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Prisons: Complaints
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints the Independent Monitoring Board for Prisons in Northern Ireland has received in each year since its inception; how many such complaints were (a) upheld and (b) dismissed; and of those dismissed, for what reasons they were dismissed. [295794]
Paul Goggins: It is not possible to quantify the number of complaints in any one year as many complaints are raised and dealt with on the day of members' rota visits and not always recorded. Complaints and requests dealt with by IMB are not subject to a formal resolution process but rather are addressed through local discussion with the relevant governor and consequently not formally recorded as being upheld or dismissed.
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prison officers have been given the right of reply by the Independent Monitoring Board for Prisons (IMB) in Northern Ireland to a complaint made about them in each year since the IMB's inception. [295795]
Paul Goggins: The IMB has no jurisdiction to investigate complaints about prison staff. Where such a complaint is raised with the IMB, it would be immediately forwarded to the Prison Service for investigation.
Culture, Media and Sport
Departmental Postal Services
Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which companies are under contract to his Department to provide mail services; and when each such contract expires. [296077]
Mr. Simon: Pitney Bowes Managed Services provide the mail room services for the Department. This contract is now due to expire in January 2010.
Departmental Public Expenditure
Mr. Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to implement the efficiency recommendations of the Operational Efficiency programme relating to his Department; and what training is available to (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in respect of the delivery of value for money savings. [296060]
Mr. Simon: In the light of the recommendations in the Operational Efficiency programme report, published on 21 April 2009, the Department is taking forward a number of strands of work to achieve greater efficiency across all its operations and arm's length bodies, including:
1. My appointment as the VFM Minister;
2. Benchmarking of back-office functions within sponsored bodies with over 250 staff;
3. Mapping and reviewing the current IT provision;
4. Securing collaborative procurement; and
5. Developing an estates strategy.
Formal training is available to both Ministers and Department officials should they identify a business need for it. Further to this, best practice is shared between officials, for example through networking events organised by HM Treasury and the National Audit Office.
Departmental Responsibilities
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) meetings he has had with representatives of (i) his Department's sponsored bodies and (ii) outside organisations or individuals and (b) events he has attended in his capacity as Secretary of State since June 2009. [296049]
Mr. Bradshaw: The meetings that I have had with representatives of (i) his Department's sponsored bodies and (ii) outside organisations or individuals are detailed on the DCMS website
The events I have attended in my capacity as Secretary of State since June 2009 are as follows:
Richard Long exhibition, Tate Britain
AEGON Tennis Championships
Art Prize Fund for Museums and Galleries
UK Music reception
Darwin Centre Launch
Wimbledon Championships
Launch of National School Sport week
Tate Britain summer reception
Visit to the Artist rooms and Oil Tank exhibition, Tate Modern
Rock the Boat
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Barber of Seville - Royal Opera House
Jerusalem - Royal Court
England -v- Australia test match
Latitude festival
Special event to celebrate the first quarter of ANLO figures with ACE at Royal Court
Visit to Celtic Manor resort in Newport
Opening of Corby swimming pool
Royal and Demgate Theatre in Northampton
Hamlet - Wyndhams theatre
Bayreuth festival in Germany
British Council - UK Young Creative Entrepreneur awards
Glyndebourne
Tour of Torre Abbey and Anthony Gormley exhibition in Torquay
Exeter -v- QPR
Modern Pentathlon Championships
Bigga Fish
British Youth Opera performance
Launch of Street Games
Manchester Velodrome
Contact Theatre - Manchester
Visit to Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse Library
Find Your Talent project in Liverpool
PL4Sport project in Liverpool
RTS convention in Cambridge
National Football Museum - Hall of Fame Award Dinner
London Fashion week - Carolyn Massey show
Visit to the BRIT school
Tristan und Isolde - Royal Opera House
Man Booker Prize awards 2009-10-26
2009 PM's Better Public Building Award and British Construction Industry awards
Othello project in Birmingham
School Sports Partnership conference
Electric Proms
The Turn of the Screw - ENO
Football Foundation: Finance
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress his Department has made in the forthcoming round of Football Foundation funding allocation; and if he will make a statement. [296542]
Mr. Sutcliffe: Both the Government and Sport England remain completely committed to the ongoing work of the Football Foundation and continuing to invest £15 million a year.
However, any funding decisions beyond 2011 will be subject to the next comprehensive spending review.
The 2009-10 funding agreement between Sport England and the Football Foundation for this year's £15 million investment has been agreed.
Sport England
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for which public bodies the sports division of his Department is responsible; which individuals his Department has appointed to each such body; and what the duration of appointment of each is. [296541]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The Sport Team within the Department is responsible for the Football Licensing Authority, Sport England and UK Sport. The tables set out the individuals appointed to these bodies by Ministers, as regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. In addition, the Department is in the process of establishing UK Anti-Doping as the UK's independent national anti-doping organisation.
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| Name | Role | Start date | End date | Terms |
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| Name | Role | Start date | End date | Terms |
| UK Sport | ||||
| Name | Role | Start date | End date | Terms |
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