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The British film industry (Not reviews.)
Film piracy
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
Films on the internet
The UK Film Council
The British Film Institute (BFI)
Film tax issues
Fashion Industry (Only substantive stories, not a passing mention.)
The UK Fashion industry (OICW UK fashion industry business issues. NICW product news or reviews.)
Tourism (Only substantive stories, not a passing mention.)
The UK tourism industry (OICW industry/business issues.)
Visit Britain
Visit London
Music Industry (Only substantive stories, not a passing mention.)
The UK music industry (OICW business/industry issues, music exports, copyright, downloading, music copyright, music downloads and music piracy.)
Live Music Forum
Licensing (Only substantive stories, not a passing mention.)
The Licensing Act 2003
Alcohol (OICW Government policy on alcohol and social issues.)
Lap dancing clubs (OICW licensing regulations.)
Video and Computer Games (Only substantive stories not a passing mention.)
Video and computer games (OICW industry news, education and violent or controversial games.)
Byron Review
OICW: Only in connection with
NICW: Not in connection with
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on newspapers in each of the last five years. [231341]
Barbara Follett: The information in the following table represents expenditure incurred by the Department's Library and Information Centre on subscriptions for hard copy and online magazines, newspapers, books and other publications, access to specific research databases, the Stationery Office and other parliamentary information sources as well as legal online and hard copy updating services.
The amount spent by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on newspapers can be disaggregated only at disproportionate cost.
| £ | |
| Note: The 2008-09 figures have yet to be audited and are therefore subject to change. | |
English Heritage: Educational Visits
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many education visits to English Heritage properties in respect for which free admission was granted there were in each of the last five years. [230078]
Barbara Follett: English Heritage state that the number of education visits to their properties in each of the last five years were as follows:
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
| (1) Programme launched | |||||
Admission for educational groups to English Heritage sites is always free. If, in addition to their visit, schools wish to book a special facilitated discovery visit, a charge of £60 is made towards the teaching costs of these sessions.
The introduction of discovery visits was one of a range of responses made by English Heritage to pressures which have resulted in a gradual reduction in the number of education visits being made to its sites. Other responses have included free downloadable learning resources, support for teachers making risk assessments, and investment in new and improved education spaces at, for example, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Battle Abbey, Down House and Audley End.
Licensed Premises
Mr. Andrew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will review the number of temporary event notices for which licensed premises can apply; and if he will make a statement. [232242]
Mr. Sutcliffe: We currently have no plans to review the number of temporary event notices that can be given in relation to licensed premises.
Licensed Premises: Security
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether his Department has provided guidance to licensing authorities on the use of ID Clubscan scanners in licensed premises as a condition of entry into the premises. [231634]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 30 October 2008]: The Department has not provided any guidance to licensing authorities on this matter.
Mentally Ill Staff
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what information his Department has gathered on the effect of its policies and practices on the recruitment, development and retention of employees with mental illnesses within (a) his Department and (b) the public sector bodies for which he has responsibility; and what use has been made of that information. [228545]
Mr. Sutcliffe:
Under the disability equality duty introduced by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, DCMS and our public sector bodies listed in the associated Regulations are required to publish and implement
disability equality schemes. These are plans setting out how we will carry out the disability equality duty, monitor and report on progress. In particular this includes our arrangements for gathering information on the effect of our policies and practices on the recruitment, development and retention of disabled employees, including those with mental health conditions, and making use of that information.
The public sector bodies sponsored by my Department that are subject to these requirements are responsible for publishing and implementing their own disability equality schemes.
In addition, and in line with the disability equality duty, a report is published every three years to show: progress towards disability equality in my policy sector; and proposals for co-ordination of future work by relevant public bodies within my policy sector. These reports will show what impact, if any, policies have had on recruitment and retention of disabled people including those with a mental health condition, and set out proposals to address any gaps identified when establishing the progress made across the policy sector. The first report will be published by December 2008.
Full information about both the equality scheme and the annual report on progress can be found on the DCMS website.
Overseas Visitors
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the average length of stay was for overseas visitors to the UK in each year since 1997. [231348]
Barbara Follett: The average length of stay for overseas visitors to the United Kingdom each year since 1997 is shown in the following table:
| Average length of stay (Nights) | |
| Source: International Passenger Survey (ONS). | |
Figures for 2007 are still to be published.
Tourism
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent assessment Visit Britain has made of the impact of legislation and regulation on the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement. [231347]
Barbara Follett: VisitBritain has made no recent assessment of the impact of legislation and regulation on the tourism industry. Through the annual simplification plan process, the Government are taking action to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens on business arising from legislation. Any new legislation must go through a separate impact assessment process which considers the costs and benefits of the proposed regulation. DCMS will continue to liaise with the tourism and hospitality industry on better regulation matters.
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when his Department plans to respond to the eighth report of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, HC 133-I, on tourism. [232212]
Barbara Follett [holding answer 3 November 2008]: The Government response to the eighth report of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on tourism was tabled on Monday 20 October.
UK Sport: Employment Agencies
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) UK Sport and (b) Sport England spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last five years; and which companies provided these services. [231372]
Mr. Sutcliffe: UK Sport has provided the information in Table A for spend on recruitment consultants. The recruitment companies used were:
Morgan Hunt
Michael Page
Page Personnel
Ashdown Group
Odgers Ray and Berndtson
Anna Gillet
Covent Garden Bureau.
| Table A | |
| Financial Year | Cost of recruitment agencies (£) |
Sport England has provided the information in Table B, which includes spend on recruitment consultants and external recruitment advertising as they are unable to disaggregate the various costs. The recruitment and advertising companies used were:
Dynamic Finance plc
John Wild Associates
Capita Business Services Ltd.
Excel Recruitment Ltd.
Fairstaff Agency Ltd.
Graduate Prospects
Hays Construction and Property
Hays Office Support
Headway Recruitment
jobswithballs.com
Michael Page UK Ltd.
Precise Selection Ltd.
Price Guy Cholerton Ltd.
Robert Half Ltd.
Spherion Ltd.
The Sports Recruitment Company Ltd.
BSS Recruitment
Greater Manchester Newspapers Ltd.
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