To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what public consultations were undertaken by his Department in the last three years; and if he will make a statement. (264527)

Information on all public consultations undertaken by my Department is available on the DCMS website:

www.culture.gov.uk

13 such consultations were launched in 2008, 24 in 2007 and 27 in 2006. Details of these consultations, broken down by year of consultation launch are as follows:

2008

The Draft Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and The Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Limits on Prize Gaming) Regulations 2009.

World Heritage for the Nation: Identifying, Protecting and Promoting our World Heritage.

Council of Europe Transfrontier Television Convention (TTV): Preliminary Consultation September 2008.

The Gambling Act (Variation of Monetary Limits for Gaming Machines) Order 2008.

Core Receiver Requirements for the Digital Switchover Help Scheme Consultation.

Licensing consultation—proposals to introduce a new minor variations process, and remove certain requirements at community premises.

Video Games consultation.

Public consultation on implementing the EU audiovisual media services directive.

Gambling Act 2005 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2008.

Proposed Gambling Act 2005 (gaming machines in bingo premises) Order 2008.

Consultation on Television Multiplex Services (Reservation of Digital Capacity) Order 2008.

Consultation on Community Radio.

Gambling Act 2005—Proposals for Gambling Commission Fees from 1 August 2008.

2007

Consultation on proposal to introduce a simplified process for minor variations to premises licences and club premises certificates.

McMaster Review—Assessing excellence in the arts.

Consultation on draft regulations for museums on the publication of information about cultural objects on loan under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

Regulatory Reform Order: Proposal to Remove the Requirement for the Designated Premises Supervisor for Community Premises.

The Governance of Britain, Flag Flying.

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a European agenda for culture in a globalising world.

The Gambling Act (Small Society Lotteries) (Registration of Non-Commercial Societies) Regulations 2007.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation on Temporary Use Notices.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation on Draft Regulations under sections 235(5), 240 and 241 of the Gambling Act 2005.

DCMS Equality Scheme 2007-2010 Consultation.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation on the Review of Premises Licence Regulations.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation on Lottery Machine Interval Order.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation on Gambling at Non-commercial Events.

Consultation—Gambling Act 2005: Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permits Regulations.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation on Club Gaming and Club Machine Permits.

Consultation on DCMS Welsh Language Scheme 2007-2011.

Consultation on The Gambling Act 2005: (Limits on Prize Gaming) Regulations.

Heritage Protection for the 21st Century—White Paper.

Gambling Act 2005: Definition of Dual-Use and Domestic Computers

Sports Ground Safety Legislation.

Gambling Act 2005: Gambling (Inviting competing applications for Casino Premises Licences) Regulations.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation on Gaming Machine Regulations.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation on Gaming in Clubs and on Alcohol licensed Premises.

Consultation on draft revised Guidance to be issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003.

2006

Gambling Act 2005: Premises Licence and Permits Fees Consultation.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation on Prize Gaming Permits and Family Entertainment Centre Gaming Machine Permits.

Consultation on Community Audio Distribution Systems.

Understanding the Future: Priorities for England's Museums.

Gambling Act 2005: Responsible Authority for Vulnerable Adults Consultation.

Gambling Act 2005: Consultation Document: Inspections.

Consultation and partial Regulatory Impact Assessment on extending the remit of the Football Licensing Authority to the Football Conference.

Gambling Act 2005: Premises Licence Regulations Consultation.

Gambling Act 2005: Premises Licence Hearings Regulations Consultation.

Proposals for Personal Licences—Consultation Paper.

The Gambling Appeals Tribunal Draft Rules 2006.

Draft Gambling (Premises Licences: Mandatory and Default Conditions) Regulations for the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005—Consultation Document.

Categories of Gaming Machines—Consultation Paper.

Gambling Act 2005: Fees—Costings Exercise.

Proposals for Gambling Commission Fees—Consultation Paper.

Welcome Legacy: Tourism Strategy for the 2012 Games—A Consultation.

Consultation Paper on Future Sponsorship Arrangements for the Museum of London.

Consultation on Restitution of Objects Spoliated in the Nazi-Era.

Gambling (Categories of Casino) Regulations and draft Order for the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005—Formal Consultation Exercise.

Proposal by the European Commission for the Revision of The “Television Without Frontiers” Directive (Directive 89/552/EC, amended by Directive 97/36/EC).

Data Limits and Data Services on Radio Multiplexes.

Consultation Paper on Amendments to the Treasure Act 1996 Code of Practice (Revised) England and Wales.

Consultation on Welsh Language Forms and Documents to be prescribed under the Licensing Act 2003.

BBC White Paper—“A public service for all: the BBC in the digital age” and Draft Royal Charter and Framework Agreement.

Consultation on providing immunity from seizure for international works of art on loan in the UK.

Consultation on the European Commission's proposal for European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008.

Transitional Arrangements and Draft Order for the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005—Consultation Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many public consultations his Department has conducted in the last 12 months; how long each consultation was open for; how many responses were received in each case; and what the cost of conducting each consultation was. (259693)

Details of all consultations are routinely published on the DCMS website at:

www.culture.gov.uk

In the 2008 calendar year DCMS launched 13 consultations. Full details for these consultations are supplied in the table. All consultations launched by the Department in 2009 are still open, and because of this data are continually changing and are not included.

Most consultations do not incur costs other than staffing time, as duties are usually undertaken by in-house teams, with the DCMS website as the mechanism recording representations. Where additional costs were incurred, details are listed in the following table—these mostly relate to costs incurred in translating material into Welsh.