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1296771

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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	Ofcom: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the Government is not required to seek the approval of the House of Commons on the appointment of a new chair of Ofcom.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	161797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Ofcom Chair is appointed by the Secretary of State in line with the provisions of the Office of Communications Act 2002. Pre-appointment scrutiny by the House of Commons Select Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is an important part of the public appointment process, once a preferred appointable candidate has been identified by the Secretary of State.</p><p>The government does not believe it is appropriate for the Committee to have the right to veto the appointment of the Ofcom Chair, or other similar public appointments, as the direct line of accountability and responsibility between the appointee and the Minister must be preserved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 09/03/2021 15:44:40 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1218316

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2020
	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: 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 issue a response to the Open Letter to the UK Government published by the Music Venue Trust on 23 June 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	65158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>Since the open letter from the Music Venue Trust was published, the Secretary of State has announced a major £1.57 billion support package for key cultural organisations to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. This funding will provide targeted support to organisations across a range of cultural and creative sectors, including live music venues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are working closely with DCMS’ Arm’s Length Bodies to develop guidance indicating who can apply for the different elements of this funding, and we will publish detailed guidance as soon as possible in July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/07/2020 09:05:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1339458

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2021
	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	Data Protection: 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, if he will make it his policy to retain the UK General Data Protection Regulation 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	21256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>As my right honourable friend the Prime Minister has said, we thank the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform for their report, which the Government will consider and respond to in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Outside of the EU, the UK now controls its own data protection laws and regulations. We want our data regime to remain fit for purpose, and to support the future objectives of the UK. We will continue to operate a high-quality regime that promotes growth and innovation, and underpins the trustworthy use of data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 21255 question first answered 28/06/2021 14:44:08 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1229206

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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	Performing Arts: Intellectual Property
	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 a response to Early Day Motion 718 on Audio-visual performers' rights.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	82057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>Actors and other audiovisual performers enrich our lives and our culture and make an important contribution to our economy. The United Kingdom’s high standards of intellectual property protection include protections for audiovisual performers which reflect this contribution and allow them to be rewarded for it. These include economic rights in audiovisual performances which are consistent with those set out in the Beijing Treaty.</p><p>The United Kingdom is a signatory to the Beijing Treaty. However, while it was a Member State of the European Union, it was unable to proceed towards ratification by itself. Now that the UK has left the European Union, we are able to consider ratification as part of our future domestic and international policy agendas.</p><p>However, the Treaty contains certain optional provisions, which may be implemented in different ways. Before taking steps to ratify the treaty, these and other elements would need to be fully considered and their impacts assessed. This would include consultations with interested parties to best ensure that the most appropriate decisions are made for the United Kingdom’s creative industries and audiovisual performers in particular.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 11/09/2020 10:19:39 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1218610

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	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: 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 his Department will publish guidance for (a) youth and child and (b) adult choirs on planning to recommence safely during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	66099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Current Public Health England assessment is that singing carries a potential higher risk of transmission and that participation in this activity requires particular attention to the risk involved. Based on this, Government guidance proposes a precautionary risk-based approach to certain activities and aims to develop the ways activities can be carried out as the evidence base is better understood.</p><p>To help support the development of the evidence base in regards to singing, DCMS is engaged in a number of scientific activities focusing on the need to understand the different risks associated with singing, brass and woodwind. DCMS is working closely with SAGE and a number of specialists in aerosol transmission and ventilation, who will focus on a number of critical research questions. These groups will be examining existing and emerging evidence to provide advice to guide the future development of policy and guidelines.</p><p>Sector wide guidance for the performing arts returning to rehearsal and performance safely will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/07/2020 16:45:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1360237

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Royal Parks: Industrial Disputes
	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 a response to Early Day Motion 476 on Royal Parks cleaners and playground attendants dispute.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	57108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The management of the Royal Parks has been delegated by The Secretary of State to The Royal Parks Limited which is responsible for all operational decisions in relation to the maintenance of the Parks.</p><p>The Royal Parks Limited must, in the exercise of its public functions, have due regard to section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/10/2021 08:15:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1491071

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	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: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have met representatives of the music industry to discuss the ability of musicians to tour in Europe following the UK’s departure from the EU since January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	40828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the creative sector to adapt to new arrangements with the EU. We have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to clarify arrangements, press for specific changes from Member States, and introduce unilateral measures where possible.</p><p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) regularly engage with the music sector, including on the important issue of touring. This engagement includes the DCMS-led touring group, which last met in June 2022, with attendance from the former DCMS Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure, officials from across government and devolved authorities, and representatives of the creative and cultural sectors. I have met with representatives of the music sector to discuss a variety of issues including touring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/09/2022 10:14:52 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1342379

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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	Burlington House: Tenancy Agreements
	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 importance of the Learned Societies ongoing tenancy at New Burlington House for the protection of the UK’s cultural and heritage assets.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	25031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important cultural, scientific and heritage contributions of the Learned Societies of New Burlington House and has been working to identify solutions that will enable them to remain in situ.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Burlington House is owned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). Officials from DCMS and MHCLG have been working closely together on this matter. MHCLG has written to the Learned Societies and invited the Learned Societies to find a viable solution that will enable them to deliver public value and remain in situ at New Burlington House. The Department is not yet in a position to state when discussions with the Learned Societies will conclude.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/07/2021 14:58:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1343048

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	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	Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges
	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 effect of the reintroduction of roaming charges on UK travellers to the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	25857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>Since the end of the Transition Period the UK is no longer part of Roam Like at Home so surcharge-free roaming for UK consumers in the EU is no longer guaranteed. Mobile operators are now able to impose a surcharge on UK consumers travelling abroad to the EU for their mobile phone usage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government will continue to promote a competitive marketplace that serves the interests of consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 06/07/2021 10:52:32 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1150453

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Musical Instruments: Customs
	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 compensating musicians for the additional costs incurred through travelling to the EU with instruments and equipment in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	1715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Our cultural and creative sectors are one of the UK’s greatest success stories. We will ensure that these sectors continue to thrive and that collaboration with our European partners continues to flourish beyond our exit from the EU. Journeys and routes around the EU are varied and unique to each musician.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have engaged extensively with the cultural sector, and understand the diverse circumstances of companies, organisations and individual practitioners and how they may need to adapt as we leave the EU. These include changes for visas, social security and movement of equipment, including instruments when moving around the EU. We are working with other colleagues across government to ensure these are factored into our preparations and future negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has now agreed the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU. We believe this is the best outcome for all UK sectors.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/10/2019 14:54:14 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady