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1132951

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Creative Industries Council: Staff
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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the representation of the creative industries workforce on the Creative Industries Council.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	266108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>My department has this year undertaken a review of the Creative Industry Council’s membership. That review resulted in several new appointments which ensure that all creative industries are adequately represented. Under the new Terms of Reference, all members are appointed for (renewable) three year terms, providing the basis for ongoing review. By design the CIC is made up of leading figureheads of industry, who are able to drive industry lead approaches to the issues discussed in the meetings. They are experts in their field who are well able to champion their respective workforces.</p><p> </p><p>The review also took into account the need to ensure that the diversity of the creative industries workforce was represented on the council. There is also a subgroup which specifically looks at diversity within the sector.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:46:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1132952

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Arts: Advisory Bodies
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 potential merits of setting up of a Creators' Council as recommended in the all-party parliamentary writers group report Supporting the Writers of Tomorrow.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	266109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Creative Industries Council is the main forum for creative industry and government collaboration. It has a specific sub group which focuses on IP issues, including the value of copyright and other intellectual property rights. We would urge the All Party Writers Group to contact that group to discuss the proposals raised in their report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:47:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1132557

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
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	BBC
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 make representations to the BBC on increasing spending and investment in (a) the regions and (b) Easington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	265492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The BBC is operationally and editorially independent from government and the government cannot intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:48:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1132568

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people aged over 75 are in receipt of a free TV licence in (a) Barnsley Central, (b) Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	265517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:53:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1132570

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of means-testing people aged over 75 for TV licences.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	265518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the cost and the administration of the over 75 licence fee concession from June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:54:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1132571

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for Work and Pensions to promote the take-up of pension credits.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	265519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions on this issue. In light of the recent BBC decision on the future of the over 75 licence fee concession, the Government have asked the BBC to consider a range of measures to further support the most vulnerable pensioners, including measures to promote the take up of Pension Credit.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 13:14:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1132001

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Entertainers: Off-payroll Working
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 his Department has made of the potential effect of (a) new draft HMRC tax guidance for actors and other performers, (b) legal cases HMRC is considering under IR35 in the entertainment industry and (c) extending IR35 off-payroll rules to the private sector from April 2020 on the (i) sustainability of the entertainment sector in the event that that sector has to operate Class 1 employee National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and pay employer NICs on multiple and short-term engagements and (ii) self-employed status of performers and other creative workers in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	264349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>DCMS has made no assessment as these are matters for HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has not changed its approach to actors and other performers but has been working with industry to add some practical examples to the Employment Status Manual. Employment Status is not a choice but depends on the facts of the engagement. Given that most actors and performers are self-employed and unaffected by off-payroll rules (often known as IR35), they will not be affected by off-payroll reform in 2020 and do not pay Class 1 National Insurance. There are no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/06/2019 15:24:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1132003

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Young Audiences Content 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 metrics he plans to use to measure the impact of the Young Audiences Content Fund.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	264342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Young Audiences Content Fund, as part of the Contestable Fund, will undergo a full evaluation upon completion of the pilot. This evaluation will measure the Fund performance and value for money against the published criteria and stated aims of the Fund, as set out in the October 2018 policy paper ‘Contestable Fund: Final Scope’.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to a strong, diverse and sustainable broadcasting system and looks forward to the exciting and innovative public service content being produced with Contestable Fund support.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/06/2019 15:33:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1131691

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Parks: Greater London
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 criteria his Department uses to determine whether land in London parks for which his Department is the registered owner can be transferred to other public bodies to be devoted permanently to uses other than public open space; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	263709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Consideration of transfers of land in London parks for which DCMS is the registered owner would be undertaken on a case by case basis, and there are no specified criteria under which such a request may be made.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/06/2019 11:33:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1131695

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Entertainers: Off-payroll Working
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 has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on changes in the approach by HMRC to the entertainment sector through (a) new draft HMRC tax guidance for actors and other performers and (b) legal cases HMRC is considering under IR35 following the Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of 9 April 2019 in Big Bad Wolff Ltd v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	263745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not discussed this matter with the Chancellor. This matter has been discussed by officials from HM Revenue &amp; Customs and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p> </p><p>(a) HMRC has not changed its approach to the entertainment sector but has been working with the entertainment industry to add some practical examples to the Employment Status Manual, which provides guidance on issues relating to the employment status of individuals.</p><p> </p><p>(b) In Big Bad Wolff Limited v HMRC, the Upper Tax Tribunal upheld HMRC’s long published view that the Social Security Categorisation of Earners Regulations 1978, which were in force before 6 April 2014, required actors to pay Class 1 National Insurance and could not be avoided by working through a company. Most actors paid their National Insurance correctly at the time but there are a small number of cases where actors chose to dispute liability and await the outcome of the appeal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/06/2019 14:46:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly