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1360274
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-15more like thismore than 2021-10-15
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Lending Right remove filter
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost to the public purse was of the Public Lending Right in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency Ceredigion more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Lake more like this
uin 57256 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-10-20more like thismore than 2021-10-20
answer text <p>The Public Lending Right was allocated £6.6 million for the PLR Scheme year 2019/20; and £6.6 million for the PLR Scheme year 2020/21.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-20T13:08:04.037Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-20T13:08:04.037Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
4630
label Biography information for Ben Lake more like this
1360275
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-15more like thismore than 2021-10-15
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Lending Right remove filter
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many authors received compensation through the Public Lending Right in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England in 2019. more like this
tabling member constituency Ceredigion more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Lake more like this
uin 57257 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2021-10-20more like thismore than 2021-10-20
answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">For the Public Lending Right (PLR) Scheme year 2019/20, PLR payments were made to 20,911 registered authors in the United Kingdom. The British Library, which administers the PLR Scheme on behalf of the department, does not maintain a record of payments to authors by country of residence in the United Kingdom.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Public Lending Right Act 1979 provides a right for authors, known as the “public lending right”, to receive payments from a central fund for the loan of their books to the public by local library authorities. The central fund is provided from government grant-in-aid, and the PLR Scheme is administered for DCMS by the British Library.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The PLR Scheme sets out how to calculate the payments that authors can expect to receive from the central fund and this is calculated, and recommended to the government, by the British Library using the number of ‘notional loans’ of their books from public libraries in the UK. The PLR Scheme sets out a maximum payment threshold per author of £6,600 and the minimum level for authors to receive payments is £1.</del></p><p><strong></strong><br /><br /></p>
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-20T09:23:49.287Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-20T09:23:49.287Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2021-10-22T10:13:38.82Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-22T10:13:38.82Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
previous answer version
25187
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
4630
label Biography information for Ben Lake more like this
1360299
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-15more like thismore than 2021-10-15
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Lending Right remove filter
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the remuneration rate paid to authors under the Public Lending Right as a result of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on (a) authors' incomes and (b) publishing industries supply chains. more like this
tabling member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey more like this
tabling member printed
Drew Hendry more like this
uin 57148 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-10-25more like thismore than 2021-10-25
answer text <p>Public Lending Right (PLR) is a legal right to authors for payment from a central fund for eligible book contributors when their books are borrowed from public libraries. It applies to physical books, e-books, and e-audiobooks. Illustrators, photographers, translators and editors are also compensated for the loan of their books from public libraries.</p><p>The British Library administers the PLR Scheme and recommends annually to the department the revised PLR rate per loan. The recommended PLR rate per loan is determined by the annual registered loans figure for the relevant year and the available PLR central fund.</p><p>The PLR rate per loan was increased in January 2021 from 9.03 pence per loan to 9.55 pence per loan and the department will shortly consult on a revised PLR rate per loan for the PLR Scheme year 2020/21, to be introduced in January 2022.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-25T14:34:39.583Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-25T14:34:39.583Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
4467
label Biography information for Drew Hendry more like this
1279226
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-01-21more like thismore than 2021-01-21
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Lending Right remove filter
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to increase funding to the Public Lending Right fund. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing Central and Acton more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Rupa Huq more like this
uin 141553 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-26more like thismore than 2021-01-26
answer text <p>The Public Lending Right fund amount is set for the Spending Review period. The British Library administers the Public Lending Right Scheme on behalf of the government and the funding level of the PLR would form part of the consideration of British Library’s overall funding at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-01-26T15:57:48.357Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-26T15:57:48.357Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4511
label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq more like this
1279233
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-01-21more like thismore than 2021-01-21
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Lending Right remove filter
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing funding for the Public Lending Right. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North more like this
tabling member printed
Patrick Grady more like this
uin 141508 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-26more like thismore than 2021-01-26
answer text <p>The Public Lending Right fund amount is set for the Spending Review period. The British Library administers the Public Lending Right Scheme on behalf of the government and the funding level of the PLR would form part of the consideration of British Library’s overall funding at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-01-26T15:56:50.587Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-26T15:56:50.587Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4432
label Biography information for Patrick Grady more like this
1279234
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-01-21more like thismore than 2021-01-21
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Lending Right remove filter
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the maximum payment threshold for the Public Lending Right. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North more like this
tabling member printed
Patrick Grady more like this
uin 141509 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-26more like thismore than 2021-01-26
answer text <p>DCMS will continue to work with the British Library, which administers the Public Lending Right on behalf of the Department, to consider the potential for future improvements to how PLR operates, including the maximum payment threshold. Any changes to this threshold would be considered at a future Spending Review.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-01-26T15:55:28.823Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-26T15:55:28.823Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4432
label Biography information for Patrick Grady more like this
1279235
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-01-21more like thismore than 2021-01-21
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Lending Right remove filter
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of payment per book loan under the Public Lending Right. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North more like this
tabling member printed
Patrick Grady more like this
uin 141510 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-26more like thismore than 2021-01-26
answer text <p>The rate per loan is reviewed annually by the government following a recommendation from the British Library Board. The Department holds a public consultation with major groups representing the interests of authors, library authorities and other stakeholders in the public library sector in the UK, and to the devolved administrations. The consultation, and outcome following Ministers’ considerations, are posted on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/public-lending-right-rate-per-loan-2019-to-2020-consultation" target="_blank">ghttps://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/public-lending-right-rate-per-loan-2019-to-2020-consultationov.uk</a></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-01-26T15:38:17.753Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-26T15:38:17.753Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4432
label Biography information for Patrick Grady more like this
1247368
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-10-30more like thismore than 2020-10-30
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Public Lending Right remove filter
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will allocate additional funding to the Public Lending Right fund. more like this
tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
tabling member printed
Giles Watling more like this
uin 109631 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-06more like thismore than 2020-11-06
answer text <p>There are no current plans to increase the overall amount of the PLR central fund in response to the COVID -19 outbreak or more generally. The British Library administers the PLR Scheme on behalf of the Government and the funding level of the PLR would form part of the consideration of British Library’s overall funding at a future spending review.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
grouped question UIN 109633 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-06T16:06:02.927Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-06T16:06:02.927Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4677
label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this