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1694267

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	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 take steps to provide urgent support to grassroots music venues at risk of closure in the context of increased costs.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	17369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting our grassroots music venues, which play an absolutely crucial role in our world-leading music sector and developing homegrown talent.</p><p>That is why we are supporting live music through a range of measures. This includes an additional £5 million to Arts Council England’s (ACE’s) successful Supporting Grassroots Music fund, as set out in the Creative Industries Sector Vision in June. This expands and extends ACE’s existing grassroots fund, and takes our total investment in grassroots music through the fund to almost £15 million since 2019. This fund will enable venues to increase support for young and emerging artists, improve equipment and physical infrastructure, and support venues to become more financially resilient and develop new income streams.</p><p>This is in addition to other Government support including the Culture Recovery Fund, which provided over £200m of support for live music venues, the £800m Live Events Reinsurance Scheme, alongside the cross-sector grants, loans, and reduction of VAT on tickets to 5%. Further, over £3 million was provided during the pandemic from the Emergency Grassroots Music Venues Fund.</p><p>Music venues are also eligible for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief, with a 75% relief up to a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business. This relief was extended for a further year during the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. DCMS and DLUHC are also working closely with the sector to revise planning guidelines to ensure that new developments engage with existing music venues before being built.</p><p>Industry-led discussions are ongoing regarding increased support for grassroots music venues from larger events and venues, and DCMS actively supports these sector-led initiatives. Ministers and officials continue to engage with industry to understand the challenges and review opportunities to strengthen the financial resilience of the grassroots music sector.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 17370 question first answered 13/03/2024 10:54:12 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1606252

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	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	BBC: Arts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect that freezing the TV licence fee has had on the BBC’s funding in arts and culture.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	171366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Licence Fee Settlement, announced in January 2022, means the BBC will continue to receive around £3.8 billion in annual public funding. We believe this is a fair settlement for the BBC and for licence fee payers across the UK, that allows the BBC to continue to deliver its Mission and Public Purposes and keep doing what it does best while not placing immediate additional financial pressure on households.</p><p>The BBC is operationally and editorially independent, and it is up to the BBC to determine how to use its funding to deliver its Mission and Public Purposes. It should prioritise using its £3.8 billion annual licence fee income as necessary to deliver that remit.</p><p>Ofcom as the BBC’s regulator will ensure the BBC is robustly held to account in delivering its Mission and Public Purposes.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/03/2023 08:24:20 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1604817

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	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	Entertainers: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the United States on that Government's proposals to increase the cost of visas for touring performers.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	167044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Whilst US immigration policy is ultimately a matter for the US authorities, the UK Government has engaged with the US authorities on this matter to make clear the concerns that the UK music industry has about the proposed increase in US visa costs.</p><p>We are continuing to engage our counterparts in the US on this matter at official and Ministerial level. Most recently, I raised this issue with the US Embassy on 16 March to make clear the concerns that the UK music industry has about the proposed increase in US visa costs. We will continue to engage the US authorities on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 21/03/2023 23:05:39 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1585433

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	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	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 correspondence from the hon. Member for Cardiff West of 7 September 2022 on the report entitled Let the Music Move: A New Deal for Touring.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	142633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>We apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member and will reply to the correspondence as soon as possible.</p><p>The Department has engaged with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Music on its ‘Let the Music Move – A New Deal for Touring’ report (published in July 2022), including submitting written evidence to the APPG inquiry. The Government continues to engage with the music sector and in Parliament on the important issue of touring.</p><p>The Government recognises that the way creative workers work in the EU has changed. We are committed to supporting the sector to adapt to these new arrangements, and we have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to clarify what creative workers need to do.</p><p>The majority of EU Member States, including the biggest touring markets such as Spain, France, Germany and the Netherlands, have confirmed they offer visa and work permit free routes for UK performers and other creative professionals. We continue to support the UK's brilliant musicians to adapt to the new arrangements and make touring easier.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/02/2023 17:35:42 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1585435

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	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	Entertainers: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of making representations to US counterparts on their proposals to increase the costs of short- and long-term visas for touring performers.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	142634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>My Department regularly engages across Government, and with the music sector, on issues concerning touring professionals. This engagement includes issues such as US visas.</p><p>US immigration policy is ultimately a matter for the US authorities, so any decision taken on their visa system will be for them alone. The UK Government cannot interfere in another country’s processes and must respect their systems, just as we expect them to respect the UK’s processes.</p><p>The Department for Business and Trade’s Export Support Service (ESS) can provide answers to UK businesses to practical questions about exporting or working abroad. The ESS can be reached by visiting the website:<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fask-export-support-team&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cneil.semple%40trade.gov.uk%7Ce7938e30bfba41b6802908daf4a73a1f%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C638091296311985663%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DXhEzUXzSj3UUtRstFqC%2FK975nCEtKD3lUNrnqeiMgU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> www.gov.uk/ask-export-support-team</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/02/2023 11:44:44 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1581017

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2023
	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	Recording Studios: Finance
	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 financial viability of recording studios.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	903265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In August 2021, DCMS commissioned the consultancy firm, Sound Diplomacy, to assess the state of the music studio market in England.</p><p>Evidence found challenges, but showed the market is responding to changes, such as technological innovation, and is maintaining or growing sources of income.</p><p>As a result, the report found the music studio market was not in need of specific government intervention.</p><p>Since then, the Government announced a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme to help support businesses, like recording studios, to tackle rising energy costs.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 26/01/2023 14:38:46 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1565636

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2023
	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	Broadband: Prices
	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 Ofcom on the upcoming 11.1 percent price increase of wholesale broadband in April 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	119921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The regulation of wholesale prices in the fixed telecoms market is a matter for Ofcom, the independent regulator. Through our Statement of Strategic Priorities we have instructed Ofcom to regulate in a way that encourages both competition and investment in telecoms infrastructure. Following this guidance, Ofcom developed its Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review (WFTMR) which allows Openreach prices to increase in line with inflation.</p><p>Thanks to this approach, there is now a thriving market of over 80 providers investing £35bn rolling out gigabit broadband all over the UK. Today, nearly 73% of premises can access gigabit-capable networks, up from just one in ten in November 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 16/01/2023 11:17:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1461414

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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	Musicians
	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 (a) economic and (b) cultural impact of songwriters and composers in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	65
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The music industry is vital to the economy and culture of the UK. In 2019, the music, performing and visual arts sector contributed an estimated £10.5bn in GVA to the UK economy. PRS for Music, the organisation that pays royalties to over 160,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers, saw overall revenues in 2021 reach £777.1m, a 22.4% increase on 2020.</p><p>The cultural impact of music is also invaluable. According to UK Music’s 2021 ‘This is Music’ Report, the UK public listens to an estimated 60 billion hours of music a year. Songwriters and composers form the bedrock on which the overall success of the music sector is built. Despite the challenges of Covid-19, songwriters and composers continued to have significant impact; UK Music’s 2021 ‘This is Music’ Report states that over 5 million songs and compositions were registered with PRS for Music, nearly one third more than in 2019. The Government wants to ensure this success continues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 16/05/2022 08:25:13 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1417001

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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 Service Broadcasting Advisory Panel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, to publish the current membership of the Public Service Broadcasting Advisory Panel.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	112489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Public Service Broadcasting Advisory Panel was established in November 2020 in order to provide independent expertise and advice for the government’s strategic review of public service broadcasting.</p><p>The current membership and terms of reference of the Panel are available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-service-broadcasting-advisory-panel-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>Since its establishment, the Panel has met six times, on the following dates: (i) 19 November 2020; (ii) 14 January 2021; (iii) 24 March 2021; (iv) 18 May 2021; (v) 21 July 2021; and (vi) 24 November 2021. It is not expected to meet further.</p><p>A number of potential conclusions were discussed at each meeting and reviewed at the Panel’s sixth and final meeting on 24 November 2021.</p><p>The only external organisation invited to attend a meeting of the Panel was Ofcom, on 21 July 2021. In addition, Panel members were given the opportunity to attend an informal session with Ofcom on 2 March 2021.</p><p>In accordance with the Panel’s published terms of reference, the government does not intend to publish the minutes or conclusions of the Panel. The Government will set out the conclusions of its strategic review of public service broadcasting in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 112490 112491 112492 112493 question first answered 31/01/2022 09:57:31 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1417003

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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 Service Broadcasting Advisory Panel
	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 publish the dates on which the Public Service Broadcasting Advisory Panel has met since its establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	112490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Public Service Broadcasting Advisory Panel was established in November 2020 in order to provide independent expertise and advice for the government’s strategic review of public service broadcasting.</p><p>The current membership and terms of reference of the Panel are available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-service-broadcasting-advisory-panel-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>Since its establishment, the Panel has met six times, on the following dates: (i) 19 November 2020; (ii) 14 January 2021; (iii) 24 March 2021; (iv) 18 May 2021; (v) 21 July 2021; and (vi) 24 November 2021. It is not expected to meet further.</p><p>A number of potential conclusions were discussed at each meeting and reviewed at the Panel’s sixth and final meeting on 24 November 2021.</p><p>The only external organisation invited to attend a meeting of the Panel was Ofcom, on 21 July 2021. In addition, Panel members were given the opportunity to attend an informal session with Ofcom on 2 March 2021.</p><p>In accordance with the Panel’s published terms of reference, the government does not intend to publish the minutes or conclusions of the Panel. The Government will set out the conclusions of its strategic review of public service broadcasting in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 112489 112491 112492 112493 question first answered 31/01/2022 09:57:31 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan