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Dollis Hill House
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) public and (b) Lottery funds have been made available for the restoration of Dollis Hill House; what assessment she has made of the historical and cultural significance of the building; and if she will make a statement. [15820]
Mr. Lammy: In March 2004, English Heritage offered a grant of £11,750 towards the cost of a feasibility study and conservation report on Dollis Hill House, but to date (25 August) no Lottery funds have been made available for its restoration. An assessment of the house was made by English Heritage, and it was awarded a Grade II listing on 23 January 1974 mainly on historic grounds.
Film Funding
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list films which have been made with public funding assistance since 1997. [16842]
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James Purnell: My Department has contacted a number of organisations that have provided public funding assistance for film since 1997 to request the information required, and I will arrange for the complete list to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses in due course.
Freedom of Information Act
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests have been answered by the Department; and in how many cases (a) information was wholly exempted, (b) information was partly exempted and (c) the requests were answered in full. [14967]
Mr. Caborn: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. and learned Friend the Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs on 12 September 2005, Official Report, column 2248W.
London Olympic Games
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the implications of the events of 7 July for London's hosting of the Olympic Games in 2012; and if she will make a statement. [16021]
Tessa Jowell: The security plans for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are based on well established security procedures and protocols for policing major events in the UK. We will of course keep these plans under close review in the lead up to 2012 based on the latest security assessments and advice from the security services and the Metropolitan police.
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the effects on costs of security for the 2012 Olympics of the events in London on 7 July; and if she will make a statement. [16022]
Tessa Jowell: The total planned security budget for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is £213 million. This budget is based on well established security procedures and protocols for policing major events in the UK. We will keep these plans under close review in the lead up to 2012.
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what security is planned for the 2012 London Olympics; and if she will make a statement. [16112]
Tessa Jowell: The security plans for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are based on well established security procedures and protocols for major events in the UK.
The Organising Committee for the Games will have its own Security Directorate, responsible for overseeing an integrated, approach to safety and security. This Security Directorate will be monitored and overseen by the Olympic Security Committee, chaired by the Home Secretary with key members from the security services (including the Commissioner of the MPS).
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We will keep our security plans under close review in the lead up to 2012 based on the latest assessments and advice from the security services and Metropolitan police.
Mrs. Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations she has received regarding the opportunities for Bedfordshire to play a role in the 2012 London Olympic games; and if she will make a statement. [16633]
Mr. Caborn: Bedfordshire is part of the East of England Working Group for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. Councillor Lynne Faulkner represents Bedfordshire on that regional working group supporting the wider work the 2012 Nations and Regions Group are undertaking to ensure the whole country is involved in, and benefits from, the games in 2012.
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what measures are planned to provide benefits from the 2012 Olympics for (a) hoteliers, (b) businesses and (c) residents of areas outside East London, with particular reference to Hemel Hempstead constituency. [16663]
Mr. Caborn: We expect there to be significant social, sporting and economic benefits for the whole of the UK as a result of the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2012. There will be billions of pounds worth of contracts on offer to UK companies, and the games provides a unique opportunity to showcase the best of UK business on a global stage. The London games will also result in increased numbers of visitors to the UK in 2012 and offers the opportunity to further raise the profile of the UK as a tourist destination with resulting benefits for the UK hotel trade.
Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what contingency plans her Department has for overspend on the Olympic games. [13252]
Tessa Jowell: London's bid underwent rigorous assessment by the International Olympic Committee, Treasury and the Office of Government Commerce. The Government remain committed to ensuring the 2012 games are delivered on time and on budget.
In the unlikely event of an overspend occurring in staging the Olympic and Paralympics games the responsibility will be discharged through an appropriate sharing arrangement to be agreed between Government, the Mayor of London and the National Lottery. The details of the funding arrangements are set out in Command Paper CM5867 laid before the House in June 2003.
Management Consultants
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,Media and Sport how much her Department has spent on management consultants in each year since 1997. [15986]
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Mr. Lammy: The cost to the Department of using management consultants in each year since 1997 is shown in the following table.
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The Department uses management consultants for a wide variety of tasks, in particular where specialist skills and expertise is required to contribute to policy making and improving the Department's effectiveness. Contracts are awarded in open competition according to EU procurement Regulations, based on best value for money.
Museum Funding
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which museums receive public funding, broken down by parliamentary constituency. [15988]
Mr. Lammy: I fund the following museums and galleries:
Note:
The funding goes to the main institution and is redistributed by each institution to its branches.
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My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence funds the following museums in England:
Some museums and galleries in England may also receive funding support from Government for specific projects and programmes, including the DCMS/Wolfson Foundation Museums and Galleries
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Improvement Scheme and Renaissance in the Regions". The latter is grant-aided through the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
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