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1129500

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Design: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of students taking subjects linked to design at (1) primary, (2) secondary, and (3) tertiary level, in each year since 2009; and what steps they are taking to increase the uptake of those subjects.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL15985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The number and percentage of students taking design and technology (D&amp;T) and art and design qualifications is set out in the attached tables.</p><p>The government believes that both art and design and D&amp;T are important subjects. All state maintained secondary schools must teach art and design and D&amp;T to pupils aged 5-14. There is also a statutory entitlement for every pupil aged 14-16 to take D&amp;T and an arts subject, if they wish to do so.</p><p>Like maintained schools, academies must provide a broad and balanced curriculum. Ofsted’s new inspection arrangements, which will be introduced in September, place a renewed focus on schools ensuring all pupils receive a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum.</p><p>The arts are an essential part of a broad and balanced education and high-quality arts education should not be the preserve of the elite, but the entitlement of every single child. Between 2016-20, we are spending almost £500 million on a range of arts and cultural education programmes.</p><p>At primary school, data from the Teacher Voice Omnibus 2016 survey revealed that the average amount of time spent teaching art and design and D&amp;T was broadly similar to the amount of time spent teaching history and geography. GCSE art and design remains a popular choice and 2019 Ofqual provisional GCSE data shows the proportion of pupils taking this subject has increased since 2018.</p><p>The department has worked closely with organisations such as the James Dyson Foundation and Royal Academy of Engineering to strengthen the new D&amp;T curriculum and GCSE. The new GCSE will be taken for the first time in summer 2019. To improve the quality of teaching D&amp;T in schools, the department offers D&amp;T graduates bursaries of up to £12,000 to enter the profession.</p><p>Both art and design and D&amp;T GCSEs count towards the progress and attainment 8 secondary accountability measures, which is the headline measure of secondary school performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/06/2019 15:36:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL15985_Qualifications.pdf title HL15985_table
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1189726

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	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	Charities and Voluntary Work: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support arts charities with community outreach work which have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL3243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>In order to support the arts sector specifically, including those charitable organisations within the sector, DCMS has worked closely with Arts Council England to provide a tailored package of financial support. In March, Arts Council England announced a £160m emergency response package to complement the financial measures already announced by the Government and support the resilience of this vital sector. This funding package will support organisations and individuals who need the most support to see them through this crisis. More details can be found on the Arts Council’s website (<a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19</a>).</p><p>Many charitable organisations within the Arts are continuing to provide their world class content in innovative and unique formats and continue to engage with their communities. The Globe Theatre, The National Theatre and The Royal Opera House are all providing access to their online catalogues and providing access to culture in digital formats in order to maintain their links with communities. In addition, Sadler's Wells is presenting a programme of full-length dance performances and workshops online to connect people through dance, and Wiltshire Creative is working with its young ambassadors to plan a Takeover Festival which will run over the summer online and consist of events, performances and activities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 04/05/2020 10:06:45 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1189727

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	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	Culture: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to use current cultural funding streams to support the cultural sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL3244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has worked with various Arms Length Bodies to create tailored funding packages, made up of existing funding, to support the cultural sector at this time.</p><p>Arts Council England has announced a £160m emergency response package to complement the financial measures already announced by the Government and support the resilience of this vital sector. This funding package will support organisations and individuals who need the most support to see them through this crisis. More details can be found on the Arts Council’s website (<a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19</a>).</p><p>The National Lottery Heritage Fund is also making £50 million available through the Heritage Emergency Fund which will address immediate pressures over the next 3-6 months for those most in need alongside increased investment in essential digital skills across the sector, providing expertise in critical areas such as digital fundraising, use of social media and communications, running online events and activities.</p><p>Historic England has also launched a £2 million Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund to provide grants to small heritage organisations. This funding will help organisations, voluntary groups and self-employed contractors survive the immediate challenges posed by the pandemic, and to prepare for recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 05/05/2020 13:14:21 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1189722

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the 100 per cent business rates holiday for the next 12 months to “all leisure business in England”, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 17 March, will cover the offices of such businesses, including theatre production offices and places used for content production such as studios; and what guidance they have provided to local authorities about that business rates holiday.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL3239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors through business rates relief given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government published updated guidance on 25 March.</p><p> </p><p>A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, such as creative industry businesses, has also been made available. For example, the Government has launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue to keep people in employment and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme offering loans of up to £5 million for SMEs through the British Business Bank, backed by an 80% Government guarantee, and is deferring VAT payments for this quarter.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider any further financial assistance necessary to help businesses get through this period.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL3242 question first answered 05/05/2020 15:00:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1189725

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Arts: Business Rates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to support creative industries businesses whose premises have a rateable value higher than £51,000.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL3242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors through business rates relief given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government published updated guidance on 25 March.</p><p> </p><p>A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, such as creative industry businesses, has also been made available. For example, the Government has launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue to keep people in employment and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme offering loans of up to £5 million for SMEs through the British Business Bank, backed by an 80% Government guarantee, and is deferring VAT payments for this quarter.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider any further financial assistance necessary to help businesses get through this period.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL3239 question first answered 05/05/2020 15:00:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1189723

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide further tools to local government to support small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL3240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Government is providing a package of support for businesses and workers, in recognition of the disruption caused by Covid-19. This includes £12.3bn for local authorities to deliver to SMEs under the Small Business Grants Fund and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund. On 1 May, the Business Secretary announced a further up to £617 million available to local authorities to support small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funding. Government is working closely with all local authorities to help them make payments to businesses as quickly and effectively as possible, whilst safeguarding public funds. As part of this we have provided detailed guidance and FAQs, regular briefings and one-to-one support from ministers and officials. Government will also provide additional funding to local authorities to meet the administrative costs of delivering this policy. Alongside support through local authorities, the Chancellor pledged an additional £10 million to increase Growth Hub capacity and provide high-quality business advice and guidance across all 38 Growth Hubs.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 05/05/2020 15:20:54 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1189724

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Arts: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many creative industries businesses have applied for the (1) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans scheme, (2) the Small Business Grants Fund, and (3) the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund since their introduction.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL3241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) opened for applications on 23 March. As of 21 April, over £2.8 billion worth of loans have been issued to over 16,600 businesses. Lenders have received a total of over 36,000 applications.</p><p>At this time we cannot provide a breakdown of CBILS funding by sector, as we have given lenders a temporary dispensation from uploading their data to the British Business Bank’s system in order to let them focus on issuing new loans. This is a pragmatic step that reflects the urgency of getting loans issued. We are working with the British Business Bank, HM Treasury and the lenders on providing transparent and regular data publication going forward.</p><p>Government has also made £12.3 billion available to businesses under the Small Business Grants Fund and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund. On 1 May, the Business Secretary made up to £617 million available to local authorities to support small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funding. Local authorities are contacting businesses directly to deliver these grants. See this link for further (attached) information: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/top-up-to-local-business-grant-funds-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/top-up-to-local-business-grant-funds-scheme</a></p><p>As of 3 May, over 697,000 business premises have received grants across the two schemes, totalling £8.6 billion. We do not receive management information from local authorities broken down by sector. We have, however, published, a full breakdown of grant funding allocated to and distributed by each local authority (attached) here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cc45e3ff2456c41ade3f308d7f0d85771%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637242684585419567&amp;sdata=KXwe4rc5LEiTVB3Pnw1faOM1ZeUSQYMuBuHixBcCz38%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200505-local-authority-grant-payments - HL3241.xlsx title Local authority grant payment 2 file name 200505 Top-up to local business grant funds scheme - GOV.UK - 3241.pdf title Business grant funds scheme question first answered 05/05/2020 16:51:49 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1276440

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2021
	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	Visas: Performing Arts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the EU during their negotiations relating to the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement about visa arrangements for (1) UK performing artists touring the EU, and (2) performing artists from the EU touring the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL12092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Baroness to the Secretary of State’s answer to Written Question 135862 on 14th January.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/01/2021 11:42:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1304529

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	SME Brexit Support Fund
	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 benefits to businesses of receiving funding from the SME Brexit Support Fund (1) at any time, and (2) after the impending import process changes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL14431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided extensive guidance to businesses on VAT, excise, and customs processes to support them in their readiness for the UK leaving the EU. This guidance includes videos, webinars and step-by-step guides.</p><p>The announcement of the SME Brexit Support Fund followed extensive engagement with individual businesses, leading business organisations and trade associations from across the UK. Grants have been designed to cover a significant portion of the costs faced for basic customs training courses or professional advice on customs, rules of origin and the VAT aspects of imports and exports.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 31/03/2021 14:09:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1304530

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	SME Brexit Support Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is provision for SME Brexit Support Fund grants to be applied retroactively to cover adjustments put in place by businesses before the funding became available.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL14432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>Applicants can only seek support for eligible expenditure on or after 11 February 2021, the date the scheme was announced.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 31/03/2021 14:09:33 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury