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Arts Council of England
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what he expects the (a) final severance and (b) pension arrangements to be for the outgoing executive director of Arts Council England in (i) the South East and (ii) Yorkshire region; and if he will make a statement. [307381]
Margaret Hodge [holding answer 15 December 2009]: This is a matter for Arts Council England, which operates independently of Government.
I have therefore asked Arts Council England's chief executive to consider the question raised by the Member for West Bromwich, East and to write to him direct.
Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if he will publish the guidelines issued to Arts Council England staff who (a) accept secondary jobs and (b) hold contracts which provide a secondary income; [307888]
(2) if he will publish the equal opportunities policy of Arts Council England; [308032]
(3) if he will publish the standard redundancy agreements used by Arts Council England; [308035]
(4) if he will publish the standard contract used by Arts Council England for employing staff. [308036]
Margaret Hodge: The issues raised are the responsibility of Arts Council England. This Department does not hold the documents mentioned.
I have asked the chief executive of Arts Council England to write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East.
Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what freedom of information requests have been received by Arts Council England in each of the last three years. [307889]
Margaret Hodge: The information requested relates to matters that are the responsibility of Arts Council England.
Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive of Arts Council England to write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East.
Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) for what private members' clubs used by ( a) staff and (b) board members of Arts Council England that organisation pays membership (i) subscription and (ii) part-subscription; [307890]
(2) what overseas conferences were attended by Arts Council England (a) staff and (b) board members in each of the last three years; [307891]
(3) what catering facilities are provided for staff at Arts Council England's head office in London; [308042]
(4) how many mobile telephone devices are used by Arts Council England where the cost of calls is (a) fully and (b) partially paid for by the organisation; [308037]
(5) how much has been spent on (a) furnishing and (b) decoration of the Office of the (i) Chief Executive and (ii) Chair of Arts Council England in each of the last three years; [307921]
(6) how many domestic flights were taken by Arts Council England (a) staff and (b) board members in each of the last three years; [307935]
(7) how much Arts Council England spent on overnight (a) accommodation and (b) expenses for (i) its staff and (ii) its board members in each of the last three years; [307936]
(8) how much has been spent on (a) maintenance and (b) redecoration by Arts Council England in each of its regional offices in each of the last three years; [307922]
(9) how much was spent by Arts Council England at its head office on (a) cut flowers and (b) pot plants in each of the last three years; [307937]
(10) how much Arts Council England spent on car parking costs in each of the last three years; [307938]
(11) how much has been spent on carpets by Arts Council England for its (a) head office and (b) regional offices in each of the last three years; [307923]
(12) how many (a) desktop and (b) laptop computers have been purchased for use at Arts Council England's (i) head office and (ii) regional offices in each of the last three years; [307925]
(13) how much was spent on (a) taxi, (b) bus and (c) train journeys undertaken by staff employed at Arts Council England's head office in each of the last three years; [307927]
(14) how much Arts Council England spent on purchasing (a) newspapers and (b) magazines at its head office in each of the last three years. [307928]
Margaret Hodge: The information requested relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of Arts Council England.
Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive of Arts Council England to write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East.
Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) desktop and (b) laptop computers have been lost by staff employed by Arts Council England in each of the last three years. [307924]
Margaret Hodge: The information requested relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of Arts Council England.
Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive of Arts Council England to write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East.
Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport who the members are of Arts Council England's audit committee. [307939]
Margaret Hodge: Arts Council England (ACE) has advised that the following are members of the audit committee:
Anil Ruia (chair)
Alistair Spalding
Rosemary Squire
Gill Laver (independent member)
David Carter (independent member).
Membership of the ACE audit committee is due to change in January 2010.
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will publish the policy used to guide board members of Arts Council England on what issues should be discussed in (a) public and (b) private. [308039]
Margaret Hodge: This is a matter for Arts Council England. Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive to write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East.
Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how many former Arts Council England national council members have subsequently been employed (a) by Arts Council England and (b) on projects that have received Arts Council England-approved funding in each of the last five years; [308043]
(2) which job vacancies there were at Arts Council England as of 11 December 2009; [308049]
(3) how many staff currently employed by Arts Council England have Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment agreements; [308034]
(4) when Graham Devlin's term of employment at Arts Council England (a) commenced and (b) ended. [307904]
(5) how many (a) white and (b) black and minority ethnic members of staff are employed by Arts Council England; [308038]
(6) how many (a) industrial and (b) employment tribunal cases have been taken out against Arts Council England in each of the last three years; [308040]
(7) how much external training provided to Arts Council England staff cost in each of the last three years; [307929]
(8) what (a) internal and (b) external training courses were undertaken by Arts Council England staff in each of the last three years; [307930]
(9) what the (a) lowest and (b) highest level of salary is of those staff members working for Arts Council England whose primary role is liaising with the press; [307931]
(10) how many press officers are employed by Arts Council England at (a) its head office and (b) each regional office; [307932]
(11) how many working days have been lost at Arts Council England due to sickness in each of the last five years; [307933]
(12) how many staff are employed by Arts Council England; and how many were employed at 1 April in each of the last five years. [307934]
Margaret Hodge: The information requested relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of Arts Council England.
Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive of Arts Council England to write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East.
Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what the size in square feet is of the Arts Council England offices in Birmingham; [308045]
(2) what the annual rental costs of the Arts Council England offices in Birmingham were in each of the last five years; [308046]
(3) what the addresses are of each property that Arts Council England (a) owns and (b) leases. [307942]
Margaret Hodge: The information requested is not held centrally by my Department and is a matter for Arts Council England.
Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive to write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East. Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Christmas Trees
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agency in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. [305647]
Mr. Simon: The information requested is as follows:
| (a) Department for Culture, Media and Sport | ||
| Number of trees purchased | Cost (£) | |
| n/a = Not available. | ||
The Department's Christmas trees are purchased each year from sustainable sources within the United Kingdom, through its facilities management contractor. The trees are composted after use.
| (b) The Royal Parks | ||
| Number of trees purchased | Cost (£) | |
The Royal Parks' Christmas trees are purchased each year from sustainable sources within the United Kingdom, through its nursery contractor. They include those placed in offices, playgrounds, memorial gardens, outside in the parks, in catering outlets and those passed on to other stakeholders. Some of these costs are therefore recharged to contractors. All the trees are disposed of as part of the Royal Parks' green waste recycling scheme.
Departmental Conferences
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by his Department and its agency on conferences they organised which were subsequently cancelled in each of the last three years; and what the title was of each such conference. [308823]
Mr. Simon: The Royal Parks Agency has confirmed it has not cancelled any conferences in the last three years.
DCMS does not keep a central record of the information requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Fines
Mr. Garnier:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what powers (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) have to impose administrative penalties; what the statutory basis is for each such power; and how much (i) his
Department and (ii) each of its agencies and NDPBs have recovered in administrative penalties in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [309268]
Mr. Simon: DCMS does not keep a central record of the information requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Public Relations
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments the Royal Parks Agency has made to (a) Cavendish Communications and (b) Bellenden Public Affairs in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; for what purpose; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contracts under which such payments have been made. [305141]
Margaret Hodge: The information is as follows:
(a) The Royal Parks Agency (TRP) made the payments in the table to Cavendish Communications in each of the last 12 months. The purpose of this work was to design and run a programme of research with key stakeholders to identify and enable improvements to the relationships with partners and improvements to the delivery of services.
| Amount (£) | |
| Note: All fees exclude VAT. | |
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