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1581017

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Recording Studios: 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 recent assessment she has made of the financial viability of recording studios.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	903265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In August 2021, DCMS commissioned the consultancy firm, Sound Diplomacy, to assess the state of the music studio market in England.</p><p>Evidence found challenges, but showed the market is responding to changes, such as technological innovation, and is maintaining or growing sources of income.</p><p>As a result, the report found the music studio market was not in need of specific government intervention.</p><p>Since then, the Government announced a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme to help support businesses, like recording studios, to tackle rising energy costs.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 26/01/2023 14:38:46 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1581019

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Television
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 her Department is taking to help ensure the continuity of terrestrial television coverage.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	903267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the future of digital terrestrial television, which we expect will continue to be an important way of watching for years to come.</p><p>That is why we have already legislated domestically to ensure terrestrial television broadcasting can continue until at least 2034, and will continue to make the case in international fora too.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 26/01/2023 14:38:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1581020

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Broadband: Tatton
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 adequacy of progress on the rollout of superfast broadband in Tatton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	903268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Over 95 per cent of premises in the constituency of Tatton are already able to access a superfast connection. Further non-superfast premises are gaining access to gigabit-capable connections through continued delivery under the Connecting Cheshire programme.</p><p>Later this year we will launch a Project Gigabit procurement in Cheshire, covering an estimated 74,000 premises, including those that still do not have access to superfast broadband.</p><p>More immediate support for premises in rural areas is also available through our Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 26/01/2023 14:37:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1579529

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Leisure: 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 funding his Department allocated to sport and recreation facilities in each year for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	129790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key Government priority. We recognise that taking part in sport brings communities together and contributes to making people both happier and healthier.</p><p>The majority of funding to grassroots sports projects is delivered through our Arms Length Body, Sport England. Last year, Sport England received almost £350 million from the Exchequer and National Lottery.</p><p>The Government also invests £18 million a year into community sport facilities via the Football Foundation, alongside the English Football Association and the Premier League. We have committed an additional £230 million UK-wide between 2021 and 2025 to increase participation, particularly for under-represented groups including women and girls and disabled players.</p><p>Sport England’s most recent annual report and set of accounts can be found here- <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/corporate-information/annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/corporate-information/annual-report</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/01/2023 08:37:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1579543

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Three: Vodafone Group
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 her Department has made of the impact of a potential merger between Three and Vodafone on (a) prices and (b) consumer choice.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	129791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In October 2022, Vodafone and Three announced that they were in talks to merge their UK businesses.</p><p>It is the statutory responsibility of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to review mergers under the Enterprise Act 2002 with input from relevant sector regulators, in this case, it would be Ofcom. The Government has no role in the merger review or decision.</p><p>On 10 January 2023, I met Ofcom Chairman Lord Grade and one of the topics discussed was Ofcom’s view on the number of mobile operators in the market.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 26/01/2023 14:23:59 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1579544

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Three: Vodafone Group
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 her Department has made of the impact of a potential merger between Three and Vodafone on staff of those companies.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	129792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In October 2022, Vodafone and Three announced that they were in talks to merge their UK businesses.</p><p>It is the statutory responsibility of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to review mergers under the Enterprise Act 2002 with input from relevant sector regulators, in this case, it would be Ofcom. The Government has no role in the merger review or decision.</p><p>On 10 January 2023, I met Ofcom Chairman Lord Grade and one of the topics discussed was Ofcom’s view on the number of mobile operators in the market.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 129793 question first answered 26/01/2023 14:27:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1579545

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Three: Vodafone Group
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 Ofcom on the impact of a potential merger between Three and Vodafone on regulation in the telecoms market.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	129793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In October 2022, Vodafone and Three announced that they were in talks to merge their UK businesses.</p><p>It is the statutory responsibility of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to review mergers under the Enterprise Act 2002 with input from relevant sector regulators, in this case, it would be Ofcom. The Government has no role in the merger review or decision.</p><p>On 10 January 2023, I met Ofcom Chairman Lord Grade and one of the topics discussed was Ofcom’s view on the number of mobile operators in the market.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 129792 question first answered 26/01/2023 14:27:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1579581

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Football Governance Fan-led Review
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 the Government will give a new independent regulator for football the necessary powers to ensure fair distributions from the Premier League to the rest of the clubs in line with the recommendations of the Fan Led Review.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	129795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance in April 2022. The Government recognises the need for the long-term financial sustainability of football clubs, throughout the football pyramid.</p><p>The Government will publish a White Paper on Football Governance reforms imminently, to set out our detailed plans to improve the financial stability and governance of football clubs across all leagues. The Government remains clear that the preferred outcome on financial distributions is a football led solution. The football authorities can take forward some of the reforms needed now, and we continue to work with industry to push toward this.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 129796 question first answered 26/01/2023 08:43:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1579582

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	English Football League
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 her Department is taking to secure a sustainable future for clubs in the English Football League.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	129796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance in April 2022. The Government recognises the need for the long-term financial sustainability of football clubs, throughout the football pyramid.</p><p>The Government will publish a White Paper on Football Governance reforms imminently, to set out our detailed plans to improve the financial stability and governance of football clubs across all leagues. The Government remains clear that the preferred outcome on financial distributions is a football led solution. The football authorities can take forward some of the reforms needed now, and we continue to work with industry to push toward this.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 129795 question first answered 26/01/2023 08:43:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1568940

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Football: 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 plans she has for the regulation of women's football.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	128642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the recommendations made by the independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance in April. We absolutely recognise the need for football to be reformed to ensure the game’s sustainability in the long term. We remain committed to publishing a White Paper setting out our proposals for the reform of football governance and will do so imminently.</p><p>On women’s football we have considered the findings of the Fan Led Review. The Review of Women’s Football is still gathering evidence and we do not want to preempt the findings of that Review, which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/01/2023 08:40:11 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott