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1141804

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Community Development: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to support the implementation of locally based development programmes in seaside towns.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	281617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>My Department currently has no plans for development programmes in seaside towns, however we are developing the details for up to five Tourism Zones, as announced in the recently published Tourism Sector Deal.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/09/2019 11:29:49 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1141805

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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, whether tourism zones will include (a) seaside towns and (b) capital funds to allow local authorities to support projects to improve (i) the public realm and (ii) cultural and heritage assets.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	281618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The detail of Tourism Zones is still under development and further details will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Coastal Communities Fund already provides opportunities for developing cultural and heritage assets. Blackpool City Council have received under £2m from the fund to transform the iconic Blackpool illuminations, create new experiences for visitors and boost the local economy.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/09/2019 11:31:53 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064057

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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: Apprentices
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 proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>DCMS has 15 apprentices, which is equivalent to 1.3% of the department’s headcount.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/02/2019 16:16:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

855698

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	131004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), currently has six apprentices and this equates to 0.7% of employees. The department is reviewing its apprenticeship strategy in line with Civil Service ambition of 2.3% apprenticeship starts and aims to meet this commitment by the 2018/19 financial year. Apprenticeships represent an opportunity for DCMS to increase to social mobility, diversity and strengthen our skills base. We aim to do this by taking on Fast Track apprentices, filling appropriate vacancies with apprentices and supporting existing staff to take up apprenticeships to further their own development. We believe the department is making progress and will continue working to increase the number of apprentices.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/03/2018 17:58:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

707231

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
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	Digital Technology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 41 of the Government's industrial strategy green paper, published in January 2017, whether it remains her Department's policy that free basic digital skills training will be available for all adults.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	66371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>Yes, the Government's continued commitment to this policy was outlined in the Digital Strategy launched last week on the 1st of March 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 07/03/2017 11:22:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

442571

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
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	VisitEngland
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 define what powers the Visit England Board will have over the strategic direction and decisions on the Discover England Fund.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	21138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The VisitEngland Board will be an advisory body, responsible for advising the executive and board of the British Tourist Authority (BTA) on how best to deliver and monitor English activity, including the Discover England fund. The strategic direction for the Discover England fund will be set out in an England Action Plan. This will be signed off by the Minister for Tourism and will be drafted with advice from the VisitEngland Boardas the Secretary of State's statutory advisory body on English Tourism, but ultimate accountability for delivery of the plan, and for decisions on the fund, will remain with the Chief Executive and Board of the BTA.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/01/2016 17:46:43 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

442572

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
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	Discover England Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 52 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what mechanisms he plans to use to ringfence the £40 million Discover England Fund.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	21136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>To date all English funding has been ringfenced within the British Tourist Authority. This will continue.<strong></strong>The £40m Discover England funding will be separately maintained and accounted for to ensure it is used in support of product development in English destinations, and in accordance with the process and criteria to be published shortly. The progress and spend of the fund will be monitored through regular report<strong>s.</strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/01/2016 17:41:07 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

442573

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
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	VisitEngland
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 define the future (a) role and (b) powers of the Visit England Board.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	21137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The VisitEngland Board will be an advisory body, responsible for advising the executive and board of the British Tourist Authority on how best to deliver and monitor English activity. The statutory duties and functions of the VisitEngland Board remain as set out in the Development of Tourism Act 1969 and it will remain a unfunded advisory non-departmental public body.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/01/2016 17:45:07 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

442574

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
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	VisitEngland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what powers and remit the successor to the departing Chief Executive of Visit England will have in addition to being a director of Visit Britain.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	21139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for the British Tourist Authority (BTA). The BTA is currently considering the detail of its future operating structure to enable it to deliver on the Government’s policy direction, and to generate a maximum return on investment for the funding allocated to it.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/01/2016 17:43:17 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden