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1548792

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	English National Opera: 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, how much public funding the English National Opera received in each of the last 15 years; and what discussions his Department had with Arts Council England on funding that organisation (a) over the next three years and (b) in the long term; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	104083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>Records of the level of public funding for English National Opera are available in its annual accounts, which are published online on the Companies House website.</p><p>Following Arts Council England’s decisions relating to English National Opera and its 2023–26 Investment Portfolio, which are taken at arm’s length from the Government, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is helping to convene relevant parties and support them to find a way forward. I am keen that Arts Council England and English National Opera work together on the future of the organisation.</p><p>All decisions on which organisations to fund through the 2023–26 Investment Programme, and by how much, have been taken by Arts Council England in line with the long-standing principle that Arts Council England makes such decisions at arm’s length from the Government. The Chief Executive of Arts Council England, Darren Henley, answered questions from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on these issues on 8 December 2022.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/12/2022 09:31:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1548807

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016
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 her Department has plans to (a) reform, (b) revoke or (c) retain the Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	104158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>In 2020, the Government launched a Review of The Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016 (“ATI Regulations”) to explore whether improvements could be made to further boost investment in infrastructure, and encourage the use of infrastructure sharing to deploy telecoms networks.</p><p>In our response to the call for evidence published in June 2020, the Government stated it would not be making any major changes to the ATI Regulations at this time. The Government believed that doing so would be disproportionate given the low levels of interest from industry. However, we have created powers through the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act to change the ATI regulations via secondary legislation in future if necessary.</p><p>The Government wants to make it as easy as possible for companies to build out fibre networks. Sharing infrastructure reduces the overall impact on society by reducing the need for new poles or digging out new ducts for cables.</p><p>The Government's review of the Access to Infrastructure regulations can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-access-to-infrastructure-regulations-call-for-evidence#:~:text=The%20call%20for%20evidence%20ran,sharing%20to%20deploy%20telecoms%20networks" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/12/2022 10:52:46 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1548881

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Theft
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 of her Department's (a) laptops, (b) mobile phones, (c) memory sticks and (d) external hard drives have been lost or stolen in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	104241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The following table includes the number of lost/stolen devices in the Department for Digital, Culture Media &amp; Sport (DCMS) in the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laptops</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mobile Phones</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Memory Sticks</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>External Hard Drives</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All departmental IT has device encryption enabled, at rest and is fully security encrypted, to prevent unauthorised access.</p><p>The departmental security unit records and investigates each reported loss from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.</p><p>Any mobile device reported as lost is immediately and remotely deactivated and the contents deleted. The user account on any laptop reported as lost is immediately and remotely locked.</p><p>There has been no data loss or compromise resulting from these losses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 14/12/2022 13:45:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1548892

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Gambling: Taxation
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 merits of introducing a general levy on sports betting and redistributing it to grassroots sport across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	104382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government levies duties on gambling operators based on their profits, including from sports betting. The Government also invests millions into grassroots sport facilities, with the majority of support coming through Sport England, which receives over £100m in Exchequer funding each year. A further £205m has been committed to grassroots facilities between 2022 and 2025. While the horserace betting levy recognises the unique relationship between horse racing and betting, other sports have far broader appeal. We currently have no plans to introduce a sports betting levy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 104383 question first answered 15/12/2022 14:46:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1548893

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Gambling: Taxation
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 merits of reintroducing a sports gambling levy.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	104383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government levies duties on gambling operators based on their profits, including from sports betting. The Government also invests millions into grassroots sport facilities, with the majority of support coming through Sport England, which receives over £100m in Exchequer funding each year. A further £205m has been committed to grassroots facilities between 2022 and 2025. While the horserace betting levy recognises the unique relationship between horse racing and betting, other sports have far broader appeal. We currently have no plans to introduce a sports betting levy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 104382 question first answered 15/12/2022 14:46:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1548917

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Gambling: Suicide
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 her Answer of 3 October 2022 to Question 51665 on Gambling: Addictions, for what reasons the Gambling Commission did not inform her Department that it considered Public Health England’s estimate of the number of suicides in England associated with problem gambling to be inaccurate.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	104170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission is not required to produce an assessment of the work of other public bodies, and, unless formally requested to do so, it is not required to provide formal advice to the Department on its views regarding particular pieces of research or evidence. However, DCMS officials have regular discussions with the Commission on a range of issues relating to gambling regulation and the evidence on gambling, and this has included the Public Health England evidence report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 104171 question first answered 13/12/2022 15:30:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1548919

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Gambling
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 3 October 2022 to Question 51665 on Gambling: Addictions, if she will ask the Gambling Commission to publish its assessment of the Public Health England report on social and economic costs associated with gambling-related harms.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	104171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission is not required to produce an assessment of the work of other public bodies, and, unless formally requested to do so, it is not required to provide formal advice to the Department on its views regarding particular pieces of research or evidence. However, DCMS officials have regular discussions with the Commission on a range of issues relating to gambling regulation and the evidence on gambling, and this has included the Public Health England evidence report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 104170 question first answered 13/12/2022 15:30:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1548983

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation
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 he plans to take to enable local authorities to (a) cap the number of and (b) disallow short-term holiday lets.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	104292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware that whilst the growth of short term lets over recent years has delivered many benefits for consumers, it has also prompted concerns in some areas with a high concentration of such properties.</p><p>To address this, the Government is introducing a registration scheme for short-term lets through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. Further details on how the scheme will operate will be explored through a public consultation which we aim to publish before summer recess in 2023. The Government will also consult next year on the introduction of a new planning use class for short-term lets, supported by permitted development rights.</p><p>A registration scheme has the potential to provide much needed data on short-term lets, improve consistency in the application of health and safety regulations, boost England’s reputation, and attract more international visitors by giving visible assurance that we have a high quality and safe guest accommodation offer.</p><p>On taxation, the Government is planning to introduce a discretionary council tax premium on second homes. Councils will be able to levy a premium of up to an additional 100% on council tax bills for second homes. It will be for councils to exercise their own judgement as to whether to apply a premium and at what level.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 104293 104294 question first answered 13/12/2022 17:33:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1548984

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation
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 he plans to enable local authorities to sanction landlords who do not ensure orderly occupants in short-term holiday lets.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	104293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware that whilst the growth of short term lets over recent years has delivered many benefits for consumers, it has also prompted concerns in some areas with a high concentration of such properties.</p><p>To address this, the Government is introducing a registration scheme for short-term lets through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. Further details on how the scheme will operate will be explored through a public consultation which we aim to publish before summer recess in 2023. The Government will also consult next year on the introduction of a new planning use class for short-term lets, supported by permitted development rights.</p><p>A registration scheme has the potential to provide much needed data on short-term lets, improve consistency in the application of health and safety regulations, boost England’s reputation, and attract more international visitors by giving visible assurance that we have a high quality and safe guest accommodation offer.</p><p>On taxation, the Government is planning to introduce a discretionary council tax premium on second homes. Councils will be able to levy a premium of up to an additional 100% on council tax bills for second homes. It will be for councils to exercise their own judgement as to whether to apply a premium and at what level.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 104292 104294 question first answered 13/12/2022 17:33:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1548985

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation: Taxation
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 he plans to take steps to ensure that short-term holiday let owners contribute financially to their local communities through taxation.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	104294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware that whilst the growth of short term lets over recent years has delivered many benefits for consumers, it has also prompted concerns in some areas with a high concentration of such properties.</p><p>To address this, the Government is introducing a registration scheme for short-term lets through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. Further details on how the scheme will operate will be explored through a public consultation which we aim to publish before summer recess in 2023. The Government will also consult next year on the introduction of a new planning use class for short-term lets, supported by permitted development rights.</p><p>A registration scheme has the potential to provide much needed data on short-term lets, improve consistency in the application of health and safety regulations, boost England’s reputation, and attract more international visitors by giving visible assurance that we have a high quality and safe guest accommodation offer.</p><p>On taxation, the Government is planning to introduce a discretionary council tax premium on second homes. Councils will be able to levy a premium of up to an additional 100% on council tax bills for second homes. It will be for councils to exercise their own judgement as to whether to apply a premium and at what level.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 104292 104293 question first answered 13/12/2022 17:33:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell