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Culture, Media and Sport
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 4th March 2008, Official Report, columns 102-5WS, on tackling alcohol-related problems, when the further research into post-midnight drinking patterns and their impact on crime commenced; who is carrying it out; what the terms of reference for the research are; what the total cost of the research is; and when the results are expected to be published. [234223]
Mr. Sutcliffe:
The latest national statistics on Alcohol, Entertainment, and Late Night Refreshment Licensing produced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport were released on 30th October 2008, according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. These include information about the number of premises with permission to trade for up to 24 hours. Further work on evaluating the impact of the sale of alcohol between 3am and 6am is being developed with the Home Office, but no decisions have yet been taken on
who should carry it out and the terms of reference. It is therefore too soon to give an estimate of likely costs or an expected date for publication.
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 4 March 2008, Official Report, columns 102-105WS, on tackling alcohol-related problems, what stage of development the toolkit has reached; when the toolkit will be launched; and what the total cost of producing the toolkit will be. [234224]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The toolkit is being developed by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary in close consultation with my Department. We expect it to be launched shortly. The cost of producing the toolkit will not be known until it is fully developed.
Architecture: Education
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which external organisations are assisting his Department in the development and launch of the Engaging Places online resource. [239595]
Barbara Follett: Engaging Places is now being taken forward as a joint project by English Heritage and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. Culture24 has been commissioned to build the Engaging Places online resource, with artwork designed by Atelier Works, and Grayling and Together Design have been engaged to assist with its launch. Numerous historic and built environment organisations have also provided advice on the development of the resource.
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Engaging Places online resource has cost to develop; and what he expects to be the annual cost of maintaining the resource. [239596]
Barbara Follett: The development of the Engaging Places online resource has cost £37,259; this figure excludes staff costs which it has not been possible to calculate. The annual cost of maintaining the resource is still under consideration.
Arts Council of England: Finance
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much grant-in-aid was allocated for Arts Council England in 2007-08; and how much has been allocated in each year for which projections have been made, broken down by budget sub-head. [239622]
Barbara Follett: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Arts Council of England: Research
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff Arts Council England employs to carry out research. [239582]
Barbara Follett: The Arts Council England have confirmed that they employ seven members of staff to carry out research.
Arts: Finance
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much of the funding available under the Quality and Innovation Fund has been (a) committed and (b) spent. [239624]
Barbara Follett: We have no record of any funds being committed or spent under the banner Quality and Innovation Fund.
Arts: Schools
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding was provided to the Artsmark scheme in each of the last five years; what proportion of schools have been accredited; and what the scheme’s budget is for each year for which projections have been made. [239623]
Barbara Follett: The information requested, provided by Arts Council England, is set out in the following tables.
| £ | ||
| Funding for Artsmark | Projected budget for Artsmark | |
| Number of awards | Percentage of schools accredited( 1,2) | |
| (1) Based on 22,457 schools in England; updated to 25,179 schools from January 2006. (2) Accreditation of a school lasts for three years. | ||
BBC: Internet
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many letters of complaint his Department has received on the BBC's decision to create a network of 65 local video news websites; and if he will make a statement. [236446]
Andy Burnham: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
British Library: Security
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will request the British Library to use closed circuit television and to take other security measures in its reading rooms where rare books are consulted; and if he will make a statement. [239938]
Barbara Follett: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
CABE: Information Officers
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment spent on employing press and communications officers in each of the last five years. [225670]
Barbara Follett: The information requested has been supplied by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. Inclusive of NIC and pensions, the total spent in each of the last five years is:
| £ | |
| Note: For consistency, figures are rounded up to the nearest £100. | |
Christmas
Mr. Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other meats, (g) vegetables and (h) fruit to be served by his Department at Christmas functions which will be sourced from British producers. [239543]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 25 November 2008]: The information requested is not collected.
The Government will shortly be publishing a report on the proportion of domestically produced food used by government departments and also supplied to hospitals and prisons under contracts negotiated by NHS Supply Chain and National Offender Management Service (previously HM Prison Service) between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008.
This report will be available on the PSFPI web site at:
Churches Conservation Trust
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support his Department has provided to the Churches Conservation Trust in each year since 1997. [239382]
Barbara Follett: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport currently provides 70 per cent. of the Churches Conservation Trust's statutory funding, the other 30 per cent. coming from the Church Commissioners for England. The amounts provided by DCMS in grant in aid since 1997 are set out in the table.
| Amount (£000) | |
The Churches Conservation Trust also benefits under the Department's Listed Places of Worship Grant scheme, which makes grants equivalent to the VAT incurred in making repairs. The amounts disbursed to the trust under this scheme are set out in the table.
| Amount (£) | |
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Churches Conservation Trust received in private donations in each year since 1997. [239383]
Barbara Follett: This is not a matter for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The Churches Conservation Trust is a church body and a charity; the Department does not hold the information requested.
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for how many buildings the Churches Conservation Trust was responsible in each year since 1997. [239384]
Barbara Follett: The number of buildings for which the Churches Conservation Trust was responsible in each year since 1997 is set out in the following table.
| Number of vested churches( 1) | |
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