Third Report - Impact of COVID-19 on DCMS sectors: First Report
Select Committee
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HC 291
23 July 2020
Government response
3rd Special Report - Impact of Covid-19 on DCMS sectors: Government Response to Committee’s Third Report of Session 2019–21 · published 14 Oct 2020
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
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Recommendation
Deferred
Para 33
Football must also become more representative.
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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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Recommendation
Deferred
Para 76
Since lockdown began, we and many others in the cultural sector have been warning DCMS...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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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Recommendation
Deferred
Para 88
International tourism to the UK had halved by April 2020 and has continued to decline.
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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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Recommendation
Deferred
While we welcome Ofcom’s focus on affordability of broadband services, and the measures introduced across...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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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