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1132568

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Television Licences: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people aged over 75 are in receipt of a free TV licence in (a) Barnsley Central, (b) Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	265517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:53:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1132570

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Television Licences: Older People
	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 he has made of the cost to the public purse of means-testing people aged over 75 for TV licences.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	265518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the cost and the administration of the over 75 licence fee concession from June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 12:54:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1132571

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Pension Credit
	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 steps his Department is taking with the Department for Work and Pensions to promote the take-up of pension credits.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	265519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions on this issue. In light of the recent BBC decision on the future of the over 75 licence fee concession, the Government have asked the BBC to consider a range of measures to further support the most vulnerable pensioners, including measures to promote the take up of Pension Credit.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/06/2019 13:14:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1169463

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	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: World Cup
	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 the Prime Minister on hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup in the North of England.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	1373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The government will fully support the Football Associations in their plan to bid for the men's 2030 FIFA World Cup, including through investing an extra £550 million in grassroots football over the next 10 years. The government is committed to seeing the benefits of hosting the tournament spread across the country. The Prime Minister regularly engages with his ministers on all manifesto commitments.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/01/2020 15:06:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1172264

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	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	Sculpture: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	6109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>I have no immediate plans to visit the Yorkshire Sculpture Park but I would be very happy to consider such a visit in the future. I’d like to congratulate Yorkshire Sculpture Park and its partners on last year’s successful Yorkshire Sculpture International, which was supported by Arts Council England. I have previously visited in a personal capacity, and hope to visit again in the future to hear more about their impressive education and outreach programmes, support for contemporary sculpture, and plans for the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/01/2020 17:31:09 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1172266

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	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	Music: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the South Yorkshire music industry.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	6111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The music industry is a vital part of the UK’s creative economy, contributing £5.2bn in 2018. We have taken a number of steps to support the industry UK-wide including reforming licensing; bolstering copyright protections; funding music education initiatives and addressing issues in secondary ticketing.</p><p>Arts Council England (ACE) are investing in a number of music focused programmes across South Yorkshire, including Higher Rhythm in Doncaster and Sheffield’s Abbeydale Picture House which is benefitting from the Supporting Grassroots Live Music funding. ACE also supports four music hubs across the region providing opportunities for children and young people to access music education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/01/2020 17:30:03 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1173199

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	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	Arts: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential effect of an integrated transport system on the creative industries in South Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	7626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Strong transport connections are important to all businesses but particularly so for creative industries, which rely on bringing together creative talent. Growth of creative industries in particular locations benefits neighbouring areas and therefore support for creative hubs can boost the local economies around them. Furthermore, creative industries are overwhelmingly micro businesses and SMEs with a network of suppliers and collaborators including freelancers. For these networks to function effectively, communication links are critical.</p><p>South Yorkshire benefits from a number of fast-growing creative industries such as Sheffield’s strengths in digital, publishing and design alongside that of Sheffield’s universities widely recognised . South Yorkshire also neighbours other counties with fast-growing creative industries clusters including fashion in Leeds and film, TV, games and media in York, both of which have benefited from recent investment via the Arts &amp; Humanities Research Council’s £100m Creative Industries Cluster Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/01/2020 12:56:22 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1173202

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	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	Music Venues: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to support music venues in improving accessibility for disabled (a) audiences and (b) performers.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	7629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2020 answer text <p>We believe everyone should have equal access to music, arts and culture and that opportunities should be available to all. We work with venues and organisations representing disabled people to identify barriers to access and; to consider what more cultural venues need to do to be accessible to people with disabilities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are supportive of the work being undertaken by Attitude is Everything which aims to improve deaf and disabled people’s access to live events, working in partnership with audiences, artists, and the music industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 31/01/2020 15:25:16 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1179807

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	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	Television Licences: Non-payment
	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 her Department's policy is on the decriminalisation of TV licence fee evasion.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	19948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>On 5 February, the Government announced an 8 week consultation on whether to proceed with the decriminalisation of TV licence evasion by replacing the criminal sanction with an alternative civil enforcement scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that it is right to look again at whether the criminal sanction remains appropriate for TV licence fee evasion, given ongoing concerns about whether the criminal sanction is unfair and disproportionate.</p><p> </p><p>Following careful consideration of the responses, the Government expects to publish a response by summer 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 27/02/2020 10:10:14 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1182593

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	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	Openreach: Regulation
	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 effectiveness of the regulation Openreach by Ofcom.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	25099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Ofcom is an independent regulator. Its Openreach Monitoring Unit oversees the legal separation of Openreach from BT and produces regular monitoring reports on progress. The Government considers these reports, as part of its ongoing assessment of whether legal separation is delivering better connectivity for consumers and contributing positively to the Government’s ambition to deliver national gigabit capable broadband as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 09/03/2020 17:21:33 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis