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Written Question
Broadcasting: Political Impartiality
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)

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 help ensure compliance of broadcasters with impartiality rules (a) in general and (b) in the run-up to a General Election.

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
Broadcasting: Political Impartiality
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date Ofcom last imposed statutory sanctions on a broadcaster for breaches of impartiality rules; and what the circumstances of that instance were.

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
Advisory Council on National Records and Archives: 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 Advisory Council on National Records and Archives 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
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.


Written Question
Football: Voluntary Work
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 the level of volunteering in grassroots football.

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.


Written Question
Gambling Act 2005 Review
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the article by the Gambling Commission entitled Evaluating the impact of the Gambling Act Review, published on 19 March 2024, what the framework developed by the National Centre for Social Research for process and impact evaluations of the review of the Gambling Act 2005 will include.

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.


Written Question
Historic Buildings: VAT
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reducing and (b) abolishing VAT on (i) maintenance and (ii) energy-efficiency improvements on historic and cultural buildings.

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
Arts: Finance
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide additional financial support to help the creative sector meet (a) energy and (b) maintenance costs.

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
Sports: Facilities
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)

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 developing a National Vision for Facilities; and whether she plans to make that vision publicly available to support local areas.

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.


Written Question
Sports Grounds Safety Authority: 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 Sports Grounds Safety Authority staff have left that organisation in each year since 2015.

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

DCMS does not centrally hold this information.