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Big Lottery Fund
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 8 October 2007, Official Report, column 311W, on the Big Lottery Fund, which statutory bodies received grants, and for what purpose, in each year since 2004. [158825]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 17 October 2007]: I am arranging for the tables to be placed in the House Library, listing statutory bodies, by organisation type, that have received Big Lottery Fund grants since 2004 and the programme name under which they have received those grants. A glossary, explaining the purpose of each programme, is also included. The information requested by year for each statutory body, including the purpose of each grant (approximately 2000 in 2005 alone), could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
British Bob Skeleton Association: Finance
Kate Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criteria are used in deciding whether to fund a national sport governing body; whether recognition of that body by the international federation of that sport is taken into account; and how the criteria were applied in the case of the British Bob Skeleton Association. [159239]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The criteria used by Sport England to determine whether a national sports governing body received whole sport or one stop plan funding between 2005-09 was based on the sport's current ability to deliver mass participation and elite performance and the potential ability to deliver growing levels of participation and strong elite performance.
The criteria used by UK Sport to decide whether to fund a national sport governing body through the world class performance programme are principally based on performance evidence—a combination of the past results and future medal potential of its athletes.
For both Sport England and UK Sport recognition of that body by the international federation of that sport is taken into account, but is not in itself a determining factor. Additionally, under UK Sport's criteria, the right to compete in events under international federation control is essential
In the case of the British Bob Skeleton Association, the decision to fund its current world class performance programme was based primarily on its being our most successful winter sport in recent years, having won a medal at both the Salt Lake City and Turin Winter Olympic Games.
Departments: Manpower
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people were employed by his Department on 1 January in each of the last five years; and how many of these staff were (a) permanent employees, (b) temporary staff and (c) contractors. [158319]
Mr. Sutcliffe: I refer the hon. Member to the information published by the Office for National Statistics in Table 6 of the Quarterly Public Sector Employment First Release for the latest year i.e. 31 March 2007 http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/pse0607.pdf
For earlier years, I refer the hon. Member to Table A of the Civil Service Statistics publications shown in the following table.
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http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=2899&;Pos=&ColRank=1&Rank=422 | |
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http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/management/statistics/reports/2005/tables_and_charts/index.asp | |
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http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/managent/statistics/reports/2004/tables_and_charts/index.asp | |
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http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/management/statistics/reports/2003/tables_and_charts/index.asp | |
| Notes: 1. Statistics are not collected or published for the reference date 1 January. 2. The Civil Service statistics represent those employees paid directly from the Department's payroll. 3. For 2005 and 2006 the Civil Service Statistics were not published with the permanent and temporary/casual breakdown. The information for 30 September 2006 is shown in the following table. | |
| Headcount p ermanent | Headcount t emporary/ c asual | Headcount t otal | FTE p ermanent | FTE t emporary/ c asual | FTE t otal | |
| Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. | ||||||
Any contractors are employed via agencies and so not paid directly by the Department or its agency. Information on contractors therefore cannot be provided.
Departments: Official Visits
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months. [158917]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Since taking up his post on 28 June 2007, the Secretary of State has officially visited the north-west four times; the west midlands once; the east of England twice; and London seven times. All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the ministerial code.
Gambling: Credit Cards
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with banks and other financial institutions which issue credit cards on the use of such cards in gambling; if he will bring forward proposals restricting the use of credit cards for gambling; and if he will make a statement. [159481]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The Government are committed to ensuring there are proper controls and safeguards on the use of credit cards for gambling, particularly for those most at risk.
Under the Gambling Act 2005, credit cards cannot be used to pay for gambling offered by casino or bingo operators or be used to play gaming machines. The Act contains powers for the Gambling Commission and the Secretary of State to take steps to further regulate gambling and credit through licence conditions (sections 81 and 177), if the need arises.
Where credit cards are permitted, under the commission’s licence conditions and codes of practice, gambling operating licence holders have to comply with robust social responsibility requirements including conditions on the provision of credit by operators and the use of credit cards.
DCMS Ministers have not had any discussions with banks and other financial institutions on the use of credit cards in gambling. However, the Gambling Commission keeps such matters under review as part of its functions.
Museums and Galleries: Fees and Charges
Mr. Vaizey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much income was generated by entrance fees by each of the national museums and galleries in each year between 1995-96 and the abolition of such charging in constant 2007-08 prices. [156709]
Margaret Hodge: Table 1 shows the gross income generated by entrance fees to the national museums and galleries sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport from 1995-96 until 2001-02, in 2007-08 prices, and table 2 shows this income in cash terms. Free admission for all children to the charging national museums and galleries sponsored by the Department was introduced from 1 April 1999, and free admission for all those aged 60 and over became effective from 1 April 2000. The Victoria and Albert Museum reintroduced universal free admission on 22 November 2001. The other formerly charging museums that introduced universal free admission from 1 December 2001 were the Imperial War Museum (main site in Lambeth), Museum of London, Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, National Maritime Museum, National Museum of Science and Industry (Science Museum in London, and National Railway Museum in York), National Museums Liverpool, Natural History Museum (main London site and Tring branch) and Royal Armouries (Leeds and Fort Nelson sites).
| Table 2: Gross income generated by entrance fees to the National Museums and Galleries sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport | |||||||
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| Museum/Gallery | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| (1) Includes the Imperial War Museum at Lambeth and Duxford, the Cabinet War Rooms, and HMS Belfast. (2) Includes the Science Museum, South Kensington and the National Railway Museum, York. (3) Includes the Natural History Museum at South Kensington and Tring. (4) Figures for 1995-98 are for the Fort Nelson site only, because the Royal Armouries at Leeds was operated by Royal Armouries International (RAI) at that time. RAI ceased operating the Leeds site during 1999, therefore the figures from 1998-99 to 2001-02 include both Fort Nelson and Leeds. (5) Tate St. Ives. The figure for 1995-96 is estimated. (6) Includes the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington and the Theatre Museum. In 1995-96, South Kensington had free admission, but a voluntary donation of c. £4.50 was strongly suggested upon entry. Admission charges at South Kensington were introduced on 1 October 1996. Note: Figures from 1999-2000 to 2001-02 are estimated. Source: Prepared with information supplied by the sponsored national museums and galleries | |||||||
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