Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of his Department's funding has been allocated to (a) organisations and (b) projects focused on black history in each financial year since 2015.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The majority of DCMS’s funding goes directly to its Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) such as Arts Council England, National Heritage Memorial Fund, Historic England, British Film Institute. Decisions to fund organisations or projects focused on black history would be made by them.
In 2018 the Department did allocate £200,000 to the Black Cultural Archives to secure its immediate future.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of exhibits and projects focused on black history in museums and archives with national museum status; and if he will make an estimate of the amount and proportion of direct funding from his Department that has been allocated to those exhibits and projects.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
DCMS-sponsored museums operate at arm’s length from the Government and DCMS does not have a role in creative or curatorial decisions. As such we do not directly fund any particular exhibitions or projects.
Many national museums and galleries display or hold material relating to black history with collections including relevant art, ceramics, fashion and photography.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question
To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans Parliament has to mark LGBT history month.
Answered by Pete Wishart - Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
The UK Parliament has a range of activities and events taking place over LGBT History month. These include:
Pride at Parliament LGBT+ history tours. 75 minute guided tour highlighting the significant part played by LGBT+ people at UK Parliament as leaders, legislators, activists, lobbyists and monarchs.
Evening event for LGBT+ History Month. Combines a themed guided tour and a visit to the Parliamentary Archives for a talk and to view historic artefacts.
General Tours of Parliament including school visits. Tours are adapted to have an LGBT+ focus; this includes tailored content and the use of examples to explain the work of Parliament within the context of LGBT+ history.
Social media. Content will include a story quiz on historical LGBT+ people and laws in UK Parliament, historical landmarks, legislation, a range of artworks and online content and comms relating to Jez Dolan’s artwork Wolfenden. There will also be chamber coverage of relevant business and profiles of and quotes from MPs.
Talk and panel discussion celebrating parliamentary achievements in progress for LGBT+ rights.
Your Story, Our History Films – Promote series of films with focus on three individuals – who share their experiences of how lgbt+ legislation passed by the UK Parliament has affected their lives.
House Magazine Various Op-ed from staff about LGBT+ History month Lord Cashman event – ‘From Albert Square to Parliament Square’ and followed by an audience Q+A.
ParliOUT Open Art Exhibition: being your authentic LGBT+ self. Artwork from membership shown digitally across the Estate.
Lego Suffragette hosted by Pride Cymru in the Welsh Assembly for their LGBT History Month programme. Culminates with a lecture on Baroness Rhondda, a famous local Suffragette and women's rights advocate on 29th February.
BAME & LGBTQ Trailblazers exhibition. In Richmond House Business Lounge, showcasing the stories and work of LGBT activists from BAME backgrounds.
UK BAME LGBTQ Life after Stonewall Lunch and Learn – A one-hour lunch and learn with Veronica McKenzie of Harringay Vangard.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) electricity and (b) natural gas was used by (i) his Department, (ii) the National Archives, (iii) the Royal Parks, (iv) the British Library, (v) the Imperial War Museum, (vi) the Information Commissioner's Office, (vii) the National Gallery, (viii) the National Portrait Gallery, (ix) the Natural History Museum, (x) the Royal Armouries Museum, (xi) Sport England, (xii) the Victoria and Albert Museum and (xiii) OFCOM in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Margot James
DCMS figures for electricity usage and cost as below:
Year | Use in kW | Cost £ |
17/18 | 846,325.00 | 112,078.00 |
16/17 | 930,091.00 | 174,528.45 |
15/16 | 855,585.00 | 115,000.00 |
The Department does not use natural gas.
The National Archives
Electricity | Gas | ||||
Year | Use in kW | Cost £ | Year | Use in kW | Cost £ |
17/18 | 5,536,908.00 | 659,099.00 | 17/18 | 3,165,066.00 | 93,853.00 |
16/17 | 5,629,756.00 | 660,548.00 | 16/17 | 3,052,034.00 | 99,445.00 |
15/16 | 5,853,391.00 | 691,449.00 | 15/16 | 3,198,213.00 | 99,082.00 |
Royal Armouries
Electricity | Gas | |
| Cost £ | Cost £ |
17/18 | 229,185 | 70,528 |
16/17 | 242,032 | 69,456 |
15/16 | 229,844 79,459 | |
Sport England
Electricity | Gas | |
| Cost £ | Cost £ |
17/18 | 18,095 | 4,068 |
16/17 | 18,305 | 3,490 |
15/16 | 18,338 | 4,114 |
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) only record a combined figure:
Year | Cost £ |
17/18 | 174,068.86 |
16/17 | 102,669.78 |
15/16 | 106,285.45 |
Figures for Ofcom, the Royal Parks and all sponsored museums are available in their annual report and accounts. This includes a comprehensive breakdown of energy consumption and expenditure. The annual reports can be found on www.gov.uk
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of the (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the National Archives, (iii) the Royal Parks, (iv) the British Library, (v) the Imperial War Museum, (vi) the Information Commissioner's Office, (vii) the National Gallery, (viii) the National Portrait Gallery, (ix) the Natural History Museum, (x) the Royal Armouries Museum, (xi) Sport England, (xii) the Victoria and Albert Museum and (xiii) Ofcom in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Margot James
DCMS figures for electricity usage and cost as below:
Year | Use in kW | Cost £ |
17/18 | 846,325.00 | 112,078.00 |
16/17 | 930,091.00 | 174,528.45 |
15/16 | 855,585.00 | 115,000.00 |
The Department does not use natural gas.
The National Archives
Electricity | Gas | ||||
Year | Use in kW | Cost £ | Year | Use in kW | Cost £ |
17/18 | 5,536,908.00 | 659,099.00 | 17/18 | 3,165,066.00 | 93,853.00 |
16/17 | 5,629,756.00 | 660,548.00 | 16/17 | 3,052,034.00 | 99,445.00 |
15/16 | 5,853,391.00 | 691,449.00 | 15/16 | 3,198,213.00 | 99,082.00 |
Royal Armouries
Electricity | Gas | |
| Cost £ | Cost £ |
17/18 | 229,185 | 70,528 |
16/17 | 242,032 | 69,456 |
15/16 | 229,844 79,459 | |
Sport England
Electricity | Gas | |
| Cost £ | Cost £ |
17/18 | 18,095 | 4,068 |
16/17 | 18,305 | 3,490 |
15/16 | 18,338 | 4,114 |
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) only record a combined figure:
Year | Cost £ |
17/18 | 174,068.86 |
16/17 | 102,669.78 |
15/16 | 106,285.45 |
Figures for Ofcom, the Royal Parks and all sponsored museums are available in their annual report and accounts. This includes a comprehensive breakdown of energy consumption and expenditure. The annual reports can be found on www.gov.uk
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many English and History PGCE course places were offered in England in each of the last five years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
Eligible schools, school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) providers and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will be able to recruit (subject to a limited number of controls) as many trainees as they feel they need – until the overall system has recruited sufficient trainees. For 2016/17 the number of places available for HEIs to recruit (based on the estimate of trainee need calculated using the teacher supply model) can be found on GOV.UK:
2016/17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-itt-recruitment-controls
Prior to 2016/17 we have operated an allocations system for School Direct lead schools, SCITTs and HEIs. For recent years detailed initial and final allocations data for HEIs can be found on GOV.UK:
For 2012/13 and earlier published allocations data can be found on the national archives: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130423140808/http:/education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/TIM/m002013/index.shtml
Asked by: Nicholas Dakin (Labour - Scunthorpe)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places were available on teacher training courses at higher education institutions in each academic year since 2009-10.
Answered by Nick Gibb
We have changed the approach to initial teacher training (ITT) allocations for the 2016 to 2017 academic year. The National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) will not be allocating a specific number of places to individual organisations for postgraduate ITT courses due to start in the 2016 to 2017 academic year. Instead, eligible schools, school-centred initial teacher training providers (SCITTs) and higher education institutions (HEIs) will be able to recruit (subject to a limited number of controls) as many trainees as they feel they need – until the overall system has recruited sufficient trainees. For 2016/17 the number of places available for HEIs to recruit to (based on the estimate of trainee need as per the teacher supply model) can be found on GOV.UK:
Prior to 2016/17 we have operated an allocations system for School Direct lead schools, SCITTs and HEIs. For recent years detailed initial and final allocations data for HEIs can be found on GOV.UK:
For 2012/13 and earlier published allocations data can be found on the national archives (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130423140808/http:/education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/TIM/m002013/index.shtml). An extract detailing the relevant years is shown below. It should be noted that this data cannot be disaggregated into HEIs and non-HEIs but is included for information.
England | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 |
Primary | 18,050 | 18,640 | 19,730 | 20,840 |
Secondary by subject | ||||
Art | 595 | 515 | 320 | 320 |
Citizenship3 | 265 | 260 | 185 | 180 |
Economics, Dance, Media, Performing Arts, Other subjects5,6 | 295 | 260 | 210 | 220 |
English & Drama | 2,535 | 2,415 | 2,100 | 2,010 |
Geography | 715 | 665 | 615 | 625 |
History | 620 | 545 | 545 | 545 |
Mathematics2 | 2,685 | 2,635 | 2,635 | 2,635 |
Foreign Languages5 | 1,525 | 1,390 | 1,490 | 1,575 |
Music | 635 | 570 | 390 | 380 |
Physical Education | 1,380 | 1,180 | 890 | 835 |
Religious Education | 695 | 655 | 460 | 450 |
Science2,6 | 3,405 | 3,195 | 2,835 | 2,835 |
Technology4 | 2,770 | 2,560 | 1,880 | 1,845 |
Vocational subjects5,7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Margin of Flexibility/Secondary Reserve8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Total Secondary | 18,120 | 16,845 | 14,555 | 14,455 |
Primary and Secondary | 36,170 | 35,485 | 34,285 | 35,295 |
Notes:
... Not applicable
Asked by: Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their plans to release files from their Special Collections archive during this Parliament.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Files outside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) standard corporate file plan are now known as non-standard files.
Estimated at around 600,000, the non-standard files are generally older than the standard departmental files.
We have divided most of the non-standard material into four main categories in order to prioritise the preparation of these files for transfer to The National Archives (TNA): High Priority (around 60,000 files), Medium and Low priority (around 290,000 files across both categories) and a separate category for the Hong Kong government records (around 270,000 files). The Hong Kong records require further assessment before we can prioritise them for release (most are on microform).
Our prioritisation of the non-standard files has taken into account feedback from a wide variety of sources and interested parties including Professor Tony Badger, Professor of History at Northumbria University, the Independent Reviewer of the non-standard files.
We aim to prepare for transfer to TNA all high priority non-standard files (10% of the total) by 2019.
The first of the high priority records have now been released at TNA. They include 445 Colonial Reports, which are bound volumes of reports submitted annually to the Colonial Office by colonial governors. In October 2015, 254 files relating to the defection of Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean were released to the public.
Our current estimate is that we will be able to prepare the medium and low priority records for transfer to TNA by 2027.
The FCO is committed to complying with the Public Records Act and to full transparency with respect to our record holdings.