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47135

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to increase tourism to (a) Berkshire and (b) the South East; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	195452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DCMS is responsible for the policy that supports the growth of domestic and international tourism, working in partnership with other Government Departments and our Arms-Length Bodies, VisitBritain and VisitEngland. Between 2011 and 2015, Government is investing more than £105m in tourism through the GREAT and other international campaigns. Investment to date is showing positive results. 2013 was a record year for inbound tourism with 32.9 million international visits being made which generated a record £21 billion into the UK in 2013.</p><p>In terms of Berkshire specifically, VisitBritain's public-facing website includes a range of tourism information relating to Windsor which is available via the following link: <a href="http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Destinations-and-Maps/History-and-heritage/Windsor.htm" target="_blank">http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Destinations-and-Maps/History-and-heritage/Windsor.htm</a>. VisitBritain's ‘Heritage is GREAT' advertising campaign also prominently featured Highclere Castle, which is the setting for Downton Abbey.</p><p>The South East region will benefit from a number of thematic campaigns currently being run by VisitEngland which can be found at <a href="http://www.visitengland.com/" target="_blank">http://www.visitengland.com/</a>. It will also benefit from VisitEngland's Holidays at Home are GREAT campaign, which has been broadcast on mainstream terrestrial channels since 1 April, while those areas in the South East region affected by the recent floods are also benefitting from both VisitEngland's ‘Spot on England' marketing campaign and business support events.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

47442

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many copies of the Women's Engagement newsletter have been produced since 2011; what was the reach and circulation; whether an evaluation has been made of the value of the work; and, if so, what were the results.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Prosser
	uin	HL6674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The women's engagement newsletter was produced quarterly in 2011/12 and in 2013 its distribution increased to bi-monthly. From May 2011- December 2012 10 newsletters were published. In 2013, 6 newsletters were published.</p><p> </p><p>To date, there are approximately 2,200 individuals and organisations signed up to receive the newsletter and we know that a number of organisations disseminate the newsletter throughout their membership. Subscribers to the newsletter include some of the largest women's organisations, such as the Women's Institute, who have a membership of over 212,000.</p><p> </p><p>A reader survey was conducted in the last quarter of 2013 and we will publish the results shortly. The headline responses show that:</p><p> </p><p>· 83% of respondents liked the new design of the newsletter and 94% found it easy to navigate and read.</p><p> </p><p>· 65% of responders felt the frequency of the publication was about right.</p><p> </p><p>· Readers were most likely to read articles about employment (76%), violence against women and girls (70%) and women in enterprise (67%).</p><p> </p><p>· Most respondents agreed or strongly agreed that newsletter provided them with relevant information (66%)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	3684 label Biography information for Baroness Prosser

47444

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Ministers have undertaken outreach events in connection with the consultation response Strengthening women's voices in Government; in how many events each Minister has been involved; what is their assessment of the impacts of such outreach events; and what follow-up action has taken place.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Prosser
	uin	HL6676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Five Women and Equalities ministers have taken part in the women's engagement programme since it started in 2011. This includes:</p><p> </p><p>· Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities from May 2010 to September 2012 who undertook 5 roundtables</p><p>· Maria Miller MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Women and Equalities who undertook 6 roundtables</p><p>· Jo Swinson MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (shared with the Department for Business Innovation and Skills) who has undertaken 9 roundtables to date</p><p>· Helen Grant MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities who has undertaken 4 roundtables to date</p><p>· Jenny Willott MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (shared with the Department for Business Innovation and Skills) who has undertaken 1 roundtable to date</p><p>Additionally, ministers also held and take part in a wide range of meetings; conferences and numerous speaking engagements with women. Consultation also occurs across government on a range of policy areas including violence against women and girls. Events and roundtables are not assessed on an individual basis and follow up actions for these events are taken forward by the Ministers for Women and Equalities as appropriate; this may include writing to or meeting ministers in other departments, either one-to-one or at Inter Ministerial Groups.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	3684 label Biography information for Baroness Prosser

47445

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the priorities of the Women's Engagement outreach programme for 2014–15 in connection with the consultation response Strengthening women's voices in Government.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Prosser
	uin	HL6677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The women's engagement programme will continue to focus on the priorities identified in the Strengthening Women's Voices to Government document published in November 2011. Ministers have committed to continue the roundtable programme in 2014 and several roundtables have already taken place. We have recently launched a Twitter account ‘@DCMS-Women' to provide an additional channel for direct engagement between individual women, the women's sector and policy officials. We also plan to develop the women's engagement website pages on GOV.UK to include more information about the programme and will publish an evaluation of the programme shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	3684 label Biography information for Baroness Prosser

47182

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The 10 professional services firms that were paid the most in 2013/14 are listed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier Name</p></td><td><p>Total paid in 2013-14 (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KPMG LLP</p></td><td><p>1,934,209.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pinsent Masons</p></td><td><p>950,789.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Partnerships</p></td><td><p>429,919.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant Thornton UK LLP</p></td><td><p>401,867.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regeneris Consulting Ltd</p></td><td><p>75,187.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Dumbreck Media Limited</p></td><td><p>62,165.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Centre for Social Research</p></td><td><p>70,732.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte (LLP No 2 a/c)</p></td><td><p>49,480.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CLAS Co-operative Ltd</p></td><td><p>29,820.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SQW Limited</p></td><td><p>29,413.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These are unaudited figures from the Department's financials systems, net of recoverable VAT. The department uses professional services firms for a variety of purposes. In addition to consultancy services, they include expenditure on external legal support and advice on programmes, research fieldwork, evaluation, specialist technical advice and the provision of interim managers. Legal services from the Treasury Solicitors and providers of recruitment services have been excluded in order to arrive at a list of firms that are predominantly providers of consultancy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47183

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many heritage sites English Heritage has declined to take control of as custodian of last resort in the last 30 years; and what the reasons were for declining in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	195645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>To the knowledge of its current management team, English Heritage has not declined to take control of any heritage sites as custodian of last resort in the last 30 years. English Heritage has occasionally been offered properties that it has declined on the basis that there were other more suitable solutions available.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47378

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make the business plan for the new English Heritage charity available.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	195646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We intend to make further information available in the summer, alongside the Government's response to the recent consultation on the English Heritage new model.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47379

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	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 she has had with the Local Government Association and local authorities about the proposed remodelling of English Heritage.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	195647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2014 answer text <p>Neither my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State nor I have had any such discussions. However, I understand that English Heritage have met the Local Government Association to discuss the proposals, and the Local Government Association and a number of local authorities have responded to the recent consultation.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 02/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47380

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contingency plans her Department has in place should the proposed English Heritage charity annual revenues be affected by (a) poor weather, (b) a fire at a heritage site or (c) other unforseen circumstances.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	195648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2014 answer text <p>English Heritage have developed contingency plans for the new charity addressing the possibility of variances from budget and giving examples of the actions which would be taken in such circumstances. These are based upon the performance of the English Heritage property business over the last 10 years, which has shown consistent growth. They anticipate the effect of weather and changes to patterns of visitation. In addition, once the charity becomes self-financing it will build up contingencies to protect it from factors such as poor weather or other unforseen circumstances<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 02/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

47381

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) the English Heritage charity or (b) Historic England will fulfil a historic preservation research role under the proposed remodelling of English Heritage.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	195649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Historic England will continue to undertake research and offer advice on the practical conservation of historic buildings, guided by the priorities in the National Heritage Protection Plan. The agreements between Historic England and the English Heritage charity will enable such research to be carried out on sites within the National Heritage Collection.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman