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1641149

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Schools
	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 make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting state schools from the TV licence fee.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	187217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>In most circumstances, one TV Licence will cover the entire school or college. There are no additional concessions for schools or colleges, and the Government is not considering making changes to the current concessions regime at this time.</p><p>The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, not the Government, and it is the BBC that administers concession schemes.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 08/06/2023 08:07:16 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1609831

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football: Pay
	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 hold discussions with football governing bodies on the potential merits of reducing the gender pay gap between male and female footballers.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	179964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We have been clear that we are right behind growing women and girls sports in every aspect - from grassroots all the way up to the elite level. Over the last few years, the game has grown significantly and at a rapid pace and the success of the Lionesses has highlighted that. However, we need processes and structures in place that protect the interests of the game and the people working in it.</p><p>The independent Review of Women’s Football which launched in September will support the continued growth and development of the women’s game to ensure it has a strong and sustainable future. I look forward to seeing the Review’s final report in Summer 2023.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/04/2023 11:21:15 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

428505

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	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	O2: Three
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed merger of O2 and Three on the competitive functioning of the mobile telecommunications industry.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	16450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The assessment of the impact of mergers on competition is a matter for the independent competition regulators. In the case of the takeover ofTelefónica UK (O2)byCKHutchison Holdings Ltd. (CKHH), which owns Three, the competent authority is the European Commission, due to the international scope of the deal, although the UK Competition and Markets Authority has applied for jurisdiction.</p><p>Any authority ruling on this merger will take advice from Ofcom, the UK’s independent communications regulator, on competition in the mobile communications sector in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/11/2015 10:30:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

523377

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	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	Cybercrime: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support and spread awareness of cyber security insurance amongst businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	39727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the UK one of the safest places in the world to do business online and we recognise the role cyber insurance can play as part of a broader risk management strategy.</p><p>In March 2015 the Government published a report on the joint initiatives between Government and the insurance sector to tackle cyber risk. The report is available here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/06/2016 10:49:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1665752

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC: Disclosure of Information
	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 take steps to encourage the BBC to publish the 2004 Balen Report.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	203242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The BBC is editorially and operationally independent from the Government, and this is an issue for the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 23/10/2023 08:26:58 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1608362

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Musicians and Music Venues: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to provide financial support to grassroots music (a) venues and (b) artists and crew.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	175628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting our grassroots music venues, which are the backbone of our world-leading music sector.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in regular discussions with all parts of the music industry, including live venues across the country of all sizes. We work with the industry and across Government to improve the sector's resilience, as demonstrated through the £1.57 billion Cultural Recovery Fund during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the £18 billion Energy Bills Relief Scheme.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the sector on the impact of current pressures. As part of this engagement, I met the Music Venues Trust last week to discuss issues facing the live music sector, and further ways to support the growth of the music sector and wider creative industries. The Secretary of State will also meet with music industry leaders this week, including representatives from the grassroots music sector, to further discuss matters affecting the music sector.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 05/04/2023 08:05:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1656788

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Government (a) funding and (b) guidance is available to voluntary and community sector organisations working to reduce youth offending.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	196506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the vital role that youth services and the voluntary and community sector has in reducing youth offending and the Beating Crime Plan 2021 highlighted the importance of early intervention for all young people; targeted support for those at risk of involvement in criminality; and targeted interventions for those who have started to offend.</p><p>The Youth Justice Sport Fund (YJSF) is a recently completed early intervention grant programme led by the Ministry of Justice, delivered across England and Wales between November 2022 and March 2023. This forms part of the £300m package of early intervention funding that was announced in May 2022. The £5m programme supported 220 voluntary and community sector organisations to work with 10–17-year-olds considered vulnerable to involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour, using sport as a vehicle to address problem behaviour.</p><p>The government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services. The Youth Investment Fund, an integral part of the National Youth Guarantee, will invest over £300 million in creating and refurbishing up to 300 youth facilities in levelling up priority areas - the majority of which contain at least one anti-social behaviour hotspot. Additionally, through the Million Hours Fund, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will provide over a million hours of youth opportunities in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour. Phase 1 of the fund has already delivered over £3m of funding to over 400 organisations to provide positive activities over the summer holidays.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2023 16:23:28 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1656789

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Home Office: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has taken recent steps to work with (a) the Duke of Edinburgh Award, (b) other youth award schemes and (c) volunteer programmes to help promote (i) social cohesion and (ii) community safety.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	196507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities like the Duke of Edinburgh Award play in enhancing young people’s wellbeing, as well as significant benefits to social cohesion and community safety.</p><p>Recognising this, the government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services, reflecting young people's priorities and addressing imbalances in national youth spending with a firm focus on levelling up.</p><p>Young people will also benefit from other elements of the National Youth Guarantee, and a broader package of award schemes and volunteer programmes, including offering the Duke of Edinburgh Award to every state secondary school, expanding uniformed youth groups and the #iwill youth volunteering fund, as well as providing further funding for the National Citizen Service (NCS), to bring young people from different backgrounds together. Additionally, through the Million Hours Fund, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will provide over a million hours of youth opportunities in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2023 14:10:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

443203

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to bring forward proposals to ensure service level agreement requirements incorporated into broadband supplier contracts with their customers ensure a reasonable minimum speed of download is maintained and commensurate with the advertised product.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	21499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>The Ofcom Code of Pratice on Broadband Speeds, effective from October 2015, requires internet service providers (ISPs) to give customers clear and accurate information on home broadband speeds, including the maximum speeds they can achieve, the estimated speed on the customer’s line, and factors that may slow down the speed, such as any fair use or traffic management policies.</p>ISPs must have systems in place to find the cause of speed problems, take steps to fix any issue they are responsible for, and explain to customers if they can do anything to improve the situation. As a result of the October 2015 revised code, customers can terminate contracts at any time without penalty if they receive speeds significantly below the ‘minimum guaranteed access line speed'; previously customers could only terminate within the first three months. <br /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/01/2016 11:34:55 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

446574

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	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	BBC: Royal Charters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on the BBC Charter Renewal process.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	903154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>Good progress is being made on the BBC Charter Review programme.</p><p>The consultation launched in July received an incredible 192,000 responses. We are committed to reading and analysing all of the responses and reached 150,000 earlier this month.</p><p>In addition, I have commissioned further reviews and research, including an independent review of governance and regulation led by Sir David Clementi.</p><p>In the coming months my department will work towards publishing proposals for the future of the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/01/2016 12:17:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown