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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]

The Prime Minister: None.

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]


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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]

The Prime Minister: None.

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
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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:

Percentage

Attendance

Black and minority ethnic

24

Limiting disability

24

Lower socio-economic

17

Participation

Black and minority ethnic

21

Limiting disability

19

Lower socio-economic

15


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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£ million
Authority Project title (a) DCMS credit allocation (b) Related capital expenditure

Bournemouth Borough Council

New Central Library and Community Library ICT system

2000

6

14.1

Brighton and Hove City Council(1)

Jubilee Library Brighton

2000

0

11.9

Sefton Borough Council

Crosby Leisure Centre

2001

6.2

0.3

Uttlesford District Council

Uttlesford Sports and Leisure Centre

2002

5.8

0

London Borough of Brent

Willesden Sports Centre

2004

14.9

1.8

London Borough of Croydon

Ashburton Learning Village

2004

4.6

19.4

London Borough of Lewisham

Downham Lifestyles Centre

2005

12.7

4.9

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre

2004

13

0.5

Penwith District Council

Recreation West

2002

6.4

0.3

Wolverhampton City Council

North East Leisure Centre

2004

10.9

0.8

Sheffield City Council

Westfield School Swimming Pool

2004

6.1

46.4

Borough of Telford and Wrekin

Hadley Learning Centre and Jigsaw Project

2004

10.2

52.8

South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

South Shields Info Store

2004

2.8

15.8

Breckland Council

Making Connections Leisure Project

2005

9.5

5.5

Amber Valley Borough Council

Amber Valley Quest for Leisure

2006

17.6

4.4

Bristol City Council

South Bristol Healthplex

2007

29.7

0

Cambridgeshire County Council

Historical Resource and Cultural Centre

2006

10.7

0

Leeds City Council

New Leaf Leisure Centres

2007

30

0

Liverpool City Council

Central Library and Archive Redevelopment

2006

49.3

0

Newcastle City Council(2)

New City Library and High Heaton Community Library/satellite Customer Service Centre

2006 and 2007

40.2

0

Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale

Joint Service Centres

2007

1.5

10.6

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Sport and Leisure Facilities and Maltby Joint Service Centre Project

2006

16.4

21.6

Shepway District Council

Shepway Leisure PFI

2006

9.8

4.7

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Joint Service Centre

2007

6.8

40.2

Worcestershire County Council

Worcester Library and

History Centre

2007

33.4

3.1

Total

354.5

259.1

(1 )DCMS took on lead responsibility for this project from what was the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
(2 )Newcastle has been allocated £40.2 million in total. £27 million was allocated in 2006 and £13.2 million was allocated in 2007.

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