1 2019-06-19 Shabana Mahmood 10 2019-06-24T12:43:27.247Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 Biography information for Margot James <p>The BBC is responsible for the administration of the over 75 licence fee concession from June 2020. It has said that any household with someone aged over 75 who receives Pension Credit will be eligible for a free TV licence funded by the BBC from 01 June 2020.</p> Biography information for Shabana Mahmood To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether a person over the age of 75 who is in receipt of pension credit and living with a spouse who is under the age of 75 will have to pay for a TV licence. false Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport House of Commons Television Licences: Older People Birmingham, Ladywood 266723 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 Shabana Mahmood 2019-06-19 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2019-06-24T12:45:02.27Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 <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> 266724 10 Birmingham, Ladywood To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on increasing the uptake of pension credit to reduce the effect of limiting free TV licences fee for people over 75. false Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Television Licences: Older People Digital, Culture, Media and Sport false Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 266107 Kevin Brennan Biography information for Kevin Brennan Cardiff West 2019-06-18 10 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of public libraries operating for all or part of their opening hours without staff. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Public Libraries: Staff 1 2019-06-24T13:28:19.983Z Eastleigh Mims Davies false 2019-06-24 Biography information for Mims Davies <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors library service provision throughout England, but does not hold figures on the number of public libraries operating for all or part of their opening hours without staff.</p><p> </p><p>Following discussions involving the Department and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) the annual library statistics, will for the first time, report for each local authority the scheduled staffed and unstaffed opening hours per week for their libraries. This annual report will be published by CIPFA in November or December.</p> 1 Kevin Brennan Cardiff West false 10 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 266108 Creative Industries Council: Staff To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the representation of the creative industries workforce on the Creative Industries Council. 2019-06-18 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2019-06-24T12:46:10.9Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 <p>My department has this year undertaken a review of the Creative Industry Council’s membership. That review resulted in several new appointments which ensure that all creative industries are adequately represented. Under the new Terms of Reference, all members are appointed for (renewable) three year terms, providing the basis for ongoing review. By design the CIC is made up of leading figureheads of industry, who are able to drive industry lead approaches to the issues discussed in the meetings. They are experts in their field who are well able to champion their respective workforces.</p><p> </p><p>The review also took into account the need to ensure that the diversity of the creative industries workforce was represented on the council. There is also a subgroup which specifically looks at diversity within the sector.</p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 2019-06-24T12:47:43.983Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 <p>The Creative Industries Council is the main forum for creative industry and government collaboration. It has a specific sub group which focuses on IP issues, including the value of copyright and other intellectual property rights. We would urge the All Party Writers Group to contact that group to discuss the proposals raised in their report.</p><p> </p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Cardiff West 266109 2019-06-18 Kevin Brennan 10 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting up of a Creators' Council as recommended in the all-party parliamentary writers group report Supporting the Writers of Tomorrow. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Arts: Advisory Bodies false To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make representations to the BBC on increasing spending and investment in (a) the regions and (b) Easington constituency. 10 Biography information for Grahame Morris 265492 2019-06-24T12:48:50.093Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 <p>The BBC is operationally and editorially independent from government and the government cannot intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.</p> 1 2019-06-17 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Grahame Morris false Easington BBC Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Barnsley Central 265517 1 Dan Jarvis 10 2019-06-17 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport false 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. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Television Licences: Older People Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2019-06-24T12:53:45.963Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not hold this information.</p> Biography information for Dan Jarvis 2019-06-17 Barnsley Central 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. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 265518 Television Licences: Older People Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 2019-06-24T12:54:37.557Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 <p>The BBC is responsible for the cost and the administration of the over 75 licence fee concession from June 2020.</p> 10 false Dan Jarvis 2019-06-24T13:14:17.673Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 <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> false 265519 2019-06-17 Barnsley Central 10 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Dan Jarvis 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. Pension Credit Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 264349 false 2019-06-18T15:24:20.187Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-18 <p>DCMS has made no assessment as these are matters for HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has not changed its approach to actors and other performers but has been working with industry to add some practical examples to the Employment Status Manual. Employment Status is not a choice but depends on the facts of the engagement. Given that most actors and performers are self-employed and unaffected by off-payroll rules (often known as IR35), they will not be affected by off-payroll reform in 2020 and do not pay Class 1 National Insurance. There are no plans to change this.</p> Entertainers: Off-payroll Working 1 Paul Farrelly Biography information for Paul Farrelly Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 10 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of (a) new draft HMRC tax guidance for actors and other performers, (b) legal cases HMRC is considering under IR35 in the entertainment industry and (c) extending IR35 off-payroll rules to the private sector from April 2020 on the (i) sustainability of the entertainment sector in the event that that sector has to operate Class 1 employee National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and pay employer NICs on multiple and short-term engagements and (ii) self-employed status of performers and other creative workers in that sector. 2019-06-13 Newcastle-under-Lyme 0 3622 10