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Gender Pay Gap

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the gender pay gap among staff in her Department. [202342]

Mr. Caborn: DCMS completed an equal pay review in 2002 and has since taken action to narrow the gaps in pay between men and women. As a result of our equal pay action the percentage difference in salaries between men and women has reduced in all grades, except grade D where the average salary is higher for women than that for men.

IT Contracts

Mr. Godsiff: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the (a) projected cost at the time of tender and (b) actual cost at the time of completion was for each IT contract commissioned by her Department over the last five years. [201613]

Mr. Caborn: The Department has let four IT contracts in the past five years. The costs of the first are set out as follows. The remainder are for ongoing services so it is not possible to give a completion cost, however the costs of operation have been as per the original estimates.

NCC for IT security testing—projected cost £26,500, actual costs £26,500.

National Sports Foundation

Ms Shipley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when Patrick Carter's report on the Government's proposed National Sports Foundation will be published. [202526]

Mr. Caborn: Paragraph 6.50 of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's pre-Budget report presented to Parliament on 2 December sets out the provisional interim findings of Lord Carter's Review of funding for sport and states that his report will be published in spring 2005.

Olympic/Paralympic Athletes

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of Great British Olympians and Paralympians (a) medal winners and (b) squad members were educated at secondary level within the state system; and what the figures were for the previous Olympics. [202918]

Mr. Caborn: This information is not held by Sport England or UK Sport.

Sports and Community Clubs

Mr. Gale: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her most recent estimate is of the number of sports clubs that will face an increase in their licensing fees as a result of the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003; and what estimate she has made of
 
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the average percentage increase in the size of the licensing fees to be paid by sports clubs following the implementation of the Act. [202797]

Mr. Caborn [holding answer 6 December 2004]: We have looked at the position for registered members' clubs (sports and others) of which there are 20,000. The cost of a premises licence or club premises certificate represents a saving for most sports clubs over a period of 10 years depending on the scope and regularity of the club's activities. The fee of £16 currently paid for registered members' clubs is only one of the fees that they currently pay. If they have music and dancing after normal opening hours they require certificates of suitability (ranging from £50 to £500); special hours certificates (£25); and special orders of exemption (£10 a time). Each of these is charged individually and some are required on multiple occasions in a year. Under the Licensing Act 2003 they would all be included in the fee for a single club premises certificate. Any percentage increase or decrease in fees for a club will therefore depend on the range of certificates currently held. The Government's policy is that licensing fees must be set at a level that allows full recovery of the administration, inspection and enforcement costs falling on licensing authorities. It would be wholly wrong for central or local taxation to subsidise the consumption of alcohol, and it would be difficult to argue that the best way to promote sport is through Government subsidising sports club bars.

EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Correspondence

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when the Minister for Children will acknowledge the letter sent to her by the Lowe Syndrome Trust. [203270]

Margaret Hodge: I received a letter from the Lowe Syndrome Trust on 19 October. I have since made contact with the Trust and am due to meet with representatives of the organisation in the new year.

Departmental Costs

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total cost to his Department was for accountancy services in each of the last two years. [200816]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The total of costs classified as purchased accountancy services in the accounts of the Department in 2002–03 and 2003–04 respectively is £69,584.00 and £190,990.28.

Education Funding

Michael Fabricant: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the (a) average primary formula spending share per pupil and (b) average secondary formula spending share per pupil is in each local education authority in 2005–06, listed in descending order of secondary formula allocations. [202671]


