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Museums and Galleries: West Bromwich

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 6 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will publish (1) all reports produced for the Arts Council England board by Moss Cooper on The Public arts centre in West Bromwich; (307892)

(2) the reports produced by Robin And Gorringe for Arts Council England on The Public arts centre in West Bromwich;

(3) all reports made to the Capital Projects Board of the Arts Council on the construction of The Public arts centre in West Bromwich between 1995 and 2006;

(4) the minutes of all discussions the board of Arts Council England has had on The Public arts centre in West Bromwich;

(5) all correspondence between Sylvia King of The Public arts centre and Sally Luton of Arts Council England between July 2005 and November 2006.

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 when responsibility for the Public Arts Centre in West Bromwich was transferred from the Capital Projects Office at Arts Council England to Arts Council England West Midlands. (307893)

This is a matter for Arts Council England.

Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive 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 if he will publish the reports produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers on the funding of The Public arts centre in West Bromwich before The Public Building Limited went into administration. (307903)

This is a matter 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) what the date was of the first grant payment made to C/plex Limited by Arts Council England; (307906)

(2) if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter from Arts Council England to C/plex Limited on approval of the process of appointment of the architect to design The Public arts centre in West Bromwich.

This is a matter for Arts Council England; my Department does not hold the requested information.

Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive 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.