61	11,058	18.45	605,511	6,180	10.21	15,293	25.26
Greater London Council	7,116,936	138,853	19.51	96,405	13.55	7,182,062	139,285	19.39	104,290	14.52
Greater Manchester	2,571,849	33,237	12.92	36,555	14.21	2,577,434	35,171	13.65	42,599	16.53
Merseyside	1,413,441	21,232	15.02	21,642	15.31	1,409,371	21,705	15.40	28,121	19.95
South Yorkshire	1,304,539	15,055	11.54	38,622	29.61	1,304,136	15,326	11.75	43,697	33.51
Tyne and Wear	1,121,406	16,650	14.85	26,321	23.47	1,115,844	16,986	15.22	30,356	27.20
West Midlands	2,630,642	35,272	13.41	33,476	12.73	2,628,196	36,873	14.03	39,783	15.14
West Yorkshire	2,110,095	22,412	10.62	28,609	13.56	2,113,252	22,351	10.58	37,184	17.60
No County Area	5,235	0	0.00	0	0.00	5,210	0	0.00	1,042	200.00
Scilly Isles	1,959	17	8.68	0	0.00	1,997	23	11.52	0	0.00

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	1999-2000					2000-01(40)
County	Population mid-1999	Library x £1,000	£ per head	Leisure x £1,000	£ per head	Population mid-2000	Library x £1,000	£ per head	Leisure x £1,000	£ per head
Avon	1,008,114	10,619	10.53	10,671	10.59	1,008,114	11,089	11.00	14,073	13.96
Bedfordshire	562,214	7,138	12.70	11,110	19.76	562,214	7,434	13.22	12,096	21.51
Berkshire	800,567	11,056	13.81	13,935	17.41	800,567	11,374	14.21	14,499	18.11
Buckinghamshire	689,433	8,214	11.91	10,021	14.54	689,433	8,789	12.75	10,314	14.96
Cambridgeshire	724,897	8,186	11.29	13,236	18.26	724,897	7,797	10.76	11,882	16.39
Cheshire	982,527	9,961	10.14	14,195	14.45	982,527	12,392	12.61	16,835	17.13
Cleveland	555,944	7,979	14.35	12,784	23.00	555,944	8,756	15.75	14,543	26.16
Cornwall	492,569	5,554	11.28	8,598	17.46	492,569	5,532	11.23	7,917	16.07
Cumbria	491,814	5,220	10.61	12,626	25.67	491,814	5,111	10.39	14,737	29.96
Derbyshire	974,084	10,949	11.24	13,576	13.94	974,084	11,836	12.15	16,207	16.64
Devon	1,075,011	10,263	9.55	23,325	21.70	1,075,011	10,357	9.63	22,962	21.36
Dorset	692,543	8,915	12.87	11,752	16.97	692,543	9,489	13.70	10,077	14.55
Durham	606,744	6,696	11.04	14,858	24.49	606,744	7,125	11.74	14,538	23.96
East Sussex	754,339	8,394	11.13	18,072	23.96	754,339	8,732	11.58	16,575	21.97
Essex	1,617,660	21,135	13.07	27,507	17.00	1,617,660	21,584	13.34	28,004	17.31
Gloucestershire	561,941	6,181	11.00	9,923	17.66	561,941	6,397	11.38	10,437	18.57
Hampshire	1,652,818	19,569	11.84	38,929	23.55	1,652,818	20,295	12.28	39,775	24.06
Hereford and Worcester	708,194	6,176	8.72	13,217	18.66	708,194	6,400	9.04	12,762	18.02
Hertfordshire	1,043,028	13,368	12.82	14,003	13.43	1,043,028	13,876	13.30	17,547	16.82
Humberside	881,586	11,211	12.72	26,208	29.73	881,586	12,169	13.80	28,048	31.82
Isle of Wight	128,231	1,482	11.56	4,387	34.21	128,231	1,462	11.40	3,695	28.82
Kent	1,587,243	19,515	12.29	32,986	20.78	1,587,243	18,805	11.85	30,125	18.98
Lancashire	1,425,533	17,851	12.52	31,407	22.03	1,425,533	18,918	13.27	28,203	19.78
Leicestershire	934,687	9,904	10.60	17,885	19.13	934,687	11,287	12.08	19,599	20.97
Lincolnshire	628,612	6,630	10.55	14,020	22.30	628,612	6,273	9.98	13,394	21.31
Norfolk	796,460	8,293	10.41	12,496	15.69	796,460	9,346	11.73	13,556	17.02
Northamptonshire	621,162	6,369	10.25	11,752	18.92	621,162	6,235	10.04	9,387	15.11
Northumberland	310,168	2,879	9.28	7,189	23.18	310,168	3,016	9.72	7,089	22.86
North Yorkshire	747,613	7,159	9.58	13,386	17.90	747,613	7,319	9.79	13,821	18.49
Nottinghamshire	1,032,685	11,561	11.20	23,500	22.76	1,032,685	13,653	13.22	24,272	23.50
Oxfordshire	626,233	5,756	9.19	9,606	15.34	626,233	6,114	9.76	11,533	18.42
Shropshire	432,383	3,975	9.19	7,060	16.33	432,383	4,117	9.52	8,083	18.69
Somerset	493,079	4,379	8.88	8,668	17.58	493,079	4,863	9.86	7,645	15.50
Staffordshire	1,060,606	10,510	9.91	19,849	18.71	1,060,606	11,388	10.74	19,917	18.78
Suffolk	674,639	6,391	9.47	12,520	18.56	674,639	6,721	9.96	11,520	17.08
Surrey	1,078,067	11,250	10.44	12,964	12.03	1,078,067	11,475	10.64	13,030	12.09
Warwickshire	507,909	6,441	12.68	8,323	16.39	507,909	7,334	14.44	9,465	18.64
West Sussex	760,652	7,663	10.07	16,520	21.72	760,652	7,762	10.20	16,204	21.30
Wiltshire	610,326	6,655	10.90	18,854	30.89	610,326	7,068	11.58	15,593	25.55
Greater London Council	7,279,038	141,872	19.49	128,803	17.70	7,279,038	145,854	20.04	120,814	16.60
Greater Manchester	2,577,040	35,960	13.95	45,416	17.62	2,577,040	38,395	14.90	46,809	18.16
Merseyside	1,403,625	21,669	15.44	30,386	21.65	1,403,625	22,779	16.23	30,826	21.96
South Yorkshire	1,302,410	15,714	12.07	41,266	31,68	1,302,410	16,122	12.38	39,093	30.02
Tyne and Wear	1,108,458	17,212	15.53	31,000	27.97	1,108,458	18,205	16.42	35,253	31.80
West Midlands	2,626,505	36,948	14.07	43,144	16.43	2,626,505	38,425	14.63	47,930	18.25
West Yorkshire	2,115,380	22,219	10.50	42,860	20.26	2,115,380	22,854	10.80	43,124	20.39
No County Area	6,007	0	0.00	1,378	229.40	6,007	0	0.00	3,486	580.32
Scilly Isles	2,086	31	14.86	66	31.64	2,086	33	15.82	77	36.91

⁽⁴⁰⁾ Population figures as at mid-1999

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