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784813

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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: Visas
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 discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on changes to the short-term visa system to help support the needs of the creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Creative Industries are one of the UK’s greatest success stories, contributing over £87 billion to the economy and nearly £20 billion in exports.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have regular meetings with their ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, and have and will continue to ensure the needs and concerns of the creative industries are raised.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/11/2017 13:16:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

784814

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Public Libraries: 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 assessment she has made of the effect of trends in the number of paid library staff on the quality of library services provided.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:30:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

783182

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Public Libraries
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 to reintroduce public library standards.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to reintroduce defined Public Library Service Standards (PLSS), which were were withdrawn along with other government imposed performance targets in a move towards increased local autonomy.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2017, the Libraries Taskforce made available a new sector-led benchmarking framework for library services in England, developed with the Local Government Association, to enable library services to self-assess, develop and improve.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:08:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

783183

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Public Libraries: Social Mobility
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 importance of libraries to social mobility.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Libraries play an important role in giving everyone opportunities to improve their life chances and achieve their full potential.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of this, the Government funds the Libraries Taskforce to deliver its 2016 strategy Libraries Deliver. DCMS is also investing £3.9 million in the Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone fund to support innovative library service activity in 2017/18 to benefit disadvantaged people and places in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:09:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

783184

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Public Libraries: Closures
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 effect of library closures on local communities.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is therefore for each local authority to determine how best to provide a public library service that meets local needs and within available resources.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors developments relating to proposed changes to library services in England. The Government is working with the Libraries Taskforce to promote good practice and innovation to assist library services and enable them to be sustainable for the long term.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:12:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

782677

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Common Agricultural Policy: Cultural Heritage
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 estimate she has made of the financial contribution of the common agricultural policy to the heritage sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The department has not assessed the financial contribution of the common agricultural policy to the heritage sector. However both DCMS and DEFRA continue to work closely with stakeholders to make sure that heritage interests are fully considered in the policy development of any successor to the Common Agriculture Policy, including the Rural Development Programme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/11/2017 14:33:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

777738

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
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	S4C Independent 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, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2017 to Question 107920, on S4C: Reviews, if she will publish the names of the key partners, stakeholders and parties interested in S4C who were invited to submit evidence to the independent review of S4C.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	109569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>A list of all partners, stakeholders and interested parties consulted will be published alongside the review.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2017 11:46:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

776212

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Electronic Programme Guides: Public Service 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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that electronic programme guide providers comply with their duties to provide prominence for public service channels.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	109002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Under the Digital Economy Act 2017, Ofcom are required to publish a report on PSB prominence which looks at the ease of finding and accessing PSB content across all television platforms on both a linear and on-demand basis. The first report must be published before 1 December 2020 and Ofcom’s code on the Electronic Programme Guide must also be reviewed by this date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2017 11:48:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

773932

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Performing Arts: Parental Leave
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 Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential benefits to the creative industries of extending shared parental leave to freelance workers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	108694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Freelancers form a vital part of the UK workforce, particularly for the creative industries. The Secretary of State and her ministers have regular discussions on a number of issues that impact the creative industries, including working practices. Self-employed people have greater flexibility over their working hours, including when they take time off work.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/10/2017 16:12:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

771431

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	S4C Independent 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, with reference to the independent review of S4C announced on 7 August 2017, whether information on (a) the deadline for submitting evidence, (b) the questions on which the review is gathering evidence and (c) the contact to whom evidence should be submitted has been made publicly available online.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	107920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The scope of the review and the evidence sought is outlined in the terms of reference published on gov.uk. Key partners, stakeholders and parties interested in S4C have been invited to submit evidence for the chair to consider. The chair and review secretariat welcomes evidence from anyone with an interest in S4C.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/10/2017 12:16:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan