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1330644

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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	Microprocessors: Shortages
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 to ensure that the UK manufacturing sector has access to an adequate supply of computer chips.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	12338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>HMG recognises the severity of the current chip shortage and the difficulties it has created for a number of UK firms. This is a global market and a confluence of unexpected events, including unprecedented pandemic-driven shifts in demand, have had widespread ramifications internationally. HMG are engaging affected UK sectors and key international partners to identify any available domestic or international mitigations.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 16/06/2021 14:04:07 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1329969

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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	Cultural Heritage: Export Controls
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 many objects of cultural or historical significance have been subject to an export ban since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	11702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2021 answer text <p>The number of cultural objects for which a decision on the export licence was deferred are published in the annual report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest. These are available on the website of Arts Council England.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>For the years 2016 -17 and 2017-2018, 61 objects were placed under export-deferral.</p><p> </p><p>The figures for 2018-19 and 2019-20 will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/06/2021 14:56:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1329970

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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	Cultural Heritage: Export Controls
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 list the objects of either historical or cultural importance that have been subject to an export ban since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	11703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2021 answer text <p>Details of cultural objects for which a decision on the export licence was deferred are published in the annual report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>Reports for the years 2016 -17 and 2017-2018 are available on the website of Arts Council England.</p><p> </p><p>The reports for 2018-19 and 2019-20 will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/06/2021 14:57:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1328896

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
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	Company Liquidations: Wakefield
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 26 May 2021 to Question 3199 on Company Liquidations: West Yorkshire, how many business operating in Wakefield published a first or second notice in the London Gazette in each financial year between 2015-16 and 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	8772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The National Archives has reviewed notices placed in The London Gazette in each financial year between 2015-16 and 2018-19 in order to answer this question.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Whilst no notice types in The Gazette are formally termed “first” or “second” notices, in order to answer this question “first” notices have been defined as relating to a resolution for winding up, or, in the case of court-led insolvencies, petitions to wind up companies or partnerships; and “second” notices have been defined as relating to the appointment of a liquidator.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This data includes all relevant notices which have been placed in relation to a company with either a registered address or principal trading address within the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council area, noting that an individual notice can refer to more than one company. The total number of notices for the period specified was 1119.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>“First Notices”</p></td><td><p>“Second Notices”</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>1119</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 07/06/2021 09:51:32 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1328897

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
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	Company Liquidations: West Yorkshire
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 26 May 2021 to Question 3199 on Company Liquidations: West Yorkshire, how many business operating in West Yorkshire published a first or second notices in the London Gazette in each financial year between 2015-16 and 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	8773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The National Archives has reviewed notices placed in The London Gazette in each financial year between 2015-16 and 2018-19 in order to answer this question.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Whilst no notice types in The Gazette are formally termed “first” or “second” notices, in order to answer this question “first” notices have been defined as relating to a resolution for winding up, or, in the case of court-led insolvencies, petitions to wind up companies or partnerships; and “second” notices have been defined as relating to the appointment of a liquidator.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to fully cover West Yorkshire, this data includes all relevant notices which have been placed in relation to a company with either a registered address or principal trading address within the following local authority areas: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Leeds County Council, Kirklees Council, Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, noting that an individual notice can refer to more than one company. The total number of notices for the period specified was 9914.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>“First Notices”</p></td><td><p>“Second Notices”</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1069</p></td><td><p>1260</p></td><td><p>2329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1192</p></td><td><p>1358</p></td><td><p>2550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1024</p></td><td><p>1290</p></td><td><p>2314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1315</p></td><td><p>1406</p></td><td><p>2721</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>4600</p></td><td><p>5314</p></td><td><p>9914</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 07/06/2021 09:52:28 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1305038

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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	National Leisure Recovery Fund: West Yorkshire
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 funding from the National Leisure Recovery Fund has been allocated to (a) Wakefield Council and (b) councils in West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	174308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>Sports and physical activity are incredibly important for our physical and mental health, and are a vital weapon against coronavirus. The National Leisure Recovery Fund sought to support eligible public sector leisure centres to reopen to the public, giving the sport and physical activity sector the best chance of recovery to a position of sustainable operation over the medium term.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A total of £100 million was available as a biddable fund to eligible local authorities in England, which was allocated in a single funding round. Eligible local authorities include: those in England who hold responsibility for the provision of leisure services, those who have outsourced their leisure provision to an external body to and those whose outsourced leisure arrangements have ended since 20 March 2020 and services are now delivered as an in-house function. This is in addition to the wider financial support provided to councils throughout the pandemic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Leisure services for Wakefield Council are delivered in-house under the brand Aspire Health. Therefore, they were not eligible to apply for the National Leisure Recovery Fund and would have been able to access support through the Local Government Income Compensation Scheme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Of the five local authorities in West Yorkshire, only Kirklees submitted an application to the National Leisure Recovery Fund. They were awarded a total of £1,175,523.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/03/2021 16:31:58 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1305039

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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	Tourism: West Yorkshire
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 increase the level of tourism to (a) Wakefield and (b) West Yorkshire once covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	174309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>My Department plans to take a number of steps to encourage tourism in all regions following the easing of restrictions.</p><p> </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> </p><p>The recently announced £56 million Welcome Back Fund will help councils improve green spaces, provide more outdoor seating areas and support tourism’s reopening this summer.</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> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 31/03/2021 08:37:40 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1305040

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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	Tourism: West Yorkshire
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 will take to ensure that the tourism industry in (a) Wakefield and (b) West Yorkshire complies with covid-19 rules as the lockdown is eased.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	174310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>My Department will continue to provide guidance and support to tourism businesses across England to ensure that they can comply with COVID-19 restrictions.</p><p>The Government’s COVID-19 Secure guidance for hotels and guest accommodation and the visitor economy will be kept up to date over the coming months, in line with the reopening process for the sector. We have also worked with industry bodies like UKHospitality and the Association of Event Organisers during the pandemic to produce more detailed sub-sector specific guidance.</p><p>We will continue to provide guidance and assurance regarding when people can safely go on holiday - as demonstrated through initiatives such as VisitBritain’s ‘Good to Go’ COVID-19 secure industry standard, now in use by over 44,000 tourism businesses across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 31/03/2021 08:41:04 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1304135

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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	Media: Wakefield
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 support his Department has recently provided to media outlets based in Wakefield constituency.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	171766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting local and regional media outlets as vital pillars of communities and local democracy. Local newspapers have benefited from a number of recent interventions, including the extension of business rates relief for local newspaper office space in England for an additional five years; the investment of £2 million in the Future News Fund; and the zero-rating of VAT on e-newspapers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>During the pandemic, many newspapers have also benefited from a unique and unprecedented government advertising partnership, designed to deliver important messages to UK citizens. Newspapers received up to £35 million additional government advertising revenue as part of the first phase of our coronavirus communications campaign. The campaign has subsequently been extended with at least 60% funding going to smaller regional and local titles. The Wakefield Express and Dewsbury Reporter are both included in the Partnership.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Looking ahead, the government announced in November 2020 that it will establish a new pro-competition regime for digital markets. At the heart of this will be a mandatory code of conduct to govern the relationships between dominant firms and those that rely on their services, including news publishers. The code will be a significant intervention in the government’s effort to support the sustainability of the news publishing industry, helping to rebalance the relationship between publishers and the online platforms on which they increasingly rely.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will continue to consider all possible options in the interests of promoting and sustaining high-quality news journalism at a local level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 25/03/2021 14:37:06 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1303522

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	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 steps his Department plans to take to encourage British tourism following the easing of covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	170753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been here for culture throughout the pandemic, and, as we emerge from it, we know that the public will want to be there, too. As our cultural institutions reopen, we will encourage people to get out there and support them and we will continue to provide guidance to ensure venues are safe for the public.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s roadmap to recovery reaffirms its commitment 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 world class marketing campaign to welcome back visitors to the UK as soon as it is safe to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS has been working closely with the tourism, arts and cultural sectors to ensure that they are ready for reopening. The government published the roadmap on 22 February, which sets out a step-by-step plan to ease restrictions in England cautiously.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The design of the roadmap has been informed by the latest scientific evidence and seeks a balance between our key social and economic priorities, whilst preserving the health and safety of the country. The scientific evidence shows that opening too early or too quickly risks a further lockdown.</p><p>The Government recognises that this continues to be an incredibly challenging time and that there are many cultural organisations and professionals who are currently facing difficult and uncertain circumstances. We are continuing to engage extensively with stakeholders from across DCMS’s sectors to understand the impacts of the pandemic and to determine how sectors can reopen when it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 170754 170756 question first answered 26/03/2021 10:35:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan