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Select Committee
Sunderland City Council
 FIL0077 - British Film and High-End Television

Written Evidence Nov. 14 2023

Inquiry: British Film and High-End Television
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)

Found: FIL0077 - British Film and High-End Television Sunderland City Council Written Evidence

Written Question
Balkans: British Council
Wednesday 25th October 2023

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what were the objectives of the British Council's Creative Producers in the Western Balkans 2021-2022 programme.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The British Council's priority objectives for the Western Balkans are to build the skills and capacity of individuals and organisations operating in the media and cultural sectors, to support region-wide digital transformation, and enhance and support English language teaching and learning.

The Creative Producers programme was designed to develop the profession of creative production and artistic good practices across the countries involved and the UK.

The British Council determines its own funding programmes operating at arms' length to Government.

Select Committee
British Poultry Council
 ELG0011 - Export-led growth

Written Evidence Sep. 19 2023

Inquiry: Export-led growth
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Found: ELG0011 - Export-led growth British Poultry Council Written Evidence

Written Question
British Council: Training
Thursday 19th October 2023

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the British Council spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The table below sets out the indicative amount spent by each of the specified Arms Length Bodies (ALB) on equality and diversity training in 2022-23.

ALB

Amount (£)

British Council

3,674

Commonwealth Scholarships Commission

3,579

FCDO Services

836

Great Britain-China Centre

750

Independent Commission for Aid Impact

0

Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission

396

Westminster Foundation for Democracy

2,000

Wilton Park

505

Written Question
British Hallmarking Council: Training
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the British Hallmarking Council spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The British Hallmarking Council had no spend on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

Select Committee
Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu)
 MHL0007 - Membership of the House of Lords

Written Evidence Oct. 24 2023

Inquiry: Membership of the House of Lords
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: MHL0007 - Membership of the House of Lords Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu) Written Evidence

Select Committee
Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu)
 MENA0055 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: MENA0055 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa Council for Arab British Understanding

Select Committee
British Egg Industry Council
 TFA0027 - UK trade policy: food and agriculture

Written Evidence Oct. 17 2023

Inquiry: UK trade policy: food and agriculture
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: TFA0027 - UK trade policy: food and agriculture British Egg Industry Council Written Evidence

Select Committee
Documentary Film Council
 FIL0127 - British Film and High-End Television

Written Evidence Nov. 14 2023

Inquiry: British Film and High-End Television
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)

Found: FIL0127 - British Film and High-End Television Documentary Film Council Written Evidence

Written Question
AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
Thursday 18th April 2024

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish the attendance of each meeting of the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

Answered by Saqib Bhatti - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The working group on copyright and AI met under terms of reference available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai. This information for 2023 has previously been disclosed pursuant to a Freedom of Information request, and is set out in the following table:

Date of meeting

Attendees, by organisation

05/06/2023 (AI firms and research sector only)

The Entrepreneurs Network; IP Federation; Stability AI; Knowledge Rights 21; Google DeepMind; Tech UK; British Library; UK Research and Innovation (UKRI); Microsoft; Synthesia IPO; Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS); Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

06/06/2023 (right holders only)

RELX; Professional Publishers Association; British Association of Picture Library Agencies (BAPLA); News Media Association; Alliance for IP; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Financial Times; Copyright Licensing Agency; British Phonographic Industry (BPI); Equity; Publishers Association; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; British Screen Forum; Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS); Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Premier League IPO; DCMS; CMA

13/06/2023

RELX; Professional Publishers Association; The Entrepreneurs Network; IP Federation; Stability AI; Knowledge Rights 21; News Media Association; Alliance for IP; Council of Music Makers; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Financial Times; BAPLA; Google DeepMind; Tech UK; Equity; vAIsual; British Library; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; UKRI; British Screen Forum; DACS; Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; Microsoft; BPI; Innovate UK; BBC IPO; DCMS; Office for AI (OAI); CMA

30/06/2023

Professional Publishers Association; BAPLA; Knowledge Rights 21; Publishers Association; News Media Association; Alliance for IP; The Entrepreneurs Network; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Financial Times; Startup Coalition; Equity; vAIsual; British Library; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; UKRI; British Screen Forum; DACS; Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; Microsoft; BPI; Tech UK; Innovate UK; BBC; RELX; Council of Music Makers IPO; DCMS; OAI

13/09/2023 (right holders only)

Professional Publishers Association; British Film Institute (BFI); Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Condé Nast; Guardian Media Group; Publishers Association; BPI; Equity IPO

22/09/2023

Association of Photographers; Getty Images; BBC; vAIsual; Microsoft; Music Publishers Association; Startup Coalition; British Copyright Council; Stability AI IPO

26/09/2023

RELX; Copyright Clearance Center; Copyright Licensing Agency; Alliance for IP; vAIsual; The Entrepreneurs Network; British Copyright Council; IP Federation; Synthesia; Publishers Association; WB Discovery; Council of Music Makers; Financial Times; Guardian Media Group; Startup Coalition

29/09/2023

Alliance for IP; British Copyright Council; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Equity; Stability AI; DACS; Microsoft; Innovate UK; BFI; British Screen Forum; Reading University; UK Music; Professional Publishers Association IPO

04/10/2023

Creators’ Rights Alliance; Equity; UK Music; Professional Publishers Association; Tech UK; News Media Association; Association of Photographers; Getty Images; The Entrepreneurs Network; BPI IPO

05/10/2023 (AI firms only)

The Entrepreneurs Network; Startup Coalition; Microsoft; Stability AI; vAIsual IPO

06/10/2023

British Library; UKRI; BFI; Tech UK; Alliance for IP; Professional Publishers Association; RELX; Copyright Clearance Center; Turing Institute; Knowledge Rights 21 IPO

12/10/2023

Professional Publishers Association; BAPLA; The Entrepreneurs Network; Knowledge Rights 21; Publishers Association; News Media Association; Alliance for IP; Council of Music Makers; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Financial Times; BPI; Startup Coalition; Equity; vAIsual; Guardian Media Group; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; UKRI; British Screen Forum; BFI; Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; IP Federation; Microsoft; Innovate UK; BBC IPO; DCMS; OAI; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; CMA

The group did not meet in 2024.