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15W Written Answers 26 OCTOBER 2009 Written Answers 16W I was very interested to learn about the findings in the Fawcett Society’s recent report, “Corporate Sexism—the Sex Industry’s Infiltration of the Modern Workplace.” Research like the Fawcett report illustrate that although we have made significant progress in tackling inequality in the workplace, there is still more work to be done. Following the report’s launch, the Minister for Women and Equality wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer raising the issue of tax relief on discrete receipts from lap-dancing establishments. Through the Policing and Crime Bill, currently before <strong>Parliament</strong>, we will give greater powers to local authorities and local communities to control the opening and regulation of lap-dancing clubs. This means lap-dancing clubs will no longer be licensed under the Licensing Act 2003 but will be licensed as ’sex establishments’. The Government will continue to work with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), as well as with employers, to ensure enforcement of the Sex Discrimination Act and to promote equality in the workplace. Euthanasia Mr. Sharma: To ask the Solicitor-General what the process will be for implementation of the Director of Public Prosecutions’ policy on assisted suicide after the conclusion and the public consultation on the interim policy. [295045] The Solicitor-General: The public consultation on the CPS interim policy on cases of assisted suicide will close on 16 December 2009. Thereafter the Director and his team will carefully consider all of the responses received to assess whether the policy should be amended, and if so how. The Director then intends to publish a summary of the responses received and issue the finalized policy by 10 March 2010. Homophobia: Prosecutions Mr. Grieve: To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions have been brought for the offence of hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation under Part 3A of the Public Order Act 1986 as amended by Schedule 16 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008; and how many convictions have resulted. [295852] The Solicitor-General: No prosecutions for this offence have yet been brought as the offence is not yet in force. The Government intend to bring it into force as soon as possible. Rape: Victim Support Schemes Mr. Sharma: To ask the Solicitor-General what steps the Government is taking to (a) increase rates of the prosecution of rape and (b) support victims of rape. [295046] The Solicitor-General: There has been significant progress in tackling rape, for example, reports of rape have more than doubled between 1997 and 2007. However, conviction rates remain low. To address this, the Government have announced the immediate setting up of a review, led by Baroness Stern, to identify how the handling of rape complaints and conviction rates can be improved. As well as examining the response of the public authorities to reports of rape and exploring ways in which the attrition rate can be reduced, the review will also consider how to improve victim satisfaction. It will be assisted by the valuable work on victims’ experience being led by Sara Payne, the Victims’ Champion. A separate Government initiative to improve support for victims will increase the number of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) to ensure that there is at least one in every police force area. To drive up the quality of police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) performance in handling reports of rape, a team with members drawn from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the CPS is visiting police forces and CPS areas, sharing good practice and promoting increased effectiveness and a consistent approach. Religious Hatred: Prosecutions Mr. Grieve: To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions have been brought for the offence of incitement to religious hatred under Part 3A of the Public Order Act 1986 as amended by the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006; and how many convictions have resulted. [295749] The Solicitor-General: To date one prosecution has been brought but has not concluded: a person has been charged and a trial date has yet to be fixed. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Arts Council of England: West Yorkshire John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Arts Council England has spent per capita on (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in (i) Leeds and (ii) West Yorkshire in each year since 2001. [295354] Mr. Simon: Arts Council England have supplied the figures in the table. The figures represent their total funding, awarded in £000, either on a revenue or capital basis to organisations or individuals based (by post code) in Leeds and West Yorkshire. LA/capital/revenue 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Leeds Lottery capital 625 5,589 — 19,600 — — — — Lottery revenue 1,585 941 917 1,255 1,782 1,984 993 1,529 Grant in aid revenue 10,060 11,163 11,901 13,511 14,115 15,220 15,840 16,290 Total 12,270 17,694 12,818 34,366 15,897 17,204 16,833 17,819
17W Written Answers 26 OCTOBER 2009 Written Answers 18W LA/capital/revenue 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 West Yorkshire Lottery capital 3,162 5,589 6,487 19,600 — — — — Lottery revenue 3,439 2,100 2,867 7,181 3,797 4,654 2,157 2,825 Grant in aid revenue 11,864 13,181 14,181 16,207 17,059 18,298 19,035 20,198 Total 18,465 20,870 23,535 42,988 20,857 22,951 21,192 23,023 Bible: Anniversaries David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether his Department plans to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible in 2011. [294706] Mr. Simon: The Department is not planning to mark this anniversary. However, the British Library plans to highlight the linguistic contribution of the King James Bible in its exhibition on the English language, scheduled for November 2010 to April 2011 in London. They plan to feature a first edition from 1611 as a star exhibit. Broadcasting: Derbyshire Mr. McLoughlin: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding will be provided for broadcasting services in West Derbyshire as a result of proposals contained in the Digital Britain White Paper. [295871] Mr. Simon: The Digital Britain White Paper proposes to sustain public service broadcasting across the UK. Digital Britain does not contain funding proposals for broadcasting services in individual constituencies. Casinos Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1142-43W, on casinos, what assessment he has made of the progress made by each of the 16 licensing authorities which have won bids for either small or large casinos. [295064] Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 22 October 2009]: Iam aware that some of the 16 local authorities permitted to issue large and small casino premises licences are planning to invite applications for the new premises licences within the next few months. However, it remains the responsibility of the individual licensing authorities themselves as to when they announce their process and timetable for applications. Cultural Heritage David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criteria his Department uses to determine whether to mark anniversaries of cultural and sporting events in the UK’s national history. [294705] Mr. Sutcliffe: We do not have set criteria to determine whether to mark sporting and cultural anniversaries. English Heritage: Finance Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much English Heritage received in grant-in-aid funding from his Department (a) in cash terms and (b) expressed in current prices in each year since 1997. [290767] Mr. Bradshaw [holding answer 9 September 2009]: The information requested is set out in the following table. These are audited outturn figures sourced from DCMS accounts: Appropriation accounts Resource accounts Cash terms (£000) Current prices (2008-09) (£000) 1997-98 105,183 136,295 1998-99 102,404 129,956 1999-2000 112,609 140,148 2000-01 119,000 146,180 2001-02 110,401 132,655 2002-03 116,387 135,477 2003-04 119,442 135,222 2004-05 127,901 140,881 2005-06 129,136 139,636 2006-07 141,321 148,421 2007-08 136,636 139,626 2008-09 129,358 129,358 Government support for our historic buildings and sites is supplemented by significant funds from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other organisations such as the National Trust. As a result of the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review English Heritage received a cash increase in resource GIA from £123.7 million in 2007-08 to £124.7 million in 2008-09. The table is based on the outturn of English Heritage draw-down against such allocations and includes capital spend and money rolled over through end of year flexibility. Horserace Totalisator Board Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of the proceeds of the sale of the Tote will be provided to British horseracing. [294866] Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 22 October 2009]: The Government’s position remains that we will honour our commitment to return half of the net proceeds of any market sale of the Tote to racing, subject to the requirements
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