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Identity Fraud
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what training the Department has provided for (a) front desk and (b) administrative staff in relation to identity fraud. [41286]
Mr. Lammy: The information is as follows:
(a) The Department's front desk security staff, who deal with the public, are employed by an external security contractor who ensures that their staff are trained in relation to identity fraud.
(b) The Department currently has one administrative officer who checks the identity of new staff and who will be shortly undertaking a centrally held training course which covers identity fraud.
National Sports Foundation
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether the English Cricket Board's Chance to Shine programme will be eligible for support from the National Sports Foundation. [45954]
Mr. Caborn: The England and Wales Cricket Board will be eligible to apply for funding from the National Sports Foundation (NSF). This will be subject to the Chance to Shine Programme meeting the NSF criteria and also delivering against the key performance indicators agreed between the England and Wales Cricket Board and Sport England for the £2 million lottery funding this year and in 2006–07.
Olympic Games
Ms Gisela Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what reassessment she has made of the costs of the London 2012 Olympics since the bid was successful; what further reassessments are planned; and if she will make a statement. [43401]
Tessa Jowell: I have commissioned KPMG to provide advice on the costs of the London 2012 Olympic games. Their work, which is ongoing, will inform our strategy for managing the Olympic project and costs will be kept under close scrutiny throughout.
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of council tax collected by Hammersmith and Fulham council is expected to be used to finance the 2012 London Olympics in each year between now and 2012. [45289]
Mr. Caborn: The proportion of council tax collected by Hammersmith and Fulham council which is expected to be used to finance the 2012 Olympic games and Paralympic games is a matter for the Mayor of London.
Sports Programmes
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what assessment she has made of the likely effects of the establishment of the National Sports Foundation on (a) the Football Foundation and (b) community programmes run by (i)the Rugby Football Union, (ii) the Rugby Football League and (iii) the Lawn Tennis Association; [45950]
(2) what part will be played by (a) Sport England and (b) regional sports boards in the operation of the National Sports Foundation; [45951]
(3) what decisions have been made on the (a) size of, (b) location of, (c) budget of, (d) condition of and (e) key personnel to be involved with the National Sports Foundation; [45952]
(4) what progress has been made towards establishing the National Sports Foundation. [45953]
Mr. Caborn:
The National Sports Foundation (NSF) will be launched in April with funds being available from that date. The budget is £27.5 million over the next two years.
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The NSF will be responsible for levering in additional private sector investment for grassroots sport and marketing and promoting the benefits of grassroots sport. It will have a strong, recognisable brand. There will be national and regional funding streams.
There will be three broad programmes for the initial period:
2012 Kids—building on the success of winning the Olympics, projects to encourage children to take up sport; and
The NSF will be delivered using Sport England's infrastructure. We need an established delivery structure so that the NSF is up and running from April. It will have a governance arrangement that allows for a light touch and speedy decision-making process, but ensures that appropriate checks and balances are in place.
Precise details of the governance arrangements, staffing, location and conditions, and the role of the Regional Sports Boards, is under consideration.
The five national governing bodies—the Rugby Football Union, Football Association, England and Wales Cricket Board, Lawn Tennis Association and the Rugby Football League—will be eligible to apply for NSF funds for specific projects that meet the criteria. The NSF will not however duplicate existing funding for community sport initiatives.
Sustainable Development
Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to promote the delivery of sustainable development within Government. [45828]
James Purnell:
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport's sectors contain many iconic and high profile buildings, which are used by large numbers of the public. Some have introduced innovative projects demonstrating sustainable development, such as the installation of photovoltaic panels in the roof of the Science Museum in South Kensington. These now power the Museum's Energy Gallery. The DCMS Sustainable Development Forum draws membership from DCMS's non departmental public bodies who share these innovative ideas and other examples of best practice. My officials also provide the secretariat for the Museums and Galleries Energy and Carbon Forum, a body which seeks to implement energy saving and the reduction of carbon emissions in national museums, galleries and libraries. Sustainable development considerations are being fully included in the current refurbishment of DCMS Headquarters building. The Department's Headquarters building and The Royal Parks are both powered entirely by renewable sources.
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Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made on her Department's sustainable development strategy. [45829]
James Purnell: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a sustainable development strategy in February 2004. I expect to report in March on progress as part of the Department's sustainable development action plan.
Television Licences
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people in West Lancashire were prosecuted in 2004 for failing to hold a valid television licence. [43159]
Fiona Mactaggart: I have been asked to reply.
The information from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform shows that 4,145 people were proceeded against at magistrates courts in Lancashire police force area for offences under the Wireless Telegraphy Acts 1949 to 1969 (mainly television licence evasion), in 2004. It is not possible to identify those prosecutions in West Lancashire, as the data is not collected at this level of detail.
Urban Design
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she last met the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment to discuss aesthetic urban design. [45964]
Mr. Lammy: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State met the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment on 17 January. They discussed her role as Government Design Champion and the promotion of high standards in architecture and urban design, which goes beyond aesthetic considerations. They also discussed how the Commission can help deliver well designed facilities for the London Olympic games in 2012.
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Carbon Emissions
Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding has been made available by her Department for schemes to tackle carbon emissions since 1997; and what money will be made available in future years. [39049]
Mr. Morley:
Since DEFRA's inception in June 2001 we have provided significant grant funding for a number of schemes which aim to tackle carbon emissions. Headline programmes include: those governed by the Carbon Trust—who lead in encouraging business and public sector energy efficiency and low carbon innovation; the Energy Saving Trust—whose activities aim at increasing demand for domestic sector energy efficiency and the Emissions Trading Scheme—which reduces carbon emissions at least cost to industry. In summary, the following expenditure has been incurred.
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| £ million | |
|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 59 |
| 2002–03 | 108 |
| 2003–04 | 121 |
| 2004–05 | 128 |
| 2005–06 | (27)130 |
(27)Budget.
Final budgets for future years are still being determined. This Government remains committed to the policies and measures which will help us meet our goal of a 20 per cent. reduction in carbon dioxide levels by 2010, based on 1990 levels.
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many coal-fired power stations she estimates are not complying with the proposed EU legislation which requires the installation of equipment to cut emissions. [45220]
Mr. Morley: Pollution controls for coal-fired power stations in England and Wales are a matter for the Environment Agency and are applied through authorisations issued under the integrated pollution control (IPC) system or by permits under the EU Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive which is replacing IPC. These contain emission limits and other conditions which have to be based on the use of best available techniques (BAT).
The EU Large Combustion Plants Directive (LCPD), which was finalised in 2001 and is being implemented through the IPPC Permit, sets emission limits for releases of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust from these plants but without prejudice to the requirements of IPPC which may in many cases be more stringent.
The LCPD requirements for emissions limits for existing" coal-fired power stations (those first authorised before 1987) take effect from 1 January 2008. These will be taken into account in setting the emission limits in IPPC permits, for which operators of these power stations have to apply to the Environment Agency by 31 March 2006. Provided their operators comply with their permits (and they would face enforcement action if they did not), all those power stations should therefore comply with the extant EU legislation by the due date. There are currently no EU proposals for further legislation in this area.
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