 
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Mr. Miliband: In England, the formula for the primary and secondary sub-blocks comprises a basic entitlement for each pupil, which is the same across the country, plus a top-up for each pupil with additional educational needs, which is again the same across the country, plus top-ups for areas where it costs more to recruit and retain teachers. Local education authorities with a greater proportion of pupils with additional educational needs or higher average earnings will receive a higher level of funding per pupil. The following table shows the average School Formula Spending Share for primary and secondary pupils, as announced on 2 December 2004 in the provisional Local Government Settlement for 2005–06. The figures are set out in descending order.
£
Primary
Tower Hamlets4,155
City of London3,991
Hackney3,820
Isles of Scilly3,804
Islington3,721
Westminster3,682
Lambeth3,661
Camden3,654
Southwark3,611
Hammersmith and Fulham3,528
Lewisham3,448
Greenwich3,430
Kensington and Chelsea3,377
Wandsworth3,376
Newham3,321
Brent3,239
Haringey3,185
Ealing3,157
Hounslow3,114
Slough2,999
Harrow2,979
Waltham Forest2,974
Barnet2,927
Enfield2,882
Hillingdon2,880
Merton2,873
Redbridge2,852
Manchester2,845
Barking and Dagenham2,836
Birmingham2,821
Leicester2,786
Luton2,778
Reading2,769
Kingston upon Thames2,747
Croydon2,738
Bradford2,729
Nottingham City2,710
Sandwell2,705
Sutton2,701
Blackburn2,700
Peterborough2,700
West Berkshire2,676
Liverpool2,673
Oldham2,669
Richmond upon Thames2,663
Wolverhampton2,658
Knowsley2,652
Milton Keynes2,644
Windsor and Maidenhead2,638
Rochdale2,631
Middlesbrough2,626
Surrey2,622
Southampton2,618
Walsall2,613
Isle of Wight Council2,611
Wokingham2,607
Thurrock2,599
Bracknell Forest2,599
Newcastle upon Tyne2,594
Buckinghamshire2,588
Salford2,587
Coventry2,585
City of Kingston-upon-Hull2,582
Bexley2,579
Halton2,578
Kirklees2,577
City of Bristol2,576
Bolton2,572
Oxfordshire2,568
Stoke on Trent2,555
Portsmouth2,554
Hertfordshire2,546
Herefordshire2,537
Havering2,536
Hartlepool2,531
Bromley2,531
Calderdale2,528
Cambridgeshire2,528
South Tyneside2,527
Doncaster2,526
Bedfordshire2,524
Derby2,521
Redcar and Cleveland2,518
Wiltshire2,514
Cornwall2,513
Tameside2,510
Sheffield2,510
Lincolnshire2,510
Cumbria2,503
North Yorkshire2,499
North Lincolnshire2,497
Devon2,496
Rutland2,496
Norfolk2,495
North East Lincolnshire2,495
Northumberland2,493
Blackpool2,493
Durham2,493
Sunderland2,490
Rotherham2,485
Shropshire2,484
Leeds2,483
Gateshead2,481
The Wrekin2,479
Dudley2,478
Wirral2,474
Barnsley2,472
Brighton and Hove2,469
Darlington2,467
Southend2,466
Lancashire2,464
Northamptonshire2,456
Stockton-on-Tees2,456
St. Helens2,451
Essex2,451
Bury2,449
Wakefield2,448
East Sussex2,447
Kent2,446
Warwickshire2,446
East Riding of Yorkshire2,441
Plymouth2,439
Suffolk2,438
Hampshire2,438
Swindon2,434
Somerset2,433
Gloucestershire2,430
Trafford2,429
West Sussex2,429
North Tyneside2,428
Torbay2,428
Wigan2,424
Medway2,421
North Somerset2,418
Sefton2,411
Cheshire2,411
Bath and North East Somerset2,409
Dorset2,409
South Gloucestershire2,406
Nottinghamshire2,405
Derbyshire2,402
Solihull2,398
Bournemouth2,395
Stockport2,382
Warrington2,374
Staffordshire2,374
Worcestershire2,358
Leicestershire2,355
York2,346
Poole2,325
Secondary
Tower Hamlets5,051
City of London4,860
Hackney4,770
Southwark4,706
Lambeth4,698
Islington4,695
Westminster4,500
Lewisham4,492
Isles of Scilly4,452
Camden4,449
Hammersmith and Fulham4,446
Wandsworth4,386
Greenwich4,352
Kensington and Chelsea4,216
Newham4,026
Brent3,987
Haringey3,943
Ealing3,894
Hounslow3,815
Waltham Forest3,780
Slough3,736
Merton3,715
Barnet3,682
Harrow3,662
Hillingdon3,629
Barking and Dagenham3,619
Enfield3,601
Croydon3,600
Manchester3,589
Reading3,584
Birmingham3,534
Sutton3,527
Luton3,523
Redbridge3,515
Kingston upon Thames3,510
Richmond upon Thames3,479
Nottingham City3,441
Bradford3,405
Sandwell3,399
Bracknell Forest3,389
Windsor and Maidenhead3,389
Surrey3,389
Peterborough3,384
Liverpool3,382
Wolverhampton3,374
Milton Keynes3,371
West Berkshire3,365
Wokingham3,365








 
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£
Secondary
Bexley3,353
Thurrock3,351
Knowsley3,344
Oldham3,343
Rochdale3,339
Southampton3,334
Bromley3,330
Middlesbrough3,328
Havering3,326
City of Bristol3,320
Walsall3,317
Leicester3,313
Halton3,300
Salford3,296
Blackburn3,287
City of Kingston-upon-Hull3,285
Hertfordshire3,285
Portsmouth3,285
Buckinghamshire3,284
Newcastle upon Tyne3,273
Coventry3,260
Stoke on Trent3,256
Isle of Wight Council3,256
South Tyneside3,229
Bolton3,229
Oxfordshire3,228
Kirklees3,224
Hartlepool3,222
Tameside3,218
Derby3,217
Sheffield3,214
Calderdale3,206
Dudley3,200
Blackpool3,200
Sunderland3,194
Brighton and Hove3,190
Bedfordshire3,186
Redcar and Cleveland3,183
Wirral3,183
Gateshead3,180
Leeds3,178
Southend3,176
North East Lincolnshire3,170
Rotherham3,168
Doncaster3,167
Bury3,166
Barnsley3,162
St. Helens3,150
Trafford3,150
Wakefield3,149
Plymouth3,144
Wigan3,144
Stockton-on-Tees3,142
The Wrekin3,142
North Tyneside3,134
Darlington3,133
Durham3,133
Torbay3,132
Swindon3,127
Essex3,127
Cambridgeshire3,122
Medway3,121
Sefton3,120
Kent3,112
Hampshire3,110
Lancashire3,108
Northamptonshire3,107
West Sussex3,105
Bath and North East Somerset3,103
Stockport3,099
Solihull3,099
North Somerset3,098
East Sussex3,093
Bournemouth3,093
Warrington3,091
North Lincolnshire3,089
Cornwall3,083
South Gloucestershire3,080
Warwickshire3,074
Cheshire3,068
Nottinghamshire3,065
Wiltshire3,063
Northumberland3,062
Gloucestershire3,057
Norfolk3,050
Cumbria3,042
Derbyshire3,040
Lincolnshire3,038
Suffolk3,035
Poole3,032
Devon3,027
York3,025
Staffordshire3,021
Worcestershire3,012
Herefordshire3,007
Somerset3,004
East Riding of Yorkshire3,001
Shropshire2,986
Dorset2,985
North Yorkshire2,978
Leicestershire2,974
Rutland2,974

 
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