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Written Question
Office for Tackling Injustices
Tuesday 7th April 2020

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to the Answer of 15 October 2019 to Question 748, what the timetable is for the establishment of an Office for Tackling Injustices; and if he will publish the structural and staffing arrangements for that Office.

Answered by Chloe Smith

We are considering how best to take forward the work of the Office for Tackling Injustices in the light of the new Government’s domestic priorities, and the urgent necessity to focus on the response to the Coronavirus crisis.


Written Question
Public Libraries: Closures
Thursday 3rd October 2019

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish a list including the postcode locations of the public libraries that have closed between 2010 and the most recent year for which figures are available.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department does not commission specific information relating to the closure of public libraries. The Libraries Taskforce has collected and validated data relating to static libraries in each of the local authorities in England, which includes details of library closures and their post codes. This information covers the period 1 April 2010 and 1 July 2016 and the full dataset is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673041/Public_libraries_in_England-_extended_basic_dataset__as_on_1_July_2016_.csv/preview


Written Question
Culture: Urban Areas
Tuesday 1st October 2019

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress the Government has made on its assessment of the merits of establishing a Town of Culture award.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Creativity, arts and heritage make our towns and cities unique and our communities better places to live, and we should celebrate the rich local heritage and culture of towns across the UK.

We are committing departmental resources to supporting and celebrating towns through delivering a range of effective and targeted policy interventions. These include the Cultural Development Fund, Heritage Action Zones, and the Discover England Fund, as well as continued support to our arms-length bodies, such as Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, many of which do great work to support culture in towns.

We also believe that culture, as well as other sectors supported by DCMS have an important role to play in the development of local regeneration plans for towns that will be supported through the new multi-billion pound Towns Fund. The fund is at the heart of the Government’s commitment to leveling up our left behind places, to improve connectivity, provide vital social and cultural infrastructure, and boost growth. As we work with MHCLG to roll out the Towns Fund, we will consider the best way to highlight the great cultural offers many of our towns have, including whether and how this could build towards a potential Town of Culture competition.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Thursday 21st March 2019

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contributions of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 23 January 2019, Official report, columns 209WH and 210WH, when he plans to (a) respond to the letter of 30 December 2018 from and (b) meet with hon. Members on establishing a Town of Culture Award.

Answered by Michael Ellis

A letter was sent to the Rt Hon Member on 21st February. As I stated in the letter, I am happy to meet with Members on this issue.


Written Question
Museums and Galleries
Thursday 7th June 2018

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2018 to Question 147813 on Museums and Galleries: Closures, if he will publish the (a) names and (b) postcode locations of the 29 museums which gained museum accreditation from Arts Council England in 2017-18.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The following 29 institutions gained full accreditation under the Museums Accreditation Scheme administered by Arts Council England in the twelve months between April 2017 and April 2018.

Museum

Postcode

ONS region

Museum

Postcode

ONS region

Museum

Postcode

ONS region

1

Winterbourne House and Gardens

Birmingham B15 2RT

West Midlands

11

Lutterworth & District Museum

Lutterworth LE17 4DY

East Midlands

21

Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre

Lifton PL16 0AT

South West

2

Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre

Newton Abbot TQ13 9GP

South West

12

No. 42 Market Place

Bishop Auckland DL14 7PB

North East

22

New Hall Art Collection at Murray Edwards College

Cambridge, CB3 0DF

East of England

3

Grampound with Creed Heritage Centre

Cornwall TR2 4QS

South West

13

Elliott's Store and Museum

Saltash PL12 6JQ

South West

23

Axminster Heritage Centre

Axminster EX13 5AH

South West

4

Whitchurch Silk Mill

Whitchurch RG28 7AL

South East

14

Corby Heritage Centre

Corby NN17 1UU

East Midlands

24

Dundee Museum of Transport

Dundee DD1 3LA

Scotland

5

Swannington Heritage Trust Museum

Leicestershire LE67 8QU

East Midlands

15

Powis Castle

Welshpool SY21 8RF

Wales

25

Iona Abbey Museum

Isle of Iona PA76 6SQ

Scotland

6

Museum of the Royal Regiment of Scotland

Edinburgh, EH1 2NG

Scotland

16

Westray Heritage Centre

Orkney KW17 2BZ

Scotla nd

26

Jedburgh Abbey Visitor Centre

Jedburgh TD8 6JQ

Scotland

7

Cowbridge & District Museum

Cowbridge CF71 7DD

Wales

17

The Scottish Crannog Centre

Aberfeldy PH15 2HY

Scotland

27

Britannia Museum

Dartmouth TQ6 0HJ

South West

8

Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre

Lincoln LN4 3WF

East Midlands

18

The Brickworks Museum, Bursledon

Southampton SO31 7HB

South East

28

The Hockey Museum

Woking GU21 6BL

South East

9

Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum

Newark NG22 8QY

East Midlands

19

Dunkirk Mill Museum

Nailsworth, GL5 5HH

South West

29

Weymouth Museum

Weymouth DT4 8TR

South West

10

Kingswood Heritage Museum

Bristol BS30 8XT

South West

20

Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum

Woodstock OX20 1SN

South East


Written Question
Theatres
Thursday 7th June 2018

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2018 to Question 147814, if he will publish the (a) names and (b) registered postcode locations of the 190 theatres and touring companies into which £100 million of public money is being invested over four years.

Answered by Michael Ellis

Data on which organisations Arts Council England fund is public information and can be found on their website here:

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/national-portfolio-2018-22/more-data-2018-22

Arts Council England does not publish the postcode of organisations; however the area, Local Authority & parliamentary constituency are available.


Written Question
Museums and Galleries: Closures
Monday 4th June 2018

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the (a) names, (b) postcode location and (c) year of closure of the museums that closed between 2010 and 2018.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The department does not systematically collect data on museum closure across the country, given the devolved nature of culture policy, the breadth of operating models in the sector, and the differing measures by which both museums and closures are assessed.

The recently published Mendoza Review found a dynamic and resilient sector, with museums across England adapting and diversifying. Whilst a number of museums have undergone restructuring, with some ceasing operations in recent years, regular new openings, mergers and expansions point to the sector’s vibrancy: 29 new UK applicants gained museum accreditation from Arts Council England over the year 2017-18.


Written Question
Theatres: Closures
Monday 4th June 2018

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the (a) names, (b) postcode location and (c) year of closure of the theatres that closed between 2010 and 2018.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The government does not systematically collect data on theatre closures across the country due to the devolved nature of cultural policy and the breadth of operating models in the sector.

The government is committed to ensuring our world class theatre sector continues to thrive across the country and that is why Arts Council England is investing over £100 million of public money into 190 theatres and touring companies over four years.


Written Question
Public Libraries: Closures
Tuesday 1st May 2018

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 21 March 2016 to Question 904216 on Public Libraries: Closures, if he will publish the (a) name and (b) location of the 110 libraries that closed between 2010 and 2016.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The full dataset was published on 11 January 2018 on the gov.uk website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673041/Public_libraries_in_England-_extended_basic_dataset__as_on_1_July_2016_.csv/preview


Written Question
Public Libraries: Closures
Thursday 26th April 2018

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 21 March 2016 to Question 904216, in which constituencies the 110 libraries were that closed between 2010 and 2016.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The research undertaken by the Department that identified the approximate number of 110 static public libraries that closed completely from January 2010 - January 2016 does not record the closures by constituency.