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1568170

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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
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 estimate her Department has made of the number of objects in museum collections deaccessioned in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	126607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not keep such records as museums and galleries in the UK operate independently of the Government. Decisions relating to the care and management of their collections are a matter for the trustees of each museum.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/01/2023 17:34:41 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1568172

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
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 Department is taking to monitor and ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	126801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>Since the report of the Leveson Inquiry was published in 2012, we have seen a fundamental reform of the self-regulatory landscape for the press, including the establishment of two new regulators, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) and The Independent Monitor for the Press (IMPRESS).</p><p>The majority of traditional publishers—including 95% of national newspapers by circulation—are members of IPSO. The majority of traditional publishers—including 95% of national newspapers by circulation—are members of IPSO. A small number of publishers have joined IMPRESS, while others, including the Financial Times and the Guardian, have chosen to stay outside either self-regulator with their own detailed self-regulatory arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/01/2023 11:11:50 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1568176

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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
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 museums are prevented by statute from deaccessioning objects in their collections; and whether she plans to extend those statutes to other institutions.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	126608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Some national museums are prevented by law from ‘deaccessioning’ objects in their collections unless, broadly, they are duplicates or unfit for retention. The two exceptions to this are human remains (less than 1,000 years old) and Nazi-era spoliation.</p><p>The Acts governing the national museums which have provisions prohibiting the trustees of the museums from disposing of items in their collection are listed below. The provisions are explicit and specific, setting out limited scenarios where disposal would be permitted. The Government has no plans to change these Acts.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Governing Legislation</p></td><td><p>Organisation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Museum Act 1963</p></td><td><p>British Museum National History Museum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Library Act 1972</p></td><td><p>British Library</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Heritage Act 1983</p></td><td><p>Victoria and Albert Museum Science Museum Royal Armouries Kew Gardens</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside Museums and Galleries Order 1986</p></td><td><p>National Museums Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Museums and Galleries Act 1992</p></td><td><p>Tate National Portrait Gallery National Gallery Wallace Collection</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imperial War Museum Act 1920</p></td><td><p>Imperial War Museum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Maritime Museum Act 1934</p></td><td><p>Royal Museum Greenwich (National Maritime Museum)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/01/2023 17:31:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1568178

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Parthenon Sculptures
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 her Department has had discussions with John Lefas on the Parthenon Sculptures in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	126609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum are legally owned by the Trustees of the British Museum, which is operationally independent of Government. Decisions relating to the care and management of the museum's collections are a matter for the Trustees of the British Museum.</p><p>The British Museum is prohibited by law from deaccessioning items from its collection, and we have no plans to change the law.</p><p>The only discussions the Department has had on the matter of the Parthenon Sculptures occur within the formal meetings of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property at UNESCO – the last one being attended by Government officials in May 2022.</p><p>The Department does not hold discussions on this matter with external parties, including with John Lefas, and consequently does not have additional material to place in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 126610 126611 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:37:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1568182

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Parthenon Sculptures
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 discussions her Department has had with external parties on the Parthenon Sculptures in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	126610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum are legally owned by the Trustees of the British Museum, which is operationally independent of Government. Decisions relating to the care and management of the museum's collections are a matter for the Trustees of the British Museum.</p><p>The British Museum is prohibited by law from deaccessioning items from its collection, and we have no plans to change the law.</p><p>The only discussions the Department has had on the matter of the Parthenon Sculptures occur within the formal meetings of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property at UNESCO – the last one being attended by Government officials in May 2022.</p><p>The Department does not hold discussions on this matter with external parties, including with John Lefas, and consequently does not have additional material to place in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 126609 126611 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:37:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1568186

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Parthenon Sculptures
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 place in the Library of the House correspondence between the Department and the British Museum on the Parthenon Sculptures in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	126611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum are legally owned by the Trustees of the British Museum, which is operationally independent of Government. Decisions relating to the care and management of the museum's collections are a matter for the Trustees of the British Museum.</p><p>The British Museum is prohibited by law from deaccessioning items from its collection, and we have no plans to change the law.</p><p>The only discussions the Department has had on the matter of the Parthenon Sculptures occur within the formal meetings of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property at UNESCO – the last one being attended by Government officials in May 2022.</p><p>The Department does not hold discussions on this matter with external parties, including with John Lefas, and consequently does not have additional material to place in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 126609 126610 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:37:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1568231

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Music: Tourism
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 she has made of the potential merits of creating a hub to provide expertise on touring for the UK music industry.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	126575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government supports creative businesses and professionals exporting to Europe - and the world - with a range of export support programmes, including the successful Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) and the International Showcase Fund (ISF).</p><p>The Department for International Trade also supports creative exporters through a range of export support programmes, including a global Export Support Service, music-focused trade missions in priority markets, and the new Creative Faculty of the Export Academy, which will ensure even more of the UK’s world-class music reaches audiences around the world.</p><p>In light of this wide range of support, the Government does not intend to establish a new music exports hub during this Spending Review period. The Government will set out its ambition for the creative sector to 2030, including boosting growth and exports, in the upcoming Creative Industries Sector Vision, which will be published in early 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 23/01/2023 12:29:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1568311

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Independent Press Standards Organisation
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 she has made of the neutrality of the Independent Press Standards Organisation; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing new neutrality criteria for that regulator.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	126803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>Since the report of the Leveson Inquiry was published in 2012, we have seen a fundamental reform of the self-regulatory landscape for the press, including the establishment of two new regulators, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) and The Independent Monitor for the Press (IMPRESS). The majority of traditional publishers - including 95% of national newspapers by circulation - are members of IPSO. A small number of publishers have joined IMPRESS.</p><p>IPSO has established strong regulatory standards and codes for its members, and offers individuals a means of redress where these standards are not met.</p><p>The Government is committed to protecting the freedom of the press and recognises that a vibrant and free press plays an invaluable role in our cultural and democratic life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/01/2023 11:13:14 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1568402

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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 Centres and Swimming Pools: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the provision of (1) swimming pools, and (2) leisure centres, in rural areas.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>HM Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to swimming pools across the country, including in rural areas. Swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy. The responsibility for providing this access lies with local authorities, and the Government continues to encourage them to support swimming facilities.</p><p>We appreciate the impact that rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes, including on operators of swimming pools. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme in September last year. The scheme was always time-limited, and has now been succeeded by the Energy Bills Discount Scheme. Under the new scheme, swimming pools will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p><p>Officials in my Department are in regular contact with representatives from the sector to assess the impact of rising energy costs, including monitoring how operators and local authorities are responding to them.</p><p>Sport England has invested £12,775,274 of public money in swimming and diving projects since April 2019, which includes £9,360,002 to Swim England. This is in addition to the Government’s £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund, which supported the reopening of local authority swimming pools throughout the country after the pandemic.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 31/01/2023 12:58:00 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans