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1332161

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	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	BBC: Ofcom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that Ofcom’s regulation of the BBC is enhanced in the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The government established Ofcom as the BBC regulator to ensure the BBC is robustly held to account as the nation's broadcaster. Ofcom is independent of the government and the government has no say over Ofcom’s operational decisions</p><p>However, the Mid-Term Review of the Royal Charter offers an opportunity for the government to consider whether current governance and regulatory arrangements for the BBC are working effectively, including the effectiveness of the regulation by Ofcom. We will start the preparations now, ahead of the review starting formally next year, as the Royal Charter sets out.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 18/06/2021 13:07:22 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1331549

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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	BBC: Broadcasting Programmes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that the BBC does not reduce the number of quotas related to delivering public value content, including those related to (1) radio, and (2) children’s programming.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The government is clear that the BBC has to provide high quality, distinctive content and services. However, it is ultimately a matter for Ofcom as the independent regulator on how to enforce these obligations through appropriate regulation. It is therefore for Ofcom, not the government, to set and amend quotas for the BBC’s public services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/06/2021 14:10:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1331548

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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	BBC: Royal Charters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how their mid-term review of the BBC Charter will be informed by Ofcom’s review of the BBC’s operating licence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom is independent of the government and the government has no say over Ofcom’s operational decisions. A review of the BBC's operating licence and service requirements is therefore for Ofcom as the BBC’s regulator.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Mid-Term Review of the Royal Charter offers an opportunity for the government to consider whether current governance and regulatory arrangements for the BBC are working effectively, including the effectiveness of the regulation by Ofcom.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will start the preparations now, ahead of the review starting formally next year, as the Royal Charter sets out.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/06/2021 14:26:33 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1331547

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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	Young Audiences Content Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why cuts were made to the final year of the Young Audiences Content Fund pilot; what assessment they made of (1) the effectiveness of that Fund, and (2) the need to provide notice of any changes to its funding.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Following a successful Spending Review, the Young Audiences Content Fund will continue into its third year and receive up to £10.7m for year 3 of the pilot scheme, totalling up to £44.2m for the three years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As set out in the Contestable Fund<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/936736/Contestable_Fund_Policy_Paper__FINAL_V2.pdf" target="_blank"> scoping paper published in 2018,</a> monitoring and evaluation of the Fund would inform the annual budget allocation over the course of the pilot. The 2021/22 funding awarded demonstrates a commitment to the value of children’s television programming in an exceptionally challenging fiscal climate, where some tough decisions have had to be made. DCMS has engaged continuously with the BFI, who administers the Fund, throughout the funding determination.</p><p> </p><p>Although assessment of the funds is ongoing, the <a href="https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-young-audience-content-fund-year-1-evaluation.pdf" target="_blank">Year One review</a> sets out a number of successes for the fund. As planned, a detailed evaluation of the scheme, against the criteria set out at launch, will take place this year before a decision is made on whether to close, continue or expand the Contestable Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL911 question first answered 14/06/2021 11:32:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1331546

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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	Young Audiences Content Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the cuts of the Young Audiences Content Fund pilot, what steps they are taking to ensure the pilot leads to a secure, well-supported and long-term future for that Fund.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Following a successful Spending Review, the Young Audiences Content Fund will continue into its third year and receive up to £10.7m for year 3 of the pilot scheme, totalling up to £44.2m for the three years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As set out in the Contestable Fund<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/936736/Contestable_Fund_Policy_Paper__FINAL_V2.pdf" target="_blank"> scoping paper published in 2018,</a> monitoring and evaluation of the Fund would inform the annual budget allocation over the course of the pilot. The 2021/22 funding awarded demonstrates a commitment to the value of children’s television programming in an exceptionally challenging fiscal climate, where some tough decisions have had to be made. DCMS has engaged continuously with the BFI, who administers the Fund, throughout the funding determination.</p><p> </p><p>Although assessment of the funds is ongoing, the <a href="https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-young-audience-content-fund-year-1-evaluation.pdf" target="_blank">Year One review</a> sets out a number of successes for the fund. As planned, a detailed evaluation of the scheme, against the criteria set out at launch, will take place this year before a decision is made on whether to close, continue or expand the Contestable Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL912 question first answered 14/06/2021 11:32:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1437998

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	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	Young Audiences Content Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, (1) to renew, or (2) to replace, the Young Audience's Content Fund.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL6596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to ensuring that young listeners and viewers benefit from a system of public service broadcasting which remains relevant and which can continue to meet the needs of UK audiences in the future. That is why we are conducting a strategic review of public service broadcasting – drawing on the work of Ofcom, Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament, and the Government’s own expert PSB Advisory Panel – to work out how best to achieve this in light of the challenges the sector is currently facing.</p><p>The three-year pilot Young Audiences Content Fund was designed to test a new way of financing public service TV content. A full evaluation of the pilot Fund will take place following its conclusion to determine its impact on the children’s television industry and the provision and plurality of public service content for young audiences across the UK. The potential for further investment of public funding will be assessed against the Fund evaluation and alongside future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p>The Government is committed to the success of our world-leading TV production sector. UK-wide tax reliefs continue to play a vital role in driving production across children’s, animation, and high-end television, supporting approximately £2.2 billion production spending in these sectors through tax reliefs in 2019 alone. The Government continues to act to support the industry in developing the physical infrastructure and skills pipelines it needs to sustain success - success which has seen 2021 being a record-setting year, with total high-end TV production spend reaching more than £4 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6592 HL6593 HL6594 HL6595 question first answered 16/03/2022 12:12:05 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1437997

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	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	Young Audiences Content Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the factors that led to the creation of the Young Audience's Content Fund have changed to justify the ending of that fund.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL6595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to ensuring that young listeners and viewers benefit from a system of public service broadcasting which remains relevant and which can continue to meet the needs of UK audiences in the future. That is why we are conducting a strategic review of public service broadcasting – drawing on the work of Ofcom, Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament, and the Government’s own expert PSB Advisory Panel – to work out how best to achieve this in light of the challenges the sector is currently facing.</p><p>The three-year pilot Young Audiences Content Fund was designed to test a new way of financing public service TV content. A full evaluation of the pilot Fund will take place following its conclusion to determine its impact on the children’s television industry and the provision and plurality of public service content for young audiences across the UK. The potential for further investment of public funding will be assessed against the Fund evaluation and alongside future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p>The Government is committed to the success of our world-leading TV production sector. UK-wide tax reliefs continue to play a vital role in driving production across children’s, animation, and high-end television, supporting approximately £2.2 billion production spending in these sectors through tax reliefs in 2019 alone. The Government continues to act to support the industry in developing the physical infrastructure and skills pipelines it needs to sustain success - success which has seen 2021 being a record-setting year, with total high-end TV production spend reaching more than £4 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6592 HL6593 HL6594 HL6596 question first answered 16/03/2022 12:12:05 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1437996

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	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	Television: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to level up TV production now that the Young Audience's Content Fund has ceased.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL6594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to ensuring that young listeners and viewers benefit from a system of public service broadcasting which remains relevant and which can continue to meet the needs of UK audiences in the future. That is why we are conducting a strategic review of public service broadcasting – drawing on the work of Ofcom, Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament, and the Government’s own expert PSB Advisory Panel – to work out how best to achieve this in light of the challenges the sector is currently facing.</p><p>The three-year pilot Young Audiences Content Fund was designed to test a new way of financing public service TV content. A full evaluation of the pilot Fund will take place following its conclusion to determine its impact on the children’s television industry and the provision and plurality of public service content for young audiences across the UK. The potential for further investment of public funding will be assessed against the Fund evaluation and alongside future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p>The Government is committed to the success of our world-leading TV production sector. UK-wide tax reliefs continue to play a vital role in driving production across children’s, animation, and high-end television, supporting approximately £2.2 billion production spending in these sectors through tax reliefs in 2019 alone. The Government continues to act to support the industry in developing the physical infrastructure and skills pipelines it needs to sustain success - success which has seen 2021 being a record-setting year, with total high-end TV production spend reaching more than £4 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6592 HL6593 HL6595 HL6596 question first answered 16/03/2022 12:12:05 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1437995

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	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	Broadcasting Programmes: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to improve plurality of funding routes for culturally specific UK children's content.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL6593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to ensuring that young listeners and viewers benefit from a system of public service broadcasting which remains relevant and which can continue to meet the needs of UK audiences in the future. That is why we are conducting a strategic review of public service broadcasting – drawing on the work of Ofcom, Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament, and the Government’s own expert PSB Advisory Panel – to work out how best to achieve this in light of the challenges the sector is currently facing.</p><p>The three-year pilot Young Audiences Content Fund was designed to test a new way of financing public service TV content. A full evaluation of the pilot Fund will take place following its conclusion to determine its impact on the children’s television industry and the provision and plurality of public service content for young audiences across the UK. The potential for further investment of public funding will be assessed against the Fund evaluation and alongside future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p>The Government is committed to the success of our world-leading TV production sector. UK-wide tax reliefs continue to play a vital role in driving production across children’s, animation, and high-end television, supporting approximately £2.2 billion production spending in these sectors through tax reliefs in 2019 alone. The Government continues to act to support the industry in developing the physical infrastructure and skills pipelines it needs to sustain success - success which has seen 2021 being a record-setting year, with total high-end TV production spend reaching more than £4 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6592 HL6594 HL6595 HL6596 question first answered 16/03/2022 12:12:05 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1437994

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	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	Broadcasting Programmes: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to support the creation of programmes for young people since they stated that "the availability of new, engaging and relevant content for young audiences is of great societal importance", in their Contestable Fund Pilot: Supporting Young Audiences and Audio Content, published on 19 October 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL6592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to ensuring that young listeners and viewers benefit from a system of public service broadcasting which remains relevant and which can continue to meet the needs of UK audiences in the future. That is why we are conducting a strategic review of public service broadcasting – drawing on the work of Ofcom, Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament, and the Government’s own expert PSB Advisory Panel – to work out how best to achieve this in light of the challenges the sector is currently facing.</p><p>The three-year pilot Young Audiences Content Fund was designed to test a new way of financing public service TV content. A full evaluation of the pilot Fund will take place following its conclusion to determine its impact on the children’s television industry and the provision and plurality of public service content for young audiences across the UK. The potential for further investment of public funding will be assessed against the Fund evaluation and alongside future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p>The Government is committed to the success of our world-leading TV production sector. UK-wide tax reliefs continue to play a vital role in driving production across children’s, animation, and high-end television, supporting approximately £2.2 billion production spending in these sectors through tax reliefs in 2019 alone. The Government continues to act to support the industry in developing the physical infrastructure and skills pipelines it needs to sustain success - success which has seen 2021 being a record-setting year, with total high-end TV production spend reaching more than £4 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6593 HL6594 HL6595 HL6596 question first answered 16/03/2022 12:12:05 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin