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78668

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	National Lottery: North Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the total amount of money awarded to good causes by the National Lottery in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency and (b) North Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
	tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
	uin	206563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>National Lottery funding figures for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013: 29 grants worth a total of £8,645,453</p><p> </p><p>2012: 22 grants worth a total of £624,654</p><p> </p><p>2011:23 grants worth a total of £1,622,769</p><p> </p><p>2010: 25 grants worth a total of £1,710,701</p><p> </p><p>2009: 23 grants worth a total of £600,362</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(Please note the 2013 figure is much higher as there was a grant of £6.8 million to Your Consortium, a charity based in Knaresborough.)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National Lottery funding figures for North Yorkshire in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013: 263 grants worth a total of £26,491,173</p><p> </p><p>2012: 261 grants worth a total of £12,087,874</p><p> </p><p>2011: 266 grants worth a total of £12,517,310</p><p> </p><p>2010: 250 grants worth a total of £11,224,497</p><p> </p><p>2009: 300 grants worth a total of £8,454,417</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 21/07/2014 09:01:46 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

77358

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's policy is on alcohol consumption on the premises (a) in general and (b) during parties in his Private Office.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text DCMS policy on alcohol consumption on the premises is that, managers are expected to ensure that office parties do not cause disruption to the work of the office, and that drinking during working hours does not otherwise impact on the performance and reputation of the Department. In addition, all civil servants are expected to carry out standards of behaviour as set out in the Civil Service Code. Private Offices are subject to the same policy as the rest of DCMS. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 21/07/2014 08:48:11 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77905

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gun Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games for participation in clay pigeon shooting in each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	205768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Sport England is investing £1.1 million in British Shooting for 2013-17 to get more people taking part in shooting regularly.</p><p> </p><p>According the Active People Survey, 54,300 people take part in clay pigeon shooting in England at least once a month. This is an increase of 3,800 since 2012. It is the most popular shooting discipline in England.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 gives a regional breakdown of shooting (all disciplines) participation. Please note - a regional breakdown of figures for specific shooting disciplines is not available due to the relatively small size of the sport.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Monthly Participants (16+) – Oct 2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Monthly Participants (16+) – Apr 2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Change since 2011/12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>22,800</p></td><td><p>19,400</p></td><td><p>-3,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>14,200</p></td><td><p>11,300</p></td><td><p>-2,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London*</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East*</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>12,000</p></td><td><p>12,700</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>21,100</p></td><td><p>23,200</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>18,700</p></td><td><p>12,400</p></td><td><p>-6,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>10,500</p></td><td><p>14,400</p></td><td><p>3,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>9,700</p></td><td><p>16,900</p></td><td><p>7,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Data not available for these regions due to the relatively small size of the sport</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 22/07/2014 10:20:53 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

77055

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many contracts (a) let since 2010 and (b) about to be let by his Department and its agencies are worth (i) between £1 million and £3 million and (ii) over £3 million; how much has been spent on monitoring each contract let by his Department since 2010; and how many officials in his Department monitor each contract let since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	205198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Department has let 5 contracts between £1 million and £3million. These have been for:</p><p> </p><p>• Legal services in respect of Rural Broadband</p><p>• Legal services in respect of the Mobile Infrastructure Project</p><p>• 3 contracts to test the feasibility of rolling out superfast broadband to the hardest to reach areas;</p><p> </p><p>It has also let 4 contracts since 2010 that have been over £3 million. These are:</p><p> </p><p>1. Mobile Infrastructure Project</p><p>2. Taking Part Survey</p><p>3. Contingent Labour</p><p> </p><p>4. In addition, the Department holds the contract for the Broadband Delivery Framework under which the Devolved Administrations and local authorities have contracted to provide superfast broadband as part of the Government’s programme to reach 90% of the UK by early 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also about to let 1 contract over £3 million for Ceremonial Event Management Services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold any contract information on contracts let by its agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the amounts spent on monitoring each contract and could only provide it at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the number of officials monitoring contracts, Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) is responsible for the Government’s Superfast Broadband Rollout (Rural) Programme to provide superfast broadband to 90% of premises and to universal standard broadband to all by 2016. £1.2m of public funding is being invested in 44 separate local contracts to roll out Phase 1 of this programme; plus £150m in multiple local contracts in 22 cities as part of the Super Connected Cities Programme to provide free wifi in public buildings, transport networks and public spaces and help small business connect to superfast broadband; and the £150m Mobile Infrastructure Project contract to enhance mobile connectivity in areas with no coverage. BDUK has around 90 staff, many of whom are involved in monitoring delivery of these programmes and contracts.</p><p> </p><p>There are approximately 4.5 officials monitoring the other contracts listed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 22/07/2014 13:19:12 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

