To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department
has made an assessment of the Rowing Association's ability to trade and work with
its counterpart clubs in EU member states after the UK leaves the EU.
<p>The government has outlined our aspiration to negotiate an agreement with the European
Union on our future economic partnership that will include a UK-EU free trade area
for goods, and a comprehensive package for services. We will also seek to negotiate
a mobility framework with the EU that supports businesses to provide services, and
allows people to travel freely without a visa for tourism and temporary business activity.
Subject to the negotiations, we expect these measures to minimise barriers to UK businesses,
including sports organisations such as British Rowing, in trading and working with
their counterparts in the EU after we leave.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference
to Ofcom's report, children's content review: update, published on 24 July 2018, what
discussions he has had with Ofcom on consulting stakeholders and industry on plans
for the future provision of children's programmes on television and online.
<p>Ministers and officials hold regular discussions with Ofcom on a range of issues,
including on the provision of children’s content.</p><p> </p><p>With the Digital Economy
Act 2017, Ofcom was given new powers to publish criteria on commercial public service
broadcasters’ provision of children’s programming and, if appropriate, to set related
conditions. In response to this, in November 2017 Ofcom launched a review of children’s
content. Ofcom has asked the public service broadcasters to develop and share their
plans to address Ofcom’s concerns on children’s content and we look forward to Ofcom’s
assessment of these plans in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also providing
direct support to the development of children’s content through the Contestable Fund
pilot, which will provide up to £60 million to help stimulate the provision and plurality
of UK-originated content for young audiences and radio.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what spending
on (a) Olympic legacy and (b) other programmes has resulted in consequential funding
for Wales in each of the last five years.
<p>The Block Grant Transparency publication (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2017-publication)
sets out details of all additions to the Devolved Administrations’ budgets since the
2015 Spending Review. The Barnett Formula will have been applied to all changes to
the DCMS budget at both Spending Reviews and at Fiscal Events in the normal way as
set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.</p><p> </p><p>Companies from across the
country have been directly engaged in legacy infrastructure and projects - for example,
South Wales based Pro Steel were awarded contracts as part of the transformation of
the Olympic Stadium roof post-2012 Games, they secured a £1m loan to enable them to
compete for the work from Finance Wales. Pro Steel were also awarded a subcontract
by BAM Nuttal for transformation work in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park post games consisting
of re-purposing and construction of a bridge in the north of the Park near the Velodrome.
They were also awarded the contract to make modifications and strengthening works
to another bridge, and supply and installation of a third bridge.</p><p> </p><p>Last
week I met with my counterparts in Wales and Scotland to discuss the many opportunities
the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games presents to the whole of the UK. The department
and I look forward to continuing to work closely with the devolved nations to ensure
the many opportunities the Games presents - from hosting the Queen's Baton Relay to
providing a base for athletes to train - are seized across the country.</p>