HC Deb 08 March 2002 vol 381 cc574-5W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the statutory instruments issued by her Department in the last 12 months, indicating(a) the purpose of each and (b) the cost of each to (i) public funds,(ii) businesses and (iii) individuals. [36226]

Mr. Carbon

The Statutory Instruments issued by my Department during 2001 and their respective purpose Over the last 12 months are detailed in the table. Also included are Instruments which have been originated in this Department but eventually made by the Privy Council. The information sought under(b) (i), (ii) and (iii) is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Serial Number Formal Title Purpose of Order
grounds. This Order therefore requires the FLA to include a condition in the licences in respect of he Southampton FC and Stockport County FC football grounds requiring that only seated accommodation shall be provided at designated matches at these grounds. This follows a grace period of three years since these clubs were promoted to the top two divisions for them to implement the all-seater policy.
S.I./2001/2403 The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) Order 2001 Order designates as a restricted area the site where part of the wreck of HMS Colossus lies, under section 1(1) of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. Designation protects wreck sites of historic, archaeological or artistic importance by making it a criminal offence, in particular, for a person to tamper with, damage or remove part of the wreck or any objects formerly contained in the wreck or carrying out diving or salvage operations on the wreck unless a licence is obtained to do so from the Secretary of State.
S.I./2001/2506 The National Lottery (Licence Fees) Order 2001 Licence fees must be paid on the granting of the main National Lottery operating licence (known as the section 5 licence) and also licences for individual Lottery games (known as section 6 licences). For the first seven year licence period, the fees were £70,000 for the section 5 licence, and £20,000 for section 6 licences and covered the costs specifically incurred by the National Lottery Commission in granting the licences. Camelot was awarded an interim licence between 1 October 2001 and 26 January 2002 and the Order therefore reduced the licence fees for that period to £11,000 and £1,000 respectively to reflect the actual costs incurred.
S.I./2001/3931 The European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2001* Order added more European countries to the list of countries from which film producers would be eligible to co-produce cinema films with British film producers under the Council of Europe's European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production in order to obtain the fiscal benefits available in the UK for British films.
S.I./2001/3937 The Regulatory Reform (Special Occasions Licensing) Order 2001 Order relaxed alcohol licensing hours throughout the night on New Year's Eve 2001. It removed the need for businesses to apply for permission from the magistrates to extend the permitted licensing hours, which would have ended at 11pm on that night.
S.I./2001/3970 The Gaming Machines (Maximum Prizes) Regulations 2001 Order increased the maximum prize from a gaming machine in a casino from £1,000 to £2,000.
S.I./2001/3971 The Gaming Act (Variations of Monetary Limits) Order 2001 Order increased the maximum prize from an 'all-cash amusements-with-prizes' gaming machine from £15 to £25.
S.I./2001/3972 The Return of Cultural Objects (Amendment) Regulations 2001 Regulations implemented into UK law Directive 2001/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, which made some technical amendments to the threshold values set out in the Annex to Council Directive 93/7/EEC on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State.
S.I./2001/3984 The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variations) Order 2001 Order amended the Public Lending Right (PLR) Scheme to increase the rate per loan paid to registered authors when their books are borrowed from public libraries from 2.49p to 2.67p.
S.I./2001/4034 The Amusements with Prizes (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2001 Order increased the maximum ticket sales and money prizes in games of prize bingo in an arcade (respectively, from £60 to £90 and from £15 to £25).
S.I./2001/4035 The Gaming Act (Variations of Monetary Limits) (No.2) Order 2001 Order increased the maximum cash prize in a prize bingo game played in a licensed bingo club from £15 to £25.
* DCMS Orders in Council