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1694556

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 1 November 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay responded to this correspondence on 14 March 2024. The Department apologises for the delay in responding.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/03/2024 14:56:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1606683

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Music Venues: Ownership
	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 take steps to assist people managing small music venues to acquire the freehold ownership of those venues in order to create protected leaseholds.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	172327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting our grassroots music venues, which are the lifeblood and research and development centres of our world-leading music sector.</p><p>The Music Venues Trust created Music Venue Properties and launched the ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign in June 2022. The campaign is currently raising funds to take control of the freeholds of music venue premises and bring them under a protected status of benevolent ownership. The Government is supportive of this industry-led initiative and welcomes the sector seeking solutions to ensure the longevity of the UK’s beloved music venues. Minister Lopez is meeting Music Venues Trust shortly to discuss issues facing the live music sector, and how to support growth of the music sector and wider Creative Industries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/03/2023 17:03:46 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1606065

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Music Venues: Finance
	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 make an assessment of the potential benefits of a ticket levy on large music events and arenas to support grassroots music.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	170582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting our grassroots music venues, which are the lifeblood and research and development centres of our world-leading music sector.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in regular discussions with all parts of the music industry, including live venues at every level. We work with industry and across Government to improve the sector's economic resilience to future economic shocks, as we did through the pandemic, and the recent Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the sector on the impact of current pressures. As part of this engagement, Minister Lopez is meeting Music Venues Trust shortly to discuss issues facing the live music sector, and how to support growth of the music sector and wider Creative Industries.</p><p>The Creative Industries have been identified by this Government as a priority growth sector. We will shortly be publishing a Creative Industries Sector Vision that will set out our ambitions, shared with industry, to support all parts of the creative sector to 2030. We look forward to working with the music industry to deliver on these objectives.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 170583 question first answered 24/03/2023 10:27:50 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1606066

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Music Venues: Tax Allowances
	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 make it her policy to extend social investment tax relief to grassroots music venues.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	170583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting our grassroots music venues, which are the lifeblood and research and development centres of our world-leading music sector.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in regular discussions with all parts of the music industry, including live venues at every level. We work with industry and across Government to improve the sector's economic resilience to future economic shocks, as we did through the pandemic, and the recent Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the sector on the impact of current pressures. As part of this engagement, Minister Lopez is meeting Music Venues Trust shortly to discuss issues facing the live music sector, and how to support growth of the music sector and wider Creative Industries.</p><p>The Creative Industries have been identified by this Government as a priority growth sector. We will shortly be publishing a Creative Industries Sector Vision that will set out our ambitions, shared with industry, to support all parts of the creative sector to 2030. We look forward to working with the music industry to deliver on these objectives.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 170582 question first answered 24/03/2023 10:27:50 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1568724

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2023
	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	Members: Correspondence
	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 she plans to respond to the correspondence of 13 January 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central on an update on the letter from the Minister of 3 November 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	127748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>I can confirm that we have received the correspondence of 13 January 2023 and will respond within 20 working days, as per the Cabinet Office guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/01/2023 11:07:45 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1328431

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps he has taken to help ensure value for money in public procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	900590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>We are transforming the current procurement regime so that simpler procedures can drive increased competition and innovation, ultimately saving taxpayers’ money.</p><p>We have also recently published Version 3 of the Outsourcing Playbook, rebranded as the Sourcing Playbook, alongside our new Consultancy Playbook. This suite of guidance will help government and industry work better together to deliver quality public services and value for money.</p><p>The Government Consulting Hub was also formally launched last week; a new team at the centre of Government providing expertise on management consultancy and ensuring we maximise value.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/05/2021 15:31:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1300840

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution on 15 July 2020, Official Report, column 1514, what progress has been made to establish the format of a potential inquiry into the Government’s handling of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	165515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 is the biggest challenge the UK, together with nations around the world, has faced in decades. Throughout the pandemic, we have consistently adapted our response as we have learnt more about the virus and how best to tackle it. As <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2020-07-15%2Fdebates%2F8EB241F4-52D1-4AAD-9A64-D1D544FEE903%2FEngagements%23contribution-B2988930-4B77-4462-A45B-D9D2400957B6&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHCook%40no10.gov.uk%7C732a6dc28ee449e20c9e08d8eacb8b7f%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637517507222769482%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=tDHP9dR7agFW7AXsU0PVDdPAoxXsp0eur9OuWjfR%2B1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">stated </a>by the Prime Minister on 15 July 2020 'we will seek to learn the lessons of the pandemic in the future, and certainly we will have an independent inquiry into what happened.' Any further updates will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 165516 165517 question first answered 30/03/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1300841

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime MInister's oral contribution on 15 July 2020, Official Report, column 1514, what progress has been made to identify the leadership of the inquiry into the Government’s handling of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	165516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 is the biggest challenge the UK, together with nations around the world, has faced in decades. Throughout the pandemic, we have consistently adapted our response as we have learnt more about the virus and how best to tackle it. As <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2020-07-15%2Fdebates%2F8EB241F4-52D1-4AAD-9A64-D1D544FEE903%2FEngagements%23contribution-B2988930-4B77-4462-A45B-D9D2400957B6&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHCook%40no10.gov.uk%7C732a6dc28ee449e20c9e08d8eacb8b7f%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637517507222769482%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=tDHP9dR7agFW7AXsU0PVDdPAoxXsp0eur9OuWjfR%2B1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">stated </a>by the Prime Minister on 15 July 2020 'we will seek to learn the lessons of the pandemic in the future, and certainly we will have an independent inquiry into what happened.' Any further updates will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 165515 165517 question first answered 30/03/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1300842

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution on 15 July 2020, Official Report, column 1514, what progress has been made to establish a start date for an inquiry into the Government’s handling of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	165517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 is the biggest challenge the UK, together with nations around the world, has faced in decades. Throughout the pandemic, we have consistently adapted our response as we have learnt more about the virus and how best to tackle it. As <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2020-07-15%2Fdebates%2F8EB241F4-52D1-4AAD-9A64-D1D544FEE903%2FEngagements%23contribution-B2988930-4B77-4462-A45B-D9D2400957B6&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHCook%40no10.gov.uk%7C732a6dc28ee449e20c9e08d8eacb8b7f%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637517507222769482%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=tDHP9dR7agFW7AXsU0PVDdPAoxXsp0eur9OuWjfR%2B1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">stated </a>by the Prime Minister on 15 July 2020 'we will seek to learn the lessons of the pandemic in the future, and certainly we will have an independent inquiry into what happened.' Any further updates will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 165515 165516 question first answered 30/03/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson