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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2016 to Question 53795, what the (a) name, (b) job title and (c) responsibility is of each of the unpaid advisers based in the Tourism and Heritage Directorate of her Department.

The only unpaid advisers in the Tourism and Heritage Directorate are the members of the Events Industry Board, who focus on implementing the Business Visits and Events Strategy; ways to improve and promote the UK Events sector; and act as a sounding board and point of dialogue between Ministers and the industry.

The 9 unpaid members are:

Nick de Bois - Chair

Michael Hirst OBE - Deputy Chairman and Chair of BVEP

Will Whitehorn - Chairman of SECC

Martin Lewis- Founder of Intellectual Capitals and Managing Director of CAT Publications

Mike Rusbridge - Formerly Chairman of Reed Exhibitions - attending in a personal capacity

Tracy Halliwell MBE - Director of Business Tourism and Major events - London and Partners

Chris Skeith - Chief Executive of AEO

Simon Hughes - Director of EVCOM

Ufi Ibrahim - CEO of British Hospitality Association

Further Details can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/events-industry-board#membership