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446248

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date	20/01/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding streams his Department has for the promotion of tourism to UK regions; and what proportion of those funds was spent on each region in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	23251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>DCMS funds the promotion of tourism to regions of the UK through the activities of its Arms Length Body, the British Tourist Authority, which trades as both VisitEngland and VisitBritain. In the recent Spending Review, it was announced that grant-in-aid to both VisitEngland and VisitBritain would remain stable to 2020. The Chancellor also announced a new £40m Discover England fund, which will be open to all regions of England. In addition, the GREAT campaign funds the promotion of Britain: its nations and regions, in overseas markets.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past three years, there have been a number of funding streams for specific regions, including the Northern and South West Tourism Growth Funds in 2015/16 and the Regional Growth Fund 'Growing Tourism Locally' programme, which ran for three years from 2012-15. As many projects and campaigns span the whole of England or the UK, investment figures cannot be divided by region.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 03/02/2016 16:17:23 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

446252

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Betting
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 16 March 2015 to Question 227069, whether his Department has yet considered the recommendations of the Use of Dormant Betting Accounts Report, relating to the use of money from dormant betting accounts and unclaimed winnings held by betting operators for investment in good causes.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	23340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>My officials have regular discussions with betting operators on a wide range of issues.</p><p>The Government keeps under review ways to support investment in good causes, including the recommendations of the Use of Dormant Betting Accounts Report.</p><p>Ministers continue to encourage the gambling industry to maximise their contributions to these important areas, including funding programmes of research, prevention, and treatment of gambling-related harm,</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett grouped question UIN 23344 question first answered 09/02/2016 13:34:12 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

446253

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Betting
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 betting operators to ascertain how much is held in dormant betting accounts and unclaimed winnings.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	23344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>My officials have regular discussions with betting operators on a wide range of issues.</p><p>The Government keeps under review ways to support investment in good causes, including the recommendations of the Use of Dormant Betting Accounts Report.</p><p>Ministers continue to encourage the gambling industry to maximise their contributions to these important areas, including funding programmes of research, prevention, and treatment of gambling-related harm,</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett grouped question UIN 23340 question first answered 09/02/2016 13:34:12 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan