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
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
Eniola Aluko Huw Edwards · UKactive Paul Cleal OBE
Ali Donnelly · Sport England Richard Masters · The Premier League Scott Lloyd · Lawn Tennis Association
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
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
Helen Milner OBE · Good Things Foundation Liz Williams MBE · FutureDotNow Nicola Wallace Dean · Starting Point
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
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
8 Recommendation Deferred
Third Report - Impact of COVID-19 …
Football must also become more representative.
Football must also become more representative. The fact that no Premier League club and virtually no English Football League club has a black owner, Chair or chief executive, is a fundamental inequality at the heart of the game. We do … Read more
Government Response
The government announced a joint review of the Code for Sports Governance, which will examine areas including equality, diversity, and inclusion on boards, but did not commit to adding specific BAME targets. The response did not address the recommendation regarding homophobia in football or the pursuit of related legislation.
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17 Recommendation Deferred
Third Report - Impact of COVID-19 …
Since lockdown began, we and many others in the cultural sector have been warning DCMS...
Since lockdown began, we and many others in the cultural sector have been warning DCMS about the challenges of resuming live performance. The £1.57 billion of support from Government will only tide the cultural sector over for so long and … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledged the importance of clarity for Stage 5 reopening but stated that further reopening depends on the public health context, without providing dates. They are instead convening a steering group to develop an action plan to enable fuller audiences as soon as possible.
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21 Recommendation Deferred
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International tourism to the UK had halved by April 2020 and has continued to decline.
International tourism to the UK had halved by April 2020 and has continued to decline. Visitor attractions, including museums and galleries, are being hit hard as a result. Not only are these organisations facing an end to the Coronavirus Job … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the risk of museum insolvencies and the potential loss of collections, stating it is 'looking at legislative, and non-legislative, options' to prevent their dispersal. This indicates consideration of the issue but does not commit to introducing the specific temporary legislative change recommended.
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27 Recommendation Deferred
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While we welcome Ofcom’s focus on affordability of broadband services, and the measures introduced across...
While we welcome Ofcom’s focus on affordability of broadband services, and the measures introduced across the telecoms industry to make websites and mobile data available to those who need it during the Covid-19 outbreak, more needs to be done to … Read more
Government Response
The government highlights existing social tariffs, industry measures during COVID-19, and Ofcom's guidance to support vulnerable consumers. It states Ofcom is undertaking research on affordability and will publish a review to inform future interventions, deferring specific action on data gifting, wi-fi sharing, or tackling the pay-as-you-go poverty premium.
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Government Response AI assessment · 30 of 26 classified

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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