(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.
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
(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.
(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.
I have no plans to commission such an inquiry.