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Criminal Offences
Mr. Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many criminal offences her Department has created by Orders in Council in each year since 1997. [88476]
Mr. Lammy: At 27 July 2006 no new criminal offences have been created by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport by Order in Council since 1997. Existing criminal offences have been extended to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man by the following Orders in Council:
Broadcasting (Guernsey) Order 2003 (SI 2003/3192)
The offences in section 13(1) and section 97(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 were extended to Guernsey.
Broadcasting (Isle of Man) Order 2003 (SI 2003/3193)
The offence in section 13(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 was extended to the Isle of Man.
Broadcasting (Jersey) Order 2003
The offences in section 13(1) and section 97(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 were extended to Jersey.
Wireless Telegraphy (Jersey) Order 2003
The offences in sections 168 to 173 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 were extended to Jersey.
Broadcasting and Communications (Jersey) Order 2004
The offences in section 363(2) and 366(8) of the Communications Act 2003 were extended to Jersey.
Members should consult the texts of the Acts for full details of the offences.
Departmental Child care Facilities
Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what child care (a) provision and (b) assistance is available to her Department's staff; [89545]
(2) whether there are waiting lists for places at child care facilities which her Department provides for its employees; [89546]
(3) which of her Department's main premises have child care facilities on site. [89547]
Mr. Lammy: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport provides a range of support for people with child care needs.
The Department participates in the Westminster holiday play scheme which is run at four central London sites. This scheme costs £25 per day per child, of which the Department subsidises half. There is not a set number of allocated places to the Department and places are offered on a first come, first served basis. Waiting lists for these places occur if a date and site become over-subscribed. The Department does not have on-site child care facilities at any of its own premises.
The Department also offers child care vouchers through a salary sacrifice scheme to provide parents with maximum flexibility in choosing the child care most suited to their needs. DCMS meets the cost of administration which is 5.5 per cent of the value of vouchers taken by staff. Currently there are nine members of staff who take advantage of this scheme.
The Department has also introduced the Family Life Solutions service for all staff (a free and confidential telephone helpline service offering support to people with caring responsibilities and information on a range of issues, including child care). The cost of this for the Department is approximately £1,500 per year for 520 staff.
Departmental Publications
Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the (a) circulation, (b) cost and (c) title is of each publication her Department has issued since 1 July 2005. [89543]
Mr. Lammy: The publications produced by the Department since 1 July 2005 are listed in the table:
Departmental Staff
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of (a) staff and (b) new staff employed since April 2005 in (i) her Department and (ii) each of the agencies for which she has responsibility is recorded as disabled. [92185]
Mr. Lammy: The proportion of staff employed in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport recorded as disabled is 3 per cent. and in the Royal Parks Agency 1.5 per cent. The Department and its Agency collect disability data on the basis of voluntary self-classification. Recruitment since April 2005 has been limited and data on the number of disabled staff employed cannot be released as numbers less than five are suppressed to protect confidentiality.
Susan Kramer: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many disabled people were hired by her Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what percentage of the overall workforce these figures represented in each year; and how many disabled people left employment in her Department over the same period. [92470]
Mr. Lammy: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport collects disability data on the basis of voluntary self-classification. Data on the number of disabled staff hired, the percentage of the overall workforce and leavers in each of the last five years since April 2006 cannot be released as numbers less than five are suppressed to protect confidentiality.
Hywel Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what tax-efficient schemes for the purchase of bicycles her Department makes available to its employees; how many and what percentage of her Department’s staff purchased bicycles through such schemes in 2005-06; whether the schemes are available through a range of suppliers; and whether arrangements are made to enable staff with disabilities to purchase adapted bicycles from a specialist supplier. [90067]
Mr. Lammy: The Department does not provide tax-efficient schemes for the purchase of bicycles for staff. We provide interest-free loans for the purchase of bicycles.
We have recently upgraded our on-site facilities for cyclists including provision of additional bicycle racks and upgraded shower facilities. We provide parking spaces for disabled staff.
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of her Department’s employees have been (a) dismissed, (b) suspended and (c) subject to disciplinary action for criminal activity in each year since 1997. [88458]
Mr. Lammy: At 25 July 2006 no employee of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport had been dismissed, suspended or subject to disciplinary action for criminal activity since 1997.
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