Tough grilling by MP on Public overspend
The number of tough questions about the quango accused of allowing controversial Black Country arts centre The Public to go £49 million over budget today reached 122.
The number of tough questions about the quango accused of allowing controversial Black Country arts centre The Public to go £49 million over budget today reached 122.
Tom Watson, MP for West Bromwich East, has tabled a further 51 parliamentary questions on the back of 71 he asked about the Arts Council in December. He has now asked more questions this parliamentary session than any other MP.
It has been almost a month since Mr Watson posed questions about its restructuring and the Arts Council's involvement in allowing the gallery to swallow £72m of taxpayers' money.
He also wants to know about the redundancy package being paid to Arts Council England, West Midlands chief executive Sally Luton, who leaves in June 2010. She will receive about £211,000 made up of her salary for 18 months and a one-off pension lump sum of £90,000.
Today the Arts Council said its responses to the first batch of questions would be going to the House of Commons this week.
The latest set of 51 questions include asking the Arts Council how much it spent on "relaxation rooms" for staff at its head office in London and the cost of giving staff taxpayer-funded loans to buy cars, bicycles and scooters.
Mr Watson is also trying to find out how much was spent on spin by asking how many staff have "communications" in their job titles and how much was spent on "media monitoring".
He said today: "So far I've been disappointed by the slow response of the Arts Council.
"Just to remind them of their democratic responsibility to answer questions from Parliament I have tabled another 51 questions.
"Local people deserve answers about The Public, after all it was the Arts Council who were the lead players."
Arts Council England West Midlands head of communications Jo Forrest said: "We are responding to the first questions this week."
Last month the Arts Council said all the funding decisions about the gallery had been taken by other organisations, such as The Public founder Sylvia King's Jubilee Arts group.
But the Arts Council was the biggest funder of The Public and paid £32m of taxpayers' money to get it open.
It recently handed Sandwell Council £3m to get the West Bromwich gallery running.
The complete list of questions posed by Mr Watson.
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had on the future funding of Arts Council England; and if he will make a statement. (308354)
05/01/2010
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to require Arts Council England to publish details of its pension deficit on an annual basis. (308355)
05/01/2010
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent reports he has received on Arts Council England's pension fund deficit. (308358)
05/01/2010
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2009, Official Report, column 665W, on Arts Council England: finance, whether Arts Council England may (a) use proceeds from the National Lottery and (b) grant-in-aid funding from his Department to reduce its pension fund deficit; and if he will make a statement. (308368)
05/01/2010
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will commission an inquiry into the value for money of the proposed restructuring of Arts Council England. (308543)
05/01/2010
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to reduce the number of consultants engaged by Arts Council England. (308544)
05/01/2010
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the guidelines issued to Arts Council England staff who (a) accept secondary jobs and (b) hold contracts which provide a secondary income. (307888)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what freedom of information requests have been received by Arts Council England in each of the last three years. (307889)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what private members' clubs used by (a) staff and (b) board members of Arts Council England that organisation pays membership (i) subscription and (ii) part-subscription. (307890)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what overseas conferences were attended by Arts Council England (a) staff and (b) board members in each of the last three years. (307891)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish all reports produced for the Arts Council England board by Moss Cooper on The Public arts centre in West Bromwich. (307892)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when responsibility for the Public Arts Centre in West Bromwich was transferred from the Capital Projects Office at Arts Council England to Arts Council England West Midlands. (307893)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions a representative of Arts Council England (a) attended and (b) sent apologies to a meeting of the board of (i) The Public Building Limited, (ii) The Public Charity and (iii) the Building Sub-Committee of The Public Building Limited between 2003 and 2006. (307894)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when Mr Julian Ravest of Robin and Gorringe was contracted to provide services in respect of Arts Council England's monitoring of the Public Arts building project in West Bromwich; and when that contract ended. (307895)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the reports produced by Robin And Gorringe for Arts Council England on The Public arts centre in West Bromwich. (307896)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was paid to Robin and Gorringe by Arts Council England in each year between 2002 and 2006. (307897)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates meetings were held between Arts Council England and Advantage West Midlands to discuss The Public building in West Bromwich between 2003 and 2006. (307898)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish all reports made to the Capital Projects Board of the Arts Council on the construction of The Public arts centre in West Bromwich between 1995 and 2006. (307899)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the minutes of all discussions the board of Arts Council England has had on The Public arts centre in West Bromwich. (307900)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultants were contracted by Arts Council England in relation to The Public arts centre in West Bromwich. (307901)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish all correspondence between Sylvia King of The Public arts centre and Sally Luton of Arts Council England between July 2005 and November 2006. (307902)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the reports produced by PriceWaterhouseCoopers on the funding of The Public arts centre in West Bromwich before The Public Building Limited went into adminstration. (307903)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when Graham Devlin's term of employment at Arts Council England (a) commenced and (b) ended. (307904)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in which of the last 10 financial years Graham Devlin was employed as a consultant by Arts Council England. (307905)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the date was of the first grant payment made to C/plex Limited by Arts Council England. (307906)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter from Arts Council England to C/plex Limited on approval of the process of appointment of the architect to design The Public arts centre in West Bromwich. (307907)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on (a) furnishing and (b) decoration of the Office of the (i) Chief Executive and (ii) Chair of Arts Council England in each of the last three years. (307921)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on (a) maintenance and (b) redecoration by Arts Council England in each of its regional offices in each of the last three years. (307922)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on carpets by Arts Council England for its (a) head office and (b) regional offices in each of the last three years. (307923)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) desktop and (b) laptop computers have been lost by staff employed by Arts Council England in each of the last three years. (307924)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) desktop and (b) laptop computers have been purchased for use at Arts Council England's (i) head office and (ii) regional offices in each of the last three years. (307925)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what hospitality was received by (a) senior managers and (b) board members of Arts Council England in each of the last three years. (307926)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on (a) taxi, (b) bus and (c) train journeys undertaken by staff employed at Arts Council England's head office in each of the last three years. (307927)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England spent on purchasing (a) newspapers and (b) magazines at its head office in each of the last three years. (307928)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much external training provided to Arts Council England staff cost in each of the last three years. (307929)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) internal and (b) external training courses were undertaken by Arts Council England staff in each of the last three years. (307930)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) lowest and (b) highest level of salary is of those staff members working for Arts Council England whose primary role is liaising with the press. (307931)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many press officers are employed by Arts Council England at (a) its head office and (b) each regional office. (307932)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many working days have been lost at Arts Council England due to sickness in each of the last five years. (307933)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff are employed by Arts Council England; and how many were employed at 1 April in each of the last five years. (307934)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many domestic flights were taken by Arts Council England (a) staff and (b) board members in each of the last three years. (307935)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England spent on overnight (a) accommodation and (b) expenses for (i) its staff and (ii) its board members in each of the last three years. (307936)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent by Arts Council England at its head office on (a) cut flowers and (b) pot plants in each of the last three years. (307937)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England spent on car parking costs in each of the last three years. (307938)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who the members are of Arts Council England's audit committee. (307939)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the addresses are of each property that Arts Council England (a) owns and (b) leases. (307942)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the equal opportunities policy of Arts Council England. (308032)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the hospitality guidelines issued to Arts Council England staff. (308033)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff currently employed by Arts Council England have Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment agreements. (308034)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the standard redundancy agreements used by Arts Council England. (308035)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the standard contract used by Arts Council England for employing staff. (308036)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many mobile telephone devices are used by Arts Council England where the cost of calls is (a) fully and (b) partially paid for by the organisation. (308037)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) white and (b) black and minority ethnic members of staff are employed by Arts Council England. (308038)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the policy used to guide board members of Arts Council England on what issues should be discussed in (a) public and (b) private. (308039)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) industrial and (b) employment tribunal cases have been taken out against Arts Council England in each of the last three years. (308040)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which solicitors' partnerships have been used by Arts Council England in each of the last three years. (308041)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what catering facilities are provided for staff at Arts Council England's head office in London. (308042)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many former Arts Council England national council members have subsequently been employed (a) by Arts Council England and (b) on projects that have received Arts Council England-approved funding in each of the last five years. (308043)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the names and addresses are of the (a) accountancy firms and (b) auditors currently used by Arts Council England. (308044)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the size in square feet is of the Arts Council England offices in Birmingham. (308045)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the annual rental costs of the Arts Council England offices in Birmingham were in each of the last five years. (308046)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who the (a) internal and (b) external trustees are of Arts Council England's pension fund; and in which capacity each serves. (308047)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which trade unions are given facility agreements by Arts Council England; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such agreements. (308048)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which job vacancies there were at Arts Council England as of 11 December 2009. (308049)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which council members of Arts Council England have served since January 2005. (308051)
16/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England has set aside for redundancy payments in respect of its proposed restructuring ; what proportion of this sum the organisation plans to spend on redundancy payments to employees in the West Midlands; and if he will make a statement. (307493)
14/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2009, Official Report, column 374W, on Arts Council England: reorganisation, what the breakdown is of the expected efficiency savings of £6.5 million annually from 2010-11. (307583)
14/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many consultants Arts Council England has hired in each of the last five years; and at what cost in each of those years. (306830)
14/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what audits have been undertaken since 1994 on restructuring of Arts Council England. (307330)
14/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England has spent on advertising in each of the last five years. (307331)
14/12/2009
Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to the public purse has been of each restructuring of Arts Council England in each year since 1994; and if he will make a statement. (301896)
26/11/2009
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 11 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many capital building projects Arts Council England has supported with funding in the last twelve months.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 11 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
What assessment he has made of Arts Council England's ability to answer parliamentary questions in a timely manner.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 11 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
Whether he reviews the answers to parliamentary questions drafted by Arts Council England.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 11 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How was much was paid to Arts Council England's (a) senior managers and (b) board members in (i) performance related and (ii) special bonus payments in each of the last three years; for what reason each bonus was paid; how many members of the senior management team refused to accept a bonus; and what criteria are used in awarding such bonuses.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 11 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much was paid to Arts Council England employees in (i) performance related and (ii) special bonus payments in each of the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 11 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many Arts Council England employees have participated in the organisation's special leave scheme policy in each of the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 11 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much Arts Council England intends to spend on constructing relaxation rooms for staff at their head office in Great Peter Street, London.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 11 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much Arts Council England has spent on employing Lothar Gotz to redecorate their head office in Great Peter Street, London.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 11 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
For what reason Arts Council England want to commission new artwork to furnish their head office in Great Peter Street, London; how much Arts Council England has spent on advertising for such works; and if he will make a statement.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many Arts Council England staff have been subject to (a) stage 1, (b) stage 2 and (c) stage 3 performance capability meetings in each of the last five years; and what proportion of such meetings have resulted in (a) a dismissal and (b) a subsequent appeal by a member of staff.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many works belonging to Arts Council England's Arts Council Collection have been stolen in each of the last five years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many works belonging to Arts Council England's Arts Council Collection have been damaged in (a) transit and (b) exhibition in each of the last five years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much revenue Arts Council England generated from loaning items from the Arts Council Collection in each of the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many items Arts Council England has purchased for its Arts Council Collection in each of the last three years; and how many of these items are on public display.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many items are in Arts Council England's Arts Council Collection; how many of these items are on public display; and what is the annual cost of storing items belonging to the collection.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
If he will outline his department's policy on access arrangements to the Government Art Collection, with particular reference to Arts Council England.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
If he will list the works from the Government Art Collection currently being used by Arts Council England.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
What steps Arts Council England is taking to prevent bullying in the workplace on grounds of (a) religion, (b) ethnicity and (c) sexual orientation; and how much Arts Council England plans to spend on such programmes in the next 12 months.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many times Arts Council England's whistleblowing procedure been enacted in each of the last three years; when the policy was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many Arts Council England staff participated in the organisation's employee relocation scheme in each of the last three years; and what was the total cost of such arrangements in each year.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
What flexi-time arrangements were available to Arts Council England staff in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each year.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many Arts Council England employees have received finance loans to buy (a) cars, (b) scooters and (c) bicycles in each of the last three years; and what was the cost of providing such finance loans in each year.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
If he will publish the (a) job description and (b) salary scale for each employee of Arts Council England's senior management team.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
If he will make it his policy to review Arts Council England's car allowance scheme.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
What was the total cost of essential car user lump sum payments to Arts Council England employees broken down by vehicle engine size in each of the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many Arts Council England employees have used the organisation's car allowance scheme; and what was the total cost of the scheme in each of the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many Arts Council England employees have the word communication in their job title.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many communication officers Arts Council England employs; and what is the total cost of their annual salaries.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many Arts Council England employees have the word diversity in their job title.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many diversity officers Arts Council England employs; and what is the total cost of their annual salaries.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many (a) permanent and (b) temporary staff Arts Council England employs broken down by region.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has been spent by Arts Council England on hosting and maintaining its Arts Jobs website.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
What steps he is taking to improve the public perception of Arts Council England.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has Arts Council England spent on gathering public opinion and opinion polling in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; and what budget has been set for such expenditure in 2009-10.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has Arts Council England spent on the advertisement of tenders for contracts in the last five years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many complaints Arts Council England has received in response to answers it has provided under the Freedom of Information Act in each year for which figures are available.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many complaints from members of the public Arts Council England received in each of the last five years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has been spent on website designers to design Arts Council England's website in each of the last 5 years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many (a) drinks receptions and (b) dinner parties Arts Council England has hosted; and what was the cost of such events in each of the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
Which (a) food and (b) drinks companies supply Arts Council England; and how much has been paid to each of those suppliers in each of the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has been spent by Arts Council England on the acquisition of properties in each of the last five years; and what the (a) address, (b) cost and (c) date of acquisition was of each such property; how much has been realised by Arts Council England from the disposal of such properties in each of the last five years; and what the (i) address, (ii) sale price and (iii) date of sale was of each.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
What recent estimate he has made of the value of Arts Council England's property portfolio.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much Arts Council England has spent on christmas cards in each of the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has been spent by Arts Council England on (a) Christmas parties and (b) staff entertainment in the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has been spent by Arts Council England on staff reward and recognition schemes in each of the last three years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has been spent by Arts Council England on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers in the last five years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has been spent by Arts Council England on legal fees in each of the last five years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
Which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for Arts Council England in each of the last 5 years; and what the cost of these services was.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has Arts Council England paid to recruitment agencies for the hire of temporary staff in each of the last five years.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How many Arts Council England staff have (a) been reprimanded, (b) had their contract of employment terminated and (c) been prosecuted for theft of property in each of the last three years; and what items were stolen in each case.
Ordinary Written question to: Department for Culture, Media and Sport for answer on 07 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
How much has Arts Council England spent on media monitoring in each of the last three years.
