§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Trade
2001–02 grant Total number of awards Total value of grants paid (£000) Designated Museums Challenge Fund (administered by Resource) 56 8,465 Wolfson Public Libraries Fund (administered by Resource) 16 2,580 Spaces for Sport and Art (administered by Sport England on behalf of DCMS and DfES) 306 579 Listed places of worship 707 1,659 This table covers grants paid directly by the Department or by its NDPBs from ring-fenced monies allocated by the Department for a specific scheme to which individuals or organisations may apply. Grants paid to third parties by NDPBs from general grant-in-aid or lottery funds have not been included in the table.
The administration of the specified grant programmes is carried out by a number of different units within the department and relevant NDPBs to which a range of staff make a contribution. It is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of these costs centrally other than for the listed places of worship, where 780W and Industry regarding the sale of counterfeit and illegal music album sales; and if she will make a statement; [85305]
(2) how many illegally produced music singles and albums she estimates to have been sold in the UK in 2002; [85307]
(3) she has made of the total cost in 2001 of illegal sales of music singles and albums; and what measures she is taking to prevent this. [85306]
§ Dr. HowellsThis Department and the Department for Trade and Industry work together closely on the fight against music piracy and the protection of copyright, and are in regular contact with the industry on these issues. Among other things, the Government supported the Private Member's Bill introduced by the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable), which was enacted on 20 November as the Copyright, etc. Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002; this increased the maximum sentence for copyright offences from two to 10 years' imprisonment and an unlimited fine. Furthermore, the role of this Department's new music industry adviser, Stephen Navin, includes the provision of advice on combatting piracy. The British Phonographic Industry estimates that the total value of commercially pirated singles and albums in 2001 totalled £27.6 million; information on the number of illegally produced records in 2002 is not yet available.