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1403006

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
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	Horse Racing
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 her Department will undertake an impact assessment of implications for the British horse racing industry of measures proposed in the forthcoming White Paper on gambling.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	104404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Act Review is wide-ranging and aims to ensure that the regulation of gambling is fit for the digital age. We will publish a white paper setting out our conclusions and next steps in the coming months, with appropriate consideration of impacts being made at all stages.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/01/2022 14:22:15 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1403007

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
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	Swimming: Kent
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 adequacy of places in swimming lessons for (a) adults and (b) children in (i) Canterbury constituency and (b) Kent.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	104378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to indoor and outdoor pools. Swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy as well as being a crucial life skill in terms of water safety.</p><p>The Government has provided a range of support for swimming pools during the pandemic. The £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund supported the reopening of local authority swimming pools throughout the country. Local Authorities in Kent were awarded £2,855,093 through the National Leisure Recovery Fund, of which £374,030 was awarded to Canterbury City Council. Sport England has awarded over £166,000 for specific investments in swimming in Kent since 2012.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/01/2022 15:18:07 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1403074

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
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	Television Licences: Older 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 estimate she has made of the number of demand letters for non-payment of the TV Licence fee that have been sent to people who are over 75 years of age.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	104345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>More than nine in ten over-75s customers have now made arrangements for a free or paid licence, or updated the BBC on a change in their circumstances. The BBC has provided assurances to the government that its letter writing policy has not changed since the over-75s concession was removed.</p><p>The Secretary of State has been clear that the BBC must ensure that it supports those affected by its decision on the over-75s concession and we expect them to do so with the utmost sensitivity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/01/2022 15:51:41 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1403075

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
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	Television Licences: Older 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, whether he has had recent discussions with Capita on collecting non-payment of TV Licence fines from people who are over 75.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	104346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has not had any recent discussions with Capita on the issue of TV Licencing. Responsibility for collecting and enforcing the Licence Fee is the responsibility of the BBC.</p><p>We expect the BBC to ensure that it supports those affected by its decision on the over-75s concession with the utmost sensitivity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/01/2022 15:53:32 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1402660

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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	Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 98971, if he will place a copy of his Department's minute of the meeting between the Secretary of State and Lord Brownlow regarding the Great Exhibition 2.0 in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	103558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>DCMS does not routinely publish minutes of meetings and therefore does not plan to place the minutes from the meeting between the former Secretary of State and Lord Brownlow in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/01/2022 13:52:12 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1402899

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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	Public Lending Right: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential to support authors by increasing the Public Lending Right Fund.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL5380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>There has been no assessment of an increase of the Public Lending Right (PLR) central fund. The PLR central fund is part of the overall funding for the British Library, which is set for each Spending Review period.</p><p>The PLR Scheme is a valued right for authors and other contributors to receive payment when their books are borrowed from public libraries. My department conducts an assessment of the rate per loan annually following a recommendation by the British Library. The PLR rate per loan calculation is based on the annual number of ‘notional loans’ of books from public libraries in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 27/01/2022 13:02:49 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1402901

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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	Arts: Coroanvirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have measured the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on (1) creative freelancers, and (2) other creative workers; and if so, by what means.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL5382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the significant challenge the pandemic poses to our arts and creative sectors and to the many individuals and freelancers working across these industries.</p><p>DCMS officials have been engaging with HMRC, the Creative Industries Federation (CIF), Arts Council England, and leading organisations such as ‘What’s Next’ and individual freelancers within the sector to better understand the level of impact the pandemic has had on the sector and those working in it.</p><p>We have supported freelancers through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) which was extended at Budget to September 2021. Freelancers are also supported through the unprecedented Culture Recovery Fund support package, which has helped ensure the venues and organisations which support them have survived the pandemic. We were also pleased to announce Government funding via Arts Council England last December of an immediate £1.5 million emergency support for freelancers affected by the pandemic, alongside a further £1.35 million contribution from the theatre sector.</p><p>We will continue to work closely with freelancers and organisations across the sectors to see how we can best provide support to those affected.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 27/01/2022 17:31:09 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1402248

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
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	Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals
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 the qualifying criteria for the Platinum Jubilee medal requires the full five calendar years of service to be continuous service.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	102636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>To qualify for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal recipients must be in an eligible role in the public sector on 6 February 2022 and have completed five years’ service.</p><p>Individual Departments, the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies are responsible for applying the criteria and making eligibility decisions regarding the award of the Medal to their staff and other organisations that fall under their sponsorship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/01/2022 12:04:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1402350

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
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	Social Media: Abuse
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 her Department will hold discussions with social media firms to help ensure that they conduct investigations into allegations of incidents of online abuse.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	102628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media platforms on a range of issues, including to discuss incidents of online abuse. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on GOV.UK.</p><p>Under the draft Online Safety Bill, social media firms will need to protect users from illegal abuse. Services will need to have effective systems in place to minimise and remove illegal content and protect children from harmful abuse. Major platforms will also need to address legal but harmful content for adults. Priority categories of legal but harmful content for adults will be set out in secondary legislation and these are likely to include some forms of online abuse.</p><p>If platforms fail in their duties under the Bill, they will face tough enforcement action including fines of up to 10% of global annual qualifying turnover.</p><p>The draft Bill has been subject to pre-legislative scrutiny by a Joint Committee which reported its recommendations on 14 December. We are considering the Committee’s report and will introduce the Bill as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/01/2022 11:15:59 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1402356

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
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	Broadcasting Programmes: 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 steps she is taking to help encourage broadcasters to run more UK-originated content and programmes on television.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	102630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>All of the UK’s public service broadcasters are subject to original production quotas, specified in legislation and enforced by Ofcom, which require them to allocate a minimum proportion of their broadcast schedules to original productions each year. To qualify as an ‘original production’ a programme must be commissioned by one of the public service broadcasters themselves. The Government also has a stable and generous tax relief system, where productions must qualify as ‘British’ under the cultural test. This drove a record-breaking £5.1 billion in UK screen production in 2019, much of it shown by UK broadcasters.</p><p>We want this to continue. Indeed, the government is supportive of a modern system of public service broadcasting (PSB) that remains relevant and can continue to meet the needs of UK audiences in the future. This includes making sure that viewers can continue to see themselves and their way of life reflected on screen by ensuring broadcasters show a wide range of high-quality UK-originated content. It is exactly for these reasons that the government is conducting its own strategic review of PSB, including appointing an expert PSB Advisory Panel. We will set out the conclusions from that review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/01/2022 13:56:54 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon