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64290

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to free (a) swimming and (b) other leisure services to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	202669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>No costing has been estimated.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/07/2014 15:57:21 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

64292

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what future foreign visits the Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities has planned in relation to her departmental duties; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	202720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>A number of visits have been proposed by other government departments but I currently have no plans for any further foreign visits at this time.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/07/2014 12:27:12 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

64296

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the importance of regional tourism in the UK; and what steps he has taken to support small, local hospitality businesses.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	202718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the direct tourism gross value added (GVA) contribution to the UK economy for each English region, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were recently published by the Office for National Statistics for the year 2011. In total, they show that tourism directly contributed a GVA of around £50 billion to the UK (4% of the economy).</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ONS figures for 2011</strong></p><p><strong>(direct in £bn)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of England</p></td><td><p>–</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>4.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further economic analysis by Deloitte, commissioned by VisitBritain, suggests that if indirect economic effects are also included, GVA is forecast to be as high as £127 billion (9% of the UK economy) in 2013.</p><p>In terms of supporting small, local hospitality businesses, since April 2013 community venues have not had to apply to the local council for an entertainment license for events such as dance displays and concerts. Previously, such licenses currently cost, on average, more than £200 for new applications or needed at least 10 days' notice for Temporary Event Notices. At the 2014 Budget, the tax on a typical pint of beer was cut by 1 penny, the duty on ordinary cider was frozen this year, and the duty escalator for wine was ended. Duty on spirits was also frozen for 2014-15.</p><p>Furthermore, thematic marketing campaigns focusing on what England is most loved for including Heritage, Coast, Countryside and Culture, as well as Sport and Literature, will be delivered and developed as part of the three-year, £19.8m project 'Growing Tourism Locally', funded by the Government's Regional Growth Fund (BIS), with contributions from VisitEngland and private sector. The project focuses on working directly with destinations and the private sector, to create a number of dedicated marketing campaigns throughout the country with emphasis on specific areas and themes. This will also benefit SMEs in the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/07/2014 12:24:16 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

64298

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help the tourism industry retain its role as a key provider of skills and training for the UK workforce.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	202719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has recently launched a new Tourism Council, whose remit is jobs, skills and enterprise. The Council is a partnership between Government and industry and will be jointly chaired by myself, Matthew Hancock MP, the Minister for Skills and Enterprise, and Simon Vincent, Chair of the Hospitality Guild and Hilton President, Europe, Middle East and East Africa. In March, the Prime Minister announced that there will be two new apprenticeship Trailblazers for Tourism and Hospitality.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/07/2014 12:26:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

64299

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Great Britain Tourism Survey that domestic trips in the UK fell by three million in 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	202781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The number of trips taken in GB in 2013 was the 3<sup>rd</sup> highest in the 8 years that the current survey has been running and well above pre-recession averages, with spending second only to 2012. We do expect to see a natural increase in people booking holidays abroad as the economy improves but people are continuing to choose Britain for their holiday. Through its Holidays at Home are GREAT campaign, VisitEngland continues to promote England as a place for all residents of Britain to enjoy, and Visit Scotland and Visit Wales are also actively promoting their offer. The GB Tourism Survey also noted the record number of inbound tourists in 2013 reaching nearly 33 million.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/07/2014 12:23:04 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

64300

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost is of all foreign visits undertaken by the Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities as part of her official duties to date.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	202727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' visits overseas are published quarterly and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/expenses-and-hospitality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/expenses-and-hospitality</a></p><p>The latest data available at this time is:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-meetings-and-hospitality-data-october-to-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-meetings-and-hospitality-data-october-to-december-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 202721 202722 202723 question first answered 03/07/2014 12:21:30 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders