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Written Question
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Cheshire
Monday 25th April 2016

Asked by: Tristram Hunt (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent Central)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies (i) have been abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010 and (ii) will be abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority by 2020.

Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot

Core DCMS

DCMS has not employed staff to work in East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010 and do not currently employ any staff in the area.

Other Bodies

The abolition or relocation of jobs in the Department’s non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies is a matter for the Chief Executives of each of the bodies.

Written Question
Public Holidays
Wednesday 2nd March 2016

Asked by: Tristram Hunt (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent Central)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to restart work related to his Department's pre-consultation on moving the May Bank Holiday, published in 2011.

Answered by David Evennett

The Government looked at the current pattern of all bank and public holidays as part of the Tourism strategy published in 2011, which concluded there is no overall consensus for change. There are no plans to make another consultation on this subject.

Written Question
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Stoke on Trent
Friday 15th January 2016

Asked by: Tristram Hunt (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent Central)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies (i) have been abolished or relocated from Stoke-on-Trent since 2010 and (ii) will be abolished in or relocated from Stoke-on-Trent by 2020.

Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot

The Department has had no offices in the area in the timeframe.