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	registered interest
	date	16/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Recycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the review into the Government’s approach to attracting foreign direct investment led by Lord Harrington of Watford will consider the Government’s approach to attracting new foreign direct investment into recycling infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	189969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Lord Harrington’s review into attracting foreign direct investment is primarily, though not exclusively, focused on the Chancellor’s five key growth sectors. One of the key growth sectors is Green Industries, and the review will consider actions to improve investment across Green Industries, including recycling infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/06/2023 11:50:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1466102

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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	Arts: Community Development
	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 the Government is taking to support community arts projects.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	900249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>DCMS provides funding to community arts projects in England through our arm’s-length body, Arts Council England.</p><p>They are committed to supporting community arts projects, and have identified &quot;Cultural Communities&quot; as a key focus of its 10 year strategy “Let’s Create”.</p><p>One recently funded project is in Bath constituency; Bath Carnival CIC were recently awarded £79,000 from National Lottery Project Grants to support their 2022 community carnival inspired by the theme ‘Natural Habitats’.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/05/2022 09:47:02 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1279284

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2021
	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	Golf: Coronavirus
	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 review the decision to close golf courses during the covid-19 lockdown period announced in January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	141577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Sports and physical activity are incredibly important for our physical and mental health, and are a vital weapon against coronavirus.</p><p>On Monday 4 January the Prime Minister announced a national lockdown and instructed people to stay at home to control the virus, protect the NHS and save lives. The National Restrictions are designed to get the R rate under control through limiting social contact and reducing transmissions. Therefore indoor and outdoor sports facilities must close.</p><p>Government decisions on reducing the current restrictions will be based on scientific evidence. We are continuing discussions with representatives from the sport and physical activity sector about the steps required to reopen indoor and outdoor sports facilities as soon as it is safe to do so and will update the public when possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 25/01/2021 16:23:03 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1461352

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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	Holiday Accommodation: Registration
	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 her timetable is for consulting on the introduction of a tourist accommodation registration scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The Tourism Recovery Plan, published in June 2021, included a commitment to consult on a Tourism Accommodation Registration Scheme in England.</p><p>Ahead of this, however, the government intends to launch a call for evidence that will seek views on a range of issues that arise from the increase in short term and holiday letting.</p><p>First, I want to gather information that will improve the government’s understanding of the benefits and challenges of the increase in short-term and holiday letting we have seen in England in recent years. Second, I want to gather initial views on what would and would not constitute a proportionate response to addressing some of the challenges.</p><p>This evidence will help us determine whether there are options the government should pursue through a consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/05/2022 08:27:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1220640

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	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	Temporary Accommodation: Coronavirus
	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 allocated funding to (a) hotel and (b) bed and breakfast owners to cover (i) costs incurred and (ii) loss of income as a result of an extended stay by a guest testing positive for covid-19 and being unable to return home.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	68761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>We have published guidance on how to open guest accommodation businesses safely whilst minimising the risks of COVID-19.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>If a guest is displaying signs of COVID-19 while staying in overnight accommodation, they should inform the accommodation provider, immediately self-isolate where they are to minimise any risk of transmission, and request a test. If they are confirmed to have COVID-19, they should return home if they reasonably can. If a guest cannot reasonably return home, their circumstances should be discussed with an appropriate health care professional and, if necessary, the local authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Unless otherwise provided for in the contractual terms of the booking, the guest will be expected to pay the costs of an extended stay in all but exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances may include, but are not limited to, where the accommodation provider has failed to follow government guidance to create a COVID-secure environment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has developed a comprehensive support package to help businesses and workers deal with various COVID-related pressures, which hotel and bed and breakfast businesses can continue to access.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/07/2020 11:40:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse