§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 11 January 1999,Official Report, columns 29–30, if he will list the expenditure not included in his answer incurred by (a) his agencies and non-departmental public bodies and (b) the Central Office of Information for relevant work carried out for his Department. [71026]
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 15 February 1999]No expenditure has been spent on behalf of my Department by its agency, non-departmental public bodies or the Central Office of Information. However, the following expenditure has been incurred by my Department's agency and non-departmental public bodies from their own resources.
£ Public Opinion Research 2,849,124 TV, Radio and Newspaper Advertising 12,507,977 Direct Mail 1,056,080 The figures may also include expenditure met from non government funding.
§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 11 January 1999,Official Report, columns 29–30, if he will list the expenditure not included in his answer incurred (a) by task forces and review bodies, (b) by focus groups, (c) on market research and (d) for publications and publicity; and if he will list the bodies which incurred the expenditure. [71027]
539W
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 15 February 1999]The following expenditure has been incurred by my Department's task forces and review bodies. I have no focus groups.
Title Cost incurred to date £ Creative Industries Task Force 53,000 Publication costs for the Mapping Document into Creative Industries The Football Task Force 112,825 Costs incurred, including the publication of three Reports The Film Policy Action Committee 78,300 All Industry cost-benefit analysis report 9,400 London Film Market feasibility study Review of Film Policy 23,345 Cost of producing the report "A Bigger Picture" 60,479 Consumer research costs Review of the List of Nationally Important Sporting Events which must be made available on Free-to-Air Terrestrial TV Channels 1,924 Costs incurred to date Independent review of the Future of the Royal Opera House and the English National Opera 15,057 17,385 Report publication costs
Title Other costs incurred to date The Library and Information Commission's public library network implementation Committee 200,000 Costs incurred to date
§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what reviews, task forces and advisory groups have been established by his Department since 1 May 1997; what costs they have incurred to date; and what reports they have published. [71520]
§ Mr. Chris SmithThe following table gives the information required.
540W
Title Costs incurred to date1 Reports published Task Forces Creative Industries Task Force: to recommend steps to maximise the economic impact of the UK creative industries at home and abroad £53,156—Publication of the Mapping Document including design, print and paper costs and arrangements for the launch, cost £53,000. Refreshments for 8 meetings of the Taskforce held so far have cost £156 Mapping Document into the Creative Industries published in November 1998 541W
Title Costs incurred to date1 Reports published The Football Taskforce: establishing to investigate and recommend measures to deal with public concern on a number of issues associated with the game £112,825 of which the costs to the Department are £64,604, and costs to the English Sports Council are £48,221 Eliminating Racism from Football report published 30 March 1998 Improving Facilities for Disabled Supporters report published 29 July 1998. Investing in the Community report published 11 January 1999. The Film Policy Action Committee: established to take forward the recommendations of the Film Policy Review (i) £78,300 (i) All Industry cost-benefit analysis report published in November 1998. (ii) £9,400 (ii) London Film Market feasibility study expected to report Spring 1999. A group of sponsorship experts will assist sports currently in receipt of tobacco sponsorship to find replacement sponsors by: assessing the needs of each sport; offering advice on best practice in establishing commercial relationships with sponsors; and, assist the sports in making links with potential new sponsors Nil The group provides advice direct to the sports affected. Advisory Groups2 Tourism Forum £4,200 Advice given to Ministers on an ad-hoc basis Music Industry Forum Nil Advice given to Ministers on an ad-hoc basis Reviews Review of Film Policy £81,824—Cost of producing the report "A bigger Picture" was £23,345. Costs of consumer research was £60,479 "A Bigger Picture" published March 1998 Review of arrangements for celebrating the Millennium Nil June 1997 Review of the National Lottery, leading to the publication of a White Paper Nil White Paper published 21 June 1997 Review of Policy on Admission Charging by National Museums. (Subsumed within the Departmental Spending Review). Nil Department Spending Review consultation document published 24 July 1998 Review of the List of Nationally Important Sporting Events which must be made available on Free-to-Air Terrestrial TV Channels £1,924 Reported to Ministers on 20 March 1998 and announced 20 June 1998
Title Costs incurred to date1 Reports published An independent review of the Future of the Royal Opera House and the English National Opera £32,442, which include publication costs at £17,385 Report published on 30 June 1998 Review of the Future Funding of the BBC Nil spend to date Report not due to be published until July 1999 Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of Government sponsored museums and galleries Nil spend to date Report due to Ministers during 1999 Working Group on Legal Deposit Costs, which covered refreshments, were met by the British Library Report published 17 December 1998 The Library and Information Commission's public library network implementation Committee £200,000 Report "Building the New Library Network" published October 1998 1 DCMS staff costs for all reviews, taskforces and advisory groups were met from within the Department's existing running costs. 2 This excludes Advisory NDPBs which have been established since 1 May 1997.