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1149999

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Electronic Publishing: Visual Impairment
	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 benefits to (a) partially sighted and (b) blind people of (i) e-readers and (ii) other digital reading materials; and what steps her Department is taking to increase access to those materials.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises that, although we live in an increasingly online world, a significant part of the population remains digitally excluded, and as a Government we are actively committed to tackling digital exclusion. In the Digital Strategy, we committed to enabling people in every part of society - irrespective of age, gender, physical ability, ethnicity, health conditions, or socio-economic status - to access the opportunities of the internet.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, most public libraries offer the loan of e-books and e-audio books, with some also making available the loan of e-book readers and other technology to enlarge the print. A number of local authorities use their website to communicate the services available to visually impaired people from their libraries.</p><p> </p><p>Libraries Connected has developed the Six Steps Promise with the Royal National Institute for the Blind and Share the Vision to ensure libraries can support people with reduced vision. The promise includes:</p><ul><li>ensuring that all blind and partially sighted customers are connected to the most appropriate service for their reading needs and that they are able to make full use of an accessible public library service</li><li>using Reading Sight, a free website supporting blind and partially sighted people to access reading and reading services</li><li>providing local collections of accessible reading materials and information in physical or digital formats, and be able to signpost library users to a wider range of resources</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 23/10/2019 13:39:51 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1143355

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Visual Impairment: 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, what assessment she has made of the benefits of e-readers and other digital reading materials to partially sighted or blind people; and what steps her Department takes to promote access to these materials.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	284833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 08/10/2019 16:34:49 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1248714

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	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	Telecommunications: Coronavirus
	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 discussions he has had with Ofcom on the pricing of landline phone calls during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	111482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>In March 2020 the Government and Ofcom worked with the UK’s major broadband, landline and mobile providers to develop a package of voluntary industry measures to support consumers, especially those who are vulnerable. Providers agreed to give their customers new and generous offers on mobile and landline services. This includes some providers who gave effect to this commitment by giving free and low cost data boosts, and free calling allowances on landline packages.</p><p>Ofcom has also recently published a <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/treating-vulnerable-consumers-fairly" target="_blank">vulnerability guide for providers</a>, setting out its expectations and good practice on how vulnerable telecoms consumers should be supported. This includes treating those in financial distress fairly, providing them with payment support options, such as payment holidays, and only disconnecting consumers as a last resort option. More broadly, Ofcom is reviewing affordability issues in the communications market, and intends to publish its findings later this year.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 09/11/2020 16:17:55 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1240355

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Cineworld Group: Coronavirus
	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 he has made of the economic effect of Cineworld's decision to close its cinemas affecting up to 6,000 UK jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	98937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The government deeply regrets the unfortunate news of Cineworld’s temporary closure and is in direct and regular contact with the screen industry, including distributors and exhibitors, as well as through the BFI Screen Sector Task Force.</p><p>The government has supported cinemas through the VAT cut on tickets and concessions, business rates holiday and Bounce back loans. Independent cinemas are also eligible for a share of £30m from our unprecedented £1.57bn Culture Recovery Rund, and funding has started to be allocated already.</p><p>We recognise that cinemas need an incoming stream of new releases to show and we are supporting production by establishing a £500 million in a UK-wide Film and TV Production Restart Scheme to help get productions back up and running again. This will support the creation of new content which can be released into cinemas of all sizes.</p><p>Cinemas up and down the country are open for business and Covid secure - we urge the British public to support their local cinema and save jobs by visiting and enjoying a film in accordance with the guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 98936 question first answered 09/10/2020 11:34:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1240354

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Cinemas: Coronavirus
	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 provide sector-specific support to the cinema sector following the closure of Cineworld venues; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	98936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The government deeply regrets the unfortunate news of Cineworld’s temporary closure and is in direct and regular contact with the screen industry, including distributors and exhibitors, as well as through the BFI Screen Sector Task Force.</p><p>The government has supported cinemas through the VAT cut on tickets and concessions, business rates holiday and Bounce back loans. Independent cinemas are also eligible for a share of £30m from our unprecedented £1.57bn Culture Recovery Rund, and funding has started to be allocated already.</p><p>We recognise that cinemas need an incoming stream of new releases to show and we are supporting production by establishing a £500 million in a UK-wide Film and TV Production Restart Scheme to help get productions back up and running again. This will support the creation of new content which can be released into cinemas of all sizes.</p><p>Cinemas up and down the country are open for business and Covid secure - we urge the British public to support their local cinema and save jobs by visiting and enjoying a film in accordance with the guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 98937 question first answered 09/10/2020 11:34:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1339935

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2021
	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	Culture Recovery Fund
	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 data on the number of (a) freelancers and (b) supply chain businesses that are awaiting payments from the Culture Recovery Fund that were due from January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	21878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>DCMS and Arms Length Bodies categorise organisations by discipline, rather than position within the supply chain, and so we cannot provide the data requested.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We appreciate that grant payment delays can cause confusion and concern, however as of 24 June, 88% of CRF recipients have now received first round funding, and 72.6% have received second round funding. Culture Recovery Fund grant payments are typically made in multiple tranches, a first payment at the start of the grant period, followed by a final payment at the end of the period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/06/2021 15:47:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1339932

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2021
	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	Culture Recovery Fund
	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 eighth report of the Public Accounts Committee, COVID 19: Culture Recovery Fund published on 23 June 2021, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of the challenges experienced by (a) freelancers and (b) supply chain businesses in accessing the Culture Recovery Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	21877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant challenge the current pandemic poses to our arts and creative sectors and to the many freelancers and supply chain businesses working across these industries and keeps cultural recovery policy under constant review.</p><p>Freelancers have been supported through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). SEISS has so far helped 2.8m self employed. Details on future SEISS support were announced by the Chancellor in his Budget Statement in March, with an extension of the scheme to September 2021. Around 500,000 people were brought into scope who filed a tax return in 2019-20, or were previously ineligible, who now may be able to claim the fourth grant.</p><p>However, it is also the case that the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) had significant indirect benefits for freelancers. In Round 2, organisations were asked to estimate how many FTEs and freelancers were protected by the fund until the end of June. Collectively, applicants reported that 52,000 full time staff and almost 100,000 freelancers would be supported until the end of June. And ALBs were able to complement SEISS with their own interventions i.e. over £51m from ACE to individuals.</p><p>Similarly, supply chain organisations were eligible for the first and second rounds of the CRF and are recognised as a critical part of the sector. Many organisations have been funded through the CRF, including: Production Park, Wakefield and Adlib Audio Limited, Knowsley.</p><p>Additionally, the third round of the Culture Recovery Fund was announced on 25 June. This third and final round of funding will provide further support as the cultural, heritage and creative sectors move towards reopening at full capacity, underlining the government’s commitment to help them build back better as life returns to normal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/06/2021 15:46:48 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1339929

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2021
	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	Events Industry: Coronavirus
	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 introduce a Government-backed insurance indemnity package against the risk of cancellation for the festival industry.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	21876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of the UK’s live events sector and has provided significant financial support including an additional £300 million to the Culture Recovery Fund, details of which were announced on Friday 25th June.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DCMS Secretary of State made clear at the DCMS Select Committee in May, the government is aware of the wider concerns around securing indemnity for live events and we continue to assess options to provide further support to the sector within the public health context. He also underlined that the government’s first priority is to remove remaining barriers (such as social distancing) by reaching Step 4 of the Roadmap. Once that point is reached, if events still cannot go ahead because of a failure of the commercial insurance market, the Government will look at intervening as was done for the TV/Film sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/06/2021 15:48:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1248719

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	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	Events Industry: Coronavirus
	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 his Department has made of the availability of insurance for the live events and festivals industry to cover the loss of income during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	111483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We are aware that concerns have been raised over the challenge of securing insurance for live events and festivals.</p><p>We are working with the sector to better understand the nature and scale of the issue before considering whether Government intervention would be necessary or desirable.</p><p>We continue to meet with stakeholders to provide support and guidance for venues to re-open and stage live events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/11/2020 16:09:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1245133

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	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	Events Industry: Insurance
	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 he has made of the potential merits of introducing a Government-backed insurance scheme for live events.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	106314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>We are aware that there are calls for a Government backed insurance scheme for live events. I am grateful for the evidence provided and I know DCMS and HMT colleagues are closely monitoring the situation together with the sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are continuing to meet with live events stakeholders to provide support and guidance for venues to re-open and stage live events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/10/2020 09:15:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray