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The figures for 1976-77 to 1987-88 are as follows:

Total Expenditure on National Museums and Galleries; the Museums and Galleries Commission (Including Area Museum Councils); and other Museums and Galleries Funded by the Office of Arts and Libraries
Out-turn (£ million)

1976-77

31

1977-78

34

1978-79

45

1979-80

48

1980-81

60

1981-82

65

1982-83

76

1983-84

79

1984-85

85

1985-86

92

1986-87

105

1987-88

108


Museums are a discretionary local authority service and their core funding in Great Yarmouth is a matter for the county and district councils that work in partnership to provide a museum service. 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.

National Lottery: Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what the investment returns were for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland from
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National Lottery funding in August 2006; and what estimate she has made of what they will be in 2007; [135932]

(2) how much the Arts Council of Northern Ireland received from the National Lottery in 2006; and how much it will receive in 2007. [135933]

Mr. Caborn: The following table shows the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s income from the National Lottery Distribution Fund for the financial years 2005-06 and 2006-07; for the month of August 2006 alone and estimated figures, based on the Department’s latest income projections, for 2007-08.

Arts Council of Northern Ireland
£
Operated related income to nearest £1,000 Investment income to nearest £1,000 Total income to nearest £1,000

Entire financial year 2005-06

6,458,000

1,565,000.00

8,023,000

August 2006

368,000

97,000.00

465,000

Entire financial year 2006-07

5,626,000

1,123,000

6,749,000

Financial year 2007-08 (estimated)

5,767,000

439,000

6,206,000


Olympic Games: Greater London

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will place in the Library a copy of the agenda and minutes of the Olympic board steering group meeting held on 22 December 2005 and a copy of any presentations given at that meeting. [133638]

Tessa Jowell: The Olympic Board Steering Group reports to the Olympic Board, chaired jointly by me as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the Mayor of London. Summaries of Olympic Board meetings are placed on the London 2012 Organising Committee website (http://www.london2012.com/en/ourvision/Olympic+Board). Minutes of the Olympic Board Steering Group are not publicly available.

Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the experience of the Ministry of Defence’s Compulsory Drugs Testing Team in preparation for compulsory drugs testing at the 2012 Olympics. [135808]

Mr. Caborn: There have been no discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the Ministry of Defence’s Compulsory Drugs Testing Programme.

The London Organising Committee for the London Olympic Games (LOCOG) is responsible for delivering the anti-doping programme at the 2012 Olympics and Paralympic games, under delegation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

LOCOG recently appointed its chief medical officer (CMO), who will be setting out the anti-doping programme in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code, as set out in the IOC’s Olympic Charter.


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Opera: Finance

Mr. MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which (a) companies, (b) theatres and (c) other groups involved in opera performances which receive government funding. [135485]

Mr. Lammy: The following is a list of all the companies, theatres and other groups involved in opera performances which have received Government funding in 2006-07:

Arts Council England (ACE ) regularly funded organisations (RFO s):

Combined arts RFO s t hat present opera as part of their programme s :

Venues which present ACE RFO funded opera (but are not specifically funded to do so):


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ACE grants for the arts funding for organisations running projects with both an operatic focus and an operatic element:


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Playing Fields: Sales

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 1 November 2006, Official Report, column 421W, on playing fields, how many planning applications for sites which either were too small or of the wrong shape to accommodate a playing pitch as currently defined were approved in 2005-06; what percentage of the total approved they represent; and if she will make a statement. [135826]

Mr. Caborn: Information relating to planning applications made in relation to playing field sites in 2005-06 is not yet available. We expect to publish this data in the autumn.


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