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Captain James Alan Hofton, (Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets)
Wing Commander Eric Viles (Merchant Air Service)
Sir Ken Knight, HM Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor, (Civilian Services).
Swimming
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations his Department has received from local authorities on the financial effects of the plans for free swimming for over-60s on local authorities. [236618]
Andy Burnham: We are collating final responses but have received to date approximately 30 representations from local authorities on the financial effects of proposals for free swimming for over-60s.
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding has been made available to local authorities to implement the Government’s free swimming initiative over the next 12 months. [235636]
Andy Burnham: Over the next three years, the Government will be investing £140 million in the Free Swimming Programme. This will be broken down across those years as follows:
| Capital | Revenue | Total | |
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what proportion of local authorities have implemented the Government’s free swimming initiative to date; [235637]
(2) which local authorities have not implemented the Government’s free swimming initiative to date; and if he will make a statement. [235638]
Andy Burnham: The Government’s Free Swimming Programme will roll out on 1 April 2009. The closing date for local authorities to confirm their participation in all elements of the programme has now passed. We are collating responses and I will be issuing a statement shortly.
Theatre: Finance
Mr. Skinner: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what public funding his Department made available to theatre companies in the East Midlands in each year between 1999 and 2007. [237904]
Barbara Follett: Information from Arts Council England is that it has provided funds for theatres in the East Midlands as set out in the table.
| £ | ||
| Regularly funded organisation scheme | Additional national lottery funding for theatre-related activities | |
| (1) Includes £12,200,000 award to the construction of The Curve—Leicester Theatre Trust Ltd. | ||
Tourism
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which 10 destinations in England were most frequently visited by domestic tourists in each of the last 10 years. [238301]
Barbara Follett: Visit Britain has provided the following list of the top ten English destinations for UK resident tourists for 2006 and 2007, taken from the United Kingdom Tourism Survey. There is no comparable data available for the years prior to 2006.
| Top 10 trips of one+ nights (including business trips) | ||
| Destination | Number (thousand) | |
| Notes: 1. Please note that the United Kingdom Tourism Survey is a national and regional survey and is therefore only robust at this level. 2. All data in this table should be used with caution as sample sizes can be low. Source: United Kingdom Tourism Survey 2006 and 2007 | ||
| Top 10 holidays of one+ nights | ||
| Destination | Number (thousand) | |
| Notes: 1. Please note that the United Kingdom Tourism Survey is a national and regional survey and is therefore only robust at this level. 2. All data in this table should be used with caution as sample sizes can be low. Source: United Kingdom Tourism Survey 2006 and 2007 | ||
UK Film Council: East Midlands
Mr. Skinner: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent by the UK Film Council in the East Midlands in each of the last five years. [237908]
Barbara Follett: The UK Film Council provides funding both directly, through targeted funding schemes, and indirectly through funded partners such as Regional Screen Agencies, the BFI and Skillset. The UK Film Council have informed us that the amount of funding spent over the last five years in the East Midlands is as follows:
| £ | |
Visit Britain: Finance
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what financial contribution Visit London made to Visit Britain in each of the last five years. [236069]
Barbara Follett
[holding answer 17 November 2008]: Visit Britain have advised that they do not receive any direct funding from Visit London. Visit London is
financed by the London Development Agency and private business and is accountable to the Mayor of London.
Visit Britain does however engage in joint ventures with Visit London where Visit London contributes to costs. The following contributions have been made in the last five years.
| Financial year ending 31 March | Contribution (£) |
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