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828841

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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	International Broadcasting
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 international broadcasters currently hold an Ofcom licence that allows them to broadcast throughout the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	124464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>All Ofcom broadcast licence holders are allowed to provide broadcasting services throughout the EU. The Country of Origin principle, which underpins the single market for audiovisual media services, enables broadcasters to obtain a broadcasting licence in one EU Member State for all their channels and services in different EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently one of the biggest European broadcasting hubs. According to a 2017 report by European Audiovisual Observatory, 758 channels based in the UK mainly target the European market. This represents 55% of the TV channels which hold Ofcom licenses.</p><p>Similarly, around half of the UK-based video-on-demand services (152 video-on-demand services) primarily target EU audiences.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 124466 question first answered 29/01/2018 17:46:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

828843

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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	International Broadcasting
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 proportion of Ofcom broadcast licence holders broadcast primarily outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	124466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>All Ofcom broadcast licence holders are allowed to provide broadcasting services throughout the EU. The Country of Origin principle, which underpins the single market for audiovisual media services, enables broadcasters to obtain a broadcasting licence in one EU Member State for all their channels and services in different EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently one of the biggest European broadcasting hubs. According to a 2017 report by European Audiovisual Observatory, 758 channels based in the UK mainly target the European market. This represents 55% of the TV channels which hold Ofcom licenses.</p><p>Similarly, around half of the UK-based video-on-demand services (152 video-on-demand services) primarily target EU audiences.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 124464 question first answered 29/01/2018 17:46:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

828845

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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	Broadcasting: Licensing
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 he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on maintaining current broadcast licensing arrangements during the transition period after March 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	124468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>We continue to engage constructively with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that we provide our broadcasters with stability and certainty in the period leading up to the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister set out, the UK is seeking a strictly time-limited implementation period, based on the existing structure of EU rules and regulations, during which the UK and the EU would continue to have access to one another’s markets on current terms.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/01/2018 17:48:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

828847

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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	International Broadcasting
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 his Department has made of the number of UK-based jobs which are linked to international broadcasters which are licensed by Ofcom and mainly broadcast outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	124469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS economic estimates show that 194,000 people were employed in the wider audiovisual sector in 2016. However, we do not possess granular data on international broadcasting specifically.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/01/2018 17:49:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

828848

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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	Broadcasting: Licensing
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 officials in his Department are working on broadcast licensing as part of any future trade deal that the UK agrees with the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	124470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Staff within DCMS’ Media Team and EU Team lead on providing advice to Ministers on broadcasting and EU exit. Members of staff across the Department also provide advice and analyses on EU exit issues as required. Given the interactions between broadcasting policy, EU exit work and the Department's other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/01/2018 17:50:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

825826

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
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	Carillion: Insolvency
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 his Department has made of the effect of the liquidation of Carillion on the roll-out of broadband across the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	123893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The department does not foresee the liquidation of Carillion impacting our ability to deliver on the government's broadband roll out programme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/01/2018 16:33:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

825827

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Carillion
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 contracts his Department has with Carillion.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	123894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Zero.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/01/2018 16:36:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

794497

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	European Capital of Culture
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 participating cities have spent on their bids to be European City of Culture 2023.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	115470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by Government.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/11/2017 16:22:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

794505

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	European Capital of Culture
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 her department is negotiating with the European Commission on its reversing the decision that the UK cannot participate in the European Capital of Culture 2023.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	115478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The European Commission wrote to the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 22 November 2017. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Library. The five candidate cities were informed of the European Commission’s decision on 23 November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 115410 115461 115584 question first answered 28/11/2017 15:16:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

794506

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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: EU Grants and Loans
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 it is her Department's policy that the UK should continue to pay in and be a member of the Creative Europe programme once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	115479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We remain committed to supporting the UK creative industries and are consulting closely with stakeholders to ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the UK's national interest.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister made clear in her speech in Florence that, where possible, and where they are greatly to the UK and EU's joint advantage, we will want to continue taking part in specific policies and programmes like Creative Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 28/11/2017 17:07:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest