Impact of Covid-19 on DCMS sectors

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 7 Apr 2020 Closed: 14 Oct 2020 Parliament page
The DCMS Committee has launched an inquiry into the 'Impact of Covid-19 on DCMS sectors'. It will consider both the immediate and long-term impact that Covid-19 and the related social and financial measures are having on the wide range of industries and organisations under the Committee’s remit. The Committee expects … Read more
26 Recommendations
4 Conclusions
1 Report
6 Oral sessions
5 Letters
6 Events
Activity timeline 13 events
14 Oct
2020
Report published
23 Jul
2020
Report published
7 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
30 Jun
2020
Oral evidence
23 Jun
2020
Correspondence
23 Jun
2020
Correspondence
9 Jun
2020
Oral evidence
5 Jun
2020
Correspondence
21 May
2020
Correspondence
19 May
2020
Oral evidence
18 May
2020
Correspondence
15 May
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
7 Jul 2020
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Eniola Aluko Huw Edwards · UKactive Paul Cleal OBE
30 Jun 2020
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Ali Donnelly · Sport England Richard Masters · The Premier League Scott Lloyd · Lawn Tennis Association
9 Jun 2020
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Caroline Dinenage Caroline Norbury MBE · Creative Industries Federation David Knott · National Lottery Community Fund Emma Squire · Historic England Horace Trubridge · Musicians’ Union Julian Bird · UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre
19 May 2020
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Bernard Donoghue · Association of Leading Visitor Attractions Hilary McGrady · National Trust Patricia Yates · VisitBritain/VisitEngland Ros Pritchard OBE · British Holiday and Home Park Association Samantha Richardson · National Coastal Tourism Academy
15 May 2020
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Helen Milner OBE · Good Things Foundation Liz Williams MBE · FutureDotNow Nicola Wallace Dean · Starting Point
5 May 2020
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Bill Sweeney · Rugby Football Union Dame Katherine Grainger · UK Sport Rick Parry · English Football League Tim Hollingsworth OBE · Sport England Tom Harrison · England and Wales Cricket Board
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Impact of COVID-19 on DCMS sectors: First Report HC 291 23 Jul 2020 30 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
11 results
Clear
2 Recommendation Accepted
Third Report - Impact of COVID-19 …
We are concerned that a lack of confidence, and a fear of being in close...
We are concerned that a lack of confidence, and a fear of being in close proximity with people from outside their own household, will affect people’s return to group sports, particularly those that take place indoors (such as indoor exercise … Read more
Government Response
The government refers to Sport England's existing "Join the Movement" campaign for physical activity and notes that Sport England’s new strategy will focus on tackling inequalities and supporting those most affected, implying existing and planned work rather than new commitments for advertisements or a specific DCMS fund.
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3 Recommendation Accepted
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The cessation of community sport countrywide during lockdown has hit under- represented groups the hardest.
The cessation of community sport countrywide during lockdown has hit under- represented groups the hardest. While we welcome the announcement that some recreational sports teams can now resume play, we are concerned about gyms and leisure centres. These facilities act … Read more
Government Response
The government states that indoor leisure centres reopened by late July and announced a specific income guarantee scheme to reimburse local councils 75 pence in the pound for lost income, including from leisure centres they own and operate, with ongoing conversations for outsourced services.
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4 Recommendation Accepted
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We recognise the importance of ‘horizon-scanning’ work to ensuring people maintain and increase their activity...
We recognise the importance of ‘horizon-scanning’ work to ensuring people maintain and increase their activity levels, which in turn will boost their resilience to the virus. However, smaller organisations are unlikely to have the resources 56 Impact of COVID-19 on … Read more
Government Response
The government highlights the ongoing OpenActive programme, run by Sport England since 2016, which already focuses on data collection to make physical activity opportunities accessible, indicating existing efforts address the recommendation without committing to new resources.
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10 Recommendation Accepted
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The Department should investigate how the market for recorded music is operating in the era...
The Department should investigate how the market for recorded music is operating in the era of streaming to ensure that music creators are receiving a fair reward.
Government Response
The government fully recognises the importance of the issue and has the Intellectual Property Office supporting an independent research project to investigate how music creators earn money from streaming, with a report due in Summer 2021.
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11 Recommendation Accepted
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The Covid-19 crisis presents the biggest threat to the UK’s cultural infrastructure, institutions and workforce...
The Covid-19 crisis presents the biggest threat to the UK’s cultural infrastructure, institutions and workforce in a generation. The loss of performing arts institutions, and the vital work they do in communities by spreading the health and education benefits of … Read more
Government Response
The government announced a £1.57 billion support package for cultural and arts institutions, committed to supporting freelancers, allowed indoor performances with social distancing, and is actively exploring technological solutions to enable the safe return of fuller audiences.
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14 Recommendation Accepted
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The Government must learn from the shortcomings of previous support schemes, including those for charities...
The Government must learn from the shortcomings of previous support schemes, including those for charities and self-employed people, to ensure this package is tailored to the unique characteristics of the cultural sector and its workers, and reaches them promptly. The … Read more
Government Response
The government published the Culture Recovery Fund criteria and application process in early August and began allocating funds, with significant allocations announced by October 2nd, demonstrating it met the deadlines. It confirmed the fund covers various sub-sectors and aims to protect smaller organisations and venues.
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16 Recommendation Accepted
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Lessons must be learnt from Arts Council England’s emergency funding when it comes to distributing...
Lessons must be learnt from Arts Council England’s emergency funding when it comes to distributing the additional Government support. Support cannot be limited to organisations with a track record of public funding. Although recipients must be able to demonstrate they … Read more
Government Response
The government details how Arts Council England has already allocated £50 million to non-National Portfolio organisations and is setting criteria to ensure funding reaches diverse cultural sectors, including specific guidance requiring applicants to demonstrate improvements in diversity of workforce, governance, audiences, and participants.
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18 Recommendation Accepted
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We are concerned that innovative technology-based solutions are being explored across the theatre, sports and...
We are concerned that innovative technology-based solutions are being explored across the theatre, sports and festivals sectors without full collaboration between them. This is exactly the issue the Cultural Renewal Taskforce was set up to address. The Cultural Renewal Taskforce … Read more
Government Response
The government is actively working with performing arts and sports sectors, developing pilot events and using DCMS coordination to ensure learning is shared between sectors on technological solutions for mass gatherings.
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20 Recommendation Accepted
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The issue of quarantine periods is beyond our remit, so we will limit our comments...
The issue of quarantine periods is beyond our remit, so we will limit our comments to saying that the timing and guidance about quarantining have been far from clear. Whilst we understand that there was considerable uncertainty around how the … Read more
Government Response
The government stated that risk assessments for travel arrangements are conducted by the Joint Biosecurity Centre, and officials from DFT and Home Office discuss policies with the tourism industry through working groups and pre-announcement notification lists for key stakeholders. This indicates they are already communicating as requested.
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24 Recommendation Accepted
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Tourism is an incredibly important force within the UK economy; however, it is more than...
Tourism is an incredibly important force within the UK economy; however, it is more than just the sum of its parts, and it demonstrates vital links to culture, heritage and environmental work. Moreover, tourism is an essential part of many … Read more
Government Response
The government agreed with the recommendation and launched a £10 million "Enjoy Summer Safely" domestic campaign in July, followed by VisitEngland's "Escape the Everyday" campaign in mid-September to boost autumn and winter tourism.
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29 Recommendation Accepted
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The Cultural Renewal Taskforce and working groups demonstrate a worrying lack of diversity of representation.
The Cultural Renewal Taskforce and working groups demonstrate a worrying lack of diversity of representation. To ensure that sectors remain accessible to all as they reopen, it is essential that all decisions and proposals by the Cultural Renewal Taskforce and … Read more
Government Response
The government states that its working groups are already diverse and that government departments already undertake analysis of impacts to fulfil the Public Sector Equality Duty, and consider equality impact when making decisions.
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Government Response AI assessment · 30 of 26 classified
Accepted 11
Accepted in Part 5
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 4
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 4
Total 26 recs + 4 conclusions
Correspondence 5 letters
23 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Secretary of State for DCMS, re UK’s cultural institutions and creative industries, 18 May 2020
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23 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, Secretary of State for DCMS, re UK’s cultural institutions and creative industries, 16 June 2020
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5 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from Nigel Huddleston MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, re tourism, 3 June 2020
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21 May 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair to Nigel Huddleston MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, re tourism, 21 May 2020
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18 May 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, Secretary of State for DCMS, re theatres, 18 May 2020
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