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[shadow=red,left,300]House of Commons debates[/shadow]
Monday, 24 October 2005
Monday, 24 October 2005What are debates?
Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport
Lottery Funds Distribution
Ann Cryer (Keighley, Lab) Link to this | Hansard source
Can my right hon. Friend confirm that the Heritage Lottery Fund is to continue, contrary to rumours that have been circulating? I should like to declare an interest, in that I am the president of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society, which has benefited from lottery funding in the past.
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Richard Caborn (Minister of State (Sport and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport) Link to this | Hansard source
I honestly do not know where these rumours come from. We take these matters seriously, so far as the Heritage Lottery Fund is concerned, and we have guaranteed it up to the end of this licence. We have also said that serious consideration must be given to enabling the good causes programme to continue after the beginning of the new licence. If we are talking about a commitment to ensuring stability of spending on good causes in the medium to long term, then, crikey, I do not think that any Government could have done more than we have. It is despicable of people to try to undermine the Heritage Lottery Fund by spreading these rumours, and they ought to stop immediately.
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2005-10-24a.5.0&s=speaker%3A10142#g6.0
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House of Commons debates
Monday, 24 October 2005What are debates?
Railtrack
Ann Cryer (Keighley, Lab) Link to this | Hansard source
Will the hon. Gentleman and the Conservative party accept some responsibility for the creation of Railtrack and thus the deaths of a number of people due to lack of maintenance by that organisation?
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Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton, Con) Link to this | Hansard source
That is not a debate for the Chamber today. We are discussing the conduct of the Government, not the merits of Railtrack.
The House, by election and majority control, lends authority—
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www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2005-10-24a.21.1&s=speaker%3A10142#g23.0
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Written answers
Monday, 24 October 2005What are written answers?
Culture Media and Sport
BBC
Ann Cryer (Keighley, Lab) Hansard source
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what further initiatives the Government will take to promote ongoing public involvement with the BBC following the review of its charter.
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Tessa Jowell (Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport) Hansard source
As explained in the Green Paper, we will establish a new "BBC Trust" which will embody the public interest and reflect the views of the licence fee payer. Part of the Trust's remit will be to ensure communication and consultation with licence fee payers through a rolling programme of quantitative and qualitative research, viewer forums and decision-making based on direct engagement with the public.
www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2005-10-24b.20233.h&s=speaker%3A10142#g20233.q0
Monday, 24 October 2005
Monday, 24 October 2005What are debates?
Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport
Lottery Funds Distribution
Ann Cryer (Keighley, Lab) Link to this | Hansard source
Can my right hon. Friend confirm that the Heritage Lottery Fund is to continue, contrary to rumours that have been circulating? I should like to declare an interest, in that I am the president of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society, which has benefited from lottery funding in the past.
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Richard Caborn (Minister of State (Sport and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport) Link to this | Hansard source
I honestly do not know where these rumours come from. We take these matters seriously, so far as the Heritage Lottery Fund is concerned, and we have guaranteed it up to the end of this licence. We have also said that serious consideration must be given to enabling the good causes programme to continue after the beginning of the new licence. If we are talking about a commitment to ensuring stability of spending on good causes in the medium to long term, then, crikey, I do not think that any Government could have done more than we have. It is despicable of people to try to undermine the Heritage Lottery Fund by spreading these rumours, and they ought to stop immediately.
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2005-10-24a.5.0&s=speaker%3A10142#g6.0
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House of Commons debates
Monday, 24 October 2005What are debates?
Railtrack
Ann Cryer (Keighley, Lab) Link to this | Hansard source
Will the hon. Gentleman and the Conservative party accept some responsibility for the creation of Railtrack and thus the deaths of a number of people due to lack of maintenance by that organisation?
..........................................................................................
Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton, Con) Link to this | Hansard source
That is not a debate for the Chamber today. We are discussing the conduct of the Government, not the merits of Railtrack.
The House, by election and majority control, lends authority—
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www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2005-10-24a.21.1&s=speaker%3A10142#g23.0
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Written answers
Monday, 24 October 2005What are written answers?
Culture Media and Sport
BBC
Ann Cryer (Keighley, Lab) Hansard source
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what further initiatives the Government will take to promote ongoing public involvement with the BBC following the review of its charter.
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Tessa Jowell (Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport) Hansard source
As explained in the Green Paper, we will establish a new "BBC Trust" which will embody the public interest and reflect the views of the licence fee payer. Part of the Trust's remit will be to ensure communication and consultation with licence fee payers through a rolling programme of quantitative and qualitative research, viewer forums and decision-making based on direct engagement with the public.
www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2005-10-24b.20233.h&s=speaker%3A10142#g20233.q0