Kate Osborne MP: written questions

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Written questions

Music: ReviewsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will institute a fan-led review of the music industry.
Answer: The Government will respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s report on grassroots music venues in the coming weeks, including its recommendations on a ticket levy, the agent of change principle, and a fan-led review of live and electroni...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Music Venues: Agent of ChangeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of putting the agent of change on a statutory footing to support grassroots music venues.
Answer: The Government will respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s report on grassroots music venues in the coming weeks, including its recommendations on a ticket levy, the agent of change principle, and a fan-led review of live and electroni...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Music: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a voluntary grassroots contribution on arena and festival tickets to support the grassroots music sector.
Answer: The Government will respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s report on grassroots music venues in the coming weeks, including its recommendations on a ticket levy, the agent of change principle, and a fan-led review of live and electroni...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Royal Mail: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Royal Mail’s universal service obligation on magazine publishers.
Answer: Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service that meets users’ needs. Ofcom’s statement of 5 September set out potential reforms to th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Postage Stamps: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Royal Mail’s proposed stamp price increases on magazine publishers.
Answer: The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions, including the prices of stamps and other services. In setting its prices, Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom which imposes price controls, ‘safeguard caps...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Royal Mail: Postal ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will ensure that second-class Saturday deliveries remain part of the Universal Service Obligation for Royal Mail.
Answer: Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service that meets users’ needs. Ofcom’s statement of 5 September set out potential reforms to th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Sports: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of LGBTQ+ sport teams on tackling inequality in sports.
Answer: The government is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in sport at all levels. We will continue to work with the sport sector to help it be inclusive and welcoming to its spectators, participants and workforce, including LGBTQ+ people.Sport Engl...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Sports: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department provides to grass roots LGBTQ+ sports teams.
Answer: The government is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in sport at all levels. We will continue to work with the sport sector to help it be inclusive and welcoming to its spectators, participants and workforce, including LGBTQ+ people.Sport Engl...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Rugby: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support LGBTQ+ rugby union teams.
Answer: The government is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in sport at all levels. We will continue to work with the sport sector to help it be inclusive and welcoming to its spectators, participants and workforce, including LGBTQ+ people.Sport Engl...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Colombia: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 900155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support peace and human rights in Colombia.
Answer: Supporting Implementation of the 2016 Colombia Peace Agreement is our priority. The UK has committed £80 million towards peace, stability and human rights in Colombia since 2016, leading efforts in the UN, including as penholder of resolutions in the UNSC...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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