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873787

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Creative Industries Council: Trade Unions
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 timescale is for the appointment of a trade union representative to the Creative Industries Council.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	134901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The review of membership of the Creative Industries Council will take place later in the year. As stated in the previous answer, the review process is led by the Council’s industry co-Chair. Organisations and individuals interested in being involved in the Council’s work can do this through a range of council sub-groups, details of which can be found at www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/04/2018 11:58:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

868425

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	World Poetry Day
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 part he plans his Department to play in events celebrating World Poetry Day.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	133645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that everyone has the opportunity to experience and participate in all forms of arts and culture including poetry. We continue to support organisations such as the Poetry School and the Poetry Society who aim to promote the recognition and appreciation of poetry. The Poetry Society will have received over £1 million in funding between 2015 and 2018, to help it continue to represent British poetry both nationally and internationally.</p><p> </p><p>A range of events were held across the country to celebrate World Poetry Day on 21 March. For example, Redbridge Library held an open mic session; Brighton &amp; Hove City Libraries tweeted its staff’s favourite poems on the day and Brighton Dome hosted the Emergency Poet and the Poetry Ambulance in Jubilee Square. To provide ongoing support to poetry, Arts Council England has recently given a substantial grant to The Poetry Business to support poets at every stage of their development. This includes a partnership with Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, who has selected leading emerging poets for promotion under the ‘Laureates Choice’ banner.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 26/03/2018 14:25:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

868473

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government contracts have been held with Cambridge Analytica and the SCL Group since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	133693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:<a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p>I am not aware of any current contracts with Cambridge Analytica, or with the SCL group.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 133682 133683 question first answered 29/03/2018 09:17:23 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

862045

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	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, how many domestic trips for the purpose of visiting friends and relatives were made in England in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	132464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Data held by VisitBritain shows that between January and November of 2017, domestic visits to friends and relatives accounted for 31.1m visits made in England and during these visits, £3.4bn was spent.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/03/2018 16:47:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

862224

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Film: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out all films that benefited from UK film tax relief in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	132643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>This information cannot be released because of HMRC’s duty of taxpayer confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/03/2018 14:08:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

861155

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Northamptonshire County Council: Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2018 to Question 131194, how many representations he has received on Northamptonshire County Council's changes to its library provision.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	132304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Since the changes to the library service provision were agreed by the Full Council of Northamptonshire County Council on 28 February 2018, the Department has received at least 60 representations.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/03/2018 15:02:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

861156

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Northamptonshire County Council: Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2018 to Question 131194, on Northamptonshire County Council: Public Libraries, what the timetable is for his Department's decision on whether those representations will be treated as a formal complaint.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	132305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The representations are being carefully considered and we will decide shortly about whether they will be treated as a formal complaint under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/03/2018 15:04:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

860648

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Architecture: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students taking architecture subjects at degree-level were from (a) the UK, (b) non-UK EU countries and (c) non-EU countries in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	132005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students studying at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), including information on subject of study and country of domicile prior to study. The latest statistics refer to the academic year 2016/17 and can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/11-01-2018/sfr247-higher-education-student-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/11-01-2018/sfr247-higher-education-student-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the numbers of full-person-equivalent entrants to first degrees in architecture subjects by domicile by academic year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p>3,970</p></td><td><p>3,455</p></td><td><p>3,525</p></td><td><p>3,685</p></td><td><p>3,660</p></td><td><p>3,915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EU</strong></p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>595</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Non-EU</strong></p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>855</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>995</p></td><td><p>1,115</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: HESA Student Record</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Counts are on the basis of full-person-equivalents. Where a student is studying more than one subject, they are apportioned between the subjects that make up their course.</p><p>2) Architecture is defined as principal Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) code K1. More information on JACS codes can be found on the HESA website here: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs</a>.</p><p>3) All figures are rounded to the nearest 5.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/03/2018 16:47:15 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

860706

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Tourism: Marketing
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 much money has been spent on promoting British tourism in (a) Europe, (b) Asia, (c) North America and (d) in total in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	132063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <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. They 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>Additionally, in 2017 VisitBritain participated in travel trade missions across the world such as Destination Britain: China, the World Travel Market, World Routes and Destination Britain: North America. They also hold a variety of domestic promotion events throughout the country.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/03/2018 14:53:43 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

860800

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	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, (a) how many trips were made, (b) how many nights were stayed, (c) how much was spent, for the purpose of visiting friends and relatives in each of the regions of England in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	132157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Data held by VisitBritain shows that visits to friends and relatives accounted for 31.1m visits made in England and 35.5m in Great Britain in year to date figures up to November 2017. During these visits, £3.4bn was spent in England and visitors stayed for a total of 81.5m nights, while they spent £4.1bn and stayed a total of 95.3m nights in Great Britain as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/03/2018 11:19:53 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan