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Community Fund (Cheltenham)
Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many grants have been made from the Community Fund to projects in the Cheltenham constituency since its inception. [138910]
Estelle Morris: Since its inception, the Community Fund has made 62 grants, to a value of £2.68 million, to projects in the constituency of Cheltenham.
This information is derived from the Department's Awards Database and is based on information supplied by the distributing bodies.
National Lottery
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Lottery funding per capita has been awarded to (a) organisations in each of the regions in England and Wales and (b) organisations in the Vale of York in each of the past three years. [138783]
Estelle Morris: The following table shows how much Lottery funding per capita has been awarded to organisations in the Vale of York and each of the regions of England and Wales in each of the past three years.
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This table is derived from the Department's Awards Database and is based on information supplied by the distributing bodies.
Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many National Lottery ticket sales there were in the (a) GL50, (b) GL51, (c) GL52 and (d) GL53 postcode areas in each of the last 10 years; and how much was raised in each case. [138908]
Estelle Morris: The available information about National Lottery sales by postcode area is set out in the table placed in the Library, in response to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Morley and Rothwell (Mr. Challen) on 22 October 2002, Official Report, columns 182–83W. I will provide an update of the table to the hon. Member as soon as it is available, and place a copy in the Libraries of both Houses.
Market Research
Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list each item of market and opinion research commissioned since May 1997 by (a) her Department and (b) agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which her Department is responsible; what the purpose of each item was; and whether the results were published. [137012]
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Estelle Morris: The information requested is as follows:
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(a) The following table lists those items of market and opinion research undertaken by the Department.
| Name | Year | Purpose | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Online (Omnibus of Market and Opinion Research) | 2000–01 | To establish the current usage of Arts and Culture websites and what new services would be values by different groups of users | Yes. Culture Online Website |
| Olympic Games Poll (Opinion) | 2002 | To explore public attitudes in London and across the country towards bidding for the Olympics to come to London in 2012 with a view to obtaining a picture of the public's settled view on a London 2012 Games | Yes. Government response to "A London Olympic Bid for 2012" also on DCMS website |
| Digital Television 2002 (Opinion) | 2002 | Obtain the opinion of consumer attitudes towards digital television and impact of digital television for people with disabilities | Yes. DCMS website |
| Sports Coaching in the UK (Market) | 2003 | To provide a detailed and accurate picture of sports coaching in the UK | No. Work is ongoing |
(b) This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Secondments
Dr. Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people from science and technology backgrounds have been seconded into the Civil Service in her Department in each of the last five years for which data are available. [138625]
Estelle Morris: This Department does not maintain a central record of the background of secondees: secondees remain employees of their seconding organisation, which holds records on their previous employment or educational background. This information could therefore only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Television Advertising
Ms Shipley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what estimate she has made of the revenue received by each of the commercial television channels from selling advertising airtime slots for food and drink products in each of the last five years; [138677]
- (2) what estimate she has made of the percentage of revenue gained from selling advertising airtime during children's television scheduling which was used to (a) buy in and (b) make children's television programmes by each of the commercial television channels in each of the last five years; [138678]
(3) what information her Department collates on the revenue spent by commercial television companies to (a) buy in and (b) commission children's television programmes. [138679]
Estelle Morris: The Department has not collated or made estimates of such data. However, we understand from figures made available by ITV to the Independent Television Commission that the total programme budget for Children's ITV in 2002 was £37.5 million and the total value of the breaks for food and drink brands in Children's ITV aimed at children was £17.3 million.
Website
John Barrett: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent assessment she has made of the content and design of her Department's website. [139369]
Estelle Morris: The Department's website was redesigned earlier this year, at which time a thorough assessment of both content and design was undertaken. Content is regularly reviewed and where appropriate, updated daily. The design has not been reviewed in the last 11 months, but will be revisited early in 2004.
The website is currently being audited by the RNIB as part of a work programme to ensure information is accessible to people with visual impairment.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
First World War Battlefields
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he and (b) other Departments have had with the Government of Belgium to (i) preserve First World War battlefields which lie on the route of the A11 motorway and (ii) secure the appropriate treatment of British Servicemen's remains. [139030]
Mr. Caplin: Neither the Ministry of Defence, nor the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, has had any discussions on this subject with the Belgian Government. However, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission continues to monitor the effects of the A19 extension scheme. We fully expect the Belgian Government to adhere to existing procedures for dealing with the remains of British Servicemen discovered during the course of the extension of the A19 motorway. This would entail the eventual interment of remains in a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Belgium.
Colombia
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Ayr (Sandra Osborne) of 30 June 2003, Official Report, column 64W, what reports he has received of what was said by President Uribe of Colombia in his meeting with NGOs on 11 June; and what his assessment is of the significance of the President's comments. [136310]
Mr. Rammell: We saw various press reports and received the views of the NGO community at the time of President Uribe's comments of 11 June. We do not believe it productive to enter into a public debate on these comments. It is more important to continue to underline the need for the Colombian Government to
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implement their commitments as set out in the London Declaration concerning respect for the rule of law, human rights and international humanitarian law when tackling the problems it faces. I made this point when I met the Colombian Foreign Minister in New York on 23 September 2003.
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what practical help has been provided to the Colombian Government in accordance with commitments given at the London conference in July 2003. [136987]
Mr. Rammell: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer my noble Friend the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean gave to the noble Lord, the Lord Avebury in another place on 6 November 2003, Official Report, column WA137.
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