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Departmental Initiatives (Pendle)
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what initiatives embarked upon since May 1997 have benefited Pendle; and if he will make a statement. [149911]
Mr. Chris Smith: A number of initiatives embarked upon since May 1997 have benefited Pendle.
35 lottery awards have been made totalling £1,716,879 from the national lottery since 2 May 1997. This includes one award from the millennium festival totalling £25,000.
In addition, the new opportunities fund cancer care programme awarded £220,605 to the hospice care for Burnley and Pendle--this project will build on current services for cancer patients by providing a 24-hour homecare service. It aims to give carers in Burnley and Pendle support during the night. The fund's out of school hours child-care programme has awarded £27,000 to the Lakeview children's nursery--this grant will create 30 before and 30 after-school places, creating a total of 60 places for children aged 5-14 in a rural area of Lancashire. Ten primary schools within a five-mile radius will benefit from the scheme.
Seventeen millennium award winners have been identified from Pendle and between them they have received grants totalling £25,218.
English Heritage grants offered since 1 May 1997 for the Pendle constituency are:
| £000 | |
|---|---|
| Heritage Economic Regeneration Schemes Round 1 | |
| Barrowford/Higherford | 40 |
| Primet Bridge | 40 |
| Round 2 | |
| St Mary's Nelson | 68 |
Lancashire Library Authority (which includes Pendle libraries) was part of a consortium which received an award of £215,992 from the DCMS/Wolfson public libraries challenge fund's 2000-01 programme to support reader development work in libraries. There were 18 partners in the consortium--North West Libraries Book Promotion Partnership--and it is not possible to say precisely what proportion of funding is being spent in the Pendle constituency.
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Creative industries development is also featuring in the borough championed by North West Heritage Trust, based in Barrowford, who have secured ERDF Objective 2 funds to investigate the feasibility of creating artists studios, an exhibition outlet and support services within the Higherford Mill development. This is a partnership venture together with North West Arts Board and Lancashire county council arts unit. With the SRB programme based in Brierfield there is a further example of cross agency work with a cultural development worker facilitating a programme of arts work managed by the borough, the local community and the Mid Pennine Arts development agency. This programme has recently been awarded national new audiences scheme money, one of only two to the north-west to explore evaluation methods around the arts and social inclusion.
There are of course other initiatives in the wider context of Lancashire that may benefit Pendle. These are:
- Under the Space for Sport and the Arts (SSA scheme), a £130 million capital programme made up of £75 million from the Capital Modernisation Fund and £55 million from Sport England, the Arts Council of England and the 3rd Round of the New Opportunities Fund, Lancashire LEA has been allocated £1.75 million towards providing improved facilities for sport and arts in primary schools which can also be used by the wider community.
Liverpool, Manchester, Cumbria, Knowsley, Salford, Rochdale, Trafford, Wirral, St. Helens and Blackburn with Darwen LEAs have also been allocated SSA funding which means a potential inward investment of up to £22 million in the North West region for sports and arts facilities in primary schools under this programme.
Pendle constituents will benefit from equipment to be purchased by the new opportunities fund cancer programme. Across the whole of the north-west NHS Region over £10 million will fund nine linear accelerators; four MRI scanners, five trailers for breast screening equipment; six ultrasound machines for breast screening and 27 pieces of x-ray breast screening equipment.
The North West Arts Board has received an additional £493,877 from the Arts Council this year to support arts and cultural activity across the region.
Departmental Policies (Bristol, East)
Jean Corston: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Bristol, East constituency, the effects on Bristol of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [150552]
Mr. Chris Smith: Bristol, East has received £7,989,112 from the national lottery since 2 May 1997. This includes one award from the millennium festival totalling £140,000.
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In addition, three grants, totalling £36,882 have been made from the New Opportunities Fund out-of-school- hours child care programme. These are:
- £25,252 awarded to the Whitehall school Out of School Club. The grant will provide for 24 after-school places and 24 holiday places, for children aged 4 to 11 years old.
£7,480 to the Dhek Bhal project--this will enable the creation of 10 holiday club places for children in two local primary schools.
£4,150 to the Brislington neighbourhood centre for 16 holiday places for children in Broomhill infant and junior school.
32 millennium award winners have been identified from Bristol, East and between them they have received grants totalling £83,930.
There are of course other initiatives in the wider context of Bristol which may have an effect on the Bristol, East constituency. These are:
- Under the Space for Sport and the Arts (SSA) scheme, a £130 million capital programme made up of £75 million from the Capital Modernisation Fund and £55 million from Sport England, the Arts Council of England and the third round of the New Opportunities Fund, Bristol LEA has been allocated up to £1.75 million towards providing improved facilities for sport and arts in primary schools which can also be used by the wider community. Cornwall, Plymouth, North Somerset and Somerset have also been allocated funding under this programme which means a potential inward investment of up to £9.1 million in the South West region under this programme.
Bristol, East constituents will benefit from equipment to be purchased by the New Opportunities Fund cancer programme. Across the whole of the South West NHS region over £9 million will fund seven linear accelerators; five MRI scanners; four trailers for breast screening equipment; four ultrasound machines for breast screening; and 22 pieces of x-ray breast screening equipment.
Funding for the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Training for Teachers and School Librarians programme is allocated to all schools in a local education authority area. For City of Bristol LEA the New Opportunities Fund have allocated £1,188,926 under this programme.
- Funding for the ICT Training for Public Librarians is allocated to local authorities. For Bristol library authority the New Opportunities Fund have allocated £117,925 under this programme.
Bristol library authority was part of a consortium of 11 partners which received an award of £149,645 from the DCMS/Wolfson Fund in 2000-01 for a project to promote reading. It is not practicable to say what proportion of this funding is being spent in the Bristol, East constituency.
Bristol library authority also received an award of £24,000 from the Wolfson British History Programme (the part of the DCMS/Wolfson Fund sponsored by The Wolfson Foundation) for a project to enhance history collections and their presentation in 26 libraries. It is not practicable to say what proportion of the funding is being spent in the Bristol, East constituency.
Bristol Museums and Art Galleries has received £140,000 from the Designated Museums Challenge Fund towards research, storage and documentation projects.
My Department has also been encouraging additional collaboration between the national museums and galleries sponsored by my Department and their regional counterparts. Complementary to this is the recent exhibition agreement entered into between Bristol Museums and the National Gallery.
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National Foundation for Youth Music have made four awards in the Bristol area totalling £53,972.
- The South West Arts Board has received an additional £1,778 million from the Arts Council this year to support arts and cultural activity across the region.
Departmental Policies
(Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)
Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will set out, including statistical information, the effect on the Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [150714]
Mr. Chris Smith: Blackpool, North and Fleetwood has received £1,341,025 from the national lottery since 2 May 1997. This includes one award from the millennium festival totalling £30,000.
In addition, three grants totalling £44,231 have been made from the new opportunities fund out of school hours child care programme. These are:
- £13,057 to the Kincraig After-School Club--this will provide for 30 after-school places, for children aged 3 to 11-years-old.
£16,989 to the Holy Family Holiday Playscheme--this will enable the creation of 30 new places for children in three local primary schools.
£14,185 to the North Shore After-School Club--for 30 after school places for children aged 4 to 14. Three schools in an urban area will be served.
Residents of Blackpool, North and Fleetwood will benefit from a grant worth £124,437 which has been awarded to Trinity palliative care services under the fund's living with cancer programme. This project will improve the availability of information to carers of cancer patients.
Two millennium award winners have been identified from Blackpool, North and Fleetwood and between them they have received grants totalling £5,007.
There are of course other initiatives in the wider context of Blackpool which may have an effect on the Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency. These are:
- The Space for Sport and the Art (SSA) scheme is making available £130 million, made up of £75 million from the Capital Modernisation Fund and £55 million from Sport England, the Arts Council of England and the 3rd Round of the New Opportunities Fund, towards providing improved facilities for sport and arts in primary schools which can also be used by the wider community. Liverpool, Manchester, Cumbria, Knowsley, Salford, Lancashire, Rochdale, Trafford, Wirral, St. Helens and Blackburn with Darwen have been allocated funding under this programme which means a potential inward investment of up to £22 million in the north-west region.
Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituents will benefit from equipment to be purchased by the New Opportunities Fund cancer programme. Across the whole of the North West NHS Region over £10 million will fund nine linear accelerators; four MRI
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- scanners; five trailers for breast screening equipment; six ultrasound machines for breast screening; and 27 pieces of x-ray breast screening equipment.
Blackpool Funding for the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Training for Teachers and School Librarians is allocated to all schools in a local education authority area. For Blackpool LEA the New Opportunities Fund have allocated £441,228 under this programme.
Funding for the ICT Training for Public Librarians is allocated to local authorities. For Blackpool Library Authority the New Opportunities Fund have allocated £37,490 under this programme.
Blackpool Library Authority was awarded £52,000 from the DCMS/Wolfson Fund in 1998-99, and as part of a consortium with other authorities, £215,992 in 2000-01. It is not practicable to say what part of this funding benefits the Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency.
The North West Arts Board has received an additional £493,877 from the Arts Council this year to support arts and cultural activity across the region.
The National Theatre Review of major producing theatres will impact on Blackpool Grand Theatre which has been named as a recipient of additional new funding made available by my Department. The allocation to the North West of the £25 million available nationally will be known in March. This is likely to lead to a significant increase in core funding for the theatre.
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