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788425

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	Video Games
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 her Department has made of the long term success and sustainability of the UK video games industry after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	112653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government are responsibly preparing for a range of outcomes to ensure we have a smooth exit from the EU. We are engaging with businesses in every sector and region of the UK economy in order to understand the challenges and opportunities that may impact the UK in the coming months and years.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/11/2017 17:52:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

788426

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	Gaming Machines
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 place in the Library a copy of the KPMG report referenced in the Impact Report for her Department's Consultation on proposals for Changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Matters.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	112719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures and the impact assessment published alongside the consultation document include qualitative analysis regarding wider economic effects and the impact on individuals and communities. The framework for analysis in the impact assessment takes into account some isolated economic effects in other gambling markets but does not attempt to look at the effects on the rest of the economy (general equilibrium) because doing so would be disproportionate relative to the size of the policy impacts expected. We welcome further evidence on costs and benefits in response to the consultation and an updated impact assessment will be published with the Government’s final proposals.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS will work with HM Treasury to establish fiscal effects as policy is developed. The KPMG report referred to in the impact assessment has not been made public because it was provided by the Association of British Bookmakers in confidence, on the grounds that it contains commercially sensitive information.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 112694 112720 question first answered 16/11/2017 10:59:51 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

788427

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	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2016 to Question 107989, on gaming machines, what estimate she has made of the fiscal impact of each of the options set out in the Consultation on proposals for Changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	112720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures and the impact assessment published alongside the consultation document include qualitative analysis regarding wider economic effects and the impact on individuals and communities. The framework for analysis in the impact assessment takes into account some isolated economic effects in other gambling markets but does not attempt to look at the effects on the rest of the economy (general equilibrium) because doing so would be disproportionate relative to the size of the policy impacts expected. We welcome further evidence on costs and benefits in response to the consultation and an updated impact assessment will be published with the Government’s final proposals.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS will work with HM Treasury to establish fiscal effects as policy is developed. The KPMG report referred to in the impact assessment has not been made public because it was provided by the Association of British Bookmakers in confidence, on the grounds that it contains commercially sensitive information.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 112694 112719 question first answered 16/11/2017 10:59:51 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

788428

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: Copyright
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 discussions she has had with representatives from national museums sponsored by her Department on the issue of copyright on photographic reproductions of paintings, prints and drawings in the collections of those museums; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	112649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Decisions about image reproduction, reproduction fees, and related copyright, are operational matters for the national museums as arm’s length bodies of government. As such, we do not hold data on the amount of income raised by image fees.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the process for requesting permission to reproduce images can be found on the respective websites of the national museums.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 112650 question first answered 20/11/2017 16:09:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

788429

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: Copyright
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 estimate her Department has made of the total net income received by national museums sponsored by her Department as a result of charging for photographic reproductions of out of copyright artworks in the last financial year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	112650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Decisions about image reproduction, reproduction fees, and related copyright, are operational matters for the national museums as arm’s length bodies of government. As such, we do not hold data on the amount of income raised by image fees.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the process for requesting permission to reproduce images can be found on the respective websites of the national museums.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 112649 question first answered 20/11/2017 16:09:14 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

788430

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	Gaming Machines
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 wider economic effect, other than on gambling industry revenue and player utility, of reducing B2 machine stakes; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	112694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures and the impact assessment published alongside the consultation document include qualitative analysis regarding wider economic effects and the impact on individuals and communities. The framework for analysis in the impact assessment takes into account some isolated economic effects in other gambling markets but does not attempt to look at the effects on the rest of the economy (general equilibrium) because doing so would be disproportionate relative to the size of the policy impacts expected. We welcome further evidence on costs and benefits in response to the consultation and an updated impact assessment will be published with the Government’s final proposals.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS will work with HM Treasury to establish fiscal effects as policy is developed. The KPMG report referred to in the impact assessment has not been made public because it was provided by the Association of British Bookmakers in confidence, on the grounds that it contains commercially sensitive information.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 112719 112720 question first answered 16/11/2017 10:59:51 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

788431

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	Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2017 to Question 108578, on cultural heritage, whether the figures cited include monies for the safeguarding of crafts other than those that contribute to the maintenance or restoration of an existing tangible heritage asset; and whether the Heritage Lottery Fund has set aside a specific sum for securing the continuation of those same crafts not including recording and oral history.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	112579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Heritage Lottery Fund do not have a specific budget allocated for craft-focused projects but there are many open programmes including Sharing Heritage, Our Heritage and Heritage Grants that are designed to be flexible and accommodate applications which meet the varied needs of the heritage sector.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/11/2017 16:41:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

788434

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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, to what proportion of UK Premises superfast broadband is available.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	112607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Over 94 per cent of UK homes and businesses can now access superfast broadband and coverage is on track to reach 95 per cent by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>Superfast broadband coverage will extend beyond that to at least another 2 per cent of premises. For those not covered by superfast broadband we will ensure universal broadband coverage of at least 10Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/11/2017 10:03:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest