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Parliamentary Questions
Mrs. May: To ask the Prime Minister (1) how many written parliamentary questions to him in the 2005-06 session were not answered wholly or in part on grounds of disproportionate cost; [112974]
(2) how many written parliamentary questions to him in the 2005-06 session were answered with a reply that it had not been possible to reply before Prorogation; [112980]
(3) how many written parliamentary questions to him in the 2005-06 session were answered with a referral back to previous answers. [112981]
The Prime Minister: This information is not held in the format requested. However, it is a matter of public record and can be found in the Official Report.
Mrs. May: To ask the Prime Minister how many written parliamentary questions to him in the 2005-06 session did not receive an answer. [113592]
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Willis: To ask the Prime Minister when the Government received an ultimatum from the Government of Saudi Arabia threatening to withdraw diplomatic and commercial co-operation if the Serious Fraud Office investigation into payments associated with the Al-Yamamah programme were continued. [112710]
The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my hon. Friend the Solicitor-General (Mr. O’Brien) on 14 December 2006, Official Report, columns 1119-29.
Special Advisers
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the notices of external employment given by his special advisers in each of the last two years. [109846]
Culture, Media and Sport
Archaeological and Historic Sites
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many archaeological and historic sites in private ownership her Department has been notified of which have been (a) seriously damaged and (b) destroyed in the last 12 months. [109355]
Mr. Lammy: The Department does not keep a record of those data. This information is recorded on a case by case basis at local government level as part of their Historic Environment Records. Two of the entries on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register have been demolished in the last 12 months. English Heritage is working on amending its database of Scheduled Monument Consents to capture unlicensed or unauthorised works to scheduled monuments.
Arts Participation
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made on increasing the number of people attending and participating in the arts from priority groups; and if she will make a statement. [113466]
Mr. Caborn: Final baseline data on the proportion of people attending and participating in the arts from priority groups were published on 14 December 2006. Progress on increasing these proportions will be monitored regularly with final assessment of achievement available in late 2008. My Department continues to work closely with Arts Council England and others on a broad range of policies and programmes to increase attendance and participation in the arts by the priority groups.
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the baseline is for the target for increasing the number of people attending and participating in the arts from priority groups. [113476]
Mr. Caborn:
My Department published the final baseline data on 14 December 2006. The baseline
figures for the proportion attending and participating in the arts during the previous 12 months have been set at the following for the priority group population:
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The Department’s PSA3 target for the arts is, by 2008, to increase each of the priority group baseline estimates by 3 percentage points for attendance and by 2 percentage points for participation.
British Cycling (Drugs)
Kate Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much UK Sport has given to British Cycling to sponsor the under-23 academy to promote the anti-doping campaign 100% Me; and from which source that funding came. [112832]
Mr. Caborn: The agreement by which British Cycling agreed to promote the 100% Me campaign did not involve any sponsorship payments by UK Sport.
UK Sport has however contributed approximately £2,240 from its Drug Free Sport education budget towards the cost of re-designing the team's clothing to incorporate the 100% Me brand.
Departmental Expenditure
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department has spent on core departmental staff’s seasonal celebrations. [110232]
Mr. Caborn: The Department has had a zero spend on core departmental staff’s seasonal celebrations.
Departmental Finance
Lyn Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the (a) amount of public finance initiative credits allocated to her Department and (b) related capital expenditure was in each year for which figures are available, broken down by project. [113004]
Mr. Lammy: DCMS currently has 25 PFI projects, to which the Department has allocated credits totalling £354.5 million. These are broken down by project in the following table. Information about the capital expenditure for each project in each year is not held centrally. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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