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Written Answers
Monday, 25th March 2002.
[The first Written Answer should have been printed in the Official Report of Wednesday, 20 March.]
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Baroness Anelay of St Johns asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What sum has been committed by the Arts Council of England to the development of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear; and what are the terms under which that amount has been so allocated.[HL3269]
The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone): The Arts Council has committed £33,885,000 to Baltic Flour Mills for the capital development, plus a further £7,500,000 which has been allocated as annual revenue support over five years.
The Arts Council issues standard conditions, which are publicly available, and special conditions, which are not, due to commercial confidentiality. Both sets of conditions are closely monitored by the Arts Council.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Which Government departments have made awards or loans to Gateshead Council for the development of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear; what is the amount of such awards or loans; and what are the terms under which the sums were made available.[HL3268]
Baroness Blackstone: As well as the lottery funding from the Arts Council, the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts has also received £9,349,000 from the Single Regeneration Budget, the European Regional Development Fund and English Partnerships as well as some private sponsorship. The details of any contracts with these bodies are commercially sensitive and not for Ministers to comment on.
North West Tourist Board
Lord Fearn asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What funding has been given to the North West Tourist Board in the years 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 and the present financial year to date.[HL3301]
Baroness Blackstone: Government funding for regional tourist boards is made via grant in aid payments to the English Tourism Council. Funding for the North West Tourist Board between 1998–99 and 2001–02 is set out in the table.
| Year | |
| 1998–99(1) | £337,993 |
| 1999–2000(1) | £329,607 |
| 2000–01 | £419,000 |
| 2001–02 | £413,100 |
(1) Grant in aid paid to the English Tourist Board, predecessor to the English Tourism Council.
In addition to grant in aid payments, regional tourist boards receive direct funding from local authorities and through commercial activities.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Blackstone: Research into transport heritage is undertaken by those non-departmental public bodies responsible for either curating it, such as the Science Museum, or distributing funds for its conservation, such as the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Government have not directly commissioned research in this area. I am arranging for a list of relevant Science Museum research to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses. The full text of the Heritage Lottery Fund commissioned report on transport heritage can be found on its website, www.hlf.org.uk.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns: asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Blackstone: My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport announced her decision to list the Braithwaite Viaduct Grade II on 8 March. A copy of the letter to English Heritage stating the reasons for her decision has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns: asked Her Majesty's Government:
What research they have undertaken or commissioned into transport heritage since June 1997.[HL3064]
Why they have awarded Grade II status to the Braithwaite Viaduct; and for what reasons they rejected representations from English Heritage that the viaduct should be given ancient monument status.[HL3266]
What discussions they have held in 2002 with the Governors of the BBC on the issues raised by the publication of the BBC document BBC Governance in the Ofcom Age; and what conclusions they have reached as a consequence of those discussions.[HL3267]
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Baroness Blackstone: Gavyn Davies, Chairman of the BBC, outlined the reforms set out in the BBC document BBC Governance in the Ofcom Age when he met the Secretary of State on 11 February. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has welcomed the changes as a very useful clarification and strengthening of the role of the BBC Governors, with the aim of allowing the board to concentrate more on its responsibility to ensure that the BBC serves the public interest.
National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery
Baroness Anelay of St Johns asked Her Majesty's Government:
- How they will implement their recommendation at paragraph 2.12 of the stage two quinquennial review report National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery that officials of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport need the opportunity to engage directly with the chairmen and trustees of the galleries; and[HL3406]
What action they propose to take as a consequence of their conclusion reached at paragraph 3.13 of the stage two quinquennial review report National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery that at the National Gallery there is a concern that the pressure to raise funds from non-governmental sources is leading to a greater emphasis on the fund-raising ability of Trustees and that this may be to the detriment of other requirements at board level; and[HL3407]
What action they propose to take in response to the conclusion reached at paragraph 3.74 of the stage two quinquennial review report National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery that the National Gallery believes that without an increase in grant-in-aid in real terms it will not be possible to expand its outreach and partnerships and may also have to reduce its services to the public; and[HL3408]
What action they propose to take in respect to the conclusion reached at paragraph 4.13 of the stage two quinquennial review report National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery that the government increases in funding to the National Portrait Gallery have not matched the costs of initiatives such as
- extended opening hours and the opening of the Ondaatje Wing, and that the underlying level of grant-in-aid has not kept pace with inflation over the years; and[HL3409]
What are their plans to implement the proposal on page 49 of the stage two quinquennial review report National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport could, in future, conducts a "conversation with a purpose" with all new trustees appointed by the Government so that they could be briefed on the role of the department.[HL3410]
Baroness Blackstone: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, together with the two galleries, will prepare an implementation plan responding to each of the recommendations of the quinquennial review. Meanwhile DCMS:
- (a) has put new arrangements in place for annual meetings between the chairmen and the DCMS Director of Museums, Libraries and Heritage;
- (b) in consultation with the chairman, takes into account the skill requirements of the board of trustees when agreeing the role specification for each new appointment;
- (c) considering how best to ensure that all new trustees are briefed properly on the role of the department; and
- (d) is reviewing the financial requirements of its sponsored museums and galleries in the context of the current spending review;
- (e) including the funding requirements of the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery.
