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date	24/05/2018
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	Aircraft: Cultural Heritage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support is available for the preservation of historic aircraft in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL8210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>The Heritage Lottery Fund has given nearly £60million in support of heritage aviation projects, including £3.5million to the preservation of individual historic aircraft. Following a grant of over £5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge recently won the Permanent Exhibition Award at the 2018 Museums and Heritage Awards for its new Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also directly sponsors the IWM Duxford, the RAF Museum and the Science Museum Group, all of which feature historic aircraft as part of their collections. The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight maintains aircraft of our national heritage in airworthy condition, operated by RAF personnel.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 07/06/2018 13:37:41 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

911064

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Gaming Machines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Statement by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 17 May (HL Deb, cols 772–84) on gaming machines, when the reduction in the maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals will come into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL8227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the consultation on changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures on 17 May. The Government will engage with the gambling industry to ensure they are given sufficient time to implement and complete the technological changes for the reduction in maximum stake for Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals. The Government will deliver the reduction in stake through secondary legislation in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 07/06/2018 13:38:34 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

911134

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Museums and Galleries: Closures
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 the (a) names, (b) postcode location and (c) year of closure of the museums that closed between 2010 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	147813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The department does not systematically collect data on museum closure across the country, given the devolved nature of culture policy, the breadth of operating models in the sector, and the differing measures by which both museums and closures are assessed.</p><p> </p><p>The recently published Mendoza Review found a dynamic and resilient sector, with museums across England adapting and diversifying. Whilst a number of museums have undergone restructuring, with some ceasing operations in recent years, regular new openings, mergers and expansions point to the sector’s vibrancy: 29 new UK applicants gained museum accreditation from Arts Council England over the year 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/06/2018 13:37:22 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

911135

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Theatres: Closures
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 the (a) names, (b) postcode location and (c) year of closure of the theatres that closed between 2010 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	147814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The government does not systematically collect data on theatre closures across the country due to the devolved nature of cultural policy and the breadth of operating models in the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to ensuring our world class theatre sector continues to thrive across the country and that is why Arts Council England is investing over £100 million of public money into 190 theatres and touring companies over four years.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/06/2018 13:38:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

911162

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Telecommunications: Consumers
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 steps his Department is taking to strengthen the consumer within the telecoms sector.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	147915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text The Government strengthened Ofcom’s powers to support consumers through the Digital Economy Act 2017. Since then, Ofcom has taken a number of steps to benefit consumers in the telecoms sector, including introducing an Automatic Compensation Scheme for broadline and landline customers, and a text to switch reform to simplify switching for mobile customers. Additionally, the Government’s Consumer Green Paper was published on 11 April 2018. It seeks views on how to ensure that modern consumer markets work for all, both now and in the future, including in the telecoms sector. A copy of the Green Paper can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consumer-green-paper-modernising-consumer-markets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consumer-green-paper-modernising-consumer-markets</a>. <strong> </strong><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/06/2018 14:59:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara