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1328096

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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	Tourism: 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 his timescale is for publication of the Tourism Recovery Plan; and if he will include measures to develop rather than maintain the domestic tourism industry in that Plan.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	7815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government intends to publish the Tourism Recovery Plan shortly. Alongside addressing short and medium term challenges, the plan will set out a long-term framework for how the Government will work with the sector to build back better from the pandemic - and ultimately develop a more sustainable, innovative, and data-driven tourism industry.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/06/2021 14:35:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1328098

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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: Autism and Dementia
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 he has had with the BBC on the effect of TV Licensing enforcement activities on people with (a) dementia and (b) autism; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	7853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The government meets regularly with the BBC to discuss a wide range of topics.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the BBC Board and TV Licensing are responsible for the enforcement and collection of the TV licence as set out in the Charter.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In relation to the BBC’s changes to the over 75 concession, the BBC has provided assurances that it will deliver the most sensitive possible handling for those who may be affected, including elderly people with complex illnesses like dementia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 07/06/2021 09:37:24 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1328110

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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	Commonwealth Games: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits to the (a) Welsh economy and (b) tourism sector of Ynys Môn constituency of holding the Commonwealth Games in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	7986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games provide a unique and significant opportunity to accelerate economic growth and support the recovery of our tourism sectors across the UK after the impact of COVID-19. The government is working closely with our Games partners to ensure we make the most of these opportunities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Central government is funding £594 million of the total £778 million investment into hosting the Commonwealth Games. This significant investment is driving legacy opportunities across both the West Midlands and UK, including job creation, visitor attraction and a timely boost to businesses. There is also a wealth of opportunities for the people of Wales to get involved in the Games, such as the Queen’s Baton Relay, which will travel through Wales ahead of the Games, Games-time volunteering opportunities and potential business contracts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>An additional £24 million investment from the government and the West Midlands Combined Authority to create a Business and Tourism Programme will ensure the region and the UK can take advantage of the economic opportunities hosting the Games provides. Fully integrated with the Games, the Business And Tourism Programme will use the event’s profile to boost our global reputation as a leading destination for tourism, trade, and investment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The matter of a bid for a future Commonwealth Games in Wales would be a matter for the Welsh government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/06/2021 16:00:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1328125

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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	Mobile Phones: Fraud
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 phone companies on increasing cooperation between (a) phone companies and (b) public authorities to counter mobile phone fraud.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>Law enforcement partners have stepped up their efforts to tackle this type of crime, arresting over a hundred criminals involved in some of the most despicable types of fraud and taking down thousands of phone numbers as well as fake websites and email addresses.</p><p>The DCMS and Home Office are working closely with telecommunications providers, regulators and consumer groups to protect the public from crimes such as mobile phone fraud. As part of this work, we are developing a voluntary charter of the actions telecoms companies will take to prevent fraud.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is also exploring a range of measures aimed at tackling the criminal abuse of mobile telecommunications across a range of different crime types including fraud.</p><ul><li><p>We are encouraging the public to forward suspicious text messages to 7726 (which is free of charge) and continue to encourage anyone who has been targeted by a scam to report it to Action Fraud.</p></li><li><p>We have supported the National Trading Standards Scams Team to roll out call blocking devices to vulnerable people, to protect some of the most vulnerable in society from nuisance calls and scams.</p></li><li><p>The Government has banned cold calls from personal injury firms and pensions providers unless the consumer has explicitly agreed to be contacted. It has introduced director liability for nuisance calls.</p></li><li><p>The Government will take further action through our Fraud Action Plan, an ambitious approach grounded in prevention, education, effective enforcement and regulatory reforms.</p></li><li><p>The Government has launched <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAndrei.Skorobogatov%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C735c925b69aa4ca7321808d91f8ef7e0%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637575521165134800%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=moYNwAS%2BhmAMZe17sNwWs1j365qF6OU89V4ZWyHBHls%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">a dedicated web page</a> on protecting individuals and businesses from COVID-19 related fraud, with easy-to-follow tips and a list of places you can get help and advice if you think you are being scammed.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 08/06/2021 13:58:05 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1328178

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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	National Leisure Recovery Fund
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 Answer of 26 April 2021 to Question 185358 on the National Leisure Recovery Fund, when the early information from the Government's data capture system will be published.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	7817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The data capture system for the National Leisure Recovery Fund, Moving Communities, is now fully operational. The platform opened for data submissions at the start of April with 280 Local Authorities relating to c.1100 leisure facilities across England.</p><p><br>A series of headline national statistics will be released over the coming weeks with a fuller report available at the end of June. Local Authorities and the leisure service providers have been able to access their local data and interrogate through the filtering and dashboards available on the platform since the beginning of May.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/06/2021 14:54:30 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1328232

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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	Gambling: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 2347 on Gambling: Advertising, whether the Government has an evidential basis for the absence of a causal link between (a) exposure to gambling advertising and (b) the development of problem gambling.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	7862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The government launched the Review of the Gambling Act 2005 on 8 December with the publication of a Call for Evidence. As part of that we called for evidence on the benefits or harms of allowing gambling operators to advertise and will consider carefully any evidence of links between advertising and gambling related harm. The call for evidence closed on 31 March and received approximately 16,000 submissions from a broad range of interested organisations and individuals. We are currently considering the evidence submitted and aim to publish conclusions by the end of the year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Professor Per Binde’s 2014 literature review, conducted for the Responsible Gambling Trust (now GambleAware), explored five possible mechanisms by which gambling advertising could impact problem gambling behaviour:</p><ol><li><p>Stimulating a current gambler’s gambling behaviour to an extent that it becomes problematic;</p></li><li><p>Inducing a non-gambler to start gambling in a way that quickly becomes problematic;</p></li><li><p>Inducing a non-gambler to start gambling in a way that eventually becomes problematic;</p></li><li><p>Maintaining or exacerbating existing problem gambling behaviour; or</p></li><li><p>Creating a positive societal attitude (particularly amongst young people) towards gambling.</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Of these potential impacts, Binde’s review found empirical evidence only for the fourth. While this research found evidence that advertising may adversely impact problem gamblers’ efforts to cut down, it did not establish a causal link between exposure to advertising and the development of problem gambling.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 7863 question first answered 07/06/2021 09:46:15 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1328233

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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	Gambling: Advertising
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 increases in (a) gambling advertising on levels of gambling and (b) gambling on levels of gambling-related harm.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	7863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The government launched the Review of the Gambling Act 2005 on 8 December with the publication of a Call for Evidence. As part of that we called for evidence on the benefits or harms of allowing gambling operators to advertise and will consider carefully any evidence of links between advertising and gambling related harm. The call for evidence closed on 31 March and received approximately 16,000 submissions from a broad range of interested organisations and individuals. We are currently considering the evidence submitted and aim to publish conclusions by the end of the year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Professor Per Binde’s 2014 literature review, conducted for the Responsible Gambling Trust (now GambleAware), explored five possible mechanisms by which gambling advertising could impact problem gambling behaviour:</p><ol><li><p>Stimulating a current gambler’s gambling behaviour to an extent that it becomes problematic;</p></li><li><p>Inducing a non-gambler to start gambling in a way that quickly becomes problematic;</p></li><li><p>Inducing a non-gambler to start gambling in a way that eventually becomes problematic;</p></li><li><p>Maintaining or exacerbating existing problem gambling behaviour; or</p></li><li><p>Creating a positive societal attitude (particularly amongst young people) towards gambling.</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Of these potential impacts, Binde’s review found empirical evidence only for the fourth. While this research found evidence that advertising may adversely impact problem gamblers’ efforts to cut down, it did not establish a causal link between exposure to advertising and the development of problem gambling.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 7862 question first answered 07/06/2021 09:46:15 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1327753

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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	Choirs: 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, if he will change covid-19 guidance to allow amateur choirs to rehearse together.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	7107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Non-professional groups of up to six people can now sing indoors, and can perform or rehearse in groups of up to 30 outdoors. In addition, multiple groups of 30 can now sing outdoors, provided the groups are kept separate throughout the activity. This is an important step forward in the return of non-professional performing arts activity from Step 2.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that we take a cautious approach in easing restrictions. We will continue to keep guidance and restrictions under review, in line with the changing situation. Further detail on step 4 will be set out as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/06/2021 09:42:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1327768

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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	Loneliness: 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 recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of loneliness and social isolation in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle loneliness and social isolation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	7198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>DCMS collects data on levels of loneliness in England through its annual Community Life Survey. In addition, the Department commissioned a Community Life Survey Re-Contact Survey last year, to provide data on the period March-July 2020. These sources suggest that prevalence of loneliness has remained similar to pre-COVID levels, with 6% of adults reporting that they are always or often lonely. Community Life Survey data and reports are available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/community-life-survey--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/community-life-survey--2</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department does not collect robust data on loneliness in local areas. However, DCMS works closely with experts such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to monitor other data sources and build our understanding. ONS recently published the first estimates of loneliness at a local authority level. As the ONS report states, because of small sample sizes and large confidence intervals, local authorities should not be ranked against each other. The ONS report is available online at <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/mappinglonelinessduringthecoronaviruspandemic/2021-04-07" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/mappinglonelinessduringthecoronaviruspandemic/2021-04-07</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department is tackling loneliness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic through: providing funding for charities that bring people together; convening organisations across society to act together on loneliness; and public communications to get people talking about loneliness:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In total since the start of the pandemic, over £34 million of the £750 million VCSE funding package has gone specifically towards reducing loneliness, with an additional £50 million going to organisations supporting people with their mental health.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>We have established a Tackling Loneliness Network, bringing together over 70 organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors to share expertise and develop innovative ways to tackle loneliness.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>The ‘Let’s Talk Loneliness’ campaign continues to share practical tips and signpost support. Our winter calendar, which ran throughout December, had over 12 million impressions on social media, with a range of corporate and third sector partners promoting our messages on their channels.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Copies of the two annual progress reports on government’s work on tackling loneliness are available in the Libraries of the House and online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loneliness-annual-report-the-first-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loneliness-annual-report-the-first-year</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loneliness-annual-report-the-second-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loneliness-annual-report-the-second-year</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 07/06/2021 15:11:44 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1327779

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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	Music: 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, if he will review the current Gov.uk guidance, Working safely during coronavirus: 2.4 Non-professional performing arts, which restricts amateur choirs, orchestras and music groups to six people, to allow non-professional performing arts groups to meet in covid-secure venues, without a person limit, as in the autumn of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	7165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Performing Arts guidance was updated on 18 May to reflect the latest arrangements for Step 3. I know that the restrictions on singing are frustrating to large numbers of amateur choirs and performance groups across the country and that many people have made sacrifices in order to drive down infections and protect the NHS over the last year. I can assure you that everyone across Government wants to ease these restrictions as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, it is important that we take a cautious approach in easing restrictions. We have followed the views of public health experts on singing. We are aware, through the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/905062/S0628_NERVTAG_Assessment_of_transmission_of_COVID-19_through_musical_events.pdf" target="_blank">NERVTAG</a> and <a href="https://chemrxiv.org/articles/preprint/Comparing_the_Respirable_Aerosol_Concentrations_and_Particle_Size_Distributions_Generated_by_Singing_Speaking_and_Breathing/12789221" target="_blank">PERFORM studies</a> that singing can increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission through the spread of aerosol droplets. This was backed up by a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pheemg-aerosol-and-droplet-generation-from-singing-wind-instruments-and-performance-activities-13-august-2020" target="_blank">consensus statement from SAGE</a>, resulting in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-suggested-principles-of-safer-singing/covid-19-suggested-principles-of-safer-singing" target="_blank">suggested principles of safer singing</a> being published.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to keep guidance and restrictions under review, in line with the changing situation. Further detail on step 4 will be set out as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 7166 question first answered 07/06/2021 09:41:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker