§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what(a) salary and (b) bonuses were paid to (i) the Chief Executive and (ii) the senior staff of the Royal Parks Agency in the latest year for which figures are available. [154769]
§ Mr. CabornThe latest year for which details are available of the salary and bonuses paid to the Chief Executive and senior staff of the Royal Parks Agency is financial year 2002–03. Details are set out in the Agency's Annual Report and Accounts, copies of which have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.40W of staff salary not tied to the programme support, rent and other costs.
§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the expenditure of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts in(a) science, (b) technology and (c) the arts was in each year since inception. [155149]
§ Estelle MorrisThe data come from NESTA's Learning, Fellowship and Invention and Innovation Awards, Science Year/Planet Science and NESTA Futurelab. Expenditure on:
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many(a) animals and (b) birds were culled in the Royal Parks in the last two years, broken down by (i) species, (ii) culling method used and (iii) use made of the carcass. [154770]
§ Mr. CabornResponsibility for this question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency, under its Chief Executive, William Weston.
Letter from William Weston to Mr. Norman Baker:
I have been asked by the Secretary of State to reply to your Parliamentary Question about animals and birds culled in the Royal Parks in the past two years, and the use made of their carcasses.
A total of 149 Red deer and 287 Fallow deer were shot during the annual deer culls; their carcasses were sold as venison, and the antlers for use in the craft trade. In addition, 37 adult Canada Geese were shot and 60 Canada Geese eggs pricked to prevent hatching. The bird carcasses were destroyed.