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433379

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the annual value of tourism to the UK economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
	uin	HL4097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text The Office for National Statistics has estimated that tourism was worth £59.6 billion Gross Value Added to the UK economy in 2014. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/12/2015 17:38:50 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

433382

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the total annual spending of visitors and tourists in the domestic tourism sector in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
	uin	HL4100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text According to VisitEngland's Great Britain Tourism Survey, GB residents spent £22.7 billion on overnight trips taken across England, Scotland and Wales in 2014. Additionally, the Great Britain Day Visit Survey shows that over the same period, GB residents spent £53.8 billion on day visits across England, Scotland and Wales. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/12/2015 17:45:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

449225

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	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	Olympic Games
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support has been given to the British Olympic team during the years 2014 and 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
	uin	HL5735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>UK Sport’s investments in sports are made on a quadrennial rather than yearly basis, with all investment decisions and levels reviewed annually.</p><p> </p><p>In the current 2013-17 Rio Olympic and Paralympic cycle, UK Sport are investing around £350 million in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic sports, and a further £31 million in the Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports, targeting success in PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/02/2016 14:47:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

449227

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	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	Piers: Grants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many English piers have received government grants in (1) 2013, (2) 2014 and (3) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
	uin	HL5737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>There a number of grant programmes, funded by the taxpayer and the lottery, from which England’s 43 surviving piers can benefit. There is no central record of all government grants awarded to piers in 2013, 2014 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>It is clear that grants from initiatives such as the Coastal Communities Fund and the Coastal Revival Fund as well as the Heritage Lottery Fund, have been invaluable in assisting with restoration works and creating new businesses and jobs. Such grants help to preserve our heritage and increase visitor numbers.</p><p> </p><p>At Hastings Pier, which will reopen to the public this spring, a £14 million restoration project was awarded funding through the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Coastal Communities Fund and from DCLG, among other sources. The new visitor centre, arts centre and restaurant will provide a boost to tourism and local businesses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/02/2016 11:52:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

449224

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	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 Pools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many community projects the football pools have supported or promoted in the years (1) 2004, (2) 2005, and (3) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
	uin	HL5734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>According to the website of Sportech PLC, which owns the Football Pools, as of 2015, &quot;the pools&quot; have contributed £1.3 billion, at today's value, to football, other sports, the arts and charitable initiatives in the UK, in recent decades. More information is available at http://www.sportechplc.com/our-business/football-pools/football-pools-donations-map.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/02/2016 12:17:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

433381

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the annual spending by inbound tourists to the UK and which countries are the 10 largest source markets from which those tourists come.
	tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
	uin	HL4099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>According to the Office for National Statistics International Passenger Survey, inbound visitors to the UK spent £21.85 billion in 2014. The top ten inbound markets by spend last year are set out in the following table.</p><br /><p><strong>Top 10 inbound markets by value 2014</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>From</p></td><td><p>Spend (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>£2,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>£1,478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>£1,434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>£1,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>£1,082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>£922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Irish Republic</p></td><td><p>£870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>£701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>£548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>£503</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>More information can be found on the VisitBritain website -<a href="https://www.visitbritain.org/inbound-tourism-trends" target="_blank">https://www.visitbritain.org/inbound-tourism-trends</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/12/2015 17:45:28 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn