Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has a single individual who is responsible for leading her Department's application of the Family Test.
Answered by Nigel Adams
Each department has a Family Test lead who is part of our Family Test Network. This Network is the central forum through which we have sought input and comments on the support departments need to help with Family Test implementation
This includes Network members feeding into improvements to DWP and the existing guidance for officials in all departments on Family Test implementation.
Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the hospitality sector on the effect of business rates on that sector.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,what assessment his Department has made on the effect of Air Passenger Duty on tourism in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.
Answered by Michael Ellis
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to PQ 141355 on 18th May.
Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the value of seasonal migrant labour to the UK's hospitality and tourism industry.
Answered by Michael Ellis
According to the DCMS economic estimates, the tourism sector directly provides approximately 1.5m jobs at all entry levels across the UK. We do not currently hold data on the number of seasonal roles.
Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support her Department provides to increase the number of visitors to Cornwall.
Answered by Michael Ellis
VisitBritain and VisitEngland are responsible for promoting the UK as a tourist destination, which it does through a range of different initiatives and campaigns. One of the current projects in the £40m Discover England Fund is the South West Coast Path, which is promoting the path to the Dutch and German market. Cornwall is also featured in their new domestic campaign “Join the World”.
At of the end of the last financial year, the Heritage Lottery Fund has funded 639 projects totalling £104.3m in Cornwall. These projects range from the St Austell Townscape Heritage, the Tate St Ives and the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. In addition, our colleagues in the Department of Cities and Local Growth have awarded over £11m of Coastal Communities Funding to 12 projects in Cornwall.
Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of online travel agents charging commission on the full VAT inclusive bill for bookings taken online on hospitality SMEs in rural and deprived areas.
Answered by John Glen - Shadow Paymaster General
DCMS has not conducted an assessment of the effect of online travel agents charging commission on the full VAT inclusive bill for bookings taken online on hospitality SMEs in rural and deprived areas.
Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that online travel agents do not charge commission on the full VAT inclusive bill for bookings taken online.
Answered by John Glen - Shadow Paymaster General
DCMS is not taking any steps to ensure that online travel agents do not charge commission on the full VAT inclusive bill for bookings taken online.