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515778

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date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC World Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with the BBC on the decision to move the Chinese language BBC World News Service to Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	35589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text I have not had any discussions with the BBC about the decision to move the Chinese language BBC World News Service to Hong Kong. Operational decisions of this nature are for the BBC themselves, and rightly independent of Government. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/05/2016 08:49:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

515779

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Education and (b) Northern Ireland Executive on increasing the involvement of children and young people of school age in commemorative events for the First World War.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	35603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>My Department works in close partnership with the Department for Education on the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours and Legacy 110 programmes for secondary schools, which we encourage schools to sign up to throughout the centenary period. To get even more young people involved in commemorations, we will soon launch the Great War Debate series for schools. We plan to hold one of these debates at the Clandeboye Estate, a First World War army training site, in November.</p><p> </p><p>Children will take part in all our national commemorative events to mark the Battle of Jutland in Orkney on 31 May, and the Battle of the Somme at Thiepval and Manchester on 1 July. As one example, over 1300 school children are due to visit the Experience Field at Heaton Park in Manchester on 1 July, as part of the Somme commemorations.</p><p> </p><p>Commemorative events in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Northern Ireland WWI Centenary Committee. The Chair of the Committee attends Government Advisory Group meetings where all aspects of the centenary programmes are discussed.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 04/05/2016 12:59:46 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

515780

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with Tourism NI on increasing the level of tourism from the UK mainland to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	35604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Tourism Ireland, a body established under the Good Friday Agreement, has responsibility for marketing Northern Ireland as a visitor destination in all markets outside of the island of Ireland, including in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We want more tourists to visit Northern Ireland, and experience all that it has to offer, from the Giant's Causeway to the film set for Game of Thrones. My officials have regular discussions with their counterparts in each Devolved Administration on tourism.</p><p>​</p><p>There are Memoranda of Understanding in place between VisitBritain, Tourism Ireland and the Tourism Northern Ireland, which set out their respective roles and responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 04/05/2016 12:57:35 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

515781

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Sportsgrounds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 20201; what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on safe-standing facilities at higher tier sports stadia on the recent findings of the Hillsborough Inquest.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	35713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>My Rt Honourable Friend the Home Secretary made a statement on the determinations and findings of the fresh Hillsborough inquests (Official Report, 27 April 2016, columns 1433-1463). The Taylor Report made recommendations after the disaster that would make sports grounds safer, which included the introduction of all-seater stadia in the top two tiers of English football.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains of the view that that all-seater stadiums are the best means to ensure the safety and security of fans at football in England and Wales. All-seater stadiums have helped improve crowd management, crowd behaviour and policing. They also provide more comfortable facilities for spectators to enjoy football matches. We will, however, monitor the introduction of safe standing accommodation in Scotland closely once evidence from the Scottish experience is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 04/05/2016 08:07:09 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

515929

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Horse Racing: Betting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will select members of the proposed Racing Authority, and what the selection criteria will be for the appointees.
tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Hindhead
uin	HL7995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Under the replacement for the current Horserace Betting Levy a racing authority will be responsible for making decisions on spend in line with the overall purposes of the scheme. This body will be referred to in legislation but it will not be a statutory body. It will be for the racing industry to determine its governance arrangements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 11:35:38 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4542 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Hindhead

515931

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Horse Racing: Betting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the current annual arrangements for setting the Horseracing Betting Levy will continue under the proposed new funding arrangements, or will be extended beyond twelve months.
tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Hindhead
uin	HL7996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Currently the levy rate is agreed each year by the Horserace Betting Levy Board.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new model the level of contribution from betting to racing will be set by Government. We will take into account various findings when considering the rate and its duration, including the independent economic analysis that we commissioned last year. We will hold discussions with both industries before reaching decisions on these issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 11:36:10 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4542 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Hindhead