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Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what overarching studies he plans to undertake as part of his responsibility to make Government work better. [149224]
Edward Miliband:
The Prime Minister has already taken several steps to make Government work better. The Prime Minister announced Machinery of Government changes on 27 June, creating the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Department for Innovation,
Universities and Skills and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. On 3 July the Prime Minister announced a series of constitutional reform measures in the Green Paper entitled The Governance of Britain. On 12 June the Cabinet Secretary also announced changes to structures within the Cabinet Office designed to strengthen policy, strategy and co-ordination at the centre of Government.
The Cabinet Office has an overarching purpose of making Government work better. As Minister for the Cabinet Office, I and the Prime Minister will keep this under review, and I will provide the Prime Minister with advice as I see fit.
Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he expects to issue a revised version of the Special Advisers Code. [149230]
Edward Miliband: A revised version of the Model Contract for Special Advisers, incorporating the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, will be published in due course.
Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how the (a) officials and (b) budget of the former Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are deployed. [149229]
Edward Miliband: The Deputy Prime Ministers Office has been disbanded and its residual responsibilities and its functions have been transferred to the Cabinet Office.
Mr. Whittingdale: To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many complaints have been received concerning possible breaches of the regulation protecting the use of the Olympic symbol, motto and other words relating to the Olympics; and how many prosecutions have been initiated for breaches of the regulations protecting the use of the Olympic symbol, motto and other words relating to the Olympics. [148584]
Tessa Jowell: Prosecutions and actions for infringement are initiated by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (LOCOG) and other bodies. To date, no prosecutions or actions for infringement have resulted in any judgments of the court in favour of or against LOCOG. LOCOG has written cease and desist letters to a number of organisations to remind them of the provisions in place under the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 and the Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995 which provides protection for the Olympic symbol and other words and representations relating to the Olympics, Paralympics and London 2012.
The Government Olympic Executive (GOE) within DCMS has also had informal exchanges with a number of organisations to give them information about the provisions.
Mark Pritchard: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what plans she has to visit the National Sports Academy at Lilleshall in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. [149036]
Tessa Jowell: I will be pursuing a programme of visits to the English regions and Devolved Administrations and plan to include Lilleshall in that programme.
Danny Alexander: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2007, Official Report, column 1673W, on the social exclusion unit: pilot schemes, what pilot projects were (a) initiated and (b) supported by the social exclusion unit and the social exclusion task force prior to the publication of the Reaching Out action plan; and which of those since have been implemented on a national basis. [147565]
Edward Miliband: Prior to the publication of the social exclusion task force (SETF) report Reaching Out: An Action Plan on Social Exclusion, the social exclusion unit (SEU) produced over 40 reports. Many of these refer to piloting new approaches which have been initiated and taken forward by various Government Departments, local authorities and the voluntary and community sector. Important SEU documents include reports on rough sleeping, neighbourhood renewal and teenage pregnancy.
The SETF supports the piloting and testing of new approaches which may help tackle social exclusion either on a local or national scale. We recognise the need for good evaluation of pilot programmes so that findings and best practice can be disseminated and implemented.
Mr. Tom Clarke: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the future of the British Film Institute and its role in conserving archive material. [149613]
Margaret Hodge: The British Film Institute (BFI) has a unique role in providing education and promoting knowledge and understanding of film. BFI also leads on the conservation of film and TV in the UK. In response to the challenges and opportunities faced by the moving image archive sector, the BFI, in partnership with the UK Film Council and film agencies across the UK, has developed a strategy to secure the UK's screen heritage and increase access to it. This strategy is currently undergoing consultation.
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2007, Official Report, column 1360W, on departmental studies, when he intends to place the rest of the requested documents in the Library. [148948]
Margaret Hodge: The following studies have been published and can now be placed in the Library:
Economic Impact of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's Cultural Investment (renamed "A Framework for Evaluating Cultural Policy").
Assessing the Readiness of the Social Housing Sector for Digital Switchover.
Governance of Non-Departmental Government Bodies.
The following studies are not yet complete but will be placed in the Library on completion:
Casino Impacts Scoping Study.
Sport's Contribution to Achieving Wider Social Benefits.
Measuring Elasticity of Tourism Demand.
International Dimension of the Creative Economy.
Exploring Creative Industry Spillovers.
Museums Indicators Revisions (renamed "Review of Performance Indicator Framework for National Museums and Galleries").
Review of Evidence Base for Delivering SP2/ PSA3 (renamed "Culture on Demand").
Mr. Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criminal offences have been created by primary legislation sponsored by his Department since October 2006. [149595]
Margaret Hodge: Section 3 of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007 creates two new criminal offences. The offences relate to the Digital Switchover Help Scheme and make it an offence to disclose information supplied under the Act without lawful authority. The offence under section 3(1) makes it an offence for a relevant person to make such a disclosure and the offence under section 3(2) makes it an offence for a range of persons connected with the relevant person to make such a disclosure.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2007, Official Report, column 90W, on Departments: non-departmental public bodies, what the (a) capital costs and (b) revenue operating costs were of each of the non-departmental public bodies for which her Department is responsible in each of the last five years; and what change this represented in each case from the previous year. [146118]
Margaret Hodge: The information requested is drawn from the Departments records and is shown in the following tables.
Operating grant allocated to DCMS non-departmental public bodies | |||||||||
£000 | |||||||||
Revenue costs | |||||||||
Final outturn | Provisional outturn | Plans | |||||||
Body | 2003-04 | +/- | 2004-05 | +/- | 2005-06 | +/- | 2006-07 | +/- | 2007-08 |
(1) 2003-04 transferring pensions costs. |
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