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Tourism

Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the resources, role and responsibilities of regional development agencies in respect of tourism. [74870]

Dr. Howells: An announcement about the Regional Development Agencies' tourism responsibilities will be made to the House shortly. The RDAs have a vital role to play in the delivery of our programme of strategic reform of the tourism industry in England. They are being given new responsibilities and resources and it is important that they achieve a balance between meeting regional priorities and achieving national coordination and consistency, where appropriate.

Lottery Grants

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the projects awarded funding by the New Opportunities Fund Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities Programme since its establishment and the level of funding for each. [75971]

Mr. Caborn: Under the Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities initiative, the New Opportunities Fund will deliver projects worth #125 million across the United Kingdom through 11 award partners. Hitherto, over #40 million has been committed to 1,265 projects under this initiative. The following table details the number of projects funded, and the amount committed so far, by each award partner.

Awards to date (Oct 2002) under the New Opportunities
Awards (#s)Number of Projects
ENGLAND
Barnardo's2,933,62050
BTCV874,572114
The Countryside Agency1,939,294136
English Nature4,946,078111
RSNC7,635,883239
Sustrans5,043,00057
Sport England5,843,692337
By region: North East
Barnardo's3342965
BTCV13018115
English Nature99877216
RSNC42021015
Countryside Agency10598617
Sport England78282046
Sustrans93800010
North West
Barnardo's5527599
BTCV777369
English Nature4028179
RSNC120486537
Countryside Agency54815728
Sport England80059561
Sustrans109500010
Yorks & Humb
Barnardo's55630311
BTCV9594812
English Nature44793015
RSNC118069039
Countryside Agency23604411
Sport England38766327
Sustrans3620005
East Midlands
Barnardo's161703
BTCV289264
English Nature4454008
RSNC94044829
Sport England37859934
Sustrans1780002
West Midlands
Barnardo's2818743
BTCV604017
English Nature71127913
RSNC82061619
Countryside Agency29344918
Sport England110340835
Sustrans6700004
East
Barnardo's890001
BTCV405116
English Nature1705504
RSNC35846011
Countryside Agency7183813
Sport England29856026
Sustrans71500012
London
Barnardo's4596379
BTCV15175518
English Nature60230012
RSNC69828522
Countryside Agency624003
Sport England121569843
Sustrans2100005
South East
Barnardo's1011002
BTCV17289925
English Nature50299817
RSNC52993918
Countryside Agency745008
Sport England64488944
Sustrans950003
South West
Barnardo's5424817
BTCV11621118
English Nature66403217
RSNC148232749
Countryside Agency30558514
Sport England23500021
Sustrans7800006
NORTHERN IRELAND
NIHE500,72552
SCOTLAND
Fresh Futures704,36835
SLF8,144,69876
WALES
WCVA1,546,58858
UK Totals401125181.265

Comprehensive lists of every project in every area are not yet available, but further information on schemes in a particular area can be obtained from the New Opportunities Fund on request.


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British Museum

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what help is being offered by her Department to the British Museum to clear its deficit. [75530]

Dr. Howells [holding answer 21 October 2002]: To avoid a deficit the British Museum is carrying out a programme of reform and modernisation. We fully support the Museum in this endeavour and we have made arrangements to enable the Museum to fund this programme from the resources available to it.

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of the artifacts and collections in the British Museum were maintained at the right environmental condition in (a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000, (c) 2000–01, (d) 2001–02 and (e) 2002–03 to date. [76601]

Dr. Howells: The information is shown in the following table.

Year1998–991999–20002000–012001–022002–03
Number of items held at the correct environmental conditions (in millions)6.2m6.5m6.7m6.8m6.9m
Percentage of items out of total collection held at the correct environmental conditions79%83%85%87%88%


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Manchester Museum of Science and Industry

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the spend per head was on (a) visitor catering, (b) retail and (c) the Super X Simulator in the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester in (i) 2000–01, (ii) 2001–02 and (iii) 2002–03 to date. [76602]

Dr. Howells: The relevant figures are as set out in the following table, based on total visitors of 287,814 in 2000–01, 389,262 in 2001–02, and 220,226 between April and August 2002:

2000–012001–022002–03 to end August
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Visitor catering0.740.760.75
Retail0.570.770.68
Super X Simulator0.160.190.20

National Gallery

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many paintings were (a) lost, (b) stolen and (c) severely damaged while on loan from the National Gallery in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2002 to date. [76600]

Dr. Howells: No paintings have been lost, stolen or severely damaged while on loan from the National Gallery from 2000 to date.

Museum of London

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much time the average visitor spent in the (a) World City Galleries and (b) London Before London exhibition in the Museum of London in (i) 2000–01, (ii) 2001–02 and (iii) 2002–03 to date. [76599]

Dr. Howells: The World City Galleries opened at the Museum of London on 7 December 2001. According to data compiled by the Museum in a survey of 60 visitors carried out between the end of February and the middle of April 2002, the average time spent per visitor in the Galleries was 26 minutes.

Figures for the London Before London exhibition are as yet unavailable, as the exhibition opened on 18 October 2002. The Museum plan to undertake a survey of average time spent by visitors to London Before London in the exhibition in the next few months.

Beacon School, Falmouth

Ms Atherton: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations she has received regarding the funding of Beacon School, Falmouth under the Space for Sports and Arts in Schools programme. [75291]

Mr. Caborn: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has received representations on this issue from my hon. Friend, and from representatives of Cornwall County Council, in June and July this year.

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The Space for Sport and Arts (SSArts) programme is targeted at Local Education Authorities (LEAs) in areas of social, economic, sporting and cultural deprivation. It is for LEAs participating in the scheme, of which Cornwall County Council is one, to decide which schools in their area to select for involvement in the programme.

UK World Class Performance Programme

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) gold, (b) silver and (c) bronze medals have been won at major international championships by (i) teams and athletes supported via the UK World Class Performance Programme in (A) able-bodied and (B) disabled events in (1) 2000, (2) 2001 and (3) 2002 to date. [76604]

Mr. Caborn: The data required is not readily available. I will write to the hon. Member with detailed information as soon as possible.


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