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1564496

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Channel Four Television: Privatisation
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 from the public purse her Department spent on its proposals to privatise Channel 4.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	117894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Department’s answer of 14 November 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-07/80659" target="_blank">80659</a>, in the 2021-22 financial year DCMS’s costs for policy development related to Channel 4, including staff activity, external research and advice, public consultation and stakeholder engagement, were approximately £600,000. For the 2022-2023 financial year to November, these activities are estimated to have costs of £1.4 million.</p><p>This work has supported the development of the sustainability package recently <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/channel-4-to-remain-publicly-owned-with-reforms-to-boost-its-sustainability-and-commercial-freedom" target="_blank">announced</a> by DCMS which will help address the challenges that Channel 4 is facing to its long-term success and sustainability.</p><p>It is right that when planning for the sale of an asset the government pursued appropriate specialist advice. Now that the decision has been taken not to proceed with a sale, all contracts with specialist external advisors have been terminated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 16/01/2023 11:23:23 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1541163

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
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 Four Television: Privatisation
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 her policy is on the privatisation of Channel 4.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	83707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>Channel 4 is a great UK success story and, in a rapidly changing media landscape, the government wants it to thrive in the long-term while maintaining its distinctiveness.</p><p>As set out in our recent white paper, Up Next - the government’s vision for the broadcasting sector, Channel 4 - along with all broadcasters - is facing challenges to its future success and sustainability. This is due to the rapidly evolving media landscape, including unprecedented competition for viewers, programmes and talent from overseas as well as new, rapidly growing, streaming platforms.</p><p>The Secretary of State is reviewing the business case for a sale of Channel 4 and will set out further detail in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/11/2022 11:30:42 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1540147

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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 Four Television: Privatisation
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 money her Department has spent on (a) staff activity, (b) external research and advice, (c) public consultation and (d) stakeholder engagement related to the proposed privatisation of Channel 4 since the start of the 2021-22 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	80659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>In the 2021-22 financial year, the department's costs for policy development related to Channel 4, including staff activity, external research and advice, public consultation and stakeholder engagement, were approximately £600,000. For the 2022-2023 financial year to date, these activities are estimated to have costs of £1.4 million.</p><p>This work has supported the development of options to help address the challenges that Channel 4 is facing to its long term success and sustainability. The Secretary of State has said that she is reviewing the business case for a sale of Channel 4 and will set out more detail in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 14/11/2022 09:07:15 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1524624

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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 Four Television: Privatisation
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 her planned timetable is for publishing the reassessment of the business case to privatise Channel 4.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	68022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>Channel 4 is a great UK success story and, in a rapidly changing media landscape, the government wants it to thrive in the long-term while maintaining its distinctiveness.</p><p>As set out in our recent white paper, Up Next - the government’s vision for the broadcasting sector, Channel 4 - along with all broadcasters - is facing challenges to its future success and sustainability. This is due to the rapidly evolving media landscape, including unprecedented competition for viewers, programmes and talent from overseas as well as new, rapidly growing, streaming platforms.</p><p>As the Secretary of State has said, she is carefully considering the business case for a sale of Channel 4 and we will set out more detail in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/10/2022 07:04:04 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1468983

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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 Four Television: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in what way her Department intends to treat the revenue from any sale of Channel 4.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government will look to use some of the proceeds from the sale of Channel 4 to deliver a new creative dividend for the independent production sector.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/06/2022 09:41:29 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1468984

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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 Four Television: Privatisation
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 projected (a) economic and (b) social returns from the privatisation of Channel 4; and on what assumptions those projections have been made.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government consulted extensively on the future of Channel 4, and the views and evidence gathered from a wide range of stakeholders has informed the Government’s assessment of any potential impact of a change of ownership. The Government published its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-change-of-ownership-of-channel-4-television-corporation/outcome/decision-rationale-and-sale-impact-analysis-for-a-change-of-ownership-of-channel-4" target="_blank">sale impact analysis</a> on 28 April.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/06/2022 09:40:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1468985

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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 Four Television: Privatisation
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 her Department's valuation is of Channel 4 as of 9 June 2022; and on what assumptions that valuation has been made.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>Channel 4 has a strong reputation for innovative and diverse content, a proactive strategy to be a digital first provider, and huge popularity with a range of audiences, including valuable younger audiences. The Government expects this will appeal to a broad range of different purchasers.</p><p>As with the sale of any government asset, any sale of Channel 4 will involve a careful assessment process to ensure value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 15241 question first answered 15/06/2022 09:43:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1468986

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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 Four Television: Privatisation
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 projected cash return from the privatisation of Channel 4; and on what assumptions that projection has been made.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>Channel 4 has a strong reputation for innovative and diverse content, a proactive strategy to be a digital first provider, and huge popularity with a range of audiences, including valuable younger audiences. The Government expects this will appeal to a broad range of different purchasers.</p><p>As with the sale of any government asset, any sale of Channel 4 will involve a careful assessment process to ensure value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 15240 question first answered 15/06/2022 09:43:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1468990

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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 Four Television: Privatisation
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 impact of the privatisation of Channel 4 on its annual levels of investment in independent television and film production companies.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government consulted extensively on the future of Channel 4, and the views and evidence gathered from a wide range of stakeholders has informed the government’s assessment of any potential impact of a change of ownership. The Government published its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-change-of-ownership-of-channel-4-television-corporation/outcome/decision-rationale-and-sale-impact-analysis-for-a-change-of-ownership-of-channel-4" target="_blank">sale impact analysis</a> on 28 April.</p><p>Channel 4 has done an excellent job in supporting the UK production sector and thereby delivering on one of its founding purposes. Forty years on, independent production in the UK is now booming, with revenues having grown from £500 million in 1995 to £3 billion in 2019. Companies are increasingly less reliant on Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs), including Channel 4 for commissions.</p><p>Channel 4 still has an important part to play in supporting the sector and our wider creative economy. Channel 4 will still be required to commission a minimum volume of programming from independent producers, in line with the quotas placed on other PSBs.</p><p>Channel 4 has strong relationships with independent producers right across the UK and there is no reason this should change. The Government expects a new owner to want to build on and develop those relationships.</p><p>The Government believes that in the long run the UK production ecosystem will benefit from a more sustainable Channel 4. A change of ownership that improves Channel 4’s access to capital could increase spending on production.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/06/2022 09:46:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1464572

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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 Four Television: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on 19 May, if she will provide the source of the opinion poll that stated 53 per cent of the UK public were unaware that Channel 4 is currently in public ownership.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	5371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The polling cited by the Secretary of State was conducted by the consultants Redfield and Wilton who found that 53% of people thought Channel 4 was privately owned.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/05/2022 08:05:17 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry