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1306346

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date	25/03/2021
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	Zoos: 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, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage visits to zoos as soon as relevant covid-19 restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	176057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>My Department plans to take a number of steps to encourage a range of tourism activities following the easing of restrictions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Global Travel Taskforce last year committed the Government to publish a Tourism Recovery Plan in support of the sector. The Government intends to set out proposals in the Spring, including plans for a marketing campaign to welcome visitors back to the UK as soon as it is safe to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>When holidays are permitted again, we will work with VisitBritain, VisitEngland and local partners to champion the UK’s diverse tourism offer once again - just as we did with last year’s Enjoy Summer Safely and Escape The Everyday campaigns.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will continue to work with industry to provide assurance regarding when people can safely visit attractions - as demonstrated through the We’re Good to Go industry standard, which has been used by over 45,000 businesses, including several zoos.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/04/2021 15:50:31 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1306356

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Broadcasting: Political Activities
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 with broadcasters to ensure the (a) political impartiality of news commentators and (b) live disclosure of affiliations where impartiality is not possible.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	176062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Trusted news is vital to a strong and fully functioning democracy. It has an essential role in holding power to account and keeping the public informed of local, national and international issues. We expect news broadcasters and their journalists and commentators to adhere to the highest standards of accuracy, whilst respecting their right to freedom of expression.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Decisions on broadcasting regulation, including impartiality in broadcast news, are a matter for Ofcom. Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code contains rules to ensure that broadcast news is reported with due accuracy and impartiality​. The Broadcasting Code clarifies that any personal interest of a reporter or presenter, which would call into question the due impartiality of the programme, must be made clear to the audience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 13/04/2021 15:59:28 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1276133

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	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, when he plans to publish the outcome and data of the consultation on decriminalising TV licence evasion, which closed on 1 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	137331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The consultation closed in April 2020 after receiving 150,000 responses.</p><p>The government intends to publish the response to the consultation on decriminalisation of TV licence evasion shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 18/01/2021 13:40:43 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi