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Written Question
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any ministerial redundancy payments have been repaid to her Department since 2019.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Music: Artificial Intelligence
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to respond to the APPG on Music report entitled Artificial Intelligence and the Music Industry- Master or Servant, published on 1 May 2024.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Tickets: Touting
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps to monitor secondary ticketing practices.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
National Portrait Gallery: Termination of Employment
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the National Portrait Gallery in each year since 2015.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

DCMS does not hold this data centrally.


Written Question
Royal Museums Greenwich: Termination of Employment
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Royal Museums Greenwich in each year since 2015.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

DCMS does not hold this data centrally.


Written Question
Natural History Museum: Termination of Employment
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Natural History Museum in each year since 2015.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

DCMS does not hold this data centrally.


Written Question
Science Museum Group: Termination of Employment
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Science Museum Group in each year since 2015.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

DCMS does not hold this data centrally.


Written Question
Royal Armouries: Termination of Employment
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Royal Armouries Museum in each year since 2015.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

DCMS does not hold this data centrally.


Written Question
S4C: Public Appointments
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Jonathan Edwards (Independent - Carmarthen East and Dinefwr)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government and the independent television production sector on the appointment of a new Chair for S4C.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

S4C appointments are made in compliance with the ‘The Broadcasting Act 1990’. The Chair is appointed by the DCMS Secretary of State.

The DCMS Concordat with the Welsh Assembly Government also reiterates that DCMS will consult with the Welsh Government on “Welsh appointments”’. The Welsh Government has been consulted periodically on the campaign and will be formally consulted on the final appointment decision.

The Department has engaged with representatives of the independent television production sector on this matter.


Written Question
Football: Ethnic Groups
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Thangam Debbonaire (Labour - Bristol West)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with relevant football bodies to help increase British Asian representation in football (a) on and (b) off the pitch.

Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.