Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Ofcom on changes to COSTA advertising rules for public service broadcasters; and whether her Department was given a copy of Ofcom's impact assessment on these changes.
Answered by John Whittingdale
The department routinely engages with Ofcom on matters relating to broadcast advertising. In accordance with their duties under section 24A of the Communications Act 2003 (as inserted by the Digital Economy Act 2017), Ofcom shared their consultation on the proposed revisions to the rules governing the quantity and scheduling of television advertising on public service broadcasting channels with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport the day before publication.
The consultation sets out how Ofcom considers its proposals fit with its duties under the Communications Act 2003 and includes research exploring the potential audience impact of changes to their rules.
This issue is ultimately at the discretion of Ofcom as the independent regulator administering the Code. Ofcom plans to publish a statement in response to their consultation in due course.
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of vacancies in (a) broadcasting, (b) theatres, (c) graphic design, (d) tourism and (e) sport and leisure sectors; if she will make an assessment on adequacy of availability of skilled workers in each of those sectors; and is she will make a statement.
Answered by John Whittingdale
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not have official estimates on the number of vacancies for these sectors.
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on implementing the policies set out in her Department's policy paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published April 2023.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Our white paper set out a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm and ensure that people who are at risk of gambling harm and addiction are protected. These include new player protection checks, a stake limit for online slots games, improvements to consumer redress and a statutory levy on operators to fund research, education and treatment.
We are working with the Gambling Commission and other stakeholders to bring these measures into force as soon as possible, subject to further consultation where appropriate. The Government will publish a number of targeted consultations this summer, with the Commission also consulting on a number of priority areas.
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191585 on Swimming Pools: Local Government, which councils operate lidos.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government does not directly hold data on individual lidos and Sport England data cannot be used to estimate the number of temporarily closed facilities at a point in the past.
The numbers of lidos in operation in England on local authority owned sites from 2010-2019 are as follows:
2010 – 89
2011 – 89
2012 – 84
2013 – 84
2014 – 85
2015 – 85
2016 – 84
2017 – 84
2018 – 82
2019 – 82
As of July 2023, there are 81 lido pools across 63 local authority owned sites in England. The total number of facilities by local authority area is as follows:
Barnet - 1
Bedford - 1
Bradford - 1
Brighton and Hove - 1
Buckinghamshire - 3
Cambridge - 3
Camden - 5
Central Bedfordshire - 1
Cheltenham - 2
Cherwell - 1
Cheshire East - 1
Colchester - 1
Cornwall - 3
Dacorum - 1
Derbyshire Dales - 1
Dorset - 1
East Hertfordshire - 2
East Lindsey - 1
Eden - 1
Guildford - 1
Hackney - 1
Haringey - 2
Hillingdon - 2
Horsham - 1
Lambeth - 1
Medway - 1
Mendip - 2
Mid Sussex - 1
New Forest - 1
North Hertfordshire - 4
North Kesteven - 1
North West Leicestershire - 2
Nuneaton and Bedworth - 1
Oxford - 1
Peterborough - 4
Plymouth - 3
Richmond upon Thames - 1
Rushmoor - 1
South Oxfordshire - 1
South Somerset - 1
St Albans - 1
Stroud - 2
Teignbridge - 1
Tonbridge and Malling - 1
Torbay - 1
Vale of White Horse - 1
Wandsworth - 2
West Berkshire - 2
West Oxfordshire - 2
Wiltshire - 1
Wokingham - 1
Worthing - 1
Wychavon - 1
Of these, 10 lidos are temporarily closed (Bedford (1), Cornwall (2), Hillingdon (1), New Forest (1), North Hertfordshire (1), Peterborough (3), Worthing (1)).
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many council-run lidos were in operation in England in each year between 2010 and 2019.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government does not directly hold data on individual lidos and Sport England data cannot be used to estimate the number of temporarily closed facilities at a point in the past.
The numbers of lidos in operation in England on local authority owned sites from 2010-2019 are as follows:
2010 – 89
2011 – 89
2012 – 84
2013 – 84
2014 – 85
2015 – 85
2016 – 84
2017 – 84
2018 – 82
2019 – 82
As of July 2023, there are 81 lido pools across 63 local authority owned sites in England. The total number of facilities by local authority area is as follows:
Barnet - 1
Bedford - 1
Bradford - 1
Brighton and Hove - 1
Buckinghamshire - 3
Cambridge - 3
Camden - 5
Central Bedfordshire - 1
Cheltenham - 2
Cherwell - 1
Cheshire East - 1
Colchester - 1
Cornwall - 3
Dacorum - 1
Derbyshire Dales - 1
Dorset - 1
East Hertfordshire - 2
East Lindsey - 1
Eden - 1
Guildford - 1
Hackney - 1
Haringey - 2
Hillingdon - 2
Horsham - 1
Lambeth - 1
Medway - 1
Mendip - 2
Mid Sussex - 1
New Forest - 1
North Hertfordshire - 4
North Kesteven - 1
North West Leicestershire - 2
Nuneaton and Bedworth - 1
Oxford - 1
Peterborough - 4
Plymouth - 3
Richmond upon Thames - 1
Rushmoor - 1
South Oxfordshire - 1
South Somerset - 1
St Albans - 1
Stroud - 2
Teignbridge - 1
Tonbridge and Malling - 1
Torbay - 1
Vale of White Horse - 1
Wandsworth - 2
West Berkshire - 2
West Oxfordshire - 2
Wiltshire - 1
Wokingham - 1
Worthing - 1
Wychavon - 1
Of these, 10 lidos are temporarily closed (Bedford (1), Cornwall (2), Hillingdon (1), New Forest (1), North Hertfordshire (1), Peterborough (3), Worthing (1)).
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to question 191585 on Swimming Pools: Local Government, how many council-run lidos have been temporarily closed in each year since 2019.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government does not directly hold data on individual lidos and Sport England data cannot be used to estimate the number of temporarily closed facilities at a point in the past.
The numbers of lidos in operation in England on local authority owned sites from 2010-2019 are as follows:
2010 – 89
2011 – 89
2012 – 84
2013 – 84
2014 – 85
2015 – 85
2016 – 84
2017 – 84
2018 – 82
2019 – 82
As of July 2023, there are 81 lido pools across 63 local authority owned sites in England. The total number of facilities by local authority area is as follows:
Barnet - 1
Bedford - 1
Bradford - 1
Brighton and Hove - 1
Buckinghamshire - 3
Cambridge - 3
Camden - 5
Central Bedfordshire - 1
Cheltenham - 2
Cherwell - 1
Cheshire East - 1
Colchester - 1
Cornwall - 3
Dacorum - 1
Derbyshire Dales - 1
Dorset - 1
East Hertfordshire - 2
East Lindsey - 1
Eden - 1
Guildford - 1
Hackney - 1
Haringey - 2
Hillingdon - 2
Horsham - 1
Lambeth - 1
Medway - 1
Mendip - 2
Mid Sussex - 1
New Forest - 1
North Hertfordshire - 4
North Kesteven - 1
North West Leicestershire - 2
Nuneaton and Bedworth - 1
Oxford - 1
Peterborough - 4
Plymouth - 3
Richmond upon Thames - 1
Rushmoor - 1
South Oxfordshire - 1
South Somerset - 1
St Albans - 1
Stroud - 2
Teignbridge - 1
Tonbridge and Malling - 1
Torbay - 1
Vale of White Horse - 1
Wandsworth - 2
West Berkshire - 2
West Oxfordshire - 2
Wiltshire - 1
Wokingham - 1
Worthing - 1
Wychavon - 1
Of these, 10 lidos are temporarily closed (Bedford (1), Cornwall (2), Hillingdon (1), New Forest (1), North Hertfordshire (1), Peterborough (3), Worthing (1)).
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many council run lidos were in operation in England in each year since 2019.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government is clear on the importance of ensuring public access to swimming pools, as swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy. The responsibility of providing this access lies at Local Authority level, and the Government continues to encourage Local Authorities to support swimming facilities. We have also confirmed an additional £60 million support package for swimming pools, which is targeted at addressing cost pressures facing public swimming pool providers and helping make facilities sustainable in the long-term.
The number of operational lidos (which includes temporary closures, of which there are currently 10) on local authority owned sites from 2019-2023 is as follows:
2019 – 82
2020 – 81
2021 – 81
2022 – 80
2023 – 81
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the Future of Women's Football review.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Future of Women’s Review is expected to be published this summer, and the Government will respond in due course.
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Department has made an assessment of audience support for Ofcom’s proposed revisions to the rules governing the quantity and scheduling of television advertising on public service channels.
Answered by John Whittingdale
Ofcom has a statutory duty to maintain standards in broadcast advertising, working in a co-regulatory partnership with the Advertising Standards Authority. Ofcom also has general duties under the Communications Act 2003 in relation to audience impact, including the plurality and diversity of television services.
This is therefore a matter for Ofcom as the independent regulator that administers the Code on the scheduling of television advertising.
Ofcom's consultation on proposed revisions to the rules governing the quantity and scheduling of television advertising on public service broadcasting channels was announced on 19 April and closed on 31 May. In their consultation document, Ofcom set out how it considers its proposals fit with its duties under the Communications Act 2003. Ofcom will publish their final decision after they have considered the responses and evidence, including on the impacts to audiences, as well as Public Service Broadcasters and other broadcasters.
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of Ofcom’s proposed revisions to the rules governing the quantity and scheduling of television advertising on public service channels on public service news.
Answered by John Whittingdale
Ofcom has a statutory duty to maintain standards in broadcast advertising, working in a co-regulatory partnership with the Advertising Standards Authority. Ofcom also has general duties under the Communications Act 2003 in relation to audience impact, including the plurality and diversity of television services.
This is therefore a matter for Ofcom as the independent regulator that administers the Code on the scheduling of television advertising.
Ofcom's consultation on proposed revisions to the rules governing the quantity and scheduling of television advertising on public service broadcasting channels was announced on 19 April and closed on 31 May. In their consultation document, Ofcom set out how it considers its proposals fit with its duties under the Communications Act 2003. Ofcom will publish their final decision after they have considered the responses and evidence, including on the impacts to audiences, as well as Public Service Broadcasters and other broadcasters.