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Civil Servants

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will set out for each civil service grade within her (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. [39174]

Dr. Howells: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office on 13 March 2002, Official Report, column 1072W.

Sponsorship

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which of her Department's projects have received sponsorship since 1997, including (a) details of the sponsor, (b) the nature of the project, (c) the date of the project, (d) the total cost of the project and (e) the amount of money involved in the sponsorship deal. [40825]

Dr. Howells: Details of the Department's projects which have benefited from sponsorship since 1997 are detailed in the table:

£

Sponsor	Sponsorship	Project	Date	Total cost
Lloyds TSB Imagination Gallery	10,000 2,000	Creative Industries Finance Conference: connecting creativity with capital	November 1999	18,982
British Trade International	11,750.00
Granada Group plc	2,350.00
Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.	587.50
BBC Worldwide	176.25
Publishers Association	176.25
PACT	176.25
Channel 5	176.25
Commercial Companies Radio Association	176.25
Database and Directory PA	176.25	Launch of Creative Industries Export Advisory Group
Design Council	587.50	Strategy Document—Exports: Our Hidden Agenda	November 1999	36,234
British Art Market Federation	587.50
British Phonographic Industry	176.25
British Music Rights	587.50
ELSPA	587.50
DBA	470.00
Vivienne Westwood	470.00
Institute of Practitioners in Advertising	470.00
The Newspaper Society	176.25
Deepend	484.69
British Phonographic Industry	2,500.00	Creative Industries Finance Conference: Good
Advantage West Midlands	2,405.23	Practice in Financing Creative Industries	October 2001	5,637.22
University of Central England	731.99

World Tourism Organisation

Janet Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has for UK membership of the World Tourism Organisation. [44612]

Dr. Howells: The Government do not believe that there would be value for money in joining the World Tourism Organisation, membership of which would cost around £200,000 a year. However, DCMS does take an interest in the work of the World Tourism Organisation and offers co-operation in areas such as statistics and best practice in environmentally sustainable development.

Janet Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the cost to the UK of membership of the World Tourism Organisation. [44613]

Dr. Howells: Membership of the Worlds Tourism Organisation is calculated by the WTO according to the level of economic development and the importance of tourism in each country. In 2000 the estimated cost to the UK of membership was around £200,000.

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Historic Sites

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the sites of historic interest in Buckinghamshire which have received grant aid in the

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last five years, indicating (a) the date and (b) the amount awarded in each case. [43294]

Dr. Howells: The following table shows the grants which English Heritage has allocated to sites of historic interest in Buckinghamshire in the last five years.

Grants awarded to properties in Buckinghamshire 1 April 1996 to 31 March 2001

Property	Location	Date	£
St. Mary	Ashendon	3 May 1996	20,061
St. Lawrence	Winslow	10 May 1996	59,309
Stowe House phase IV	Buckingham	9 June 1996	89,092
Freeman Mausoleum	Fawley	12 June 1996	8,707
Stowe Landscape Gardens	Buckingham	17 March 1997	274,000
Chapel at Widmere Farm	Marlow	26 March 1997	2,122
St. Mary the Virgin	Ivinghoe	27 March 1997	29,314
All Saints Church	Middle Clayton	27 March 1997	18,186
Taplow Cross	Taplow	25 June 1997	2,301
Holy Trinity	Drayton Parslow	24 July 1997	37,367
All Saints	Marsworth	28 July 1997	51,929
St. Martin	Dunton	8 August 1997	10,450
All Saints	Soulbury	3 November 1997	60,000
Stowe School	Buckingham	18 November 1997	51,865
St. Mary	Hardwick	8 January 1998	39,000
Boarstall Tower	Boarstall	10 March 1998	50,650
Temple of Concord	Buckingham	27 March 1998	90,000
Stowe Landscape Gardens
St. Mary the Virgin	Drayton Beauchamp	8 July 1998	32,088
Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary	Leckhampstead	9 July 1998	16,313
Chapel at Widmere Farm	Marlow	16 July 1998	13,680
St. Cecilia	Adstock	17 July 1998	23,100
St. Peter and St. Paul	Dinton	18 September 1998	20,000
Rotunda and Dido's Cave	Buckingham	23 November 1998	163,000
Stowe School
Stowe School—North Collonade phase I	Buckingham	27 November 1998	400,000
Dropmore House, phase I	Burnham	31 March 1999	3,200
St. Mary	Mentmore	1 April 1999	21,400
St. John the Baptist	Preston Bissett	1 April 1999	32,962
St. Nicholas	Great Kimble	1 April 1999	132,800
St. Mary the Virgin	Aylesbury	27 April 1999	51,236
Lord Cobham's Monument	Buckingham	12 July 1999	84,000
Stowe Landscape Gardens
Fane of Pastoral Poetry	Buckingham	12 July 1999	56,002
Stowe Landscape Gardens
Holy Trinity	Bledlow	12 July 1999	18,330
All Saints	Wing	12 November 1999	85,331
Stowe School—North Collonade phase II	Buckingham	15 March 2000	260,000
St. Mary Magdelene	Great Hampden	22 February 2000	80,196
Old Nursery, Chenies Manor	Chenies	1 March 2000	35,562
Blenheim Pavilion, Clivedon	Taplow	29 March 2000	30,160
The Hermitage	Buckingham	29 March 2000	20,560
Stowe Landscape Gardens
Hall Barn	Beaconsfield	12 April 2000	1,410
St. Edmond's Church	Maids Moreton	10 May 2000	20,269
St. Edward the Confessor	Shalstone	29 June 2000	15,900
St. Mary and St. Nicholas	Saunderton	30 June 2000	10,874
Repton Bridge, Stoke Park	Stoke Poges	13 October 2000	4,406
Dropmore House, phase II	Burnham	29 June 2000	5,600
St. John the Evangalist	Whitchurch	10 November 2000	113,268
St. Mary, North Marston	North Marston	10 November 2000	115,198
Lord Cobham's Monument	Buckingham	3 January 2001	98,400
Stowe Landscape Gardens
The Grotto	Buckingham	28 March 2001	19,808
Stowe Landscape Gardens
Captain Cooke's Monument	Buckingham	28 March 2001	15,200
Stowe Landscape Gardens
Total			2,894,606

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Tourism Satellite Account

Janet Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to establish a tourism satellite account in line with the recommendation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. [44611]

Dr. Howells: We are actively considering developing at least some of the components of a Tourism Satellite Account, but it will be costly and will have to be considered alongside the other priorities as part of the current spending review.

Golden Jubilee

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many meetings the ministerial group for the Queen's Golden Jubilee has had; what the group discussed during meetings; how many members the group is comprised of; and if she will make a statement. [44585]

Tessa Jowell: There has been one meeting of the ministerial group for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, which took place on 12 April 2000 to consider the planning of the celebrations. Since then a number of other issues have been considered by the group. In the interests of speedy resolution, these issues were dealt with and cleared through correspondence. They are also kept informed of all major developments in this way. There are 23 members of the group.

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which Department will pay for the Queen's Golden Jubilee medals; how much of the cost will be met by the public; and if she will make a statement. [44588]

Tessa Jowell: Responsible Government Departments and the devolved Administrations will bear the costs of their respective services' medals.

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if commemorative coins will be minted to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee; and if she will make a statement. [44563]

Tessa Jowell: The Royal Mint announced details of the design for the Golden Jubilee commemorative crown on 12 September 2001. The commemorative coin has been available for purchase since January and has a face value of £5.00.

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