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1227308

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Music: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to issue guidance on when amateur choirs can (a) rehearse together and (b) perform in person as covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	78852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>DCMS has always been clear that the Performing Arts guidance would be updated on the basis of the latest science and public health context.</p><p> </p><p>The PERFORM study (published 20 August) has indicated that it is the cumulative aerosol transmission from both those performing in and attending events that is likely to create the risk of transmission. As a result of these findings we have updated the Performing Arts guidance to confirm that non-professionals can now engage in all activities, including singing, wind and brass and confirmed that where non-professional groups plan to meet, there are no set limits on the numbers who can be involved when taking place outside and/or in a Covid-secure venue. This is in line with rules on meeting people outside your household for clubs and groups and gatherings in Covid-secure venues.</p><p> </p><p>Organisations must ensure that they carry out an appropriate COVID-19 risk assessment and that individuals are socially distanced at all times. Organisations will want to minimise risk as far as possible and the Performing Arts guidance sets out a number of mitigations that should be considered to minimise risk including operating outside where possible, limiting the numbers involved in and duration of activity and considering how ventilation can be improved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 78853 question first answered 07/09/2020 14:43:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1227309

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Music: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the level of transmission of covid-19 between individuals in (a) professional and (b) amateur choirs that requires them to be dealt with differently in guidance.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	78853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>DCMS has always been clear that the Performing Arts guidance would be updated on the basis of the latest science and public health context.</p><p> </p><p>The PERFORM study (published 20 August) has indicated that it is the cumulative aerosol transmission from both those performing in and attending events that is likely to create the risk of transmission. As a result of these findings we have updated the Performing Arts guidance to confirm that non-professionals can now engage in all activities, including singing, wind and brass and confirmed that where non-professional groups plan to meet, there are no set limits on the numbers who can be involved when taking place outside and/or in a Covid-secure venue. This is in line with rules on meeting people outside your household for clubs and groups and gatherings in Covid-secure venues.</p><p> </p><p>Organisations must ensure that they carry out an appropriate COVID-19 risk assessment and that individuals are socially distanced at all times. Organisations will want to minimise risk as far as possible and the Performing Arts guidance sets out a number of mitigations that should be considered to minimise risk including operating outside where possible, limiting the numbers involved in and duration of activity and considering how ventilation can be improved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 78852 question first answered 07/09/2020 14:43:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1121268

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on enabling the provision of 5G along the train line in Devon and Cornwall.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	910370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer to the answer provided by the Secretary of State to the topical question raised by the Hon member at oral questions today.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/04/2019 12:24:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1001944

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Health Lottery: Prizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to decide whether to raise the limit on prize values for the Health Lottery .
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	188237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The consultation on society lottery reform sought views on raising prize limits. The consultation closed on 7 September after we had received over 1,600 responses. DCMS officials are now carefully considering the evidence and we hope to respond to the consultation in the first half of next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/11/2018 16:40:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

984523

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what rail lines are being considered for the 5G trials that will support improvements to rail passenger connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	177386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government allocated £35 million to projects that will support improvement to rail passenger connectivity, including the Trans-Pennine Initiative (TPI). This is a joint project between the 5G Testbeds and Trials and Local Full Fibre Networks Programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The projects involved are to : <br></p><ul><li>upgrade the Network Rail test track in Melton Mowbray, and</li><li>to install trackside infrastructure along part of the Trans Pennine route, this will include the rollout of fibre between Manchester and York.</li></ul> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:42:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

984524

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to announce the specification for the 5G trials that will support improvements to rail passenger connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	177387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government allocated £35 million to projects that will support improvement to rail passenger connectivity, including the Network Rail test track in Melton Mowbray, and the Trans-Pennine Initiative (TPI).</p><p> </p><p>In August 2018, the Government released a Call for Information to parties interested in taking part in these projects. This Call included questions on a range of options for connectivity delivery, including 5G. The responses to these are informing our approach to next steps. A technical specification for the project is expected in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:41:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

947349

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Statues: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a register of male and female statues to chart progress towards greater female representation.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	168111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Historic England, Government's adviser on the Historic Environment have been working to address the absence of statues and monuments that represent women through their Immortalised and HerStories seasons. They have also been relisting sites on the National Heritage List for England to acknowledge the role women have played. They will continue to seek out and share further stories that celebrate women’s achievements while asking how memorialisation might look in the future as statues are only one method that can be used.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/09/2018 10:51:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

947350

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G: Great Western Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish proposals for 5G signal on the Great Western Mainline between Paddington and Penzance.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	168112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>5G is an experimental technology that will be deployed by mobile network operators once it is commercially available. The Government recognises the importance of rail connectivity and wants to see high quality coverage where people live, work and travel. Wi-Fi equipment on railways will continue to be rolled out. The Government is also planning to run 5G trials that will support improvements to rail passenger connectivity in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/09/2018 11:06:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

825740

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Former Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many former Conservative Members of Parliament who were defeated at the 2017 general election and who now work in his Department were appointed after a publicly advertised and open recruitment process.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	123807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS does not employ any former Conservative Members of Parliament defeated at the General Election 2017.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 29/01/2018 14:02:46 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

753408

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Statues: Politicians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many statues there are of (a) male and (b) female politicians in Britain.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	5661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/07/2017 09:40:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard