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Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 25 April 2006, Official Report, column 1120W, on the horserace totalisator board; what discussions her Department has had with personnel from HM Treasury concerning the future of the Tote; when she expects to announce how the Government will proceed; and what time scales apply to her definition of shortly. [135822]
Mr. Caborn: The Government are considering the offer they have received for the Tote businesses. We hope to be able to reach a decision on whether to proceed with further negotiations in the course of the next few weeks.
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what role (a) UK Sport, (b) Sport England, (c) the English Institute of Sport and (d) the Youth Sports Trust will play in the Labour Party sports fundraiser to be held in July. [135566]
Mr. Caborn: The organisations listed will be playing no role in the event outlined.
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what Sport Englands public service agreement targets are. [135568]
Mr. Caborn: Sport England, as a non-departmental public body, does not have public service agreements (PSA), but does contribute towards delivery of the following Government PSAs:
PSA Target 1: To enhance the take-up of sporting opportunities by five to 16-year-olds so that the percentage of school children who spend a minimum of two hours each week on high-quality PE and school sport within and beyond the curriculum increases from 25 per cent. in 2002 to 75 per cent. in 2006 and 85 per cent. by 2008; and to at least 75 per cent. in each School Sport Partnership by 2008 (joint target between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Education and Skills (DfES)).
PSA Target 2: To halt the year on year increase in obesity among children under 11 years by 2010, as part of a broader strategy to tackle obesity in the population as a whole (joint target between DCMS, DfES and Department of Health).
PSA Target 3: By 2008, increase the takeup of cultural and sporting opportunities by adults and young people aged 16 and above from priority groups by:
Increasing the number who participate in active sports at least 12 times a year by 3 per cent. and increasing the number who engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity level sport, at least three times a week by 3 per cent.
Hugh Robertson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what level of funding will be
available to (a) Sportswatch and (b) the National Sports Foundation in each of the next three years. [135567]
Mr. Caborn: It is not possible to confirm any funding allocations for the next three years until departmental settlements from the comprehensive spending review 2007 are known.
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of school children took part in a minimum of two hours of PE or sport per week in school time in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [135395]
Mr. Caborn: The joint DCMS/DfES National School Sport Strategy which aimed to increase the percentage of 5 to 16-year-olds spending at least two hours each week on high quality PE and school sport to 75 per cent. by 2006 and 85 per cent. by 2008 within and beyond the curriculum, commenced on the 1 April 2003.
Progress against the target for children in School Sport Partnerships is measured annually using the National School Sport Survey. The Survey has demonstrated that 62 per cent. of school children achieved this target in 2003-04; 69 per cent. in 2004-05 and 80 per cent. in 2005-06.
No data are available prior to the implementation of the strategy.
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate her Department has made of the attendance take-up rate of women aged between 50 and 70 years attending breast cancer screenings in each London primary care trust area; and if she will make a statement; [133761]
(2) what assessment she has made of the impact of recent trends in the number of breast screenings in North London; [133822]
(3) how many breast screening appointments were undertaken by each primary care trust in London in each of the last five years for which figures are available; [133823]
(4) how many breast screenings were undertaken by each primary care trust in London in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [133824]
Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 30 April 2007]: The following tables show the coverage of women aged 50-70 in the London strategic health authority (SHA) area by primary care trust as at 31 March 2006. They also show the number of invites in the last four years by breast screening unit.
Additional information can also be found in Breast Screening Programme, England 2005-06 (ISBN: 1-84636-095-1), a copy of which is available in the Library.
The other information requested is not held centrally.
Breast screening programme: coverage of women aged 50-70 in London strategic health authority by primary care trust, 31 March 2006 | |||||||
50-70 | 50-52 | ||||||
Org code | Eligible population( 1) | Number of women screened within 3 years | Coverage (less than 3 years since last test) (%) | Eligible population( 1) | Number of women screened within 3 years | Coverage (less than 3 years since last test) (%) | |
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