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HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I will focus on those aspects of the Bill relating to tourism. Tourism generates revenues of £155 billion per annum for the UK economy, including £28 billion in export…06 Jul 2020HANSARDSeaside ResortsMy Lords, during the lockdown will the Government allow councils to give waivers from both licensing and planning limitations on the use of outside space? This would allow the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDQuarantine: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, inbound tourism brings in £9 billion from July to September, but industry experts expect this to drop to £500 million because of the quarantine restrictions. This will…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, we urgently need to repair the tourist economy, not least because no region or nation of the UK has less than 100,000 tourism-related employees. The combined £34 billion…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsMy Lords, weddings in historic buildings provide an income stream that helps to pay the repair bill. The closure of these wedding venues therefore represents a heritage protection…21 May 2020HANSARDNational Asylum Support ServiceI thank the Minister for that response, but what she has said is just not consistent in any way with the experience of charities working with these people on a daily basis.…06 May 2020HANSARDNational Asylum Support ServiceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those accommodated by the National Asylum Support Service are able to follow social distancing guidelines…06 May 2020HANSARDAsylum Claims: Child TraffickingI thank the Minister for her response, but is she aware that where an individual police force fails to investigate a complaint of child trafficking, the Home Office is using the…16 Jan 2020HANSARDAsylum Claims: Child TraffickingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the Home Office’s policy on the processing of an asylum claim when an applicant says they have been the victim of child trafficking.16 Jan 2020HANSARDLocal Authorities: TourismI thank the Minister for her response. Will the Government agree to use the tourism zone pilots to trial a tourism levy, with money raised ring-fenced for the visitor economy?…28 Oct 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: TourismTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to granting local authorities more powers to manage their local tourism industries.28 Oct 2019HANSARDHistorical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, like all other speakers, I am entirely supportive of this Bill, and believe that we need to get on with it. I have some questions, which I hope that the Minister can…28 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I want to focus the attention of the House on an industry that brings £127 billion a year to the UK economy, attracts £24 billion of spending in the UK from abroad,…22 Oct 2019HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Financial SustainabilityMy Lords, will the Government consider designating other regional museums as national museums, to better and more accurately reflect their nationally and globally significant…08 Oct 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationI thank the Minister for that Answer. However, it is not mandatory for hotels and guest houses in England to display food hygiene ratings. Even some five-star hotels choose not to…19 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to improve transparency for consumers comparing the quality of holiday accommodation.19 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: TourismThe Government have introduced a seasonal agricultural workers scheme to address that sector’s reliance on migrant labour to do seasonal work. This is very much to be welcomed.…19 Feb 2019