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1156318

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Think Tanks: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require think tanks based in the UK to be transparent about their funding sources.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><br>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 05/11/2019 14:28:58 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1243612

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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	Charitable Donations: Coronavirus
	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 effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the levels of charitable donations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL9191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>DCMS has been working closely with the sector to build a strong understanding of the financial and operational impacts of the pandemic.</p><p>We're aware that for some charities income streams, including public fundraising and trading income, have been adversely affected by COVID-19. We will continue to work with the sector to understand these impacts and how we can best support their work during the pandemic and through recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 26/10/2020 12:38:00 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1176929

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	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	Rugby
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of rugby league in England and Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>Data from Sport England’s Active Lives Adults and Children and Young People Surveys indicates that:</p><ul><li>62,900 adults aged 16+ in England took part in rugby league twice a month over the May 2018 to May 2019 period.</li><li>684,500 children and young people in England in school years 1-11 took part in a form of rugby at least once a week over the 2018-19 academic year.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Through Sport England, since 2017, government has to date invested nearly £11m in grassroots rugby league, including investment in the Rugby Football League Ltd, together with investment in specific community rugby league projects.</p><p> </p><p>Over this time period, Sport England has invested a further £9.1m in multi-sport projects where rugby league is one of the sports benefitting.</p><p> </p><p>The government is investing up to £15m towards the hosting of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, and up to £10m in grassroots facilities to help drive a legacy from the event.</p><p> </p><p>Sport is a devolved matter and Sport Wales has responsibility for supporting grassroots rugby league in Wales.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 17/02/2020 11:28:18 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1241972

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	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	Football: Coronavirus
	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 ability of football clubs in the National League and the leagues below to remain in business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL8937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Football clubs can be the bedrock of our local communities and it is vital they are protected</p><p>That is why we have provided unprecedented support to businesses through tax reliefs, cash grants and employee wage support, which many football clubs have benefited from. Sport England’s Community Emergency Fund has also provided £210 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic.</p><p>Importantly, under government guidance clubs below the National League North / South are able to admit spectators, whilst adhering to COVID-19 guidance, generating crucial revenue that is vital for their survival.</p><p>Government recognises the implications for elite sports clubs of not being able to admit spectators to stadia from 1 October, and are working urgently on what we can do now to support them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/10/2020 13:38:20 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1123296

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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	Public Libraries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to sustaining libraries in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL15352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is for individual local authorities to decide how best to provide a public library service that meets local needs within their available resources. DCMS works across central and local government to encourage investment in libraries to ensure they can continue to support the delivery of local and national priorities and needs.</p><p> </p><p>The DCMS funded Libraries Taskforce was established, by DCMS and the Local Government Association, to devise and implement the “Libraries Deliver” strategy which helps support and reinvigorate the public library service in England. It works with sector partners to advocate for libraries and to share and promote good practice to help libraries better serve their communities.</p><p> </p><p>Arts Council England, the development agency for libraries, funded by DCMS, is providing total financial support of £1.6 million per annum to seven libraries’ organisations through its National Portfolio 2018 to 2022. DCMS has also provided direct funding support to library services in England, including a £2.6 million programme to support the installation or upgrade of wifi in public libraries in England, as well as £3.9m for the Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone fund, to support innovative library service activity to benefit disadvantaged people and places in England.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/05/2019 11:41:10 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

999759

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	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	Local Government: Procurement
	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 emphasis local authorities are giving to social value in their commissioning decisions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL11204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Society Strategy was developed through engagement with public sector commissioners, procurement and civil society representatives. Evidence provided to the Strategy suggested that the requirements of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 are often treated as an afterthought. Our engagement included focused workshops with a number of local authorities and their stakeholders, to explore opportunities of and barriers to social value in the procurement process. In the strategy, we set out government's long term ambition to grow social value commissioning and strengthen the application of the Act.</p><p>Officials will continue to engage with the Local Government Association and sector representative bodies to build on our evidence base and help inform policy making during the implementation of the commitments made in the Strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/11/2018 12:05:16 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1240990

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	Social Enterprises: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to social enterprises to help with the changed circumstances and increased costs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL8819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to champion social enterprises and the significant and wide ranging contributions they make to our society, and more recently in the response to the pandemic including in health, social care and community support. There is no doubt that social enterprises are facing significant challenges and many have adapted their business models and operations to adjust to the new circumstances.</p><p>Social enterprises have access to the support measures that the Government has put in place to support organisations through the pandemic, including loan schemes, business rate reliefs, flexibility around tax payments and grants. A £750m targeted funding package has been made available to support the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector to allow organisations to continue to provide vital services to those affected by COVID-19. This unprecedented funding is in addition to the significant package of support that has been made available across sectors, which social enterprises can access. This includes the Job Retention Scheme, the Business Loan Interruption Scheme, and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and more recent measures including the Job Support Scheme and the Kickstart scheme. A further £150 million from dormant bank and building society accounts has been unlocked to support urgent work tackling youth unemployment, providing emergency loans for civil society organisations and improving the availability of fair, affordable credit to people in vulnerable circumstances.</p><p>Last month the Government announced a social value procurement framework for central government contracts. This presents a real opportunity to grow social enterprises’ involvement in public sector supply chains.</p><p> </p><p><strong><strong></strong><br></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/10/2020 15:01:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1278425

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	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	War Memorials: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the (1) restoration, and (2) conservation, of war memorials.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL12303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government supports the restoration and conservation of war memorials through the Memorial Grant Scheme which makes grants towards the VAT incurred by charities and faith groups in the construction, repair and maintenance of public memorial structures, including war memorials. The scheme has a fixed budget of £0.5m per year for this spending period.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 26/01/2021 16:11:28 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1176928

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	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	Facebook
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Facebook's plans to introduce encrypted messages across its messaging applications.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is in favour of strong encryption: it is critical to protect UK citizens’ data online and billions of people use it every day for a range of services including banking, commerce and communications.</p><p> </p><p>Facebook’s encryption proposals as they stand would have a serious impact on the vital work Facebook currently does to tackle the most serious illegal content and activity on its platform, including child sexual exploitation and abuse and terrorism.</p><p>Under the new Online Harms legislation, a duty of care will make platforms take more responsibility for the safety of their users, and tackle harm caused by content or activity on their services.</p><p> </p><p>Facebook should not implement end-to-end encryption across its messaging services without ensuring that there is no reduction to user safety and without including a means for law enforcement to obtain lawful access to the content of communications. We are committed to working with Facebook to ensure it meets its responsibility to keep users safe, and those conversations are in progress.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 17/02/2020 12:21:23 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1227933

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2020
	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	Mobile Phones
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of contract terms in the new mobile phone market, in particular (1) the fairness of such terms for consumers, and (2) company practices relating to such contracts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL7294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has a statutory duty to further and protect the interests of telecoms consumers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofcom recently undertook a review of the mobile handsets market. As part of that review it identified concerns that some mobile phone customers were not being treated fairly, in particular where they purchase their mobile handset and airtime together in a bundled contract but continue to pay the same price after the end of their minimum contract period (as these ‘out-of-contract’ customers can often save money by moving to a SIM-only deal).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofcom has put in place a range of measures to address these concerns, including end-of-contract and annual best tariff notifications which will alert customers when they are out-of-contract and advise them of the best deals available from their provider, including SIM-only deals, as well as a commitment from most of the major mobile providers to apply a discount when customers on bundled deals go out-of-contract.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Alongside these measures, last year Ofcom also secured a set of ‘Fairness for Customers’ commitments from all the major communication providers. These commitments are designed to embed a culture of fairness within the industry. Ofcom will be publishing a report on industry progress against these commitments in Q4 2020/21.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 05/08/2020 13:35:22 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark