Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) helps to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain abroad. We protect and promote our cultural and artistic heritage and help businesses and communities to grow by investing in innovation and highlighting Britain as a fantastic place to visit. We help to give the UK a unique advantage on the global stage, striving for economic success. DCMS is supported by 1 public body.

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Ministers

• The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP
  Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
• Julia Lopez MP
  Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure
• The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Sport, Tourism and Civil Society, and Minister for Equalities)
• Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Arts and Heritage and DCMS Lords Minister)
• Paul Scully MP
  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy

Petitions linked to this department

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• Ban the use of all fireworks in order to reduce air and noise pollution.
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  504 signatures

• Allow sports clubs to reopen with reduced capacities
  Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  2,321 signatures

• Support the culture sector by launching a “Visit a Theatre, To Help Out” scheme
  Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  922 signatures

• Review need for social distancing inside theatres before November
  Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  6,095 signatures

• Hold a referendum regarding the future funding of the BBC
  Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  381 signatures

• Nationalise phone and internet communications and make free for the public good
  Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
  43 signatures

• 2 Minute Silence for anti-slavery and our colonial past.
  Open from Thursday 27th August 2020 to Saturday 27th February 2021
  17 signatures

• Reverse law to allow drinking alcohol during football matches pitch side.
  Open from Thursday 27th August 2020 to Saturday 27th February 2021
  341 signatures

• Ban adverts for and sale of trophy hunting safari tours
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  120 signatures

• Open a National Museum dedicated to British BAME history
  Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
  41 signatures

• Fine social media platforms for allowing harmful content
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  43 signatures

• Allow the return of spectators to football at all levels below national league
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  13,286 signatures

• Give British Basketball appropriate funding
  Open from Friday 14th August 2020 to Sunday 14th February 2021
  11,854 signatures

• Make it Mandatory for Adverts to have trigger warnings where Appropriate.
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  22 signatures

• Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases
  Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
  621,440 signatures

• Ban body shaming in the media
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  65 signatures

• Allow all our theatres to reopen as soon as possible
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  66 signatures

• Close the Royal Parks to vehicle traffic
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  20 signatures

• Block porn sites that can't prove everyone on their site is a consenting adult
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  67 signatures

• Allow sports venues to operate without COVID-19 restrictions
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  42 signatures

• Publish details of arts and heritage package and provide guidance for sectors
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  351 signatures

• Debate an Online Harms Bill by the end of 2020 and make it law by July 2021
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  3,100 signatures

• Make the payment of ransom demands illegal in ransomware cyber attacks
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  154 signatures

• Ban the Advertising of Meat Products
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  1,834 signatures

• Support the four pillar plan for recovery in the performing arts & entertainment
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  19,428 signatures

• Let Us Dance - Support nightclubs, dance music events and festivals
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  146,188 signatures

• Create a Government-funded national accommodation booking platform,
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  115 signatures

• Ban anonymous accounts on social media
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  16,787 signatures

• Introduce statutory regulation of the media.
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  74 signatures

• Allow all employees access to references provided by past employers
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  51 signatures

• Review the need for a statutory owners and Directors Test in Football
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  31,086 signatures

• Require social media platforms to validate user IDs
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  149 signatures

• Provide the events and nightlife industries with provisional dates for reopening
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  79 signatures

• Privatise the BBC and make them self-funding
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  11,113 signatures

• Enact a national internet access act in to UK law.
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  29 signatures

• Suspend all sport until there is certainty COVID-19 is under control.
  Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
  16 signatures

• Change TV licence fee law to only cover BBC channels.
  Open from Friday 26th June 2020 to Saturday 26th December 2020
  629 signatures

• Make hardcore pornography completely illegal
  Open from Thursday 25th June 2020 to Friday 25th December 2020
  36 signatures

• Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal
  Open from Friday 19th June 2020 to Saturday 19th December 2020
  1,994 signatures

• Commission a memorial to the victims of the slave trade
  Open from Friday 19th June 2020 to Saturday 19th December 2020
  341 signatures

• Require broadcasters to have BSL interpretation for all news broadcasts
  Open from Tuesday 16th June 2020 to Wednesday 16th December 2020
  357 signatures

• Offer more support to the arts (particularly Theatres and Music) amidst COVID-19
  Open from Monday 15th June 2020 to Tuesday 15th December 2020
  179,699 signatures

• Make Subtitling Programs a Legal Requirement When Broadcasting or Streaming
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  114 signatures

• To create a public inquiry into the media reporting and presenting of the virus
  Open from Wednesday 3rd June 2020 to Thursday 3rd December 2020
  7,189 signatures

• Make 23rd April a Bank Holiday in England to celebrate St. George's day.
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  43 signatures

• Make St. Andrews, St. David’s, St. Patrick’s and St. George’s bank holidays.
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  50 signatures

• Rename the May Day bank holiday to the NHS bank holiday day
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  29 signatures

• Rename future Early May Bank Holidays "Key Worker Day"
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  13 signatures

• Strengthen laws against online abuse and harassment
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  3,070 signatures

• Ban all gambling premises after Covid-19
  Open from Wednesday 27th May 2020 to Friday 27th November 2020
  35 signatures

• Provide emergency funding to The Arts Council so that they can extend support
  Open from Thursday 21st May 2020 to Saturday 21st November 2020
  3,338 signatures

• Do not use phone data to track us without our permission, regardless of use
  Open from Friday 15th May 2020 to Sunday 15th November 2020
  53 signatures

• Ban online gambling immediately in the UK
  Open from Monday 27th April 2020 to Tuesday 27th October 2020
  175 signatures

• Hold a 2-minute silence each year to the lives lost, from the Coronavirus.
  Open from Thursday 23rd April 2020 to Friday 23rd October 2020
  24 signatures

• Fund free broadband for vulnerable households during social distancing.
  Open from Tuesday 21st April 2020 to Wednesday 21st October 2020
  41 signatures

• Delay 5G in the UK until there’s been an independent investigation
  Open from Monday 20th April 2020 to Tuesday 20th October 2020
  55,848 signatures

• Force Newspapers to print their retractions on same page as the original story
  Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
  48 signatures

• Create the largest open wifi network for communities during Covid 19
  Open from Wednesday 15th April 2020 to Thursday 15th October 2020
  19 signatures

• Abolish TV License Fee during the Corona Virus emergency.
  Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
  97 signatures

• Delay the TV License fees for the elderly for at least 12 months
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  70 signatures

• Ban adverts for and sale of Asian elephant tours that do not meet set standards
  Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
  10,595 signatures

• Criminalise the publication of unfounded false statements by the media
  Open from Thursday 26th March 2020 to Saturday 26th September 2020
  570 signatures

• Fund provision of internet and communication devices to over 70s during outbreak
  Open from Wednesday 25th March 2020 to Friday 25th September 2020
  28 signatures

• Require social media companies to retain data to prevent crimes
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  45 signatures

• Add the UEFA Champions League to the Protected Events List
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  73 signatures

• Cancel 'Festival Of Britain' and give the money to our NHS
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  1,259 signatures

• Government please fund free-of-charge Broadband for all over-75s.
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  60 signatures

• Provide financial support to performers and creators during the COVID-19 crisis
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  18,137 signatures

• Impose restrictions on television advertisements for charities
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  53 signatures

• Allow families to prevent press reporting of a loved one’s suicide
  Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
  482 signatures

• Require British Sign Language Interpreters for emergency announcements on TV.
  Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
  26,306 signatures

• Ensure safeguarding measures are in place for all UK escort review websites
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  90 signatures

• Ban gambling games based on entertainment TV shows
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  28 signatures

• Government to offer economic assistance to the events industry during COVID-19
  Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
  154,815 signatures

• Ensure balance and fairness in political reporting
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  136 signatures

• Create a statutory body for the regulation of political advertising
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  101 signatures

• To block Huawei equipment to be used in 5G network
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  10,822 signatures

• Require phones to receive security updates for 5 years
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  54 signatures

• Keep the BBC License Fee and save the BBC.
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  168 signatures

• Corrections and clarifications in UK media to be as prominent as original story
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  1,107 signatures

• Make The Masters and The Open golf tournaments Category A free-to-air
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  716 signatures

• The Government should fund free TV licences for all over-75s.
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  473 signatures

• Require all broadband providers to support a common router standard
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  110 signatures

• Ban all advertising for online gambling sites
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  633 signatures

• A motion for the introduction of a Digital Data Dividend (The DDD)
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  1,251 signatures

• Make the legal age for social media users to 18+
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  147 signatures

• Replace the current press self regulatory system with a statutory regulator
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  1,053 signatures

• Extend the Gambling Act to cover Loot Boxes
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  46,627 signatures

• Return the Parthenon Marbles via the establishment of a new independent body
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  290 signatures

• Revoke the TV licence using legislation
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  110,841 signatures

• Make the 6 Nations a culturally protected event.
  Open from Tuesday 3rd March 2020 to Thursday 3rd September 2020
  7,656 signatures

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