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1179853

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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: EU Grants and Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the EU’s funding contribution to the UK’s arts, heritage and creative industries will be fully replaced; and, if so, what funding schemes will enable this.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL1724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to supporting the UK’s thriving cultural and creative economy. We will continue to invest money directly into the UK's cultural and creative sectors, continuing to support and grow their world-class activity on the international stage.</p><p>Now we have taken back control of our money, we are able to focus spending on domestic priorities including on our world class arts, heritage and creative industries. Any new spending will be a consideration for the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2020 11:47:24 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1179935

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	S4C: 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 amount of public money required to run the S4C television channel; and what steps they will take to ensure that that channel receives financial support.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Following the independent review of S4C conducted by Euryn Ogwen Williams, the government accepted the recommendation for S4C to be fully licence fee funded from April 2022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government will assess the amount of public money required to run S4C’s television channel and other services during the discussions on the licence fee settlement due to take effect from April 2022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>S4C’s licence fee funding is guaranteed to remain at £74.5 million until 2021/22.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2020 12:10:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1179937

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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: Orchestras
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 the funding of the BBC’s Orchestras.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The BBC is editorially and operationally independent of the Government and as such the Government is not involved in the funding of BBC Orchestras.</p><p>According to the BBC's 2018/9 Annual Report, the BBC spent £29million in 2019 on 'Orchestras and performing groups'.</p><p>In the past five years, Arts Council England (ACE) has invested over £107 million in orchestras and related classical music organisations in its National Portfolio. As culture is a devolved matter, this figure excludes funding decisions taken by the devolved administrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.</p><p>Orchestras have also benefited from the Government’s introduction of the Orchestras Tax Relief (OTR), which is helping to support the increase of productions, especially via touring. Since the introduction of the OTR in 2016, £23 million has been paid out relating to 170 claims and 770 productions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2020 11:42:34 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1179947

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Sports: Gambling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the sponsorship of sports teams' shirts will be included in their review of gambling.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to review the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure it is fit for the digital age. We will announce further details in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Gambling sponsorship of sports teams must be socially responsible and must never be targeted at children. The government has also made clear that sporting bodies must consider their responsibilities to fans when entering commercial arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2020 12:40:49 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1179975

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Football: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with the Football Association to ban children under the age of 18 from heading footballs during training, in order to mitigate the possible associated risk of developing brain disease in later life.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on training and coaching for grassroots sport is a matter for the sport’s National Governing Body. However, we are encouraged to see the Football Associations of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland putting children’s health and wellbeing at the heart of their provision.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is important that all schools and sports clubs follow guidance on age-appropriate sport participation, and have appropriate measures in place to protect young people from harm, including serious injuries such as concussion.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2020 11:43:05 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1179978

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Google
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Google's decision to move all data about UK users of its services to the US.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Google has announced that it is updating its Terms of Service for UK customers so that Google US, rather than Google Ireland, will now be the service provider and the data controller responsible for UK users’ information.</p><p>Data rights laws in the UK will continue to apply to Google's treatment of personal data of UK users, whether UK users are served from Ireland or the US. Google has confirmed that it will continue to apply the GDPR standard of protection for UK users, with no change in its approach to privacy, including how it collects and processes UK users’ information. The UK is committed to high data protection standards and we are confident that data protection laws in the UK provide appropriate protection for users in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 03/03/2020 17:23:11 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1178187

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to monitor the progress of the rollout of superfast broadband to rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	900810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Great progress has been made in the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency. Six years ago, just 4% of premises had access to superfast broadband; that figure is now 78%.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government has also provided Highlands Council with £4.2m to deliver full fibre networks to public sector sites in Inverness, Fort William, Wick and Thurso.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 13/02/2020 17:47:32 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1178188

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Football: Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the governance of premier league football clubs.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	900809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Football clubs are the heart of local communities, they have unique social value and many with a great history. It is vital they are protected and fans should have their voices heard.</p><p> </p><p>The governance of football is first and foremost a matter for the relevant authorities, in this case the Premier League and the Football Association. These bodies have a duty to govern the sport and provide assurances to fans, players and indeed employees, that proper protections are in place.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, we have committed to a fan led review of football governance, which will include consideration of the Owners’ and Directors’ test, to ensure we protect the game for fans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will liaise closely with fan representatives and the football authorities as we decide the scope and structure of this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/02/2020 12:20:27 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1178312

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Huawei: 5G
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 Huawei equipment analysis has been installed by UK 5G carriers since March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Huawei’s presence in the UK is subject to detailed, formal oversight through the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre and its oversight board. The recent conclusions of the Telecoms Supply Chain Review set out clear limits on the role of Huawei, as a High Risk Vendor, in the UK telecoms market. The Government examined the full range of threats and risks when making its decision on the use of high risk vendors in the UK telecoms networks.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 24/02/2020 16:24:46 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1178353

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Gambling: Internet
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 the review into online stakes will be launched by the Gambling Commission.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	1944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission announced last October that it would be looking at the evidence regarding online stake limits as part of its ongoing work to reduce the risks of gambling related harm. This is in addition to their particular focus on VIP practices, advertising technology, and game design. The Gambling Commission has said that it will publish the assessment and next steps for online stakes and further protections later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to review the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure it is fit for the digital age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 24/02/2020 17:51:10 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris