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1585791

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Aerials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on broadcasting television signals through aerials beyond 2034.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	143811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the future of digital terrestrial television (DTT), the technology underpinning the popular Freeview platform.</p><p>We know that millions of households across the UK rely on DTT and we expect this to continue over the next decade. We also recognise the crucial role that DTT plays in the wider UK broadcasting system, in particular in helping ensure that public service content continues to be widely available to all audiences.</p><p>For these reasons, the Government has legislated to secure continuity of digital terrestrial television until at least 2034. We will continue to evaluate the future distribution of television as the sector evolves over the next decade, and we have asked Ofcom to undertake an early review on market changes that may affect the future of content distribution before the end of 2025.</p><p>Before any decisions about the future of terrestrial television are made, close consideration will be given to how any changes would impact audiences, and especially those who rely on DTT as their primary means of watching television.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/02/2023 10:09:57 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1585279

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to help increase skills in the creative and arts sector.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	142638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>As our world-leading creative sectors continue to grow and recover from the pandemic, the Government understands the importance of ensuring that the creative industries and the arts have the skills they need, both now and in the future. The DCMS-led Creative Industries Sector Vision, due to be published soon, will set out our long-term strategic vision for the sector to 2030. Focused on promoting growth, this vision will include consideration of the opportunities and challenges regarding the skills, workforce and talent pipeline for the sector.</p><p>The Schools White Paper (2022) also set out that the Department for Education would publish a Cultural Education Plan, working with DCMS and our arms-length bodies, in 2023. The Plan aims to articulate and highlight the importance of high-quality cultural education in schools; promote the social value of cultural and creative education; outline and support career progression pathways; address skills gaps; and tackle disparities in opportunity and outcome. The crossbench peer, Baroness Bull, has been appointed to chair the independent advisory panel helping to inform the plan.</p><p>The Government continues to support initiatives to boost training and employment opportunities in the arts and creative sectors. For example, DCMS supports the industry-led Creative Careers Programme, which between 2018 and 2020 showcased creative career pathways to over 115,000 pupils at over 1,500 schools across England. The programme, relaunched in 2022 with £950,000 of Government funding, will specifically target young people from under-represented backgrounds. It will do so in 77 priority areas across England, selected using data from the Government’s education and careers opportunity areas, and Levelling Up for Culture priority places.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/02/2023 15:48:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1585433

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Cardiff West of 7 September 2022 on the report entitled Let the Music Move: A New Deal for Touring.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	142633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>We apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member and will reply to the correspondence as soon as possible.</p><p>The Department has engaged with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Music on its ‘Let the Music Move – A New Deal for Touring’ report (published in July 2022), including submitting written evidence to the APPG inquiry. The Government continues to engage with the music sector and in Parliament on the important issue of touring.</p><p>The Government recognises that the way creative workers work in the EU has changed. We are committed to supporting the sector to adapt to these new arrangements, and we have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to clarify what creative workers need to do.</p><p>The majority of EU Member States, including the biggest touring markets such as Spain, France, Germany and the Netherlands, have confirmed they offer visa and work permit free routes for UK performers and other creative professionals. We continue to support the UK's brilliant musicians to adapt to the new arrangements and make touring easier.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/02/2023 17:35:42 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1585435

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Entertainers: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of making representations to US counterparts on their proposals to increase the costs of short- and long-term visas for touring performers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	142634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>My Department regularly engages across Government, and with the music sector, on issues concerning touring professionals. This engagement includes issues such as US visas.</p><p>US immigration policy is ultimately a matter for the US authorities, so any decision taken on their visa system will be for them alone. The UK Government cannot interfere in another country’s processes and must respect their systems, just as we expect them to respect the UK’s processes.</p><p>The Department for Business and Trade’s Export Support Service (ESS) can provide answers to UK businesses to practical questions about exporting or working abroad. The ESS can be reached by visiting the website:<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fask-export-support-team&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cneil.semple%40trade.gov.uk%7Ce7938e30bfba41b6802908daf4a73a1f%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C638091296311985663%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DXhEzUXzSj3UUtRstFqC%2FK975nCEtKD3lUNrnqeiMgU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> www.gov.uk/ask-export-support-team</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/02/2023 11:44:44 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1584365

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Payment Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing trials of the use of cashless payments for the land-based gambling sector.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	140292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>Cashless payments via digital apps, ticket in ticket out systems and debit card payments at cash desks are currently permitted in the land-based gambling sector. It is also possible to pay for chips at a casino gaming table by turning away from the table and completing a debit card transaction with a staff member.</p><p>Secondary legislation (The Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) Regulations 2007) currently prohibits the use of debit cards for payment at machine games. However, the government is considering issues around payment mechanisms as part of its wide-ranging Review of the Gambling Act. We will publish a White Paper setting out our conclusions and next steps in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/02/2023 14:20:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1584429

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Boxing: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to improve the safety of white collar boxing events.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. There will always be risks associated with participating in contact sport, but it is important that robust measures are in place to reduce the risk of major injuries and health issues.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual boxing event organisers to ensure that they protect the safety and wellbeing of their participants.</p><p>We urge all boxing event organisers to work with the sport’s governing bodies to ensure that robust competition standards are in place to protect the safety of those who take part.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140175 140176 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:37:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584430

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Boxing: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the proposal from the national governing bodies for boxing that all unlicensed white collar boxing events should (a) be fully affiliated and (b) comply with the bodies' minimum (i) criteria, (ii) standards and (iii) requirements for such events.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. There will always be risks associated with participating in contact sport, but it is important that robust measures are in place to reduce the risk of major injuries and health issues.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual boxing event organisers to ensure that they protect the safety and wellbeing of their participants.</p><p>We urge all boxing event organisers to work with the sport’s governing bodies to ensure that robust competition standards are in place to protect the safety of those who take part.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140174 140176 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:37:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584431

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Boxing: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to require that unlicensed white collar boxing events comply with the minimum (a) criteria, (b) standards and (c) requirements set by the national governing bodies for boxing.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. There will always be risks associated with participating in contact sport, but it is important that robust measures are in place to reduce the risk of major injuries and health issues.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual boxing event organisers to ensure that they protect the safety and wellbeing of their participants.</p><p>We urge all boxing event organisers to work with the sport’s governing bodies to ensure that robust competition standards are in place to protect the safety of those who take part.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140174 140175 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:37:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584432

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Boxing: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support is available to community boxing clubs in England.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. We recognise the positive impact participating in sport can have on individuals’ wellbeing and the benefits sport clubs have on local communities.</p><p>The government believes that sport has the potential to transform lives and that participating in sports such as boxing can teach valuable life lessons, and we believe everyone should have access to these opportunities.</p><p>The majority of funding to grassroots sports projects is delivered through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England. Work is currently underway with Sport England to better evidence the impact of the projects they fund.</p><p>Since 2019, Sport England has invested more than £11 million into projects and schemes in boxing, including £55,000 of support to boxing clubs in the Bradford East constituency. Clubs can contact Sport England directly to understand what funding pots they are eligible for at <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us</a>.</p><p>We appreciate the impact rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes including sport clubs such as boxing gyms. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, boxing clubs will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140178 140179 140180 140181 140182 140198 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:31:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1583671

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that (a) Newtownards Library and (b) other public libraries have sufficient funding to encourage more people to visit them.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	139176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>Public libraries policy in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. The funding of the public library service in Northern Ireland, including Newtownards library, is a matter for the Department for Communities, with provision and promotion of the service secured through Libraries Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/02/2023 22:26:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon