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867058

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018, Spring Statement, HCWS 540, if he will publish a list of where the £26.2 million in EU exit funding for his Department will be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	133176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>DCMS has been allocated £26.2m in 2018/19 to fund preparations for leaving the EU. This is designed to cover essential EU exit spending for staff working on the department’s critical areas.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/04/2018 12:02:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

867118

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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: West Midlands
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 trends in the level of public funding for tourism in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	133236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland are responsible for promoting the UK as a tourist destination, through a range of different initiatives and campaigns. VisitBritain receive grant-in-aid totalling £19.4m from DCMS and VisitEngland receive £7m. Both organisations together receive £22.8m of GREAT funding to support promotion activities.</p><p> </p><p>Tourism expenditure for all West Midlands local authorities is shown in the following table. We do not hold information on individual local authorities. This information is primarily from the Ministry for Housing, Central and Local Government.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Net Current Expenditure (£000’s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>12,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7,196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>7,034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>8,028</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/03/2018 13:01:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

867176

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Cybersecurity: Small Businesses
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 is taking to help protect SMEs from cyber threats.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	133294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to making the UK the safest place in the world to live and do business online. This includes ensuring all UK organisations - including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - are secure online and resilient to cyber threats.</p><p> </p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre offers a range of guidance and support for SMEs. This includes the Cyber Security Small Business Guide launched in October 2017, which provides quick, easy and low-cost cyber security advice to small businesses; and Cyber Essentials, a certification scheme setting out the technical measures to protect against common cyber attacks.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Cyber Aware campaign offers practical advice to micro-businesses, encouraging employees and customers to adopt simple, protective cyber security measures. Further detail is set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy, which is backed with £1.9 billion of investment to keep the UK safe online.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/03/2018 15:20:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

867186

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Channel Four Television: Location
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 procedures his Department plans to use to assess where the proposed Channel 4 hubs will be located; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	133304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>We have long been committed to Channel 4 moving their national headquarters out of London, and welcome Channel 4's agreement to move 300 staff out of London, with this figure rising over time. There are many creative locations across the UK, and Channel 4 will launch a process in April in which cities and regions across the UK can pitch to become the home of Channel 4's new National HQ and creative hubs, with the aim that a decision on these locations will be taken by Channel 4 in Q3 2018.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/03/2018 15:15:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

865124

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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: East Midlands
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 trends in the level of public funding for tourism in (a) the East Midlands and (b) Mansfield in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	132991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Tourism expenditure for all East Midlands local authorities is shown in the following table. We do not hold information on individual local authorities. This information is primarily from the Ministry for Housing, Central and Local Government.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Net Current Expenditure (£000’s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>5,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4,989</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>5,281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>4,577</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/03/2018 17:08:03 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

865163

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much money his Department has raised from the sale of (a) assets, (b) land and (c) buildings in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	133030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is a significant landowner. The current Government Estate Strategy sets out the Government's vision to create an efficient, fit-for-purpose and sustainable estate whose performance matches the best of the private sector. As a Government we are delivering this vision, ensuring that the estate is fit for purpose, is frequently reviewed and aligned to the Estate Strategy, and is managed in an efficient and effective way.</p><p> </p><p>The money raised by DCMS from property, plant and equipment (which includes land and buildings) in each year since 2010 is shown in the table below. The information is available only in combination, so is not split into (a) assets, (b) land and (c) buildings. We are unable to provide information on the money raised by DCMS, split between land, buildings and other assets without incurring a disproportionate cost. The information is correct at time of publication.</p><p> </p><p>The information given is for DCMS only: it does not include information from DCMS's arm's length bodies.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Money Raised from selling property, plant and equipment (£k)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/03/2018 14:47:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

865183

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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	Tennis: Public Participation
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 discussions he has had with representatives of the Lawn Tennis Association on the accessibility of lawn tennis to people with (a) different socioeconomic backgrounds and (b) the protected characteristics listed in section 4 of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	133050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Everyone, regardless of their age, background and level of ability, should feel able to get involved in sport and physical activity. The government and Sport England strategies, Sporting Future’ and ‘Towards an Active Nation’, place a clear emphasis on targeting those who are hardest to reach and less likely to be active, including those from lower socio-economic groups and those with protected characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>I have regular discussions with national governing bodies of sport, including the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), on a range of issues including diversity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/03/2018 17:06:21 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

865184

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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	Tennis: Public Participation
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 information his Department holds on the participation of people with (a) different socioeconomic backgrounds and (b) the protected characteristics listed in section 4 of the Equality Act 2010 in the sport of lawn tennis.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	133051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Sport England’s “Active Lives” survey provides data on participation levels in sport and physical activity.</p><p> </p><p>According to the latest figures available (published October 2017) approximately 865,000 or 1.9% of adults aged 16+ participated in tennis twice in the last 28 days. The tables below provide a breakdown by protected characteristic and socio-economic status.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Data broken down by socio-economic group (where available)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Demographic</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Share</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number (rounded to nearest 5,000)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Gender</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>58.8%</p></td><td><p>510,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>41.2%</p></td><td><p>355,000</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Disability</p></td><td><p>Long term limiting disability</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td><td><p>45,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No long term limiting disability</p></td><td><p>95.0%</p></td><td><p>820,000</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Age</p></td><td><p>16-34</p></td><td><p>39.3%</p></td><td><p>340,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-54</p></td><td><p>31.9%</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55-74</p></td><td><p>23.9%</p></td><td><p>210,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75+</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>White-British</p></td><td><p>81.0%</p></td><td><p>700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White-Other</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>7.3%</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other ethnic group</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Data broken down by socio-economic group </strong></p><p>This data relates to adults aged 16-74 only rather than all adults aged 16+.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>NS SEC 1-2</p></td><td><p>325,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NS SEC 3-5</p></td><td><p>180,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NS SEC 6-8</p></td><td><p>95,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NS SEC 9</p></td><td><p>115,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>All Active Lives data is from the Active Lives release in October 2017 with the data from May 2016 - May 2017.</p><p> </p><p>*It is not possible to provide data for participation rates amongst those who have a Chinese or other ethnic background, or for religion and sexuality as there is insufficient data to provide a result.</p><p> </p><p>Socio economic status key:</p><ul><li>NS SEC 1-2: Higher social groups</li><li>NS SEC 3-5: Middle social groups</li><li>NS SEC 6-8: Lower social groups</li><li>NS SEC 9: Students and other</li></ul><p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 26/03/2018 14:20:00 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

865185

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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	Tennis: Equality
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 information his Department holds on the equalities and non-discrimination policies of the Lawn Tennis Association.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	133052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the equalities and non-discrimination policies of the Lawn Tennis Association. These are publicly available on the LTA’s website.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 26/03/2018 14:21:30 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

865193

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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 proportion of gross value added has been generated by the tourism sector in each of the regions of England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	133060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The latest data of regional GVA was for 2013. This data is held by the Office of National Statistics. The results are as follow:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Tourism direct gross value added (£ millions) in regions and nations of the UK in 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>15391.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>8240.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>5799.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>5517.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>4304.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>3757.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>3244.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2573.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1578.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total England</p></td><td><p>50,407.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/03/2018 17:11:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest