Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with tourism and travel industry representatives about the UK's participation in the Re-open EU application and website; and what assessment they have made of the impact of their decision not to participate on those sectors. [T]
Answered by Baroness Barran - Shadow Minister (Education)
The UK is no longer part of the EU, and therefore we would not expect to be included in a map representing member states.
The UK regularly shares information on our travel, border and health measures with key partners, including the European Commission, as part of our ongoing international cooperation during the Coronavirus crisis.
The Minister for Tourism discussed the recovery and lifting of travel restrictions with ministers from several European countries and the European Commission at the recent Extraordinary G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting on COVID-19. We will work closely with foreign governments to help the global tourism industry recover from the current crisis.
Officials in my Department are also in regular contact with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and World Travel and Tourism Council. We continue to share information about the UK’s response to COVID-19.
Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have compiled a report on the finances of the Garden Bridge Trust; if so, whether, and when, they intend to publish that report; and if not, why not.
Answered by Baroness Barran - Shadow Minister (Education)
The Charity Commission, the registrar and regulator of charities in England and Wales, assessed the governance and management of the Garden Bridge Trust. They published a concluding report on the Garden Bridge project in April 2019 which you can find here.
In February 2019, Transport for London published a detailed breakdown of the cost of the project: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/temple-footbridge. The government has no plans to conduct any further reports.
Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress of broadcasters towards increasing the provision of access services to video-on-demand content for viewers with hearing loss, and what steps they plan to take to ensure an increase of such provision.
Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde
In recent years the provision of access services on video on demand content has increased according to the attached 2015 Authority for Television on Demand report.
The evidence in this report is supported by dialogue with broadcasters, content providers and platform operators, who fed back to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in autumn 2015.
Ofcom, the regulator for video on demand services, is reviewing how to improve the provision of access services on video on demand services.