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720303

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, whether the independent review of S4C will be completed before 1 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	70627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Basic data about the number and locations of each public library in England as at 1 July 2016 was published on gov.uk on 30 March 2017.The Libraries Taskforce is currently conducting a survey until Friday 28 April seeking views from the sector on what a core dataset for public libraries in England should contain, such as information in relation to each library on the number of hours open and the number of staffed hours each week.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">After analysing responses to the survey, the Taskforce will set out what the sector should be gathering as part of a core dataset. Further consideration will then be given about how the libraries sector should collect and make available the core data.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Details setting out the review of S4C will be announced in due course.</ins></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/04/2017 15:15:40 question first ministerially corrected 21/04/2017 09:42:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 44811 answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

712891

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2017 to Question 68114, on public libraries: complaints, what the total number of correspondence received by her Department from all local authorities complaining about library services changes since 2010 is.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	68689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not maintain records of the total number of correspondence received concerning complains about library service changes for either all or each local authority in England.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 24/03/2017 13:00:42 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

712382

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC Board: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the correspondence between her Department and the Welsh Government on the issue of the appointment of a Welsh member to the BBC Board.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	68445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>It is not our practice to publish ministerial correspondence.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/03/2017 16:09:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

712387

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2017 to Question 68114, on public libraries: complaints, which 15 local authorities have been investigated since 2010; and what the outcomes were of those investigations.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	68553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The local authorities that are being or have been investigated are Lancashire, Lambeth, Southampton, Harrow, Sheffield, Newcastle, Lincolnshire, Bolton, Brent, Isle of Wight, Lewisham, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Doncaster and Surrey. In respect of Lancashire, Lambeth and Southampton these investigations are on-going and no final decision has been made. With regard to Harrow, Sheffield, Newcastle, Lincolnshire, Bolton, London Borough of Brent, Isle of Wight, Lewisham the Secretary of State decided with each of these cases not to direct a local inquiry. In the case of Somerset and Gloucestershire no action was required as both local authorities reverted to their original library service provision following successful judicial review challenges and with respect to Doncaster and Surrey no action was taken.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 23/03/2017 14:36:20 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

711379

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2017 to Question 67236, on public libraries: complaints, if she will publish the number of complaints that (a) have and (b) have not been treated as formal by local authority area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	68114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, the Department has investigated 15 local authorities in response to complaints raised about whether an authority is failing to carry out its duties imposed on it, by or under, the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.</p><p>Not every item of correspondence received about library service changes or library closures is treated as a complaint within scope of section 10(1)(a) of the 1964 Act. Correspondence that is considered trivial, vexatious or lacking in evidence would be considered as not falling within the scope of section 10(1)(a). The Department does not maintain records of the number of correspondence received about library service changes for each local authority in England.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/03/2017 12:19:38 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

711458

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Government of Bangladesh on human rights and political violence in that country.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	68171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>I raised concerns about human rights and political violence with the Government of Bangladesh during my visit to Dhaka from 2 to 4 March. In my meetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leaders Begum Khaleda Zia and Raushan Ershad MP, I called on all parties to participate in future elections and to ensure that they were free, fair and credible.</p><p>In my meeting with Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on 3 March I emphasised that Bangladesh's &quot;zero-tolerance&quot; approach towards terrorism and extremism must respect the rule of law and international human rights standards.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/03/2017 16:41:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

710492

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC Board: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultation the Government undertook with the Welsh Government before deciding not to appoint a representative for Wales on the BBC Board.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	67587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport wrote to the Welsh Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language in October 2016 to invite Welsh Government representation on the selection panel for the BBC Board member for Wales, and inviting comments on the draft role specification.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government’s representative sat on both sift and interview panels for the role and agreed on the list of appointable candidates.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport wrote to the Welsh Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language on 27th February 2017 seeking agreement with the Secretary of State’s preferred candidate, in accordance with Clause 23 (9) of the BBC Charter.</p><p> </p><p>On 28th February 2017, the Welsh Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language wrote to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport stating that the Welsh Government was unable to endorse the preferred candidate, despite the Welsh Government representatives having deemed the candidate as appointable at interview. This is very unfortunate, and no good reason has been given.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/03/2017 10:35:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

710493

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC Board: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the new timetable is for the appointment of the representative for Wales on the BBC Board.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	67588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2017 answer text <p>We hope the Welsh Government will withdraw their objection, which is entirely unreasonable. A new competition will be run as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/03/2017 10:37:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

709644

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she will publish the criteria used to determine whether a complaint received by her Department regarding library services is considered a formal complaint.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	67236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Local library authorities in England have a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient public library service. The Department carefully considers on a case by case basis all correspondence received about library services in England before deciding whether the correspondence will be treated as a formal complaint, within the scope of section 10(1)(a) of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964, and whether a library authority has failed to carry out its duties relating to the public library service under the 1964 Act.</p><p> </p><p>Not every item of correspondence received by the Department concerning changes to public library services will be treated as a complaint within the scope of section 10(1)(a). For correspondence to be treated as a formal complaint it is expected that it will provide some reasoning or evidence as to why the complainant considers the library authority is in breach of its statutory duties. In addition, correspondence would not fall within the scope of section 10(1)(a) if it is considered trivial or vexatious.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 14/03/2017 17:57:43 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

707673

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Bedouin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent communications he has had with the Israeli Government on the topic of Khan al-Ahmar.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	66478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is gravely concerned about demolition of Palestinian property by the Israeli authorities, including plans to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar. I raised this issue with the Israeli Ambassador to London on 1 March. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv last raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities on 28 February.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/03/2017 14:07:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan