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1173229

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	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	Television Licences: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the BBC on the decision to remove the free TV licence for pensioners aged 75 and over.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	7613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has met with the Chairman of the BBC Board and the Director-General of the BBC and asked them to do more to help those affected by the BBC’s decision.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is disappointed with the BBC's decision to restrict the over 75 licence fee concession to only those aged over 75 and in receipt of Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the value of free TV licences for over-75s and believe that they should be funded by the BBC.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/01/2020 12:57:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

506352

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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	Broadband: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by what date he estimates there will be universal access to high-speed broadband services in Easington constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	32867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>Current estimates suggest that almost 90% of premises in the Easington constituency are subject to commercial rollout, and a further 6% of premises (2,410) now have coverage as a result of the Government's Superfast Broadband programme.</p><p> </p><p>Based on DCMS modelled estimates and current delivery plans, 97.2% of premises in the Easington constituency will have access to superfast broadband by December 2017. Early gainshare funding that BT will return in response to the high levels of take-up being achieved, could help extend coverage further.</p><p /> <p>In addition, the Government's intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation will give people the legal right to request a broadband connection, no matter where they live, by the end of this Parliament. Our ambition is that this should be set at 10 Mbps.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/04/2016 15:39:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

713414

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Cultural Heritage: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many artefacts and items held by the (a) National Gallery, (b) British Museum and (c) British Library relate to or have their origin in the North East of England.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	68932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested about these museums' collections is not available at this level of detail, due to their size and complexity. However, the British Museum and the British Library do hold significant artefacts with a connection to the North East of England, such as the Vindolanda Tablets in the BM and the Lindisfarne Gospels in the BL.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 03/04/2017 08:34:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

712071

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2017
	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	Arts: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Arts Council has allocated to each region of England in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	68348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>We are clear that the right balance of funding between London and the regions continues to require attention as part of our commitment to build a country that works for everyone. Everyone should be able to access great arts and culture and Arts Council England recently confirmed that the proportion of the national portfolio budget provided to cultural organisations outside London will increase from 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows total funding by Arts Council England since 2006/07. Spending fluctuates from year to year because of large-scale capital investments; but 2014/15 and 2015/16 saw a larger proportion of spend outside of London than in each of the last eight years.</p><p> </p><p>Arts Council England investment by region 2006- 2016 (full financial year)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£16,062,689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£27,377,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£232,861,198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£29,947,655</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£45,458,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£28,241,463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£26,204,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£65,911,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£44,221,157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£516,287,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£21,437,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£18,444,034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£212,693,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£24,307,138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£38,680,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£25,712,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£30,835,084</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£66,597,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£39,600,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£478,307,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£20,919,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£19,869,551</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£233,704,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£29,208,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£36,653,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£31,494,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£29,909,859</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£66,612,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£39,584,267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£507,956,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£21,038,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£22,251,949</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£236,191,892</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£72,802,855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£53,543,879</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£26,451,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£27,514,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£62,764,891</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£41,784,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£564,344,304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£18,537,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£16,928,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£238,948,971</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£59,076,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£31,695,866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£28,050,218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£31,287,126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£61,266,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£37,692,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£523,483,473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£20,423,942</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£19,967,522</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£238,687,931</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£40,203,696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£41,422,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£27,275,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£30,134,157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£69,659,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£44,855,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£532,629,781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£55,865,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£29,584,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£325,482,724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£42,833,496</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£56,888,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£62,080,945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£45,623,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£70,291,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£68,883,352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£757,533,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£34,266,724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£28,838,281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£234,872,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£32,855,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£72,571,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£41,826,787</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£42,278,457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£66,791,254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£57,979,055</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£612,280,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£40,536,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£28,186,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£328,314,399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£37,532,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£63,121,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£63,442,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£62,449,025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£119,162,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£106,236,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£848,982,875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>£38,666,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£30,082,732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£219,239,107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£33,812,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£70,912,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£39,957,033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£49,078,544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£56,176,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£49,112,689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£587,038,052</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note these figures are based on hard commitments/reconciled grants and therefore may differ from previous datasets</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/03/2017 14:23:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

731439

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Tourism: County Durham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Government provides to public bodies to promote and develop tourism to the Durham Heritage coast.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>It is not possible to ascertain the precise figure of funding given to the Durham Heritage coast. Government’s funding for tourism, through VisitBritain and VisitEngland, is not allocated by area but instead focuses on promoting the country as a whole and thematically. Durham Heritage coast has recently benefited from projects funded by Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England.</p><p> </p><p>My colleagues in the Department for Communities and Local Government also provide support and funding to coastal areas through the Coastal Communities Fund, much of which has a tourism focus.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/06/2017 13:27:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

456065

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	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	Leisure: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent to improve access to leisure and sports facilities in Easington constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	29031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government's recently published 'Sport Strategy' (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sporting-future-a-new-strategy-for-an-active-nation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sporting-future-a-new-strategy-for-an-active-nation</a> ) provides a vision for future investment in sport, including increased funding for grass roots sports facilities. Sport England is now consulting on their own strategy to implement this.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England’s National Lottery investment, broken down by parliamentary constituency, is publicly available on Sport England’s website and can be found here: <a href="http://www.sportengland.org/funding/investments-weve-made" target="_blank">www.sportengland.org/funding/investments-weve-made</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 07/03/2016 08:54:43 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

731438

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Tourism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to relocate regional assets held in national galleries and libraries to their areas of origin to promote regional tourism.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>DCMS does not plan to legislate to relocate regional assets held in national galleries, museums and libraries. The Government supports and encourages the sharing of the national collections across the United Kingdom, to enable as many people as possible to see them and to promote regional tourism. Several national institutions are either based, or have branches, outside of London and collections are shared across the UK through loans of objects and touring exhibitions. For example, the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, British Library and Tate each have extensive national loans and touring programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/06/2017 13:26:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

731440

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Leisure: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will make funding available for the construction and maintenance of a swimming pool and other leisure facilities in Easington constituency to promote health and wellbeing.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Local Government is by far the largest investor into community sport with £1bn invested each year and most grassroots sport is played using facilities (including parks and informal spaces) owned or controlled by the 353 local authorities in England. The government, through Sport England, works in partnership with local authorities to maximise the impact of this investment and safeguard it within the tough economic climate in which we all operate.</p><p> </p><p>Current Local Delivery Pilots are still in development and the government is exploring new ways of working across local authorities, Sport England and other partners in delivering local sporting facilities and infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England has no current plans to develop a major, Strategic Facility, investment in Easington, but their funds for future investment can be applied for through their website.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2017 09:56:34 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

710494

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Arts: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what conditions the Arts Council places on funding for the Royal Opera House, the Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House to increase participation in the arts and conduct outreach work in the regions.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	67599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Royal Opera House (ROH), which encompasses the Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation. Both the Royal Opera House and the ROH Bridge Delivery Organisation grants for 2015-2018 have funding conditions linked to increasing participation in the arts and outreach work.</p><p> </p><p>Based at High House Production Park in Thurrock, the ROH Bridge Organsation works with schools, arts organisations, museums, libraries, heritage sites, and councils across Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and North Kent.The ROH also works with BP to produce Big Screen live relays of opera and ballet direct from Covent Garden to sites across the country. This enables ROH to reach as many people as possible with exhilarating live performances, allowing them to experience the very best of opera and ballet in their hometown for free.</p><p> </p><p>The ROH is also required to contribute to the Arts Councils goals, including Goal 5 whereby they are expected to establish a working relationship with their local Bridge organisations, engage with Arts Award, establish a working relationship with their local Music education hub or hubs, where appropriate, and support schools to achieve an Artsmark.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/03/2017 13:21:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

710491

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Discover England Fund: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the Discover England Fund has been allocated to (a) the North East, (b) Country Durham and (c) Easington constituency since that fund was established.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	67685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Discover England Fund is a three year grant programme. Organisations are invited to apply and funding is allocated on merit.</p><p>A fund recipient, Heritage Cities are working on augmented reality heritage content in Durham Cathedral. UK Countryside Tours are organising tours throughout England, including in the North East. A number of other national thematic projects will benefit the whole of England.</p><p> </p><p>A second round of successful projects will be announced in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/03/2017 11:57:56 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris