Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Ministers attended the Great Futures conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 14 and 15 May 2024.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
5 UK Ministers attended the conference.
The GREAT FUTURES launch event in Riyadh on 14-15 May 2024 is the flagship moment that kickstarts a year-long programme bringing to life the sheer scale of opportunities for UK businesses in Saudi Arabia linked to Vision 2030. The purpose is to forge partnerships across a number of sectors by gathering together some of the UK's most creative and innovative companies with their Saudi counterparts.
The Deputy Prime Minister led a strong Ministerial delegation comprising Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for Business and Trade; Lucy Frazer, the Culture Secretary; Lord Johnson, Minister for Investment; Lord Markham, Minister of Health; and Sir Steve Smith the PM’s Special Representative for Higher Education. The delegation of more than 450 UK companies made this the largest trade delegation the UK has sent anywhere for a decade.
Some 50+ agreements and MOUs were signed during the two days. The Deputy Prime Minister and Saudi Minister of Commerce convened a Pillar 1 meeting of the UK-Saudi Strategic Partnership where they agreed the ambition of increasing bilateral trade from £17bn to £30 billion by 2030.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the National Lottery Community Fund in each year since its creation.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
DCMS does not hold this data centrally.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left VisitBritain in each year since 2015.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
DCMS does not hold this data centrally.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Theatres Trust in each year since 2015.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
DCMS does not hold this data centrally.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Treasure Valuation Committee in each year since 2015.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
DCMS does not hold this data centrally.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left Channel 4 in each year since 2015.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
DCMS does not hold this data centrally.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left S4C in each year since 2015.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
DCMS does not hold this data centrally.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the BBC in each year since 2015.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
DCMS does not hold this data centrally.
Asked by: Robert Buckland (Conservative - South Swindon)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing broadcasters to use verified fact checkers during the media blackout period on election days.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to work with the local television sector to ensure that future local television licence conditions proportionately reflect the potential challenges of operating in the media landscape over the medium- to long-term.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.