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1133173

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Television Licences: Older People
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 a person over the age of 75 who is in receipt of pension credit and living with a spouse who is under the age of 75 will have to pay for a TV licence.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	266723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the administration of the over 75 licence fee concession from June 2020. It has said that any household with someone aged over 75 who receives Pension Credit will be eligible for a free TV licence funded by the BBC from 01 June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:43:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1133176

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Television Licences: Older People
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 he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on increasing the uptake of pension credit to reduce the effect of limiting free TV licences fee for people over 75.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	266724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions on this issue. In light of the recent BBC decision on the future of the over 75 licence fee concession, the Government have asked the BBC to consider a range of measures to further support the most vulnerable pensioners, including measures to promote the take up of Pension Credit.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:45:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1132951

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Creative Industries Council: Staff
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 he has made of the adequacy of the representation of the creative industries workforce on the Creative Industries Council.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	266108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>My department has this year undertaken a review of the Creative Industry Council’s membership. That review resulted in several new appointments which ensure that all creative industries are adequately represented. Under the new Terms of Reference, all members are appointed for (renewable) three year terms, providing the basis for ongoing review. By design the CIC is made up of leading figureheads of industry, who are able to drive industry lead approaches to the issues discussed in the meetings. They are experts in their field who are well able to champion their respective workforces.</p><p> </p><p>The review also took into account the need to ensure that the diversity of the creative industries workforce was represented on the council. There is also a subgroup which specifically looks at diversity within the sector.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:46:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1132952

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Arts: Advisory Bodies
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 he has made of the potential merits of setting up of a Creators' Council as recommended in the all-party parliamentary writers group report Supporting the Writers of Tomorrow.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	266109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Creative Industries Council is the main forum for creative industry and government collaboration. It has a specific sub group which focuses on IP issues, including the value of copyright and other intellectual property rights. We would urge the All Party Writers Group to contact that group to discuss the proposals raised in their report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:47:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1132557

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
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	BBC
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 he will make representations to the BBC on increasing spending and investment in (a) the regions and (b) Easington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	265492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The BBC is operationally and editorially independent from government and the government cannot intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:48:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1131691

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Parks: Greater London
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 criteria his Department uses to determine whether land in London parks for which his Department is the registered owner can be transferred to other public bodies to be devoted permanently to uses other than public open space; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	263709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Consideration of transfers of land in London parks for which DCMS is the registered owner would be undertaken on a case by case basis, and there are no specified criteria under which such a request may be made.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/06/2019 11:33:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1131761

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Statistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions his Department has received representations from the UK Statistics Authority on his Department's presentation and use of statistics in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	263732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Details on the UK Statistics Authority’s interventions are published in the correspondence[1], publications[2], and issues log[3] sections of their website since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Authority’s Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) also carry out regular assessments and systemic reviews, details of which can also be found on the Authority’s website[4].</p><p> </p><p>In September 2018, the Authority published the first annual summary of its interventions for the financial year 2017/18[5]. The report for 2018/19 will be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence-list/" target="_blank"> https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence-list/</a></p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publications-list/" target="_blank"> https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publications-list/</a></p><p>[3]<a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/reports-and-correspondence/issues-log/" target="_blank"> https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/reports-and-correspondence/issues-log/</a></p><p>[4]<a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/osr/" target="_blank"> https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/osr/</a></p><p>[5]<a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/annual-casework-review-20172018/" target="_blank"> https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/annual-casework-review-20172018/</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/06/2019 11:48:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1131794

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Chief Scientific Advisers
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 many meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	263757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has met with the department's Chief Scientific Adviser on four separate occasions between March and May this year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/06/2019 11:53:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1131446

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
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	Television Licences: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that households with people over the age of 75 entitled to, but not in receipt of, pension credit exercise their entitlement to that benefit and continue to receive free TV licences.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL16240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government agreed with the BBC at the 2015 funding settlement that responsibility for the over 75s licence fee concession transfers to the BBC from June 2020. The BBC has decided to restrict the concession to those over 75 in receipt of Pension Credit, and has outlined a number of measures to keep those affected informed and encourage take up of Pension Credit. These measures include running outreach events and a public information campaign, and working with older people’s groups, charities and voluntary organisations. The Secretary of State told the House on 11 June that he will discuss with the BBC further measures the BBC can implement to help older pensioners, including promoting take up of Pension Credit.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 21/06/2019 11:57:10 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1131495

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
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	Television Licences: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the decision by the BBC to abolish free TV licences for people over 75, whether they intend to cease to provide funding to that organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL16289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The BBC is a world-class broadcaster and a cultural institution producing some of the best television and radio in the world. As the Secretary of State said in the House on 12 June 2019: ’the BBC is a fundamental part of the social and economic fabric of this country. It is important for people of all ages, but particularly older people who value television as a way to stay connected with the world’. The Licence Fee is part of a funding settlement agreed with the BBC as part of the Royal Charter. The Government has committed to maintain the licence fee funding model for the BBC for the duration of the new 11 year Charter period, which began in 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL16290 question first answered 21/06/2019 11:57:49 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott