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1439216

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
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	Tennis: Russia
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 will take steps to prevent Russian players participating at Wimbledon tennis tournament.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	137283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government strongly condemns Russia’s unprovoked, flagrant actions. Russia must not be allowed to exploit major sporting and cultural events on the world stage to seek to legitimise its illegal invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>That is why we brought together an international coalition to see what more we could do to increase the pressure on Putin’s regime, and issued a joint statement with 36 other nations calling on international sporting federations to endorse the principles that:</p><ul><li><p>Russia and Belarus should not be permitted to host, bid for or be awarded any international sporting events.</p></li><li><p>Individual athletes selected by Russia and Belarus, administrators and teams representing the Russian or Belarusian state should be banned from competing in other countries, including those representing bodies, cities or brands that are effectively representing Russia or Belarus, such as major football clubs.</p></li><li><p>Wherever possible, appropriate actions should be taken to limit sponsorship and other financial support from entities with links to the Russian or Belarusian states.</p></li></ul><p>The full statement is available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-russias-war-on-ukraine-international-sport" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The issue of Russian or Belarussian individual sports persons participating in a truly neutral capacity - in the UK and overseas - adds further complexity, and our position will have the greatest impact if it is taken in line with other nations. We are engaging with national governing bodies, including the All England Lawn Tennis Club, and international counterparts in order to reach an agreed position that can be implemented as consistently as possible.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/03/2022 18:17:22 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1437843

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	BBC World Service: Hungary and Poland
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 (a) balance of and (b) level of input from (i) Open Society Foundation and (ii) other NGOs on BBC World's coverage of (A) Poland and (B) Hungary.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	133972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the BBC, including the World Service, plays across the globe. However, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent from the government and the government cannot intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations, including its editorial decisions.</p><p>The BBC has a duty to deliver impartial and accurate news coverage and content under its Royal Charter. It is for the BBC Board to ensure the quality of all BBC’s content, and that BBC output meets the highest standards the public expects.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/03/2022 08:53:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1381101

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
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	BBC: Broadcasting
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 the BBC on the operation of the convention of the Monarch’s office being shown footage intended to be broadcast by the BBC.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	79303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The BBC is an independent body governed by the Royal Charter. It is operationally and editorially independent from the government, and the government cannot intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/11/2021 09:39:12 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1352694

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Broadcasting: Russia
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 he is taking to review the broadcasting licences of Russian state-backed media outlets (a) RT and (b) Sputnik in relation to potential campaigns of misinformation.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	41759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The government takes the issue of misinformation and disinformation very seriously, especially when it affects UK audiences. Ofcom, the UK broadcasting regulator, is responsible for issuing television and radio broadcasting licences and ensuring licence holders are compliant with UK broadcast standards and licensing requirements.</p><p>Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation TV Novosti holds three UK television broadcasting licences, two for the provision of the RT service and one for the provision of the RT Europe service. Sputnik does not hold a UK broadcasting licence.</p><p>All Ofcom licensed services are required to comply with Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code. This requires that news is duly accurate and that factual programmes do not materially mislead the audience. Licensees must also abide by Ofcom’s ‘due’ impartiality requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 13/09/2021 16:32:07 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1345680

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Broadband: Voucher Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason his Department has recently changed the value of vouchers on the Community Fibre Partnership from the value that was originally agreed.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	31361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>Community Fibre Partnerships are an Openreach product that they use on our Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS). Openreach operates the Community Fibre Partnership (CFP) Scheme all over the UK and they use this as an aggregation platform to gather initial contact details and ‘pledges’ (Openreach term) for communities who want to improve their broadband. The particular costings of a CFP scheme are determined by Openreach, but since the launch of the GBVS, Openreach has encouraged communities to use the voucher funding provided by the government to pay for the cost of installing the network to rural communities.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing up to £210 million in vouchers over the next three years. The new voucher’s value matches that of our previous scheme, £1,500 for homes and £3,500 for businesses,which has already successfully transformed connectivity for communities across the country with 72,000 vouchers issued worth £137 million.</p><p> </p><p>If you are referring to a particular project in your constituency my officials would be happy to investigate this for you, but in order to do so they would need a Pre-Registered Package (PRP) number associated with the voucher project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 15/07/2021 15:57:42 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1307603

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Agricultural Shows
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 agricultural shows will be able to take place in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	178962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Agricultural shows are amongst the outdoor events permitted at Step 2 (since 12 April) if they meet the conditions set out in the Government’s COVID-Secure guidance for the visitor economy. These events must be organised by a business, charity or public body; event organisers must follow all relevant COVID-Secure guidance; organisers and attendees must adhere to all legal requirements; and all reasonable action must be taken to mitigate the risk to public health.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have also published organised events guidance for local authorities to provide them with a framework for allowing events at each stage of the roadmap. Local authorities can allow or prohibit organised events in their local area, but decisions should be made in discussion with event organisers on a case-by-case basis, with consideration given to both the risks and the mitigations in place as well as the economic and social benefits that events offer to local communities. Any objections to a particular event by a local authority should be based on clear evidence that points to inadequate alignment with guidance or government restrictions, or to the absence of a comprehensive risk assessment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of our efforts to get larger events back in full operation, we will launch the Events Research Programme to explore when and how all events can proceed with reduced social distancing requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s COVID-Secure guidance for the visitor economy will be kept up to date over the coming months, in line with the reopening of the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/04/2021 13:21:15 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1243873

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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	Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus
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 he plans to provide further financial support to organisations in the voluntary sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	104071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The £750 million package offered unprecedented support to allow charities and social enterprises to continue their vital work in our national effort to fight coronavirus. This funding will continue to support this work over the winter.</p><p>We are not able to replace every pound of funding charities would have received this year, and many organisations will need to assess what measures they need to take. Information on the wider measures the government has made available and details on how to access the support can be found on gov.uk. The Charity Commission has also published guidance on gov.uk, which sets out how charities can get support for their staff, advice on use of reserves, and other potential issues.</p><p>We will continue to work with the charity and social enterprise sectors to assess emerging needs and how we can best support them during the COVID-19 pandemic and through recovery.</p><p>Ensuring charities can safely begin fundraising activities will be a crucial part of the sector’s recovery. DCMS has worked closely with its sectors to publish guidance relating to COVID-19. This includes practical guidance and resources from the Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising supporting charities to safeguard the public, staff and volunteers as they plan to return to fundraising activities in a safe and responsible way. This can be viewed at;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/guidance-for-dcms-sectors-in-relation-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/guidance-for-dcms-sectors-in-relation-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 104072 question first answered 22/10/2020 15:24:23 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1243874

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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	Fundraising: Coronavirus
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 he plans to provide further support to organisations in the fundraising sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	104072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The £750 million package offered unprecedented support to allow charities and social enterprises to continue their vital work in our national effort to fight coronavirus. This funding will continue to support this work over the winter.</p><p>We are not able to replace every pound of funding charities would have received this year, and many organisations will need to assess what measures they need to take. Information on the wider measures the government has made available and details on how to access the support can be found on gov.uk. The Charity Commission has also published guidance on gov.uk, which sets out how charities can get support for their staff, advice on use of reserves, and other potential issues.</p><p>We will continue to work with the charity and social enterprise sectors to assess emerging needs and how we can best support them during the COVID-19 pandemic and through recovery.</p><p>Ensuring charities can safely begin fundraising activities will be a crucial part of the sector’s recovery. DCMS has worked closely with its sectors to publish guidance relating to COVID-19. This includes practical guidance and resources from the Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising supporting charities to safeguard the public, staff and volunteers as they plan to return to fundraising activities in a safe and responsible way. This can be viewed at;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/guidance-for-dcms-sectors-in-relation-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/guidance-for-dcms-sectors-in-relation-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 104071 question first answered 22/10/2020 15:24:23 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1243875

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 he plans to provide further support to individual sports clubs during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	104073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided unprecedented support to businesses through tax reliefs, cash grants and employee wage support, which many sport clubs have benefited from. Sport England’s Community Emergency Fund has also provided £210 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic.</p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is working with HM Treasury on what can be done to provide further support since the decision was made to prevent fans returning to stadia from 1 October.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/10/2020 16:12:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1229656

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Events Industry: Coronavirus
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 the Government has to provide additional support to the live events industry in response to the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on that sector.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	81728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>DCMS appreciates the important role that the events sector plays in the UK’s cultural economy, and that the Covid-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to many businesses operating in these sectors.</p><p>The Secretary of State provided a major £1.57 billion support package for key cultural organisations to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. This funding will provide targeted support to organisations across a range of cultural and creative sectors. This support package will benefit cultural sector services by providing support to cultural venues and many other organisations in the Creative Industries that host live events, to stay open and continue operating.</p><p>From 15th August venues and organisations have been able to put on live indoor performances in front of a socially-distanced audience. This is in addition to the earlier announcement that from 11 July we can all enjoy performances outdoors with social distancing. This follows the government’s five-stage roadmap outlining how DCMS will get audiences back into performing arts venues. We are now at Stage Four of the roadmap.</p><p>We are committed to continuing to work with the live events sector to understand the difficulties they face and help them access support through these challenging times and through recovery.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/09/2020 13:15:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski