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446671

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Public Records
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 13 January (HL4703 and HL4074), by what means they give public access to the grounds for retention linked to retention instruments in order to explain which official records are being withheld from transfer to the National Archives and why.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL5327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the responses to HL4703 and HL4704. The attached Access to Public Records Manual is published by The National Archives and sets out the grounds for retention.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 01/02/2016 16:01:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name access-to-public-records.pdf title access to public records
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

1284657

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	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	Performing Arts: Equality
	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 of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality within the performing arts sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL13138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has not made a specific assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality within the performing arts sector. However, the Department for Culture, Digital, Media and Sport is committed to working closely with the Governments Equalities Office to improve equality across our sectors, promoting gender equality in the performing arts sector.</p><p>All guidance related to the performing arts sector during the COVID-19 pandemic undergoes a PSED (Public Sector Equality Duty) review each time it is updated. We are also duty bound to ensure that we consider impacts of new legislation on people of protected characteristics.</p><p>Additionally, we have been working to ensure that diversity is embedded in the Culture Recovery Fund. In the first round of funding, the ALBs making funding decisions looked for a track record of delivering social benefit and welcoming diverse audiences. For the second round of funding, we asked applicants to inform us of their plans to open up access and participation in culture. Organisations in receipt of funding are expected to demonstrate progress in diversity and outreach over the coming years in return for this investment into their futures.</p><p>We know that reports, such as that published by Women in Theatre, which brings together some of the major recent research on women in theatre, is looking into gender inequality in the theatre sector. The report can be found here: <a href="https://sphinxtheatre.co.uk/new-women-in-theatre-forum-report/" target="_blank">https://sphinxtheatre.co.uk/new-women-in-theatre-forum-report/</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 17/02/2021 16:10:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name Women-in-Theatre-Forum-Report-2020.pdf title Women in Theatre Forum Report
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1504823

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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	Unboxed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have invested in Unboxed: The Festival of Brexit; how many people have attended the festival to date; and what analysis they have made of value for money for the taxpayer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL2068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK is a £120 million UK-wide celebration of creativity and innovation delivered through 10 major commissions. It is not called the ‘Festival of Brexit’.</p><p>Latest figures show that to date over three million people have engaged with UNBOXED, physically and digitally, and this number will only increase during the last two months of live programming, with two major commissions still to launch.</p><p>A departmental <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1097952/Unboxed_Accounting_Officer_Assessment_Letter.pdf" target="_blank">Accounting Officer Assessment</a> for the programme was published on 12 August. It stated that our pre-delivery assessment of the costs and benefits for UNBOXED showed the programme would be value for money, even where some expected benefits are not monetisable. DCMS has kept the programme under review to ensure that it remains value for money.</p><p>There is also an independent evaluation of the programme underway. This will consider areas such as job creation; training, development and volunteering opportunities offered; the number of people who experience UNBOXED in person and online; and the number of participants in the learning and engagement programmes delivered by the creative teams across the country. It will be published in early 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 22/09/2022 10:28:10 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall attachment 1 file name Unboxed_Accounting_Officer_Assessment_Letter.pdf title Unboxed Accounting Officer Assessment Letter
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1201061

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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	UK Anti-doping: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many out-of-competition tests UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has undertaken since the decision to reduce the UKAD testing programme as a result of COVID-19 was announced on 17 March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) publishes its doping test figures on a quarterly basis to preserve the integrity of the test allocation process and ensure the “no advance notice” testing principle is protected. Therefore, UKAD’s figures for the in- and out-of-competition tests it has carried out since 17 March 2020 are only partially available.</p><p> </p><p>Testing figures for Q4 of 2019/20, which covers January-March 2020, have been published on UKAD’s website. According to this report, the domestic and international Anti-Doping Testing Programme carried out 2,512 tests during this period. Testing figures for Q1 of 2020/21, which covers April-June 2020, will be published after the period is complete.</p><p> </p><p>Athletes are not required to declare in advance of tests if they, or anyone they are living with, are at higher risk from, or clinically extremely vulnerable to, COVID-19. UKAD has asked athletes and National Governing Bodies to provide this information to help their planning, however does not have plans to make this publicly available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL5393 question first answered 22/06/2020 11:17:07 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name 2019 20 Q4 Quarterly Report.pdf title UK National Anti-Doping Programme Results
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1201062

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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	Sports: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many tests have been carried out by Doping Control Personnel in athletes' homes since 17 March; and how many athletes declared in advance of these tests that they were living with people who are (1) at higher risk from, or (2) clinically extremely vulnerable to, COVID-19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) publishes its doping test figures on a quarterly basis to preserve the integrity of the test allocation process and ensure the “no advance notice” testing principle is protected. Therefore, UKAD’s figures for the in- and out-of-competition tests it has carried out since 17 March 2020 are only partially available.</p><p> </p><p>Testing figures for Q4 of 2019/20, which covers January-March 2020, have been published on UKAD’s website. According to this report, the domestic and international Anti-Doping Testing Programme carried out 2,512 tests during this period. Testing figures for Q1 of 2020/21, which covers April-June 2020, will be published after the period is complete.</p><p> </p><p>Athletes are not required to declare in advance of tests if they, or anyone they are living with, are at higher risk from, or clinically extremely vulnerable to, COVID-19. UKAD has asked athletes and National Governing Bodies to provide this information to help their planning, however does not have plans to make this publicly available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL5392 question first answered 22/06/2020 11:17:07 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name 2019 20 Q4 Quarterly Report.pdf title UK National Anti-Doping Programme Results
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1232126

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	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	Broadband: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the UK’s broadband speed ranking.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The average broadband speed in the UK rose by 18% last year according to Ofcom’s annual report, which is available here, and attached: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0038/194897/uk-home-broadband-performance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0038/194897/uk-home-broadband-performance.pdf</a>. The average home speed is now 64Mbps, up from 54.2Mbps the year before. This was largely due to the growing availability and take-up of superfast and ultrafast full-fibre and cable services.</p><p>To improve broadband speeds, the government is committed to providing nationwide gigabit-capable broadband as soon as possible. Gigabit-capable connectivity can provide speeds of at least 1,000Mbps, and is reliable and future-proof. 26% of the UK (or 7.5 million) premises are able to access these speeds, and 16% of the UK has access to full fibre.</p><p>BT Openreach has a target to connect 20 million premises with full fibre by the mid to late-2020s, and Virgin Media has pledged to upgrade its entire network to gigabit-capable by the end of 2021. These initiatives will provide UK citizens with a world class, future-proof digital infrastructure system, as well as helping to drive the UK up the broadband speed table at the same time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/09/2020 14:28:50 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name Broadband Performance.pdf title UK Home Broadband Performance
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

513482

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Freedom of Expression
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether EU laws on telecommunications and media protect freedom of the press and freedom of expression.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL7739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>EU laws on telecommunications (electronic communications services) exclude services that provide, or exercise editorial control over content transmitted using electronic communications networks and services. While printed media (e.g. newspapers) are not within the scope of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the Directive does apply to audio visual media, (television broadcasts and other tv-like content). The Government has considered the impact of the Directive on freedom of expression when responding to the European Commission's consultation on the future of that Directive. The Government's response is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2016 11:40:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name bis-16-15-audiovisual-media-eu-consultation-response.pdf title UK Government response to the European Commission
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

535113

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports Competitors: Transgender People
	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 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to allow transgender athletes to compete at the Olympic Games; what consultation they have had with the British Olympic Association about that issue; what rules apply in the UK regarding transgender athletes competing in sport; and whether they consider the IOC's ruling to be a disadvantage to non-transgender female athletes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL1109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions with the British Olympic Association. Sports competition regulations are a matter for the governing body.</p><p> </p><p>Home Nation Sports Councils published the attached guidance in 2013 for national governing bodies of sport entitled &quot;Transsexual people and competitive sport”.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 22/07/2016 13:16:38 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name TranssexualPeopleandCompetitiveSportGuidanceforNationalGoverningBodies.pdf title Transsexual People and Competitive Sport
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

227455

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Opera
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding has gone to national portfolio organisations exclusively involved in opera in the last 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
	uin	HL5776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Over the past 10 years, funding outlined in the attached table has been provided to national portfolio organisations exclusively involved in 'opera'. For the purpose of this response, 'Opera' has been defined as staged music theatre productions, often with continuous music, where the music is the main dramatic driver.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/03/2015 14:08:22 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name Table for PQ HL5776.docx title Table for PQ HL5776
	tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1193438

	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	Sports: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to publish guidance on the use of changing rooms during competitive sporting fixtures, in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL3978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has published guidance on gov.uk allowing the phased return of sport and recreation in line with the latest medical guidance. This guidance can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation</a>. A pdf of the web page is attached.</p><p>The current guidance for recreational settings states that indoor facilities, apart from toilets and through-ways should be kept closed.</p><p>The guidance also includes a set of recommended minimum practice for Step One of ‘return to training’ (RTT) guidance for elite athletes. This guidance will assist elite sport organisations to deliver a safe return to organised training for its athletes and staff, while adhering to social distancing guidelines. Step Two guidance on a return to close contact training, and Step Three of parameters of Behind Closed Doors competition, will follow in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 26/05/2020 13:06:32 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name Coronavirus (COVID-19)_ guidance on the phased return of sport and recreation - GOV.UK.pdf title Sport COVID guidance
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington