HC Deb 19 December 2003 vol 416 cc138-9W
Miss Kirkbride

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the budget is for South West Arts for 2003–04; and what percentage is spent on administration. [145260]

Estelle Morris

The total budget for Arts Council England South West is £18,559,000 in 2003–04. The administration budget is £1,649,000. The percentage of the total budget spent on administration is therefore 8.9 per cent.

Miss Kirkbride

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent assessment has been made of customer satisfaction with South West Arts; and if she will publish the results. [145261]

Estelle Morris

No official assessment of customer satisfaction has yet taken place in the South West. However, Arts Council England is commissioning a national customer satisfaction survey in January 2004. It is expected that interviews will take place in April to June and a report should be available in Autumn 2004.

Miss Kirkbride

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff are employed by South West Arts. [145262]

Estelle Morris

41 full time equivalent staff are currently employed by Arts Council England, South West.

Miss Kirkbride

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list(a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applicants for funding from South West Arts in each of the last five years. [145263]

Number of visits by country of residence 1998 to 2002
(thousands)
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total World 25,745 25,394 25,209 22,835 24,180
Europe 17,382 16,816 16,086 14,855 16,218
North America 4,553 4,599 4,869 4,227 4,271
Asia (including Middle East) 2,264 2,317 2,488 2,199 2,172
Australasia and Pacific 783 983 1,074 945 954
Africa 769 819 836 836 825
South and Central America and Caribbean 370 381 391 417 350

Source:

International Passenger Survey, National Statistics