The Earl of Clancarty

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, for the purposes of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, there is a lower limit to (1) the amount or proportion of public funding received by a public body, and (2) the size of such a bod...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "public body" for the purposes of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill; and whether this definition includes arts organisations.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to improve crime reporting in relation to national heritage, including through the development of a heritage crime marker to highlight protected sites and other cultural property in police call handling.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to combat the theft of stone from historic sites.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reconvene the Touring Working Group; and, if not, why.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any single individual body responsible for overseeing and addressing any problems encountered by musicians touring in Europe as a result of the UK's decision to leave the EU.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any barriers faced by musicians touring in Europe following the UK's decision to leave the EU; and what steps they are taking to help musicians overcome these barriers.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current target time for processing (1) online, and (2) postal, applications for certificates confirming payment of UK National Insurance when working temporarily abroad ("A1 Forms"), and when they expect to ac...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many homes (including their gardens) built in the past (1) 5, (2) 10, and (3) 25, years have been subject to weather-related flooding on one or more occasions.

To ask His Majesty's Government, for each year since 2013, what number of people were working in each of the nine sub-sectors of the creative industries, and what contribution each sub-sector has made to the economy.

To ask His Majesty's Government when the voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI will be introduced.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on artists and creatives of the use of temporary copying exemptions by companies to ingest copyrighted materials into their AI systems.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether in their forthcoming voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI, originating performers' rights will be protected by live and simulated performers being treated in the same way.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to clarify and ensure the rights of originating performers of simulated performances generated by AI.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "cultural education" as referred to in the published terms of reference for the Cultural Education Plan Expert Advisory Panel.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are plans to ensure that all queries about A1 (CA3837) forms can be dealt with online, by telephone, or both, rather than by post.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Penn on 13 September (HL9883) stating that HMRC "introduced a new online version of the form CA3837 in June 2023", whether the final form will appear in digital format as well as...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to fully digitise the processing of A1 (CA3837) documents for UK self-employed workers in the music industry temporarily working in Europe, including the issuing of such documents.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to replace all single-use A1 (CA3837) documents for UK self-employed workers in the music industry with an A1 document valid for two years covering multiple unspecified (1) tours, (2) countries, ...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time between the (1) application for, and (2) issuing of, an A1 (CA3837) document for UK self-employed workers; and whether they have any plans to reduce the processing time for such applications.