Asked by: Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what process his Department has for allocating funds for the payment for copyright licenses by the Government; and what funds were allocated for such payments in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Kirby
Government departments buy copyright licences according to their needs from their departmental budgets. Funds are not allocated by HM Treasury specifically for licensing and departmental procurement. This type of procurement is a matter for individual departments.
Asked by: Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role his Department has in ensuring compliance with copyright licensing conditions across Government.
Answered by Simon Kirby
Government departments are required to comply with the law including the law of copyright. To this end they enter into licensing arrangements and monitor compliance locally. The Accounting Officer within each department is responsible for ensuring legal compliance.
Asked by: Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding his Department provides for the renewal of Government copyright licences.
Answered by Simon Kirby
Government departments buy copyright licences according to their needs from their departmental budgets. This includes any contributions made to shared licensing arrangements across government.