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Written Answers to Questions

Monday 2 November 2009

Culture, Media and Sport

Antiques

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the monetary value of antiques seized by his Department in the last 12 months. [297251]

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Margaret Hodge: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has no power to seize antiques. Therefore no such seizure has taken place in the last 12 months.

Arts Council of England: West Midlands

Rob Marris: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Arts Council England spent per capita on (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in (i) Wolverhampton, (ii) Sandwell, (iii) Dudley, (iv) Walsall, (v) Birmingham, (vi) Solihull and (vii) Coventry in (A) 2001-02, (B) 2002-03, (C) 2003-04, (D) 2004-05, (E) 2005-06, (F) 2006-07, (G) 2007-08 and (H) 2008-09. [294701]

Mr. Simon: Arts Council England have supplied the figures in the following table. The figures represent their total funding, awarded in £000, either on a revenue or capital basis to organisations or individuals based (by postcode) in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

£000
LA/capital/revenue	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Birmingham
Lottery Capital	2,115	-	9,920	-	-	-	-	-
Lottery Revenue	8,070	4,109	2,183	3,187	2,636	6,891	3,372	2,170
Grant in Aid Revenue	10,949	11,860	12,986	14,445	16,698	16,513	17,550	18,021
Birmingham total	21,134	15,969	25,089	17,632	19,334	23,404	20,922	20,191
Coventry
Lottery Capital	4,023	-	30	-	-	-	-	-
Lottery Revenue	455	1,088	190	466	770	952	320	500
Grant in Aid Revenue	923	990	1,415	1,500	1,632	1,696	1,723	1,823
Coventry total	5,401	2,078	1,635	1,966	2,402	2,649	2,043	2,323
Dudley
Lottery Revenue	213	-	101	62	88	571	106	139
Grant in Aid Revenue	10	20	20	25	25	26	26	50
Dudley total	223	20	121	87	113	597	132	189
Sandwell
Lottery Capital	28,804	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lottery Revenue	131	36	139	166	77	103	86	65
Grant in Aid Revenue	146	214	420	794	1,132	854	1,254	816
Sandwell total	29,081	250	560	960	1,209	957	1,340	882
Solihull
Lottery Revenue	180	61	114	85	92	11	155	22
Solihull total	180	61	114	85	92	11	155	22
Walsall
Lottery Revenue	235	106	179	147	192	172	168	123
Grant in Aid Revenue	517	535	551	862	804	826	849	897
Walsall total	752	641	730	1,010	996	998	1,016	1,020
Wolverhampton
Lottery Revenue	221	196	243	42	229	230	330	289
Grant in Aid Revenue	27	128	181	315	323	362	341	338
Wolverhampton total	248	324	424	357	552	592	671	627

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Big Lottery Fund: Internet

Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent on the Big Lottery Fund website in each year since its establishment. [297114]

Mr. Simon: The running and maintenance of the Big Lottery Fund's website is the responsibility of the Big Lottery Fund, which operates independently of Government.

I have therefore asked the Big Lottery Fund's chief executive to consider the question raised by the hon. Member for South West Surrey and to write to him direct.

Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

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