Culture, media and sport Archives

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Brexit: impact across policy areas

Friday, 26 August, 2016

This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the situation in a range of policy areas and considers what impact Brexit might have. This will depend, among other things, on the Brexit negotiations, whether the UK stays in the European Economic Area and how the Government fills any policy gaps left by withdrawal.
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Adult magazines in shops

Friday, 12 August, 2016

This House of Commons Library briefing paper summarises what guidelines say about the display of adult magazines in shops.
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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and background

Thursday, 11 August, 2016

This briefing concerns the establishment of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, a statutory Inquiry which formally opened in July 2015. This Inquiry replaced the previous, non-statutory, Inquiry set up in July 2014 which saw both of its Chairs resign; on 4 August 2016, Justice Goddard resigned as the Chair of the statutory inquiry and on 11 August it was announced that Professor Alexis Jay would be the new Chair.
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Arts Funding: Statistics

Wednesday, 13 July, 2016

This note examines funding for the arts across Great Britain from 1955 to the present. The Arts Council of England (ACE), Creative Scotland (CS), Arts Council of Wales (ACW), as well as the historic Arts Council of Great Britain (ACGB), receive individual examination.
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- Culture, media and sport
Debate Pack

Artistic Remuneration for Online Content

Monday, 04 July, 2016

A Westminster Hall debate on artistic remuneration for online content has been scheduled for Wednesday 6 July 2016 at 0930hrs. The Member in charge of the debate is Nigel Adams.
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Dormant Betting Accounts

Thursday, 30 June, 2016

A Westminster Hall debate on dormant betting accounts has been scheduled for Tuesday 5 July 2016 at 1630hrs. The Member in charge of the debate is Ronnie Cowan.
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Football hooliganism

Monday, 27 June, 2016

A Westminster Hall debate on the subject of football hooliganism has been scheduled for 1430hrs on Wednesday 29 June 2016. The member in charge of this debate is Gareth Johnson MP.
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BBC governance and financial accountability

Friday, 27 May, 2016

Arrangements for the governance, regulation and financial scrutiny of the BBC look set to change when a new Royal Charter is agreed. This paper examines what is currently in place and what is proposed.
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- Press and media
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Diversity in Broadcasting

Tuesday, 12 April, 2016

This briefing paper explores the current on and off screen diversity in public service broadcasting, including policies in place to improve the diversity of the television workforce. It also summarises the available statistics.
Debate Pack

The Pubs Code and the Adjudicator

Tuesday, 12 April, 2016

This is a debate pack for the Westminster Hall debate on 14 April 2016 about the forthcoming Pubs Code and Adjudicator. The note includes a description of the Code itself and commentary about the new Adjudicator by both sides of the industry and others.
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London Olympics 2012: a sporting legacy?

Friday, 18 March, 2016

This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at attempts to use the 2012 Olympics to increase grassroots participation in sport. It also looks at the new cross-government sporting strategy, published in December 2015.
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- Culture, media and sport
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Access to journalists’ sources

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

Under what circumstances should the police be able to access journalists' confidential sources? This paper looks at the existing law, how it has been applied and proposals to reform it.
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- Press and media
Debate Pack

Debate Pack: Conservation of sea bass

Wednesday, 10 February, 2016

This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate on Conservation of sea bass and the effect of related EU measures on the UK recreational fishing industry to take place in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 11 February 2016. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee and will be on the motion 'That this House believes that the recent EU restrictions on recreational sea bass fishing are unfair and fail to address the real threat to the future viability of UK sea bass stocks; and calls on the Government to make representations within the Council of the EU on the reconsideration of the imposition of those restrictions.'
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UK and European sea bass conservation measures

Wednesday, 10 February, 2016

Seabass - an important fish species for commercial fishermen and recreational anglers. This note addresses issues around seabass Minimum Landing Size, stock management and current Government policy, and the emergency conservation measures in 2015/16
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UK Musicians Performing Overseas

Friday, 20 November, 2015

A Westminster Hall Debate on the motion, ‘this House has considered UK musicians performing overseas’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 25 November. The member in charge of the debate is Nigel Adams MP, who is also the chair of the APPG on music.

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