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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Arts Council
Miss Kirkbride:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many individuals received a grant from the Arts Council England in the last year worth (a) under £1,000, (b) between
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£1,000 to £4,999, (c) between £5,000 to £9,999, (d) between £10,000 to £19,999, (e) between £20,000 to £49,999, (f) between £50,000 to £99,999 and (g) over £100,000. [183557]
Estelle Morris: The table, supplied by Arts Council England, provides a breakdown of the information requested.
| Award amount | Number of awards | Total amount awarded (£) |
|---|---|---|
| under £1,000 | 301 | 173,056 |
| between £1,000 to £4,999 | 762 | 2,438,520 |
| between £5,000 to £9,999 | 240 | 1,442,221 |
| between £10,000 to £19,999 | 63 | 881,019 |
| between £20,000 to £49,999 | 25 | 662,086 |
| between £50,000 to £99,999 | 2 | 114,560 |
| over £100,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Awards | 1,393 | 5,711,462 |
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how individual recipients of Arts Council England grants are accountable for the way they spend their grant. [183558]
Estelle Morris: All recipients of Arts Council England grants are subject to a set of Standard Conditions for Grants, available on Arts Council England's website www.artscouncil.org.uk. If any of these conditions are not met, recipients may have to pay back all or part of their grant.
To ensure the conditions are being followed, all recipients are monitored and must provide regular progress reports and accounts.
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for what purposes recording artists have received a grant from Arts Council England since 1997. [183560]
Estelle Morris: Arts Council England does not have a specific funding category for the award of grants to recording artists and therefore does not hold records of this nature.
Grants can be awarded to recording artists for the purpose of rehearsing, performing, touring and recording.
Departmental Expenditure
Mr. Moss: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost was of running her Department's canteen facilities in (a) 1997–98 and (b) the last year for which figures are available. [184376]
Mr. Caborn: The information is as follows:
(a) DCMS did not have a canteen in 1997–98.
(b) A catering facility was opened in 2001, and in the 2003–04 year, cost £67,431.
Mr. Moss: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her Department's expenditure was on (a) head-hunters and recruitment consultants and (b) management consultants in (i) 1997–98 and (ii) the last year for which figures are available. [184371]
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Mr. Caborn: The table shows departmental expenditure on management consultants. An analysis of expenditure on head-hunters and recruitment consultants is not recorded on the Department's accounting system and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | 113,527,53 |
| 2003–04 | (28)10,170.94 |
(28) Provisional pending finalisation of annual accounts.
Mr. Moss: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost has been of renovation and refurbishment of Department-owned buildings since May 1997. [184374]
Mr. Caborn: A total of £1,547,000 has been spent on refurbishment and changes to two occupied buildings to meet operational needs. Fitting-out works prior to occupation of a further two buildings were undertaken by the landlords. A further £120,000 was spent in compliance with lease requirements and £153,000 was spent to replace obsolete fire warning/alarm systems.
Mr. Moss: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department spent on (a) mobile telephones and (b) hospitality in (i) 1997–98 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. [184407]
Mr. Caborn: The information requested is contained in the following table. All expenditure on official hospitality is made in accordance with published departmental guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on principles set out in Government guidance. In 2002–03 changes were made in the way hospitality expenditure was captured to include associated staff costs following the contracting out of the hospitality service. Figures for 2004–05 are not available at present.
| Mobile telephones | Hospitality | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | (29)— | 15,269.81 |
| 2003–04 | 35,000 | (30)78,144.29 |
(29) It is not possible to provide an expenditure figure for mobile telephones in 1997–98 save at disproportionate cost.
(30) Provisional pending finalisation of annual accounts.
European Football Championships
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which members of the Government attended the European Football Championships in an official capacity. [183561]
Mr. Caborn: Three members of the Government attended the European Football Championships in an official capacity—the Home Secretary; the Secretary of State and myself.
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many Government Officials visited the European Football Championships in Portugal in an official capacity. [183562]
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Mr. Caborn: 11 Government Officials in total visited the European Football Championships in an official capacity. Three of these Officials were stationed in Portugal throughout the tournament to deal with any disorder issues.
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total cost was of ministerial visits to the European Football Championships in Portugal; and what the transport costs were. [183563]
Mr. Caborn: DCMS Ministerial visits to the European Championships in Portugal amount to £6,068. The total includes £589 for transport costs while in Portugal.
Historic Houses
Ann Keen: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the contribution of historic houses to the UK's tourist industry. [183438]
Mr. Caborn: English Heritage's State of the Historic Environment Report, Heritage Counts 2003, which is available at www.heritagecounts.org.uk, addresses tourism and the historic environment (Chapter 2.7, pp. 49–55).
The historic environment sector is also developing a set of key indicators for the management and use of the historic environment. One of these will measure the economic contribution of historic attractions to the tourism industry in England.
Olympic Games
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which hon. Members were invited to attend the Olympic Torch Parade Concert in the Mall. [183564]
Mr. Caborn: The British Olympic Association and the Greater London Authority invited my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State and myself.
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which members of the Government (a) were invited to attend and (b) attended the Olympic Torch parade concert in the Mall. [183565]
Mr. Caborn: The Greater London Authority and the British Olympic Association invited my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and myself. The Secretary of State attended the start of the Olympic Torch Relay at the All England Tennis Club and the Torch Relay Concert in the Mall.
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