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1200394

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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	Culture and Music: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he plans to deliver a support package for the (a) music industry and (b) culture sector affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	902930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that these are incredibly challenging times for the music industry and broader culture sector. As well as supporting them through an unprecedented package of Government support for businesses and individuals, DCMS has made available a £160m Emergency Funding Package via Arts Council England, made possible by Government funding.</p><p>We are working hard with the sectors to consider the additional support that may be needed to support the long-term recovery of the sector.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/06/2020 10:58:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

999274

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Academic Health Science Networks: Hospitals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled, Understanding the performance and potential of specialist hospitals, published by the Innovation Agency and UCLPartners Academic Health Science Partnership in October 2018 , whether he has plans to encourage a closer working relationship between academic health science networks and specialist hospitals to improve performance in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	186379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>As part of their licence, Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) are required to flexibly address specific local needs and challenges. In practice, this means that AHSNs will continue to build and develop their local and regional networks, strengthening relationships with all National Health Service organisations including specialist hospitals.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/11/2018 16:41:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1193115

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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	Arts: 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 estimate his Department has made of the proportion of (a) workers and (b) businesses in the creative sector that are not eligible for any of the Government's covid-19- specific financial support packages.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	43688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>No such estimates have been made. However, we appreciate that the Covid-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to many of DCMS’ sectors including the Creative Industries which is why the Government has announced unprecedented support for business and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency.</p><p>To ensure we are assisting the sectors as effectively as possible, regular ministerially-chaired roundtables are held with business representative organisations as well as trade associations from across the Creative Industries. In addition, officials are in regular contact with stakeholders from these sectors, and we continue to speak with HM Treasury colleagues to ensure that the full spectrum of government support reaches the UK's world-leading media and Creative Industries.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 43684 43685 question first answered 14/05/2020 10:08:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1225240

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	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 Venues and Theatres: 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 discussions he has had with (a) theatres, (b) live music venues, (c) concert halls and (d) arenas on the average capacity that they require to make a profit as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	74655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>As part of our continued engagement with our sectors, myself and my officials have spoken to many organisations in the arts and culture sectors directly, as well as with our arms-length bodies and sector representatives.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through this engagement we know that the capacity needed to make a profit varies not just between the sub-sectors, but also between individual organisations and on an even more granular level, depending on what those organisations programme. These considerations, as well as costs relating to staffing, fixed costs, maintenance, production costs, and loans, also impact upon the size of a possible finance gap an organisation may have when considering when and whether to reopen.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are committed to getting the performing arts sector fully back up and running as soon as it is safe to do so. It is a priority of my department to work with the arts and cultural sectors to address the challenges of reopening. We have released guidance to support the performing arts sector resume activity in line with the roadmap announced by the Secretary of State for Culture last month.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/07/2020 16:47:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1193111

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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	Arts: Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	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 his Department has made of the proportion of self-employed workers in the creative sector that are not eligible for the Self-Employed Income Support scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	43684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>No such estimates have been made. However, we appreciate that the Covid-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to many of DCMS’ sectors including the Creative Industries which is why the Government has announced unprecedented support for business and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency.</p><p>To ensure we are assisting the sectors as effectively as possible, regular ministerially-chaired roundtables are held with business representative organisations as well as trade associations from across the Creative Industries. In addition, officials are in regular contact with stakeholders from these sectors, and we continue to speak with HM Treasury colleagues to ensure that the full spectrum of government support reaches the UK's world-leading media and Creative Industries.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 43685 43688 question first answered 14/05/2020 10:08:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1193112

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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	Arts: Government Assistance
	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 his Department has made of the adequacy of the support available for creative sector businesses that are not eligible for the (a) Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and (b) Small Business Grant Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	43685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>No such estimates have been made. However, we appreciate that the Covid-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to many of DCMS’ sectors including the Creative Industries which is why the Government has announced unprecedented support for business and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency.</p><p>To ensure we are assisting the sectors as effectively as possible, regular ministerially-chaired roundtables are held with business representative organisations as well as trade associations from across the Creative Industries. In addition, officials are in regular contact with stakeholders from these sectors, and we continue to speak with HM Treasury colleagues to ensure that the full spectrum of government support reaches the UK's world-leading media and Creative Industries.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 43684 43688 question first answered 14/05/2020 10:08:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1193114

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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	Arts and 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, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support packages for (a) music, (b) arts and (c) other festivals as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	43687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>We appreciate that the Covid-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to many of DCMS’ sectors including the arts, music and other festivals, which is why the government has announced unprecedented support for business and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS is engaging with a range of departments to support the economic response, and ensuring that the needs of its sectors, and those who work in them, are fully understood. DCMS will continue to work with these valuable sectors to understand the difficulties they face and help them access support through these challenging times and through recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/05/2020 10:10:19 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1307876

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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	Culture Recovery Fund
	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 businesses received funding through the first round but not the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	179224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Of the almost 2800 individual organisations that received funding through the Culture Recovery Fund recovery grant funding in round 1, we estimate over 1300 applied for and received funding as part of the second round.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/04/2021 11:15:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1307875

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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	Culture Recovery Fund: Music
	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 (a) nightclubs, (b) live music venues, (c) festivals and (d) businesses that supply those entertainment businesses have received support from the Government under the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	179223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The most up-to-date data available on the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund shows:</p><p>(a) 32 successful nightclub applicants</p><p>(b) 214 successful live music venue applicants</p><p>(c) 100 successful festivals applicants</p><p>(d) 230 supply chain applicants</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A number of live music venues also offer club nights, but are only counted in the live music venue statistics. In addition, the data for successful supply chain applicants includes those working across the whole of the arts and creative sectors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/04/2021 11:08:51 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith