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1491386

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date	21/07/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Consultants
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 her Department has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if she will publish a breakdown of (a) the amount paid to each consultancy contracted, (b) the name of each consultancy contracted, (c) the specific matters on which they were consulted and (d) whether each contract was subject to usual Government procurement rules.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	42239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department has spent the following amount on external consultancy services in the past 5 financial years. Values include VAT that is non-recoverable, whilst VAT that is recoverable has been deducted accordingly. The values for FY21/22 are subject to change following audit and the final value will be published in the DCMS Annual Report and Accounts FY21/22.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>FY17/18</p></td><td><p>FY18/19</p></td><td><p>FY19/20</p></td><td><p>FY20/21</p></td><td><p>FY21/22*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultancy</p></td><td><p>£2,700,000.00</p></td><td><p>£3,300,000.00</p></td><td><p>£3,900,000.00</p></td><td><p>£16,600,000.00</p></td><td><p>£17,512,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Details of all Government contracts awarded from 2016 above £10,000 and £25,000 in the wider public sector are published on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcontracts-finder&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cemmy.clarkson%40dhsc.gov.uk%7C332dd3e59a5f4b1b1e5308da6b104a3e%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C637940014946084226%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EHT%2Bj9EH86g04c73Xn7YYL0Qyi3Lc4Dm8J%2F8B8YuCNE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>. Each award notice provides information on the name of the supplier, value of the contract, its purpose and information on the type of awarding procedure used. Government departments, their individual agencies and Arms Length Bodies are required to publish all spend against individual suppliers above £25,000 on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>All Government Departments and their individual ALBs and agencies are required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in awarding contracts.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/09/2022 16:02:56 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1491410

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Cultural Heritage: Ukraine
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 she has had recent discussions with her Ukrainian counterpart on providing support for the cataloguing of Ukrainian cultural artefacts which have been damaged or lost during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, DCMS Ministers and officials have been in regular contact with their Ukrainian counterparts, international partners and UK cultural institutions regarding the protection of Ukrainian cultural heritage. The UK is currently providing financial support through DCMS’s flagship Cultural Protection Fund, a partnership with the British Council. This covers among other activities the documentation of damage to cultural heritage, safeguarding Ukraine’s cultural heritage in-situ, and supporting Ukrainian artists and cultural practitioners.</p><p>DCMS officials are also working across Government to ensure that cultural heritage protection is integrated into all relevant apparatus around war crimes. Officials are examining how to support baseline evidence collection on cultural heritage destruction in Ukraine, as well as developing longer-term approaches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 42069 42072 question first answered 05/09/2022 13:12:20 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1491412

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Cultural Heritage: Ukraine
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 officials in her Department have had discussions with representatives of UK cultural bodies on the potential support they can give their Ukrainian counterparts to help protect Ukrainian cultural heritage during the Russian invasion of that country.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, DCMS Ministers and officials have been in regular contact with their Ukrainian counterparts, international partners and UK cultural institutions regarding the protection of Ukrainian cultural heritage. The UK is currently providing financial support through DCMS’s flagship Cultural Protection Fund, a partnership with the British Council. This covers among other activities the documentation of damage to cultural heritage, safeguarding Ukraine’s cultural heritage in-situ, and supporting Ukrainian artists and cultural practitioners.</p><p>DCMS officials are also working across Government to ensure that cultural heritage protection is integrated into all relevant apparatus around war crimes. Officials are examining how to support baseline evidence collection on cultural heritage destruction in Ukraine, as well as developing longer-term approaches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 42068 42072 question first answered 05/09/2022 13:12:20 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1491418

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Future of Compute Review: Public Appointments
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 process was used to appoint members of the expert panel that are leading the future of compute review.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	42147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Future of Compute review was launched on 13 June 2022. It will produce recommendations on the UK’s compute capability over the next decade, and report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-compute-review" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> can be found on gov.uk, and outline the objectives, outputs and themes that will be covered by the review.</p><p>Zoubin Ghahramani, Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Vice President of Research at Google, was appointed to lead the review. Professor Ghahramani was selected because of his strong credentials in both the applications and fundamentals of computer science, and experience of working in public and private sector capacities.</p><p>The lead reviewer will be supported by a panel of experts from across the computing field. These experts will help provide high level oversight and quality assurance of the evidence supporting the final recommendations, similar to the approach taken for previous reviews. Experts were selected to ensure broad expertise in compute applications, including simulation and modelling, and across diverse sections of industry and research communities.</p><p>The panellists are:</p><ul><li>Professor Anne Trefethen FREng, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Scientific Computing, University of Oxford.</li><li>Dr Graham Spittle, CBE, Dean of Innovation at Edinburgh University.</li><li>Shaheen Sayed, Senior Managing Director, Technology Lead, Accenture UK and Ireland.</li><li>Sue Daley, Director of Technology &amp; Innovation, TechUK.</li></ul><p>The lead reviewer and panel members will not receive remuneration.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins grouped question UIN 42148 42149 42150 42151 42152 42153 question first answered 05/09/2022 15:27:14 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1491419

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Future of Compute Review: Pay
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 members of the expert panel that are leading the future of compute review are receiving remuneration.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	42148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Future of Compute review was launched on 13 June 2022. It will produce recommendations on the UK’s compute capability over the next decade, and report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-compute-review" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> can be found on gov.uk, and outline the objectives, outputs and themes that will be covered by the review.</p><p>Zoubin Ghahramani, Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Vice President of Research at Google, was appointed to lead the review. Professor Ghahramani was selected because of his strong credentials in both the applications and fundamentals of computer science, and experience of working in public and private sector capacities.</p><p>The lead reviewer will be supported by a panel of experts from across the computing field. These experts will help provide high level oversight and quality assurance of the evidence supporting the final recommendations, similar to the approach taken for previous reviews. Experts were selected to ensure broad expertise in compute applications, including simulation and modelling, and across diverse sections of industry and research communities.</p><p>The panellists are:</p><ul><li>Professor Anne Trefethen FREng, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Scientific Computing, University of Oxford.</li><li>Dr Graham Spittle, CBE, Dean of Innovation at Edinburgh University.</li><li>Shaheen Sayed, Senior Managing Director, Technology Lead, Accenture UK and Ireland.</li><li>Sue Daley, Director of Technology &amp; Innovation, TechUK.</li></ul><p>The lead reviewer and panel members will not receive remuneration.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins grouped question UIN 42147 42149 42150 42151 42152 42153 question first answered 05/09/2022 15:27:14 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1491421

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Future of Compute Review: Public Appointments
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 publish the job description for the role of the expert panel member for the future of compute review.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	42149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Future of Compute review was launched on 13 June 2022. It will produce recommendations on the UK’s compute capability over the next decade, and report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-compute-review" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> can be found on gov.uk, and outline the objectives, outputs and themes that will be covered by the review.</p><p>Zoubin Ghahramani, Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Vice President of Research at Google, was appointed to lead the review. Professor Ghahramani was selected because of his strong credentials in both the applications and fundamentals of computer science, and experience of working in public and private sector capacities.</p><p>The lead reviewer will be supported by a panel of experts from across the computing field. These experts will help provide high level oversight and quality assurance of the evidence supporting the final recommendations, similar to the approach taken for previous reviews. Experts were selected to ensure broad expertise in compute applications, including simulation and modelling, and across diverse sections of industry and research communities.</p><p>The panellists are:</p><ul><li>Professor Anne Trefethen FREng, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Scientific Computing, University of Oxford.</li><li>Dr Graham Spittle, CBE, Dean of Innovation at Edinburgh University.</li><li>Shaheen Sayed, Senior Managing Director, Technology Lead, Accenture UK and Ireland.</li><li>Sue Daley, Director of Technology &amp; Innovation, TechUK.</li></ul><p>The lead reviewer and panel members will not receive remuneration.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins grouped question UIN 42147 42148 42150 42151 42152 42153 question first answered 05/09/2022 15:27:14 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1491422

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Future of Compute Review: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when each member of the expert panel for the future of compute review was appointed.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	42150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Future of Compute review was launched on 13 June 2022. It will produce recommendations on the UK’s compute capability over the next decade, and report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-compute-review" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> can be found on gov.uk, and outline the objectives, outputs and themes that will be covered by the review.</p><p>Zoubin Ghahramani, Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Vice President of Research at Google, was appointed to lead the review. Professor Ghahramani was selected because of his strong credentials in both the applications and fundamentals of computer science, and experience of working in public and private sector capacities.</p><p>The lead reviewer will be supported by a panel of experts from across the computing field. These experts will help provide high level oversight and quality assurance of the evidence supporting the final recommendations, similar to the approach taken for previous reviews. Experts were selected to ensure broad expertise in compute applications, including simulation and modelling, and across diverse sections of industry and research communities.</p><p>The panellists are:</p><ul><li>Professor Anne Trefethen FREng, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Scientific Computing, University of Oxford.</li><li>Dr Graham Spittle, CBE, Dean of Innovation at Edinburgh University.</li><li>Shaheen Sayed, Senior Managing Director, Technology Lead, Accenture UK and Ireland.</li><li>Sue Daley, Director of Technology &amp; Innovation, TechUK.</li></ul><p>The lead reviewer and panel members will not receive remuneration.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins grouped question UIN 42147 42148 42149 42151 42152 42153 question first answered 05/09/2022 15:27:14 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1491424

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Future of Compute Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, who the expert panel for the future of compute review reports to.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	42151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Future of Compute review was launched on 13 June 2022. It will produce recommendations on the UK’s compute capability over the next decade, and report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-compute-review" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> can be found on gov.uk, and outline the objectives, outputs and themes that will be covered by the review.</p><p>Zoubin Ghahramani, Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Vice President of Research at Google, was appointed to lead the review. Professor Ghahramani was selected because of his strong credentials in both the applications and fundamentals of computer science, and experience of working in public and private sector capacities.</p><p>The lead reviewer will be supported by a panel of experts from across the computing field. These experts will help provide high level oversight and quality assurance of the evidence supporting the final recommendations, similar to the approach taken for previous reviews. Experts were selected to ensure broad expertise in compute applications, including simulation and modelling, and across diverse sections of industry and research communities.</p><p>The panellists are:</p><ul><li>Professor Anne Trefethen FREng, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Scientific Computing, University of Oxford.</li><li>Dr Graham Spittle, CBE, Dean of Innovation at Edinburgh University.</li><li>Shaheen Sayed, Senior Managing Director, Technology Lead, Accenture UK and Ireland.</li><li>Sue Daley, Director of Technology &amp; Innovation, TechUK.</li></ul><p>The lead reviewer and panel members will not receive remuneration.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins grouped question UIN 42147 42148 42149 42150 42152 42153 question first answered 05/09/2022 15:27:14 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1491426

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Future of Compute Review
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 members there are of the expert panel for the future of compute review.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	42152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Future of Compute review was launched on 13 June 2022. It will produce recommendations on the UK’s compute capability over the next decade, and report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-compute-review" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> can be found on gov.uk, and outline the objectives, outputs and themes that will be covered by the review.</p><p>Zoubin Ghahramani, Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Vice President of Research at Google, was appointed to lead the review. Professor Ghahramani was selected because of his strong credentials in both the applications and fundamentals of computer science, and experience of working in public and private sector capacities.</p><p>The lead reviewer will be supported by a panel of experts from across the computing field. These experts will help provide high level oversight and quality assurance of the evidence supporting the final recommendations, similar to the approach taken for previous reviews. Experts were selected to ensure broad expertise in compute applications, including simulation and modelling, and across diverse sections of industry and research communities.</p><p>The panellists are:</p><ul><li>Professor Anne Trefethen FREng, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Scientific Computing, University of Oxford.</li><li>Dr Graham Spittle, CBE, Dean of Innovation at Edinburgh University.</li><li>Shaheen Sayed, Senior Managing Director, Technology Lead, Accenture UK and Ireland.</li><li>Sue Daley, Director of Technology &amp; Innovation, TechUK.</li></ul><p>The lead reviewer and panel members will not receive remuneration.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins grouped question UIN 42147 42148 42149 42150 42151 42153 question first answered 05/09/2022 15:27:14 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1491430

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Cultural Heritage: Ukraine
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of providing dedicated financial support programs for cultural activities undertaken by Ukrainian refugees to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, DCMS Ministers and officials have been in regular contact with their Ukrainian counterparts, international partners and UK cultural institutions regarding the protection of Ukrainian cultural heritage. The UK is currently providing financial support through DCMS’s flagship Cultural Protection Fund, a partnership with the British Council. This covers among other activities the documentation of damage to cultural heritage, safeguarding Ukraine’s cultural heritage in-situ, and supporting Ukrainian artists and cultural practitioners.</p><p>DCMS officials are also working across Government to ensure that cultural heritage protection is integrated into all relevant apparatus around war crimes. Officials are examining how to support baseline evidence collection on cultural heritage destruction in Ukraine, as well as developing longer-term approaches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 42068 42069 question first answered 05/09/2022 13:12:20 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry