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902146

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	UK City of Culture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for bids to be received for the UK City of Culture 2025.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	143154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>We will publish details of the next UK City of Culture competition, including updated guidance for bidding cities, on Gov.uk in due course.​</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/05/2018 09:38:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

902238

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps Government is taking to support social tourism initiatives throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	143185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Arms Length Body, VisitEngland supports the work of the Family Holiday Association, a national charity dedicated to helping provide breaks and day trips at the British seaside for families who struggle to financially provide holidays for their family. They are also a member of England’s Inclusive Tourism Group which VisitEngland originally convened in 2015, which aim to provide access for all to tourism destinations and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>VisitScotland have their own accessibility team which develop and support products to increase accessibility for visitors, however they do work in partnership with VisitEngland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/05/2018 13:29:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

902239

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Holidays: Low Incomes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions the Government has had with the tourism industry on helping families with low incomes take a holiday away from home.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	143186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>VisitEngland work with and support the Family Holiday Association in their work to help make it easier for financially challenged families to take short breaks to the British seaside.</p><p> </p><p>VisitEngland also provide resources for tourism businesses to help make themselves more accessible to all, be it from disability or financial disadvantage.</p><p> </p><p>VisitScotland have their own accessibility team which develop and support products to increase accessibility for visitors, however they do work in partnership with VisitEngland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/05/2018 13:31:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

901272

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of whether local authorities providing unstaffed public libraries using open technology are fulfilling their duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	142903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. In considering how best to deliver this statutory duty, each local authority is responsible for determining local needs and delivering a modern and efficient library service that meets the requirements of their communities within available resources.</p><p> </p><p>The Department encourages local authorities to make appropriate use of the expertise of library staff and available technology to support and enhance the delivery of their library services. The use of technology to allow access to a library outside of staffed hours would not of itself mean that a local authority is failing in its duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is important that the local authority strikes a suitable balance between the provision of staffed and self-service library services to provide a comprehensive and efficient service overall.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/05/2018 11:15:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

900433

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the total spend by his Department on promoting regional tourism in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	142327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland do not hold a breakdown of spending at local level and DCMS do not hold information of spending at local authority level - this is held by the Ministry for Housing, Central and Local Government.</p><p> </p><p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland are responsible for promoting the UK as a tourist destination, through a range of different initiatives and campaigns. VisitBritain receive grant-in-aid totalling £19.4m from DCMS and VisitEngland receive £7m. VisitBritain also receive £22.8m of GREAT funding to support promotion activities. For every £1 the Government has invested in VisitBritain for international marketing, an overseas visitor spends £20 in Britain.</p><p> </p><p>VisitEngland administer the £40m Discover England Fund which is designed to develop innovative and collaborative tourism products which are aimed at encouraging visitors to explore the regions of England beyond London. For example the Waterways of England project is led by the West Midlands Growth Company and targets international visitors, encouraging them to explore the English countryside using the canals, focusing on Birmingham and the surrounding area.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/05/2018 12:34:16 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

900551

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	British Museum: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the British Museum on British Museums workers employed by Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	142363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has not had any direct discussions on this with the British Museum, for whom this is an operational matter. However DCMS officials have been in regular discussions with the British Museum about future arrangements to ensure the museum is able to continue to run an effective, resilient and well-loved museum.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 142364 question first answered 14/05/2018 12:24:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

900553

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	British Museum: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received from British Museum workers and their representatives on jobs outsourced to Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	142364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has not had any direct discussions on this with the British Museum, for whom this is an operational matter. However DCMS officials have been in regular discussions with the British Museum about future arrangements to ensure the museum is able to continue to run an effective, resilient and well-loved museum.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 142363 question first answered 14/05/2018 12:24:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

896289

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of promoting the UK's visit economy by providing (a) financial and (b) other support to destination marketing organisations.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	140841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>DCMS are sponsors of VisitBritain(VB) and VisitEngland(VE) who provide a wide range of support for Destination Marketing Organisations or Destination Management Organisations (DMO) across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/05/2018 15:43:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

896340

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the level of the contribution of the heritage aviation sector to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
uin	140839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Aviation heritage plays a valuable role in our tourism economy. Events such as the Farnborough Airshow attract hundreds of thousands of tourists, and support the local economy, as well as being good for our aerospace and defence industry. My Department sponsors the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, which is visited by almost 400,000 visitors every year, and houses everything from Spitfires to Concorde.</p><p> </p><p>The Heritage Lottery Fund is also open to applications which celebrate our rich aviation history. Recent recipients include Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, an historic site for aviation manufacturing and a successful tourist attraction given £4.7million, and the Stow Maries First World War Aerodrome in Essex, recently granted £4.3million to turn it into a major visitor attraction.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/05/2018 12:29:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty

896341

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Air Displays
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support airshows throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
uin	140840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>DCMS is a sponsor of VisitBritain and VisitEngland - who provide support for all types of hospitality and tourism stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland make available a comprehensive library of guidance for tourism businesses - ranging from step by step marketing guides to advice on how to implement tourism related regulation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, VisitEngland supports tourism businesses through the £40 million Discover England Fund. There are no airshows included in the current projects.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/05/2018 12:27:34 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty