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1673144
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-27more like thismore than 2023-11-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Disability: Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's consultation on Disability workforce reporting, published on 16 December 2021, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring companies with more than 250 employees to publish annual data on the number of disabled people they employ as a proportion of their workforce; and when he plans to respond to that consultation. more like this
tabling member constituency Battersea more like this
tabling member printed
Marsha De Cordova more like this
uin 3939 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>Following the judgement from the Court of Appeal that the National Disability Strategy is lawful, work has recommenced on disability workforce reporting. Analysis of the consultation is underway and we will publish the findings and next steps in 2024.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
grouped question UIN 3940 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T12:54:08.083Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T12:54:08.083Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
4676
label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova more like this
1673146
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-27more like thismore than 2023-11-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Disability: Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to require companies with more than 250 employees to publish data annually on (a) their disability pay gap and (b) the proportion of disabled employees within each pay quartile. more like this
tabling member constituency Battersea more like this
tabling member printed
Marsha De Cordova more like this
uin 3940 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>Following the judgement from the Court of Appeal that the National Disability Strategy is lawful, work has recommenced on disability workforce reporting. Analysis of the consultation is underway and we will publish the findings and next steps in 2024.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
grouped question UIN 3939 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T12:54:08.143Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T12:54:08.143Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
4676
label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova more like this
1672868
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-24more like thismore than 2023-11-24
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 217 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Tickets: Taxation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a ticket levy on (a) arenas, (b) stadiums and (c) major festivals to support grassroots live music. more like this
tabling member constituency Worsley and Eccles South more like this
tabling member printed
Barbara Keeley more like this
uin 3619 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting our grassroots music venues, which play an absolutely crucial role in our world-leading music sector and developing homegrown talent.</p><p>That is why we are supporting live music through a range of measures. This includes an additional £5 million to Arts Council England’s (ACE’s) successful Supporting Grassroots Music fund, as set out in the Creative Industries Sector Vision in June. This £5 million expands and extends ACE’s existing grassroots fund, open since 2019, and takes our total investment in grassroots music through the fund to almost £15 million. This fund will enable venues to increase support for young and emerging artists, improve equipment and physical infrastructure, and support venues to become more financially resilient and develop new income streams.</p><p>This is in addition to other government support provided to the live music sector, including over £3 million during the pandemic from the Emergency Grassroots Music Venues Fund. The Culture Recovery Fund also provided over £200m of support for live music venues, and further support was provided through the £800m Live Events Reinsurance Scheme, alongside the cross-sector grants, loans, and reduction of VAT on tickets to 5%.</p><p>Through ACE, the Government has also supported the Music Venue Trust’s ‘Own Our Venues’ initiative, providing £500,000 which will help the Trust acquire the freeholds of grassroots music venues at risk of closure. DCMS Ministers attended the opening of the first acquisition, ‘The Snug’ in Atherton, Greater Manchester, in October.</p><p>Music venues are also eligible for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief, with a 75% relief up to a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business. This relief was extended for a further year during the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week. DCMS and DLUHC are also working closely with the sector to revise planning guidelines to ensure that new developments engage with existing music venues before being built.</p><p>We have no plans to impose a ticket levy. Industry-led discussions are ongoing regarding increased support for grassroots music venues from larger events and venues.</p><p>We understand that the DCMS Select Committee will shortly be launching an inquiry into live music, and we will consider the Committee’s report once it is published.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Maldon more like this
answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale more like this
grouped question UIN 3620 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T17:57:19.103Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T17:57:19.103Z
answering member
39
label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale more like this
tabling member
1588
label Biography information for Barbara Keeley more like this
1672869
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-24more like thismore than 2023-11-24
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 217 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Music: Public Consultation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will hold a consultation on support for live music. more like this
tabling member constituency Worsley and Eccles South more like this
tabling member printed
Barbara Keeley more like this
uin 3620 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting our grassroots music venues, which play an absolutely crucial role in our world-leading music sector and developing homegrown talent.</p><p>That is why we are supporting live music through a range of measures. This includes an additional £5 million to Arts Council England’s (ACE’s) successful Supporting Grassroots Music fund, as set out in the Creative Industries Sector Vision in June. This £5 million expands and extends ACE’s existing grassroots fund, open since 2019, and takes our total investment in grassroots music through the fund to almost £15 million. This fund will enable venues to increase support for young and emerging artists, improve equipment and physical infrastructure, and support venues to become more financially resilient and develop new income streams.</p><p>This is in addition to other government support provided to the live music sector, including over £3 million during the pandemic from the Emergency Grassroots Music Venues Fund. The Culture Recovery Fund also provided over £200m of support for live music venues, and further support was provided through the £800m Live Events Reinsurance Scheme, alongside the cross-sector grants, loans, and reduction of VAT on tickets to 5%.</p><p>Through ACE, the Government has also supported the Music Venue Trust’s ‘Own Our Venues’ initiative, providing £500,000 which will help the Trust acquire the freeholds of grassroots music venues at risk of closure. DCMS Ministers attended the opening of the first acquisition, ‘The Snug’ in Atherton, Greater Manchester, in October.</p><p>Music venues are also eligible for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief, with a 75% relief up to a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business. This relief was extended for a further year during the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week. DCMS and DLUHC are also working closely with the sector to revise planning guidelines to ensure that new developments engage with existing music venues before being built.</p><p>We have no plans to impose a ticket levy. Industry-led discussions are ongoing regarding increased support for grassroots music venues from larger events and venues.</p><p>We understand that the DCMS Select Committee will shortly be launching an inquiry into live music, and we will consider the Committee’s report once it is published.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Maldon more like this
answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale more like this
grouped question UIN 3619 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T17:57:19.167Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T17:57:19.167Z
answering member
39
label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale more like this
tabling member
1588
label Biography information for Barbara Keeley more like this
1672870
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-24more like thismore than 2023-11-24
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 217 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Culture: Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times and on what dates she has attended meetings of the Expert Advisory Panel on Cultural Education. more like this
tabling member constituency Worsley and Eccles South more like this
tabling member printed
Barbara Keeley more like this
uin 3621 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>The Cultural Education Plan will ensure that all young people, regardless of their background, can access high-quality cultural education. Among other things, this is an important step in delivering our Creative Careers Promise, set out in the Creative Industries Sector Vision, which aims to build a pipeline of talent into our creative industries, from primary school onwards.</p><p>Development of the plan is being led by a panel of 22 experts, including teachers and education leaders, and representatives from the performing arts, libraries, museums, heritage and youth sectors, and the creative industries. While development of the Cultural Education Plan is being driven by the Expert Advisory Panel, the Minister for Arts &amp; Heritage (Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay) and the former Minister for Schools (Nick Gibb MP) have attended panel meetings on multiple occasions.</p><p>Furthermore, the panel is being informed by a series of 50 listening exercises with representatives from across the creative, cultural, education and youth sectors. Lord Parkinson joined one of these listening exercises held at the Royal Opera House with teachers and educationalists from across the country.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Maldon more like this
answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T17:19:51.767Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T17:19:51.767Z
answering member
39
label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale more like this
tabling member
1588
label Biography information for Barbara Keeley more like this
1672809
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-24more like thismore than 2023-11-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Music more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the visa applications of (a) artists and (b) other professionals for the WOMEX international music convention in October 2024. more like this
tabling member constituency Worsley and Eccles South more like this
tabling member printed
Barbara Keeley more like this
uin 3618 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>Officials from UK Visas and Immigration have already engaged with the organisers of the WOMEX International Music Convention (2024) in August this year. UKVI officials will continue to work with the organisers to support the visa application process for artists and other professionals.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T11:09:35.653Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T11:09:35.653Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
1588
label Biography information for Barbara Keeley more like this
1672812
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-24more like thismore than 2023-11-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Passports: Republic of Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications from residents of the Republic of Ireland were processed by the Belfast Passport Office in each year between 2017 and 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency East Londonderry more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
uin 3595 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>The data below shows the volume of passport applications from residents of the Republic of Ireland that were processed by the passport office in Belfast for each year from 2017 to 2019:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>9,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>9,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>9,936</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Following the introduction of a new passport application processing system that distributes work digitally across all available work locations, the data for the number of applications processed is not broken down by office. The information requested is therefore not held in a reportable format from 2020 onwards.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T17:28:56.287Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T17:28:56.287Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
1409
label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
1672899
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-24more like thismore than 2023-11-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: Applications more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of (a) system upgrades and (b) maintenance on the time taken to process leave to remain applications. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 3592 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>The Home Office releases weekly upgrades, including maintenance, to the Atlas caseworking system. Such releases are completed without the Atlas caseworking system, or services like BRP production, being down at all and so there is no impact upon caseworking or BRP production.</p><p>Where a maintenance release requires the system to be taken down temporarily, it is done so in quiet periods and for a very short time period, so that caseworking operations are not adversely affected.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN 3593 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T17:27:47.52Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T17:27:47.52Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
1672901
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-24more like thismore than 2023-11-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Biometric Residence Permits more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of (a) system upgrades and (b) maintenance on the time taken to produce biometric residence permits. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 3593 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>The Home Office releases weekly upgrades, including maintenance, to the Atlas caseworking system. Such releases are completed without the Atlas caseworking system, or services like BRP production, being down at all and so there is no impact upon caseworking or BRP production.</p><p>Where a maintenance release requires the system to be taken down temporarily, it is done so in quiet periods and for a very short time period, so that caseworking operations are not adversely affected.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN 3592 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T17:27:47.617Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T17:27:47.617Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
1672922
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-24more like thismore than 2023-11-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Wind Power: Migrant Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to reinstate the offshore wind workers concession. more like this
tabling member constituency Angus more like this
tabling member printed
Dave Doogan more like this
uin 3676 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-29more like thismore than 2023-11-29
answer text <p>The government is fully supportive of businesses involved in delivering the UK’s net zero ambitions. The wind farm sector has many roles which meet the requirements of the UK’s main economic migration route, the Skilled Worker route.</p><p>The offshore wind farm worker immigration rules concession ended on 30 April. There are no plans to reinstate the concession given the industry has a visa route available to them to use if they are unable fill vacancies from the domestic workforce.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-29T11:02:38.15Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-29T11:02:38.15Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4736
label Biography information for Dave Doogan more like this