Tag: Baroness Benjamin

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Benjamin on 2016-01-27.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of spending by Arts Council England that goes to supporting children’s participation in the arts.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

A large number of arts and cultural organisations funded by Arts Council England work to ensure that all children get the opportunity to visit, experience and participate in arts and cultural activities. In 2012 –15, 65% of National Portfolio Organisations offered work for, by or with children and young people. During 2015-18 this number will increase to 82%.

In addition to this, the Arts Council provide £10 million a year to fund a network of Bridge organisations and recently launched the Cultural Education Challenge. Both of these initiatives aim to link up the cultural and education sectors, to give children and young people access to great arts and cultural opportunities.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Benjamin on 2015-12-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of children’s media from the UK to promoting British culture and principles in the UK and abroad.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The Government recognises the important contribution children’s television makes to promoting British culture and the UK economy. In April, the Government introduced a new tax relief for children’s ‘live action’ television productions to attract inward investment and support our domestic market. We have noted the issues identified by Ofcom and will continue to monitor the sector and consider whether further measures are needed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Benjamin on 2015-12-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to address the market failure identified by Ofcom in the provision of UK children’s media content.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The Government recognises the important contribution children’s television makes to promoting British culture and the UK economy. In April, the Government introduced a new tax relief for children’s ‘live action’ television productions to attract inward investment and support our domestic market. We have noted the issues identified by Ofcom and will continue to monitor the sector and consider whether further measures are needed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Benjamin on 2015-12-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to establishing a commissioning fund, independent of the BBC Licence Fee, for UK children’s media.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The Government recognises the important contribution children’s television makes to promoting British culture and the UK economy. In April, the Government introduced a new tax relief for children’s ‘live action’ television productions to attract inward investment and support our domestic market. We have noted the issues identified by Ofcom and will continue to monitor the sector and consider whether further measures are needed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Benjamin on 2015-12-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to encourage commercial broadcasters and content providers to invest in the UK children’s audience.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The Government recognises the important contribution children’s television makes to promoting British culture and the UK economy. In April, the Government introduced a new tax relief for children’s ‘live action’ television productions to attract inward investment and support our domestic market. We have noted the issues identified by Ofcom and will continue to monitor the sector and consider whether further measures are needed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Benjamin on 2015-12-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that children’s media continue to contribute to the social cohesion and cultural development of society.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The Government recognises the important contribution children’s television makes to promoting British culture and the UK economy. In April, the Government introduced a new tax relief for children’s ‘live action’ television productions to attract inward investment and support our domestic market. We have noted the issues identified by Ofcom and will continue to monitor the sector and consider whether further measures are needed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Benjamin on 2016-01-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 13 January in response to the oral question from Lord Clinton-Davis on what plans they have to impose a sugar tax on fizzy drinks, whether they will consider introducing a mandatory sugar reduction target on all firms in the food and drinks industry because of the high hidden sugar levels in many everyday foods.

Lord Prior of Brampton

Measures by industry to reduce calories, including from sugar, are important components in any approach to reduce obesity. Some parts of industry have already taken a range of actions to help people eat a healthier diet, but the challenge to make further substantial progress remains.

We will be launching our childhood obesity strategy shortly. It will look at everything, including sugar, that contributes to a child becoming overweight and obese. It will also set out what more can be done by all sides.