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Lucian Grainge, Chairman and Chief Executive, Universal Music Group International
Mark Thompson, Director-General, BBC
Martin Lambie-Naim, Founder ML-N Brand Consultancy
Nicholas Coleridge, Managing Director Condé Nast Publications UK, and Vice-President Condé Nast International
Patrick McKenna, Chief Executive, Ingenious Media
Paul Bennett, Managing Partner, Europe and Chief Creative Officer IDEO
Peter Molyneux, Founder and CEO, Lionhead Studios
Phil Redmond, Chair of National Museums Liverpool
Spencer Hyman, Chief Operating Officer, Last.fm
Tony Orsten, Chief Executive Officer, twofour54
Departmental Public Relations
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was paid to ML-N for its work in creating the brand for the Creativity and Business International Network. [247418]
Barbara Follett: I refer to the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 18 December 2008, Official Report, column 950W.
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost of his Department’s contracts with public relations consultancies was in each of the last five years. [251262]
Andy Burnham: The costs of the Department’s contracts with public relations consultancies in each of the last five years are as follows:
| PR consultancy | Spend (£) | |
Departmental Temporary Employment
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by his Department on (a) agency and (b) temporary staff in each financial year since 2005-06. [251289]
Andy Burnham: The information relating to the spend on agency staff by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in each financial year since 2005-06 is shown as follows. The information on the cost of temporary staff could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
| £ | |
Digital Broadcasting
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the take-up rates were for digital television in each region on the latest date for which figures are available. [253277]
Andy Burnham: The following table shows the percentage of households in each region that have taken up digital television.
| Region | Percentage |
| (1) Very small base size—data should be viewed as indicative only. | |
Digital Switchover
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of households in each region who will not receive a full service from Freeview after digital switchover. [251299]
Andy Burnham: The following table shows Ofcom's estimate of the number of households that will be able to receive the full six multiplex Freeview service of approximately 40 channels following digital switchover.
| Region | Percentage |
Digital Switchover: Wales
Alun Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2009, Official Report, column 1085W, on Digital Switchover: South Wales, (1) whether the Core Receiver Requirements set in November 2008 in respect of audio description will apply to all equipment supplied through the Helpscheme for digital changeover in South Wales; [252947]
(2) whether the Core Receiver Requirements set in November 2008 in respect of audio description will apply to all equipment supplied through the Helpscheme for digital changeover in Mid and West Wales; [252948]
(3) whether the Core Receiver Requirements set in November 2008 in respect of audio description will apply to all equipment supplied through the Helpscheme for digital changeover in North Wales. [252951]
Andy Burnham: As detailed within the Scheme Agreement (Chapter 3, 20 (3)), the Core Receiver Requirements in respect of audio description only apply to Most Cost Effective Offer equipment in North Wales, South Wales and Mid and West Wales.
English Heritage: Property
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what non-heritage (a) buildings and (b) land are leased by English Heritage; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets. [250258]
Barbara Follett: English Heritage has advised that it owns one building, Brooklands in Cambridge, which is not part of its historic properties portfolio, and no non-heritage land. No part of Brooklands is leased in any way.
Hotels: Regulation
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the size of the regulatory burden for (a) bed and breakfast establishments and (b) hotels; and if he will make a statement. [250493]
Barbara Follett: Visit Britain (VB) have advised that during the British Tourism framework review, they received a number of submissions from stakeholders in the tourism sector about the burden of regulation. The cost is not quantified, and, indeed, individual regulations are rarely mentioned other than the ‘overall’ effect. However, there has been a clear sense of concern among accommodation providers about fire risk assessments introduced by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
The former Minister for Tourism, my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Margaret Hodge), met with the then Fire Minister, Parmjit Dhanda and one of VB's quality managers to press the case for clearer interpretation of rules across fire authorities and it was agreed that DCLG would look at it again and issue new guidance.
DCLG have provided a new guidance briefing for accommodation providers. VB is delivering these with its magazine, “Quality Edge”, which was circulated on Monday 19 January to businesses that are quality assessed by VB.
ICT: Training
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made on increasing levels of digital literacy. [250640]
Andy Burnham [holding answer 27 January 2009]: The Government and a number of other bodies have undertaken work on various aspects of digital and media literacy. In the Communications Act 2003, we gave Ofcom a statutory duty to work with others to promote media literacy in the UK. My Department works closely with Ofcom on its media literacy priorities and contributes annual funding to Ofcom's work in this area, which includes the periodic audit of changes in media literacy skills across the UK. Their audit has demonstrated that progress has been made, but we recognise that there is more work to be done.
The new BBC Charter and Agreement also places a specific duty on the BBC Trust to promote media literacy. Furthermore, a wide range of activity is being undertaken by both education providers and industry—such as the Media Literacy Task Force—aimed at increasing levels of media literacy.
In addition, the Government have set out a range of cross-departmental strategies that will further enhance media literacy. The Prime Minister has appointed my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales as Minister for Digital Inclusion and he has recently consulted on a Digital Inclusion Action Plan, aimed at improving access and skills to encourage the best use of digital technologies, building on the success of the 6,000 UK online centres in England. Furthermore, as one of the key recommendations from the Byron Review on internet safety, we have established the UK Council for Child Internet Safety which is developing a strategy including education and awareness for parents, carers and children.
The interim Digital Britain report (Cm 7548) identifies the skills and literacy challenges to a fully digital Britain. We have therefore asked Ofcom to make an assessment of its current responsibilities in relation to media literacy and, working with the BBC and others, to recommend a new definition and ambition for a National Media Literacy Plan as a contribution to the final Digital Britain Report in the summer.
Mass Media
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost of his Department’s contracts with press monitoring services was in each of the last five years. [251214]
Andy Burnham: The Department has a press cuttings contract with EDS Media that began in April 2008. The cost to-date is £36,283.33.
The Department pays an annual subscription charge to the Media Monitoring Unit (this is part of the Central Office of Information, previously part of the Cabinet Office). This includes a number of media monitoring services—the cost of press monitoring is not charged separately.
National Lottery: Complaints
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many disputes between a National Lottery player and a retailer referred to (a) Camelot and (b) the Lottery Commission were resolved in favour of (i) the player and (ii) the retailer in each of the last three years. [253085]
Barbara Follett [holding answer 2 February 2009]: The Department does not hold information on disputes between National Lottery players and retailers. The National Lottery Commission (NLC) have advised that neither Camelot nor the NLC record the requested information in the requested format.
Public Bodies: Assets
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) buildings and (b) land is owned by (i) Arts Council England, (ii) the Big Lottery Fund, (iii) the Heritage Lottery Fund, (iv) UK Sport and (v) the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council; and what recent estimate has been made of the value of those assets. [249813]
Barbara Follett: The information as follows has been provided by the bodies in question.
Buildings owned :
21 Bond Street, Dewsbury
Land owned :
Arts Council England own the freehold on a section of land in the London South Bank area covering the area of the South Bank Centre and British Film Institute, and an area covering the Royal National Theatre. All the land is passed back to the South Bank Centre, British Film Institute or Royal National Theatre at no cost to them and the leases run for 150 years.
Value :
£600,000 open market value of Bond Street, Dewsbury, established by a valuation at 31 March 2005. It is Arts Council England accounting policy to refresh the valuation of this freehold property once every five years.
As the land on the South Bank is leased for 150 years, it has no bankable value.
The Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and UK Sport do not own any land or buildings.
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