The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) helps to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain abroad. We protect and promote our cultural and artistic heritage and help businesses and communities to grow by investing in innovation and highlighting Britain as a fantastic place to visit. We help to give the UK a unique advantage on the global stage, striving for economic success.
Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
NAO Department Guides: A Short Guide to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Oct 2017)
Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs
Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
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| Sep. 24 | Oral Questions | Oral Answers to Questions |
| Jul. 07 | Urgent Questions | Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support Package |
| Oct. 20 | Westminster Hall | Historical Discrimination in Boxing |
| Oct. 19 | Adjournment Debate | Vaccine Misinformation Online |
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| Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill 2019-21 | Report stage (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords 29 June, 2020 | 27 Jul 2020, 4:48 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to amend the electronic communications code set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003; and for connected purposes. | ||||
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Published 2 Jul 2020, 1:32 p.m. |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | The Legislative Reform (Renewal of Radio Licences) Order 2020 | |
| This Order is made under section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and concerns radio licences granted under the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42). References to the section numbers in the following paragraphs are to sections of the 1990 Act. | |||
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Laid 15 Oct 2020 In Force Not stated |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation | Draft affirmative procedure |
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Laid 14 Oct 2020 In Force Not stated |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation | Draft affirmative procedure |
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246,736 Petition Closed |
Abolish the BBC television license. Gov Responded - 26 Jun 2019 Debated on - 15 Jul 2019 |
20 Jun 2019 closed 1 year, 4 months ago |
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The quality of BBC programmes do not reflect the price of the TV license. It is far too expensive for the majority of people and should be abolished. |
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179,067 c. 1,088 added daily |
234,146 (Estimated) |
Offer more support to the arts (particularly Theatres and Music) amidst COVID-19 Sign this petition Gov Responded - 20 Jul 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 |
15 Dec 2020 closes in 1 month, 2 weeks |
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As we pass the COVID-19 Peak, the Government should: State where the Theatres and Arts fit in the Coronavrius recovery Roadmap, Create a tailor made financial support mechanism for the Arts sector & Clarify how Social Distancing will affect arts spaces like Theatres and Concert Venues. |
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171,982 Petition Closed |
Continue to fund free TV licences for the over 75 in the future. Gov Responded - 24 Jun 2019 Debated on - 15 Jul 2019 |
17 Jun 2019 closed 1 year, 4 months ago |
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Removing them will only penalize the poorest old age pensioners, many who rely on their television for company and their main source of entertainment. |
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Home Page
Select Committees are a formally established cross-party group of backbench MPs tasked with holding a Government department to account.
At any time there will be number of ongoing investigations into the work of the Department, or issues which fall within the oversight of the Department. Witnesses can be summoned from within the Government and outside to assist in these inquiries, and the Select Committee will occasionally publish formal reports of their findings.
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| Oct. 24 | £75 million for iconic arts venues and cultural organisations from Culture Recovery Fund | News and Communications |
| Oct. 23 | Big broadband boost for Scotland | News and Communications |
| Oct. 22 | Jenrick confirms allocations of £1 billion funding for councils this winter | News and Communications |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
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| 23 Oct 2020, 5:12 p.m. | Daniel Kawczynski MP (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham) | Daniel Kawczynski MP (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham) |
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Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to provide further support to individual sports clubs during the covid-19 outbreak. Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Assistant Whip The Government has provided unprecedented support to businesses through tax reliefs, cash grants and employee wage support, which many sport clubs have benefited from. Sport England’s Community Emergency Fund has also provided £210 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is working with HM Treasury on what can be done to provide further support since the decision was made to prevent fans returning to stadia from 1 October. |
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