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348591

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Video on Demand: Disability
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 help people with sensory loss enjoy on demand television content by increasing provision of subtitles and audio description; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	1237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The Government remains committed to seeing an improvement in the provision of access services for video-on-demand (VoD) services and will continue to monitor progress. If ATVOD's 2015 annual survey of VOD Services indicates that significant progress has not been made, then as stated in the Connectivity, Content and Consumers Paper (July 2013) we will consider legislation in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/06/2015 13:15:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

348623

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of his Department's policies on the family.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	1191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">Family Test Guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has not applied the Test to date. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is working with the DWP to embed the Test in the policymaking process.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/06/2015 15:52:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348375

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the UK has not ratified the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict; and whether he plans to ratify that treaty.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	1024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Previous Governments ran out of parliamentary time to bring forward the necessary legislation to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and accede to its two Protocols.</p><p> </p><p>This Government’s priority is to bring forward legislation to allow this at the first opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 29/06/2015 11:37:46 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

348169

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Video on Demand: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will bring forward proposals to require broadcasters to provide subtitles and audio description for on-demand programmes for the benefit of people with sensory loss; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to seeing an improvement in the provision of access services for video-on-demand (VoD) services and will continue to monitor progress. If the 2015 ATVOD’s annual survey of VOD Services indicates that significant progress has not been made, then as stated in the Connectivity, Content and Consumers Paper (July 2013) we will consider legislation in 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/06/2015 09:20:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

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

176993

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
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	Museums and Galleries: Living Wage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy in respect of the payment of at least the level of the "Living Wage" to staff employed in public museums and galleries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
uin	HL4623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government supports the London Living Wage, where possible. However, the Department's sponsored Museums and Galleries operate at arm's length from the Department, and as such they have responsibility for their own staffing and service arrangements, including wage levels. Those museums which are not sponsored by the Department make such staffing arrangements as they feel is appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/02/2015 14:12:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

177113

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
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	Living Wage: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which organisations in receipt of grant-in-aid from his Department pay the (a) Living Wage and (b) London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	222989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>DCMS public bodies manage their own operational affairs and so the Department doesn't currently hold this information and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/02/2015 18:01:19 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

168202

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS does not have any direct employees who are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is not responsible for setting pay levels for contracted workers. This is a matter for the organisations who employ them. However, we actively encourage employers to ensure that the living wage is paid and we would monitor these when contracts are being negotiated.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217413 217434 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:47:49 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168216

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS does not have any direct employees who are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is not responsible for setting pay levels for contracted workers. This is a matter for the organisations who employ them. However, we actively encourage employers to ensure that the living wage is paid and we would monitor these when contracts are being negotiated.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217413 217455 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:47:49 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168217

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS does not have any direct employees who are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is not responsible for setting pay levels for contracted workers. This is a matter for the organisations who employ them. However, we actively encourage employers to ensure that the living wage is paid and we would monitor these when contracts are being negotiated.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217434 217455 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:47:49 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson