HC Deb 19 March 2001 vol 365 cc60-1W
Mr. Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the North-East Derbyshire constituency, the effect on North-East Derbyshire of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [150882]

Mr. Chris Smith

[holding answer 26 February 2001]: North-East Derbyshire has received £3,489,224 from the national lottery since 2 May 1997.

In addition, the new opportunities fund has made the following grants: A grant worth £4,617 has been made to Holmesdale kids club from the fund's out of school hours child care programme. The grant will provide for eight before-school, eight after-school and eight holiday places for children aged 5 to 11-years-old. Three schools in a rural area will benefit. A grant worth £21,652 has been made to Dronfield junior school from the fund's out of school hours learning programme. The project will include arts activities ranging from screen-printing and pottery to drama and community music.

Residents of North-East Derbyshire will benefit from a grant worth £184,114 which has been awarded to a 24-hour crisis prevention and support service under the living with cancer programme. The project will include 24-hour home support services, ensuring speedy patient assessment and support for carers.

Six millennium award winners have been identified from North-East Derbyshire and between them they have received grants totalling £38,866.

English Heritage have continued to fund existing commitments in North-East Derbyshire. These are: 1996–97 to 1998–99 contributed 50 per cent. of salary costs for a Conservation Officer post in North-East Derbyshire district council (£34,500 over three years). Fleet Arts, Belper has been awarded £10,249 from the National Foundation for Youth Music—this project is a new departure for the Nail it Down project, extending it from rock and pop to include new technology, samba and the fusion of the two. Opportunities will be created for performance, running recording sessions and workshops which are informal, focused on the individual and encourage the writing of original music and lyrics.

There are of course other initiatives in the wider context of Derbyshire which may have an effect on the North-East Derbyshire constituency. These are: Under the Space for Sport and the Arts (SSA) scheme, a £130 million capital programme made up of £75 million from the Capital Modernisation Fund and £55 million from Sport England, the Arts Council of England and the third round of the New Opportunities Fund, Derbyshire LEA has been allocated up to £2.2 million towards providing improved facilities for sport and arts in primary schools which can also be used by the wider community. Leicester City, the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire and the City of Derby have also been allocated funding under this programme which means a potential investment of up to £13.4 million in the East Midlands Region. North-East Derbyshire constituents will benefit from equipment to be purchased by the New Opportunities Fund Cancer programme. Across the whole of the Trent NHS Region over £10 million will fund six linear accelerators; five MRI scanners; five trailers for breast screening equipment; five ultrasound machines for breast screening; and 24 pieces of x-ray breast screening equipment. Derbyshire funding for the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Training for Teachers and School Librarians is allocated to all schools in a local education authority area. For Derbyshire LEA the New Opportunities Fund have allocated £2,467,164 under this programme. Funding for ICT Training for Public Librarians is allocated to local authorities. For Derbyshire Library Authority the New Opportunities Fund have allocated £230,510 under this programme. Derbyshire Librarl Authority was awarded £90,100 from the DCMS/Wolfson Fund in 1997–98, £101,099 in 1998–99, and £95,000 in 1999–2000. It is not practicable to say what part of this funding benefits the North-East Derbyshire constituency. East Midlands Arts has received an additional £1,592,000 from the Arts Council this year to support arts and cultural activity across the region.

Information on the national lottery is in accordance with the information supplied to the Department from the lottery distributors for the national lottery awards database.