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Culture, media and sport

  • Debate Pack

    Media plurality in Wales

    Wednesday, 07 October, 2015

    This debate pack has been prepared for the Westminster Hall debate on Media plurality in Wales on Tuesday 13 October at 2.30pm. It provides a summary, relevant parliamentary and press articles and links to further reading.

    • Debate Pack
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    Confidentiality and openness in the family courts: current rules and history of their reform

    Friday, 18 September, 2015

    This briefing paper considers transparency in the family courts, including communication of information and media attendance, and background on recent changes in this area.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Civil law
    • Courts
    • Crime
    • Family law
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    School Sport Partnerships

    Thursday, 10 September, 2015

    This briefing paper provides brief information on School Sports Partnerships, including their establishment and their funding.

    • Research Briefing
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    The UK 4G spectrum auction and mobile coverage

    Monday, 20 July, 2015

    Ofcom auctioned radio spectrum needed for 4G mobile devices in 2013, raising £2.34 billion (less than Treasury forecasts). This briefing summarises the details of the auction, potential interference with digital television and future plans for the 700 MHz lot of spectrum.

    • Research Briefing
    • Press and media
    • Technology
  • Debate Pack

    Regional support for the arts

    Wednesday, 15 July, 2015

    This debate pack has been prepared for the Westminster Hall debate on regional support for the arts on Wednesday 16 July at 2.30pm. It provides a summary, relevant parliamentary and press articles and links to further reading. Prior to the Westminster Hall debate, Digital outreach organised a debate on Twitter on 14/7/15 between 2-4pm using the hashtag #artsfunding

    • Debate Pack
    • Culture, media and sport
  • Research Briefing

    Maintaining and funding war memorials

    Wednesday, 20 May, 2015

    There are estimated to be over 100,000 war memorials in the UK. This note collates some useful resources for individuals seeking information on funding, maintenance and other war memorial related questions.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Defence
  • Research Briefing

    Key Issues for the 2015 Parliament

    Tuesday, 19 May, 2015

    This book examines the key issues facing the House of Commons over the course of the 2015 Parliament - from the public finances to the UK’s membership of the EU and from school places for children to climate change.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • Benefits policy
    • Business
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Climate change
    • Communities
    • Consumers
    • Crime
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
    • Demography
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Elections
    • Energy
    • Europe
    • Family law
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Further education
    • Government
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • Institutions
    • International trade
    • Justice
    • Middle East
    • Parliament
    • Pensions
    • Pre-school education
    • Press and media
    • Prisons
    • Public spending
    • Rail
    • Schools
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Tax
    • Technology
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Party Political Broadcasts

    Tuesday, 17 March, 2015

    This note sets out the current arrangements for party political broadcasts including their allocation, frequency, scheduling, length and content. Details are given of the BBC’s final allocation criteria for party election broadcasts (PEBs) in 2015 as well as Ofcom’s rules on PEBs for commercial broadcasters.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Press and media
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    Bingo taxation

    Friday, 20 June, 2014

    This note discusses the development of the current structure of bingo duty, before looking at the decision by the Government to cut the rate of bingo duty to 10% in Budget 2014.

    • Research Briefing
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    The Leveson Report: implementation

    Thursday, 27 March, 2014

    This note provides pointers to the developments since publication of the report. It does not attempt to summarise the complex arguments involved or differences between the various proposals for draft legislation that have been brought forward.

    • Research Briefing
    • Press and media
  • Insight

    Soccer and solvency: the Football Creditors Rule

    Tuesday, 18 March, 2014

    • Insight
    • Culture, media and sport
  • Research Briefing

    Local television

    Monday, 24 February, 2014

    The UK’s first local TV channel began broadcasting in November 2013, with others scheduled to launch in 2014. This note describes the background to the policy, how the channels are funded and the licence conditions imposed on them.

    • Research Briefing
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    Digital radio switchover

    Monday, 23 December, 2013

    The Government has published an Action Plan setting out its intention to see radio broadcasting switch from analogue to digital audio broadcasting (“DAB”). The target date, which the industry considers is achievable and the Government says it would support, is 2015.

    • Research Briefing
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill Committee stage report

    Monday, 25 November, 2013

    This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill. It complements Research Paper 13/55 prepared for the Commons Second Reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Culture, media and sport
  • Research Briefing

    Qatar 2013

    Friday, 18 October, 2013

    Qatar has the highest standard of living in the world and has been raising its international profile, not without controversy

    • Research Briefing
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Middle East

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