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Live Entertainment Licences

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to reform the law governing the licensing of live entertainment. [82]

Tessa Jowell [holding answer 25 June 2001]: Our proposals for reforming the alcohol and public entertainment licensing laws were published in the White Paper "Time for Reform" (Cm 4696) in April last year. In May this year, following a public consultation, the Government confirmed their intention to legislate to introduce these proposed reforms, with one change concerning the procedure for appealing against adverse licensing decisions. We remain fully committed to bringing forward legislation to reform the alcohol and public entertainment licensing laws as soon as parliamentary time permits.

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Analogue Television

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the timetable for the proposed switch-off of analogue television. [86]

Tessa Jowell [holding answer 25 June 2001]: The Government will maintain analogue terrestrial broadcasts until everyone who can currently receive the main public service broadcasting channels in analogue form can receive them on digital systems, switching to digital is an affordable option for the vast majority of people, and, as a target indicator of affordability, 95 per cent. of consumers have access to digital equipment. We are committed to develop a strategic plan which will lead the UK to meet these criteria on affordability, availability and accessibility within the period 2006 and 2010.

School Sports Co-ordinators

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list those schools which have to date benefited from the work of school sports coordinators. [122]

Tessa Jowell [holding answer 25 June 2001]: The schools which have school sports co-ordinators are:





































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Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many school sports co-ordinators have been appointed; and if she will make a statement. [121]

Tessa Jowell [holding answer 25 June 2001]: Under Phases 1 and 2 of the scheme, 195 co-ordinators in 48 partnerships of schools are currently in place. When Phase 3 starts in September this year there will be 345 co-ordinators in 78 partnerships in place.

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is the annual budget of the schools sports co-ordinator programme; and what has been the expenditure to date. [123]

Tessa Jowell [holding answer 25 June 2001]: There is no set annual budget for the programme. Sport England has allocated £30 million and the New Opportunities Fund £25.5 million of National Lottery money to the scheme. Sport England's grant in aid allocation for the years 2001–02 to 2003–04 includes a total of £60 million of additional funding earmarked specifically for the scheme in order to ensure that there are 1,000 co-ordinators in place by 2004. So far Sport England has committed a total of £13.60 million of Lottery funding to Phases 1 and 2.

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