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Licensed Premises: Offenders
Helen Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what measures are in place to prevent licensed premises being directly owned by (a) persons who have criminal convictions that would prevent them from holding an alcohol licence and (b) companies who have such a person as a director or company secretary. [160877]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 25 October 2007]: There are no rules relating to the ownership of licensed premises but the decision to grant the premises licence lies with the licensing authority.
The Licensing Act (Section 17) sets out the application process for the granting of premises licences at which time the responsible authorities, including the police, have the opportunity to examine the application and object if they think there will be an impact on any of the four licensing objectives (including to the prevention of crime and disorder). Similarly, the Act (Section 42) sets how a premises licence can be transferred and the police have the right of objection to a transfer on grounds of crime prevention. Objections by the police can be against a person or a company.
Licensed Premises: Sales
Helen Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what disclosures are required by the owners of a licensed premises who are offering premises for sale on (a) incidents of a criminal nature recorded, (b) requirements placed on the premises or on current or previous licensees of the premises by (i) the licensing body and (ii) the courts, (c) reviews of the licence for the premises and (d) removal of licensees and transferral of licences for the premises. [160878]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 25 October 2007]: There is no requirement under the Licensing Act 2003 for owners to disclose this information when their premises are offered for sale.
However, the buyer has the right as does any member of the public, to look at the local licensing authority register to check what actions may have been taken in respect of the licence and they may undertake other checks as part of the conveyancing process.
Local Broadcasting: Television
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with broadcasters on regional television news broadcasting. [161307]
James Purnell: I discussed ITV's proposals for changes in regional news provision with its Executive Chairman, Michael Grade, when I met him last month. I understand that these proposals, which require Ofcom's permission, will be considered by Ofcom as part of its broader review of public service television broadcasting which is currently under way.
Museums and Galleries: Finance
Mrs. Hodgson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding he has allocated to the Renaissance in the Regions programme; and if he will make a statement. [161561]
Margaret Hodge: We will continue to invest in our regional museums and galleries over the next three years, with an inflation-proof settlement which will mean that funding for the Renaissance in the Regions programme will increase from £45 million this year, to over £48.7 million in 2010-11. Government will have invested £292 million to support regional museums between 2002 and 2011.
| Total (£ million) | |
National Lottery: Greater London
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent on National Lottery tickets in London in the last year for which figures are available; what revenue for the National Lottery Distribution Fund such spending gave rise to; how much was distributed to good causes and projects in London in the same period; and if he will make a statement. [161534]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The national lottery operator, Camelot, do not collect ticket sales information on a constituency, district, county or regional basis, nor do they routinely collect ticket sales data based on postcodes. The most up-to-date sales data by postcode area are available in the Libraries of both Houses and provide information up to 2004. It is not, therefore possible to say how much was raised for good causes by lottery sales in London. However, we do have information on how much was awarded by lottery distributors to the region of London.
2,258 grants with a total value of £115,464,000 have been awarded by lottery distributors in London, in the last complete financial year (2006-07). These figures are for grants that are recorded on the Department’s lottery grants database as location specific. The database is searchable at www.lottery.culture.gov.uk and uses information supplied by the lottery distributors.
Olympic Games: Greater London
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 14 June 2007, Official Report, column 1177W, on Olympic Games: Greater London, how many private partners have so far committed to funding the UK-wide cultural festival as part of the Cultural Olympiad; how much funding these private partners have so far committed to provide; and how much funding he expects to receive from private partners. [161638]
Margaret Hodge: This is a matter for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG). LOCOG are discussing with their official partners a range of opportunities to contribute to the Cultural Olympiad. LOCOG will aim to maximise the funding available for the Cultural Olympiad but will also encourage partnerships with a wide range of public sector arts and cultural funding bodies.
Radio: Grants
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what grants are available from his Department for local community radio stations to apply for. [161217]
James Purnell: My Department does not make grants directly to community radio stations, but provides some funding to Ofcom to enable it to make such grants under section 359 of the Communications Act 2003. Grants totalling £1.577 million have been made to community radio stations since February 2006.
Regional Cultural Consortiums
Mr. Vaizey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on regional cultural consortiums in each year since their formation. [159477]
Margaret Hodge: My Department's spend on the Regional Cultural Consortiums in each year since their formation is as follows:
| Spend (£) | |
| (1) The Regional Cultural Consortiums were established in October 1999. | |
Sports: Schools
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of children attending (a) schools in a School Sport Partnership, (b) schools not in a School Sport Partnership and (c) all schools participate in at least two hours of school sport each week. [160141]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 25 October 2007]: All maintained schools in England are now in one of 450 School Sport Partnerships.
The 2006-07 School Sport Survey showed that 86 per cent. of pupils in partnership schools participate in at least two hours of high quality physical education and school sport each week.
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of the 225 competition managers announced on 13 July 2007 have been appointed. [161462]
Mr. Sutcliffe: 75 competition managers have now been appointed. A further 16 competition managers are currently being recruited, which will bring the total to 91 by April 2008.
Recruitment of a final wave of competition managers to bring the number to at least 225 will begin from January 2008.
Stonehenge
Robert Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made on the English Heritage Stonehenge Visitors Centre project; and if he will make a statement. [161077]
Margaret Hodge: Planning consent was granted for the Stonehenge Visitor Centre in March 2007, subject to conditions, one of which is that improvements to the A303 go ahead, as set out in the published Stonehenge Improvement Order 2000.
The Government are currently considering the findings of the A303 review of options and progress on the visitor centre rests on the outcome of this review.
The Government’s intention is to make an announcement very soon.
Television: Licensing
John Barrett: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the BBC licence fee settlement. [161010]
James Purnell: The settlement is fair and realistic. It will allow the BBC to secure the effective promotion of its Public Purposes, as set out in the Charter and Agreement.
Theatre: East Midlands
Mr. Skinner: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much public funding was made available to theatre companies in the East Midlands in each year between 1998 and 2006. [161442]
Margaret Hodge: The following figures provide a breakdown of Arts Council England grant in aid for regularly funded theatre organisations in the East Midlands between 1999 and 2006.
| Regularly funded organisations East Midlands | |
| £ | |
Figures prior to 1999 are not held in electronic form and would have to be sourced from paper records that are held in archive. For this reason it is not possible for Arts Council England to provide figures for 1998 in time for the deadline.
The following figures provide a breakdown of lottery money allocated to theatre companies in the East Midlands between 1997-98 and 2006-07.
| Lottery grants East Midlands | |
| £ | |
The following figures show the total funding made available to theatre companies in the East Midlands, excluding any grant in aid in 1997-98 and 1998-99.
| Total public funding East Midlands | |
| £ | |
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