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Written Question
Showmen's Guild of Great Britain
Friday 2nd October 2020

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department last met representatives of the Showman’s Guild of Great Britain.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

My Department has held a number of meetings with representatives of the outdoor events industry to discuss guidance and next steps to reopening the sector.

DCMS officials last met with the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain on 14 August, and have also spoken to representatives of the Amusement Device Safety Council.


More broadly, my Department’s officials have regular contact with the Events Industry Forum, which is responsible for developing Covid-secure guidance for outdoor events. We continue to engage with visitor attraction stakeholders through the Visitor Economy Working Group.

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