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895302

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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: Electronic Publishing
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 his policy is on the provision of electronic books by libraries.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	140046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to encouraging the availability of e-books for lending from public library services. When commenced, section 31 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 will extend the Public Lending Right to include the remote lending of e-books and audiobooks, where such lending takes place away from library premises.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/05/2018 16:46:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

895355

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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	Wembley Stadium
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 he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer or other HM Treasury Ministers on the sale of Wembley Football Stadium; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	140180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and I were first made aware about the potential sale of Wembley stadium when The FA Chair and Chief Executive came to see us on the 17 April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for my Department to lead on behalf of Government on further discussions with the FA on any potential sale of the stadium over the course of this month. Together with Sport England and the Greater London Authority we will be seeking reassurances that both the interests of the national team and the grassroots are protected and would benefit from any potential deal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 140179 question first answered 08/05/2018 16:49:44 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

895479

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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	Information Commissioner's Office: 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, how many FTE employees have worked for the Information Commissioner's office in each year since that office was founded.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	139948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (figure quoted on 31st March)</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>154.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>169.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>204</p></td><td><p>188.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>196.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>242.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>235.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>256.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>302.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>313.82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>353</p></td><td><p>328.49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>324.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>359.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>354.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>363.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>408.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>439.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>504.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2002, FTE employee data is not readily available. The figures in the table below are the most accurate the ICO have on record but may not be completely accurate as employments records pre 2002 are not complete.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (figure quoted on 31st March)</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>Notes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1984/1985</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>This is an estimate of the staffing number they expected to achieve as recruitment for most roles was on going.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1986</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1988</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>115.5</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>including temporary/casual</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/05/2018 12:07:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

895524

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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	Radio Frequencies
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 he plans to publish the funding scheme for users of Programme Making and Special Events equipment displaced by the 700 MHz clearance.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	139989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong>We expect Ofcom to publish a Statement announcing details of the Help Scheme for PMSE users affected by the 700MHz clearance programme in due course. This follows on from Ofcom's consultation on the Help Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/05/2018 12:10:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

894776

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	European Youth Work Convention
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 steps the Government is taking to uphold the Declaration of the Second European Youth Work Convention in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	139531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>We take account of all non-binding European youth-related recommendations including the Declaration in our ongoing work and development of our programmes. We value the exchange of best practice at a European level, regularly engage with the Council of the European Union Youth Working Parties to support and influence the development of EU level conclusions and recently invited member states to contribute to the development of the Civil Society Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 09/05/2018 12:29:33 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

894869

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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 Lending Right: Electronic Publishing
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 he will set out the timetable for extending the public lending right to e-book loans.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	139413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act 2010 extended the Public Lending Right (PLR), with effect from 1 July 2014, to include the lending of audio-books and the lending of e-books where such lending takes place from library premises. The Government response to the consultation on extending the PLR to include public library loans of audio-books and ‘on-site’ e-book loans was published in May 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Section 31 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA 2017), when commenced, will extend the PLR to include the remote lending of e-books and audiobooks, where such lending takes place away from library premises. The Department intends to shortly consult with interested parties about amending relevant secondary legislation to ensure that it reflects section 31 of the DEA 2017. We intend to lay the necessary statutory instruments commencing section 31 of the DEA 2017 and amending relevant secondary legislation as soon as is practicable, following consideration of the responses to consultation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 139414 question first answered 03/05/2018 13:55:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

894870

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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 Lending Right: Electronic Publishing
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 his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on the extension of the public lending right to e-book loans.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	139414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act 2010 extended the Public Lending Right (PLR), with effect from 1 July 2014, to include the lending of audio-books and the lending of e-books where such lending takes place from library premises. The Government response to the consultation on extending the PLR to include public library loans of audio-books and ‘on-site’ e-book loans was published in May 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Section 31 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA 2017), when commenced, will extend the PLR to include the remote lending of e-books and audiobooks, where such lending takes place away from library premises. The Department intends to shortly consult with interested parties about amending relevant secondary legislation to ensure that it reflects section 31 of the DEA 2017. We intend to lay the necessary statutory instruments commencing section 31 of the DEA 2017 and amending relevant secondary legislation as soon as is practicable, following consideration of the responses to consultation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 139413 question first answered 03/05/2018 13:55:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

894915

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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 Lending Right: Electronic Publishing
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 he will publish the timetable for for introducing Public Lending Right to e-book loans.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	139410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act 2010 extended the Public Lending Right (PLR), with effect from 1 July 2014, to include the lending of audio-books and the lending of e-books where such lending takes place from library premises. Section 31 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA 2017), when commenced, will extend the PLR to include the remote lending of e-books and audiobooks, where such lending takes place away from library premises.</p><p> </p><p>The Department intends to shortly consult with interested parties about amending relevant secondary legislation to ensure that it reflects section 31 of the DEA 2017. The Government intends to lay the necessary statutory instruments commencing section 31 of the DEA 2017 and amending relevant secondary legislation as soon as is practicable, following consideration of the responses to consultation.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 139411 question first answered 03/05/2018 13:53:34 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

894917

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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 Lending Right: Electronic Publishing
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 his policy is on bringing forward legislative proposals to extend public lending rights to e-book loans.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	139411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act 2010 extended the Public Lending Right (PLR), with effect from 1 July 2014, to include the lending of audio-books and the lending of e-books where such lending takes place from library premises. Section 31 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA 2017), when commenced, will extend the PLR to include the remote lending of e-books and audiobooks, where such lending takes place away from library premises.</p><p> </p><p>The Department intends to shortly consult with interested parties about amending relevant secondary legislation to ensure that it reflects section 31 of the DEA 2017. The Government intends to lay the necessary statutory instruments commencing section 31 of the DEA 2017 and amending relevant secondary legislation as soon as is practicable, following consideration of the responses to consultation.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 139410 question first answered 03/05/2018 13:53:34 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

894938

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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, how much funding was allocated from the public purse to museums in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	139454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>In terms of allocation, the fifteen museums and galleries directly funded by DCMS were allocated £327 million for Financial Year 2017-18 under the current Spending Review term.</p><p> </p><p>Other major public funders of museums include Local Government, the Heritage Lottery Fund, and Arts Council England. In addition, the Mendoza Review published last year identified twelve other sources of government investment in the museums sector, from universities and higher education, to grants and tax breaks. Together, these sixteen sources of public funding have on average invested £844 million a year into museums over the past decade.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/05/2018 15:38:59 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson