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Speeches
Keith Vaz: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many speeches he made between 9 June 2003 and 1 February 2004; and where a copy of each speech can be obtained. [156143]
Yvette Cooper: My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister and other members of the Government make a number of speeches on a wide range of domestic and international issues. Copies of my right hon. Friend
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the Deputy Prime Minister's speeches are available on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website at www.odpm.gov.uk.
Telecommunications Masts
Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who is responsible for considering disputes on the location and application of telecommunications masts; and if he will make a statement. [161114]
Keith Hill: Parliament has entrusted local planning authorities with the responsibility for day-to-day planning control in their areas.
Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what circumstances must apply for mast sharing to fulfil the conditions of the code operations licences in the application of a telecommunications development; and if he will make a statement. [161116]
Keith Hill: The Electronic Communications Code requires code operators to explore the possibility of sharing an existing radio site. The evidence that they have done so should accompany any application made to the local planning authority whether for prior approval or for planning permission.
Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister at what distance from the ground under the permitted development an antenna is permitted to operate under telecommunication planning policy; and if he will make a statement. [161117]
Keith Hill: The permitted development right for licensed electronic communications code system operators are set out in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (GPDO).
Waste and Emissions Trading Act
Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the additional costs to local authorities of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003. [158961]
Mr. Morley: I have been asked to reply.
A range of costs associated with meeting the targets in the Landfill Directive are set out in Waste Strategy 2000. The additional costs to local authorities arising from the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 are covered in a partial Regulatory Impact Assessment that was circulated as part of the consultation package. These costs were shown to be marginal and to relate mainly to additional administrative costs linked to taking part in a trading scheme.
Westminster Hall
Bob Spink: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make it his policy to have senior Ministers reply to debates in Westminster Hall. [159621]
Yvette Cooper: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Leader of the House of Commons, the right hon. Member for Neath (Mr. Hain) on 8 March 2004, Official Report, column 1234W.
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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
School Terms
Jim Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment has been made of the impact on the tourism industry of schools moving to a six term school year with shorter summer holidays. [160936]
Mr. Caborn: The decisions of Local Education Authorities on reform of the school year are primarily based on educational priorities. Research commissioned by the English Tourism Council in 2001 suggested that the total amount of UK trips in the family tourism market would be unlikely to change significantly as a result of a six-year term, but that the tourism season would be more constant over an extended period. Spreading the benefit of domestic tourism more evenly through the year in this way would encourage the development of more sustainable tourism.
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National Lottery
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many Lottery distributors there are; and how much money was distributed by each in each of the last three years. [160941]
Estelle Morris: There are currently fifteen organisations that distribute the proceeds from the National Lottery. The Millennium Commission has received no funds from the Lottery since August 2001, and it is planned that the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund will be merged to form a single new distributor. This merger will happen when primary legislation is in place.
The table shows how much money each distributor has drawn down from the funds raised. The column 2003–04 represents the financial year to the end of February.
| 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 (YTD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Council of England | 218,286,836.77 | 178,533,056.37 | 167,558,445.09 |
| UK Film Council | 10,393,199 | 24,497,524.59 | 50,281,632.18 |
| Arts Council Northern Ireland | 6,025,667.65 | 7,173,681.91 | 6,005,049.64 |
| Scottish Arts Council | 25,258,824.55 | 15,822,048.65 | 22,979,072.19 |
| Arts Council of Wales | 10,719,175.80 | 15,549,008.06 | 17,000,544.84 |
| Community Fund | 384,471,181.88 | 352,214,195.26 | 287,059,299.59 |
| Heritage Lottery Fund | 262,040,448.00 | 264,828,307.00 | 292.997.004.00 |
| Millennium Commission | 203,859,000.00 | 190,477,000.00 | 60,249,000.00 |
| New Opportunities Fund | 225,250,000.00 | 367,000,000.00 | 534,000,000.00 |
| Sport England | 297,500,000 | 307,958,000.00 | 210,200,000.00 |
| Sports Council for Northern Ireland | 5,213,388.14 | 5.665.747.31 | 3,547,099.06 |
| Scottish Sports Council | 23,166,398.11 | 17,395,791.75 | 26,875,130.61 |
| UK Sport | 23,036,116.00 | 25,842.042.00 | 19,023,954.00 |
| Sports Council for Wales | 10,318,000 | 20,632,199.93 | 19,661,073.85 |
| Scottish Screen | 4,021,223.10 | 4,210,613.59 | 2,641,867.47 |
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total of unclaimed National Lottery prizes was in each of the last five years. [161438]
Estelle Morris: The information for the last five full financial years is shown in the table.
| Financial year | Unclaimed prizes (£000) |
|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 84,923 |
| 2001–02 | 80,805 |
| 2000–01 | 75,651 |
| 1999–2000 | 70,792 |
| 1998–99 | 78,289 |
Olympic Games
Mr. Roy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to ensure that venues outside London are involved in the 2012 Olympic bid. [160263]
Tessa Jowell: The bidding company, London 2012, announced the venues for the bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games on 16 January. The rowing, sailing and shooting events will be staged at venues outside central London and the Olympic football competition will be held in stadia in Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle. Should the bid succeed, sporting facilities across the UK will have the opportunity to be used by national teams for training camps.
Rowing
Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what meetings (a) she, (b) her Ministers and (c) officials have held with representatives of the Amateur Rowing Association since August 2003 to discuss the World Rowing Championships 2006; and if she will make a statement. [160887]
Mr. Caborn: I met Di Ellis, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA), Michael Baldwin Chairman of the Organising Committee of the World Cup Regatta 2005 and the World Rowing Championships 2006, and John Scott of UK Sport on 1 December 2003 to discuss the facilities at Dorney Lake which will host both Championships.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will shortly be convening a meeting of the ARA, the Championships Organising Committee, Sport England and UK Sport to further discuss the best way forward to ensure that the Dorney Lake course is brought to the required standard for World and Olympic rowing events.
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Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether Dorney Lake will be the venue for (a) the World Cup Regatta 2005 and (b) the World Rowing Championships in May 2006. [160888]
Mr. Caborn: The Dorney Lake rowing course has been selected to be the venue for both the World Cup Regatta 2005 and the World Rowing Championships 2006.
Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in what year the UK was last awarded the World Rowing Championships; and if she will make a statement. [160889]
Mr. Caborn: The World Rowing Championships were last held in the UK in 1986 when Nottingham was the host city.
The Government are pleased that the UK has been awarded the 2006 Championships and hopes that all interested parties will continue to work together in preparation for this event to ensure that it is an unqualified success.
Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many members of the International Olympic Committee (a) are also members of Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron and (b) are expected to attend the 2005 World Cup Regatta. [160890]
Mr. Caborn: There are four members of the International Olympic Committee who are also members of the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA).
Invitations to the regatta are a matter for the Amateur Rowing Association and FISA.
Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what further funding is required to complete the Dorney Lake rowing course to the standard required for World and Olympic events; and if she will make a statement. [160891]
Mr. Caborn: The Amateur Rowing Association (ARA) has made a detailed analysis of the costs needed to complete the Dorney Lake rowing course to the standard required for World and Olympic Events. In addition to the funding already in place, the ARA have estimated that a further £1,112,000 would be needed.
The Department will continue to work closely with the ARA and other interested parties to consider what further steps should be taken to help bring the Dorney Lake facilities to the required standard.
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