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1456655

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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	Young Audiences Content Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 17 March (HL Deb col 450), how long the evaluation of the Young Audiences Content Fund will take; and when they will decide whether to extend that fund.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL7541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The full evaluation of the three-year pilot Young Audiences Content Fund will begin following the final determination of Year Three award funding; a timetable for the evaluation’s conclusion has not been set at this stage. The potential of further investment will be assessed following the conclusion of the evaluation and against future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p>HM Government has no current plans to put additional taxes on video-on-demand services or to introduce levies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL7542 question first answered 05/04/2022 15:48:24 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1456656

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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	Young Audiences Content Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the use of a levy on streaming services to help fund a continuation of the Young Audiences Content Fund.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL7542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The full evaluation of the three-year pilot Young Audiences Content Fund will begin following the final determination of Year Three award funding; a timetable for the evaluation’s conclusion has not been set at this stage. The potential of further investment will be assessed following the conclusion of the evaluation and against future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p>HM Government has no current plans to put additional taxes on video-on-demand services or to introduce levies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL7541 question first answered 05/04/2022 15:48:24 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1455553

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of reinstating the Young Audiences Content Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	149313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>The pilot Young Audiences Content Fund was allocated Licence Fee underspend to test a new way of financing public service TV content for a three-year period. This three-year period concluded on 31 March 2022. As planned a full evaluation will now take place to determine the impact of the Young Audiences Content Fund on the children’s television industry and the provision and plurality of public service content for young audiences across the UK.</p><p>The potential for any further investment of public funding will be assessed against the Fund evaluation and alongside future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/04/2022 09:18:17 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1437997

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Young Audiences Content Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the factors that led to the creation of the Young Audience's Content Fund have changed to justify the ending of that fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL6595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to ensuring that young listeners and viewers benefit from a system of public service broadcasting which remains relevant and which can continue to meet the needs of UK audiences in the future. That is why we are conducting a strategic review of public service broadcasting – drawing on the work of Ofcom, Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament, and the Government’s own expert PSB Advisory Panel – to work out how best to achieve this in light of the challenges the sector is currently facing.</p><p>The three-year pilot Young Audiences Content Fund was designed to test a new way of financing public service TV content. A full evaluation of the pilot Fund will take place following its conclusion to determine its impact on the children’s television industry and the provision and plurality of public service content for young audiences across the UK. The potential for further investment of public funding will be assessed against the Fund evaluation and alongside future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p>The Government is committed to the success of our world-leading TV production sector. UK-wide tax reliefs continue to play a vital role in driving production across children’s, animation, and high-end television, supporting approximately £2.2 billion production spending in these sectors through tax reliefs in 2019 alone. The Government continues to act to support the industry in developing the physical infrastructure and skills pipelines it needs to sustain success - success which has seen 2021 being a record-setting year, with total high-end TV production spend reaching more than £4 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6592 HL6593 HL6594 HL6596 question first answered 16/03/2022 12:12:05 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1437998

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Young Audiences Content Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, (1) to renew, or (2) to replace, the Young Audience's Content Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL6596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to ensuring that young listeners and viewers benefit from a system of public service broadcasting which remains relevant and which can continue to meet the needs of UK audiences in the future. That is why we are conducting a strategic review of public service broadcasting – drawing on the work of Ofcom, Select Committees in both Houses of Parliament, and the Government’s own expert PSB Advisory Panel – to work out how best to achieve this in light of the challenges the sector is currently facing.</p><p>The three-year pilot Young Audiences Content Fund was designed to test a new way of financing public service TV content. A full evaluation of the pilot Fund will take place following its conclusion to determine its impact on the children’s television industry and the provision and plurality of public service content for young audiences across the UK. The potential for further investment of public funding will be assessed against the Fund evaluation and alongside future public service broadcasting needs.</p><p>The Government is committed to the success of our world-leading TV production sector. UK-wide tax reliefs continue to play a vital role in driving production across children’s, animation, and high-end television, supporting approximately £2.2 billion production spending in these sectors through tax reliefs in 2019 alone. The Government continues to act to support the industry in developing the physical infrastructure and skills pipelines it needs to sustain success - success which has seen 2021 being a record-setting year, with total high-end TV production spend reaching more than £4 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6592 HL6593 HL6594 HL6595 question first answered 16/03/2022 12:12:05 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1367306

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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, when she plans to make a decision on whether to close, continue or expand the Young Audience Content Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	72561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The Young Audiences Content Fund is a three-year pilot project due to end on 31 March 2022. As part of the pilot Contestable Fund programme, a full evaluation will determine its impact on the provision and plurality of public service content. A decision on its future will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 16/11/2021 09:47:31 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1331437

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
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 plans he has to support the work of the Young Audience Content Fund.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	13058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The publicly funded Young Audiences Content Fund will be supported into its third year, ensuring young audiences have access to engaging and relevant content that reflects UK society and their own diverse experiences wherever they live in the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The success of the Fund is evaluated against the criteria set out at launch, including: quality; innovation; additionality; nations and regions; diversity; new voices; plurality and audience reach. Assessments of the fund are ongoing, but the fund has already published its <a href="https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-young-audience-content-fund-year-1-evaluation.pdf" target="_blank">year one analysis</a>, and will be publishing its year two analysis later this year. Year one analysis is available <a href="https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-young-audience-content-fund-year-1-evaluation.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>One of the primary aims of the Fund is to increase the provision of content which is reflective of the cultural identity across the UK nations and regions. Merit is therefore awarded to productions that are representative of the nations and regions, both on and off air. UK indigenous language content is also eligible for funding with a target aspiration of 5% of the awards distributed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As set out in the Year 1 analysis, 71% of projects awarded production funding in Year 1 were set in recognisable UK locations outside of London and the South East, in every home nation. Furthermore, the majority of production companies that were awarded support were based outside of London and the South East.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The recent Year 3 funding award of £10.7 million is a continued commitment from the government to support the Young Audiences Content Fund and the production of UK originated children’s television programming in a challenging financial climate. Year three analysis will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 13057 question first answered 14/06/2021 15:26:45 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1331546

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the cuts of the Young Audiences Content Fund pilot, what steps they are taking to ensure the pilot leads to a secure, well-supported and long-term future for that Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Following a successful Spending Review, the Young Audiences Content Fund will continue into its third year and receive up to £10.7m for year 3 of the pilot scheme, totalling up to £44.2m for the three years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As set out in the Contestable Fund<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/936736/Contestable_Fund_Policy_Paper__FINAL_V2.pdf" target="_blank"> scoping paper published in 2018,</a> monitoring and evaluation of the Fund would inform the annual budget allocation over the course of the pilot. The 2021/22 funding awarded demonstrates a commitment to the value of children’s television programming in an exceptionally challenging fiscal climate, where some tough decisions have had to be made. DCMS has engaged continuously with the BFI, who administers the Fund, throughout the funding determination.</p><p> </p><p>Although assessment of the funds is ongoing, the <a href="https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-young-audience-content-fund-year-1-evaluation.pdf" target="_blank">Year One review</a> sets out a number of successes for the fund. As planned, a detailed evaluation of the scheme, against the criteria set out at launch, will take place this year before a decision is made on whether to close, continue or expand the Contestable Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL912 question first answered 14/06/2021 11:32:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1331547

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why cuts were made to the final year of the Young Audiences Content Fund pilot; what assessment they made of (1) the effectiveness of that Fund, and (2) the need to provide notice of any changes to its funding.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Following a successful Spending Review, the Young Audiences Content Fund will continue into its third year and receive up to £10.7m for year 3 of the pilot scheme, totalling up to £44.2m for the three years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As set out in the Contestable Fund<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/936736/Contestable_Fund_Policy_Paper__FINAL_V2.pdf" target="_blank"> scoping paper published in 2018,</a> monitoring and evaluation of the Fund would inform the annual budget allocation over the course of the pilot. The 2021/22 funding awarded demonstrates a commitment to the value of children’s television programming in an exceptionally challenging fiscal climate, where some tough decisions have had to be made. DCMS has engaged continuously with the BFI, who administers the Fund, throughout the funding determination.</p><p> </p><p>Although assessment of the funds is ongoing, the <a href="https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-young-audience-content-fund-year-1-evaluation.pdf" target="_blank">Year One review</a> sets out a number of successes for the fund. As planned, a detailed evaluation of the scheme, against the criteria set out at launch, will take place this year before a decision is made on whether to close, continue or expand the Contestable Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL911 question first answered 14/06/2021 11:32:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

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