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Departmental Studies

Volume 473: debated on Wednesday 12 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to the answer of 16 July 2007, Official Report, column 38W, on departmental studies, when each study began; when each was expected to be completed; what the current estimated completion date of each is; and when the results of each study will be published. (186357)

With reference to the answer of 16 July 2007, Official Report, column 38W, on departmental studies, all studies are now complete and details outlined in the following table.

 Study

Date study commenced

Original expected date of completion

Estimated publishing date

Date published

Economic impact of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s cultural investment (renamed “A Framework for Evaluating Cultural Policy”)

May 2006

September 2006

 —

May 2007

Assessing the readiness of the social housing sector for digital switchover (renamed “Communal TV systems and Preparation for Digital Switchover”)

August 2006

December 2006

 —

January 2007

Governance of non-departmental government bodies1

November 2005

January 2006

n/a

n/a

Casino impacts scoping study (the Lancaster study)

July 2006

November 2006

 —

February 2008

Sport's contribution to achieving wider social benefits

July 2006

October 2006

 —

August 2007

Measuring elasticity of tourism demand

May 2006

May 2007

July 2008

International dimension of the creative economy (renamed “ Framework for Understanding International Demand for the Creative Industries”

January 2007

June 2007

 —

September 2007

Exploring creative industry spillovers

November 2006

June 2007

 —

September 2007

Museums indicators revisions (renamed “Review of Performance Indicator Framework for National Museums and Galleries”)

October 2006

December 2006

 —

August 2007

Review of evidence base for delivering SP2/ PSA3—Culture on Demand”

September 2006

January 2007

 —

July 2007

1 The document ‘Governance of non–departmental government bodies’ has been placed in the Libraries of the House for information although not formally published.