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Dept for Culture Media and Sport

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Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list (a) the title and subject, (b) the total cost to her Department and (c) the commissioned author or organisation of each external report commissioned by her Department in each year since 1997. [103712] Dr. Howells: The title and subject, cost and the commissioned author or organisation of each external report commissioned by the Department in each year since 1997 is shown in the following table. An "external report" has been interpreted as being a report produced at the request of government by a person, group or organisation external to the department, and which is publicly available. These costs are exclusive of any costs incurred by the Department in the publication of these reports which could have been obtained only at a disproportionate cost. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Title Cost £ (including VAT where Author indicated) 1997 A review of the Ecclesiastical 30,000 John Newman Exemption from listed building controls jointly with the Welsh Office): Listings 1998 A study to assess the economic 137,996.93 National Economic Research impact of Government policies Associates for digital television and for the closure of analogue transmission: Broadcasting 1998 A feasibility study for not known Cambridge Policy consultants compiling a tourism satellite and Geoff Broom Associates account for the United Kingdom: Tourism 1999 Coalfields and the Lottery: 113,240 Tony Gore, Gordon Dabinett and Lottery Jonathan Breeze Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University 1999 Establising a new National 18,000 Angela Heath Tourism Body for Tourism in England--Report and Action plan: Tourism 1999 The Efficiency and 1260,424 Deloitte Touche and Lord Effectiveness of Government- Cultural Resources and Planning sponsored Museums and Galleries: Museums and Galleries 1999 Review of the future funding of not known Gavyn Davies the BBC: Broadcasting 2000 Improving Lottery Funding 130,475 Tony Gore, Gordon Dabinett and Access and Delivery in the Jonathan Breeze Centre for British Coalfield: Lottery Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University 2000 Out of the Box--The Programme 176,051.88 David Graham and Associates Supply Market in the Digital Age--Broadcasting 2000 Review of the BBC's Financial 123,4847 PKF Projections: Broadcasting 2001 A study into the Social Impacts 121,296.95 Graeme Evans and Phyllidia of Lottery good cause spending Shaw, Centre for Leisure and in the UK: Lottery Tourism Studies, University of North London 2001 Future of the Royal Park 20,950 Anthony Speed Constabulary--The Speed Report: Royal Parks Agency 2001 Review of the Tote 20,000 PricewaterhouseCoopers privitisation sale strategy/An updated assessment reflection of the Tote's current financial projections and business plan: Gambling 2001 To quantify the enviromental 19,900 AEA Technology and cost saving benefits of waste minimisation in the hotels sector: Tourism 2001 Review of the BBC's Fair not known Michael Whish Trading Commitment and Commercial Policy: Broadcasting 2001 English National Stadium 46,000 Patrick Carter Review--Interim Report2 2002 UK Television Programme Supply 25,0000 ITC review 2002 Final Evaluation of the Travel 4,995 Halcrow Fox Cumbria Project: Tourism 2002 The Economic Impact of 10,000 Trends Business Research with Tourism--North East pilot Cogentsi study: NE England Economy 2002 Independent Review of BBC News 139,473.4 Richard Lambert 24: Broadcasting 2002 Lessons Learned--Review of the 0 KPMG 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester Final Report--December 20023 2002 English National Stadium 346,000 Patrick Carter Review--Final Report4 2002 Survey of Public Opinion on a 37,750 ICM Polling London 2012 Olympic Bid5 2003 Considering the potential 5,023 PKF taxation implications arising from he planned transfer of assets upon abolition of the Levy Board: Horserace Betting Levy Board 2003 E-commerce Impact Study on the 0 PricewaterhouseCoopers Tourism Sector: Tourism5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Indicates that VAT has been charged 2 This figure includes the costs of the Review of the National Athletics Centre for Sport England. 3 Jointly commissioned by DCMS, Sport England and Manchester city council in August 2002. The cost of the report was met from Games funding to which DCMS contributed but there is no direct, invoiced cost to us 4 Published 16 October 2002. Costs of the Review process from 19 December 2001 to present day 5 Although commissioned by the Department, this report was paid for by ukonline. The costs of these reports could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

103712; 402 c510-2W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Costs Government departments Publications Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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