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As part of best value, single tier and county councils report visits to/usage of museums per 1,000 of the population. The data provided in any given year by local authorities can be downloaded from the Audit Commission's website at:
httpp://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/performance/dataprovision.asp
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's (CIPFA) Statistical Information Service surveys local authority museums and the findings are available in its Leisure and Recreation Statistics Estimates publication that is in the House Library.
In mid-July 2005 the Department and its partner non-departmental public bodies commissioned Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport. Provisional results are available at:
http://www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Research/taking_part_survey/
UK Film Council
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent by the UK Film Council in (a) Lancashire and (b) Ribble Valley in each of the last five years; and which projects have been supported. [94477]
Mr. Woodward [holding answer 17 October 2006] : The UK Film Council has made lottery awards, both directly and through its delegates Skillset and First Light, to organisations and film makers based in Lancashire over the last five years as follows:
| Lottery (£) | |
None of the awards were made to projects in the Ribble Valley constituency.
In addition to its direct funding of projects, the UK Film Council disperses a combination of lottery and grant in aid funding through the Regional Investment Fund for England (RIFE) to each of the English regions through nine Regional Screen Agencies. North West Vision is the agency tasked with supporting film activity in the north-west, including Lancashire and the Ribble Valley. In each of the last five years the UK Film Council has invested RIFE monies in North West Vision as follows:
| £ | |||
| GIA | Lottery | Total | |
Specifically, North West Vision has invested in Lancashire as follows:
| £ | |||
| GIA | Lottery | Total | |
None of the projects funded within Lancashire have been from the Ribble Valley constituency.
Some awards have been made by North West Vision to film makers in the Ribble Valley through the Regional Attraction Fund, funded by the North West Development Agency. While this is not a direct investment from the UK Film Council, such funding would not have been secured without the Regional Investment Fund for England (RIFE) investment, which created the support infrastructure for the region. For example, funding awards to film makers in the Ribble Valley through the Regional Attraction Fund are as follows:
Top Notch Productions (John Drury), Clitheroe—awarded £5,000 from the Regional Attraction Fund in November 2005. Purpose of funding—product development assistance towards the creation of a portfolio of programme proposals entitled ‘China Revealed’ for submission to National Geographic Television International.
One other project (421 Productions based in Lancaster) has received £10,600 of RAF funding for strategic development.
I have arranged for the complete list of products supported by the UK Film Council and by North West Vision’s RIFE monies in Lancashire to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Transport
Foreign Nationals (Prosecutions)
Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many foreign nationals were prosecuted following Vehicle and Operator Services Agency inspections in each year since 2001, broken down by type of offence; and how many offenders were (a) drivers and (b) operators. [94801]
Dr. Ladyman: The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) does not record the nationality of drivers prosecuted. It is likely that a small number of foreign nationals will have been prosecuted, particularly if they are driving for a UK operator.
VOSA does not generally prosecute non-UK resident offenders as it cannot require the defendant to attend court, nor can any penalty given in their absence be enforced.
The Road Safety Bill, which is currently before Parliament, includes proposals for the introduction of deposits against penalties in relation to offences detected at the roadside.
Licence Penalty Points
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people under the age of 17 were awarded driving licence penalty points in each of the last 12 months. [93255]
Dr. Ladyman: The information is available only at disproportionate cost.
Motorbike Licences
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) light motorcycle and (b) moped licences were (i) issued and (ii) revoked in each of the last five years. [93251]
Dr. Ladyman: The number of substantive light motorcycle licences (category A1) current at January 2006, disaggregated by the year in which they were first issued, were as follows:
| Number | |
The Department does not hold any data on the number of licenses revoked. Moped only driver licences are not issued but are included with car and motorcycle provisional driver licences.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many provisional (a) light motorcycle and (b) moped licences were issued in each of the last five years. [93252]
Dr. Ladyman: The number of provisional motorcycle licences current at January 2006, disaggregated by the year in which they were first issued, were as follows:
| Number | |
Provisional licences do not distinguish between the different categories of motorcycle engine size. Moped
only driver licences are not issued but are included with car and motorcycle provisional driver licences.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many provisional moped licences have been issued to people aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18-years-old; [93253]
(2) how many valid provisional moped licences there are, broken down by Government office region. [93254]
Dr. Ladyman: Provisional licences for mopeds only are not issued but are included with car provisional licences.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many two wheeled vehicles with an engine capacity of less than 50ccs were (a) licensed and (b) taxed in each of the last four years. [93256]
Dr. Ladyman: The number of motorbikes, scooters and mopeds under 50 cc licensed in each of the last four years is as follows:
| Number | |
Motorcycle Accidents
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what plans he has to commission research into motorcycle accident investigation; [93770]
(2) whether he plans to fund research into vehicle collisions with pedestrians and the forensic process involved in subsequent investigations. [93772]
Dr. Ladyman: The Department is in the process of commissioning Phase III of its ‘On-the-spot’ (OTS) research studies. These provide an in-depth investigation of a sample of accidents, including those involving motorcycles and vehicle collisions with pedestrians.
Phase I of the OTS studies was completed in 2004, and Phase II in September 2006. The Phase III study will be for a further three years.
The objective of the studies is to provide:
a greater understanding of injury mechanisms and injury outcomes;
a greater understanding of the contribution of human factors, vehicle design and environment in accident causation and injury outcome; and
evidence to support the development of legislation or other standards to reduce accidents and mitigate their effects.
I have no plans to commission research into accident investigation processes.
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into accidents involving motorcycles. [93773]
Dr. Ladyman: The Department has commissioned a range of research into accidents involving motorcycles. Some key recent reports, which include evaluation of research findings, are:
In-depth study of motorcycle accidents (DfT Road Safety Research Report 55, 2004)(1)
The older motorcyclist (DfT Road Safety Research Report 54, 2005)(2)
An analysis of police reports of fatal accidents involving motorcycles (TRL Report 492, 2001)(3)
The accident risk of motorcyclists (TRL Report 607, 2004)
Car occupant and motorcyclist deaths, 1994-2002 (TRL Report 629, 2005)(4)
The Department has also commissioned the following ongoing research into motorcycle safety:
In-depth study of motorcycle training
Car drivers skills and attitudes in relation to motorcycle safety
The Research Task Force of the Advisory Group on Motorcycling provided advice on the development of the Department’s programme of research with the objective of improving motorcyclist safety. The starting point was a scoping study on motorcyclist safety that was commissioned from TRL (TRL Report 581, 2003). That report identified accident causation, training and analysis of accident risk as areas where further research was needed.
(1 )http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_rdsafety/documents/page/dft_rdsafety_035422.pdf
(2 )http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_rdsafety/documents/page/dft_rdsafety_035423.pdf
(3 )http://www.trl.co.uk/store/report_detail.asp?srid=2647&pid=108
(4 )http://www.trl.co.uk/store/report_detail.asp?srid=4956&pid=108
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