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1235769

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	BT Group: Reorganisation
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 BT on that company’s reorganisation and maintaining jobs.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	91771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>My department regularly engages with BT, and other relevant industry stakeholders, about a range of topics, including their UK workforce, at both official and ministerial level. We have not had any recent discussions with the Communication Workers Union on the reorganisation of BT, nor has the union requested a meeting with DCMS Ministers regarding this matter.</p><p><br>The Government is committed to boosting job creation in the UK. On 8 July, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government’s Plan for Jobs which makes up<br>to £30 billion available, with a clear goal to create, protect, and support jobs.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 91772 question first answered 23/09/2020 16:49:57 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1235770

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	BT Group: Reorganisation
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 Communication Workers Union on the reorganisation of BT.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	91772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>My department regularly engages with BT, and other relevant industry stakeholders, about a range of topics, including their UK workforce, at both official and ministerial level. We have not had any recent discussions with the Communication Workers Union on the reorganisation of BT, nor has the union requested a meeting with DCMS Ministers regarding this matter.</p><p><br>The Government is committed to boosting job creation in the UK. On 8 July, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government’s Plan for Jobs which makes up<br>to £30 billion available, with a clear goal to create, protect, and support jobs.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 91771 question first answered 23/09/2020 16:49:57 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1235771

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Communications: Coronavirus
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 the role of communication workers in maintaining communications services during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	91773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the importance of the telecommunications industry at this critical time in keeping communities and businesses connected. Communications workers, including but not limited to engineers, network operations and call centre staff, have all played, and continue to play an essential part in maintaining the availability of telecommunications networks during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 23/09/2020 15:02:32 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1236489

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect on musicians working in EU countries of the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	91837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to engage with business and industry as we approach the end of the transition period and is working to ensure freelancers, organisations and businesses know what they need to do to prepare.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 1st September 2020, the Government launched a comprehensive communications campaign to help the UK prepare for the end of the transition period. This includes guidance on customs and mobility procedures important to professionals in the live music industry, including freelance musicians and touring professionals. My department will continue to engage with the creative industries to understand further the specific issues they may face.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 91838 91839 91840 question first answered 23/09/2020 16:59:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1236491

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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 he has to issue guidance for musicians with gigs booked in the EU after the end of the transition period in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	91838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to engage with business and industry as we approach the end of the transition period and is working to ensure freelancers, organisations and businesses know what they need to do to prepare.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 1st September 2020, the Government launched a comprehensive communications campaign to help the UK prepare for the end of the transition period. This includes guidance on customs and mobility procedures important to professionals in the live music industry, including freelance musicians and touring professionals. My department will continue to engage with the creative industries to understand further the specific issues they may face.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 91837 91839 91840 question first answered 23/09/2020 16:59:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1236494

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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 steps the Government is taking to ensure that freelance musicians working in EU countries are prepared for the scenario of the UK leaving the EU without a deal in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	91839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to engage with business and industry as we approach the end of the transition period and is working to ensure freelancers, organisations and businesses know what they need to do to prepare.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 1st September 2020, the Government launched a comprehensive communications campaign to help the UK prepare for the end of the transition period. This includes guidance on customs and mobility procedures important to professionals in the live music industry, including freelance musicians and touring professionals. My department will continue to engage with the creative industries to understand further the specific issues they may face.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 91837 91838 91840 question first answered 23/09/2020 16:59:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1236497

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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: 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, if his Department will publish up-to-date guidance on preparing for a no-deal scenario for freelance workers in the creative industries working in the EU and the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	91840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to engage with business and industry as we approach the end of the transition period and is working to ensure freelancers, organisations and businesses know what they need to do to prepare.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 1st September 2020, the Government launched a comprehensive communications campaign to help the UK prepare for the end of the transition period. This includes guidance on customs and mobility procedures important to professionals in the live music industry, including freelance musicians and touring professionals. My department will continue to engage with the creative industries to understand further the specific issues they may face.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 91837 91838 91839 question first answered 23/09/2020 16:59:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1234961

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the BBC about increasing the number of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic leaders within that organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The government is clear that the BBC should be leading the way on both on and off-screen diversity, and the BBC Charter specifically requires the BBC to ensure its organisation and management reflects the diversity of the UK.</p><p>The government looks forward to the BBC’s new Diversity and Inclusion Strategy which will be published later this year, and to see how the BBC will work to better serve all diverse audiences across the UK nations and regions in future.</p><p>However, the BBC is independent of the government and responsible for decisions on its editorial and operational matters, including those on recruitment and staffing. As the independent regulator of the BBC, it is for Ofcom to hold the BBC to account.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 23/09/2020 12:52:33 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1235071

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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
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 TV licences have been issued in each of the four regions of the UK in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	91046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not hold this information. Administration of the TV licence, including issuing licences to all parts of the UK, is a matter for the BBC as an independent body.</p><p>The BBC’s licensing arm, TV Licensing, says on its website that it does not collect information on specific licence fee revenue by location as ‘it has no reason for doing this’. However, the BBC Group Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 provide an estimate of the income from each nation of the UK from TV licence revenues for 2019 and 2020.</p><p>The report can be found on the BBC website here: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/reports/annualreport" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/reports/annualreport</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 23/09/2020 14:53:00 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1235166

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	Internet: Safety
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 his Department has had with (a) Apple, (b) Google (c) Microsoft and (d) Mozilla on (i) new DNS over HTTPS protocol and (ii) the online safety and security of UK citizens.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	91079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of ongoing developments relating to the DNS over HTTPS protocol and are working with industry and other key stakeholders to understand potential unintended consequences arising from its implementation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with industry and other stakeholders on a range of issues, including online safety. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/09/2020 17:07:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens