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968959

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	Domestic Visits: Wakefield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he plans to visit Wakefield in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	906668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my response to her question during the topical oral questions on 6th September.</p><p>I do hope to visit Wakefield within the next 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/09/2018 16:33:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

909213

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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 Passenger Duty
	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 his Department has made on the effect of Air Passenger Duty on tourism in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	146300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to PQ 141355 on 18th May.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 30/05/2018 09:34:22 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

918372

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	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 War I: War Memorials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the announcement of 1 July 2014 ,Details of £5 million fund to repair, protect, and conserve First World War memorials revealed, how much and what proportion of that funding has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	150634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Of the £5 million fund announced in July 2014 for the conservation and protection of war memorials, £3,435,000 had been spent by the end of FY 2017/18, with the remainder projected to be spent by March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of this funding (£4.5 million) has gone towards the First World War Memorials Programme which sees Civic Voice, Historic England, the Imperial War Museums (IWM), and War Memorials Trust (WMT) working in partnership with the public on a programme of recording, research, conservation and listing to ensure war memorials across the country are protected and the people they commemorate are remembered.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/06/2018 09:52:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

892241

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 21 March 2016 to Question 904216 on Public Libraries: Closures, if he will publish the (a) name and (b) location of the 110 libraries that closed between 2010 and 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	138390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The full dataset was published on 11 January 2018 on the gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673041/Public_libraries_in_England-_extended_basic_dataset__as_on_1_July_2016_.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673041/Public_libraries_in_England-_extended_basic_dataset__as_on_1_July_2016_.csv/preview</a></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/05/2018 10:16:16 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

922462

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	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	Government Art Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 12 July 2017 to Question 3698 on Government Art Collection, which items from the Government Art Collection have been displayed at public museums or galleries in the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	152676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested can be found on the attached PDF.</p><p>The Government Art Collection not only provides public access to the collection through loans to UK and international museums and galleries but also promotes British art, culture and creativity across 155 cities world wide. The collection of historic and contemporary art works contribute to UK soft power and diplomacy around the world.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/06/2018 09:50:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis attachment 1 file name List of Exhibition Loans 01.04.2013-31.05.2018.pdf title List of GAC loans to UK Sites
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

968426

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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	Government: Flags
	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 there are plans to add Merchant Navy day to the official list of dates for flag-flying on Government buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	170722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to change the list of designated days for flying the Union Flag on Government buildings.</p>All other flag flying in England, Scotland and Wales is deregulated, and any organisation may fly any flag at any time, so long as they have the necessary planning permission. Therefore, anyone may fly the Red Ensign on Merchant Navy Day if they wish. answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 13/09/2018 12:52:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

927005

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	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	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
	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 the Government plans to sign up to the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
	tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
	uin	155255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>It is necessary to carefully prioritise resources towards those Conventions that will have the most impact on the safeguarding of our heritage, such as the ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property undertaken last year. However, the Government fully recognises the contribution that the UK’s oral traditions, social practices and festive events make to the country’s cultural fabric, and continues to encourage communities to celebrate these practices, keeping them alive for future generations.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/06/2018 10:26:03 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

964388

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Slavery: Anniversaries
	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 his Department plans to commemorate the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	169030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The National Museums Liverpool, an Arms Length Body (ALB) of DCMS, through our International Slavery Museum, has run events and activities on this date since 1999. These include the annual Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance Lecture, given in 2018 by Gina Belafonte, civil rights activist and daughter of Harry Belafonte. Additionally the Museums hold an annual walk of remembrance and libation ceremony and a range of educational activities in the International Slavery Museum and around the Royal Albert Dock.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/09/2018 14:21:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

964387

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Travel: Single People
	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 his Department has made an equality assessment of the single person’s travel supplement.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	169181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Office of Fair Trading have examined the question of single person supplements and concluded that wherever there is a reasonable economic case for such charges, decisions should be primarily a matter for the industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/09/2018 14:23:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

973174

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	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	Ulster Scots Language
	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 provide funding for regional youth programmes on historical and cultural topics relevant to Ulster Scots.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	174723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on funding for culture are made independently of Government and Ministers, which means there is no question of any political involvement in arts funding decisions. Culture is also a devolved competence, and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland is responsible for funding cultural projects in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/10/2018 11:52:06 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon