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Written Question
Cinemas: Edinburgh
Friday 3rd February 2023

Asked by: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are having discussions with the Scottish Government, Creative Scotland, and other partners regarding (1) cultural cinema programme activity in Edinburgh, and (2) the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival, following the closure of the Edinburgh Film House.

Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Cultural cinema programme activity in Edinburgh is a matter for the Scottish Government, since this is a devolved policy area. Following the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) going into administration in October 2022, Screen Scotland purchased the intellectual property for the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

DCMS officials have spoken to the British Film Institute (BFI) about this issue. The BFI operates UK-wide and has a close working relationship with Creative Scotland and its dedicated screen agency, Screen Scotland. Throughout the period covered by the British Film Institute’s previous corporate strategy, British Film Institute 2022, Screen Scotland has been its delivery partner for the National Lottery-backed British Film Institute NETWORK programme, Short Circuit. The British Film Institute’s new strategy, Screen Culture 2033, is UK-wide and Scotland-based applicants are able to apply for applicable National Lottery funds.


Written Question
Internet: Education
Friday 2nd December 2022

Asked by: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much Ofcom has spent on its work to promote online media literacy in each of the last three years.

Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Ofcom is operationally independent from His Majesty’s Government and is accountable to Parliament. Information on Ofcom’s budget and funding arrangements can be found in its Annual Report and Accounts, which are lodged in the House of Commons Library and published on Ofcom's website.


Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 Jul 2022
Channel 4: Annual Report

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Apr 2022
Channel 4 Privatisation

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2022
Young Audiences Content Fund: Replacement

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 11 Mar 2022
Digital Technology (Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee Report)

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 10 Dec 2021
Freedom of Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Jul 2021
National Lottery

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 07 Jul 2021
Charities Bill [HL]

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Covid-19: Broadband

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