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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when Battersea Power Station was last inspected by English Heritage; and what the outcome of the inspection was.

Asked by

Lord Stratford (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 2004

Reference

204674; 428 c1453W;428 c1452-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when County Hall, London, SE1 was last inspected by English Heritage; and whether English Heritage judged at the most recent inspection that the building was being properly preserved.

Asked by

Lord Stratford (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 2004

Reference

204675; 428 c1455W;428 c1454W

House

House of Commons

ATKINSON MORLEY WING ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL, TOOTING

That this House warmly congratulates St George's Hospital NHS Trust on the recent opening of the Atkinson Morley Cardiothoracic and Neurosciences Unit at this hospital, which clearly shows the deep commitment of Her Majesty's Government to the ongoing modern developments taking place within the NHS and its commitment to the...

Primary sponsor

Tom Cox (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

4 May 2004

Reference

1110

House

House of Commons

RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AIM PURSUANT TO THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACT

That this House notes that pursuant to the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 the Secretary of State must set an energy efficiency aim for residential accommodation; and welcomes the assurance given during the Committee Stage of that Act that in doing so the Government will work with the energy efficiency industry...

Primary sponsor

Brian White (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

26 November 2003

Reference

House

House of Commons

VAT ON BUILDING RESTORATION

That this House notes with concern the number of home owners and organisations struggling to meet the cost of vital restoration work on buildings; further notes that much of the work is carried out on homes and historic buildings which often involves expensive renovation work; recognises the burden imposed in...

Primary sponsor

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

21 January 2003

Reference

547

House

House of Commons

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

That this House is concerned at the huge increase in energy consumption in offices, where energy consumption grew by 65 per cent. from 1973 to 1996, faster than in any other sector of the economy, and is projected by the EC to exceed growth in all other sectors except transport;...

Primary sponsor

Clive Efford (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

431

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Statement on what plans he has to make provision for (a) increasing the capacity of sports venues in order to increase their ability to accommodate disabled people and (b) improving parking and other transport facilities for disabled people at sports grounds; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Clive Efford (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 February 1999

For answer on

15 February 1999

Answered on

15 February 1999

Mr. Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans he has to make provision for (a) increasing the capacity of sports venues in order to increase their ability to accommodate disabled people and (b) improving parking and other transport facilities for disabled people at sports grounds; and if he will make a statement. [70222] Mr. Banks: Disabled people's access to services-- including sports venues--will be improved by implementation of the later rights in Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The first stage will come into force from October when service providers will have to take reasonable steps to change any practice, policy or procedure which makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled people to use a service; provide an auxiliary aid or service which would enable disabled people to use a service; and overcome physical barriers which make it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled people to use a service by providing the service by a reasonable alternative method. From 2004, service providers will also have to consider tackling physical barriers by taking reasonable steps to remove them; alter them, or provide a reasonable means of avoiding them. In addition, I have taken steps to implement the practical recommendations made in the Football Task Force's Report on Improving Facilities for Disabled Supporters, published last July, which fall to Government. These relate to amending the Approved document (AD) for Part M of the Building Regulations to require all new stadia, new stands and extensions to existing facilities to provide wheelchair spaces in accordance with the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds; to drawing up a sliding scale for the numbers of designated seats for people who are ambulant disabled or visually/hearing impaired within new stands and stadia, and amending Part M accordingly; and to extending the future role of the Football Trust to improve disabled facilities at grounds. Any changes to the Building Regulations require statutory consultation and will be based on the advice of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions intends to use the comprehensive review of British Standard BS 5810 Code of Practice for access for the disabled to buildings and its supporting research, once it has been completed, as a basis for developing proposals through the Building Regulations Advisory Committee to revise the AD for Part M. In the interim, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has taken the immediate step of including references to the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds in the current revision to the AD to extend Part M to new housing. This will draw the guidance to the attention of interested parties. The review of BS 5810 includes access for the ambulant disabled and when the Green Guide is next updated the standard will be taken on board. I fully support all the practical recommendations made in the Task Force's report. These include proposals concerning seating arrangement, parking and access at football grounds. In November, I wrote to the bodies identified in the report as having a role to play in implementing the recommendations. I have been encouraged by the positive responses I have received. The Task Force's recommendations provide an excellent assessment of what has been achieved in the provision of facilities for disabled supporters at football grounds, and where improvement can still be made. They are equally applicable to other sports stadia and I commend them to all those involved in sports stadia management in this country.

Legislation

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Date

15 February 1999

Reference

70222; 325 c470-1W;325 c471-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will (a) provide additional funding and (b) amend the procedures under section 3A of the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953, to allow English Heritage to fund the repair and replacement of church bells. - (Holding...

Asked by

Lord Lansley (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 July 1998

Reference

52402; 317 c313W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will instruct English Heritage to restore grants for the repair of mediaeval church buildings.

Asked by

Ian Gibson (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 June 1998

Reference

314 c236W; 45830

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to provide new resources to repair historical properties; and if he will make a statement on the recent English Heritage report on neglected historic properties. - Inc figs.

Asked by

Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 June 1998

Reference

313 c426W; 44005

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received from the villagers of Bradenstoke in Wiltshire concerning their attempt to repatriate the mediaeval barn of Bradenstoke Priory from California; and what applications the National Lottery has received.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 June 1998

Reference

313 c427W; 44331;44330

House

House of Commons

Adjournment debate on church bells

Adjournment debate on church bells.

Lead member

Michael Fabricant

Answering member

Lord Stratford

Department

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

20 May 1998

Reference

312 c1075-82;312 c1077-84

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial assistance the Government provides for church building repairs; and what total funds it provided in each of the last five years. - Including table.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 January 1998

For answer on

19 January 1998

Answered on

19 January 1998

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what financial assistance the Government provide for church building repairs; and what total funds it provided in each of the last five years. [23099] Mr. Banks: The reply relates to England only. Government financial assistance for the repair of historic religious buildings in use is channelled principally via English Heritage's church and cathedral grant schemes. Funding for historic places of worship is also available from the Heritage Lottery Fund. In addition, my Department provides 70 per cent. of the funding of the Churches Conservation Trust, which preserves outstanding Anglican churches no longer in use for worship, and contributes (both directly and by way of English Heritage) to the costs of the Historic Chapels Trust, which cares for a number of non-Anglican buildings. Funding offered under these schemes in each of the last five years is as follows: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 English Heritage church grant offers: 12.50 14.10 11.00 9.90 {1}10.00 English Heritage cathedral grant offers: 4.70 0.30 3.00 3.00 {2}3.00 Heritage Lottery Fund grant offers: -- -- 1.56 16.14 {1}15.82 Churches Conservation Trust: 1.92 2.17 2.51 2.51 2.48 Historic Chapels Trust: £000 {3}29,100 {3}28,782 {3}35,125 {3}44,471 {3}50,552 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} For 1997-98 English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund are collaborating on a joint application scheme for places of worship in England, for which both organisations have allocated £10 million. The figure for Heritage Lottery Funding includes an additional amount for funding outside the joint scheme. {2} Allocation. {3} Figures are £ thousand.

Date

19 January 1998

Reference

23099; 304 c425-6W;304 c421-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the value to date of National Lottery funding of new and refurbished buildings in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland, broken down into (i) grants and (ii) matching funding. - Includes table. (Holding...

Asked by

Robert Key (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 December 1997

For answer on

12 January 1998

Answered on

12 January 1998

Mr. Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is the value to date of National Lottery funding of new and refurbished buildings in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland, broken down into (i) grants and (ii) matching funding. [21709] Mr. Banks: [holding answer 22 December 1997]: The National Lottery distributors estimate that some 5,805 awards worth approximately £2.78 billion have been made to help support new buildings and refurbish existing ones across the United Kingdom. A further £2.75 billion has been promised in partnership funding. A breakdown by country follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Number of awards Total value of awards £ Total partnership funding £ England 4,556 2,228,674,486 2,148,929,092 Wales 441 150,334,974 264,029,884 Scotland 597 238,163,783 237,297,772 Northern Ireland 211 102,002,060 103,397,786 Total 5,805 2,779,175,303 2,753,654,534 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Information on National Lottery awards is now available on the Department's website www.lottery.culture.gov.uk. The information is updated on a regular basis.

Date

12 January 1998

Reference

21709; 304 c25W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he has received Mr John Newman's report on the ecclesiastical exemption from listed building and conservation area controls. - Inc ref to report in the Libraries (DEP3/5542).

Asked by

Ann Clwyd (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 1997

Reference

17573; 301 c259W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

What steps he is taking to prevent the theft of carved stone masonry and other architectural features from historic ruins with particular reference to monastries.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

15 July 1997

Answered on

15 July 1997

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to prevent the theft of carved stone masonry and other architectural features from historic ruins with particular reference to monasteries. [7475] Mr. Banks: It is a criminal offence to execute, or cause to be executed, works to a listed building without first obtaining listed building consent. This includes the theft of architectural features. The current penalty for conviction in a Magistrates' court is a fine of up to £20,000 or imprisonment for up to six months (or both), whilst on conviction in the Crown Court an unlimited fine or a prison sentence of up to two years (or both) may be imposed. In determining the amount of any fine, a magistrates' court or the Crown Court must have regard to any financial benefit which has accrued or may accrue from the offence. Planning Policy Guidance Note 15: Planning and the Historic Environment recommends that owners of listed buildings take precautions to safeguard architectural and other valuable features, especially when historic buildings are vacant or being refurbished. This may include removal for safe and secure storage, and the keeping of adequate records and photographs to help police in the recovery of stolen items. In the case of scheduled monuments, the prior written consent of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for National Heritage is required in respect of any works involving the removal of a scheduled monument or any part of it. Failure to obtain consent, or to comply with any conditions imposed when granting consent, can result in a statutory maximum fine in the Magistrates' court of £5,000.

Date

15 July 1997

Reference

7475; 298 c112-3W;298 c113W

House

House of Commons

Church Commissioners

What are the annual maintenance costs in respect of bishops palaces.

Asked by

Lord Stratford (Labour)

Answering body

Church Commissioners

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

13 May 1996

Reference

277 c637-8; 27703

House

House of Commons

Church Commissioners

1st supplementary on the accommodation for the new Bishop of Chelmsford.

Asked by

Lord Stratford (Labour)

Answering body

Church Commissioners

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

13 May 1996

Reference

277 c637-8

House

House of Commons

Dept of National Heritage

Pursuant to 269 c731W, to comment of the way in which the pu blic funds contribution to the costs of fire damage to Windsor Castle was calculated; and what specific restoration costs will be met from the expected £10.8 million contribution from public funds. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 8...

Asked by

Lord Stratford (Labour)

Answering body

Department of National Heritage

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 1996

Reference

19482; 273 c556-7W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

If he will comment on the construction costs of his Department's Procurement Executive at Abbey Wood. - Including figures.

Asked by

Lord Stratford (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 1996

Reference

16853; 273 c122W

House

House of Commons

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