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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Departmental Payroll
Mr. Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list each of the functions relating to the payroll for which his Department is responsible, indicating the management systems purchased, all subcontractors involved in the work, co-operative arrangements with other Departments and the costs of the systems and processes in the last year for which figures are available. [10740]
Mr. Tom Clarke: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for the following functions relating to payroll:
- collating and processing payments including basic pay, overtime, National Insurance contributions, tax and other deductions;
- arrangements for making payments.
Chessington Computer Centre is contracted to carry out these functions on our behalf and marks all payments and deductions through the SPIRE--standard payroll input and retrieval--payroll management system. The combined costs of the pay and pay assessment contract at present is £67.96 per payee per annum.
Sport (Redbridge)
Ms Perham: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which elements of the national strategy for sport will be implemented in the London borough of Redbridge; and what plans he has to visit the area. [9514]
Mr. Banks: The strategy will be implemented throughout the country, including the London borough of Redbridge, and I hope to have an early opportunity to visit the area to see what is already going on and what opportunities there are for implementing the strategy.
Computer-related Expenditure
Mr. Malcolm Bruce:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is his estimate of total departmental expenditure on computer-related current and
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capital work for (a) 1995-96, (b) 1996-97, (c) 1997-98, (d) 1998-99 and (e) 1999-2000; and if he will make a statement. [11388]
Mr. Tom Clarke
[holding answer 29 July 1997]: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport's expenditure on computer-related work in 1995-96 was £1,126,000 current and £602,000 capital. In 1996-97, current expenditure was £1,138,000 and capital was £837,000. The budget for 1997-98 is for current expenditure of £1,261,000 and capital expenditure of £549,000. The information systems budget for future years is under review as part of the Department's current spending review process.
Mr. Fabricant:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Government spent on sport in (a) 1978-79 and (b) 1996-97 in current prices. [10824]
Mr. Banks
[holding answer 28 July 1997]: In 1978-79, central Government expenditure on sport to the Great Britain Sports Council was £15.2 million. In 1996-97, total central Government expenditure on sport was £51.61 million. Of this, £46.55 million was allocated to the Great Britain Sports Council and its successors from 1 January 1997, the UK and English Sports Councils.
Also in 1996-97, £264.78 million was awarded by the English Sports Council to 1,005 sports-related projects from the lottery sports fund.
Mr. Fabricant:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how much financial support (a) in grants, (b) as tax allowances and (c) as other benefits, at current prices, the Government gave to the United Kingdom film industry in each year since 1979; [10827]
Mr. Tom Clarke
[holding answer 28 July 1997 ]: The level of Government support for film in the UK for the years 1979-86 is not available except at disproportionate cost. For the years 1987 onwards, the support was as follows:
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(2) what was the level of Government-supported investment, at current prices, in the United Kingdom film industry in each year since 1979. [10828]
| Year | Amount | National Lottery |
|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | 19.9 | -- |
| 1988-89 | 21.1 | -- |
| 1989-90 | 20.6 | -- |
| 1990-91 | 20.4 | -- |
| 1991-92 | 22.6 | -- |
| 1992-93 | 24.37 | -- |
| 1993-94 | 26.04 | -- |
| 1994-95 | 27.6 | -- |
| 1995--96 | 27.13 | 20.1 |
| 1996-97 | (3)23.6 | 62.69 |
| 1997-98 | (4)23.5 | (5)7.89 |
Notes:
(3) Estimated outturn.
(4) Provision.
(5) To date.
Source:
BFI/Screen Finance/Screen Digest.
The level of Government support given as tax allowances and as other benefits is not available except at disproportionate cost.
Arts Expenditure
Mr. Fabricant: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much, in current prices, the Government spent on the arts in (a) 1978-79 and (b) 1996-97. [10826]
Mr. Fisher [holding answer 28 July 1997]: Central Government funding of the arts in Great Britain in 1978-79, provided through the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Crafts Council and the British Film Institute, amounted to £55.1 million. This is equivalent to £172.6 million in current prices, based on the latest assumptions of the gross domestic product deflators.
In 1996-97, central Government funding of the arts in Great Britain, provided through the Arts Council of England, of Scotland and of Wales; the Crafts Council; the British Film Institute and the national heritage arts sponsorship scheme, amounted to £252.3 million. Full details are given in the following table.
There are also other sources of arts funding generated through Government expenditure: either directly, such as through local authorities and the BBC or indirectly, such as through European spending programmes. However, complexities of definition and insufficient data make it difficult to provide reliable funding figures.
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| Arts organisation | Grant-in-aid 1978-79 | Grant-in-aid (1996-97 prices) | Arts organisation | Grant-in-aid 1996-97 | Grant-in-aid (1996-97 prices) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Council of Great Britain | 51.8 | 159.3 | Arts Council(6) | 227.4 | 227.4 |
| Crafts Council | 0.8 | 2.5 | Crafts Council | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| British Film Institute | 3.5 | 10.8 | British Film Institute | 16.5 | 16.5 |
| National Heritage Arts Sponsorship Scheme(7) | 5.05 | 5.05 | |||
| Total | 56.1 | 172.5 | Total | 252.2 | 252.2 |
(6) Cumulative figure for the Arts Councils of England, Scotland and Wales as ACGB ceased to exist from 31 March 1994.
(7) National heritage arts sponsorship scheme introduced on 1 October 1984.
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Arts Councils
Mr. Fabricant: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what level of Government funding, in the current prices, was provided for the Arts Councils in each year since 1978-79. [10830]
Mr. Fisher [holding answer 28 July 1997]: Details of central Government funding of the Arts Councils serving England, Scotland and Wales in each year since 1978-79, and at current prices based on the latest assumptions of the gross domestic product deflators, are given in the following table.
| Year | ACGB Grant-in-aid | ACGB Grant-in-aid (1996-97 prices) |
|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 51.8 | 159.3 |
| 1979-80 | 63.1 | 166.3 |
| 1980-81 | 71.0 | 158.1 |
| 1981-82 | 80.5 | 163.5 |
| 1982-83 | 91.3 | 173.1 |
| 1983-84 | 96.8 | 175.4 |
| 1984-85 | 101.9 | 175.8 |
| 1985-86 | 106.5 | 174.2 |
| 1986-87(8) | 135.6 | 215.2 |
| 1987-88 | 139.3 | 209.9 |
| 1988-89 | 152.4 | 215.3 |
| 1989-90 | 155.5 | 205.3 |
| 1990-91 | 175.8 | 214.9 |
| 1991-92 | 194.2 | 223.2 |
| 1992-93 | 221.2 | 244.0 |
| 1993-94 | 225.6 | 241.8 |
| 1994-95(9) | 223.3 | 235.8 |
| 1995-96 | 229.8 | 236.1 |
| 1996-97 | 227.4 | 227.4 |
(8) The increase in 1986-87 was mainly an injection of funding in compensation for the loss of GLC and metropolitan authority spending.
(9) The Arts Council of Great Britain (ACGB) ceased to exist on 31 March 1994. In order to give equivalent figures for 1994-95 and after, the table includes DCMS grant in aid to the Arts Council of England and the grant in aid to the Scottish and Welsh Arts Councils from their sponsoring departments.
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