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Departmental Energy
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. [299696]
Ann McKechin: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Departmental Official Cars
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. [299601]
Ann McKechin: No special advisers are provided with an allocated Government car and driver.
Departmental Pay
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department in 2008-09. [299279]
Ann McKechin: The total amount of reimbursable expenses claimed by press officers in the Scotland Office in 2008-09 was £633.
Departmental Statistics
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. [299657]
Ann McKechin: The Scotland Office holds one dataset only-the Scottish Parliament sub-constituency results data from the 2007 elections-which has been published on the Scotland Office website.
Culture, Media and Sport
Christmas
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) his Department and (b) its agency have spent on Christmas (i) cards, (ii) parties and (iii) decorations in the last 12 months. [299273]
Mr. Simon: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Departmental Pay
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department and its agency in 2008-09. [299287]
Mr. Simon: The amount of reimbursable expenses claimed in 2008-09 by press officers in the Department was £33,894.29.
The amount of reimbursable expenses claimed in 2008-09 by press officers in the Department's agency, The Royal Parks, was £267.07.
Departmental Statistics
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. [299671]
Mr. Simon: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Extra-curricular Activities: Milton Keynes
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many young people in (a) primary education and (b) secondary education have participated in extra-curricular musical activity in the Milton Keynes area in each of the last five years. [296124]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: I have been asked to reply.
Music is a national curriculum subject and all children from 5 to 14-years old should therefore participate in music activity at school. However, the Government do not collect information either from schools or from local authorities about numbers children and young people participating in extra-curricular musical activity.
Internet
Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will commission a market study of the entertainment industry's use of internet sharing technology. [299534]
Mr. Simon: The Government are not aware of widespread use of peer-to-peer technology by the creative (entertainment) industries, and have no plans to conduct a market study.
Museums and Galleries: Visits
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many free visits were made to art galleries and museums funded from the public purse in each region of England in each of the last five years. [300072]
Margaret Hodge: The following table shows the number of visits to free DCMS sponsored museums and galleries in England:
| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
The free museums included in each region are as follows:
London: British Museum, Geffrye Museum, Horniman Museum, Imperial War Museum, National Gallery, National Maritime Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Sir John Soane's Museum, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Wallace Collection.
North West: Imperial War Museum North, Museum of Science and Industry Manchester, National Museums Liverpool, Locomotion at Shildon and Tate Liverpool.
South East: Natural History Museum at Tring, Royal Armouries (Fort Nelson).
Yorkshire: National Coalmining Museum, National Media Museum, National Railway Museum, Royal Armouries (Leeds).
North East: Tyne and Wear Museums.
Similar data on the number of visits to all art galleries and museums funded by the public purse could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
National Lottery Funding: Sports Council
Mr. Grogan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) National Lottery funding and (b) Sports Council funding has been allocated to (i) rugby union, (ii) cricket and (iii) football in each of the last five years. [299788]
Mr. Sutcliffe: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Playing Fields: Schools
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department has taken to restrict the sale of school playing fields by local authorities; and if he will make a statement. [299981]
Mr. Sutcliffe: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Public Libraries: Internet
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many public libraries providing internet access to the public there were in each region of England in each of the last 10 years. [299980]
Margaret Hodge: Information on the number of libraries open for more than 10 hours a week and providing internet access to the public is available for the last 10 years in the annual public library statistics published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). That information is available at a regional level from 2001-02, and from 2006-07 is provided as a percentage of libraries with access. Copies of CIPFA reports are held in the House Libraries.
Sports
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether he plans to take steps to prevent (a) playing fields, (b) other sports facilities and (c) libraries being disposed of in the Government's proposed sale of public assets. [298931]
Mr. Sutcliffe: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Sports: Finance
Clive Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding his Department has allocated to third sector organisations to develop their facilities as sports hubs within their local communities; and if he will make a statement. [299811]
Mr. Sutcliffe: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Television: Licensing
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many residential properties in Bassetlaw had no television licence at the latest date for which information is available. [299303]
Mr. Simon: The administration and enforcement of the television licensing system are the responsibility of the BBC, which operates independently of Government. The day-to-day administration and enforcement of licence fees are undertaken by TV Licensing, which act as agents for the Corporation. Accordingly, my Department does not hold this information centrally.
I have asked the Head of Revenue Management at the BBC to write to the hon. Member and will place copies of the reply in the Libraries of both Houses.
UK Film Council
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Film Council in promoting the British film industry. [299961]
Mr. Simon:
The UK Film Council consistently demonstrates its success in promoting the British film industry. Through production funding it helps support
new filmmakers and new British films. Its exhibition funding ensures a wider choice of films to audiences throughout the UK. The UK Film Council also invests in training, promoting Britain as an international filmmaking location and in raising the profile of British films abroad. They have also demonstrated great success in securing inward investment to the UK with spend value at £436 million for the first half of 2009.
Examples of films recently supported by the Film Council include In The Loop, Jane Campion's Bright Star and Dorian Gray. Also, following the phenomenal success of Slumdog Millionaire the UK Film Council Export Development Unit will bring the best of recent British independent film to cinemas across southern India next year (26 February to 11 March 2010).
Wales
Departmental Advertising
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much his Department spent on advertising in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. [299844]
Mr. Hain: During 2007-08 and 2008-09 my Department did not incur any spend on advertising.
Departmental Pay
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department in 2008-09. [299341]
Mr. Hain: The Wales Office is based over two sites in London and Cardiff. A limited number of staff are required to work in both London and Cardiff and some staff are on detached duty from the Welsh Assembly Government whereby their accommodation expenses while staying in London are reimbursed in addition to the travel expenses incurred while on official business.
In 2008-09 press officers in my Department claimed £38,827 in such reimbursable expenses.
Devolution
Alun Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether there are any proposals under consideration by his Department for the transfer of powers to the National Assembly for Wales which do not involve (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation. [299854]
Alun Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent assessment he has made of the processes for the transfer of powers to the National Assembly for Wales via (a) the Government of Wales Act 2006, (b) legislative competence orders and (c) secondary legislation; and what powers have been transferred by each such means since 2006. [299864]
Mr. Hain: The devolution settlement put in place by the Government of Wales Act 2006 is working well. I ensure that the processes for transferring powers to the National Assembly for Wales are subject to continuous review and improvement.
Under the settlement, powers are transferred to the National Assembly via framework powers in Acts of Parliament and through Orders in Council (Legislative Competence Orders). Powers have been transferred in a total of 45 different areas to date, in seven Acts of Parliament and four Legislative Competence Orders. These are set out in the following list.
Powers transferred to the National Assembly for Wales
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