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1584834

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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	Arts: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the appeals process for the funding decisions of Arts Council England.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	141367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Arts Council England has a complaints process for its funding streams. This is available on Arts Council England’s website.</p><p>Arts Council England will only reconsider a decision if it finds that a material mistake has been made. For example, an organisation (or individual) can use the complaints process if it believes that:</p><ul><li><p>Arts Council England has delayed, made mistakes or failed to follow its own processes;</p></li><li><p>Arts Council England has failed to give an applicant access to information or has given an applicant incorrect advice or information;</p></li><li><p>Arts Council England has not treated an applicant politely;</p></li><li><p>Arts Council England has unlawfully discriminated against an applicant or not treated an applicant fairly.</p></li></ul><p>Arts Council England uses the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s principles of good complaint handling. If a complainant is dissatisfied with a decision or the way a complaint has been, complainants can refer the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO). Funding decisions by Arts Council England can also be subject to Judicial Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/02/2023 15:45:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1584835

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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	Arts: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to review how Arts Council England (a) allocated and (b) announced funding, for the National Portfolio Organisation 2023-26 funding round.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	141368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The decisions made by Arts Council England about the allocation of funding for the National Portfolio Organisation 2023-26 funding round were taken at arm's length from HM Government. This is in accordance with the well established process, which is published on the Arts Council’s website and made clear in the guidance for applicants. As such, DCMS does not, nor should it, review individual decisions.</p><p>The Department works with all its public bodies, including Arts Council England, on continuous improvements and assurance. My officials will work with Arts Council England to learn from this recent funding round, as they would for any area of its work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/02/2023 15:45:50 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1581724

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the closing of the Libraries Taskforce in March 2020 on strategic planning for libraries.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	135181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>While the taskforce formally ended on 31 March 2020, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport provided a further year of funding for the team based at Arts Council England to manage the ongoing work funded through it, to convene a core group of library stakeholders, and to assist in the delivery of in upcoming strategic development opportunities. (Arts Council England is the national development agency for public libraries in England.)</p><p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service and to think long-term and strategically as they plan and transform their library services. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libraries-deliver-ambition-for-public-libraries-in-england-2016-to-2021/libraries-deliver-ambition-for-public-libraries-in-england-2016-to-2021" target="_blank">Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021</a>, together with other <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/longer-term-evidence-based-sustainable-planning-toolkit/longer-term-evidence-based-sustainable-planning-toolkit" target="_blank">strategic planning toolkits</a> previously published by the taskforce, remain relevant guidance documents to assist local authorities in delivering this duty.</p><p>In September 2022, the Government appointed Baroness Sanderson of Welton as chairman of a new advisory panel to help develop a new strategy to make sure that public libraries are providing the best possible service for their communities. More detail can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/baroness-sanderson-to-help-develop-new-public-libraries-strategy" target="_blank">here</a>. To date she has had numerous meetings with organisations with an interest in public libraries work, and has led two roundtable sessions. The first, on 13 January in Nottinghamshire, focused on the contribution public libraries make to cultural and creative enrichment and the second, on 27 January in Suffolk, discussed their contribution to health and wellbeing. A further seven roundtables will be held between February and May, in libraries across England, each focusing on a specific theme, based on the seven Strategic Outcomes in Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021, plus sessions on governance and innovation.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 03/02/2023 14:00:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1581725

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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, how many public libraries there were in England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	135182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected by the Department. Arts Council England collects data from local authorities and publishes a basic dataset of information on public libraries in England. The libraries basic dataset 2021 shows the number of static libraries in England (statutory and non-statutory) as at 1 April 2010, 1 July 2016, 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2021. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/search?query=basic+dataset&amp;sort_by=titles" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/search?query=basic+dataset&amp;sort_by=titles</a></p><p>The libraries basic dataset 2022 will be published by Arts Council England later this year.</p><p>Annual library data are also collected by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) from local authorities across Great Britain and include the number of libraries (statutory and non-statutory). Access to these annual library data is available through subscription to CIPFA. The House of Commons Library subscribes to the CIPFA ‘stats+ public libraries statistics dashboard’ which includes figures for library service points.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 03/02/2023 14:01:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1580582

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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: Closures
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 public libraries have closed in England since (a) 2000 and (b) 2010.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	132306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department. Arts Council England collects data from local authorities and publishes a basic dataset of information on public libraries in England. The libraries basic dataset 2021 shows the number of static libraries in England (statutory and non-statutory) from April 2010 to 31 December 2021 and also includes information on permanent library closures. It can be found at <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/search?query=basic+dataset&amp;sort_by=titles" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/search?query=basic+dataset&amp;sort_by=titles</a></p><p>Based on this dataset, DCMS estimates that around 230 libraries have permanently closed in the period 1 April 2010 to 31 December 2021 and not been relocated or replaced.</p><p>The libraries basic dataset 2022 will be published by Arts Council England later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/01/2023 15:27:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1580583

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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: Opening Hours
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 she will make an assessment of the extent to which average public library opening hours have changed in the last (a) three, (b) five and (c) 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	132307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service which meets local needs. It is for each local authority to consider carefully how best to meet those needs, including consideration of library opening hours. Any assessment of library opening hours and their change over time is a matter for the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/01/2023 15:39:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1580599

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Theatres: Energy
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 her Department has provided funding for energy reduction measures in theatres for reducing energy costs in winter 2023.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	132310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>HM Government provided support through the winter to all non-domestic energy users via the £18 billion package for businesses through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, which included theatres, arts venues, and related organisations. The scheme continues to provide valuable assistance to organisations until the end of March when the new Energy Bills Discount Scheme comes into effect for all non-domestic customers, which applies to energy usage from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The new scheme strikes a balance between supporting businesses over the next 12 months and limiting taxpayers’ exposure to volatile energy markets.</p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, via its arm’s-length bodies the Theatres Trust and Arts Council England, is supporting theatres to identify ways to improve energy efficiencies via use of the ‘Theatre Green Book’.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/01/2023 15:44:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1550202

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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 assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed National Portfolio Programme 2023-26 on the number of (a) performers, (b) stage management staff and (c) creative team directly engaged by National Portfolio Organisations.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	107071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>Decisions about which organisations to fund, and by how much, are taken by Arts Council England at arm’s length from the Government. Arts Council England made its decisions in line with its published guidance and its ten-year strategy, ‘Let’s Create’. Assessments were carried out by Arts Council England, and decisions were made by its Area and National Councils, which include both local representatives and people who work in the sector. Any questions about specific funding decisions should be directed to Arts Council England.</p><p>The Government will continue to work with Arts Council England to understand the impacts of its investment in arts and culture, including on performers, stage management staff, and creative teams directly engaged by National Portfolio Organisations.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/12/2022 09:39:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1550203

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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	Opera
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 she has made of the potential merits of reviewing opera (a) funding and (b) geographical provision in England.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	107085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member for Worsley and Eccles South to my previous answers on these matters, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-28/97389" target="_blank">UIN 97389</a>, tabled on 28 November 2022 by the Rt Hon Member for Camberwell and Peckham.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 107086 question first answered 15/12/2022 09:37:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1550204

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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	Opera: Employment
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 she has made of the potential impact of Arts Council England’s decision to reduce funding for the English National Opera on (a) permanent and (b) freelance employment in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	107086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member for Worsley and Eccles South to my previous answers on these matters, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-28/97389" target="_blank">UIN 97389</a>, tabled on 28 November 2022 by the Rt Hon Member for Camberwell and Peckham.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 107085 question first answered 15/12/2022 09:37:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley