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1694911

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Defamation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions have Ministers in her department informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	17899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>DCMS has no record of the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 14/03/2024 14:50:24 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1690721

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce barriers to entry for young deaf people in (a) sport and (b) other activities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	15096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is dedicated to making sport in this country accessible and inclusive for everyone, including d/Deaf people.</p><p>That is why, through our arm's length body, Sport England, we have provided £1.2 million between 2022 and 2027 to support deaf sport at the grassroots level, build wider participation, and develop strong governance within UK Deaf Sport.</p><p>Sport England are also exploring a series of small-scale talent pilots for d/Deaf athletes. These pilots will see Sport England, National Governing Bodies, and UK Deaf Sport working together to explore these issues and suggest potential solutions.</p><p>The Government-funded School Games programme offers children the opportunity to take part in competitions in over 40 sports at local and regional level, including inclusive, modified versions of the sports. Since 2010, the School Games have offered 13.4 million participation opportunities for young people.</p><p>Outside of the school day, the £57 million investment in the Opening School Facilities programme allows schools to open their sport facilities outside of the core school hours. Up to 1350 schools across England have been targeted, with the funding aimed at having the most positive impact on their communities, including for children with special educational needs and disabilities.</p><p>The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has supported a range of funding to help widen access to heritage. For example, in 2020 they supported Funky Kids to enable families of children with D/deafness or hearing impairments to take part in social activities that taught them about local heritage, traditions and skills passed down through generations.</p><p>Arts Councils across the UK are working together with the British Film Institute to launch a free, UK-wide arts access scheme, called ‘All-In’. The pilot of this scheme is set to launch in spring 2024. This scheme will operate across the UK in arts and cultural venues, for seamless, barrier-free booking which is responsive to individual circumstances and needs, including those who are d/Deaf.</p><p>DCMS investment is enabling important accessibility upgrades in cultural venues across the country, including via infrastructure grants to DCMS-sponsored cultural bodies. The joint DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund, which is available to a wide range of museums and galleries across England, also has improvements to access and/or interpretation for visitors with disabilities as a core criterion. Recent grants have supported projects at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford and the People’s History Museum in Manchester who are working with d/Deaf people, and other groups, to improve accessibility to their galleries and spaces.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 15097 question first answered 29/02/2024 14:28:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1682856

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Arts: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC's policy paper entitled Clarifications of the rules for cultural tax reliefs, updated on 22 November 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to section 1217FA of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 on (a) immersive and (b) experiential experimental work.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	10159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Provided immersive or experimental productions meet all the qualifying criteria for theatrical productions as set out in Section 1217FA of the Corporation Tax Act 2009, they should be entitled to Theatre Tax Relief.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/01/2024 17:17:47 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1660160

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in entries for art and design GCSEs and A-levels on the future ability of creative industries to recruit skilled staff.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	199115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The government set out plans for addressing the skills needs of the creative industries in the Creative Industries Sector Vision published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in June. As the vision sets out, the skills needs of the creative industries are complex and qualifications needed to enter the wide range of posts available in the industry will vary. In light of this, an assessment of the specific impact of art and design GCSE and A-level entry on the creative industry has not been carried out. The department is, however, delivering a wide range of skills programmes and reforms to deliver the skills needed by employers in this industry.</p><p>Employers in the Creative and Design sector have developed 58 high-quality apprenticeship standards including Creative Venue Technician, VFX artist, and Media Production Coordinator. Alongside this, T Levels, which are aligned to the same employer-led standards as apprenticeships, will also support the pipeline of talent into the creative industries. New T Levels in Craft and Design, and Media, Broadcast and Production will be rolled out in 2024.</p><p>The department’s reforms to higher technical education (level 4/5) include the introduction of Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs). These are current (and new) level 4-5 qualifications approved, and quality marked by the Institute for Apprenticeships &amp; Technical Education as providing the skills demanded in the workplace by employers.  31 Digital HTQs launched for AY 22/23. Creative and Design HTQs will be available for teaching from September 2025.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 18/09/2023 16:36:40 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1604153

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ministers have had legal costs relating to inquiries by the House of Commons Privileges Committee funded from the public purse since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	165349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>Until the current matter referred to the Privileges Committee on 21 April 2022, since 2010, no Ministers have been the subject of an inquiry by either the Committee of Privileges or the Committee on Standards and Privileges relating to a matter of privilege and their conduct as a minister.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is an established precedent across multiple administrations that former Ministers may be supported with legal representation after they have left office when matters relate to their time and conduct as a Minister.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/03/2023 14:14:23 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1601314

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Urgent Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to help ensure Ministers are appropriately briefed for Urgent Questions so they are able to answer questions from Members.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	158988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The briefing provided to Ministers in response to Urgent Questions is a matter for individual Departments.</p><p>The Guide to Parliamentary Work is produced by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, working closely with colleagues across government, and in the service of the House of Commons and House of Lords. It is designed for civil servants who work closely with Parliament and, in particular, Parliamentary teams across Whitehall. In November 2022 my office published an updated guide which is available on Gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work</a>.</p><p>The Parliamentary Capability Team in the Cabinet Office also provides training on managing parliamentary work to civil servants of all departments and grades.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/03/2023 16:47:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1601319

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Legislation: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to help ensure Government impact assessments contain sufficient information and analysis for Members to scrutinise and suggest amendments to legislation.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	158991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government response to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee's report on Losing Impact: why the Government’s impact assessment system is failing Parliament and the public (HL Paper 116), was published on 15 December 2022, and is available on parliament.uk (<a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/33276/documents/180120/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/33276/documents/180120/default/</a>).</p><p>The Government has taken a number of steps to ensure that best practice is followed by departments, for example:</p><ul><li>providing, and regularly updating, centralised guidance through the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-making-legislation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-making-legislation</a>.</li><li>the Parliamentary Capability Team in the Cabinet Office provides training on managing parliamentary work to civil servants of all departments and grades.</li></ul><p>Published impact assessments, including their date of publication, are available on the Parliament website (<a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/</a>).</p><p>The Government is clear that Parliament should have the information it needs and that impact assessments should be published, where possible, when legislation is laid before Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 158990 158993 question first answered 09/03/2023 16:51:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1601320

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the Regulatory Policy Committee’s red rating of the Government’s impact assessment for the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	158992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Our legislation is sensible and proportionate and is designed to protect lives and livelihoods.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is grateful for the Regulatory Policy Committee's feedback on the Impact Assessment and is currently taking their opinion into consideration, particularly the assessment of the impacts of the Bill on small and micro businesses - the only red-rated aspect of the analysis.</p><p> </p><p>As stated previously, individual impact assessments will accompany consultations on the specific minimum service level for each relevant service which will be better able to assess the impacts on SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 14/03/2023 17:43:39 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1601321

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Legislation: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many impact assessments on legislation the Government has published after a bill has (a) been introduced to the House and (b) passed all its stages in the House in this Parliament as of 6 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	158993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government response to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee's report on Losing Impact: why the Government’s impact assessment system is failing Parliament and the public (HL Paper 116), was published on 15 December 2022, and is available on parliament.uk (<a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/33276/documents/180120/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/33276/documents/180120/default/</a>).</p><p>The Government has taken a number of steps to ensure that best practice is followed by departments, for example:</p><ul><li>providing, and regularly updating, centralised guidance through the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-making-legislation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-making-legislation</a>.</li><li>the Parliamentary Capability Team in the Cabinet Office provides training on managing parliamentary work to civil servants of all departments and grades.</li></ul><p>Published impact assessments, including their date of publication, are available on the Parliament website (<a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/</a>).</p><p>The Government is clear that Parliament should have the information it needs and that impact assessments should be published, where possible, when legislation is laid before Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 158990 158991 question first answered 09/03/2023 16:51:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1589109

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2022 to Question 142738 on Stamp Duty Land Tax, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying the discount up front on the number of properties homebuyers will have to choose from.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	152181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is a transaction tax and becomes payable at the time a property is purchased. The tax has to be able to apply in a range of different situations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans at present to change the SDLT higher rates exceptional circumstances provisions, but it keeps all tax policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/03/2023 17:07:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire