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Written Question
Arts: Finance
Thursday 2nd July 2020

Asked by: Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on allocating additional financial support to (a) music venues, (b) theatres and (c) people who work in creative industries.

Answered by Caroline Dinenage

DCMS is engaging with a range of departments to support the economic response to Covid-19, and ensuring that the needs of its sectors including live music, theatre and the wider creative industries, and those who work in them, are fully understood. DCMS will continue to work with these valuable sectors to understand the difficulties they face and help them access support through these challenging times and through recovery.

To ensure we are assisting all these sectors as effectively as possible, regular ministerially-chaired roundtables are held with business representative organisations and trade associations from across the creative industries. In addition, officials are in regular contact with stakeholders from these sectors, and we continue to speak with HM Treasury colleagues to ensure that the full spectrum of government support reaches the UK's world-leading creative industries.


Written Question
Social Media: Bullying
Tuesday 4th July 2017

Asked by: Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure social media companies tackle cyber bullying.

Answered by Matt Hancock

The Government expects social media companies, and internet platforms, to have robust processes in place and to act promptly when all forms of abuse, including cyber bullying is reported. That includes acting quickly to removing inappropriate content, and where appropriate, suspending or terminating the accounts of those breaching the rules in place. We are continuing to work closely with industry, including social media companies, charities, schools and parents to tackle this serious issue.


Written Question
Alexander Thomson: Anniversaries
Thursday 23rd March 2017

Asked by: Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on celebrating the bicentenary of the architect Alexander Thomson.

Answered by Tracey Crouch

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has regular discussions with the Scottish Government on a range of matters but she has had none recently specifically regarding the Bicentenary of Alexander Thomson. Heritage and Culture is a devolved matter and Architectural policy sits with DCLG.

DCMS Officials are aware that the Scotland Office have been in discussions with the Alexander Greek Society about a reception at Dover House to celebrate the Bicentenary of the great Scottish Architect.


Written Question
Holmwood House
Tuesday 17th January 2017

Asked by: Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the amount of funding resulting from announcements in the Autumn Statement 2016 that will be available for Holmwood House in advance of the bi-centenary of Alexander Thomson in 2017.

Answered by Tracey Crouch

Heritage is a devolved matter. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has not had any discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, nor been party to any discussions that may have taken place between the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, regarding this matter.


Written Question
Tourism: Scotland
Monday 10th October 2016

Asked by: Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote tourism in Scotland.

Answered by Tracey Crouch

Tourism is a devolved matter but a number of policy levers - from aviation connectivity to aspects of the regulatory framework and immigration - are reserved. Through the recently published Tourism Action Plan, this Government is working to ensure the benefits of growth in the tourism industry can be felt across the whole of the UK.