§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how many users she expects the Culture Online project to have(a) from its launch and (b) in each year until 2010; [39391]
(2) if she will give the full cost and a breakdown of the costs of setting up the Culture Online project; and what is the projected cost for future financial years for which figures are available; [39390]
(3) when Culture Online will be launched; and if she will make a statement; [39388]
(4) which organisations and companies have participated in the Culture Online project; and what their (a) financial and (b) other contributions have been. [39389]
§ Dr. Howells£5 million was allocated to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part of the 2000 spending review to allow initial development of the project, including the creation of a business case to support continued investment in Culture Online; the cost of developing our proposals for Culture Online so far is £1,833,555.
Year Number Type Value (£) 1997–98 18 Archives, paintings, musical clock, manuscript, silver wine set, chattels, Celtic miniature shields 6,892,500 1998–99 29 9th century stone cross, archives, drawings, Handel memorabilia, Phaeton carriage, needlework casket, illuminated manuscript, watercolours, Delft pottery, leather coffer, judicial robe, paintings 25,992,104 1999–2000 13 Military medals, sculpture, antiquities, archive, paintings, silverware, pastel portraits 2,558,740 2000–01 24 Paintings, drawings, furniture, silverware, Limoges enamels, archives, medieval books, sculptures, communion set, ivory mirror back, ceramics, land 16,020,063 1990–91 15 Paintings, drawings, musical instruments, furniture, stamps 1,353,002 1991–92 13 Porcelain, paintings, motor car, motorcycle, silverware, chattels, sporting memorabilia 3,423,446 1992–93 16 Marble busts, chattels paintings, sculpture, silver gilt cup and cover, archive, model gun ship, 17th and 18th century glass, land 6,382,475 1993–94 18 17th and 18th century glass, two surrealist hats, paintings, manuscript, race cup, furniture, sketchbooks, Joseph Hayden Autograph, land 3,115,000