Results 1-20 of 1,654 for speaker:Siôn Simon

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Christmas (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: The Department has budgeted £560 for three Christmas trees.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Christmas (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: No plans have yet been made for Christmas parties in 2009.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Climate Change (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: No Ministers or civil servants from this Department are attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Buildings (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: The Department spent the following amounts on internal decoration in each of the last three years. £ 2008-09 14,391 2007-08 84,767 2006-07 (1)- (1) During this financial year the Department completed a full building refurbishment. It is not possible to separate the cost of internal decoration

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Lost Property (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: The information is as follows: (a) My Department has not had any laptops lost or stolen in the last three financial years. (b) The numbers of lost or stolen mobile phones for each of the last three financial years are: 2006-07: One lost. 2007-08: Four lost. Two stolen. 2008-09: Two lost. Equipment is not insured. My Department does not record the value of lost mobile phones but as an...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Pay (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: In the past three years the Department has paid £5,210.00 to a contractor who exceeded his service level and qualified for an incentive. No bonuses have been paid to either consultants or contractors engaged by the Department in the last three years.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Pay (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: The Department does not hold any central records. To answer this question would incur disproportionate costs. Individual non-departmental public bodies and Executive agencies should be contacted directly as they are responsible for their own contractors.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Recycling (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: The Department recycled 47.29 tonnes of paper in 2008-09. In previous years the Department recorded only the total weight of recycled waste: the weight of recycled paper was not separately recorded.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Taxis (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: All official travel is undertaken in accordance with rules set out in the Department's Travel and Subsistence guidance and is consistent with the Civil Service Management Code. The Department's expenditure on taxis in 2008-09 was £32,179. This figure represents expenditure on taxis and black cabs which is separately identified in the Department's accounting system. In addition there is...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Visits Abroad (23 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: All official, travel is undertaken in accordance with rules set out in the Department's Travel and Subsistence guidance and is consistent with the Civil Service Management Code. Overall departmental expenditure for international travel and subsistence by officials from 2006-07 to 2008-09 is set out in the following table. To disaggregate travel and accommodation costs would incur...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Christmas (12 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Pay (12 Nov 2009)

Siôn 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.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Statistics (12 Nov 2009)

Siôn Simon: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Internet (12 Nov 2009)

Siôn 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.