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Written Question
Sports: Demonstrations
Thursday 20th July 2023

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to prevent protestors from disrupting sporting events.

Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Recent disruption of sporting and cultural events is totally unacceptable, and the Government has taken steps to empower the police to ensure the smooth running of major events.

I recently attended a roundtable with cabinet colleagues, police and sports representatives to ensure major sporting events this summer are protected from disruption, and we will continue to work with event organisers and police to protect the uninterrupted enjoyment of major sporting and cultural events.


Written Question
Victoria Tower Gardens
Wednesday 3rd July 2019

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has for the management of Victoria Tower Gardens after the construction of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and what discussions he has had with Royal Parks on that matter.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Officials continue to have discussions with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and The Royal Parks on this issue.


Written Question
Victoria Tower Gardens
Wednesday 3rd July 2019

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what arrangements he plans to put in place in Victoria Tower Gardens for periods in winter when the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre is open but the rest of the gardens are closed at dusk.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The opening hours of the proposed Holocaust Memorial have not yet been determined.


Written Question
Parks: Greater London
Thursday 20th June 2019

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria his Department uses to determine whether land in London parks for which his Department is the registered owner can be transferred to other public bodies to be devoted permanently to uses other than public open space; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Margot James

Consideration of transfers of land in London parks for which DCMS is the registered owner would be undertaken on a case by case basis, and there are no specified criteria under which such a request may be made.


Written Question
National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
Wednesday 8th May 2019

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what conditions he has (a) imposed and (b) indicated an intention to impose on the planned use of part of Victoria Tower Gardens for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The Government decided to locate the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens so that the view of Parliament from the Memorial will serve as a permanent reminder of the far-reaching consequences of political decisions. The development of plans will take proper account of relevant legislation and regulations.


Written Question
National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
Wednesday 10th April 2019

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to consult the public before allowing part of Victoria Tower Gardens to be used for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The Government decided to locate the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens so that the view of Parliament from the Memorial will serve as a permanent reminder that political decisions have far-reaching consequences. A public consultation is currently being undertaken by Westminster City Council on the planning proposals put forward to build the Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens.


Written Question
National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
Wednesday 10th April 2019

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies relating to potential development in the Victoria Tower Gardens of his duties under section 8 (1) of the London County Council (Improvements) Act 1900.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The Government decided to locate the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens so that the view of Parliament from the Memorial will serve as a permanent reminder that political decisions have far-reaching consequences. The development of plans will take proper account of relevant legislation and regulations.


Written Question
Sculpture: Victoria Tower Gardens
Thursday 9th February 2017

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who owns the Burghers of Calais sculpture in Victoria Tower Gardens.

Answered by Tracey Crouch

The Burghers of Calais sculpture is owned by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Its day-to-day maintenance is the responsibility of The Royal Parks, currently an Agency of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Written Question
Mayflower: Anniversaries
Monday 21st March 2016

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the 1620 voyage of the Mayflower.

Answered by David Evennett

The Anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower is a wonderful opportunity to reignite the interest that American citizens have in our nations' shared history.

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Plymouth City Council are leading the commemorations for this anniversary - representing the beginning of one of the most enduring alliances in the world. The Government has made over £500,000 available to support the Council's ambition for this celebration to be a year of both national and international significance for the city.


Written Question
Arts: East Midlands
Thursday 16th October 2014

Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on funding for culture in the East Midlands.

Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot

The Arts Council’s announcements on their 2015-2018 portfolio continue a trend in the reduction of the share of funding that is going to organisations in London, and includes investment in retaining talent and boosting production capacity outside of London. This includes the East Midlands which I will be visiting later this month.