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1312590

registered interest
date	28/04/2021
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	Events Industry: Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a cancellation insurance scheme for the live events sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to my answer to the Oral Question on Tuesday 27th April 2021 on this issue. A copy of the Hansard record can be found <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-04-27/debates/0336F4A3-F030-483A-B9B0-4DAE61F84E49/MusicFestivalsCovid-19-RelatedCancellations" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 29/04/2021 12:13:19 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1311984

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
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	Social Enterprises
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) support the development of social enterprises, and (2) integrate social enterprises into plans to make the UK carbon neutral by 2050.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to developing the innovative and impactful work of social enterprises across the UK. For example:</p><ul><li><p>Through the pandemic, the Government provided an unprecedented package of support, including furlough payments, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, Bounce Back Loans, and direct funding through the £750 million charities and social enterprise support package.</p></li><li><p>The new social value model presents a significant opportunity to support social enterprises and invest in our people and communities. Developed with stakeholders, including the federation of Small Businesses and Social Enterprise UK, the model ensures social value is explicitly evaluated in all major central government contracts from January 1st 2021.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All individuals and organisations, including social enterprises, have a part to play in helping us to protect the environment. We welcome small businesses from across the UK to join the green business revolution and commit to becoming greener and more sustainable as we work towards our goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 29/04/2021 10:57:16 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1310029

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Football
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions, if any, they are considering in response to the potential involvement of English football clubs in the proposed European Super League.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been vocal in its opposition to the European Super League. The Secretary of State was therefore glad to see the withdrawal of all English teams from the project, which came after the Government had met with multiple stakeholders on the proposals, including The Football Association and Premier League.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The football authorities are best placed to take action on such proposals in the first instance, but the Government continues to stand ready to act if needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is the right result for football fans, clubs and communities across the country. However, these events have demonstrated that now is the right time to launch the fan-led review of football governance which will have fan interests at its heart.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL15082 HL15083 question first answered 27/04/2021 14:15:40 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1310030

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Football
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are planning with (1) the Premier League, and (2) the Football Association, about the potential involvement of English football clubs in the proposed European Super League.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been vocal in its opposition to the European Super League. The Secretary of State was therefore glad to see the withdrawal of all English teams from the project, which came after the Government had met with multiple stakeholders on the proposals, including The Football Association and Premier League.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The football authorities are best placed to take action on such proposals in the first instance, but the Government continues to stand ready to act if needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is the right result for football fans, clubs and communities across the country. However, these events have demonstrated that now is the right time to launch the fan-led review of football governance which will have fan interests at its heart.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL15081 HL15083 question first answered 27/04/2021 14:15:41 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1310031

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Football
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they plan to have with the Football Supporters'  Association about the potential involvement of English football clubs in the European Super League; and what steps they are taking to ensure that supporters are more involved in the decision-making of English football clubs.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been vocal in its opposition to the European Super League. The Secretary of State was therefore glad to see the withdrawal of all English teams from the project, which came after the Government had met with multiple stakeholders on the proposals, including The Football Association and Premier League.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The football authorities are best placed to take action on such proposals in the first instance, but the Government continues to stand ready to act if needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is the right result for football fans, clubs and communities across the country. However, these events have demonstrated that now is the right time to launch the fan-led review of football governance which will have fan interests at its heart.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL15081 HL15082 question first answered 27/04/2021 14:15:41 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1301039

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Cybercrime: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat to small businesses from cyber-attacks; and what steps they are taking to support small business to improve their cyber defences.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL14068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The government’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2020" target="_blank">Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020</a> found almost half (46%) of micro and small businesses reported cyber security breaches or attacks in the past 12 months. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) 2020 Annual Review identified an increase in ransomware and phishing attacks over the past year.</p><p>The National Cyber Security Strategy sets out the government’s work to protect the UK online and help ensure all organisations, large and small, are effectively managing their cyber risk. The NCSC, working closely with trade bodies, local initiatives, banks and industry partners, provides a range of actionable guidance, training and easy to implement tools to help small businesses improve their cyber security. Last month, the NCSC launched a state-of-the-art tool which creates a personalised ‘Cyber Action Plan’ for small businesses as part of the cross-government Cyber Aware campaign.</p><p>DCMS is carrying out a review of business resilience and cyber security to identify what more can be done to build cyber resilience across the economy and increase security in supply chains.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 18/03/2021 15:52:33 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1293772

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Social Enterprises: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase financial support for social enterprises.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL13772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided an unprecedented multi billion pound package of support, allowing social enterprises and other civil society organisations, including those at risk of financial hardship, to continue their vital work during the Covid-19 outbreak</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The funding includes furlough payments, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and direct funding to the charity and social enterprise sector through the £750m sector support package, £150m release of dormant assets. The impact of the funding will continue beyond the life of the grants with equipment purchased still being used and service adaptations still benefiting people across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2021 17:21:12 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1289385

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Broadband: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that full-fibre broadband is accessible for all small businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL13688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>In areas not covered by commercial delivery, support to provide full-fibre broadband to premises is currently being provided through schemes including the Superfast Broadband programme, Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) and Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) schemes. LFFN is a challenge funded scheme designed to stimulate commercial investment in full fibre networks across the UK. This programme will be ending in December 2021. RGC will be ending in March 2021, after which any new projects can be developed as part of the public sector hubs element of the new UK Gigabit programme.</p><p>The Government’s ambition for digital infrastructure presents opportunities for growth and security in the UK economy. The National Infrastructure Strategy outlines how the Government is working with industry to target a minimum of 85% gigabit-capable coverage by 2025 and to go as far as possible beyond this as part of our £5 billion UK Gigabit programme. The 2020 Spending Review set out the timeline for how the first tranche of the £5 billion we have promised will be made available to industry.</p><p>Furthermore, as announced on 8 August 2020, to develop an evidence-based strategy to encourage take up of gigabit broadband services by consumers and small businesses, the government asked Which?, CBI and the FSB to convene a <a href="https://consumerinsight.which.co.uk/articles/gigatag" target="_blank">Gigabit Take-up Advisory Group</a>. The group has been engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to develop its evidence and solutions. An interim report with the group’s initial findings was published in December 2020, and is expected to publish a final report by Spring 2021 with its recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2021 17:12:53 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1288518

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Social Media: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to tackle racism on social media platforms.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL13524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Racism online is completely unacceptable in an open and tolerant society. We must do all we can to tackle it.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling racism, including the spread of racist content online. In December 2020, we published the full government response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation, which sets out new expectations on companies to keep their users safe online. Under a new legal duty of care, in-scope companies, including social media, will need to tackle illegal content and activity on their services and take swift and effective action against such material.</p><p>Companies providing high-risk, high-reach services will also need to undertake regular assessments of the risk posed to adults by legal but harmful material on their services. These companies will need to set clear terms and conditions which explicitly state what categories of legal but harmful material they accept (and do not accept) on their service. Companies will need to enforce these terms and conditions consistently and transparently and could face enforcement action if they do not. The Online Safety Bill, which will give effect to the regulatory framework, will be ready this year.</p><p>The full government response also set out plans to publish an Online Media Literacy Strategy. The Strategy will explore the existing media literacy landscape, and set out the Government’s plans to ensure a coordinated and strategic approach to media literacy education for all citizens. This will support users to make informed and safer decisions online, including taking action against online hate such as racism.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/03/2021 16:28:35 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1284657

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
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	Performing Arts: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality within the performing arts sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL13138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has not made a specific assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality within the performing arts sector. However, the Department for Culture, Digital, Media and Sport is committed to working closely with the Governments Equalities Office to improve equality across our sectors, promoting gender equality in the performing arts sector.</p><p>All guidance related to the performing arts sector during the COVID-19 pandemic undergoes a PSED (Public Sector Equality Duty) review each time it is updated. We are also duty bound to ensure that we consider impacts of new legislation on people of protected characteristics.</p><p>Additionally, we have been working to ensure that diversity is embedded in the Culture Recovery Fund. In the first round of funding, the ALBs making funding decisions looked for a track record of delivering social benefit and welcoming diverse audiences. For the second round of funding, we asked applicants to inform us of their plans to open up access and participation in culture. Organisations in receipt of funding are expected to demonstrate progress in diversity and outreach over the coming years in return for this investment into their futures.</p><p>We know that reports, such as that published by Women in Theatre, which brings together some of the major recent research on women in theatre, is looking into gender inequality in the theatre sector. The report can be found here: <a href="https://sphinxtheatre.co.uk/new-women-in-theatre-forum-report/" target="_blank">https://sphinxtheatre.co.uk/new-women-in-theatre-forum-report/</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 17/02/2021 16:10:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name Women-in-Theatre-Forum-Report-2020.pdf title Women in Theatre Forum Report
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick