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823063

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Public Libraries
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 number of people using public libraries in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	122746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The detail requested is not collected by this Department. However, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) collect annually from the individual library authorities comprehensive information relating to library service provision in Great Britain. The following table outlines the number of physical library visits in each of the last five years in England.</p><p><strong><strong> </strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Visits (million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>238.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>223.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>224.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>210.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>204.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><strong> </strong></strong></p><p>The CIPFA library statistics can be accessed from the House library.</p><p><strong><strong></strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/01/2018 13:55:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

823065

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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: Finance
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 he is taking to support the arts sector to become self-funding and financially sustainable.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	122748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department has promoted a number of initiatives alongside our Arm’s Length Body, Arts Council England (ACE) to support the arts sector to become more self-funding and financially sustainable. For example, the recent Catalyst Fund supported organisations with a limited track record in fundraising to enable them to attract more private giving, while ACE's Building Resilience programme helped arts and culture organisations build their financial and business resilience.</p><p> </p><p>'Boosting Resilience: Survival Skills for the New Normal' is currently one of four new flagship projects supported by ACE, which aims to enable senior staff from England-based arts and cultural organisations, music education hubs, museums and library services to develop new approaches to making the most of creative assets and intellectual property. In addition, the Arts Impact Fund encourages organisations to consider alternatives to grants for business development. The fund provides repayable finance to arts organisations with ambitions to grow, achieve great artistic quality and have a further positive impact on society.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/01/2018 14:02:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

823087

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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: Ellesmere Port and Neston
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 level of Government investment there was for arts and culture in Ellesmere Port & Neston constituency in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	122770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Government and National Lottery Funding has been investing in arts and culture through Arts Council England. In Ellesmere Port &amp; Newton constituency in each of the last 10 years, this amounts to:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Grand Total</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>£161,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>£193,445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£170,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£189,014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£188,173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£170,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£176,598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£138,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£149,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£1,482,963</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 18/01/2018 10:40:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

820833

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	European Capital of Culture
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 officials of his Department have had with the EU Commission on UK cities' eligibility for the 2023 European Capital of Culture competition since June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	122251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS officials have been in regular contact with the European Commission throughout 2016 and 2017 about the European Capital of Culture competition. We are disappointed with the European Commission's actions in discontinuing the competition and will seek further dialogue on this issue. We are also continuing to work closely with the five UK cities who have submitted bids to help them realise their cultural ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/01/2018 09:54:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

819108

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	British Museum: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the approval of the British Museum’s 2017 pay remit for staff had been delayed and what assessment he has been made of the effect of that delay on staff morale.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	121785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The British Museum 2017 pay remit is subject to the usual discussions the government has with its Arm's Length Bodies regarding pay and I hope they can be concluded soon. Negotiations about terms and conditions are always unsettling for staff; the aim of government and the British Museum is to reach agreement as quickly as possible to minimise this uncertainty.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/01/2018 10:35:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

819120

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Art Works: Poland
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 the Government is taking to prevent the sale of Polish art which was looted during World War 2.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	121797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government provides guidance for the UK art market to assist them in determining the history of cultural objects in which they deal. Additionally, Arts Council England provides a Cultural Property Advice website which offers advice to the art trade, museums and private individuals on the buying and selling of art. The trade associations for the UK art market publish codes of ethics for their members which the Government expects to see enforced.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2017, DCMS hosted an international Conference, attended by the major auction houses, which explored ways of speeding up the identification and return of cultural objects lost during the Nazi era. The Government established the Spoliation Advisory Panel in 2000 to advise on claims for the return of items lost during the Nazi era (1933-1945). The Panel can consider claims for items that are privately owned at the joint request of the claimant and the current owner.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/01/2018 12:08:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

818722

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Cultural Development 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, with reference to page 234 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, to which cities will the £2 million in place-based cultural development be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	121486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Cultural Development Fund will use £2 million funding for 2018/19 to test the model for place-based cultural development and support towns and cities to develop culture and creative industries led growth strategies. No decisions have yet been made on which regions will benefit from funding.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/01/2018 15:01:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818780

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Libraries Taskforce: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to Answer of 14 December 2017 to Question 118632, for what reason her Department did not publish the full Libraries Taskforce data set before Christmas 2017 as stated was their aim in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	121544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>As per the response to Question 118632, we confirmed that it is the intention of the Department to publish the dataset before the end of January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/01/2018 12:03:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan