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Departmental NDPBs
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the remit is of each non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department; and what budget each has been set for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. [236935]
Mr. Paul Murphy: The Wales Office sponsors no non-departmental bodies.
Departmental Written Questions
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many Questions for written answer were tabled to his Department in Session (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05, (d) 2005-06, (e) 2006-07 and (f) 2007-08 to date; and how many were (i) answered substantively and (ii) not answered on grounds of disproportionate cost. [235380]
Mr. Paul Murphy: The information is as follows.
| Questions | Percentage answered substantively | |
EC Action
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many officials support him when he represents the interests of Wales at EU institutions. [236209]
Mr. Paul Murphy: I have not held any discussions at EU institutions since my re-appointment but plan to do so in the new year.
The number of officials accompanying my will be kept to a minimum.
Culture, Media and Sport
Casinos: Licensing
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2008, Official Report, column 1092W, on casinos: licensing, whether a casino which is not one of the 16 small and large casinos may be opened in an area outside one of the 53 permitted areas; and if he will make a statement. [236255]
Mr. Sutcliffe: It is not permitted for a casino which is not one of the 16 new small and large casinos permitted under the Gambling Act 2005 to be opened in an area other than one of the 53 permitted areas.
Casinos other than 2005 Act casinos are licensed under the Gaming Act 1968. The 1968 Act established the principle of permitted areas in order to prevent a proliferation in the number of small casinos.
This remains a key objective of the Government's casino policy: we believe that limiting casinos licensed under the 1968 Act to the 53 permitted areas will continue to act as a deterrent to proliferation, as it is unlikely that operators will want to open more casinos in these limited geographical areas than the market there can naturally sustain.
Departmental Internet
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) page hits and (b) visitors his Departmental website received in 2007-08. [232802]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Visitor figures for 2007-08 are provided as follows:
unique visitors;
total visitors;
total page views.
| DCMS website statistics 2007-08 | ||||||
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