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Performing Arts: Young People
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding his Department made available for youth (a) theatre, (b) dance and (c) music in each of the last 10 years. [194918]
Margaret Hodge: Government investment and support for the arts is primarily channelled through Arts Council England (ACE). The following tables show ACE investment for regularly funded organisations (RFO) and Grants for the Arts (Gfta) for each of the artforms since 2002-03. Prior to the merger of the Arts Council of England and the Regional Arts Boards in 2002, funding was distributed nationally by the Arts Council, and regionally by the Arts Boards. Overall expenditure by artform was not collated, and for this reason it has not been possible for ACE to provide figures prior to 2002-03.
| (a): Funding for youth theatre | |||
| £ | |||
| RFO funding | Gfta funding | Total | |
ACE also funds theatre organisations that are recognised as having a policy and practice to produce work for, engage with or develop education support for children and young people.
| Youth theatre RFC | |
| £ | |
In 2005, my Department allocated £1.8 million strategic commissioning money to ACE for the development of youth theatre for the period 2005-08. The Young People's Participatory Theatre project which received £1.58 million of this funding has now received funding for 2008-09.
| (b) Funding for youth dance: | |||
| £ | |||
| RFO funding | Gfta funding | Total | |
The following table shows ACE funding for regularly funded dance organisations involved in youth dance work.
| Youth dance RFO | |
| £ | |
Over the last four years my Department has also provided funding of £480,000 for the Dance Links scheme which is part of the National School Sport Strategy.
| (c) Funding for youth music: | |||
| £ | |||
| RFO funding | Gfta funding | Total | |
In addition, my Department has also supported a number of programmes that give young people access to a broad range of artforms. This includes the Creative Partnerships programme where over £166 million has been provided since 2002 and which has run over 7,500 projects.
Sports Events: Ministerial Visits
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many women’s sporting events he has attended in an official capacity since appointment. [195409]
Andy Burnham: Since my appointment as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport at the end of January 2008 I have not attended any women’s sporting events in an official capacity.
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many school sporting events he has attended in an official capacity since appointment. [195449]
Andy Burnham: Since my appointment as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 25 January 2008 I have not yet attended any specific school sports events. However I attended the annual Sports Colleges Conference in Telford on 1 February.
Playing Fields: Capital Investment
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much capital has been allocated to new school playing fields in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, ( c ) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. [187070]
Jim Knight I have been asked to reply.
The Department allocates capital to local authorities and schools, and then relies on the local community to prioritise how it is spent between school buildings, sports facilities, playing fields and other capital assets. Accordingly, it does not maintain central records on how much capital has been allocated to sports facilities or playing fields.
Since 1997, total capital allocations have increased from under £0.7 billion per annum to a planned £21.9 billion over the next three year period.
Communities and Local Government
Council Tax
Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average level of council tax for a dwelling in each constituency was in each year since 1997. [195579]
John Healey: Council tax data are not collected at constituency level but details of the average council tax per dwelling for each local authority in England are available on the Communities and Local Government website at:
Departmental Advertising
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which of her Department's initiatives and those of its predecessors were advertised to the public in each of the last 10 years; and what the cost of each such campaign was in each year. [192271]
Mr. Dhanda: For figures relating to 2002-03 to 2005-06, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) on 28 June 2007, Official Report, columns 806-7W.
Figures for advertising and marketing campaigns in the financial year 2006-07 were published in the Department's annual report on 17 May 2007, which is available in the Libraries of the House.
We do not hold the information for previous years centrally and it could be collated only at disproportionate cost.
Government policies and programmes affect the lives of millions of people and may save lives, as with fire safety. They must be communicated effectively to meet our duty to inform and in order for policies to be successful. There are strict rules to ensure value for money on Government advertising.
Departmental Pay
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when her Department (a) paid the pay increases for the 2007 pay round, (b) completed the race impact assessments of the 2007 pay deal and (c) made the race impact assessments available to the recognised trades unions for each of her Department's bargaining units and Government offices. [193707]
Mr. Dhanda [holding answer 13 March 2008]: The information requested is as follows:
Department for Communities and Local Government (HQ) 2007 pay round increases were paid in February 2008 and March 2008. The equality impact assessments will be made by June 2008 as agreed with the recognised trade unions.
The Government Offices were paid the 2007 pay round increases at the end of October 2007. The 2007 pay offer was equality proofed in august and the results were given to Trade Unions in September.
The 2007 PINS pay award and arrears were paid with staff salaries in February 2008. A race impact assessment has not been completed.
The 2007 pay award increases in salary were processed in February 2008. A full impact assessment of the 2007 pay deal is being completed and will be shared with the recognised trades unions at the next Whitley council meeting in May.
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
The Centre's base pay increases for the 2007 pay round were paid in November 2007 salaries. A race impact assessment has not been completed.
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average basic pay for full-time equivalent (a) men and (b) women in (i) AA, (ii) AO and (iii) EO or equivalent grades is in each of her Department's bargaining units. [193709]
Mr. Dhanda [holding answer 13 March 2008]: The information requested is as follows:
The following table shows the current average salaries for men and women in AA, AO and EO grades in DCLG (HQ).
| Grade | Female | Male |
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