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1378094

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the findings from the final round of the Events and Research Programme will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	73891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Events Research Programme has now concluded. DCMS continues to work closely with other government departments and will be publishing the final Events Research Programme findings shortly.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 18/11/2021 14:31:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1345493

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2021
	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	Cinemas and Theatres: Ventilation
	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 he will take steps to ensuring adequate ventilation in theatres and cinemas to help reduce the transmission of covid-19 by (a) issuing guidance to operators of theatres and cinemas services, (b) clarifying what standards operators should use to plan and measure ventilation, (c) outlining what enforcement activity he plans to take to ensure such guidance is followed and (d) making funds available to improve standards of ventilation.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	30371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has published guidance on the ventilation of indoor spaces which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-ventilation-of-indoor-spaces-to-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus/ventilation-of-indoor-spaces-to-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-ventilation-of-indoor-spaces-to-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus/ventilation-of-indoor-spaces-to-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p><p>The Health and Safety Executive has published guidance on ventilation and air conditioning here:</p><p><a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/equipment-and-machinery/air-conditioning-and-ventilation/index.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/equipment-and-machinery/air-conditioning-and-ventilation/index.htm</a></p><p>Using this guidance, Local Authorities should assess the risk from COVID and implement the appropriate transmission risk controls. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to assess risks and implement the appropriate controls. HSE is the health and safety enforcing authority for local authority activities and can take proportionate enforcement action.</p><p>Venues are advised to pay due regard to the published guidance above, alongside any sector-specific guidance available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/07/2021 11:01:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1342352

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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: Applications
	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 applications were made in Phase 1 of the Cultural Recovery Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	25025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The attached table provides figures addressing the questions asked.</p><p> </p><p>Payments through the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) are typically made in multiple tranches. Final payment is typically made at the very end of the grant period, once activities and costs have been reported.</p><p>In both rounds of the CRF revenue grants programme, DCMS has been able to give recipients the flexibility to extend the grant period. For CRF1 awardees, they have been able to extend until 30 June 2021, and for CRF2 awardees until 31 December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>As such, a significant number of CRF 1 awardees have only very recently concluded the grant period, and many CRF 2 awardees have not concluded the grant period yet.</p><p> </p><p>Accordingly, final payment requests are still outstanding from both CRF1 and CRF 2 recipients. Only when final payment requests have been made will DCMS Arms Length Bodies make final payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, payment schedules can be impacted by a number of factors, such as the provision of bank details and activity reports from applicants, as well as assurance processes undertaken by distributing arms-length bodies, in order to ensure best use of tax-payers’ money.</p><p> </p><p>As the numbers show, over 83% of all awarded CRF funding has been paid.</p><p> </p><p>Figures include revenue grants, capital grants, and loans from within the Culture Recovery Fund.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 25003 25004 25005 25026 25027 25028 25029 question first answered 05/07/2021 14:59:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name Culture Recovery Fund.pdf title Culture Recovery Fund
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1342354

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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 of the successful applicants in Phase 1 of the Culture Recovery Fund have received all of the funds awarded to them.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	25026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The attached table provides figures addressing the questions asked.</p><p> </p><p>Payments through the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) are typically made in multiple tranches. Final payment is typically made at the very end of the grant period, once activities and costs have been reported.</p><p>In both rounds of the CRF revenue grants programme, DCMS has been able to give recipients the flexibility to extend the grant period. For CRF1 awardees, they have been able to extend until 30 June 2021, and for CRF2 awardees until 31 December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>As such, a significant number of CRF 1 awardees have only very recently concluded the grant period, and many CRF 2 awardees have not concluded the grant period yet.</p><p> </p><p>Accordingly, final payment requests are still outstanding from both CRF1 and CRF 2 recipients. Only when final payment requests have been made will DCMS Arms Length Bodies make final payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, payment schedules can be impacted by a number of factors, such as the provision of bank details and activity reports from applicants, as well as assurance processes undertaken by distributing arms-length bodies, in order to ensure best use of tax-payers’ money.</p><p> </p><p>As the numbers show, over 83% of all awarded CRF funding has been paid.</p><p> </p><p>Figures include revenue grants, capital grants, and loans from within the Culture Recovery Fund.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 25003 25004 25005 25025 25027 25028 25029 question first answered 05/07/2021 14:59:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name Culture Recovery Fund.pdf title Culture Recovery Fund
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1342357

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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 of the successful applicants in Phase 1 of the Cultural Recovery Fund are awaiting the receipt of funds; and how much funding remains to be paid.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	25027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The attached table provides figures addressing the questions asked.</p><p> </p><p>Payments through the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) are typically made in multiple tranches. Final payment is typically made at the very end of the grant period, once activities and costs have been reported.</p><p>In both rounds of the CRF revenue grants programme, DCMS has been able to give recipients the flexibility to extend the grant period. For CRF1 awardees, they have been able to extend until 30 June 2021, and for CRF2 awardees until 31 December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>As such, a significant number of CRF 1 awardees have only very recently concluded the grant period, and many CRF 2 awardees have not concluded the grant period yet.</p><p> </p><p>Accordingly, final payment requests are still outstanding from both CRF1 and CRF 2 recipients. Only when final payment requests have been made will DCMS Arms Length Bodies make final payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, payment schedules can be impacted by a number of factors, such as the provision of bank details and activity reports from applicants, as well as assurance processes undertaken by distributing arms-length bodies, in order to ensure best use of tax-payers’ money.</p><p> </p><p>As the numbers show, over 83% of all awarded CRF funding has been paid.</p><p> </p><p>Figures include revenue grants, capital grants, and loans from within the Culture Recovery Fund.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 25003 25004 25005 25025 25026 25028 25029 question first answered 05/07/2021 14:59:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name Culture Recovery Fund.pdf title Culture Recovery Fund
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1342358

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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, what the longest period of time has been between the acceptance of an application and the full payment of the award of funds during phase 1 of the Cultural Recovery Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	25028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The attached table provides figures addressing the questions asked.</p><p> </p><p>Payments through the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) are typically made in multiple tranches. Final payment is typically made at the very end of the grant period, once activities and costs have been reported.</p><p>In both rounds of the CRF revenue grants programme, DCMS has been able to give recipients the flexibility to extend the grant period. For CRF1 awardees, they have been able to extend until 30 June 2021, and for CRF2 awardees until 31 December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>As such, a significant number of CRF 1 awardees have only very recently concluded the grant period, and many CRF 2 awardees have not concluded the grant period yet.</p><p> </p><p>Accordingly, final payment requests are still outstanding from both CRF1 and CRF 2 recipients. Only when final payment requests have been made will DCMS Arms Length Bodies make final payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, payment schedules can be impacted by a number of factors, such as the provision of bank details and activity reports from applicants, as well as assurance processes undertaken by distributing arms-length bodies, in order to ensure best use of tax-payers’ money.</p><p> </p><p>As the numbers show, over 83% of all awarded CRF funding has been paid.</p><p> </p><p>Figures include revenue grants, capital grants, and loans from within the Culture Recovery Fund.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 25003 25004 25005 25025 25026 25027 25029 question first answered 05/07/2021 14:59:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name Culture Recovery Fund.pdf title Culture Recovery Fund
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1342359

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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 applications were made for Phase 2 of the Cultural Recovery Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	25029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The attached table provides figures addressing the questions asked.</p><p> </p><p>Payments through the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) are typically made in multiple tranches. Final payment is typically made at the very end of the grant period, once activities and costs have been reported.</p><p>In both rounds of the CRF revenue grants programme, DCMS has been able to give recipients the flexibility to extend the grant period. For CRF1 awardees, they have been able to extend until 30 June 2021, and for CRF2 awardees until 31 December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>As such, a significant number of CRF 1 awardees have only very recently concluded the grant period, and many CRF 2 awardees have not concluded the grant period yet.</p><p> </p><p>Accordingly, final payment requests are still outstanding from both CRF1 and CRF 2 recipients. Only when final payment requests have been made will DCMS Arms Length Bodies make final payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, payment schedules can be impacted by a number of factors, such as the provision of bank details and activity reports from applicants, as well as assurance processes undertaken by distributing arms-length bodies, in order to ensure best use of tax-payers’ money.</p><p> </p><p>As the numbers show, over 83% of all awarded CRF funding has been paid.</p><p> </p><p>Figures include revenue grants, capital grants, and loans from within the Culture Recovery Fund.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 25003 25004 25005 25025 25026 25027 25028 question first answered 05/07/2021 14:59:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name Culture Recovery Fund.pdf title Culture Recovery Fund
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341943

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Directors
	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 financial payments his Department makes to its non-executive directors; how many times his departmental Board will meet in 2021-22; and what work the non-executive directors undertake.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	24230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>This information is published in the Department’s annual report and accounts, available on gov.uk.</p><p>(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-20)</p><p>The Department’s report and accounts for 2021-22 will be published in due course, in the usual way.</p><p>Departmental boards provide strategic leadership for each central government department, as well as advising on/challenging how the department is performing. Each board is chaired by the Secretary of State and includes junior ministers, the permanent secretary and non-executive board members. Non-executives are appointed to government departments from the public, private and voluntary sectors. Their role is to provide advice and bring an external perspective.</p><p>A summary of the work of non-executive directors across Government can be found in the Government Lead Non-Executive's annual report, available at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-lead-non-executives-annual-report-2019-to-2020" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-lead-non-executives-annual-report-2019-to-2020</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/07/2021 14:45:12 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341945

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Directors
	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 declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where is that information published.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	24231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Non-executive directors comply with the provisions of the Cabinet Office’s Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies.</p><p>Board members are required to submit any declarable interests annually; this information forms part of the independent National Audit Office review ahead of the publication of Departmental annual report and accounts.</p><p>Information on any relevant interests is published in the Department annual report and accounts, which are available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/07/2021 14:49:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341948

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department’s current non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight officials had of Ministerial appointments of non-executive directors; and what assessment was made of their experience against the requirements for breadth and depth of experience set out in the Cabinet Office guidance on Departmental Boards of November 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	24232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>· Sherry Coutu was appointed on 11 March 2019</p><p>· Hemant Patel was appointed on 19 March 2020</p><p>· Baroness Laura Wyld was appointed on 15 June 2020</p><p>· Claudia Arney was appointed on 15 April 2021</p><p>· Priya Lakhani was appointed on 15 April 2021</p><p>Departmental officials have full oversight of all Non-Executive appointments. This includes providing advice and recommendations to me on the suitability of individuals to be appointed as Non-Executives.</p><p>The department aims to appoint Non-Executives who have experience within large and complex organisations and specific knowledge of the sectors it represents. This includes having an understanding and experience of organisations in both the public and private sectors. This is a key consideration made on the suitability of appointable candidates, without this experience it is unlikely an appointment will be made.</p><p>Departments follow the principles set out in Cabinet Office/HM Treasury ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/corporate-governance-code-for-central-government-departments-2017" target="_blank">Corporate governance in central government departments: code of good practice.</a>’</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 24234 question first answered 05/07/2021 14:43:54 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341950

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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	Ministers' Private Offices: Security
	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 private companies are contracted to provide security services at his Department’s buildings that contain ministerial private offices; and whether there are closed circuit television cameras in any ministerial private office within his departmental estate.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	24233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive Administrations, it is not government policy to comment on security procedures in government buildings.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/07/2021 14:56:22 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341972

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department’s current non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight officials of his Department had of the Ministerial appointments of those non-executive directors; and what assessment was made of the applicants' experience against the requirements for breadth and depth of experience set out in the Cabinet Office guidance on Departmental Boards of November 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	24234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>· Sherry Coutu was appointed on 11 March 2019</p><p>· Hemant Patel was appointed on 19 March 2020</p><p>· Baroness Laura Wyld was appointed on 15 June 2020</p><p>· Claudia Arney was appointed on 15 April 2021</p><p>· Priya Lakhani was appointed on 15 April 2021</p><p>Departmental officials have full oversight of all Non-Executive appointments. This includes providing advice and recommendations to me on the suitability of individuals to be appointed as Non-Executives.</p><p>The department aims to appoint Non-Executives who have experience within large and complex organisations and specific knowledge of the sectors it represents. This includes having an understanding and experience of organisations in both the public and private sectors. This is a key consideration made on the suitability of appointable candidates, without this experience it is unlikely an appointment will be made.</p><p>Departments follow the principles set out in Cabinet Office/HM Treasury ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/corporate-governance-code-for-central-government-departments-2017" target="_blank">Corporate governance in central government departments: code of good practice.</a>’</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 24232 question first answered 05/07/2021 14:43:54 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341980

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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	TikTok: Children
	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 he has made of the prevalence of children using live streaming services on TikTok to solicit in-app virtual gifts or donations in exchange for content.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	24235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>We recognise the serious risks that children face online, including through the use of functionalities such as live streaming. The draft Online Safety Bill, published in May 2021, will ensure companies design their platforms to be safer for users.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strongest protections in the legislation are for children. Unless services in scope are able to prove that children are not accessing their service, they will need to conduct a child safety risk assessment and provide safety measures for child users, keeping these under regular review.. Companies will also need to assess how the design and operation of the service, including functionalities such as instream payments and live-streaming, may increase or reduce the risks identified.</p><p>In addition, the UK’s regulatory regime for video sharing platforms requires UK-established video sharing platforms to take appropriate measures to protect under-18s from harmful material, TikTok is in scope of these requirements. Ofcom is working with UK-established video sharing platforms to help them understand their duties under this regime and will be able to take enforcement action against platforms that do not comply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/07/2021 11:03:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341261

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Email
	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 any departmental business has been conducted on private email addresses; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that full records are kept of that business.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	23226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Cabinet Office guidance to departments<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-departments-on-private-email-use" target="_blank"> on use of private emails</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 23228 23229 question first answered 01/07/2021 10:51:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341262

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: CCTV
	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 a risk assessment has been carried out on the secure holding of CCTV footage within his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	23227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive Administrations, it is not government policy to comment on security procedures in government buildings.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 01/07/2021 10:53:28 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341266

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Email
	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 any departmental business has been conducted on private email addresses; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that full records are kept of that business.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	23228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Cabinet Office guidance to departments<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-departments-on-private-email-use" target="_blank"> on use of private emails</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 23226 23229 question first answered 01/07/2021 10:51:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1341267

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Email
	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 his departmental IT systems routinely allow officials, advisers and ministers to access private email accounts from their office desktop computers, department-issue laptop computers and mobile phone devices.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	23229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Cabinet Office guidance to departments<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-departments-on-private-email-use" target="_blank"> on use of private emails</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 23226 23228 question first answered 01/07/2021 10:51:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1334107

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Freedom of Information
	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 his Department has referred any Freedom of Information requests received by his Department to the central Cabinet Office Clearing House on Freedom of Information requests for advice on handling, in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	15279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>Freedom of Information requests are referred to the Clearing House in line with the published criteria available on gov.uk. The Clearing House, which has been in existence since 2004, provides advice to ensure a consistent approach across government to requests for information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/06/2021 14:51:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1334235

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	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: 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 or his ministers have had with theatres, music venues and other cultural operators ahead of the decision to delay the easing of the roadmap on 21 June 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	15280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has engaged extensively with stakeholders from all DCMS sectors throughout the pandemic through regular roundtables and ministerial calls with industry representatives.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/06/2021 14:05:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1334240

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	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: 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 impact assessment was carried out on the effect of the delay to lifting lockdown restrictions on 21 June 2021 on (a) theatres, (b) music venues and (c) cultural organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	15281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has always said that we would be led by data, not dates. The government has looked at the data very closely and assessed it against the four tests set out in our roadmap. It is on the basis of worsening data that we have taken the difficult call not to proceed with this reopening at this point, but to pause for four weeks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is uncertainty on test 3. The Delta variant is already driving the growth we are seeing in infection rates and hospitalisations, and at the same time non-COVID emergency demand on the NHS is the highest it has been since the start of the pandemic. We have assessed that we have not met test 4. Our assessment of the risks has been altered by the Delta variant: the latest data suggests the Delta variant is between 40% and 80% more transmissible than the Alpha variant.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Therefore, the Government announced a four-week pause at Step 3. We will use this time to get more vaccinations in arms, both first and second doses, and to learn more about the Delta variant. We anticipate that a four-week pause of this kind could significantly reduce the number of hospitalisations and deaths.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We recognise the challenging times facing all sectors currently, the Department has been working closely with stakeholders across the theatre industry, music venues and cultural organisations throughout the pandemic to maintain a complete picture of the financial impact of Covid-19 to ensure they survive this difficult period wherever possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Many of these organisations have benefitted from the significant cross-economy support available throughout this pandemic, including the generous employment schemes, grants, loans, a reduction in VAT to 5%, and business rates relief. And some businesses may further be eligible for the unprecedented Culture Recovery Fund - the largest one-off investment in UK culture - as we look to provide support for a wide range of cultural institutions including galleries, theatres, museums, music venues, comedy clubs and festivals, as audiences begin to return.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/06/2021 16:49:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1312006

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Camelot Group
	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 former officials from his Department have subsequently been employed at Camelot UK Lotteries Limited in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	187254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>This information is not collected or held. However, officials are subject to the Business Appointment Rules.</p><p> </p><p>As DCMS does not collect this data we cannot confirm whether any former officials have subsequently been employed at Camelot UK Lotteries Limited in the last five years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 29/04/2021 08:22:24 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1311634

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Corporate Hospitality
	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 times Ministers in his Department have received hospitality from Camelot UK Lotteries Limited in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	185955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Government departments publish quarterly details of occasions where Ministers and officials are in receipt of hospitality. This is published on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> website and covers the last 10 years.</p><p>At the following link it is possible to apply filters to search for the documents specifically relating to DCMS and Transparency and Freedom of Information Releases over this period: [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?content_store_document_type%5B%5D=transparency&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport&amp;order=updated-newest" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?content_store_document_type%5B%5D=transparency&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport&amp;order=updated-newest</a>]</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 185956 question first answered 27/04/2021 17:51:52 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1311637

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Corporate Hospitality
	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 times officials in his Department have received hospitality from Camelot UK Lotteries Limited in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	185956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Government departments publish quarterly details of occasions where Ministers and officials are in receipt of hospitality. This is published on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> website and covers the last 10 years.</p><p>At the following link it is possible to apply filters to search for the documents specifically relating to DCMS and Transparency and Freedom of Information Releases over this period: [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?content_store_document_type%5B%5D=transparency&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport&amp;order=updated-newest" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?content_store_document_type%5B%5D=transparency&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport&amp;order=updated-newest</a>]</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 185955 question first answered 27/04/2021 17:51:52 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1311640

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	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	Civil Servants: Business Interests
	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 his Department’s human resources team has ever prevented former civil servants or special advisors from taking up a position at Camelot UK Lotteries Limited.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	185958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>DCMS has not prevented former civil servants or special advisors from taking up a position at Camelot UK Lotteries Limited.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Upon leaving the civil service, all civil servants are subject to the Business Appointment Rules (BARs). BARs restrictions apply for two years after the last day of paid Civil Service employment for members of the Senior Civil Service and equivalents, including special advisers of equivalent standing. For those below the Senior Civil Service and equivalents, including special advisers of equivalent standing, the Rules continue to apply for one year after leaving the Civil Service, unless, exceptionally, the role has been designated as one where a longer period of up to two years will apply.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of the Rules is to avoid any reasonable concerns that:</p><p> </p><p>a. a civil servant might be influenced in carrying out his or her official duties by the hope or expectation of future employment with a particular firm or organisation, or in a specific sector; or</p><p> </p><p>b. on leaving the Civil Service, a former civil servant might improperly exploit privileged access to contacts in Government or sensitive information; or</p><p> </p><p>c. a particular firm or organisation might gain an improper advantage by employing someone who, in the course of their official duties, has had access to:</p><p> </p><p>i. information relating to unannounced or proposed developments in Government policy, knowledge of which may affect the prospective employer or any competitors; or</p><p>ii. commercially valuable or sensitive information about any competitors</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 27/04/2021 09:15:54 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1254473

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2020
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the Sport Winter Survival Package will be provided as (a) grants and (b) loans.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	119268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The mix of loans and grants will be driven by need and the ability to repay. The allocations announced on Tuesday 19 November 2020 were preliminary allocations made on a needs based assessment process, and reflect the submissions made from the individual sports. According to these initial allocations, we expect about £250m of the £300m funding to be loans, with the rest being grants. The funding process will be overseen by an independent decision-making board and supported by Sport England: the proportion of grants to loans will only be finalised once that decision-making process is complete.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/11/2020 16:40:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens