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1536744

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Lilleshall National Sports & Conferencing Centre
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 her Department has for the future (a) use and (b) expansion of Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	72971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Lilleshall National Sports Centre provides opportunities for elite and talent pathway athletes as part of National Governing Body (NGB) programmes. The centre is part of the national Elite Training Centre network of facilities which also provide support through the English Institute of Sport (EIS) athlete rehabilitation programmes. These activities are provided alongside opportunities for local people and community organisations/clubs to take part in a range of activities.</p><p>UK Sport, Sport England, EIS and stakeholders including British Gymnastics, GB Archery and the Royal British Legion Battleback programme collaborate and combine to provide a range of activities on site.</p><p>An element of commercial activity such as conferences take place at Lilleshall and this helps to underpin the financial viability of the site and enables the provision of sporting activity. There are no plans for this to change.</p><p>The centre has benefitted from investment over recent years, including state of the art gymnastics facilities, renovation of the Lilleshall Main House listed building, new hockey pitches and office accommodation for NGB’s. Future plans for investment include improved archery facilities and the expansion of the Royal British Legion Battleback programme which include the hosting of the Invictus Games programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 03/11/2022 10:37:37 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1536799

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Project Gigabit: Expenditure
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 Project Gigabit funding has been spent to date; and what proportion of that funding has been spent in Devon.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Richard Foord
uin	73169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Project Gigabit was launched in March 2021 and its spend for the financial year 2021-22 will be reported through DCMS’s Annual Report and Accounts, which will be published in due course.</p><p>In April 2022, Building Digital UK (BDUK) became an Executive Agency of DCMS, and will publish its own Annual Report and Accounts, including details of Project Gigabit spend, from next year.</p><p>BDUK also publishes quarterly updates on the Project Gigabit Delivery plan and procurement pipeline, with the most recent <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/project-gigabit-delivery-plan-summer-update-2022" target="_blank">Summer Update</a> published in August 2022.</p><p>We are making good progress with the Project Gigabit procurement covering Devon and Somerset, which is currently estimated to cover around 150,000 premises. The procurement is expected to launch next year, and we have recently launched a Public Review to help identify the premises that are in scope for the procurement.</p><p>Residents and businesses in Devon have made excellent use of the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, which provides microgrants towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband. To date, more than 1,600 premises in Devon have claimed and received payment for a voucher through the scheme, with almost 250 further premises awaiting completion, for a combined total of almost £3.5 million.</p><p>Alongside Project Gigabit, we are still supporting delivery of gigabit-capable connections to more than over 50,000 premises through our earlier superfast contracts in Devon and Somerset. We have also provided top up funding through Project Gigabit for one of the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 01/11/2022 08:33:58 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4942 label Biography information for Richard Foord

1536801

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Project Gigabit: 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, if he will publish a list of (a) the projects funded and (b) the amount of funding each project has received through Project Gigabit.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Richard Foord
uin	73170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Project Gigabit was launched in March 2021 and its spend for the financial year 2021-22 will be reported through DCMS’s Annual Report and Accounts, which will be published in due course.</p><p>In April 2022, Building Digital UK (BDUK) became an Executive Agency of DCMS, and will publish its own Annual Report and Accounts, including details of Project Gigabit spend, from next year.</p><p>BDUK also publishes quarterly updates on the Project Gigabit Delivery plan and procurement pipeline for the £5 billion gigabit broadband roll out, with the most recent <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/project-gigabit-delivery-plan-summer-update-2022" target="_blank">Summer Update</a> published in August 2022.</p><p>We have already launched procurements with a value of over £700 million to deliver gigabit connections to hard-to-reach homes and businesses across the UK, and we recently signed our first contracts in North Dorset and Teesdale in Durham.</p><p>In addition to our Project Gigabit procurements, through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme and its previous iterations, we have issued over 100,000 vouchers worth more than £214 million. Over 73,000 of these vouchers have been used to connect premises to gigabit-capable broadband.</p><p>In July 2022 we announced a joint £82 million investment with the Department for Education (DfE) to connect up to 3,000 primary schools with gigabit broadband over the next three years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 01/11/2022 08:31:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4942 label Biography information for Richard Foord

1536806

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation and Second Homes: Public Consultation
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 his Department's consultation on second homes and holiday lets will be complete.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	72974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has not yet carried out a consultation on developing a tourist accommodation registration scheme in England.</p><p>In June, DCMS issued a Call for Evidence with the aim to develop a fuller understanding of the current market, and the benefits and challenges presented by the rise in short-term and holiday letting seen in England over the last 10 to 15 years.</p><p>The Call for Evidence closed in September 2022, and DCMS are now carefully analysing the 4000 responses that were received. This will help inform our next steps on potential evidence-based and proportionate policy responses.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 03/11/2022 11:36:50 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1536827

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
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 collected in TV licensing fines in the last year; and what proportion of that money was from over 75s.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	73099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, not the government. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is responsible for collecting and enforcing financial penalties imposed by the courts which includes fines imposed for the non-payment of a TV licence.</p><p>In 2021, 49,126 people were proceeded against by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service for non-payment of the licence fee, and 44,364 were fined. The BBC has recently confirmed that no enforcement or prosecution action has been taken against over-75s who previously held a free licence and therefore no over-75s have been fined. The Department does not hold data on the amount collected from TV licensing fines and will engage with relevant departments to follow up with this information.</p><p>The Government is independent from the BBC, and any decision to suspend enforcement action by TV Licensing, or assessment of the impact of this decision, would be a matter for the BBC. Given the BBC’s independence it would not be appropriate for the government to seek to intervene in operational decisions on enforcement action. Nonetheless, the government expects the BBC to collect the licence fee in an efficient and proportionate manner, and to treat all vulnerable people with sensitivity in doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 72945 73100 question first answered 03/11/2022 11:40:33 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1536828

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
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 potential lost revenue in TV licensing fines if non-payment prosecutions were paused during the cost-of-living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	73100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, not the government. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is responsible for collecting and enforcing financial penalties imposed by the courts which includes fines imposed for the non-payment of a TV licence.</p><p>In 2021, 49,126 people were proceeded against by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service for non-payment of the licence fee, and 44,364 were fined. The BBC has recently confirmed that no enforcement or prosecution action has been taken against over-75s who previously held a free licence and therefore no over-75s have been fined. The Department does not hold data on the amount collected from TV licensing fines and will engage with relevant departments to follow up with this information.</p><p>The Government is independent from the BBC, and any decision to suspend enforcement action by TV Licensing, or assessment of the impact of this decision, would be a matter for the BBC. Given the BBC’s independence it would not be appropriate for the government to seek to intervene in operational decisions on enforcement action. Nonetheless, the government expects the BBC to collect the licence fee in an efficient and proportionate manner, and to treat all vulnerable people with sensitivity in doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 72945 73099 question first answered 03/11/2022 11:40:33 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1536868

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Football Governance Fan-led 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, when she will publish a White Paper on the implementation of the Fan-led Review of Football Governance.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	72939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance in April 2022.</p><p>The Government recognises the need for football to be reformed to ensure the game’s sustainability in the long term. We remain committed to publishing a White Paper in due course, setting out our detailed response to the Fan Led Review of Football Governance.</p><p><del class="ministerial">Following publication of the White Paper, we will bring forward legislation when parliamentary time allows.</del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/11/2022 10:54:46 question first ministerially corrected 01/11/2022 16:28:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 29270 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1536275

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Arts Council England: Investment
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 discussions she has had with Arts Council England on the potential impact of delaying the announcement of its 2023-26 investment programme on arts organisations.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	72230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>As the Minister responsible for arts and culture, I regularly meet with the Arts Council England (ACE), who are an arms-length body of my Department. After careful consideration of the potential impact, my Department agreed with ACE to delay the announcement of its 2023-26 investment programme. I can now confirm the new date for the announcement is Friday 4 November and that this has been agreed with ACE.</p><p>I recognise that this delay caused some uncertainty for organisations in the short term but I am confident that this will be minimal as the investment programme begins on 1 April 2023.</p><p>Individual funding allocations to organisations in the Investment Programme are always a matter for ACE and all of these funding decisions are taken at arm’s-length from the government. The primary funding source for the ACE investment programme is non-ring fenced Grant-in-Aid provided by DCMS. As set out on its website, and in the ‘Addendum to the Guidance for Applicants’, ACE’s average annual budget for this investment round is £428 million, and it will receive a 2% uplift to the total budget compared with the 2018-22 investment programme. However, it is important to note that ACE uses other funding sources for its investments, for example Lottery funding.</p><p>The total funding allocated to organisations in the 2023-26 Investment programme will be set out in the announcement on 4 November 2022.</p><p>I commit to update the House with further details in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 72231 72232 72233 question first answered 31/10/2022 15:30:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1536276

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Arts Council England: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, why her Department met with Arts Council England to discuss delaying the announcement of the 2023-26 investment programme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	72231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>As the Minister responsible for arts and culture, I regularly meet with the Arts Council England (ACE), who are an arms-length body of my Department. After careful consideration of the potential impact, my Department agreed with ACE to delay the announcement of its 2023-26 investment programme. I can now confirm the new date for the announcement is Friday 4 November and that this has been agreed with ACE.</p><p>I recognise that this delay caused some uncertainty for organisations in the short term but I am confident that this will be minimal as the investment programme begins on 1 April 2023.</p><p>Individual funding allocations to organisations in the Investment Programme are always a matter for ACE and all of these funding decisions are taken at arm’s-length from the government. The primary funding source for the ACE investment programme is non-ring fenced Grant-in-Aid provided by DCMS. As set out on its website, and in the ‘Addendum to the Guidance for Applicants’, ACE’s average annual budget for this investment round is £428 million, and it will receive a 2% uplift to the total budget compared with the 2018-22 investment programme. However, it is important to note that ACE uses other funding sources for its investments, for example Lottery funding.</p><p>The total funding allocated to organisations in the 2023-26 Investment programme will be set out in the announcement on 4 November 2022.</p><p>I commit to update the House with further details in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 72230 72232 72233 question first answered 31/10/2022 15:30:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1536277

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Arts Council England: Investment
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 discussions with Arts Council England on announcing a new date for its 2023-26 investment programme.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	72232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>As the Minister responsible for arts and culture, I regularly meet with the Arts Council England (ACE), who are an arms-length body of my Department. After careful consideration of the potential impact, my Department agreed with ACE to delay the announcement of its 2023-26 investment programme. I can now confirm the new date for the announcement is Friday 4 November and that this has been agreed with ACE.</p><p>I recognise that this delay caused some uncertainty for organisations in the short term but I am confident that this will be minimal as the investment programme begins on 1 April 2023.</p><p>Individual funding allocations to organisations in the Investment Programme are always a matter for ACE and all of these funding decisions are taken at arm’s-length from the government. The primary funding source for the ACE investment programme is non-ring fenced Grant-in-Aid provided by DCMS. As set out on its website, and in the ‘Addendum to the Guidance for Applicants’, ACE’s average annual budget for this investment round is £428 million, and it will receive a 2% uplift to the total budget compared with the 2018-22 investment programme. However, it is important to note that ACE uses other funding sources for its investments, for example Lottery funding.</p><p>The total funding allocated to organisations in the 2023-26 Investment programme will be set out in the announcement on 4 November 2022.</p><p>I commit to update the House with further details in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 72230 72231 72233 question first answered 31/10/2022 15:30:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley