Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings have been held by the Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism in his capacity as minister for libraries since July 2024.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Ministers and officials have meetings with a variety of organisations in the public and private sectors. Details of ministerial meetings are published on a quarterly basis.
Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) public, and (2) community, libraries have been visited by the Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism during his time as Minister for Libraries between July 2024 and April 2025.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Minister contributed to the 25th anniversary of the Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge, as well as The British Library’s National StartUp Day.
After a change in the ministerial portfolios within DCMS, from 1 April 2025, I have now taken up the role as Minister with responsibilities for libraries.
Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Following the election, this Government has outlined its ambitions through the Plan for Change, which sets out an ambitious set of milestones - across the missions - for this Parliament.
As the House would expect, the Government continually reviews its work to ensure that it is delivering the best outcomes for the people of the United Kingdom, and that its policies continue to represent the best value for the taxpayer.
Public reviews will be available on gov.uk as they are published.
Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask His Majesty's Government to set out which meetings (1) the Secretary of State, and (2) other ministers at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have had with (a) artificial intelligence companies and advocacy groups, and (b) creative industry companies and advocacy groups, since July 2024.
Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government is committed to hearing a broad range of views to help inform its approach to copyright and AI.
Ministerial meetings are published according to normal transparency requirements on the gov.uk website.
The current best estimate of the number of meetings involving officials at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (including the Intellectual Property Office) since July 2024 is in the table below.
Month | Creative Industries | AI technology companies | Meetings with both sectors represented |
July ‘24 | 3 | 1 |
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August ‘24 | 2 | 2 |
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September ‘24 | 6 | 2 |
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October ‘24 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
November ‘24 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
December ‘24 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
January ‘25 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
February ‘25 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
This includes meetings where officials from both departments attended.
Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government on what date the new annual limit of £25,000 per institution on claims from the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme will commence; and whether it will apply to works begun before that date.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
We will provide updated information on scheme applications and eligibility in due course, before April.
Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Twycross on 22 January (HLWS377), whether the annual limit of £25,000 on the amount individual places of worship can claim from the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme will apply to the building in which the work was carried out, or the body making the claim, such as a multi-parish benefice.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The annual limit of £25,000 applies to the individual listed place of worship.
Further details can be found here in the Written Statement.
Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 December 2024 (HL3234), and further to reports in the Greek media and comments by the Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis, whether they will now answer the question put.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
There is nothing further to add to my answer of 17 December 2024, Official Report, PQ HL3234.
Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to commence sections (1) 102, and (2) 230, of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government is reviewing heritage planning policy in the context of wider reforms to the planning system. As part of that work we will consider the outstanding measures from the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023. An announcement on the way forward will be made in due course.
Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister of Greece discussed the Elgin Marbles during their meeting on 3 December; and if so, why it was not mentioned in the official read-out.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
I refer the Noble Lord to the read-out of the meeting between the Prime Minister and Prime Minister Mitsotakis. Their discussion focused on areas of shared cooperation including tackling illegal migration and continued support for Ukraine.
Asked by: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the creation of a new order of chivalry commemorating Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
There are no plans to create a new order of chivalry.