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Hemel Hempstead
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list (a) heritage and (b) conservation sites in the constituency of Hemel Hempstead. [16078]
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Mr. Lammy: In the constituency of Hemel Hempstead, there are 495 buildings which are listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990,16 scheduled ancient monuments, three registered parks and gardens, and 11 conservation areas.
I am arranging for English Heritage, the Secretary of State's statutory adviser on the historic environment, to provide the Libraries of both Houses with lists of these.
Historic Buildings (Suffolk)
Mr. Gummer: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) listed buildings and (b) scheduled monuments are within 50 metres of the high water mark along the Suffolk coast. [19967]
Mr. Lammy: There are five scheduled monuments, one of which is also a listed building, and a further 27 listed buildings within 50 metres of the high water mark, as defined by the Ordnance Survey Boundary Line data set, along the Suffolk coast.
Licensed Premises
Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2005, Official Report, column 1276W, on licensed premises, if she will estimate (a) the number of licensed premises classified as pubs and (b) the number of licensed premises classified as pubs serving prepared food in England. [18892]
James Purnell: There is no distinction made in licensing law between public houses and other forms of premises licensed to sell alcohol. Of 105,595 establishments so licensed in England, my Department estimates that 58,000 are traditional public houses.
In the November 2004 White paper, Choosing Health, the Department of Health estimated that between 10 per cent. and 30 per cent. of those 58,000 establishments serve prepared food. Extensive research on this subject over the summer by Action on Smoking and Health suggests that the true proportion is towards the upper end of that range.
Licensing Authorities
Mr. Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what guidance has been provided to licensing authorities when considering whether to modify or add conditions to the operational schedule of a premise licence before it is granted; [18663]
(2) what guidance has been provided to licensing authorities on the criteria to be used in deciding whether to refuse to issue a licence rather than to modify or add conditions to the operational schedule of a premise licence. [18664]
James Purnell:
Comprehensive statutory guidance in relation to the new licensing regime was issued to licensing authorities by my Department in July 2004. This included advice about applying conditions to a premises licence and examples of what might be appropriate.
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Local licensing authorities consider applications for premises licences on a case by case basis. Decisions about whether to refuse, accept or modify a licence will take into account representations from responsible authorities and interested parties. In this regard, the four licensing objectives (prevention of crime and disorder; prevention of public nuisance; public safety; and the protection of children from harm) are paramount considerations at all times. Conditions are applied to a licence where these safeguard the four licensing objectives.
Motorsports
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many motorsport projects have been financially supported by the Government through the Motorsport Unit since its inception; what total amount of Government assistance they have received; how many of these projects are in Gloucestershire; how much each project in Gloucestershire has received; and if she will make a statement. [20294]
Mr. Caborn [holding answer 21 October 2005]: As Secretary of State for Trade and Industry my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, West (Ms Hewitt) announced on 11 July 2003 a Government commitment of £16 million over five years to fund the recommendations of the Motorsport Competitiveness Panel.
Motorsport Development UK (MDUK) is now taking forward those recommendations and has financially supported five projects, the spend on which is shown:
All projects have a national significance to motorsport and therefore no breakdown by county is available.
Premier League (TV Rights)
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) financial assistance and (b) legal assistance, Ofcom has offered to the European Commission on deciding the structure of Premier League television broadcasting rights from season 2007–08 onwards. [20276]
James Purnell: The matter raised is the responsibility of Ofcom, as independent regulator. Accordingly, officials have asked the chief executive to respond directly to the hon. Member. Copies of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mrs. May:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions Ofcom has had since
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1 June 2004 with telecommunications regulatory bodies in other EU countries on the matter of football television broadcasting rights. [20277]
James Purnell: The matter raised is the responsibility of Ofcom, as independent regulator. Accordingly, officials have asked the chief executive to respond directly to the hon. Member. Copies of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Television Licences
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the number of households which did not have a television licence but had a television in each of the last five years for which records are available. [19066]
James Purnell: The estimated number of premises requiring a television licence but where no licence was in force, as at the end of March for each of the last five years, was:
| Estimated number of unlicensed premises | |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.70 |
| 2002 | 1.65 |
| 2003 | 1.55 |
| 2004 | 1.35 |
| 2005 | 1.3 |
Mr. Truswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in the Pudsey constituency are in receipt of the free television licence for over-75s. [18920]
James Purnell: TV Licensing, who administer free television licences for people aged 75 or over as agents for the BBC, are not able to provide geographical breakdowns of the number of free licences issued. However, the number of households with at least one person aged 75 or over claiming the winter fuel payment in the Pudsey constituency in 2004–05 was 5,705, according to Department for Work and Pensions records.
Television Signals
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of (a) people and (b) households in (i) Kettering constituency, (ii) Northamptonshire and (iii) England can receive analogue but not digital television signals. [20283]
James Purnell [holding answer 21 October 2005]: The vast majority of households in England can, with the appropriate equipment, receive digital television services via at least one of digital satellite, digital terrestrial or cable.
We do not have a breakdown of coverage by constituency or county but the Government are committed to ensuring that at digital switchover everyone in the UK who can currently get the main public service broadcasting channels in analogue form (BBC1 and 2, ITV, Channel 4/S4C and Five) can receive them on digital systems.
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