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Sport England: Public Appointments
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to appoint a new Chair of Sport England; whether the remit and responsibilities associated with the post will differ from those of the former Chair; and what remuneration the new Chair will receive. [224498]
Andy Burnham [holding answer 6 October 2008]: I expect to appoint a new chair of Sport England early in the new year and the post will be re-advertised shortly.
The new chair will be responsible for delivering the new Sport England strategy, which focuses on ensuring that a substantial and growing number of people from across the community play sport, and that talented people from all backgrounds are identified early, nurtured and have the opportunity to progress to the elite level. The strategy will deliver one million more people doing sport by 2012-13. The remuneration for the chair will be in the region of £45,000 a year.
Sports: Finance
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what analysis he has made of the elite sports which field teams to represent England at international level and receive no funds from UK Sport; and what estimate he has made of the number of people who are actively involved in each sport. [225014]
Andy Burnham: UK Sport's mission is to lead sport in the UK to world class success, primarily by working with partner sporting organisations to deliver medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A number of sports field teams to represent England in international competitions and do not receive funding from UK Sport. These include professional sports such as football, cricket, rugby union and rugby league; Commonwealth Games sports such as bowls, netball, squash and ten pin bowling, and other sports such as lacrosse and angling.
The number of people who are actively involved in sports is measured through DCMS's Taking Part survey and Sport England's Active People survey.
Statues
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what statues his Department is responsible for; what the cost of maintenance of these statues was in 2007-08; and what valuation has been made of the statues. [225457]
Barbara Follett: The Secretary of State has responsibilities for the approval of new statues within London, but the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is not responsible for the upkeep of any public statues. The Royal Parks has responsibility for a large number of structures within its estate. These include the following statues:
Abraham Lincoln
George Canning
General Wolfe
William IV
Eagle Squadron Memorial
FDR Roosevelt
Achilles
Boy and Dolphin
Diana the Huntress
Epstein Statue (Pan) (Family of Man)
Four Winds Fountain (Joy of Life)
Household Cavalry Memorial
Little Nell
Albert Memorial
Jenner Statue
Peter Pan
Physical Energy
Queen Victoria (St. James’s Park)
Two Baby Bears
Constance Fountain
George V
Bronze Eagle
Goetze Fountain (Triton)
Hylas and Nymph
Lost Bow
Mighty Hunter
Shepherdess
The Awakening
The Boy and Frog
Artillery Memorial
Australia Pillars
The Boy
Cooke Memorial
Duke of York Column
Field Marshall Roberts
George VI
Guards Memorial
Kitchener
Mountbatten
Queen Victoria Memorial (Kensington Gardens)
Royal Marines
West Africa Pillar
Wolseley
Burghers of Calais
Emmeline Pankhurst
Arethusa
These are heritage assets and given nil value for accounting purposes. The Royal Parks does not have disaggregated information on the cost of maintaining its statues.
Swimming: Concessions
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect on participation rates of providing free access to swimming to those aged (a) over 60 and (b) under 16 years; and what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities of implementing free swimming for (i) over 60s and (ii) under 16s. [223572]
Andy Burnham: Swimming is the most popular physical activity for the over 60s with 7 per cent. taking part at least once a month. It is also the second most popular sport for children aged 11 to 16, with 38 per cent. participating in and out of school.
However, we know that cost can be a barrier to participation to some people. By introducing free swimming, we are removing this barrier and giving people the opportunity to increase the amount of exercise they take. Experience from existing schemes leads us to believe that our free swimming initiative will increase participation rates further.
In each of 2009-10 and 2010-11, £15 million is available to local authorities to provide free swimming to those aged 60 or over and £25 million is available to local authorities to provide free swimming to those aged 16 or under. This is a challenge initiative—building on many existing schemes at local level—that local authorities can opt into should they choose to. We want to help more local authorities to offer free swimming for over 60s and under 16s in support of our objective of getting two million more people active by the time of the 2012 Games in London.
Swimming: Finance
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will give a breakdown by main budget heading of the £140 million funding announced on 6 June 2008 to encourage local authorities to offer free swimming. [224770]
Andy Burnham: In each of 2009-10 and 2010-11, a total of £15 million has been made available to local authorities to offer free swimming to those aged 60 or over. Similarly, £25 million has been offered to provide free swimming to those aged 16 or under. In terms of capital funding, £10 million has been made available this year to those authorities who opt in to both elements of the scheme. These authorities may also bid from a £25 million capital fund available in each of 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the average local authority entitlement is as part of the £140 million fund announced on 6 June 2008 to encourage local authorities to offer free swimming; and what percentage of the total cost is expected to be borne by local authorities. [224771]
Andy Burnham: There is no new entitlement to free swimming. Eligible local authorities may choose to opt in to offering free swimming as we have defined it in our letter to chief executives, dated 29 July 2008, which I circulated to all hon. Members at the time.
In each of 2009-10 and 2010-11, a total of £15 million has been made available to local authorities to offer free swimming to those aged 60 or over. Similarly, £25 million has been offered to provide free swimming to those aged 16 or under.
Grant allocations have been offered to those of the eligible 354 local authorities who choose to provide free swimming, according to a formula based on the size of their local populations for the relevant age groups.
Those authorities who opt in to both elements of the scheme will receive a pro rata population-based share of the £10 million capital has been made available this year. These authorities may also then bid from a £25 million capital fund available in each of 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Television: Licensing
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was paid to the BBC from television licence revenue in each year since 1997. [225458]
Andy Burnham: The television licence fee revenue received into the Department is surrendered to the Consolidated Fund. The value of licence receipts, less a small deduction for the Department’s costs of administering the licence fee, is passed on to the BBC through grant in aid from DCMS. Since 1997, the grant in aid has been as follows:
| BBC grant in aid (£000) | |
| (1) The accounting treatment of licence fee revenue income was changed in 2007-08 following discussion with the National Audit Office. For the first time in 2007-08, the income figure takes into account timing delays between the collection of licence fee revenue by the BBC’s agents and payment to DCMS. | |
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was received in television licence revenue in each year since 1997. [225459]
Andy Burnham: The following amounts were received in television licence fee revenue between 1997 and 2008:
| BBC licence fee receipt £000 | |
UK Film Council: Recruitment
Mr. Hunt:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by the UK Film
Council on advertising for recruitment in each of the last five years. [225471]
Barbara Follett: The UK Film Council has provided the following information about their advertising costs for recruitment. These figures include all internal executive posts, but not public appointments. Where figures are higher, in particular 2006-2007, this represents a higher staff turnover during these years.
| £ | |
World Creative Business Conference
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been paid to (a) Edelman and (b) Acclaim for services relating to the World Creative Business Conference; and how much he expects to pay to each during 2008-09. [224963]
Barbara Follett: The Department has allocated £1 million towards the running of the World Creative Business Conference in each of the next three years, including 2008-09. This covers the provision of specialist expertise and several other costs, such as venue hire.
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when the World Creative Business Conference will take place; where it will be held; and how much the event is estimated to cost. [224964]
Andy Burnham: We expect to make a formal announcement of the date and location of the World Creative Business Conference soon. The final cost of the event will depend on a number of factors, including the number of attendees. However, the Department has allocated £1 million towards the running of the World Creative Business Conference in each of the next three years, including 2008-09.
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many invitations to the World Creative Business Conference have been sent out; and how many invitees have so far replied. [225072]
Andy Burnham: No invitations have yet been sent. It is expected that formal registration for the event will begin next spring.
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