Speeches by Hinds.

“In a similar vein to the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers), it is important that families know where to access these voluntary sector services. The East Hampshire dementia services directory is a great initiative, as are voluntary groups such as Dementia Friendly Petersfield and Dementia-friendly Alton. The Alto…”

“Am I right in interpreting that the three of you have three different sponsoring Government Departments? One would be DCMS, one would be FCDO and MOD—”

“I do not want to interrupt you or be difficult—that is all about that event, and you can talk about the Greater Manchester authority or the Liverpool city region—but you were talking earlier about co-ordinating so that we fill hotel rooms in January and on Sunday nights, the police force are not trying to be in five di…”

“Why hasn’t it happened?”

“I want to ask about the how. Knitting things together sounds great. It is a bit like joined-up Government or an integrated transport strategy. The question is how you do it. You said not a national body and not necessarily legislation. Who would make those trade-offs? Your points about the off-season and thinking of it…”

“I want to ask about the how. Knitting things together sounds great. It is a bit like joined-up Government or an integrated transport strategy. The question is how you do it. You said not a national body and not necessarily legislation. Who would make those trade-offs? Your points about the off-season and thinking of it…”

“Okay, fair enough. Thank you.”

“Okay, fair enough. Thank you.”

“Do you expect it to be hypothecated and for that to be incremental funding for the visitor economy? They have to clear up the graffiti now. You may think they could do it better, but someone has to do it. Someone has to fill the potholes. I guess the question with the visitor levy is whether this is more money that is …”

“Do you expect it to be hypothecated and for that to be incremental funding for the visitor economy? They have to clear up the graffiti now. You may think they could do it better, but someone has to do it. Someone has to fill the potholes. I guess the question with the visitor levy is whether this is more money that is …”

“Thank you. Simon, in a slightly different part of the sector, do you find it is possible, for your own internal measurements, to assess soft power, but also to persuade others, particularly parts of the Government that you may want help and support from?”

“Adrian, do you have anything to add?”

“I have one final question to anybody who has a view to give on it. It is about something that came up briefly in the last panel, when Claire talked about the proposed visitor levy. She said she thought that it was a great opportunity for the sector. What indication have you had, or what internal assessment have you mad…”

“Adrian, do you have anything to add?”

“The question I really want to come on to is, who does that co-ordination across the Government, and how good they are? In particular, DCMS is famously not a big Department in Government. It is not a Department with a huge amount of heft or—all these budgets are big budgets—that big a budget in the scheme of things, com…”

“The Tattoo is up there with the Farnborough Air Show and stuff. It has a special and particular place in the military ecosystem.”

“I have one final question to anybody who has a view to give on it. It is about something that came up briefly in the last panel, when Claire talked about the proposed visitor levy. She said she thought that it was a great opportunity for the sector. What indication have you had, or what internal assessment have you mad…”

“I want to come back to the projection of Britain abroad and soft power, and to ask Jason and Simon about it. It is a question that comes up with lots of sectors that this Committee covers, whether it is general tourism, music or film exports, or what have you. Everyone has a great story to tell about soft power until y…”

“Am I right in interpreting that the three of you have three different sponsoring Government Departments? One would be DCMS, one would be FCDO and MOD—”

“Thank you. Simon, in a slightly different part of the sector, do you find it is possible, for your own internal measurements, to assess soft power, but also to persuade others, particularly parts of the Government that you may want help and support from?”