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837676

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve broadband and mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	903829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my answers to the hon members from Copeland and Banbury during Departmental Oral Questions today.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/02/2018 17:57:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

837742

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Civil Society: Females
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 promote women's leadership in the charity and non-profit sector.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	126773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Strong leadership is essential to a healthy charity and non-profit sector. Part of building strong leadership is ensuring that there are opportunities for those with the right talent, skills and knowledge to take on leadership roles, regardless of gender.</p><p> </p><p>Government is not currently taking an active role in promoting women’s leadership in the charity sector. However, in preparation for the upcoming Civil Society Strategy, we will be exploring the range of challenges and opportunities that face charities, including on the subject of leadership. Government is interested in hearing a broad range of views, and will use the responses to help shape support for the charity sector in the years ahead.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/02/2018 13:29:36 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

837743

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Charities: Fundraising
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 ensure there are protections for workers from sexual harassment at charity galas and fundraising events.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	126774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Sexual harassment is completely unacceptable and has no place in the name of charity or charitable fundraising.</p><p>Charities have a duty to fundraise responsibly and in line with their values. Charity trustees must also consider the well-being and protection of staff, volunteers and beneficiaries – not just those they are there to help. The Charity Commission, the independent registrar and regulator of charities in England and Wales, is assessing and dealing with the allegations that have been raised regarding the Presidents Club Charitable Trust as a matter of urgency. It has said that it will deal robustly with any misconduct or mismanagement it finds, and will consider what further regulatory action may be required.</p><p>The Code of Fundraising Practice sets out the standards expected of all charitable fundraising organisations across the UK, requiring their fundraising to be “….open, honest and respectful”. The Code is regulated by the independent Fundraising Regulator, which has said it will consider any case where it appears an organisation has failed to meet these principles.</p><p> </p><p>The Fundraising Regulator has assessed the allegations regarding the President’s Club charity dinner. The Fundraising Regulator has written to the charity setting out its regulatory role and seeking further information about the charity dinner and how the charity carries out its fundraising</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/02/2018 13:31:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

837766

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Musicians: Free Movement of People
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 ensure that UK musicians can tour the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	126797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the music industry to better understand the potential impacts of the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) on UK musicians being able to tour the EU. .</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are working closely with the Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) to ensure that they are well informed of these issues.</p><p> </p><p>We want to continue to build on the success of the live music scene and are committed to supporting artists perform across the world to ensure the continued growth of this vital and vibrant sector.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/02/2018 13:31:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

837771

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	BBC: Disability Aids
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 estimate his Department has made of the proportion of BBC content that includes audio description; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>A digitally inclusive society is a key priority for the government, and everyone should be able to enjoy and exploit the benefits and convenience afforded to able-bodied people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is required under the Communications Act (2003) to set targets for the proportion of BBC output that should be audio described. Currently BBC channels (excluding BBC Parliament) are required to audio describe 10% of their programme content (except in the case of BBC News). Ofcom publishes reports on the provision of access services. The latest report shows that BBC channels comfortably exceeded their targets:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/accessibility-research/tv-access-services-2017</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As Ofcom’s report shows, broadcasters in the UK already provide a high level of subtitling, signing and audio description which is available for scheduled programming, but there is still room for improvement. Through the Digital Economy Act 2017, the provision of access services (subtitling, signing and audio description) is being extended to on demand services. Ofcom is in the process of consulting to determine the requirements that providers of on-demand programme services will be required to meet which will then be set out by the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/02/2018 13:27:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

837775

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Brass Bands: 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, how many brass bands in each English region received funding from Arts Council England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	126806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>A list of the eligible applications to the Arts Council in each year since 2010 in the sub-art form “Brass and Silver bands” by region, are outlined in the attached tables. Some activity, for which brass bands play a constituent part, may not be included as the wider activity has not been classified specifically as such. Ineligible applications are not recorded by sub-art form.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2016, Brass bands have also benefited from the Orchestra tax relief.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/02/2018 10:44:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis attachment 1 file name Brass Bands since 2010 inc. Regions 126806.pdf title applications to the Arts Council since 2010.
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

837788

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Healthy Living Ministerial Group
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 often the Inter-Ministerial Group on Healthy Living plans to meet; and whether his Department plans to publish the minutes of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	126819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Sporting Future: A Strategy for an Active Nation, published in December 2015, made the commitment to a more joined-up approach to delivery and funding for sport and physical activity, putting in place the structures needed to make this happen including a cross government ministerial group which will meet regularly to drive implementation. Sporting Future - Second Annual Report published last month confirmed that government is establishing an Inter-Ministerial Group on Healthy Living, to be co-chaired by the Secretaries of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Health and Social Care. The Group will be meeting for the first time in early 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Information relating to the proceedings of Inter-Ministerial Groups, including minutes of their proceedings, is not disclosed to encourage full and frank dialogue in such meetings.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/02/2018 13:16:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

837790

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Health
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 he has made of Sport England’s Wellness Hub initiative; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	126821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The setting and environment in which sport and physical activity takes place has a big impact on the likelihood of people taking part, and continuing to take part, in the activity. As set out in government's Sporting Future strategy, government is committed to investing in facilities that are designed and built around customer need and that reflect people's preferences for how they want to engage with sport and physical activity. The strategy is clear that Sport England investment in major sports and physical activity facility projects should include a presumption in favour of co-locating sports and physical activity facilities with other types of community facilities to make it easier for people to get active.</p><p> </p><p>Government has received representations on the Wellness Hub proposal from Sport England and ukactive and is working with both organisations to understand the implications of the proposal and how best to take this forward.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/02/2018 13:19:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

837796

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
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 his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	126827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated departments nearly £700 million to prepare for Brexit: £412m for DIT, FCO and DExEU over the parliament at Autumn Statement 2016 and nearly £300m across a number of departments from the Reserve in 17/18​. ​My Department received £9m of this funding in 17/18.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017 HM Treasury made another £3bn of additional funding available over 18/19 and 19/20 – £1.5bn in each year. We are currently working with HM Treasury to determine our allocation for 18/19 with the aim to agree this soon.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental allocations for 19/20 will be agreed later on in the year and decisions on funding in 20/21 and beyond will be decided at the next Spending Review. This is because requirements in these years will be heavily affected by what is agreed in our negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/02/2018 13:12:32 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

837834

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff
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 he has made an assessment of the staffing levels required in his Department in each year until 2022; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	126865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>​The Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) does not have specific predictions for staff numbers by each year until 2022, but puts greater emphasis on ensuring that mechanisms are in place to manage demands on workforce capacity and capability. The department engages in strategic workforce planning to maximise resourcing effectiveness, ensuring that the right people are in the right places, at the right time. DCMS are part of a wider cross-government network sharing best practice in relation to workforce planning issues and priorities such as EU Exit, alongside mechanisms of resourcing such as contingent labour and apprenticeships.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/02/2018 16:41:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham