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1171229

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to introduce a music strategy.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	900208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the significant contribution of British music to the UK, both culturally and economically and I recognise the case for a music strategy. In 2018, music contributed £5.2bn to our economy, reached £2.5bn in exports and sustained over 190,000 jobs.</p><p>We have taken a number of steps to support the industry, including reforming licensing and planning guidance and providing £1.5m ACE funding to support grassroots venues.</p><p>We are looking to develop a music strategy in the forthcoming months and will be working closely with the UK music sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/01/2020 17:30:09 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1171231

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Arts: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to support further growth of the creative industries in the North West.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	900216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Government and industry launched a Sector Deal for the Creative Industries in 2018, with more than £150m of funding. This aims to unlock growth for creative businesses across the country, and the North West benefits from a number of programmes within the Sector Deal.</p><p>These include a Creative Scale Up programme to help small creative businesses access the finance they need to grow and is launching today in the Manchester region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/01/2020 17:31:56 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1171232

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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: Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to increase sports coverage on free-to-air television.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	900217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The listed events regime strikes a balance between retaining free-to-air sporting events for the public while allowing rights holders to negotiate agreements in the best interests of their sport.</p><p>To give equal recognition to disabled and women’s sports, the government is currently consulting on the addition of the Paralympics and certain women’s events to the listed events regime. However, the government does not have any plans to carry out a full review of the list.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/01/2020 17:33:06 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1170454

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Football: Sportsgrounds
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 discussions she had with the (a) Premier League, (b) Football League and (c) Football Association on introducing safe standing in football grounds.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	2676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p><strong>I meet with the Premier League, the Football League, the Football Association, the Sports Grounds Safety Authority and the Football Supporters Association regularly to discuss a variety of matters including this government’s commitment to move towards areas of standing in football stadia currently subject to the all-seater policy. I will be setting out the government's intention in this area in due course.</strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/01/2020 17:32:05 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1170455

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Sport England: 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, how much funding her Department has allocated from the public purse to Sport England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	2677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Sport England receives both Grant-In-Aid (GIA) funding and good causes funding from the National Lottery from DCMS. The allocated totals for each of the past three years are:</p><ul><li>2016/17: £105.6m GIA; £202.8m National Lottery</li><li>2017/18: £100.8m GIA; £203.3m National Lottery</li><li>2018/19: £104.5 GIA; £199.4m National Lottery</li></ul><p>Overall income from the National Lottery Distribution Fund is variable and dependent on ticket sales. Sport England receives 12.4% of the Lottery returns to good causes which results in variable annual Lottery income to the organisation. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/01/2020 17:33:38 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1170456

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Rugby: 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, how much funding her Department has provided to grassroots rugby league in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	2678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Through Sport England, government has invested the following in grassroots rugby league in each of the last three years:</p><ul><li>2016/17: £2.58m</li><li>2017/18: £5.18m</li><li>2018/19: £2.76m</li></ul><p>These figures include investment in both the Rugby Football League Ltd as the national governing body for the sport, together with investment in specific community rugby league projects.</p><p>Over this time period, Sport England has invested a further £9.27m in multi-sport projects where rugby league is one of the sports benefitting.</p><p>As part of its support for grassroots rugby league, government is also investing up to £10m in rugby league facilities to help drive a legacy from the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/01/2020 17:35:35 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1169764

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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 she has had discussions with (a) civil servants, (b) Cabinet colleagues and (c) recognised trades unions on the future of her Department since the December 2019 General Election.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	1778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced that the Department for Exiting the EU will be wound up once the UK leaves the EU on 31 January. All Machinery of Government changes are a matter for the Prime Minister</p><p><br>The Prime Minister has set out an ambitious programme for the Government to unite and level up the country, delivering on its key priorities around getting Brexit done and investing in the NHS, education, safer streets and better infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 14/01/2020 11:05:13 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1169841

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
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	Actors: Females
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 she has had with British TV and film production companies on increasing the number of female actresses in lead roles in television and film.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	1741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly meets with film and television representatives from a range of backgrounds as part of her role. However, due to the confidential nature of many of these meetings, we are unable to give details of such engagements. Increasing screen diversity is a priority for government, and we continue to work with our arm’s length body the British Film Institute (BFI) to improve representation both on and off screen, including through supporting the wider adoption of their world-leading Diversity Standards.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 14/01/2020 16:51:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1169463

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Football: World Cup
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 discussions she has had with the Prime Minister on hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup in the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	1373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The government will fully support the Football Associations in their plan to bid for the men's 2030 FIFA World Cup, including through investing an extra £550 million in grassroots football over the next 10 years. The government is committed to seeing the benefits of hosting the tournament spread across the country. The Prime Minister regularly engages with his ministers on all manifesto commitments.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/01/2020 15:06:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1169580

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Football Association: Bet365
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 discussions she has had with the Football Association on its partnership with Bet365.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	1440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>I have spoken with the Chief of the Executive of the Football Association to hear the background of the sale of rights to IMG, which in turn resulted in Bet365 and other betting companies providing live streaming of FA Cup fixtures to account holders. Betting and Gaming Council rights holders in this deal have relinquished any exclusivity over these rights, so that they may now be streamed outside of betting environments, and the FA are exploring how they can rescind these deals. I shall be meeting with the FA this week to discuss their next steps.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/01/2020 16:49:50 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin