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1276405

registered interest
date	14/01/2021
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	Culture Recovery Fund
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 (a) zoos, (b) aquariums, (c) safari parks and (d) other organisations that manage or preserve natural habitats and species are eligible for funding from the Cultural Recovery Fund.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	137153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>Under the Culture Recovery Fund, organisations which manage or preserve natural habitats and species as the main focus of their activity are ineligible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Full eligibility can be found on the website of the relevant delivery body (in this case <a href="https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/funding/culture-recovery-fund-heritage-second-round" target="_blank">National Lottery Heritage Fund/Historic England</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-zoos-and-aquariums#eligibility" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-zoos-and-aquariums#eligibility</a>), and queries concerning eligibility can be directed to them. Funding may be available to organisations that manage listed buildings to support reopening and preservation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Organisations which manage or preserve natural habitats or species may be eligible for the Zoo Animals Fund, managed through the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs. Applications are open until 26 February 2021, and eligibility criteria <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-zoos-and-aquariums#eligibility" target="_blank">can be accessed here</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-zoos-and-aquariums#eligibility" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-zoos-and-aquariums#eligibility</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/01/2021 15:01:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1275723

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	BBC: Educational Broadcasting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data his Department holds on the (a) number of hours of school-age educational programmed content on the BBC and (b) amount of online content on BBC bitesize in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	136490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The department does not hold this information. The BBC may hold more information on this topic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Page 115 of the BBC’s Annual Report for 2019-20 sets out some information on how the BBC has performed on its public purpose to support learning for people of all ages. The report also states that the BBC offered 14 weeks of educational programmes and lessons during the summer term and that, by the end of the term, the BBC had published nearly 2,000 curriculum-led ‘Bitesize Daily Lessons’ online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further, on 5 January 2021, the BBC also announced its education offering for the UK’s third national lockdown. The announcement included three hours of primary school programming each week day on CBBC, and at least two hours of secondary school content each day on BBC 2. It also included an expansion of BBC bitesize online content for primary and secondary school pupils. The full announcement can be found on the BBC website here: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2020/bbc-launches-biggest-education-offer-ever" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2020/bbc-launches-biggest-education-offer-ever</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>I also refer the Hon Member to my answer to PQs 136489 and 136491 where I set out Ofcom’s figures for the education provision by Public Service Broadcasters collectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 19/01/2021 17:45:22 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1276308

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
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 extend the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme beyond 31 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	137326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to supporting listed places of worship and has committed to the present level of funding until 31 March 2021. We recognise the importance of this scheme and the reliance which is placed on it. We are presently working through the implications of DCMS's Spending Review settlement with HMT and within DCMS. We will be able to provide an update shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/01/2021 15:09:02 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1276311

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Arts: Visas
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 take steps to ensure the inclusion of creative professionals on the list of self-employed professionals eligible for visa-free travel for work purposes within the EU.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	137345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the Secretary of State’s answer to Written Question 135862 on 14th January.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/01/2021 14:49:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1276348

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Creative Europe
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 recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on establishing an alternative to Creative Europe.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	137194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>This Government recognises the great value of the UK’s arts and cultural sectors. We have provided £1.57bn through the Cultural Recovery Fund, ensuring record breaking support is available to support the cultural sector through the COVID-19 crisis.</p><p>The Government decided not to seek continued participation in the Creative Europe programme as part of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU but to look at other ways of supporting the UK’s arts and cultural sectors. The Spending Review announced £7m in funding for a pilot year of the Global Screen Fund. The Fund will support the UK independent screen sector, in particular UK independent film content, to remain competitive in the international market and help ensure the continued stability of the independent screen sector as a whole.</p><p>We understand the role international cultural partnerships and networking play in driving forwards the very best in leading contemporary practice. The Government will continue to assess the needs of the sector through the continued impacts of COVID-19 and in establishing our place on the world stage outside of the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 137195 question first answered 20/01/2021 12:48:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1276350

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Arts: Finance
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 plans his Department has to replace funding from Creative Europe provided to the UK creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	137195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>This Government recognises the great value of the UK’s arts and cultural sectors. We have provided £1.57bn through the Cultural Recovery Fund, ensuring record breaking support is available to support the cultural sector through the COVID-19 crisis.</p><p>The Government decided not to seek continued participation in the Creative Europe programme as part of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU but to look at other ways of supporting the UK’s arts and cultural sectors. The Spending Review announced £7m in funding for a pilot year of the Global Screen Fund. The Fund will support the UK independent screen sector, in particular UK independent film content, to remain competitive in the international market and help ensure the continued stability of the independent screen sector as a whole.</p><p>We understand the role international cultural partnerships and networking play in driving forwards the very best in leading contemporary practice. The Government will continue to assess the needs of the sector through the continued impacts of COVID-19 and in establishing our place on the world stage outside of the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 137194 question first answered 20/01/2021 12:48:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1275720

registered interest
date	12/01/2021
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	Educational Broadcasting: Television
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 data and information his Department holds on trends in the level of (a) original programming hours and (b) broadcast hours produced as (i) Programmes for schools and colleges and (ii) other educational content for school-age children by (A) the BBC, (B) ITV and (C) other broadcasters.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	136489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The department does not hold this information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofcom data indicates that in 2018, public service broadcasters (PSBs, in this context the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5) collectively broadcast 125 hours of content in 2018 meeting the description of “formal education”. Of this, 65 hours were considered original content.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This output was supplemented by content available on-demand, online, on podcasts and radio, as well as less formal educational content such as documentaries and broader children’s content.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Between 2010 and 2018, the total amount of educational content broadcast by PSBs fell considerably (2010: 725 hours). Over the same period, the amount of original educational content broadcast by PSBs remained relatively constant (2010: 70 hours), albeit with considerable year-to-year fluctuation. Data covering 2019 and 2020 is not yet available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofcom data suggests that commercial multi channels broadcast 40 hours of original content classified as ‘other’ in 2018 (2014: 0 hours). This classification includes formal education.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further information can be found on Ofcom’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 19/01/2021 17:38:52 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1275724

registered interest
date	12/01/2021
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	Educational Broadcasting: Television
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 information his Department holds on trends in the level of (a) original programming hours and (b) broadcast hours of (i) programmes for schools and colleges and (ii) other educational content for school-age children on (A) the BBC, (B) ITV and (C) other broadcasters.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	136491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The department does not hold this information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofcom data indicates that in 2018, public service broadcasters (PSBs, in this context the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5) collectively broadcast 125 hours of content in 2018 meeting the description of “formal education”. Of this, 65 hours were considered original content.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This output was supplemented by content available on-demand, online, on podcasts and radio, as well as less formal educational content such as documentaries and broader children’s content.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Between 2010 and 2018, the total amount of educational content broadcast by PSBs fell considerably (2010: 725 hours). Over the same period, the amount of original educational content broadcast by PSBs remained relatively constant (2010: 70 hours), albeit with considerable year-to-year fluctuation. Data covering 2019 and 2020 is not yet available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofcom data suggests that commercial multi channels broadcast 40 hours of original content classified as ‘other’ in 2018 (2014: 0 hours). This classification includes formal education.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further information can be found on Ofcom’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 19/01/2021 17:43:09 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1275766

registered interest
date	12/01/2021
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	Arts: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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 proportion of the arts, entertainment and recreation workforce (a) was been eligible for and (b) received support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in each month since the introduction of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	136630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been one of the key ways we have provided support, with the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (AER) sector receiving £1.974bn of support from the initiative so far (claims made to 31 October). The CJRS has now been further extended to 30 April 2021. From 1 November, the UK Government will pay 80% of employees’ usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £2,500 per month.</p><p>The latest figures published by HMRC show that as at 31 October 2020, there were 660,900 eligible employments and 40,000 eligible employers for CJRS in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector.</p><p>As at 31 October, the proportion of the workforce eligible for furlough that were actually furloughed in AER sector was 24%. 45% of eligible employers in the AER sector were using the furlough scheme at the end of October.</p><p>As at 30 September, the take up rate of eligible employments was 28% in the AER sector, with 49% of eligible employers in the sector using the scheme.</p><p>As at 31 August, 40% of eligible employments were furloughed and 54% of eligible employers were using the scheme in the AER sector.</p><p>As at 31 July, 52% of eligible employments in the AER sector were furloughed, with a take up rate of 61% of eligible employers in the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 136631 question first answered 19/01/2021 12:52:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1275767

registered interest
date	12/01/2021
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	Arts: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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 proportion of employers in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector accessed the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in each month since the introduction of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	136631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been one of the key ways we have provided support, with the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (AER) sector receiving £1.974bn of support from the initiative so far (claims made to 31 October). The CJRS has now been further extended to 30 April 2021. From 1 November, the UK Government will pay 80% of employees’ usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £2,500 per month.</p><p>The latest figures published by HMRC show that as at 31 October 2020, there were 660,900 eligible employments and 40,000 eligible employers for CJRS in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector.</p><p>As at 31 October, the proportion of the workforce eligible for furlough that were actually furloughed in AER sector was 24%. 45% of eligible employers in the AER sector were using the furlough scheme at the end of October.</p><p>As at 30 September, the take up rate of eligible employments was 28% in the AER sector, with 49% of eligible employers in the sector using the scheme.</p><p>As at 31 August, 40% of eligible employments were furloughed and 54% of eligible employers were using the scheme in the AER sector.</p><p>As at 31 July, 52% of eligible employments in the AER sector were furloughed, with a take up rate of 61% of eligible employers in the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 136630 question first answered 19/01/2021 12:52:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi