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Notting Hill Carnival

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money the Government have spent on the Notting Hill Carnival in each year since 1992. [16113]

Mr. Lammy: My Department sets broad policy objectives for the arts but does not organise or fund directly any cultural or artistic events. This is done through Arts Council England. Arts Council England and its predecessor organisations have funded the Notting Hill Carnival in two ways:
 
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Regular funding for the Notting Hill Carnival Trust up to 2003–04;

Funding for organisations and individuals involved in carnival.

Regular funding to the Notting Hill carnival trust £

	Funding allocated
1992–93	(132)—
1993–94	65,000
1994–95	65,000
1995–96	65,000
1996–97	65,000
1997–98	65,000
1998–99	65,000
1999–2000	65,000
2000–01	67,600
2001–02	70,304
2002–03	(133)140,000
2003–04	(134)170,000

⁽¹³²⁾Unavailable.
⁽¹³³⁾Of which £60,000 was subsequently withdrawn.
⁽¹³⁴⁾This money was subsequently withdrawn and reinvested in Carnival activities and organisations for 2004–05.



 
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Estimated Notting Hill carnival project funding and funding to other Notting Hill carnival organisations 1993–94 to 2000–01 £

	Estimated funding
1993–94	60,000
1994–95	60,000
1995–96	60,000
1996–97	60,000
1997–98	60,000
1998–99	100,000
1999–2000	160,000
2000–01	200,000

Estimated Notting Hill carnival project funding and funding to other Notting Hill carnival organisations 1993–94 to 2000–01 £

	Project funding	Funding to other regularly funded organisations
2001–02	106,000	186,314
2002–03	120,000	190,366
2003–04	127,000	303,556

40th anniversary of the Carnival:

In 2004–05 the total funding figure was £478,624. This included Lottery funding via Grants for the Arts of £253,624 for activities directly related to the Carnival.
Special anniversary events funding £

Use	Amount
Raising the profile of carnival arts. Production of a documentary film about artists involved in carnival in London.	50,000
Towards one-off awards for individuals and organisations for costumes and presentations celebrating the anniversary.	55,000
Towards a special 40th anniversary edition of Soca news.	15,000
Towards events including Trafalgar Square launch and showcasing carnival in Black History Month.	40,000
Towards an initiative placing carnival costumes in London's public buildings.	10,000
Total	170,000

24 carnival organisations in London—bands, clubs, costume makers, designers and artists—receive regular funding. In 2004–05 this totalled £413,250.

2005–06:

Due to pending applications for funding, no total figure for 2005–06 is yet available, but to date, £239,890 has been awarded through Lottery Grants for the Arts for individuals and organisations involved in the 2005 Notting Hill Carnival. Please note that further applications for carnival funding are currently pending for 2005–06.
 
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24 regularly funded carnival organisations in London have been allocated a total budget of £545,133 for 2005–06. This includes £55,000 for the Notting Hill Mass Bands Association for the 2005 Grand Carnival Splash at Alexandra Palace.

Opinion Surveys

Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the (a) subject matter and (b) dates were of opinion survey research undertaken by the Department and its agencies in the last 12 months; if she will place copies of the results of each survey in the Library; which companies were used in conducting the research; and how much each was paid. [14816]

Mr. Lammy: There have been six pieces of survey research commissioned by the Department and/or its executive agency which have collected information on opinions.

In some cases, the surveys are not exclusively around opinions, but have a wider function of understanding an aspect of behaviour in relation to a departmental policy area. Surveys included are those which have been completed in the past 12 months. Not all have yet been published, as they may form part of a wider piece of work. Links to reports available on the internet are attached, while hard-copy only reports will be placed in the Library now, or when published.

This list does not include work commissioned by the Department's non- departmental public bodies.

1.Subject: Public Support for the 2012 Olympic Games coming to London.

Dates: July to November 2004

Name of Contractor: 'Economics for the Environment Consultancy' (EFTEC)

Costs: £84,670

This report has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.

2.Subject: Communal TV systems and digital switchover among social housing stock in the UK.

Dates: Commissioned September 2004

Name of contractor: NOP

Costs: £36,000

The report has been published on-line at: www.digitaltelevision.gov.uk/publications/pub_communaltv_ systems.html.

I am arranging for hard copies of the document to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

3.Subject: BBC Charter Review—public attitudes towards the BBC

Dates: January 2005

Name of contractor: Craig Ross Dawson

Costs: £23,700

The report has been published on-line at: www.bbccharterreview.org.uk/RESEARCH/research_ qualitative.html.

I am arranging for copies of the document to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
 
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4.Subject: Royal Parks Visitor Surveys

Dates: May to December 2004 (to be repeated in 2005 and 2006)

Name of contractor: Synovate

Costs: £126,000 (over the period 2004–06)

The report is available on request in hard-copy only. I am arranging for copies of the document to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

5.Subject: Public Awareness of Safety Regulations in Public Swimming Pools

Dates: March 2005

Name of contractor: MORI

Costs: £3,850

The report is available on request in hard-copy only. I am arranging for copies of the document to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

6.Subject: Live Music Provision in Small and Medium Sized Venues in England

Dates: June to October 2004

Name of contractor: MORI

Costs: £125,000

The report is published on-line at: www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/85EDEDOB- A8E3–4674–9C99– 62C1CC97AFFC/0/livemusicsurvey.pdf.

I am arranging for copies of the document to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Playing Fields

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether it is her policy to end the sale of school and community playing fields. [15979]

Mr. Lammy: The Government are committed to protecting playing fields wherever possible. Recently published statistics show that the legislative changes we have introduced are working. In 2003–04 there was a reduction in the number of playing field losses to non-sporting developments compared with 2002–03 figures and a net overall gain in school and community playing field provision. This is the first year that we can say that more playing fields are being created than lost.

We will continue to explore ways in which the legislation can be tightened further so that even more playing fields can be protected.

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,Media and Sport how many community and school playing fields have been sold in each year since 1997. [15984]

 
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Mr. Lammy: We do not collect information in this format. Since 2001–02 we have collected statistics about planning applications relating to playing field use. Key figures are as follows:

	Total number of planning applications:		Number of approved applications:
	received relating to playing fields use	considered in year	representing a net gain or no change to sporting provision	detrimental to playing fields
2001–02	985	856	804	52
2002–03	1297	955	879	76
2003–04	1413	1081	1029	52

We are committed to improving playing fields and protecting them wherever possible. The legislative changes we have introduced have reduced the loss of school and community playing fields. More playing fields are now being created or improved than are being lost.

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