Research
(asked on 23rd March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 have not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commissioned for each report was; from whom each such research report was commissioned; what the value of each such commission was; on what date each such report was received by his Department; for what reason each such research report has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish each such report.
This table shows research commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport between September 2010 and December 2014 which is yet to be published.
Research Title | Nature of Research | External contractor | Value of work |
The Local economic impacts from cultural sector investments | The purpose of this report is to bring together the best evidence of local economic impacts from culture into one report which could inform the department’s evidence base on the value of culture. The purpose was also to aid others in making the case for culture whether it’s local government, ALBs or the culture sector more widely. | ECORYS | £20,303 |
Publication of Child Taking Part Survey: Multivariate analysis of the determinants of child participation in arts, sport, heritage, museums and libraries. | To explore the factors most strongly associated with child participation in arts, sport, heritage, museums and libraries, both in and outside of school. Commissioned by the Culture and Sport Evidence (CASE). | Sheffield Hallam University, Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) | £21,156 |
Outlook and structure of publicly funded organisations in culture, heritage and sports | Programme of research scoping the extent to which local sport and cultural organisations can be surveyed to provide information on their business practices and underlying attitudes towards ensuring resilience during times of difficult economic operating climate. | BOP consulting | £79,575 |
The Department has yet to identify appropriate events or publication opportunities for the 3 named pieces of research.