§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many schools are eligible to receive a chartermark award; how many applied for the mark this year; how many schools were awarded the chartermark on 17 October; and what the cost has been of promoting the chartermark and inviting applications from schools;
(2) how many hospitals and ambulance authorities are eligible to receive a chartermark award; how many applied for the mark this year; how many were awarded on 17 October; and what was the cost been of promoting the chartermark and inviting applications from hospitals and ambulance authorities.
Mr. Robert G. HughesAny public sector organisation is eligible for the chartermark subject to the guidelines set out in the annual application booklet.
Some 101 hospitals, including NHS trusts and individual units within hospitals, two ambulance services and 37 schools applied for the chartermark in 1994. Of those, 13 hospitals, 10 schools and one ambulance service won chartermarks and eight hospitals and five schools were unsuccessful but received commendations.
There is no specific budget for promoting the chartermark scheme and inviting applications from schools or hospitals and ambulance services. The overall cost of advertising the 1994 scheme has been £370,000.
§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what costs were involved in the hire of the Royal Festival hall for the chartermark awards on 17 October; and what were the costs of advertising and associated publicity and the travel costs for those invited to attend.
Mr. Robert G. HughesThe cost of hiring the Royal Festival hall for the chartermark awards on 17 October was £12,500. The cost of the advertising campaign to publicise the presentation of the awards was £320,000. There were no travel costs paid for those invited to attend.