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Regional Arts Boards
Baroness Anelay of St Johns asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What were the annual budgets of the regional arts boards for the years 1997–2001 and the total spend by each board on administration costs as a percentage of their annual budget.[HL3386]
Baroness Blackstone: The following table, supplied by the Arts Council of England on behalf of the regional arts boards, contains the information requested by the noble Baroness.
| EAB | EMAB | LAB | NAB | NWAB | SAB | SEAB | ABSW | WMAB | YAB | |
| 1996–97 | ||||||||||
| Total admin & overheads | 1,172,567 | 907,999 | 1,788,826 | 1,153,409 | 1,346,020 | 987,085 | 837,920 | 1,062,346 | 1,163,108 | 1,098,290 |
| Total expenditure | 5,672,041 | 5,039,043 | 14,864,120 | 8,267,016 | 9,667,594 | 4,396,563 | 3,386,680 | 4,980,592 | 6,468,162 | 7,641,412 |
| Admin & overheads as % of total expenditure | 21% | 18% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 22% | 25% | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| 1997–98 | ||||||||||
| Total admin & overheads | 1,306,192 | 1,022,998 | 2,148,360 | 1,191,143 | 1,467,866 | 1,152,545 | 1,015,794 | 1,076,834 | 1,222,727 | 1,232,622 |
| Total expenditure | 5,921,244 | 5,168,319 | 14,872,438 | 7,891,794 | 11,219,265 | 4,503,999 | 3,615,520 | 5,238,197 | 6,822,659 | 7,774,146 |
| Admin & overheads as % of total expenditure | 22% | 20% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 26% | 28% | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| 1998–99 | ||||||||||
| Total admin & overheads | 1,356,880 | 1,122,304 | 1,967,743 | 1,153,409 | 1,548,197 | 1,214,485 | 1,133,405 | 1,278,564 | 1,277,346 | 1,315,188 |
| Total expenditure | 5,639,774 | 5,365,203 | 14,811,118 | 8,267,016 | 10,078,239 | 5,079,650 | 3,761,861 | 5,297,039 | 7,000,927 | 8,021,625 |
| Admin & overheads as % of total expenditure | 24% | 21% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 24% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 16% |
| 1999–2000 | ||||||||||
| Total admin & overheads | 1,627,448 | 1,674,667 | 2,329,840 | 1,304,918 | 1,685,940 | 1,447,191 | 1,474,530 | 1,843,841 | 1,480,837 | 1,464,843 |
| Total expenditure | 6,293,572 | 7,006,544 | 16,015,916 | 9,405,899 | 11,546,441 | 5,819,415 | 4,398,127 | 6,183,189 | 8,145,266 | 8,814,294 |
| Admin & overheads as % of total expenditure | 26% | 24% | 15% | 14% | 15% | 25% | 34% | 30% | 18% | 17% |
| 2000–01 | ||||||||||
| Total admin & overheads | 2,028,838 | 1,534,075 | 3,214,962 | 1,407,115 | 2,071,889 | 1,565,038 | 1,642,913 | 1,426,484 | 1,637,777 | 1,665,275 |
| Total expenditure | 9,690,169 | 9,598,019 | 31,498,337 | 12,623,240 | 18,643,253 | 11,278,692 | 7,210,107 | 9,266,951 | 13,766,026 | 12,775,475 |
| Admin & overheads as % of total expenditure | 21% | 16% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 23% | 15% | 12% | 13% |
| FTE staff | 35.5 | 42.0 | 69.0 | 37.0 | 53.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 37.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 |
Notes:
Total admin & overheads figure includes staffing costs, costs related to premises, office costs, travel & subsistence, company costs. Essentially anything which is not considered to be direct arts spend.
All figures are taken from RAB audited accounts, with the exception of 2000–01 which are taken from RAB business plans.
NB: RAB overheads include expenditure on arts development and fundraising which generates a net income.
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