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Mr. Iain Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much public money was spent on arts projects in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) Tees Valley sub-region in each of the last 10 years. [130889]
Mr. Woodward: The tables show the Arts Council’s funding commitments to arts projects in Hartlepool and Tees Valley in the last 10 years. Grant in aid figures exclude grants given to regularly funded organisations.
| (a) Arts projects in the Hartlepool constituency | ||
| £ | ||
| Grant in aid | Lottery | |
| (b) Arts projects in the Tees valley sub-region | ||
| £ | ||
| Grant in aid | Lottery | |
Departments: Freedom of Information
Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criteria she applies when deciding the information to be included in response to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) Freedom of Information requests; and if she will undertake an assessment (i) of the volume of information given in response to each category of inquiry and (ii) the reasons for any discrepancies in the volume of information supplied. [129357]
Mr. Lammy: The Cabinet Office guidance on answering parliamentary questions provides advice to officials on answering parliamentary questions. The guidance covers situations where similar information has been requested in a parliamentary question and in a Freedom of Information request. Copies of the guidance are available in the Library. Freedom of Information requests are considered in accordance with the legislation.
Departments: Public Appointments
Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by her Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. [130145]
Tessa Jowell: None of the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 have been appointed to a public body by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Departments: Redundancy
Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how many people in her Department participated in (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in each year since 1997-98; and if she will make a statement; [131539]
(2) how many people in her Department who participated in (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in each year since 1997-98 were paid between (i) £0 to £25,000, (ii) £25,001 to £50,000, (iii) £50,001 to £75,000, (iv) £75,001 to £100,000 and (v) over £100,000; and if she will make a statement. [131555]
Mr. Woodward: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to her by the Under-Secretary of State, the Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, my hon. Friend the Member for Tottenham (Mr. Lammy), on 28 February 2007, Official Report, column 1401W.
Digital Switchover
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2006, Official Report, column 501W, on digital switchover, what progress has been made on ensuring that additional energy costs of set-top boxes are reduced; and if she will provide details of the special codes that she intends to introduce. [129117]
Margaret Hodge: I have been asked to reply.
Government and Digital UK, the independent, non-profit organisation leading the process of digital TV switchover in the UK, are working to encourage the reduction of energy consumption for digital TV equipment as far as possible:
We are promoting to consumers the use of digital TVs and set- top boxes with low levels of energy consumption. These can be identified by the “Energy Saving Recommended” logo;
Manufacturers are being encouraged to reduce both the “on” and the “stand-by” power consumption of household appliances through the adoption of design improvements and adherence to maximum power consumption levels set out in the voluntary European Code of Conduct on Energy Efficiency of Digital TV Service Systems;
We are continuing to work with retailers on the development of a voluntary scheme to encourage the purchase of energy efficient consumer electronics, as announced in Budget 2006;
Government are committed to using their own purchasing power to bring forward more sustainable products. For example, set-top boxes provided through the Digital Switchover Help Scheme will be expected to meet the European Code of Conduct on Energy Efficiency of Digital TV Service Systems.
Elgin Marbles
Mr. Mark Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions her Department has had with the British Museum on the future of the Elgin Marbles. [129853]
Tessa Jowell: My Department is in regular contact with the British Museum on issues relating to the Parthenon Sculptures. Decisions on the future of the sculptures are a matter for the British Museum trustees.
Mr. Mark Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions her Department has had with the Government of Greece on the Elgin Marbles; what her policy is on (a) ownership and (b) loan to Greece of the Marbles; and if she will make a statement. [129854]
Tessa Jowell: My Department has had no discussions with the Greek Government on the Parthenon Sculptures since December 2004. Items in the collection of the British Museum are vested in the care of the trustees under the British Museum Act 1963. Issues relating to the ownership or loan of the Parthenon Sculptures are matters for the trustees and Government do not intervene.
Energy: Conservation
Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what requirement there is for the inclusion of energy saving and energy producing features in the Government’s Better Public Building initiative. [131187]
Mr. Woodward: As part of its aim of achieving excellent design for all new public buildings, the Better Public Building initiative promotes the Government’s common minimum standards for the procurement of built environments in the public sector. These apply across the public building programme. Energy performance is included within the sustainability section of these standards.
Football: World Cup
Anne Moffat: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the likely benefits which will result from bidding to host the 2018 Football World cup. [131119]
Mr. Caborn: No assessment of the likely benefits that will result from bidding to host the 2018 Football World cup has been made by the Government. The Government feasibility study “Hosting the World Cup” acknowledges both the potential for wider economic benefits and intangible benefits arising from hosting such a major sporting event. The study also advises that, should the Football Association bid to host the event, they should commission an independent study into the wider economic benefits of hosting the competition to be published alongside the bid document.
Licensed Premises: East Sussex
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many licensed premises there are in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex; and how many of these are (i) public houses, (ii) clubs, (iii) supermarkets and (iv) off-licences. [130964]
Mr. Lammy: This information is not held centrally. The Licensing Act 2003 devolved the administration of the licensing regime to individual licensing authorities, who may hold information about licensed premises in their area.
National Lottery: Hampshire
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what total amount was paid in Lottery grants in each Hampshire local and unitary authority for (a) community, (b) leisure, (c) environment, (d) housing, (e) social inclusion and (f) other purposes in each of the last five financial years. [131243]
Mr. Caborn: We are not able to provide the information in the form requested because Lottery grants are not categorised under these headings.
The value of new Lottery grants awarded in each of the good cause areas in each of the last five completed financial years is given in the following tables. This information is derived from the Department's Lottery Grants Database, which uses information supplied by the Lottery distributors and can be searched at:
| Basingstoke and Deane | |||||
| £000 (rounded to nearest £1,000) | |||||
| Arts | Heritage | Sport | Charitable Expenditure | Health, Education and Environment | |
| East Hants | |||||
| £000 (rounded to nearest £1,000) | |||||
| Arts | Heritage | Sport | Charitable Expenditure | Health, Education and Environment | |
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