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Gyms (Accessibility)

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions her Department has had with operators of national gymnasium chains on accessibility by disabled users; what assessment she has made of the current levels of access to gymnasia for disabled people; and if she will discuss steps to require gyms to be fully accessible to disabled users with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. [40740]

Mr. Caborn: All Government Departments are committed to the broader vision of improving the life chances of disabled people through the delivery of services and the development of their policies. The Department for Work and Pension's Inter-Departmental Group on Disability is a forum for DCMS to take part in policy discussions on disability issues.

DCMS has had no discussions with national gymnasium chains about accessibility but in August 2005 I wrote to all local authorities reminding them of their responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination Act in the context of leisure and tourism facilities.

Since 2001, Sport England (SE), working in partnership with the English Federation of Disability Sport ( EFDS), has invested £6 million in the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI). The investment has supported the development of 180 fully accessible local authority gyms which have a required minimum level of accessible gym equipment; suitably trained staff; marketing which
 
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is targeted at members of the disabled community; and strong links with other sporting opportunities for disabled people.

SE and the EFDS are also working with fitness gym providers such as Cannons and Fitness First to improve provision for disabled people in private sector facilities.

Licensed Premises

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of (a) the proportion of licensed premises to which children have access and (b) the proportion of these premises which (i)serve and (ii) do not serve food. [39359]

Mr. Caborn: Under the old regime, it was legal for unsupervised children of any age to enter and remain in licensed premises so long as they did not enter the 'bar area'. Under the new regime, there are restrictions that prevent unaccompanied children under 16 being present in certain categories of premises that sell alcohol for consumption on the premises, including pubs and night clubs. In addition, where necessary and appropriate, conditions may be attached to premises licences or club premises certificates which prohibit or restrict the entry of children.

We estimate that there are around 190,000 premises licensed under the 2003 Act but information is not held centrally on how many have conditions attached to their licence which restrict entry to children. As 'licensed' premises include pubs, nightclubs, hotels, cinemas, theatres, restaurants and late night takeaways, it is likely that the vast majority serve food, including bar snacks.

Licensing Act

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many establishments she estimates are trading without a licence under the Licensing Act 2003 in each London borough; and if she will make a statement. [39055]

Mr. Caborn: This information is not held centrally. My Department has received no reports from the police or licensing authorities about establishments in London carrying on a business without an appropriate licence.

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the local authorities that have (a) made representations to her Department for additional resources and (b) been allocated additional resources to take on the functions under the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement. [39056]

Mr. Caborn: Costs incurred by local authorities in meeting their requirements under the Licensing Act 2003 will, provided that they have been incurred legitimately and efficiently, be fully met by fees within the national fee regime. No additional resources should therefore be necessary.

In the context of Sir Les Elton's independent panel, which is currently reviewing fee levels to ensure that the fees have been set at the right level, representations by local authorities are co-ordinated through the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Local
 
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Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS), and are not generally attributable to particular local authorities.

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list local authorities that have outstanding licence applications under the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement. [39057]

Mr. Caborn: Data on these are not held centrally. There are always likely to be some licence applications outstanding, because the licensing process under the 2003 Act is a continuous one, as people create new businesses and services, or seek changes in the use of premises, and so on.

London Olympics

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport who will own the (a) land and (b) properties on the land acquired by the London Development Agency following the London 2012 Olympics; and if she will make a statement. [39058]

Mr. Caborn: The owner of the land will depend on the decision taken by the Secretary of State about whether to confirm the London Development Agency's (LDA) Lower Lea, Olympic and Legacy Compulsory Purchase Order (expected in 2006).

If it is confirmed, the LDA as the acquiring authority would have legal title vested in the land required within the Olympic Park—both prior to and after the Games in 2012. It is proposed that it will then enter into agreements to make available land/properties to identified development partners or managing organisations to deliver the regeneration and sporting legacy identified for this area and proposed in the compulsory purchase order.

Media Monitoring

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department has spent on media monitoring activities in each of the last eight financial years. [35633]

Mr. Lammy: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport can provide accurate records for the last four financial years, including this year to the present date.

Financial year	£
2002–03	121,673.22
2003–04	124,284.18
2004–05	120,668.96
2005-todate	107,322.67

National Lottery Grants

Greg Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost is of administering national lottery grants to good causes per pound of grant disbursed. [40261]

Mr. Caborn: On the basis of information provided by distributors, during financial year 2004–05 the amount paid in administration was just over 10 pence per pound of Lottery grant paid to successful applicants.
 
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Primary School Children (Activities)

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what activities are sponsored by her Department for primary school children during their summer holidays. [40229]

Mr. Lammy: My Department supports a number of activities funded across government, our public bodies and by the Big Lottery Fund which deliver a range of sporting and cultural opportunities for children and young people throughout the year.

The DCMS website, Breakout, provides information and ideas to families on a range of sports, arts and cultural activities, and can be found at:

http://www.culture.gov.uk/breakout/fl/index.htm

Public Service Agreement

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how her Department plans to assess progress towards its public service agreement performance target 2 prior to the next spending review; and if she will make a statement. [40254]

Mr. Caborn: The public service agreement (PSA) to halt the year-on-year rise in obesity among children under 11, in the context of a broader strategy to tackle obesity in the population as a whole, is the joint responsibility of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, and the Secretary of State for Health.

Joint cross-departmental programme management arrangements have been established to drive action to meet this target. Progress against the target will be measured through the Health Survey for England. The baseline will be established for the years 2002–04. The 2005 Health Survey data will be available late 2006/early 2007. We shall assess progress at that point.

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the effect of the change to the definition of attendance in her Department's 2005 to 2008 public service agreement: technical note on her Department's public service agreement performance target to increase the number of people (a) from black and minority ethnic groups, (b) with a physical or mental disability and (c) in socio-economic groups C2, D and E who attended arts events at least twice a year by 3 per cent.; and if she will make a statement. [40255]

Mr. Lammy: Measurement of the arts public service agreement target for 2005–08 will look to establish whether individuals from the three priority groups have attended two different types of arts event in the previous 12 months. The previous measurement counted individuals who had attended two or more events, which could be of the same type, resulting in generally higher percentages.

The Department has commissioned, together with Arts Council England and other sponsored bodies, a national Taking Part Survey which will measure attendance and participation at quarterly intervals, with baseline figures being produced in summer 2006.

The Government remain committed to widening access by under-represented groups to the arts.
 
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