Caroline Dinenage MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Broadcasting: InfrastructureDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of terrestrial television and radio services on the resilience of communications infrastructure.
Answer: The Government understands how important it is that everyone can access information in times of national emergency. Television and radio both play an important role in providing such access in a range of different emergency scenarios, including scenarios ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTelevision: Digital BroadcastingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the reliability of (a) digital terrestrial television and (b) IPTV.
Answer: The Government’s project on the future of TV distribution is seeking to understand how people receive their television now and in the next decade. We want audiences to continue to receive consistent levels of service regardless of how they receive their t...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the impact of the Business Rates Review on live entertainment venues.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. The Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties from 2026-27. To provide further support, th...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMusicians: VisasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on a touring agreement with the EU.
Answer: The UK Government remains in constructive dialogue with the EU on tackling the challenges facing UK musicians and their support staff when touring in the EU, as well as other EU reset priorities. Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds and European tr...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: IndustryDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits for business and academic research of requiring the Office for National Statistics to publish statistical releases using 4-digit Standard Indu
Answer: The Office for National Statistics is independent of ministers, who are therefore unable to require publication of any particular breakdowns, including statistics at 4-digit Standard Industrial Classification codes. DCMS has a strong working relationship ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial Intelligence and CopyrightDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Government’s preferred option in its consultation on copyright and AI on growth in the creative industries.
Answer: The government’s consultation on Copyright and AI, launched 17 December and closing 25 February, was published alongside an accompanying options assessment. The consultation seeks to gather further evidence on the potential impact on the creative industri...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural HeritageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the findings in the report entitled Addressing the UK’s heritage skills crisis: why we must act now, published by
Answer: The government recognises the risk to the repair, maintenance and retrofit of older buildings arising from possible skills shortages. DCMS and Historic England are working across government and with sector partners to ensure the necessary workforce is in ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Organisations: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to support the funding of uniformed youth organisations to (a) help tackle waiting lists and (b) expand volunteering opportunities for young people.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential. This year, our department has funded eight unifor...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Civil SocietyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Civil Society Covenant Framework, published on 17 October 2024, what steps her Department is taking to engage with civil society on the development of the National Youth Str
Answer: The Civil Society Covenant will set out the terms of a new relationship between government and civil society through high level principles for an effective long term partnership between government and all of civil society. The complementary National Youth...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues and NightclubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to provide long term support for (a) nightclubs and (b) other venues; and if she will prepare and publish a nightclub strategy which provides clarity of regulation for ni
Answer: The Government is working closely with the live music industry to support an economically sustainable music sector.The Government response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report on grassroots music venues, published 14 November, sets ou...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues and NightclubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will (a) recognise and (b) support (i) nightclubs and (ii) venues as cultural institutions.
Answer: The Government is working closely with the live music industry to support an economically sustainable music sector.The Government response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report on grassroots music venues, published 14 November, sets ou...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNightclubs: ClosuresDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, If she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of nightclub closures.
Answer: The Government is working closely with the live music industry to support an economically sustainable music sector.The Government response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report on grassroots music venues, published 14 November, sets ou...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: Urban AreasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Historic England's High Street Heritage Action Zone programme on (a) local economic regeneration and (b) the maintenance of cultural assets
Answer: We have not made such an assessment, but Historic England has commissioned an external evaluation of the High Streets Heritage Action Zone programme, which was designed to drive economic growth in places that need it the most. We await the report for this...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLotteries: AccountabilityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that large scale lotteries meet social responsibility requirements.
Answer: There are around 500 large society lotteries licensed by the Gambling Commission. The Gambling Act 2005 has licensing objectives that underpin the responsible functions that any Lottery must meet. These include:preventing gambling from being a source of c...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCopyright: Data ProcessingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with representatives of the creative industries on proposals for a text and data mining exception to copyright legislation.
Answer: We recognise the important role that the UK copyright framework plays in supporting investment into the creative industries and ensuring that talent and creativity are rewarded. Finding the right balance between rewarding human-centred creativity, fosteri...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCopyright: Data ProcessingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to hold a consultation on a text and data mining exception to copyright legislation.
Answer: We recognise the important role that the UK copyright framework plays in supporting investment into the creative industries and ensuring that talent and creativity are rewarded. Finding the right balance between rewarding human-centred creativity, fosteri...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCopyright: Data ProcessingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of a text and data mining exception to copyright legislation.
Answer: We recognise the important role that the UK copyright framework plays in supporting investment into the creative industries and ensuring that talent and creativity are rewarded. Finding the right balance between rewarding human-centred creativity, fosteri...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: EmploymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of jobs that are supported by the film and TV industry.
Answer: The film and TV sector forms a critical part of UK society, democracy and its creative industries. DCMS estimates that the number of filled jobs within the film and TV industry is 182,000, as of the 2023-2024 financial year. The Government is committed to...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
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