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100120

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value to the economy of domestic tourism was in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010, domestic tourism spend in England has grown by 14.1% - from £56.7bn* to £64.7bn in 2013. Domestic tourism spend in 2012 was a record-breaking £67,956m. We will not have a final figure for 2014 until next year. Overall, Deloitte estimated that the tourism industry was worth £127 billion GVA to the UK economy in 2013, £58 billion of which is ‘direct’ contribution.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em><a href="http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/overnightvisitors/" target="_blank"><em>http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/overnightvisitors/</em></a><em> ; </em><a href="http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/dayvisitors/" target="_blank"><em>http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/dayvisitors/</em></a></p><p>*this is based on an estimate as there was no day visit survey in 2010</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 24/10/2014 12:41:38 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

99781

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to encourage competition in the rural broadband market.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	211122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Almost 100 publicly funded contracts to provide superfast broadband to rural communities have gone out to tender following an Open Market Review. As well as BT a number of smaller suppliers are now delivering projects in rural communities. In addition, 8 suppliers have been appointed to run pilot projects to assess the feasibility of providing superfast broadband to the hardest to reach areas.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/10/2014 11:46:05 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

93761

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
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	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings his Department has had with football supporters' groups or organisations since July 2011; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	210863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>I meet regularly with a wide range of football organisations, including Supporters Direct and the Football Supporters Foundation. DCMS Ministers’ external meetings are published quarterly on the Departmental website</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview</p><p> </p><p>I continue to press the football authorities to better engage with their fans, but have been encouraged by the introduction of a designated Supporter Liaison Officer into each Premier League and Football League club.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 23/10/2014 12:32:26 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

93762

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
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	Football Association
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings his Department has had with the Football Association since July 2011; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	210864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>I meet regularly with a wide range of football organisations including the Football Association to discuss a range of issues, including their governance of the sport. DCMS Ministers’ external meetings are published quarterly on the Departmental website:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview</p><p> </p><p>I continue to press for improvements in football governance; they have made welcome progress, but I expect them to maintain this momentum. If football fails to demonstrate that they can reform their own governance of the game, I will not hesitate to use all the powers at our disposal, including legislation if necessary, to support our national game.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 210866 question first answered 23/10/2014 12:29:20 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

93491

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of 4 September 2014, Official Report, columns 520-2, on non-league football, what discussions he has had with the Football Association on strengthening the owners and directors test.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	210832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Football Association to discuss a range of issues, including football governance, and the efficacy of the Owners’ and Directors’ Test.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 21/10/2014 14:46:49 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

93492

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Hereford United FC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of 4 September 2014, Official Report, columns 520-2, on non-league football, what discussions his Department has had with the Football Association (FA) on the possible contravention of FA rules and regulations by Hereford United Football Club and the Southern League; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	210833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Football Association to discuss a range of issues, including football governance.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 21/10/2014 14:47:31 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

93010

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Music Venues: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effectiveness of an Agent of Change law to protect music venues and cultural centres from noise complaints.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	210213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DCMS is in regular contact with the Department for the Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government on how the Licensing Act 2003, the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and the planning system inter-relate with one another for entertainment premises.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/10/2014 12:00:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

92155

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials in his Department of each (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) age received the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System's (i) exceeded, (ii) met and (iii) must improve performance mark in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The table sets out the number of employees within each performance category for the 2013-14 reporting year for assessments received to date by gender, ethnicity and age. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>a) </strong><strong>Gender</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>DCMS</p></td><td><p>EYR Rating</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The disclosure of numbers where they amount to fewer than five could enable identification of individuals to whom this information relates. This would amount to a release of their personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act</p><p> </p><p><strong>b) </strong><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) takes seriously its obligations to collect diversity data as required by the Equality Act 2010. All staff have been asked to provide personal diversity data to be held anonymously, and we continue to encourage increased declaration by staff. As such these figures will not be fully representative of workforce diversity</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>DCMS</p></td><td><p>EYR Rating</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other Ethnic Background</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian - Indian</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian - Pakistani</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Black - African</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Black - Caribbean</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Black - Other</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed - Black Caribbean &amp; White</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed - Other</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The disclosure of numbers where they amount to fewer than five could enable identification of individuals to whom this information relates. This would amount to a release of their personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>c) </strong><strong>Age</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>DCMS</p></td><td><p>EYR Rating</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-24</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>30-34</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>35-39</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40-44</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45-49</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50-54</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>55-59</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-64</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>65+</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The disclosure of numbers where they amount to fewer than five could enable identification of individuals to whom this information relates. This would amount to a release of their personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 14/10/2014 16:32:47 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

91393

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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	Families
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 the Prime Minister's speech of 15 August 2011 calling for a family test to be applied to all domestic policy, which policies of his Department have been so assessed to date.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	208847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>On 18 August 2014 the Prime Minister announced that the family test was being formalised as part of the impact assessment for all domestic policies. From October 2014, every new domestic policy will be examined for its impact on the family.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 13/10/2014 13:49:31 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

91172

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	UN Women
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 allocate funding to support the work of UN Women UK.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	208687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>We are currently considering the merits of a request for funding that we received from the UK National Committee for Women on the 28<sup>th</sup> of August.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is the second largest donor to UN Women, providing £12.5m of funding each year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 12/09/2014 15:00:54 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods