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902146

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	UK City of Culture
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 timetable is for bids to be received for the UK City of Culture 2025.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	143154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>We will publish details of the next UK City of Culture competition, including updated guidance for bidding cities, on Gov.uk in due course.​</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/05/2018 09:38:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

902174

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Wembley Stadium
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 he has made of the effect of the potential sale of Wembley Stadium on participation rates in (a) association football and (b) American football.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	143139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>My Department, along with Sport England and the Greater London Authority will be discussing the potential sale of Wembley stadium with the Football Association over the course of this month.</p><p> </p><p>We will be seeking further detail on how such a deal would help the development of the grassroots game in this country and support more people to participate in sport.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/05/2018 09:58:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

902192

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Comcast
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 into account whether Comcast’s bid for Sky includes commitments to maintain Sky’s employment levels in (a) Scotland and (b) throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	143188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my written statement to the House issued on 21<sup>st</sup> May.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/05/2018 09:51:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

902211

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Arts and Culture
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 make an estimate of the amount of funding his Department has spent on arts and culture provision in former coalfield communities in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	143239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Historic England and Heritage Lottery Fund support coalfield communities by conserving and protecting key industrial heritage sites, their associated settlements and community buildings which provide a strong sense of place and community identity, supporting the economic and social regeneration of coalfield communities through heritage regeneration.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2012 and March 2017, Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £285.3m to 1,302 projects in coalfield community areas within the UK. By regional breakdown this includes East Midlands - £53,132,700; North East -£18,846,633; North West - £6,848,900; South East -£22,186,300; West Midlands -£35,198,600; Yorkshire and The Humber -£58,670,600.</p><p> </p><p>Arts Council England have also provided significant investment into coalfield communities over the last five years: 2012/2013, £38,970,236; 2013/2014, £31,766,586; 2014/2015, £28,307,054; 2015/2016, £34,077,475; and 2016/2017, £41,625,973.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, between 2013/14 and 2017/18 the National Coal Mining Museum England has received, on average, £2.45 million a year of funding.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/05/2018 13:35:17 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

902238

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	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 Government is taking to support social tourism initiatives throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	143185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Arms Length Body, VisitEngland supports the work of the Family Holiday Association, a national charity dedicated to helping provide breaks and day trips at the British seaside for families who struggle to financially provide holidays for their family. They are also a member of England’s Inclusive Tourism Group which VisitEngland originally convened in 2015, which aim to provide access for all to tourism destinations and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>VisitScotland have their own accessibility team which develop and support products to increase accessibility for visitors, however they do work in partnership with VisitEngland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/05/2018 13:29:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

902239

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Holidays: Low Incomes
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 the Government has had with the tourism industry on helping families with low incomes take a holiday away from home.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	143186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>VisitEngland work with and support the Family Holiday Association in their work to help make it easier for financially challenged families to take short breaks to the British seaside.</p><p> </p><p>VisitEngland also provide resources for tourism businesses to help make themselves more accessible to all, be it from disability or financial disadvantage.</p><p> </p><p>VisitScotland have their own accessibility team which develop and support products to increase accessibility for visitors, however they do work in partnership with VisitEngland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/05/2018 13:31:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

902240

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	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 assessment he has made of the value of social tourism to the UK (a) domestic tourism industry and (b) economy.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	143187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The department doesn’t hold information on the value of social tourism to the domestic tourism industry or the economy.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, as a whole, tourism accounts for £66.2bn of the UK’s GVA and approximately 1.5m jobs across the country. Scotland’s tourism sector accounted for £5.2bn of GVA in 2013 and approximately 280,000 jobs in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/05/2018 13:32:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

901214

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Comcast and 21st Century Fox
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 criteria his Department has used to assess the bids submitted by (a) 21st Century Fox and (b) Comcast for the takeover of Sky plc; and whether that criteria includes the activities of those companies in overseas jurisdictions.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	142817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has powers to intervene in certain media mergers on public interest grounds under the Enterprise Act 2002. The decision to intervene is quasi-judicial and must be taken independently based on all relevant evidence available. Guidance on the Enterprise Act 2002 sets out the scope of the broadcasting and cross-media public interest considerations. Any transaction will be looked at on its merits, on a case-by-case basis. Due to the quasi-judicial nature of the decision, it would be inappropriate to comment further in relation to any specific transaction.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky, On 23 January I provided an update to the House on the CMA’s interim report on their investigation into the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox Inc and Sky Plc.</p><p> </p><p>I have received the final report from the CMA regarding the findings of their phase 2 investigation. Now that I have received this report, I must come to my decision and publish the report within 30 working days (by 13 June). My decision will be on whether the merger operates or may be expected to operate against the public interest, taking into account the specified public interest considerations of media plurality and genuine commitment to broadcasting standards.</p><p> </p><p>When I have reached a decision I will return to Parliament to make an oral statement. I will come to a view on whether to make a final order or accept any final undertakings in due course, and will consult on these publicly, but not before I have taken a decision on the public interest tests.</p><p> </p><p>Given my ongoing quasi-judicial role, I will not be making any comment about the substance of the report until I publish my decision.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/05/2018 12:54:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

901244

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
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 estimate he has made of the loss of revenue to the public purse as a result of television licence fee evasion in (a) 2012 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	142783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold this information. The BBC is responsible for the administration, collection and enforcement of the licence fee regime.​</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/05/2018 09:52:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

901259

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Social Media: Radicalism
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 recent meetings he has had with leading social media companies to discuss the prevalence, removal and prevention of hate speech and other extreme content on social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	142759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media companies on a range of issues including the removal of hate speech and extreme content. Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/05/2018 09:39:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham