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746934

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	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: Children
	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 plans to bring forward a strategy to ensure that all children have access to local library services.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	2065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Libraries Taskforce’s strategy document, Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021, sets out a bold and dynamic vision of how library services in England can help transform lives, communities and society as a whole. This includes more people, including children, benefitting from the range of services provided by libraries. Examples of initiatives to encourage increased access by children to libraries include a voluntary scheme introduced by Hampshire County Council that provides parents with the opportunity to sign up their new born babies to their library at the time of registering their birth. The Summer Reading Challenge which promotes reading for children at their local library has resulted in many thousands of children aged 4 – 11 joining a library.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/07/2017 15:14:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

748628

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
	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 Exiting the European Union on the potential effect on outbound tourism of different options for the future of European Health Insurance Cards.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	3297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and other Cabinet colleagues about the implications of EU exit on the tourism sector. The policy paper published on 26 June set out that the Government will seek to protect the right of UK nationals and EU citizens to obtain and benefit from the European Health Insurance Card scheme. During the negotiations the government will consider the potential impacts on consumers (both outbound and inbound tourists), including access to healthcare while travelling within Europe.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/07/2017 11:05:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

749333

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	Art Works: Ethnic Groups
	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 representation of BME people in (a) the Royal Collection and (b) the national collection of art; and what proportion of those portrayed in the visual arts in each of those collections are BME.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	3589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested.</p><p><br> The Government is clear that it expects DCMS-sponsored museums to represent our diverse society in their artistic talent, workforce and audiences. DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries that actively collect and commission works of art are taking steps to interpret and add to their existing collections in ways that reflect contributions of black and minority ethnic (BME) people</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Collection is a private art collection of the British Royal Family. The Royal Collection Trust is responsible for its acquisitions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/07/2017 13:06:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

749345

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	Tourism: EU Nationals
	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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of introducing tax incentives to compensate the tourism industry for any increase in the cost of employing EU citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	3398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the Chancellor and other Cabinet colleagues about the implications of EU exit on DCMS sectors. We will continue to work with our colleagues in Treasury to support the tourism sector in the best way possible.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/07/2017 13:04:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

749629

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	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	Government Art Collection
	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 Answer of 1 March 2017 to Question 65037, which items from the Government Art Collection have been displayed at public museums or galleries in the UK in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	3698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The following works have been lent from the Government Art Collection have been displayed at public museums or galleries in the UK in the last 12 months:</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Christopher Wood</em></strong></p><p>Pallant House Gallery, Chichester 2 July 2016 - 2 October 2016</p><p>GAC 3814 Christopher Wood -Bridge over the Seine - oil painting</p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Edward Bawden - The Early Watercolours</em></strong></p><p>Fry Gallery, Saffron Walden 30 July 2016 – 30 October 2016</p><p> </p><p>GAC 5639 Edward Bawden - Now with religious awe the farewell light, Blends with the solemn colouring of the night – watercolour</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Kenneth Armitage Centenary Exhibition</em></strong></p><p>Victoria Art Gallery 10/09/2016 - 27/11/2016</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GAC 16447/C</p></td><td><p>Richmond Park: Five Trees, Grey Sky Drawing by Kenneth Armitage</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GAC 16446/C</p></td><td><p>Richmond Park: Two Trees with White Trunks Drawing by Kenneth Armitage</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GAC 9685</p></td><td><p>Two Chairs and a Stool Painting by Kenneth Armitage</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em>Euan Uglow / Sargy Mann</em></strong></p><p>The Collection, Lincoln 24/09/2016 – 08/01/2017</p><p> </p><p>GAC 16470/C Euan Uglow - North Cyprus: Study for a History Painting - oil painting</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Paul Nash</em></strong></p><p>Tate Britain, London 26/10/2016 – 05/03/2017</p><p>Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art, Norwich 07/04/2017 – 20/08/2017</p><p>Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle 09/09/2017 – 31/01/2018</p><p> </p><p>GAC 6828 Paul Nash - Nest of the Siren - oil painting</p><p>GAC 8536 Paul Nash - Event on the Downs - oil painting</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><em>The Subjective Factor: The Art of Victor Pasmore</em></strong></p><p>Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham 26/11/2016 - 19/02/2017</p><p>Pallant House Gallery, Chichester 11/03/2017 - 11/06/2017</p><p> </p><p>GAC 13121 Development in Green &amp; Indigo No 2 Painting by Victor Pasmore</p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Joan Eardley</strong></p><p>Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh 01/12/2016 - 01/03/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GAC 1842</p></td><td><p>A Carter and his Horse Painting by Joan Eardley</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Eduardo Paolozzi</strong></p><p>Whitechapel Gallery, London 14/02/2017 – 15/05/2017</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>6678</p></td><td><p>Sir Eduardo Paolozzi - Untitled - brass sculpture</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5641</p></td><td><p>Sir Eduardo Paolozzi - Fun Fair - mixed media | collage</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Behind the Mask: Claude Cahun and Gillian Wearing</strong></p><p>National Portrait Gallery, London 09/03/2017 – 29/05/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>17286/1</p></td><td><p>Gillian Wearing - Dancing in Peckham – video</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18616</p></td><td><p>Gillian Wearing - Me as an artist in 1984 - 1/6 – photograph</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>In Focus: Eileen Agar</strong></p><p>Jerwood Gallery, Hastings 15/03/2017 – 05/06/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>15235</p></td><td><p>Eileen Agar - Bride of the Sea - acrylic painting</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Camden Town in the Blackdown Hills</strong></p><p>Museum of Somerset, Taunton 25/03/2017 – 08/07/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>5219</p></td><td><p>Spencer Frederick Gore - Somerset Landscape - oil painting</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Queer British Art 1861-1967</strong></p><p>Tate Britain, London 05/04/2017 – 01/10/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>16042</p></td><td><p>John Minton - Cornish Boy at a Window - oil painting</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Paul Nash</strong></p><p>Tate Britain, London 26/10/2016 – 05/03/2017</p><p>Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art, Norwich 07/04/2017 – 20/08/2017</p><p>Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle 09/09/2017 – 31/01/2018</p><p> </p><p>GAC 6828 Paul Nash - Nest of the Siren - oil painting</p><p>GAC 8536 Paul Nash - Event on the Downs - oil painting</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>British Art: Ancient Landscapes</strong></p><p>Salisbury Museum, Salisbury 08/04/2017 – 03/09/2017</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong>11144 Norman Stevens - Stonehenge - 28/83 - aquatint</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>I Capture the Castle</strong></p><p>Southampton City Art Gallery 26/05/2017 – 02/09/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2062</p></td><td><p>Josiah Whymper, Richmond Castle, Yorkshire, Watercolour, 1857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0/264</p></td><td><p>C Tunstall Smith, Kidwelly Castle, Linocut, c.1920-30s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1368</p></td><td><p>John Hawksworth, The Keep, Dover Castle, pen and ink and watercolour, 1950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9812</p></td><td><p>John Piper, Caernarvon Castle I, Screenprint, 1971</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>John Armstrong: Sense and Experience</strong></p><p>The Atkinson Gallery, Southport 05/06/2017 – 03/09/2017</p><p>Penlee House Gallery &amp; Museum, Penzance 16/09/2017 – 25/11/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>16682</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>John Armstrong - The Red Cow, Tempera on wood,1940</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Air</strong></p><p>The Royal West of England Academy 16/06/2017 – 03/09/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>0/5</p></td><td><p>Christopher Nevinson - Battlefields of Britain - oil painting</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Howard Hodgkin and India</strong></p><p>The Hepworth Wakefield 29/06/2017 – 08/10/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>14912</p></td><td><p>Howard Hodgkin - In the Studio of Jamini Roy - oil | wood</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>John Minton: A Centenary</strong></p><p>Pallant House Gallery, Chichester 01/07/2017 – 01/10/2017</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1350</p></td><td><p>John Minton - Ajaccio Harbour, Corsica - ink drawing</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Colour and Perception from Seurat to Riley</strong></p><p>Compton Verney 08/07/2017 – 01/10/2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>10957</p></td><td><p>Bridget Riley - Blaze IV – reproduction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18253</p></td><td><p>Liliane Lijn - Clear Red Koan - kinetic light sculpture</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Painting Pop</strong></p><p>Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal 14/07/2017 – 15/10.2017</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>12661</p></td><td><p>Derek Boshier - I Wonder What My Heroes Think of the Space Race - oil painting. 50 - 60 kg</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12207</p></td><td><p>Peter Phillips - Gravy for the Navy II - oil painting</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/07/2017 15:03:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

749630

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	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: Equality
	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 representatives of the performing arts industry on diversity in casting voice-only performances.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	3699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Government believes everyone should have access to opportunities in the cultural sectors. Ministers and officials across the Department regularly meet with a range of representatives of the performing arts industry to discuss issues affecting the sector, including the issue of diversity. The Government is clear that it expects the cultural sectors to represent our diverse society in their artistic talent, workforce and audiences.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/07/2017 10:11:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

750085

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	Musicians: Entry Clearances
	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 potential effect on the travelling of orchestras and orchestral performers of new visa arrangements for people entering the UK from the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	3825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has held a series of roundtables with the sector on the impacts and opportunities affecting the creative industries as a result of the UK's exit from the EU, including representations from the music industry regarding the free movement of orchestras and musicians. The Department remains committed to working closely with the music sector on new arrangements after the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/07/2017 12:03:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

750088

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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: Equality
	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 representatives of the performing arts industry on diversity and social mobility of performers in that industry.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	4051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Ensuring that our arts and culture represent everyone is good for business, good for creativity and good for our communities. The Secretary of State, her Ministerial team and DCMS officials reguarly meet with a wide range of stakeholders across the arts and culture sector including Arts Council England and performing arts organisations and discuss a number of issues including what can be done to support diversity both on and off the stage.</p><p> </p><p>The Arts Council has committed £11.8m of its strategic funds since December 2015 to support and increase diversity within the arts including the Sustained Theatre Fund which offers support to the development of BME theatre makers across the wider theatre sector in England. The fund has awarded £500,000 to eleven organisations including Eclipse Theatre who will deliver a programme that will support over 1,200 black artists in the North by increasing access to local, national and international networks and opportunities for BAME artists.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/07/2017 12:00:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

750826

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	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: 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 her policy is on the arms-length principle for the funding of the arts.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	4314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that decisions about arts funding should be taken at arms length from politicians. This is vital to protect freedom of artistic expression. Arts Council England makes decisions about which organisations and projects it funds independently of the Government. This has most recently been demonstrated by its announcement of its proposed funding for its 2018 to 2022 National Portfolio of arts organisations.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/07/2017 15:11:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

751254

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Mayflower: Anniversaries
	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 much funding has been allocated to the Mayflower 400 year anniversary celebrations in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019, (d) 2020 and (e) 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	4464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>DCMS, through VisitBritain, has allocated £260,000 in 2016-17 and £240,000 in 2017-18 towards the Mayflower 400 celebrations. Additionally, Mayflower 400 received a £35,000 Arts Council England grant towards the Mayflower Museum in February 2015. Plymouth has received other Arts Council grants which will benefit the celebrations indirectly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/07/2017 15:29:55 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard