[holding answer 28 January 2008]: The DCMS ‘Taking Part’ survey is being used to measure progress against this public service agreement.
The most recent results were published in December 2007 and are in the following tables. They provide a comparison between the baseline figures and the second year results of the survey.
We are working closely with the cultural sector's strategic delivery bodies—Arts Council England, English Heritage and the Museums Libraries and Archives Council—to ensure that we maximise our impact on increasing participation rates.
These bodies deliver through a range of programmes and initiatives with cultural organisations at regional and local level. This includes:
investment in programmes such as Renaissance in the Regions, which has seen visits to local museums and galleries by people from the PSA3 priority groups up by over 30 per cent. since 2002-03;
free admission to formerly charging sponsored museums in England—where attendance has gone up by 98 per cent. since 2001;
record investment in Arts Council England's regularly funded organisations of £326 million this year; and
Heritage Open Days, which receives its core funding from English Heritage, where 850,000 people visited some of 3,500 buildings last year, making it England's largest voluntary cultural event.
Sport England have been working to increase the number of participants in sport through a range of interventions across sports organisations at a regional and local level, including national governing bodies, county sports partnerships, community sports networks, sports clubs and others. Since 1997-98, over £4 billion has been invested through Government and the Lottery on sport in England.
Participation will be an integral part of Sport England's new strategy to build a world-class community sport infrastructure.
Historic environment
The historic environment indicator is defined as at least one attendance at a designated site during the past 12 months.
Year 1 Year 2 Black and minority ethnic 50.7 48.3 Limiting disability 59.5 60.2 Lower socio-economic 57.1 57.3 All adults 69.9 69.3
Museums and galleries
The museums and galleries indicator is defined as at least one attendance at a museum or gallery during the past 12 months.
Year 1 Year 2 Black and minority ethnic 35.5 33.6 Limiting disability 32.1 31.1 Lower socio-economic 28.3 28.2 All adults 42.3 41.5
Arts attendance
The arts attendance indicator is defined as attendance at two or more different types of arts events during the past 12 months.
Year 1 Year 2 Black and minority ethnic 23.5 22.8 Limiting disability 24.1 24.2 Lower socio-economic 17.4 17.4 All adults 33.7 33.0
Arts participation
The arts participation indicator is defined as participation in two or more different types of arts activities during the past 12 months.
Year 1 Year 2 Black and minority ethnic 20.8 20.1 Limiting disability 18.9 19.8 Lower socio-economic 15.3 14.3 All adults 24.1 22.8
Moderate level intensity sport
The moderate level intensity sport indicator is defined as participation in moderate intensity level sport for at least 30 minutes on three separate days during the past week.
Year 1 Year 2 Black and minority ethnic 19.2 19.6 Limiting disability 9.5 9.4 Lower socio-economic 15.2 15.3 Women 18.5 18.3 All adults 20.9 21.5
Active sport
The active sport indicator is defined as at least one occasion of participation in an active sport during the past four weeks.
Year 1 Year 2 Black and minority ethnic 53.3 51.9 Limiting disability 32.3 31.2 Lower socio-economic 43.4 42.2 Women 47.7 46.2 All adults 53.7 53.4