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1126330

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	Telephones: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the cap on the cost of phone calls between EU member states will apply to UK consumers until the end of any transition period, in the event that a Brexit deal is agreed.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text Under the draft Withdrawal Agreement, EU law will continue to apply in the UK during the Implementation Period (subject to certain exceptions), including EU law that comes into force during the Implementation Period. That will include the Regulation that caps the cost of phone calls via landline and mobile phone or SMS made from one EU country to another.   answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 23/05/2019 13:51:28 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1177536

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Tourist Attractions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to cultural attractions outside London.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	900782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text Through the Arts Council England (ACE), we are investing and promoting the arts and culture all around the country and will continue to do so.<p /><p>There continues to be a shift in the distribution of ACE's National Portfolio funding, with the amount of funding spent outside London increasing from 53.8% in 2012-15 to 60.3% in 2018-22.</p><p>As part of this, ACE expects the organisations they fund to ensure that their cultural offer is accessible to as many people as possible</p><p />A great example of ACE’s funded national portfolio organisations doing this is the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, which hosts relaxed viewings of it’s performances in order to make them more accessible to those with dementia. answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 900783 question first answered 13/02/2020 10:39:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1177570

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Tourist Attractions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to cultural attractions outside London.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Holly Mumby-Croft
uin	900783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text Through the Arts Council England (ACE), we are investing and promoting the arts and culture all around the country and will continue to do so.<p /><p>There continues to be a shift in the distribution of ACE's National Portfolio funding, with the amount of funding spent outside London increasing from 53.8% in 2012-15 to 60.3% in 2018-22.</p><p>As part of this, ACE expects the organisations they fund to ensure that their cultural offer is accessible to as many people as possible</p><p />A great example of ACE’s funded national portfolio organisations doing this is the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, which hosts relaxed viewings of it’s performances in order to make them more accessible to those with dementia. answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 900782 question first answered 13/02/2020 10:39:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4867 label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft

1012294

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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	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, whether the Government plans to remain part of Creative Europe after the current funding period concludes in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	194605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text The UK will always be a European country that advocates for cultural diversity as part of its global identity and is committed to continuing its contribution to and support of European culture. The Government has been clear that will be explore participation in any successor programme to Creative Europe. Where EU funding programmes are to the UK and EU's joint advantage, we want to discuss continued participation as part of the negotiations. Ultimately, the decision on which programmes are in the UK’s interests will be decided as part of the future partnership negotiations, which are ongoing. answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/11/2018 19:18:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1194374

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Leisure: Coronavirus
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 support his Department provides to Leisure Trusts that are not eligible for the covid-19 business support schemes introduced by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	45350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text The Government is aware of the financial challenges that the leisure sector is facing and is in discussions with sector representatives and local authorities to explore what additional support is needed.<p> </p><p>As set out on 1 May, the Government is making a further £617m available through a Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund to support small businesses previously outside the scope of existing business grant funding schemes. Grants up to a maximum of £25,000 will be available and the allocation of funding will be at the discretion of local authorities.</p><p> </p>Through Sport England, DCMS has made available a £210m package of support to the sport and physical activity sector to support it through the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes a £35m Community Emergency Fund to support organisations suffering immediate financial hardship. answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 18/05/2020 08:35:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1136973

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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	Gambling: Young 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 steps he is taking to prevent young people from becoming addicted to gambling.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	273451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text Preventing children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed by gambling is a priority for government and a core licensing objective for the Gambling Commission.<p><br>Operators offering gambling services to people in Great Britain must have a licence from the Gambling Commission and must have effective policies and procedures designed to prevent underage gambling. Where there is a failure to do so, the Gambling Commission has shown it is willing to act using the range of powers to act at its disposal.</p><p>The Gambling Commission has taken action to strengthen protections for young people. In May this year it introduced stricter age and identity verification controls, requiring all consumers to be age verified before they are able to deposit money or access free-to-play demo games. Government has also worked positively with five major operators resulting in commitments to using online technology where available to target gambling adverts away from people showing signs of problem gambling behaviour. They will also further share further data with to protect problem gamblers from experiencing further harm.</p><p>From September 2020, health education will be compulsory for all pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools. This will cover education on online harms, including the risks related to online gambling. The non-statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) programme of study, published by the PSHE Association, includes teaching about gambling and its psychological and financial impact. GambleAware, an independent charity which funds services to help to reduce gambling harms, is working with the PSHE Association to develop resources for schools to promote resilience and raise awareness around risk-taking and gambling.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/07/2019 15:20:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1056749

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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: Brexit
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 from his Department have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	218152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text As part of the department’s preparations for the possibility of leaving the EU without a deal, over 110 officials have been seconded from their primary role to support EU Exit work. In addition, a significant number of officials have reprioritised their work to include EU Exit work whilst remaining in their primary roles.<p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 20/02/2019 09:56:21 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190398

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the support available for self-employed people working in the digital, culture, media and sport sectors affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	901876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text Across DCMS sectors, over 22% of workers are self employed, making the government's Self-Employment Income Support Scheme a priority for my department. I am pleased that it has been positively received by many of our stakeholders.<p><br>We continue to talk with the Treasury to help ensure that the scheme works for our sectors. This is informed by frequent discussions with our stakeholders to understand the extent to which we are reaching those most in need.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/04/2020 16:42:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1567747

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Dormant Assets Scheme
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of including financial education for primary school children in the allocation of the dormant assets identified by the Dormant Assets Act 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	125307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <ul><li>Dormant Assets legislation currently defines financial inclusion as &quot;the development of individuals' ability to manage their finances ​​or the improvement of access to personal financial services''.</li><li>To date, the focus of dormant assets funding for financial inclusion has been tackling problem debt and improving access to affordable and appropriate financial products and services for people in vulnerable circumstances.</li><li>At present, the government is considering over 3,300 responses to the public consultation on what the broad social and/or environmental purposes of the English portion of dormant assets should be going forwards.</li><li>The government plans to publish a response in early 2023 setting out these future purposes of the English portion.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/01/2023 12:47:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1235754

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Events Industry: Coronavirus
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 his Department has had with advisory bodies on identifying the type of businesses which require different types of covid-19 support in the live events industry.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	91790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <ul><li><p>We recognise that the live events industry and its supply chain has been severely impacted by Covid-19. The ministerially-chaired Events and Entertainment Working Group ensures we understand the issues facing all our Creative Industries sectors and that we are helping them as effectively as possible. The membership of the Working Group includes live events industry trade bodies such as the Production Services Association, the Music Venue Trust, the Concert Promoters Association and the National Arenas Association.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>In addition, officials are in regular contact with live events industry stakeholders, ensuring that the needs of the industry are fully understood.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>We will continue to work with the representatives of the live events industry to understand the difficulties the different parts of the sector faces and support the industry through these challenging times.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/10/2020 14:30:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan