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226783

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Discretionary Housing Payments: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming discretionary housing payments in the London Borough of Southwark have had their claim rejected because funding was unavailable in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	227134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not hold this information. Details of the number of awards made by Local Authorities can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/03/2015 11:45:59 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

226085

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Discretionary Housing Payments: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in the London Borough of Southwark have claimed discretionary housing payments in relation to the under-occupancy penalty.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	226842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not hold information regarding the number of households who have claimed Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) by each local authority. In June last year the Department released a publication detailing local authorities use of DHP in 2013/14, which included the number of awards made.</p><p> </p><p>The information can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 11:37:07 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

226090

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average (a) monthly and (b) yearly payment is by each household in the London Borough of Southwark affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	226808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The average weekly Housing Benefit deduction for those impacted by the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy in the London Borough of Southwark is £20.43. This information can be found in the two links below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/number-of-housing-benefit-claimants-and-average-weekly-spare-room-subsidy-amount-withdrawal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/number-of-housing-benefit-claimants-and-average-weekly-spare-room-subsidy-amount-withdrawal</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 16:11:11 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

179139

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on the Digital Single Market.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	224226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text I have regular discussions with the EU Commissioners on a range of matters. The UK wants the EU to create an open, flexible digital single market with a regulatory framework that reflects the dynamic nature of the digital economy. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 08:27:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

179140

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Arts
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 promote UK creative industries in Europe.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	224227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK creative industries are a global success story, and the Government is working hard to ensure their continuing success at home, within Europe, and across the world. The introduction of new creative sector tax reliefs has provided a massive boost to the sector, and the promotion of UK service exports to Europe and other territories was worth £17.2bn in 2012, an 11.2% increase on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>Over the next year, Government will provide support to UK creative companies to promote and showcase their products and services at 21 exhibitions and events across Europe, including the UK programme at Milan Expo and GREAT campaign activity in France. In addition, creative businesses received over E200m of funding through the European Commission's Media and Culture Programmes, and will also benefit from the new Creative Europe Programme launched last year.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 08:30:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

179285

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Arts: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 potential effect of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on UK creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	224306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>A majority of EU Member States opposed including the audiovisual sector, including the creative industries, in TTIP, and is it not currently included in the EU negotiating mandate. However, overall TTIP has the potential to be the largest bilateral trade agreement in the world so it is clear it would bring significant economic benefits to the UK in terms of jobs and growth, as independent analysis has suggested.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 08:30:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

178293

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
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	Arts: 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, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Artsmark programme in measuring (a) arts provision and (b) participation in the arts.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	223701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>​Since 2004, the Artsmark programme has supported schools, further education colleges and youth justice settings to review and enhance the artistic and cultural offer that they have to children and young people. Artsmark is an important part of the work of the ten regional Bridge organisations funded by the Arts Council which work to drive participation in their area.</p><p> </p><p>​Data collected via our Taking Part survey (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/taking-part" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/taking-part</a>) shows that ​arts participation overall has increased from 97.2 per cent in 2008/09 to 98.9 per cent in 2013/14 for children aged between 5 and 10 and in 2013/14, overall arts participation for children ages 11-15 was at 99.4 per cent, a similar level to 2008/09.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2014, the Arts Council announced that they will refresh the Artsmark scheme so it can be as effective as possible and the new version will launch in Autumn 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/02/2015 14:05:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

178294

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
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	Arts: Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on increasing participation in (a) music, (b) drama, (c) dance and (d) art at secondary school level.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	223727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>My Right. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and my Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education recently announced an additional £109 million for music and cultural education for 2015/16 taking the amount invested in music and cultural education in this Parliament to over £400 million.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a further £200,000 of Government funding for the National Youth Dance Company which was created following the reviews of cultural education commissioned by this Government. The Company provides talented performers across the country aged between 16 to 19 with intensive training and performance opportunities led by acclaimed choreographers.</p><p> </p><p>There will also be £1 million of funding for the BFI Film Academy which will help to train the next generation of talented film makers aged 16 to 19 through high quality local and residential courses. ​</p><p> </p><p>I jointly chair the Cultural Education Board with the Schools Minister and Darren Henley, author of reports into music and cultural education. Good progress has been made against the reports' recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/02/2015 14:08:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

178093

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Arts: Primary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education about increasing participation in (a) music, (b) drama, (c) dance and (d) art at primary school level.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	223564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>My Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and my Right Hon. friend the Secretary of State for Education recently announced an additional £109 million for music and cultural education for 2015/16 taking the amount invested in music and cultural education in this Parliament to over £400 million.</p><p>I jointly chair the Cultural Education Board with the Schools Minister and Darren Henley, author of reports into music and cultural education. Good progress has been made against the reports' recommendations.</p><p>The Taking Part Survey (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sat--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sat--2</a>) shows that arts participation overall has increased from 97.2 per cent in 2008/09 to 98.9 per cent in 2013/14 for 5-10 year olds.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/02/2015 15:13:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

178094

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Arts: Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of secondary school children participating in (a) music, (b) drama, (c) dance and (d) art between 2010 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	223563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The Taking Part survey does not collect information on participation specifically for secondary school children<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>Please find the Taking Part survey on the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/taking-part" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/taking-part</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/02/2015 11:08:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman