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837W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 838W Mr Vaizey: It is central Government’s role to empower local communities and local authorities to make the decisions that they feel are most appropriate for their area. The Department will continue to fund the arts through Arts Council England, who provide support to a number of regularly funded organisations across the country. Broadband Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the cost to the economy of the introduction of high-speed broadband services across the UK by 2015; and if he will make a statement. [27683] Mr Vaizey [holding answer 30 November 2010]: Overall, we believe there will be a net benefit to the economy from introduction of superfast broadband. The Government have made no recent estimate of the costs of deploying superfast broadband. The Broadband Stakeholder Group recently published a complementary report on the costs of fixed wireless and satellite broadband. The Government have committed £530 million to facilitate the delivery of universal broadband and stimulate private sector investment to deliver the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015 Co-production Agreement between the UK and Israel Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the revenue likely to be raised as a result of the co-production agreement between the UK and Israel in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014. [27239] Mr Vaizey: We have estimated an average annual benefit of between £0.5 million and £2.5 million. The monetised benefits reflect spending on films which would not have occurred without the treaty being in place. The range reflects a lower case scenario where one film is made every two years with £1 million UK spend, and the upper case involves five films with £1 million spend made every two years. In addition, research indicates that film locations can get up to a 30% boost in bookings from fans visiting locations from their favourite film (e.g. the Harry Potter films have helped boost tourism in the Northumberland area by 16%). As well as clear tourism potential, there are cultural benefits to the UK of greater film diversity. Given that the film industry largely comprises Single Purpose Vehicles it is difficult to predict in advance how many businesses will make use of the treaty. We do not believe it will be significantly higher than projections, particularly in the first few years. Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has assessed the merits of extending to other countries the provisions of the co-production agreement agreed with Israel. [27248] Mr Vaizey: The recently signed film co-production agreements with Israel, and with the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, were the ninth and tenth agreements respectively to be signed in full. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport also has similar co-production agreements with Australia, Canada, France, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, India and Morocco—the Moroccan treaty was signed last year but has yet to be fully ratified by the Moroccan authorities. Copyright: Recordings Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will assess the likely effect on the British music industry of the expiry of 50 years copyright on recordings in the next 10 years. [27347] Mr Davey: I have been asked to reply. I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 18 November 2010, Official Report, columns 889-890W. There are no plans to undertake the work described. Departmental Sponsorship Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what expenditure (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies incurred on sponsorship in each year since 1997 for which figures are available. [27520] John Penrose: The Department does not provide corporate sponsorship or branding for events but it does encourage sponsorship of its sectors from the world of business. Data on expenditure incurred by non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally. Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive of each non-departmental public body to respond to the hon. Member for Witham directly. A copy of the responses will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses. Newsquest Media Group Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent meetings (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department have had with directors of the Newsquest Media Group on local media provision. [27336] Mr Vaizey: As part of Nicholas Shott’s review of local TV he undertook a visit to Scotland where he met with a range of interested parties including Newsquest. He was accompanied by a member of his steering group and an official from the Department. TREASURY Air Passenger Duty Richard Fuller: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will change the basis for calculating air passenger duty banding from London to capital city of destination to London to destination; [26546] (2) if he will change the air passenger duty banding for destinations in the Caribbean to be the same as that for destinations on the east coast of the United States. [26545]
839W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 840W Justine Greening: The June Budget stated that the Government will explore changes to the aviation tax system, including switching from a per-passenger to a per-plane duty. Major changes will be subject to consultation. Banks: Finance Frank Dobson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the monetary value is of (a) loans and (b) guarantees given to UK banks by his Department since 2007. [26984] Mr Hoban: A full breakdown of financial support provided to UK banks is published by the Treasury on a financial year basis. Details of the support provided for the years 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 are set out in the Treasury’s Resource Accounts for 2007-08 (HC 539), 2008-09 (HC 611) and 2009-10 (HC261), respectively. Banks: Loans Mr Nicholas Brown: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2010, Official Report, column 894W, on banks: loans, if he will undertake an assessment of trends in the criteria for setting personal guarantees for loans over the last 10 years. [27308] Mr Hoban: In response to the Government’s Green Paper on business finance, the British Bankers; Association (BBA) published the outcomes of their Business Finance Taskforce, which was written in conjunction with the six major UK banks. As part of these commitments, the banks have agreed to fund and establish an independent business survey. This survey will provide more information of the experience of small businesses in applying for finance. Copyright: Music Mike Weatherley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the additional revenue to the Exchequer attributable to an extension to 75 years of musicians’ copyright in the last 10 years. [27346] Mr Gauke: I refer the hon. Gentlemen to the answer I gave him on 22 November 2010, Official Report, column 84W. Employers’ Liability: Asbestos Andrea Leadsom: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals for a requirement for employers to insure themselves against potential harm caused to employees by asbestosis. [24112] Chris Grayling: I have been asked to reply. The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 requires employers carrying on business in Great Britain to insure their liability to their employees for bodily injury or disease sustained in the course of their employment. This Act ensures that those with asbestos-related diseases can claim compensation against their Employers’ Liability insurance, where the employer has been negligent in exposing them to asbestos while at work. However, a recent Court of Appeal case has considered how the wording of these Employers’ Liability insurance policies affects civil compensation for mesothelioma sufferers and we had hoped that the judgment would have provided a general principle on how these policies should deal with their mesothelioma claims. The court decided that the policies should be interpreted based on the actual policy wording, which means that some sufferers may not be able to claim compensation if the insurance policy was worded in such a way that prevents a claim from being made. We expect this judgment to be appealed to the Supreme Court. In February 2010 the previous Government published their consultation document, Accessing Compensation— Supporting people who need to trace employers’ liability insurance, which set out proposals for people who need to find their Employers’ Liability insurance policies in order to claim compensation. The consultation closed on 5 May 2010. There were two proposals; firstly an Employers’ Liability Tracing Office, that would manage a database of EL policies. Secondly, an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau which would be a compensation fund of last resort for those individuals who are unable to trace EL insurance records, ensuring they are able to receive compensation for injuries or diseases sustained during the course of their employment. We are in active discussions with all stakeholders on how this situation can be addressed and we will publish our response to the consultation in due course. Income Tax John Mann: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue which accrued from income tax from employees in each business sector in each of the last three years. [27548] Mr Gauke: A sectoral breakdown of income tax revenues for the latest three years is not available. Estimated shares of pay as you earn tax liabilities deducted from pay (excluding pensions) by industry to 2007-08 are published in table 2.10 on the HMRC website: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_tax/table2-10.xls Total PAYE tax (excluding pensions) is estimated at £107.2 billion, £115.7 billion and £123.3 billion in respect of liabilities for 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively. Members: Correspondence Kevin Brennan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury plans to respond to the letters of 17 September 2010 and 1 November 2010 from the hon. Member for Cardiff West. [27753] Mr Hoban: I have replied to the hon. Member. Mortgages Harriett Baldwin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he has assessed the effect of the mortgage market proposals made by the Financial Services Authority on small businesses with a turnover under £1 million; [27483]
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