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Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Television: Advertising (11 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: My Department published a consultation document about television product placement on Monday 9 November, and this is available on my Department's website at: http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/consultations/64 21.aspx I welcome responses to this consultation, which should be sent to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport by January 8 2010. I will announce the outcome of the...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Regional Television News (9 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: The Government assessed the level and importance of regional news on television during the development of the Digital Britain White Paper published in June 2009, which was informed by Ofcom's second public broadcasting review and statement on short term regulatory decisions. The Government propose to deliver independently funded news consortia on a pilot basis to start with to help secure the...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: BBC Trust (9 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: I regularly receive representations on all aspects of the BBC, including the BBC Trust. I have already said that I have concerns about the Corporation's regulatory structure and I am clear that this must be a key issue for the next Charter review.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Correspondence Management Unit (9 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: Over the summer the Department commissioned an independent consultant to look into a range of issues across the Department including the handling of correspondence. The cost of this consultancy, at a discounted Government rate, was £9,639.60.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Lithuania (9 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: None.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Television: North Yorkshire (9 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: The hon. Member for Vale of York wrote to my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leigh (Andy Burnham), in April this year, on behalf of a constituent, concerning the BBC digital reception in York. I am not aware of any other recent representations on the reception of analogue television broadcasts in North Yorkshire.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: World Heritage Sites (9 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: I have not visited a UK World Heritage Site in an official capacity since my appointment, but look forward to doing so at the first available opportunity. My predecessor visited the Tower of London World Heritage Site in November last year.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Swimming: Concessions (3 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: The number of unique participants in the Free Swimming Programme is not collected centrally. Local authorities are responsible for collecting data on the number of free swims that have taken place in their area each month. The latest figures, published on 27 October 2009, showed that 10,373,811 free swims have taken place in the six months since the programme's launch on 1 April 2009. The...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Swimming: Concessions (2 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: Sport England advises that there were 133 applications for funding from pot 4 of the 2009-10 Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme in the first funding round. Of the 133 applications, 86 were for public swimming pools. These 86 applications correspond to the following projects: Organisation Project name Babergh District Council Improvements to Hadleigh Swimming Pool Blaby...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Swimming: West Yorkshire (2 Nov 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: The table shows the total number of free swims that have taken place under the free swimming scheme by people aged 60 and over in Leeds and Yorkshire since the programme launched in April. This is not a measure of the total number of individual participants taking part in free swimming, as the Department does not hold these figures. The Department holds figures by local authority; county and...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities (29 Oct 2009)

Ben 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 www.culture.gov.uk http://www.culture.gov.uk The events I have attended in his capacity as Secretary of State since June 2009 are as follows: Richard Long exhibition, Tate Britain AEGON Tennis Championships Art Prize Fund for...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Cultural Heritage (28 Oct 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: The following table shows funding by the Exchequer for the arts, sports and heritage sector in cash and real terms since 1997. £ million The arts sector including support functions Real terms 2008-09 The sports sector including support function Real terms 2008-09 Heritage sector including support functions Real terms 2008-09 1997-98 196.4 255.5 50.1 65.2 182.3...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: English Heritage: Finance (26 Oct 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: holding answer 9 September 2009 The information requested is set out in the following table. These are audited outturn figures sourced from DCMS accounts: Cash terms ( £000 ) Current prices (2008-09) (£ 000 ) Appropriation accounts 1997-98 105,183 136,295 1998-99 102,404 129,956 1999-2000 112,609 140,148 2000-01 119,000 146,180 2001-02...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Swimming: Finance (26 Oct 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: Sport England has advised that they have received 173 eligible applications for funding in the second round (2010-11) of Pot 4 of the Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme. The breakdown is as follows: 126 applications for funding for public swimming pools (DCMS allocated funding), and 47 applications for pools on educational sites (DCSF allocated funding).

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Creativity and Business International Network (22 Oct 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: I refer the hon. Member to the answer my hon. Friend, the Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism, gave him on 14 October 2008, Official Report, column 1210W. The cost of the event at the Grove is included within the £3 million allocated to this project for the period 2008-09 to 2010-11.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Members: Correspondence (22 Oct 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: A response was sent on 8 September 2009.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Broadcasting (14 Oct 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: We believe that up to 1 million households could have been affected by the loss of ITV3 and ITV4 after the digital television re-tune. In some cases the services will be restored at digital switchover. The decision to move one ITV service was approved as part of The Television Multiplex Services (Reservation of Digital Capacity) Order 2008, which paved the way for new services, including up...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Broadcasting (14 Oct 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: £803 million was set aside in the 2007-13 TV licence fee settlement to facilitate digital switchover. We expect there to be an under-spend on the £603 million provided for the Digital Switchover Help Scheme but it is too early to estimate the level of under-spend with any precision. However, as set out in the Digital Britain White Paper, a number of ways the under-spend might be...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Broadcasting (14 Oct 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: The digital re-tune was undertaken by broadcasters to facilitate the move of Five to a Public Service Broadcasting multiplex and to make way for future channel developments, including the introduction of High Definition services on the digital terrestrial television (or Freeview) platform.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Broadcasting (14 Oct 2009)

Ben Bradshaw: The Television Multiplex Services (Reservation of Digital Capacity) Order 2008 required the transfer of one non-public service channel operated by Channel 3 license holders from a public service broadcasting (PSB) multiplex to a commercial multiplex. The aim of this measure was to facilitate the transfer of Five, a PSB channel, to a PSB multiplex in order to ensure universal coverage of Five...