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790005

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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	Cultural Development Fund
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 plans to establish a Cultural Development Fund to use cultural investment for community regeneration.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	113204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Conservative manifesto stated Government would introduce a Cultural Development Fund to use cultural investment to turn around communities, and we will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/11/2017 13:29:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

788432

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Museums and Galleries
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 assessment she has made of the effect of changes to local authority budgets on the level of professional expertise available in the museums sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	112605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The independent Mendoza Review, commissioned by the government and published on 14th November, shows that 28% of Arts Council England-Accredited museums are operated by local authorities and that they and other museums receive over £200m per year from local government. DCMS does not collect data on professional expertise in the museums sector but the Mendoza Review identifies the need for museums employees to diversify their skills to adapt to today’s funding environment.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/11/2017 13:55:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

788433

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on maintaining freedom of movement between the UK and EU countries for time-limited activities within the creative industries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	112606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues affecting the creative industries in the context of leaving the EU, and recently met with Brandon Lewis, Minister of State for Immigration, where they discussed a range of issues in relation to DCMS sectors and the movement of people between the EU and the UK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/11/2017 10:05:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

786969

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	Government Art Collection
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 she will list all the items obtained by the Government Art Collection in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	112462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Information concerning items obtained by the Government Art Collection from 2007-2016 can be found in the annual reports, which are available here: http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/reports.html.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016/17 annual report will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/11/2017 12:43:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

784813

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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: Visas
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 she has had with Cabinet colleagues on changes to the short-term visa system to help support the needs of the creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Creative Industries are one of the UK’s greatest success stories, contributing over £87 billion to the economy and nearly £20 billion in exports.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have regular meetings with their ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, and have and will continue to ensure the needs and concerns of the creative industries are raised.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/11/2017 13:16:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

784814

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Public Libraries: Staff
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 she has made of the effect of trends in the number of paid library staff on the quality of library services provided.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:30:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

784815

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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: Apprentices
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 she has had with representatives of the creative industries sector on the effect of the apprenticeship levy on that sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have regular discussions with Creative industries representatives on a range of topics, including the Apprenticeship Levy. As co-chair of the Creative Industries Council, the Secretary of State for DCMS is regularly informed by the industry of current issues and concerns faced by the sector, including those related to skills and training.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/11/2017 14:06:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

783182

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Public Libraries
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 she has to reintroduce public library standards.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to reintroduce defined Public Library Service Standards (PLSS), which were were withdrawn along with other government imposed performance targets in a move towards increased local autonomy.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2017, the Libraries Taskforce made available a new sector-led benchmarking framework for library services in England, developed with the Local Government Association, to enable library services to self-assess, develop and improve.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:08:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

783183

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Public Libraries: Social Mobility
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 assessment she has made of the importance of libraries to social mobility.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Libraries play an important role in giving everyone opportunities to improve their life chances and achieve their full potential.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of this, the Government funds the Libraries Taskforce to deliver its 2016 strategy Libraries Deliver. DCMS is also investing £3.9 million in the Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone fund to support innovative library service activity in 2017/18 to benefit disadvantaged people and places in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:09:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

783184

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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	Public Libraries: Closures
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 she has made of the effect of library closures on local communities.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	111384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is therefore for each local authority to determine how best to provide a public library service that meets local needs and within available resources.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors developments relating to proposed changes to library services in England. The Government is working with the Libraries Taskforce to promote good practice and innovation to assist library services and enable them to be sustainable for the long term.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/11/2017 14:12:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan