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969550

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2018
	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	Citizens' Assemblies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where and when they intend to pilot citizens' juries.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL10186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text The Innovation in Democracy Programme (IiDP) will involve citizens in decision making at local government level through innovative models of participatory democracy. Local authorities will be invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to take part in the programme later in 2018/19, with the programme running until March 2020. answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/09/2018 13:08:29 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1204192

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	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	Cricket
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the England and Wales Cricket Board to enable spectators to watch First Class and National Counties cricket safely this summer.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL5781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the sector, including the England and Wales Cricket Board, to facilitate the return of spectators to elite sport. A multidisciplinary working group, including medical directors from a number of sports, has begun to develop Stage 5 guidance around the return of spectators to stadia. Guidance will incorporate medical, sports, and venue expertise as well as the experience of other sectors that will reopen to audiences.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to be led by wider public health guidance and the working group will reflect on all emerging best practice, both domestically and internationally, in their work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/06/2020 11:10:16 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1175392

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Football: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to women’s football.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>We are determined to encourage more women and girls to get active, something we set out in our sport strategy, Sporting Future. Football is a popular choice for women and girls to get active: it is the second most popular team sport in terms of participation for adult women, and the top ranked team sport in terms of participation for girls. It is also growing in appeal for spectators with a record total audience of 28.1 million tuning in to watch the BBC coverage of last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup.</p><p>Through our national sports council, Sport England, the government is investing £24.6m in The Football Association over the course of 2016-21 for its work on grassroots participation, the football talent pathway, and coaching programmes. Within this, there is no specific ring-fencing of funding between men's and women's programmes, apart from £2.6m which is specifically reserved for women and girls talent programmes.</p><p>Sport England has also awarded The FA £544,500 to date to deliver The FA FIVES national promotion programme, a mass participation five a side football competition linked to EURO 2020. Its aim is to provide opportunities throughout England for men and women to take part in a fun, friendly football event.</p><p>Separately, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport invested £18m in football facilities through the Football Foundation in each of 2017, 2018 and 2019. It is not possible to separate out the investment amounts by gender.</p><p>The Government has also committed to investing £550m into grassroots football facilities, for all ages and genders, over the next 10 years to support plans to bid for the 2030 Men’s FIFA Football World Cup.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/02/2020 11:28:15 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1288509

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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	National Theatre: EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the National Theatre's decision to postpone tours in the EU due to uncertainty about work permits.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL13459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Touring in Europe is currently not possible due to Covid-19 and EU Member States have not set out plans for when it will be. We are working urgently with the UK’s creative industries to help ensure they can work confidently in Europe once touring can safely resume. In the meantime, we also urge EU member states to at least match what the UK offers to all EU artists touring here. The UK government strongly believes supporting touring is in the interests of both the UK and EU, and we continue our work on solutions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/03/2021 16:32:17 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1204189

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	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	Theatre: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future of English regional theatre following the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL5779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government recognises how severely regional theatres, and the Arts sector in general, have been hit by the COVID-19 crisis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>That is why, in order to support the sustainability of the Arts sector, including regional theatres, DCMS has worked closely with Arts Council England (ACE) to provide a tailored package of financial support. In March, ACE announced a £160m emergency response package to complement the financial measures already announced by the Government and to ensure immediate resilience of this vital sector. This package includes £140 million of support for artistic organisations including regional theatres; and £20 million of financial support for individuals, including self-employed theatre practitioners, so they can better sustain themselves, and their work, in the coming months.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 23 June, the Prime Minister also announced that from 4 July theatres will be able to reopen for rehearsal, pre-production and broadcast, although not yet for live performance with an audience. I believe that this, alongside the work that we are doing with representatives of the entertainment and events industry to develop supporting guidance, represents the first steps in the roadmap to recovery for our nations’ theatres.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State, Minister for Digital and Culture, and officials continue to consult the Arts sector extensively to ensure we fully understand the financial impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the sector. On the basis of that engagement, DCMS and ACE are continuing to work closely to consider the additional measures that are needed to ensure the long-term recovery and growth of the cultural sector, including regional theatres and theatre practitioners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/06/2020 15:10:54 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1204190

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	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	Newspaper Press: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support local and regional newspapers following the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL5780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government is clear that local and regional newspapers play an invaluable role in the fabric of our society. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government committed to supporting local and regional newspapers, both through its manifesto, and in response to the 2019 independent Cairncross Review on the future of high quality journalism.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cairncross Review looked at the overall state of the news media market, identifying a range of challenges and making nine recommendations for Government, regulators and industry to support sustainability within the sector, including at a local and regional level. The Government response, published in January this year, set out support for the majority of the recommendations, and the Government had already begun taking some of them forward before the onset of the current health crisis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Covid-19 has exacerbated and accelerated many of the issues identified in the Cairncross Review and, in recognition of the importance of high quality local news provision, the Government has focused both on alleviating the existential threat posed by the pandemic and simultaneously continuing to progress commitments made in our response to the Review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To date, we have worked with Nesta to develop a £2million pilot innovation fund, launched in October 2019, which seeks to invest in new technological prototypes, start-ups and innovative business models to explore new ways of sustaining the industry. The pilot Future News Fund is due to come to an end in June. The Government is considering options for a full, expanded fund ahead of the next Spending Review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cairncross Review noted that society is increasingly moving online and news publishers are facing significant challenges in transitioning to sustainable digital business models. Covid-19 has expedited these structural changes. As set out in our response to the Review, the Government agrees that codes of conduct that formalise the relationships between news publishers and online platforms may help to rebalance that relationship. We are continuing to consider options in this area in the context of wider work on competition in digital markets, and look forward to the recommendations in the Competition and Market Authority’s final report into the online advertising market, due by 2 July.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider all possible options in the interests of promoting and sustaining high-quality news journalism beyond the immediate threat of Covid-19. We are committed to getting this work right, so future generations can engage with and be inspired by a free and vibrant press.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/06/2020 11:12:19 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1250562

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	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	Arts: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Barran on 9 November (HL Deb, col 808), what funding streams constitute the £119 million which Arts Council England has made available for individuals; what is the relative value of any such funding streams; and whether such funding derived from (1) Arts Council England’s regular funding, (2) the Culture Recovery Fund, or (3) any other sources.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL10177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The £119 million which Arts Council England made available for individuals is derived from ACE’s own funding (National Lottery reserves, Grant-in-Aid reserves and from repurposing some of their current funding programmes) and is made up of the following:</p><ul><li><p>£17.1 million distributed through the Emergency Response Fund for individuals;</p></li><li><p>£6 million distributed by a series of Benevolent Funds focused on the self-employed.</p></li><li><p>£18 million available through their Developing Your Creative Practice fund. This came from an underspend from the £160m made available for the Arts Council’s Emergency Response Fund.</p></li><li><p>£77.9 million available through National Lottery Project Grants (available to both individuals and organisations). This is from ACE’s existing National Lottery money and an underspend in the Emergency Response Funds.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/11/2020 13:17:15 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1282289

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	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	Culture: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the cultural sector in aiding economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL12821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The government understands the importance of the cultural sector in aiding economic recovery post-Covid, evidenced by unprecedented support for the sector, including the £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund (CRF).</p><p>So far, over £1 billion worth of funding from the CRF has been allocated across all four nations of the UK. This funding is supporting over 3000 arts and heritage organisations in England affected by COVID-19 restrictions, and more than 75,000 jobs.</p><p>The second round of funding (which recently closed) will also support organisations to transition from the challenging months of lockdowns and social distancing to welcoming audiences and visitors back to the country’s much loved and important theatres, museums, cinemas, music venues and heritage sites over the summer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 04/02/2021 16:32:30 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1175393

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Football
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to non-league football
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all levels of football including non-league. We have an established partnership with the Football Association and the Premier League focused on investment into community facilities, the Government contributing £18m each year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The three-way partnership sees a combined £70m go to new facilities delivered by the Football Foundation charity each year. The charity has coverage across the country with funding reaching 98% of all local authorities and boroughs in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has also committed to investing £550m into grassroots football facilities, for all ages and genders, over the next 10 years to support plans to bid for the 2030 Men’s FIFA Football World Cup.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/02/2020 11:13:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1520886

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Identification: Cybersecurity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the risk to image recognition systems from cyber attacks using radio waves.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL2489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware of recent research into the use of radio waves to disrupt image recognition. As part of the £2.6 billion National Cyber Strategy, the government continually works to better understand cyber security vulnerabilities and how to protect businesses and users against these.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 24/10/2022 11:26:22 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley