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777738

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	S4C Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2017 to Question 107920, on S4C: Reviews, if she will publish the names of the key partners, stakeholders and parties interested in S4C who were invited to submit evidence to the independent review of S4C.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	109569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>A list of all partners, stakeholders and interested parties consulted will be published alongside the review.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2017 11:46:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

782677

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	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	Common Agricultural Policy: Cultural Heritage
	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 estimate she has made of the financial contribution of the common agricultural policy to the heritage sector.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	111172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The department has not assessed the financial contribution of the common agricultural policy to the heritage sector. However both DCMS and DEFRA continue to work closely with stakeholders to make sure that heritage interests are fully considered in the policy development of any successor to the Common Agriculture Policy, including the Rural Development Programme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/11/2017 14:33:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

783182

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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 Libraries
	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 plans she has to reintroduce public library standards.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	111382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to reintroduce defined Public Library Service Standards (PLSS), which were were withdrawn along with other government imposed performance targets in a move towards increased local autonomy.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2017, the Libraries Taskforce made available a new sector-led benchmarking framework for library services in England, developed with the Local Government Association, to enable library services to self-assess, develop and improve.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:08:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

783183

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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 Libraries: Social Mobility
	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 assessment she has made of the importance of libraries to social mobility.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	111383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Libraries play an important role in giving everyone opportunities to improve their life chances and achieve their full potential.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of this, the Government funds the Libraries Taskforce to deliver its 2016 strategy Libraries Deliver. DCMS is also investing £3.9 million in the Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone fund to support innovative library service activity in 2017/18 to benefit disadvantaged people and places in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:09:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

783184

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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 Libraries: Closures
	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 effect of library closures on local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	111384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is therefore for each local authority to determine how best to provide a public library service that meets local needs and within available resources.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors developments relating to proposed changes to library services in England. The Government is working with the Libraries Taskforce to promote good practice and innovation to assist library services and enable them to be sustainable for the long term.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:12:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

784814

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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 Libraries: 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 assessment she has made of the effect of trends in the number of paid library staff on the quality of library services provided.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	111691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:30:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

784815

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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	Arts: Apprentices
	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 she has had with representatives of the creative industries sector on the effect of the apprenticeship levy on that sector.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	111692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have regular discussions with Creative industries representatives on a range of topics, including the Apprenticeship Levy. As co-chair of the Creative Industries Council, the Secretary of State for DCMS is regularly informed by the industry of current issues and concerns faced by the sector, including those related to skills and training.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/11/2017 14:06:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

784813

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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	Arts: Visas
	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 she has had with Cabinet colleagues on changes to the short-term visa system to help support the needs of the creative industries.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	111693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Creative Industries are one of the UK’s greatest success stories, contributing over £87 billion to the economy and nearly £20 billion in exports.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have regular meetings with their ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, and have and will continue to ensure the needs and concerns of the creative industries are raised.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/11/2017 13:16:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

786969

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	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	Government Art Collection
	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 she will list all the items obtained by the Government Art Collection in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	112462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Information concerning items obtained by the Government Art Collection from 2007-2016 can be found in the annual reports, which are available here: http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/reports.html.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016/17 annual report will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/11/2017 12:43:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

788432

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	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	Museums and Galleries
	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 assessment she has made of the effect of changes to local authority budgets on the level of professional expertise available in the museums sector.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	112605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The independent Mendoza Review, commissioned by the government and published on 14th November, shows that 28% of Arts Council England-Accredited museums are operated by local authorities and that they and other museums receive over £200m per year from local government. DCMS does not collect data on professional expertise in the museums sector but the Mendoza Review identifies the need for museums employees to diversify their skills to adapt to today’s funding environment.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/11/2017 13:55:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan