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Culture, media and sport

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    E-petitions 170931 and 200239 relating to the TV Licence fee

    Friday, 17 November, 2017

    A Westminster Hall debate on E-petitions 170931 and 200239, both relating to the TV Licence fee, is scheduled for Monday 20 November 2017. The Member leading the debate is Helen Jones MP, Chair of the Petitions Committee.

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    • Press and media
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    National Railway Museum and ownership of national assets

    Thursday, 19 October, 2017

    A Westminster Hall debate on the National Railway Museum and ownership of national assets is scheduled for Wednesday 25 October 2017 at 4.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Kelvin Hopkins MP.

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    • Culture, media and sport
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    Effect of the arts on health

    Friday, 06 October, 2017

    A Westminster Hall debate on the Effect of the Arts on Health is scheduled for Wednesday 11 October 2017 at 4.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Edward Vaizey MP.

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    • Culture, media and sport
    • Health services
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    Transparency of the BBC

    Wednesday, 06 September, 2017

    A Westminster Hall debate on the Transparency of the BBC is scheduled for Thursday 7 September 2017 at 1.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Gregory Campbell MP.

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    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    Charities and the voluntary sector: statistics

    Wednesday, 16 August, 2017

    Statistics on the size, income and activities of the voluntary sector. Includes data on social investment, National Lottery funding, charitable giving and rates of informal and formal volunteering.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Culture, media and sport
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    Media ownership & competition law: the BSkyB bid in 2010-11

    Friday, 23 June, 2017

    This note gives a short description of the statutory procedure for the assessment of media mergers, before providing a timeline of events to NewsCorp's bid for BSkyB in 2010-11, and the company’s decision in June 2011 to withdraw that bid in response to the public outcry over the phone hacking scandal.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Press and media
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    The Parthenon Sculptures

    Friday, 09 June, 2017

    This paper looks at the history of the Parthenon sculptures and the ongoing controversy over them. It describes their acquisition by the British Museum and the long-running debate about suggestions they be returned to Athens.

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    • Culture, media and sport
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    EU Agencies and post-Brexit options

    Friday, 28 April, 2017

    What are EU agencies and what do they do? Will the UK be able to participate in their activities after Brexit? And what will happen to the two that are based in the UK? This paper looks at the roles and functions of EU agencies, the issues surrounding the two UK-based agencies, and whether there are options for continued UK participation after Brexit.

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    • Animals
    • Asylum
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Climate change
    • Consumers
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
    • Diseases
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Further education
    • Health
    • Higher education
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • Justice
    • Medicine
    • Pensions
    • Press and media
    • Rail
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Technology
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
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    Digital Economy Bill: Lords Amendments

    Monday, 24 April, 2017

    Lords amendments to the Digital Economy Bill will be considered by the House of Commons on 26 April 2017. There are 289 amendments, and this paper outlines the key changes put forward.

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    • Communities
    • Crime
    • Energy
    • Press and media
    • Technology
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    Legislating for Brexit: EU directives

    Wednesday, 05 April, 2017

    What are EU directives and what will happen to them when the UK leaves the EU? This paper looks at EU directives in force and how they are implemented in the UK. This will give some idea of the task ahead for UK legislators.

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    • Animals
    • Asylum
    • Aviation
    • Benefits policy
    • Business
    • Climate change
    • Communities
    • Consumers
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Devolution
    • Diseases
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Equality
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Government
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • International trade
    • Justice
    • Medicine
    • Parliament
    • Pensions
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Tax
    • Transport
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
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    Future of local and regional news providers

    Wednesday, 29 March, 2017

    A backbench business debate on the future of local and regional news providers will be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 30 March 2017 at 3.00pm. Helen Goodman, Jason McCartney and Liz Saville-Roberts will lead and open the debate.

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    • Press and media
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    Funding for the National Spitfire Project

    Wednesday, 22 March, 2017

    MPs will debate ‘Funding for the National Spitfire Project’ in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 28 March 2017 from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate has been initiated by Royston Smith MP.

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    • Armed forces
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Defence equipment and spending
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    Stoke on Trent City of Culture 2021

    Monday, 20 March, 2017

    A Westminster Hall debate entitled Stoke on Trent City of Culture 2021 will be held at 4.30pm on Tuesday 21 March 2017. The Member in charge of this debate is Ruth Smeeth MP.

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    • Culture, media and sport
  • Research Briefing

    VAT and Sports Clubs

    Tuesday, 07 March, 2017

    This note examines the VAT treatment of sports clubs - in the context of the change made in UK VAT law in 1994 to exempt from VAT certain sport supplies, and subsequent debate as to how these rules have affected golf clubs.

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    • Culture, media and sport
    • Tax
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    Governance of the Football Association

    Wednesday, 08 February, 2017

    A backbench business debate on a motion relating to Governance of the Football Association will be held in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 9 February 2017. The debate will be led by Damian Collins MP, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and by Christian Matheson MP and Andrew Bingham MP.

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    • Culture, media and sport

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