77896

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value is of duplicate supplier payments identified by his Department since 2010; and what proportion of such payments have since been recovered in each of the last two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	205968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The value of duplicate supplier payments detected by the Department in each financial year since 2010 was:</p><p> </p><p>Financial Year £</p><p>2010-11 £38,815.22</p><p>2011-12 £17,976.00</p><p>2012-13 NIL</p><p>2013-14 £26,481.10</p><p> </p><p>All of these duplicate payments were detected by the Departments own financial control processes and recovered in full in the same financial year at no cost to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 22/07/2014 09:11:38 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

76723

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and how much and what proportion of his Department's budget he expects to be contracted out in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	204891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text The proportion of the Department’s budget spent on contracted-out activities is as follows – Financial Year Contracted-out expenditure £000 Actuals Proportion of contracted-out expenditure to Budget Actuals 2009/10 26,218 48% 2010/11 24,165 46% 2011/12 24,774 40% 2012/13 20,493 28% 2013/14 22,428 40% Forecast Forecast 2014/15 23,000 50% Figures for 2013-14 and 2014-15 include the Government Equalities Office. answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 01/09/2014 18:47:18 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

77895

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	205851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>G4S</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>320.40</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Health Solutions</strong></p></td><td><p>253.51</p></td><td><p>80.78</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Resourcing Ltd</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>116,214.73</p></td><td><p>2,859,479.69</p></td><td><p>4,312,004.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Learning &amp; Development</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>16,816.15</p></td><td><p>40,584.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Bisiness Travel</strong></p></td><td><p>40,650.77</p></td><td><p>80,513.95</p></td><td><p>94,356.64</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Symonds</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>66,375.60</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Business Services (interim)</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>74,679.50</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Atos</strong></p></td><td><p>4,154,276.48</p></td><td><p>4,487,340.49</p></td><td><p>5,958,713.10</p></td><td><p>4,707,570.47</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mitie Managed Services</strong></p></td><td><p>242,840.51</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Carillion Business Services Ltd</strong></p></td><td><p>121,567.48</p></td><td><p>1,100,852.66</p></td><td><p>2,301,879.07</p></td><td><p>656,254.50</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Carillion Business Services Ltd</strong></p></td><td><p>848,636.47</p></td><td><p>282,432.48</p></td><td><p>892,106.50</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 22/07/2014 09:10:05 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78669

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has any plans to increase the number of replies within his Department's working day standard; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	206484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>This year to date the Department has replied to 90% of letters from Hon. Members within the 20 working day standard. We aim to improve still further during the remainder of the year.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/09/2014 11:47:30 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78397

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which tourist and cultural attractions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department (i) have visited and (ii) plan to visit in (A) Preston constituency, (B) Lancashire, (C) North West England and (D) London in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	206325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/09/2014 11:48:39 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

78399

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Tourism: Lancashire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how often Lancashire has specifically been featured in his Department's overseas promotion of tourism in the UK in the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	206326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Lancashire features strongly in VisitBritain’s marketing activity on their consumer website. Lancashire is also featured in a number of the GREAT Britain Campaign pillar guides for journalists including the Golf Coast via Sport is GREAT, the Ribble Valley Food Trail via Food is GREAT and Carnforth, as the location of the film Brief Encounters, under Culture is GREAT. Blackpool features prominently via VisitBritain’s video portal and on their consumer website. This promotional activity is paying dividends with 253,000 inbound visits to the region in 2013 spending £143 million in the county. This compares to 239,000 and £105 million in 2012.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 01/09/2014 18:54:56 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick