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911074

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated to support research into treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis in each of the last five years; and what plans he has to allocate further funding for such research.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	147821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows information provided by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on Departmental programme research funding for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), over each of the last five years. It is not possible to disaggregate funding for research into treatments specifically but further information on this research is available through the NIHR Journals Library at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/" target="_blank">https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>561,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>426,055</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>475,676</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>554,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>464,902</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In terms of future research, the NIHR recognises that CFS/ME is a debilitating condition and is speaking with the UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative and patient representatives about how best to support a joined up approach to high quality research into this complex disorder. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including CFS/ME; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/06/2018 16:03:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

911086

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Lighting: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations his Department made to the European Commission on the effect of the proposed EU Lighting Regulation 2020 to replace EU1194/2012 and associated regulation under the Ecodesign Working Plan 2016-19, on the use of different types stage lighting across the creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	147822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the Department attended the EU consultation forum in December 2017, the most recent discussion of this issue in Brussels, to discuss the latest Ecodesign lighting proposals. The Department has subsequently made representations to the European Commission in writing and in person to discuss the issue of stage lighting and potential solutions. I understand that representatives from the industry have also met with the Commission and will be drafting an alternative proposal for stage lighting for their consideration.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that this is only a proposal at this stage and remains open for discussion, with a final decision on the draft regulation likely to be made towards the end of the year. We will continue to engage with both industry and the European Commission in the meantime.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/06/2018 14:38:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

910276

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have taken GCSE Music by ethnic group in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	147369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of entries[1], by pupils in state-funded schools, at the end of key stage 4, into GCSE (or equivalent) music[2], between 2012/13 – 2016/17 are provided in the table below:[3]</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14<strong>[4]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15<strong>[5]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>White</strong></p></td><td><p>30,197</p></td><td><p>30,623</p></td><td><p>31,717</p></td><td><p>30,143</p></td><td><p>27,865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mixed</strong></p></td><td><p>1,803</p></td><td><p>1,992</p></td><td><p>2,125</p></td><td><p>2,095</p></td><td><p>1,992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asian</strong></p></td><td><p>1,256</p></td><td><p>1,357</p></td><td><p>1,596</p></td><td><p>1,680</p></td><td><p>1,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Black</strong></p></td><td><p>1,960</p></td><td><p>2,155</p></td><td><p>2,338</p></td><td><p>2,275</p></td><td><p>2,132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Chinese</strong></p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Any other ethnic group</strong></p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>473</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p>464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unknown ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>36,418</p></td><td><p>37,248</p></td><td><p>38,980</p></td><td><p>37,385</p></td><td><p>34,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>The percentage of all <br>pupils entering music</strong></p></td><td><p>6.4</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Total number of entries include pupils who were absent, whose results are pending and results which are ungraded or unclassified.</p><p>[2] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Only the first entry is counted, in all subjects, in line with the early entry guidance (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores</a>).</p><p>[3] All figures are based on final data.</p><p>[4] In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of key stage 4 performance measures data: 1) Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education recommendations which: restrict the qualifications counted; prevent any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE; and cap the number of non-GCSEs included in performance measures at two per pupil, and 2) an early entry policy to only count a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification, in subjects counted in the English Baccalaureate.</p><p>[5] From 2014/15, early entry policy, under which only a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification is counted in performance measures, is extended to all subjects.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/06/2018 16:22:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

910277

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: GCE A-level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have taken A Level Music by ethnic group in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	147370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The total entries in each year are provided in the below table: [1], [2], [3], [4]</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity<strong>[5]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017[5]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>White</strong></p></td><td><p>3,701</p></td><td><p>3,501</p></td><td><p>3,215</p></td><td><p>3,034</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td><td><p>2,466</p></td><td><p>2,604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mixed</strong></p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asian</strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Black</strong></p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Chinese</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Any other ethnic group</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unknown ethnicity<strong>[6]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>1,246</p></td><td><p>1,153</p></td><td><p>1,184</p></td><td><p>1,122</p></td><td><p>1,025</p></td><td><p>1,052</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>5,236</p></td><td><p>5,032</p></td><td><p>4,649</p></td><td><p>4,543</p></td><td><p>4,348</p></td><td><p>3,784</p></td><td><p>3,933</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Information is not available for 2010</p><p> </p><p>[1] For 2010/11 – 2015/16 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics</a>. For 2016/17 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised</a> (open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).</p><p>[2] Figures are based on final data.</p><p>[3] Students, at the end of their 16-18 study, who entered A level music.</p><p>[4] Includes entries into A level music qualifications which are eligible for inclusion in performance tables. Where qualifications taken by a student are in the same subject area and similar in content, ‘discounting’ rules have been applied to avoid double counting qualifications.</p><p>[5] The methodology through which students ethnicity is identified was changed in 2016/17. Up to 2015/16 a student’s ethnicity was taken from their census record three years prior to the academic year the figures are reported for. In 2016/17 a student’s ethnicity is taken from the census record of their final year of key stage 4 study (normally, three years prior). Due to this change, 2016/17 figures can not be compared to earlier years.</p><p>[6] A student’s ethnicity may be unknown for several reasons, including if they attended an independent secondary school (which do not complete the school census).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/06/2018 11:03:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

909519

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Internet: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he publish the names of the tech companies that were (a) invited to and (b) attended his Department's most recent meeting on improving online behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	146771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media companies on a range of issues including online behaviour. Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/06/2018 09:07:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

900551

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
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	British Museum: 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 recent discussions he has had with the British Museum on British Museums workers employed by Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	142363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has not had any direct discussions on this with the British Museum, for whom this is an operational matter. However DCMS officials have been in regular discussions with the British Museum about future arrangements to ensure the museum is able to continue to run an effective, resilient and well-loved museum.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 142364 question first answered 14/05/2018 12:24:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

900553

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
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	British Museum: 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 representations he has received from British Museum workers and their representatives on jobs outsourced to Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	142364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has not had any direct discussions on this with the British Museum, for whom this is an operational matter. However DCMS officials have been in regular discussions with the British Museum about future arrangements to ensure the museum is able to continue to run an effective, resilient and well-loved museum.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 142363 question first answered 14/05/2018 12:24:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

896291

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	Radio Frequencies
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 Annex 2 of Ofcom’s Public Sector Spectrum Release of 2 March 2016, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the 1375 to 1400 MHz band as a longer-term option for sharing.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	140640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The band in question is heavily used by the Ministry of Defence and therefore not included in the Public Sector Spectrum Release Programme. Unless MOD usage changes significantly we would not expect to be assessing that band as a potential band for sharing in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/05/2018 12:03:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

895524

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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	Radio Frequencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the funding scheme for users of Programme Making and Special Events equipment displaced by the 700 MHz clearance.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	139989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong>We expect Ofcom to publish a Statement announcing details of the Help Scheme for PMSE users affected by the 700MHz clearance programme in due course. This follows on from Ofcom's consultation on the Help Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/05/2018 12:10:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

894915

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Public Lending Right: Electronic Publishing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the timetable for for introducing Public Lending Right to e-book loans.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	139410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act 2010 extended the Public Lending Right (PLR), with effect from 1 July 2014, to include the lending of audio-books and the lending of e-books where such lending takes place from library premises. Section 31 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA 2017), when commenced, will extend the PLR to include the remote lending of e-books and audiobooks, where such lending takes place away from library premises.</p><p> </p><p>The Department intends to shortly consult with interested parties about amending relevant secondary legislation to ensure that it reflects section 31 of the DEA 2017. The Government intends to lay the necessary statutory instruments commencing section 31 of the DEA 2017 and amending relevant secondary legislation as soon as is practicable, following consideration of the responses to consultation.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 139411 question first answered 03/05/2018 13:53:34 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan