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1133140

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to introduce the new alcohol limit for drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	266703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to lower the drink drive limit. The Government considers rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers to be effective deterrents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/06/2019 10:53:50 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1127679

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Deer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents on the road there have been as a result of deer in the last three years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	256420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on what kind of animal is involved in road accidents.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/05/2019 13:28:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1121397

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	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	Mobile Libraries: Finance
	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 he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the level of funding to ensure a mobile library in each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	244094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 requires local authorities in England to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service, within available resources. In considering how best to deliver this statutory duty, each local authority is responsible for determining local needs, which may include the provision of a mobile library service.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/04/2019 11:47:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1083612

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	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	Visas: EEA Nationals
	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 he has had with the Home Secretary on short stay visitor visas for EEA nationals wishing to visit the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	229770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>My Department works closely with the Home Office on policies that affect tourism. The UK and the EU have proposed reciprocal visa-free travel arrangements to enable UK, EU and EEA citizens to continue to travel freely for tourism in the future. This is the case in both a deal or no deal scenario.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also confirmed that EU nationals and citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland can continue to travel on a national ID card until December 2020 and use e-passport gates when travelling on a passport. We have published all of this information on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/03/2019 11:50:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1024821

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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 he is taking to encourage tourists to visit both Northern Ireland and the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>VisitBritain (VB) is responsible for marketing the UK as a whole to the rest of the world and have a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tourism Northern Ireland (TNI) to work together on a variety of promotional activities. As part of this MOU, Northern Ireland products are used in marketing campaigns such as GREAT, images of Northern Ireland are used in VBImages and they participate in various business events. In particular, this year saw the Social Tourism Summit hosted by VB and TNI which brought together over 40 social media bloggers from 14 countries as well as travel delegates from the rest of the world to discuss innovations in digital travel marketing.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/12/2018 11:27:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1024822

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	Mobile Libraries: Disadvantaged
	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 take steps to increase the number of library buses in deprived areas.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The responsibility of the Secretary of State under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 is to superintend, and promote the improvement of, the public library service provided by local authorities in England only. Public libraries policy in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the Devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Libraries NI delivers the library service in Northern Ireland. It has indicated that it has no plans to extend mobile library services further, and keeps its mobile library routes under constant review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/12/2018 11:13:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

973171

	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	Tourism Ireland
	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 he has had with Cabinet colleagues on with whom responsibility will lie for Tourism Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	174720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, the promotion of tourism in Northern Ireland and Ireland was set out in the North-South Ministerial Council as one of the priorities for co-operation. The UK Government has consistently placed upholding the Agreement at the heart of its approach, and recognises the basis it has provided for the deep economic and social cooperation on the island of Ireland. This includes North-South cooperation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is confident we will reach an agreement with the EU that avoids a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We do not anticipate any change to the agreement on how the island of Ireland is promoted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/10/2018 11:49:52 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

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

971766

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	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	Mayflower: 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, what discussions he has had with tourist boards in the UK on marketing the whole of the UK to American visitors as part of the Mayflower 400 year celebrations.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	173581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Government fully supports the Mayflower 400 programme, and we acknowledge Plymouth as the centre for the anniversary commemorations. Initiatives such as these help to encourage tourists to travel outside of London and see what the whole UK has to offer.</p><p>The Mayflower 400 received standalone grant (not Discover England Fund) of £500,000 over a two-year term ending 31 March 2018 to undertake a range of consumer marketing media ,PR Travel trade and product development activities.</p><p>The Mayflower is also a feature of the £500,000 Discover England fund project “US connections” which uses cultural connections to grow inbound tourism from the US. The project will also be attending Destination Britain North America later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/09/2018 11:44:02 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

928751

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	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	Museum of Orange 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, what discussions his Department has had with Tourism NI on promoting the Orange Museum on a UK-wide scale to help inform popular understanding of the 12 and 13 July celebrations in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	156424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>As tourism and culture responsibilities are devolved issues, we have had no such discussions.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 28/06/2018 09:06:09 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon