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Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost to public funds has been of overseas education programmes at historic sites in England in each of the last five years. [192614]
Mr. Caborn: There is no cost to public funds of overseas education programmes at historic sights in England. English Heritage and Historic Royal Palaces offer a wide range of educational activities and facilities, which are available to all. They will, if requested, make special arrangements for overseas groups but have no dedicated programmes for overseas students.
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) visitors from abroad and (b) UK tourists visited (i) York and (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 1997; and how much they spent. [192426]
Mr. Caborn: The available statistics on visits to and expenditure in Yorkshire and the Humber since 1997 are shown in the table. Statistics are only available on visits that included a stay of at least one night.
Visitors from abroad | UK tourists(2) | |||
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Visits (thousand) | Expenditure (£ million) | Visits (thousand) | Expenditure (£ million) | |
1997 | 947 | 304 | n/a | n/a |
1998 | 925 | 286 | n/a | n/a |
1999 | 874 | 240 | n/a | n/a |
2000 | 918 | 259 | 13,100 | 1,691 |
2001 | 803 | 262 | 11,000 | 1,452 |
2002 | 862 | 303 | 12,200 | 1,595 |
2003 | 916 | 294 | 13,100 | 1,930 |
Statistics on visits to and expenditure in York are only available for visitors from abroad and are shown in the table.
Visits (thousand) | Expenditure (£ million) | |
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1997 | 328 | 56 |
1998 | 314 | 56 |
1999 | 274 | 50 |
2000 | 308 | 57 |
2001 | 242 | 71 |
2002 | 230 | 62 |
2003 | 214 | 51 |
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Government funding the Yorkshire Tourism Bureau received in each year since 1994. [192428]
Mr. Caborn: The York Tourism Bureau is a non-profit making organisation funded by the private sector.
In 200304, funding of approximately £710,000 passed from the Regional Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward, to Yorkshire Tourist Board (YTB). Prior to this, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport provided grant in aid to the English Tourism Council (ETC) between 199495 and 200203. Grant in aid was paid by the ETC to the Yorkshire Tourist Board as shown in the following table. Unfortunately, figures for 199495 are not available:
Grant in aid (£) | |
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199596 | 431 |
199697 | 766 |
199798 | 506 |
199899 | 513 |
19992000 | 469 |
200001 | 563 |
200102 | 730 |
200203 | 655 |
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has commissioned into the links between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and domestic violence. [192254]
Dr. Ladyman: I have been asked to reply.
No such specific research has been commissioned.
Mr. Beggs: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will arrange for British citizens living in Northern Ireland, holding a driving licence issued in Northern Ireland, to be able to pay fixed penalty fines for driving offences occurring in Great Britain without having to appear in court in Great Britain for prosecution. [192533]
Mr. Jamieson: I have been asked to reply.
On 11 October the necessary legislation to provide for fixed penalty fines issued in Great Britain to Northern Ireland licence holders was commenced. This was part of a package of legislation that also provides for the recognition of driving disqualifications between Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the ability to revoke Northern Ireland licences in Great Britain on medical grounds. The provisions match those commenced in Northern Ireland on 11 October.
Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there were of drivers within the Greater London area who did not have a current MOT certificate for the motor vehicle they were driving in each of the last three years. [192674]
Caroline Flint: The Home Office Court Proceedings Database cannot separately identify the specific offence of driving a vehicle without a valid MOT certificate. The table shows total proceedings for all vehicle test offences. Data for 2003 are expected to be published in early 2005.
Total proceedings | |
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2000 | 20,105 |
2001 | 19,623 |
2002 | 21,508 |
Ms Keeble: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff injuries sustained during training in physical restraint techniques at secure training centres have been recorded in the last five years. [190224]
Paul Goggins: Secure training centre operators record that there have been 17 staff injuries during training.
2. Mr. Illsley: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will undertake an assessment of the proposed emission levels at the Quinn Glass factory in Ince, Cheshire. [192819]
Margaret Beckett:
An application has been made by the Quinn Glass factory for a permit under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999. The local authority, Chester city council, is determining it in the usual way and if it grants a permit it will include conditions which represent the Best Available Techniques, including any appropriate emission levels.
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15. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the availability of capital funding for major repairs to village halls. [192834]
Alun Michael: Financial help for village halls from national sources has been high in recent years. Since 1995 the Community Fund has awarded over £130 million to around 3,400 village hall projects. Consultation is under way on the priorities for the new Big Lottery Fund.
18. Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proposals she has for increasing public awareness of the (a) causes and (b) effects of global warming. [192837]
Mr. Morley: Tackling climate change is at the heart of Government policy and raising awareness of the links between climate change and the choices and behaviour of every individual, business and public sector organisation will be vital for the UK to deliver a low carbon economy. Government are considering ways to communicate better about climate change at every level and have, as part of this, commissioned independent consultants to report by November on an evidence-based climate change communications strategy.
22. Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action she is taking to ensure that water companies take action to reduce sewage pollution. [192842]
Mr. Morley: The Government attach a high priority to reducing sewage pollution not least because of the distress caused by flooding due to the capacity and general condition of existing sewer systems. We are working closely with water companies and the regulators in order to deliver an holistic approach to all sources of flooding.
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