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942957

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Big Lottery 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, how much Big Lottery Fund spending was distributed per capita in each local authority region in the last year for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	165029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The table in the attached document shows the Big Lottery Fund spending per capita in each local authority area in <ins class="ministerial">2017-18</ins><del class="ministerial">2016-17</del>. However, this data does not present an accurate comparison of the benefits from Big Lottery Fund spending for several reasons:</p><p>a) Funding is often provided over several years, but the data shows this in the year that the grant is awarded. For example an award of £600,000 for a five year long project, would be reported as £600,000 of funding in year one, and no funding in years two to five.</p><p>b) the data reflects the geographical location of the funding recipient, but many projects reach far beyond the local authority where the funding recipient is located. An extreme example of this is the City of London, which has a small population but which was the location of funding recipients running two large nationwide projects. Conversely, areas that show no funding in <ins class="ministerial">2017-18</ins><del class="ministerial">2016-17</del> have benefited from Big Lottery funded projects which have a primary location elsewhere.</p><p>c) Island communities can also be outliers. Delivering a project usually involves a minimum fixed cost, so local authorities with very small populations will generally show a larger spend per capita than local authorities with higher populations.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/07/2018 17:22:20 question first ministerially corrected 02/08/2018 08:24:31 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch attachment 1 file name 165029 supporting data.pdf title Big Lottery Fund spending per capita 2016-17 previous answer version 71584 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch attachment 1 file name 165029 supporting data.pdf title Big Lottery Fund spending per capita 2016-17
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

942450

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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: Coastal Areas
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 encourage UK citizens to take holidays in UK seaside towns.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	164532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>DCMS works hard to support the UK’s coastal destinations, engaging closely with the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) to stay abreast of current trends, opportunities and concerns.</p><p> </p><p>Together with VisitEngland, the £40m Discover England Fund project supports several coastal products, developed to target international visitors but also benefit domestic tourism. Projects such as England’s Coast led by the NCTA, South West Coastal Path led by the South West Coast Path Association and England’s Seafood Coast, led by the English Tourism Riviera Company are some examples of DEF projects in coastal regions.</p><p> </p><p>VisitBritain (VB) run coastal destinations groups which generally meet four times a year, discussing the challenges facing coastal destinations with the aim of sharing insights and best practice, developing joint policy positions to address those deemed most important.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">VB sit on the Coastal Tourism Leadership Forum(run by the NCTA), helping to shape the Coastal Visitor Economy Vision and Action Plan. DCMS are observers at the forum.</ins></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/07/2018 10:17:13 question first ministerially corrected 24/07/2018 11:33:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 71623 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

942600

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Gambling
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory contributions for the (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) treatment of gambling disorders.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission requires all operators licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 to make a contribution towards the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. It does not specify how much this should be, nor which organisations should be supported.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware is the leading charity commissioning research, education and treatment, and currently asks operators to donate a minimum of 0.1% of their Gross Gambling Yield (GGY). Most do, with GambleAware receiving £9.4m in 2017/18. Industry also made donations to other bodies supporting research, education and treatment, bringing industry’s collective support for RET to above 0.1% of its GGY.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">We considered research, education and treatment as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility and published our response on 17 May. The Review looked at protections across the gambling industry and support for those who experience harm, including the arrangements for funding support.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We want to see an effective and sustainable voluntary system, with improved coordination and better understanding of what measures are most effective to ensure future funding increases will be spent in the most effective way. Our response outlined a number of initiatives for improving the current system, increasing access to services and strengthening the evidence base. The Government does not consider that introducing a statutory levy is necessary or appropriate at this stage.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2018 12:10:11 question first ministerially corrected 19/07/2018 13:05:29 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 70502 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

934639

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Gambling: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the care available for families and individuals who are affected by suicides connected with gambling.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL9216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Providing better information and support to people bereaved by suicide is a key area for action in the Cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. Effective suicide bereavement services should be provided through local partnerships between local authorities, NHS organisations and voluntary and charitable sector providers. The NHS Choices website provides advice on accessing support for people who have been bereaved.</p><p> </p><p>The charity GambleAware, which funds research, education and treatment for gambling addiction, has published a Strategic Delivery Plan for 2018-2020. This includes plans to commission specialist support for people who suffer bereavement because of the problem gambling of a family member or friend.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/07/2018 13:28:37 question first ministerially corrected 12/07/2018 14:29:05 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde previous answer version 69229 answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach answering member 3787
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

914775

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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: Finance
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 public purse has been allocated for arts and culture in Doncaster (a) in total, (b) per head of the local population and (c) per head in England for the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
uin	148667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that people from across the country have access to our world class art and culture, and Arts Council England has worked hard in recent years to ensure investment outside London has increased as a percentage and in cash terms. In 2017/18, the latest year for which figure are available, Arts Council England invested £1,383,998 in Doncaster (Local Authority region); the data below outlines the funding allocated per head for Doncaster and England for the same year. The £ per head figure may not provide a true reflection of the benefits that Doncaster will receive from cultural investment across England, as many arts organisations take their work across the country impacting regions outside the area that they are based in.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ins class="ministerial">£ per Head by Decision Year</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Doncaster</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">England</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£4.50</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£11.32</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/06/2018 16:14:40 question first ministerially corrected 12/06/2018 11:47:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 62593 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband

882424

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Broadband: Fees and Charges
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 ensure that the forthcoming Consumer Green Paper sets out provisions to ensure that broadband exit fees are charged at a rate that is fair to consumers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	135486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Consumer Green Paper was published on 11 April. It seeks views on how to ensure that modern consumer markets work for all, both now and in the future, including in the telecoms sector. Government will consider the responses to the Consumer Green Paper and, working with independent regulators including Ofcom, will publish a response detailing how they plan to further protect customers.</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Currently, the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 protect broadband consumers when they enter into contracts with a provider. Ofcom has the power to investigate communicate providers' compliance.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Currently, contracts entered into on or after 1 October 2015 are covered by the unfair terms in consumer contracts protections in the Consumer Rights Act 2015. There are also protections under Ofcom rules (GC9.3) to ensure that conditions or procedures for contract termination do not act as a disincentive against changing provider. Additionally, Ofcom has the power to investigate communication providers' compliance and have an open enforcement programme on early termination charges: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/bulletins/competition-bulletins/open-cases/cw_01199.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/04/2018 15:27:54 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2018 15:12:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 52496 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

873579

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	S4C
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 the Government plans to publish the report relating to the funding of Welsh language channel S4C.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	134693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">DCMS ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders, including the Press Recognition Panel, to discuss a range of issues.</del></p><p> </p><ins class="ministerial">We published the S4C independent review, 'Building an S4C for the future' on 29 March, alongside the government's response. </ins><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/04/2018 11:57:52 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2018 09:51:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 52978 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

868555

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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: National Income
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 domestic product tourism accounts for.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	David Evennett
uin	133775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 Tourism accounted for £66bn GVA, which was <del class="ministerial">14.2%</del> <ins class="ministerial">3.8%</ins>of the total UK GVA.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/03/2018 14:41:53 question first ministerially corrected 14/05/2018 16:37:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 50829 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

837370

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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	Nuisance Calls
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 Department's policy is on a ban on phone companies charging a fee for services to protect against nuisance calls.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	126489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government and local bodies together are investing £1.7 billion of public money to support vital improvements in broadband services across the UK. Superfast broadband coverage reached 95% of premises in December 2017 – up from 45% in 2010. Many of the premises reached had exchange only lines.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">For any premises not covered by superfast broadband, as confirmed in our announcement in December 2017, we are pushing ahead with our plans for a Universal Service Obligation (USO) so that by 2020 everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request 10 Megabit per second broadband.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Within London the Government expects superfast broadband coverage to be provided by the private sector and is encouraging providers to tackle remaining issues including exchange only lines.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Consumers can register their landline and mobile telephone numbers with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS), which helps prevent them receiving unsolicited nuisance marketing calls. The TPS is a free service and consumers can register at the following address: http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/number_type.html.</ins><br /></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In addition, phone companies provide consumers with a range of services to protect them against nuisance calls. It is for phone companies to decide whether to offer these services for free or for a charge. The Government welcomes services being provided free, or at low cost, for the benefit of consumers.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/02/2018 17:49:33 question first ministerially corrected 20/03/2018 17:32:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 40508 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

829996

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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, how much his Department spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in each of the last seven financial years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	124720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Figures for hospitality can be found in the table below. Wine is not purchased independently but included within catering expenditure on hospitality. It is not possible to identify the cost of wine within amounts paid and accrued for hospitality catering.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Financial Yr</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Catering</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">H&amp;C</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">201718 YTD</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">23,017</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 23,400</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 46,417 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,130</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 42,068</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 52,199 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-3,415</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 13,059</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 9,644 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,860</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 54,432</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 117,145 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,816</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 14,920</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 18,735 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17,980</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 37,475</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 55,455 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">39,788</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 31,527</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 71,315 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40,573</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 1,371</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 41,943 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">167,749</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 218,251 </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 386,000</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Financial Yr</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Hospitality</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Catering</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">H&amp;C</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">201718 YTD</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23400</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 46,417 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10130</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">42068</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 52,198 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-3415</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13059</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 9,644 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014/15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">62712</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">54432</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 117,144 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013/14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3816</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14920</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 18,736 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012/13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17980</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">37475</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 55,455 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011/12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">39788</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31527</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 71,315 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010/11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40572</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1371</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 41,943</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 194,600 </strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 218,252 </strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 412,852 </strong></del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold figures for spending on art, separate from the Government Art Collection</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/02/2018 11:52:15 question first ministerially corrected 06/04/2018 09:33:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 38964 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders