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169662

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tickets
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 findings of the Metropolitan Police in their February 2013 Report "Ticket Crime", and in particular the suggestion that "the lack of legislation outlawing the unauthorised resale of tickets and the absence of regulation of the primary and secondary markets encourages unscrupulous practices, a lack of transparency and fraud".
tabling member printed	Baroness Heyhoe Flint
uin	HL3649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Metropolitan Police's 2013 report &quot;Ticket Crime&quot; highlights that many of the methods that touts use to acquire tickets are already illegal, as is the act of fraudulently selling fake or non-existent tickets.</p><p> </p><p>I will continue to discuss the secondary ticket market with ministerial colleagues and the relevant stakeholders, this includes discussion of options that will help consumers to make informed ticket purchases in a safe and secure environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/12/2014 14:53:13 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4224 label Biography information for Baroness Heyhoe Flint

169315

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Media: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that there is a diverse range of independent news media voices across all platforms.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government consulted on the scope of a measurement framework for media plurality in July 2013. We published our response to that consultation in August 2014; our response also addressed the recommendations of the Lords' Communications Committee report into plurality. In our response, we set out the scope of a measurement framework for media plurality and subsequently commissioned Ofcom to develop this, informed by a suitable set of indicators. The Government has been clear that it will not consider changing the existing regulatory framework for media plurality until the measurement framework and a baseline assessment have been delivered. I understand that Ofcom plans to consult on their proposals for a measurement framework early in the New Year and hopes to publish its conclusions in summer 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/01/2015 12:40:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

169320

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to encourage more young people to visit museums, particularly those from disadvantaged families.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The government continues to support free entry to the national museum collections. Entrance to the national museums has been free since 2001 and visitor numbers have risen continually, including for families from all backgrounds. A number of the museums and galleries have developed specific programmes targeting young people including Youth Panels. Examples of initiatives specifically targeting young people include the TATE Galleries participation in Circuit, led by the National Youth Network for the Visual Arts, and The Imperial War Museum’s project, New Perspectives: Lesser known histories of the first world war which challenges young people to take a new perspective on the First World War.</p>The major partner museums sponsored by Arts Council England are also seeking innovative and creative ways of engaging young people with their collections including: Norfolk Museums Creative Collisions Youth Arts Network and Exeter’s The Royal Albert Memorial Museum &amp; Art Gallery’s, Count Me In Programme. ACE also directly funds education provision through investment in major partner museums.<p> </p><p>In addition, and to increase the number of young people accessing museums, the Museums and Schools Programme has been introduced to increase the number of schools visits to museums. Through Arts Council England, The Department for Education is providing funding of £3.6m, supporting 10 regional museum services in partnership with National Museums and schools in areas of high deprivation across England, where engagement between schools and culture has been low. So far 87,598 pupils have visited a regional museum as part of the museums and schools programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/12/2014 15:53:55 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

169332

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Tickets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the terms and conditions required by governing bodies of sport as the promoters of major events should be adhered to and take priority over secondary market interests.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grey-Thompson
uin	HL3618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The terms and conditions on an event ticket are a matter of civil law. We do, however, expect there to be a reasonable balance between the terms and conditions which apply when purchasing goods and enabling consumers with unwanted tickets to dispose of them fairly and openly.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/12/2014 15:52:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3862 label Biography information for Baroness Grey-Thompson

168121

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Horse Racing: Betting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current status of their consultation on the reform of the Horserace Betting Levy in the light of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement announcement of the introduction of a racing right.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL3463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>As a result of our analysis of the responses to the two consultations it is clear that more detail is required as to how a replacement for the Levy would work. In order to enable a fair comparison between reform and replacement we will work up the “racing right” proposal and engage constructively with stakeholders so that a fully informed decision can be made. We will consult early in the New Year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/12/2014 16:22:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

168126

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure people are not trapped in unfair mobile phone contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom, the UK Regulator for Telecoms, oversees the General Conditions of Entitlement (GCEs), the rules under which Telecoms companies must operate in the UK. GC 9.6 provides consumer protection in the event of mid-contract variations. Under GC 9.6, providers must give customers notice of contract modifications (e.g. price rises) likely to cause ‘material detriment’ to them and the right to exit the contract without penalty in response. Ofcom published guidance at the start of this year clarifying these rules and further enabling competition in the market to deliver a choice of competitive tariffs for the consumer in the UK.<br>Major telecoms companies have also agreed to work with the Government and Ofcom on ways to improve transparency in contracts in line with the principles underpinning the Ofcom guidance. The Government and the Regulator will continue to work with the industry to promote further ways of ensuring that consumers have the best possible information to help them make informed choices about the communications services they purchase.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/12/2014 16:23:28 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

166857

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce further regulations on B2 gaming machines.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL3275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Draft regulations have been drawn up and have been submitted to the European Commission for comment under the terms of the Technical Standards Directive. ​These regulations will end unsupervised stakes above £50 by requiring customers to interact with betting shop staff or open an account before being permitted to proceed. We intend for these to come into force on the April 2015 common commencement date.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 04/12/2014 14:51:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

166614

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 6 May (HL6447) stating that the consultation on the implementation of the amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 amending section 9(5) in the Equality Act 2010 adding caste to the list of protected characteristics, agreed by Parliament in April 2013, would begin in the autumn, whether they will now issue the consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL3205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>We are currently considering the form and timing of the public consultation in the light of ongoing caste discrimination litigation in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. We will await the outcome of the judgment before deciding in what form to issue the public consultation</p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 11/12/2014 16:21:38 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

166632

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tickets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to address transparency in commercial ticket re-selling for the benefit of consumers.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>I will continue to discuss the secondary ticket market with ministerial colleagues and the relevant stakeholders, including discussion of options that will help consumers to make informed ticket purchases in a safe and secure environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 04/12/2014 14:50:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

164214

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list the details of all current and former non-executive board members of the Executive Board of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport since May 2010, together with their periods of office, and set out what arrangements are in place for any potential conflict of interest that may arise during the course of such memberships of the Executive Board.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL3044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The details of all members of the Executive Board are listed in the Department’s Annual Reports and Accounts under the section ‘Senior Management’. There are no Non-Executive members of the Executive Board. Members of the Executive Board are required to declare any potential conflict of interests and would not take part in discussions related to those interests.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/11/2014 12:29:27 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara