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1130628

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	Music: Education
	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 importance of music education to creative industries in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL16172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2016, the creative industries employed 2 million people and made up 5% of the UK’s total GVA. Securing a strong and diverse intake of skills and talent is key to the sector's continued success and that is why Government is committed to ensuring children enjoy a broad curriculum, including music. Recognising the importance of music, the Government is spending £300m between 2016-20 on music education hubs alongside a range of other arts and cultural educational programmes. In January 2019, DfE announced an additional £1.33 million funding for music education hubs and that an independent panel would be working with Government to create a model music curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Sir Peter Bazalgette's 2017 independent review of the creative industries concluded that social and informational barriers to entry are inhibiting the growth and greater productivity of the sector. That is why government is investing £2m seed funding for the industry-led Creative Careers Programme, aimed at raising awareness of employment opportunities and developing entry routes into the creative industries, including the music sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 18/06/2019 15:16:38 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1126726

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	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	Press Freedom
	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 Reporters Without Borders 2019 World Press Freedom Index; and the UK’s position at 33 in that index.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL15743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text We welcome the improvement in the UK’s ranking, but are disappointed that our position is not higher. The UK press is among the most respected and free in the world. The government recognises press freedom is fundamental to a healthy democracy and strongly supports it, including committing to repeal s40; publishing a world leading independent review on the sustainability of high quality journalism by Dame Cairncross; and launching a Global Media Freedoms campaign.<p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 29/05/2019 13:06:55 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1110703

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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	Social Impact Bonds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Social Impact Bonds; and whether they intend to continue the scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL15167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Government has launched several Social Impact Bond programmes since 2010, including the Peterborough Prison Offender Rehabilitation service, the Social Outcomes Fund, two Rough Sleeping Programmes and the Fair Chance Fund. Evaluation and assessment findings have shown that Social Impact Bonds can successfully address complex social problems, with evidence of both improved outcomes and reductions in costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Centre for Social Impact Bonds will continue to build the evidence base for Social Impact Bonds by supporting the monitoring and evaluation of current programmes, and building on our partnership with the Government Outcomes Lab at Oxford University, a centre of expertise for Social Impact Bonds and innovative Government commissioning.</p><p> </p><p>In line with our commitments outlined in the Civil Society Strategy, the Centre for Social Impact Bonds will continue to provide support to government departments to deliver Social Impact Bonds at scale. Government is also supporting the use of Social Impact Bonds in the commissioning of local public services through the Life Chances Fund, an £80m fund to help people in society who face the most significant barriers to lead happy and productive lives.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/04/2019 11:59:51 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1104671

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Radio: Local Broadcasting
	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 regulations issued by Ofcom in 2018 that allowed radio station owners to reduce the minimum amount of local programming on local radio stations during daytime hours from seven to three hours per day.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL14796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment. These are matters for Ofcom, the independent regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14797 question first answered 04/04/2019 11:32:42 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1104672

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Radio: Local Broadcasting
	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 impact on local communities of the decision by Ofcom to remove the requirement on local radio stations to produce their own breakfast show.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL14797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment. These are matters for Ofcom, the independent regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14796 question first answered 04/04/2019 11:32:42 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092799

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Students: Plagiarism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take any action against social media companies which allow advertisements from essay mill services and contract cheating companies; and if so, what action.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL14750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The public must have confidence in the exam system and cheating of any kind is unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>Online advertising is not specifically in scope of the forthcoming Online Harms White Paper and will be looked at in detail as part of the online advertising review announced by the Secretary of State in February. To the extent that there is overlap between the White Paper and online advertising self-regulation, we will work with stakeholders on any duplication that may arise as a result of the proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 04/04/2019 11:26:42 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092800

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Radio: Local Broadcasting
	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 impact on local communities of local commercial radio stations being bought by international media companies; and the move away from local programming to centralised content produced in London which is also aired by other stations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL14751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The local programming and content requirements for holders of local analogue commercial radio licenses (whether the holder is ultimately owned by an international media organisation or not) are set by Ofcom under the legislative framework – primarily the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the Communications Act 2003. Changes to legislation introduced by the previous Government in March 2010 gave local commercial stations the ability to network local programming within defined editorial areas for the first time.</p><p>Under section 314 of the Communications Act 2003, Ofcom is required to produce and keep up to date localness guidance for local analogue radio license holders to follow in complying with their local programming and content requirements. In 2018, Ofcom consulted on changes to the localness guidance following research on listener attitudes. Ofcom’s impact assessment covered the potential impacts on radio listeners and the industry.</p><p>Compliance with licence requirements is a matter Ofcom, the independent regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14752 HL14753 question first answered 04/04/2019 11:29:18 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092801

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Radio: Local Broadcasting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that local commercial radio stations remain local in (1) presence, and (2) content.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL14752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The local programming and content requirements for holders of local analogue commercial radio licenses (whether the holder is ultimately owned by an international media organisation or not) are set by Ofcom under the legislative framework – primarily the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the Communications Act 2003. Changes to legislation introduced by the previous Government in March 2010 gave local commercial stations the ability to network local programming within defined editorial areas for the first time.</p><p>Under section 314 of the Communications Act 2003, Ofcom is required to produce and keep up to date localness guidance for local analogue radio license holders to follow in complying with their local programming and content requirements. In 2018, Ofcom consulted on changes to the localness guidance following research on listener attitudes. Ofcom’s impact assessment covered the potential impacts on radio listeners and the industry.</p><p>Compliance with licence requirements is a matter Ofcom, the independent regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14751 HL14753 question first answered 04/04/2019 11:29:18 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092802

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Radio: Local Broadcasting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether an international media company which has bought a local commercial radio station, which has subsequently closed its local headquarters, is in breach of the commercial radio licence that was awarded to that local station by Ofcom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL14753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The local programming and content requirements for holders of local analogue commercial radio licenses (whether the holder is ultimately owned by an international media organisation or not) are set by Ofcom under the legislative framework – primarily the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the Communications Act 2003. Changes to legislation introduced by the previous Government in March 2010 gave local commercial stations the ability to network local programming within defined editorial areas for the first time.</p><p>Under section 314 of the Communications Act 2003, Ofcom is required to produce and keep up to date localness guidance for local analogue radio license holders to follow in complying with their local programming and content requirements. In 2018, Ofcom consulted on changes to the localness guidance following research on listener attitudes. Ofcom’s impact assessment covered the potential impacts on radio listeners and the industry.</p><p>Compliance with licence requirements is a matter Ofcom, the independent regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14751 HL14752 question first answered 04/04/2019 11:29:18 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092803

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Listed Events
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last reviewed the protected Sports Rights List; whether they have any plans to add other national sports, in particular women’s sports, to that list; if so, which sports they intend to add; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL14754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The list of protected sporting events was last reviewed between 2008 and 2009, by an independent advisory panel. Government does not currently have any plans to revise the list which we believe works well to deliver the best outcome. Our listed events regime strikes a balance between retaining free-to-air sports events for the public while allowing rights holders to negotiate agreements in the best interests of their sport.</p><p>Coverage of women’s professional sport on free to air television has improved significantly in the last ten years, with the women’s Football World Cup and Euro Championships, Women’s Rugby World Cup, cycling and tennis being regular fixtures on the BBC and ITV . However, the list is kept under continued review by my Department to ensure that the nation’s most loved sporting events remain available on free to air television.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 04/04/2019 11:32:00 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey