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Working Neighbourhoods Fund

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Torbay of 31 January 2008, Official Report, column 592W, on the Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF), how the criteria for WNF differs from the criteria previously used to allocate Deprived Areas Fund. [189403]

John Healey: Following Spending Review 2004 the Deprived Areas Fund (DAF) was allocated to wards based on benefit claim rates. The following wards attracted DAF allocations:

Three criteria were used to determine eligibility for the Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF):

Local authorities were only required to meet one of the above criteria to qualify for the fund.

Culture, Media and Sport

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had on the introduction of bans on (a) the broadcasting of alcohol advertising before 9 p.m., (b) sponsorship by the alcohol industry of sporting, music and other entertainment events aimed primarily at young people and (c) the marketing of pre-mixed alcoholic drinks aimed at young people. [189454]

Mr. Sutcliffe: The Government’s national alcohol strategy, ‘Safe. Sensible. Social.’ includes a commitment to look at the relationship between alcohol price, promotions (including advertising), consumption, and harm. Discussions on these issues are ongoing within Government.

Archaeology

Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent meetings he and officials in his Department have had with finds liaison officers on the Portable Antiquities Scheme; and what assessment he has made of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council’s proposals for funding for the Scheme in 2008-09. [185612]


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Margaret Hodge: The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) recognises that the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is of national importance. The British Museum and the MLA are fully committed to the continued success of the PAS and are working together with other stakeholders to ensure that this is achieved.

My right hon. Friend the Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (James Purnell) met the Finds Liaison Officer for the North West region in December 2007.

The PAS is funded by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and administered on their behalf by the British Museum. Any assessment regarding the scheme is therefore a matter for the MLA and the British Museum.

English Sports Council: Education

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether Sport England has made any representations on the amount of physical education training undertaken by primary school teachers as part of their initial teacher training since 1997. [189590]

Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 26 February 2008]: The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) have responsibility for the provision of teacher training.

The focus of Sport England is on community sport. We are not aware that it has made any representations on the amount of physical education training included in primary initial teacher training.

Mass Media: Middle East

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will hold discussions with UK (a) print and (b) broadcast news providers under the Public Diplomacy Strategy on the balance of media coverage of the Israel/Palestinian conflict. [188147]

Dr. Howells: I have been asked to reply.

We currently have no plans to hold any such discussions.

National Lottery: Braintree

Mr. Newmark: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which projects were awarded funding by the Big Lottery Fund in Braintree constituency in each of the last five years. [189346]

Mr. Sutcliffe: The grants awarded by the Big Lottery Fund and its predecessors, the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund, in each of the last five completed financial years for the Braintree constituency are listed in the following table.

The information is location specific. That is, the list includes only grants that are specific to locations in the constituency and excludes grants that might have gone to addresses in the constituency, to headquarters offices for example, but are not otherwise related to it. The Department’s lottery grants database is searchable at www.lottery.culture.gov.uk and uses information supplied by the lottery distributor.


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Grants awarded by the Big Lottery Fund during the last five completed financial years to the constituency of Braintree
Distributing body Recipient Award date Award amount (£)

Big Lottery Fund

Braintree District Voluntary Support Agency (BDVSA)

9 September 2006

30,000

Big Lottery Fund

Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens Trust

23 November 2006

55,500

Big Lottery Fund

Mersea Island Festival Trust

10 May 2005

22,342

Big Lottery Fund

Braintree and District Crossroads

22 August 2005

13,425

Community Fund

Witham Housing Association

8 June 2005

25,590

Community Fund

Rayne Village Hall and Public Playing Fields

14 December 2005

63,023

Community Fund

Tabor Centre

12 August 2004

17,067

Community Fund

Witham Citizen Advocacy

6 October 2004

44,693

Community Fund

Tabor Centre

9 December 2004

18,000

Community Fund

Braintree, Halstead and Witham Citizens Advice Bureau

9 December 2004

52,556

Community Fund

Braintree and Bocking Community Association

1 August 2003

18,095

Community Fund

Essex Coalition of Disabled People

23 May 2002

200,717

Community Fund

Braintree and District Citizens Advice Bureau

24 May 2002

72,678

Community Fund

Shalford Village Hall

18 July 2002

33,565

Community Fund

Peering Good Companions Club

26 September 2002

6,570

New Opportunities Fund

Templars Community Housing Association

3 April 2003

80,000

New Opportunities Fund

2nd Witham Boys Brigade

12 December 2003

9,985

New Opportunities Fund

Templars Community Housing Association

2 July 2002

3,500


National Lottery: Northern Ireland

Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much revenue was raised from National Lottery ticket sales in Northern Ireland in each financial year since 1997. [189436]

Mr. Sutcliffe: The information requested is not readily available. The national lottery operator, Camelot, does not collect ticket sales information on a country basis. However, an analysis of sales data by postcode area is available in the Libraries of both Houses and provides information up to 2004.

Playing Fields: Planning Permission

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2008, Official Report, column 1001, on planning permission: playing fields, if he will provide a break down of applications approved in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05 by region. [189628]

Mr. Sutcliffe: The information requested, broken down at a regional level, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Sports

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the top 10 sports were in terms of active participation by (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 14 to 16, (ii) 17 to 21, (iii) 22 to 24, (iv) 25 to 30, (v) 31 to 35, (vi) 36 to 40, (vii) 41 to 55, (viii) 56 to 59 and (ix) 60 years and over in the latest period for which figures are available. [188999]

Mr. Sutcliffe: The following table shows the top 10 sports in terms of active participation by males and females in various age ranges. The data are from Sport England’s Active People survey (2005-06), and considers sports participated in at least once in the last 28 days.

Data are unavailable for males and females aged 14 to 16-years-old.


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Males Percentage

17 to 21-year-olds

Football (all)

45.4

Gym

16.8

Swimming (all)

11.6

Tennis

6.0

Rugby Union

5.3

Basketball

5.2

Cricket

4.3

Running Road

4.1

Badminton

4.0

Golf

3.9

22 to 24-year-olds

Football (all)

33.0

Gym

18.6

Swimming (all)

12.2

Golf

4.4

Tennis

4.3

Badminton

3.9

Squash

3.7

Running Road

3.4

Cricket

3.1

Weight Training

2.8

25 to 30-year-olds

Football (all)

23.3

Gym

18.9

Swimming (all)

11.8

Running Road

5.6

Golf

5.0

Squash

3.8

Badminton

3.5

Tennis

2.8

Jogging

2.7

Cricket

2.4

Weight Training

2.4

31 to 35-year-olds

Gym

16.0

Football (all)

15.8

Swimming (all)

12.5

Golf

6.4

Running Road

5.9

Squash

3.2

Badminton

2.9

Weight Training

2.5

Tennis

2.4

Running Cross Country/Beach

2.2

36 to 40-year-olds

Swimming (all)

14.5

Gym

13.4

Football (all)

11.9

Golf

6.4

Running Road

4.9

Squash

3.1

Badminton

2.7

Tennis

2.5

Weight Training

2.5

Running Cross Country/Beach

2.3

41 to 55-year-olds

Swimming (all)

11.8

Gym

9.7

Golf

6.9

Football (all)

6.6

Running Road

3.2

Badminton

2.6

Squash

2.2

Tennis

2.1

Running Cross Country/Beach

1.5

Weight Training

1.5

56 to 59-year-olds

Golf

8.2

Swimming (all)

7.7

Gym

5.8

Badminton

2.0

Running Road

1.5

Tennis

1.5

Football (all)

1.4

Bowls (all)

1.3

Squash

1.2

Exercise Bike

1.2

60+year-olds

Golf

7.2

Swimming (all)

5.8

Bowls (all)

4.0

Gym

3.3

Exercise Bike

1.0

Tennis

1.0

Badminton

0.9

Keep Fit

0.6

Football (all)

0.6

Weight Training

0.4

Female

17 to 21-year-olds

Swimming (all)

23.4

Gym

18.6

Football (all)

5.1

Badminton

3.6

Tennis

3.5

Running Road

3.3

Aerobics

2.5

Horse Riding

2.5

Netball

2.4

Jogging

2.0

22 to 24-year-olds

Swimming (all)

22.1

Gym

18.6

Aerobics

4.6

Running Road

3.4

Badminton

2.8

Tennis

2.6

Football (all)

2.5

Jogging

2.1

Yoga

1.8

Horse Riding

1.8

Swimming (all)

21.7

Gym

17.3

Running Road

4.3

Aerobics

4.2

Yoga

3.0

Badminton

2.0

Football (all)

1.8

Horse Riding

1.8

Jogging

1.7

Tennis

1.7

31 to 35-year-olds

Swimming (all)

23.0

Gym

14.2

Aerobics

4.2

Running Road

3.8

Yoga

3.0

Badminton

1.7

Exercise Bike

1.7

Tennis

1.6

Horse Riding

1.5

Jogging

1.5

36 to 40-year-olds

Swimming (all)

23.2

Gym

13.4

Aerobics

3.8

Running Road

3.2

Yoga

2.7

Badminton

2.2

Tennis

2.0

Horse Riding

1.9

Exercise Bike

1.6

Pilates

1.4

Keep Fit

1.4

41 to 55-year-olds

Swimming (all)

18.5

Gym

10.9

Aerobics

3.0

Yoga

2.8

Tennis

2.1

Badminton

2.1

Running Road

1.8

Horse Riding

1.7

Pilates

1.7

Exercise Bike

1.6

56 to 59-year-olds

Swimming (all)

15.1

Gym

7.6

Yoga

3.1

Aerobics

2.2

Pilates

1.9

Keep Fit

1.8

Golf

1.8

Badminton

1.7

Exercise Bike

1.6

Horse Riding

1.1

60+-year-olds

Swimming (all)

8.6

Gym

3.1

Keep Fit

2.5

Bowls (all)

2.4

Yoga

1.9

Golf

1.4

Exercise Bike

1.1

Aerobics

1.0

Aquafit

0.9

Pilates

0.9


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