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1491071

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	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	Musicians: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have met representatives of the music industry to discuss the ability of musicians to tour in Europe following the UK’s departure from the EU since January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	40828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the creative sector to adapt to new arrangements with the EU. We have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to clarify arrangements, press for specific changes from Member States, and introduce unilateral measures where possible.</p><p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) regularly engage with the music sector, including on the important issue of touring. This engagement includes the DCMS-led touring group, which last met in June 2022, with attendance from the former DCMS Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure, officials from across government and devolved authorities, and representatives of the creative and cultural sectors. I have met with representatives of the music sector to discuss a variety of issues including touring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/09/2022 10:14:52 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1491168

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	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 Licences: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the cost of TV licenses for elderly people during the cost of living crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	40890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The global cost of living is rising and this Government is committed to supporting households as much as possible during these difficult times. When setting the level of the licence fee earlier this year, the Government had to think very carefully about the impact that any increase would have on households.</p><p>Therefore, on 17 January, the Secretary of State announced that the licence fee will be frozen at £159 until April 2024, before rising with inflation until April 2028. This settlement aims to support all households at a time when they need that support the most.</p><p>The Government remains deeply disappointed with the BBC's decision to restrict the over 75 licence fee concession to only those in receipt of Pension Credit. We recognise the value of free TV licences for over-75s and believe they should be funded by the BBC. The BBC must look at how it uses its substantial licence fee income to support older people.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/09/2022 08:57:25 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1491448

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Agency Workers
	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 much her Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	41936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department has spent the following on both agency workers and agency retainer fees through contracts in the past 3 calendar years. Values are exclusive of VAT.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agency Worker</p></td><td><p>£8,403,206.79</p></td><td><p>£8,428,918.79</p></td><td><p>£4,269,004.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agency Retainer Fee</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>*These figures are taken from 1 January 2022 - 24 August 2022 (to date). </em></p><p>The Department engages contingent labour through Crown Commercial Services Framework’s RM3749, ‘Public Sector Resourcing’ and RM6160, ‘Non Clinical and Temporary Fixed Term Staff’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/09/2022 15:13:25 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1491633

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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	Broadband: Misrepresentation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment the potential impact of the mis-selling of fibre broadband products on consumers; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	John Nicolson
	uin	42049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK's regulator of advertising, reviewed consumer understanding of the term ‘fibre’ as used in broadband advertising (particularly for part-fibre services such as Fibre to the Cabinet) and any impact the use of this term has on consumers’ transactional decisions. The ASA engaged with stakeholders and received a range of responses from providers of part-fibre and full-fibre broadband services, consumer organisations and other regulators.</p><p>The ASA published their findings in November 2017 and concluded by stating the following:“It is not possible to conclude that the word ‘fibre’, as currently used in part-fibre advertising, is likely to mislead and misinform consumers.”</p><p>Both the ASA and Ofcom are independent regulators and such matters relating to industry rules on advertising and broadband speed claims are a matter for their discretion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 42050 42051 question first answered 05/09/2022 10:18:55 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1491634

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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	Broadband: Misrepresentation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact for consumers of copper and cable products being sold as fibre products.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	John Nicolson
	uin	42050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK's regulator of advertising, reviewed consumer understanding of the term ‘fibre’ as used in broadband advertising (particularly for part-fibre services such as Fibre to the Cabinet) and any impact the use of this term has on consumers’ transactional decisions. The ASA engaged with stakeholders and received a range of responses from providers of part-fibre and full-fibre broadband services, consumer organisations and other regulators.</p><p>The ASA published their findings in November 2017 and concluded by stating the following:“It is not possible to conclude that the word ‘fibre’, as currently used in part-fibre advertising, is likely to mislead and misinform consumers.”</p><p>Both the ASA and Ofcom are independent regulators and such matters relating to industry rules on advertising and broadband speed claims are a matter for their discretion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 42049 42051 question first answered 05/09/2022 10:18:55 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1491635

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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	Broadband: Misrepresentation
	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 she will make representations to Ofcom on the potential impacts of the mis-selling of fibre products on consumers; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	John Nicolson
	uin	42051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK's regulator of advertising, reviewed consumer understanding of the term ‘fibre’ as used in broadband advertising (particularly for part-fibre services such as Fibre to the Cabinet) and any impact the use of this term has on consumers’ transactional decisions. The ASA engaged with stakeholders and received a range of responses from providers of part-fibre and full-fibre broadband services, consumer organisations and other regulators.</p><p>The ASA published their findings in November 2017 and concluded by stating the following:“It is not possible to conclude that the word ‘fibre’, as currently used in part-fibre advertising, is likely to mislead and misinform consumers.”</p><p>Both the ASA and Ofcom are independent regulators and such matters relating to industry rules on advertising and broadband speed claims are a matter for their discretion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 42049 42050 question first answered 05/09/2022 10:18:55 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1491386

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Consultants
	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 much her Department has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if she will publish a breakdown of (a) the amount paid to each consultancy contracted, (b) the name of each consultancy contracted, (c) the specific matters on which they were consulted and (d) whether each contract was subject to usual Government procurement rules.
	tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
	tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
	uin	42239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department has spent the following amount on external consultancy services in the past 5 financial years. Values include VAT that is non-recoverable, whilst VAT that is recoverable has been deducted accordingly. The values for FY21/22 are subject to change following audit and the final value will be published in the DCMS Annual Report and Accounts FY21/22.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>FY17/18</p></td><td><p>FY18/19</p></td><td><p>FY19/20</p></td><td><p>FY20/21</p></td><td><p>FY21/22*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultancy</p></td><td><p>£2,700,000.00</p></td><td><p>£3,300,000.00</p></td><td><p>£3,900,000.00</p></td><td><p>£16,600,000.00</p></td><td><p>£17,512,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Details of all Government contracts awarded from 2016 above £10,000 and £25,000 in the wider public sector are published on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcontracts-finder&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cemmy.clarkson%40dhsc.gov.uk%7C332dd3e59a5f4b1b1e5308da6b104a3e%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C637940014946084226%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EHT%2Bj9EH86g04c73Xn7YYL0Qyi3Lc4Dm8J%2F8B8YuCNE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>. Each award notice provides information on the name of the supplier, value of the contract, its purpose and information on the type of awarding procedure used. Government departments, their individual agencies and Arms Length Bodies are required to publish all spend against individual suppliers above £25,000 on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>All Government Departments and their individual ALBs and agencies are required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in awarding contracts.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/09/2022 16:02:56 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1486862

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	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	Channel Islands: Internet and Satellites
	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 she will hold discussions with her counterpart in the Channel Islands on (a) the potential merits of allowing Starlink to operate in the Channel Islands and (b) steps that could be taken to support faster internet speeds in remote parts of the Channel Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	31769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>You may know that Ofcom has recently implemented an updated licensing framework for non-Geostationary Satellite networks in the UK. My officials will liaise with your office, relevant colleagues in the Channel Islands and Ofcom to arrange an exploratory meeting between officials.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 25/07/2022 13:08:26 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1489639

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	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	Performing Arts: EU Countries
	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 steps her Department is taking to support UK touring acts that are facing challenges as a result of being limited to making three stops in Europe.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	37553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the touring sector to adapt to new arrangements with the EU. We have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to clarify arrangements, press for specific changes from Member States, and introduce unilateral measures where possible.</p><p>With regards to the movement of vehicles, the Department for Transport has implemented a Dual Registration measure. This enables specialist event hauliers who have an established haulage base outside Great Britain (GB) and who also maintain a GB haulage base and operate for hire and reward to temporarily transfer their vehicles between their two operator licences. We have also confirmed that ‘splitter vans’ that are carrying both equipment (which is not for sale) and up to 9 people do not fall in the scope of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), and their use is therefore subject to the applicable Member State law.</p><p>EU Member States are principally responsible for deciding the rules governing what work UK visitors can undertake. Following the Government’s engagement, almost all EU Member States have confirmed they offer visa and work permit free routes for UK musicians and creative performers. This includes Spain and Greece, who introduced visa and work permit free touring routes in November 2021 and June 2022 respectively, following extensive Government and sectoral engagement.</p><p>We are working with Member States to ensure their guidance is clear and accessible. We have published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work" target="_blank">general business traveller summaries on GOV.UK</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/touring-europe-checklists-for-the-arts-cultural-creative-and-heritage-sectors" target="_blank">‘landing pages’ on GOV.UK</a> for the creative sectors.</p><p>The Government supports our world leading creative industries across the UK through a range of export support programmes, including the successful Music Export Growth Scheme and the International Showcase Fund. In addition, UK businesses, including touring professionals, can get answers to practical questions online and by telephone through the Export Support Service.</p><p>The UK’s immigration rules for touring creative professionals are comparatively more generous than in many EU Member States. The UK’s domestic rules allow musicians, entertainers and artists (and their technical staff) from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, to undertake paid work in the UK through routes which are set out on specific pages for the creative sectors on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-as-a-creative-professional-from-a-non-visa-national-country" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 37554 37555 37556 37557 37558 question first answered 25/07/2022 13:21:07 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1489642

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	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	Performing Arts: EU Countries
	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 her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a transitional support package to ensure that UK artists and crews have easy access to the European market.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	37554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the touring sector to adapt to new arrangements with the EU. We have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to clarify arrangements, press for specific changes from Member States, and introduce unilateral measures where possible.</p><p>With regards to the movement of vehicles, the Department for Transport has implemented a Dual Registration measure. This enables specialist event hauliers who have an established haulage base outside Great Britain (GB) and who also maintain a GB haulage base and operate for hire and reward to temporarily transfer their vehicles between their two operator licences. We have also confirmed that ‘splitter vans’ that are carrying both equipment (which is not for sale) and up to 9 people do not fall in the scope of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), and their use is therefore subject to the applicable Member State law.</p><p>EU Member States are principally responsible for deciding the rules governing what work UK visitors can undertake. Following the Government’s engagement, almost all EU Member States have confirmed they offer visa and work permit free routes for UK musicians and creative performers. This includes Spain and Greece, who introduced visa and work permit free touring routes in November 2021 and June 2022 respectively, following extensive Government and sectoral engagement.</p><p>We are working with Member States to ensure their guidance is clear and accessible. We have published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work" target="_blank">general business traveller summaries on GOV.UK</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/touring-europe-checklists-for-the-arts-cultural-creative-and-heritage-sectors" target="_blank">‘landing pages’ on GOV.UK</a> for the creative sectors.</p><p>The Government supports our world leading creative industries across the UK through a range of export support programmes, including the successful Music Export Growth Scheme and the International Showcase Fund. In addition, UK businesses, including touring professionals, can get answers to practical questions online and by telephone through the Export Support Service.</p><p>The UK’s immigration rules for touring creative professionals are comparatively more generous than in many EU Member States. The UK’s domestic rules allow musicians, entertainers and artists (and their technical staff) from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, to undertake paid work in the UK through routes which are set out on specific pages for the creative sectors on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-as-a-creative-professional-from-a-non-visa-national-country" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 37553 37555 37556 37557 37558 question first answered 25/07/2022 13:21:07 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh