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1487663

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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	Equity Actors' Union: 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, whether she has had discussions with members of Equity on the payment of repeat fees and the retention of those fees by that union.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	33037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>DCMS has regular contact with Equity, and with other trade unions representing the arts and culture sector. Equity also sat on the Department’s Events and Entertainment Working Group.</p><p>In May this year the Minister for Arts met representatives from Equity to discuss aspects of the Universal Credit system and their impact on Equity members. Lord Parkinson also attended a freelancers roundtable in June organised by the Cultural Learning Alliance at which Equity was present.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 32526 33039 question first answered 15/07/2022 13:46:28 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1487298

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
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	Youth Investment Fund: County Durham
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 projects were supported by the first round of the Youth Investment Fund in County Durham and Darlington.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	32633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>Twelve projects supporting young people in County Durham and Darlington were awarded funding from Phase One of the Youth Investment Fund. The funding has enabled local youth providers to invest in small-scale capital projects including outdoor/activity equipment, IT/Tech, a minibus, and small redevelopments that expand the reach, number and range of services they currently offer.</p><p>Phase One of the Youth Investment Fund, administered by BBC Children in Need, has delivered £12 million of funding this year to over 400 local youth organisations in levelling up priority areas in England. The full list of recipients can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/phase-1-of-the-youth-investment-fund-successful-grantees" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Phase Two of the Youth Investment Fund is expected to open in summer 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/07/2022 13:44:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1487356

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
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	Mobile Phones: Ashfield
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 her Department will take steps to improve the quality of mobile phone signal in (a) Ashfield and (b) Eastwood.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	32627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to extending good quality 4G mobile coverage to 95% of the UK landmass. The Government’s existing 5G ambition for the majority of the population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027 has been delivered five years early through ‘basic’ (non-standalone) 5G.</p><p>We have already made reforms to the planning system to support the deployment of 5G and help extend mobile coverage. The changes, which came into force on 4 April 2022, enable operators to upgrade existing sites for 5G and share infrastructure to improve mobile coverage. And the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, currently before Parliament, amends the Electronic Communications Code to encourage faster and more collaborative negotiations for the installation and maintenance of telecoms equipment.</p><p>The Government is developing a Wireless Infrastructure Strategy to set out a strategic framework for the development, deployment and adoption of 5G and future networks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 14/07/2022 07:36:25 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1487374

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
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	Equity Actors' Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has received representations on the scope of activities being undertaken by Equity.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	32526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>DCMS has regular contact with Equity, and with other trade unions representing the arts and culture sector. Equity also sat on the Department’s Events and Entertainment Working Group.</p><p>In May this year the Minister for Arts met representatives from Equity to discuss aspects of the Universal Credit system and their impact on Equity members. Lord Parkinson also attended a freelancers roundtable in June organised by the Cultural Learning Alliance at which Equity was present.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 33037 33039 question first answered 15/07/2022 13:46:28 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1486862

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Channel Islands: Internet and Satellites
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 hold discussions with her counterpart in the Channel Islands on (a) the potential merits of allowing Starlink to operate in the Channel Islands and (b) steps that could be taken to support faster internet speeds in remote parts of the Channel Islands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	31769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>You may know that Ofcom has recently implemented an updated licensing framework for non-Geostationary Satellite networks in the UK. My officials will liaise with your office, relevant colleagues in the Channel Islands and Ofcom to arrange an exploratory meeting between officials.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 25/07/2022 13:08:26 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1486891

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	VisitBritain and VisitEngland: Media
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 the total cost to the public purse, inclusive of VAT, was for media buying services provided under the Crown Commercial Service's media buying framework agreement reference RM6003, incurred by (a) the British Tourist Authority, (b) Visit Britain and (c) Visit England, between May 2018 and May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	31785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The total spend including VAT, via the Crown Commercial Service’s media buying framework reference RM6003, between May 2018 and May 2022 (inclusive) was £35,837,403 for the British Tourist Authority (BTA). For VisitBritain it was £23,819,556 and for VisitEngland it was £12,017,847.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/07/2022 08:20:12 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1486902

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Public Records: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to allow Ministry of Defence service personnel records to be accessioned as official records to The National Archives.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The MOD has selected service personnel records with a discharge date prior to 1963 as official records for permanent preservation at The National Archives.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 13/07/2022 10:36:32 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1486909

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Legal Costs
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 much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	31725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The total amount that DCMS spent on litigation services provided by the Government Legal Department and any external law firms and Counsel representing the department was:</p><p>(a) £198,557.00 (inc VAT) in 2020</p><p>(b) £226,283.10 (inc VAT) in 2021</p><p>(c) £197,729.56 (inc VAT) in 2022 (as at 30 June 2022)</p><p>These figures do not include the cost of Government Legal Department advice in relation to employment matters or the cost of advice by external firms or Counsel in relation to matters which did not result in litigation.</p><p>DCMS has one associated agency, Building Digital UK (BDUK). BDUK has not been involved in any litigation since it was established as an executive agency on 1 April 2022 - before that time any costs would have been included in the figures set out above. The organisation does seek legal advice on various matters including to support internal appeals on subsidy control, commercial matters, and compliance cases during the regular course of business.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 15/07/2022 10:13:54 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1487011

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Leisure: Facilities
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 her Department has made of the financial viability of (a) swimming pools and (b) other public leisure facilities.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	31949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of ensuring public access to leisure facilities, including swimming pools, which are great spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities.</p><p>The ongoing responsibility of providing access to public leisure facilities lies at Local Authority level, and the government continues to encourage Local Authorities to invest in leisure facilities.</p><p>Sport England has invested £9,564,322 in swimming and diving projects since April 2019, which includes £6,260,502 to Swim England. This is in addition to the £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund which supported the reopening of local authority swimming pools throughout the country after the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/07/2022 13:48:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1486720

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Mental Health: Emergency Services
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 her Department will take steps to help support the organisation of the 2023 Gratitude Games.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	31250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the impact that sport and physical activity has on physical and mental health, and the importance of welfare and wellbeing for everyone participating in sport at all levels.</p><p>The Government's role in the support of bidding for and hosting major sporting events is set out in the Gold Framework. The Gratitude Games do not meet the criteria as set out in the Gold Framework and therefore would not be within scope for support. We encourage all organisations to continue to work together to support mental health through sport and physical activity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 28454 28494 35060 question first answered 28/07/2022 15:48:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg