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Arts Council England

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 6 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if he will publish the hospitality guidelines issued to Arts Council England staff; (308033)

(2) what hospitality was received by (a) senior managers and (b) board members of Arts Council England in each of the last three years.

The information requested is not held centrally by the Department.

Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive of Arts Council England to write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich East. Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which council members of Arts Council England have served since January 2005. (308051)

The current members of the Arts Council England are:

Name

Start date

End date

Number of terms

Diran Adebayo

20 October 2004

19 October 2010

2

Janet Barnes

1 February 2005

31 January 2013

2

Jon Cook

8 September 2008

7 September 2012

1

Ekow Eshun

26 January 2009

25 January 2013

1

Dame Liz Forgan (Chair)

1 February 2009

31 January 2013

1

Nicholas Kenyon

3 November 2009

2 November 2013

1

Keith Khan

1 May 2006

30 April 2010

1

Francois Matarasso

1 October 2005

30 September 2013

2

Alice Rawsthorn

1 February 2007

31 January 2011

1

Anil Ruia OBE

24 November 2008

23 November 2012

1

Tom Shakespeare

1 October 2004

30 September 2012

2

Alistair Spalding

26 January 2009

25 January 2013

1

Rosemary Squire

26 January 2009

25 January 2013

1

The former members of the Arts Council England who have served since 2005 are:

Name

Start date

End date

Number of terms

Sir Norman Adsetts

1 June 2002

31 January 2005

1

Andrew Brewerton

6 August 2007

28 February 2009

1

Tom Bloxham MBE

1 June 2002

23 September 2008

2

Dame Deborah Bull

17 June 1998

31 July 2005

3

Kentake Chinyelu-Hope

1 October 2005

30 September 2009

1

Sir Christopher Frayling (Chair)

1 February 2004

31 January 2009

2

Deborah Grubb

1 June 2002

31 July 2005

1

Lady Sue Hollick

1 June 2002

30 September 2009

2

Stephen Lowe

1 June 2002

31 July 2005

2

Alan Livingston

1 June 2002

31 May 2007

2

Sir Brian McMaster

1 July 2002

31 May 2008

2

Elsie Owusu OBE

1 June 2002

31 May 2009

2

William Sieghart

1 July 2000

31 May 2006

2

Stuart Timperley

1 June 2002

31 May 2008

3

Dorothy Wilson

1 June 2002

30 November 2009

2

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) which solicitors’ partnerships have been used by Arts Council England in each of the last three years; (308041)

(2) what the names and addresses are of the (a) accountancy firms and (b) auditors currently used by Arts Council England;

(3) when Mr. Julian Ravest of Robin and Gorringe was contracted to provide services in respect of Arts Council England’s monitoring of the Public arts building project in West Bromwich; and when that contract ended;

(4) how much was paid to Robin and Gorringe by Arts Council England in each year between 2002 and 2006;

(5) what consultants were contracted by Arts Council England in relation to The Public arts centre in West Bromwich;

(6) in which of the last 10 financial years Graham Devlin was employed as a consultant by Arts Council England.

The issues raised are matters for Arts Council England.

Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive of Arts Council England to consider the issues raised and write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East.

Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) who the (a) internal and (b) external trustees are of Arts Council England’s pension fund; and in which capacity each serves; (308047)

(2) which trade unions are given facility agreements by Arts Council England; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such agreements.

This is a matter for Arts Council England.

Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive of Arts Council England to consider the issue and write direct to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East.

Copies of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will commission an inquiry into the value for money of the proposed restructuring of Arts Council England. (308543)