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752521

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Big Lottery Fund: Newcastle upon Tyne
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information the Government holds on the size of the proposed reduction in the number of jobs proposed in the Big Lottery Fund in Newcastle.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The government does not hold information on the size of any proposed reductions to staffing levels at the Big Lottery Fund (the Fund) in Newcastle. The Fund is led by a non-executive board and has operational autonomy; therefore, the shape or form that organisational changes take is an independent decision and is not a matter for the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 25/07/2017 08:47:36 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

752565

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what research her Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned on the social and economic effects of fixed-odds betting terminals in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	5345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2016 the Government announced a review of Gaming Machines and Social responsibility, which includes fixed odds betting terminals, and launched a call for evidence. As part of the ongoing work on the review the Department has considered research and evidence from a variety of external sources, as well as the responses received to the call for evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The RGSB was set up by the Gambling Commission to advise on priorities for research relating to responsible gambling. GambleAware, an independent charity, leads on commissioning and funding research into gambling-related harm and supporting education and treatment programmes, taking into account the priorities set out by the RGSB. All gambling licence holders are required to make an annual financial contribution to one or more organisations that perform research, education or treatment for gambling-related harm, and most chose to support GambleAware.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware has published a number of research reports into fixed odds betting terminals since 2010. These are available on its website: <a href="https://about.gambleaware.org/research/research-publications/" target="_blank">https://about.gambleaware.org/research/research-publications/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/07/2017 13:29:42 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

752566

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the policy of the Government is on the citizen's right to receive their browsing history as part of requests for data held on them by organisations.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Consumers' rights with regard to the collection, processing and disclosure of their personal data are governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The DPA provides rights for consumers in respect of their personal data, including the right to request a copy of information which an organisation holds about them - commonly known as 'subject access'. An individual can exercise this right under Section 7 of the DPA, by making a written subject access request to the organisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2017 11:23:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

752567

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2017 to Question 1540, on small businesses: cybercrime, what steps the Government is taking to improve uptake of the Cyber Essentials scheme among small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Cyber Essentials is a key part of the wider set of guidance offered to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the Cyber Aware campaign and other Government partners, such as law enforcement. Currently, on Cyber Essentials the Government is:<br></p><ul><li>working with the NCSC to engage with industry partners and trade organisations to promote the benefits of Cyber Essentials;</li><li>renewing procurement guidance stating that Government suppliers which handle sensitive data or supply certain IT products and services must hold a Cyber Essentials certificate;</li><li>working with major businesses, including FTSE 100 companies, to encourage take-up of Cyber Essentials amongst their supply chains;</li><li>about to start a short marketing campaign which will run this summer encouraging SMEs to take up the scheme.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The NCSC is taking a number of steps, with partners, to protect SMEs and their customers from the harm caused by cybercrime. This includes the provision of entry-level advice to SMEs. NCSC is taking forward work to help SMEs better understand the benefits and how to achieve Cyber Essentials certification.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2017 13:06:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

752568

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2017 to Question 2821, on the internet, and the Answer of 10 July 2017 to Question 3119, on data protection, when the Government plans to publish (a) its proposals for the Digital Charter and (b) the Data Protection Bill.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>As announced in the Queen's Speech, we will put forward proposals for a Digital Charter and introduce a Data Protection Bill during the current parliamentary session.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/07/2017 10:52:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

752569

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2017 to Question 3684, on social media, hate crime, on what occasions have Ministers met social media companies since 2015; and who they have met at those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	5220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-january-to-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-january-to-31-march-2017</a>)</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 5360 5361 question first answered 24/07/2017 10:21:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

752570

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Advertising: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints have been made to the Advertising Standards Authority in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of complaints received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) can be found in the joint annual reports of the ASA and Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), archived here: <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/advice-and-resources/resource-library/annual-reports.html" target="_blank">https://www.asa.org.uk/advice-and-resources/resource-library/annual-reports.html</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/07/2017 10:48:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

752574

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what amount of her Department's annual expenditure is allocated to work relating to the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	5374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK's exit from the European Union is clearly of fundamental importance to the Government. Due to the complex and cross-cutting nature of this work, we cannot quantify the Department's specific annual expenditure as it encompasses so many different aspects of the Department's work</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/07/2017 11:13:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

752575

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage Ofcom to use its existing power under Article 28(2) Universal Service Directive to intervene in cases of telephony fraud originating in the EU.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	5352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring consumers are protected from harmful and fraudulent practices, and works closely with Ofcom to make sure necessary steps are taken to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom shares concerns over telephony fraud and is keen to take appropriate action to combat fraud and misuse of electronic communications services and telephone numbers. Ofcom is working with telecoms providers to explore ways of reducing its occurrence and preventing perpetrators from benefitting from fraudulent activity. With reference to Ofcom’s powers to require providers to block access and withhold revenue in cases of fraud or misuse, which we have transposed into UK regulation from Article 28(2) of the Universal Service Directive, Ofcom recently consulted on and confirmed in a statement published on 28 June 2017 its approach to issuing directions requiring telecoms providers to block access and withhold revenue associated with fraud or misuse. It has used this power already to tackle nuisance calls and is looking further at its application.</p><p> </p><p>The government provided funding to National Trading Standards in the last parliament to roll out call-blocking devices to the most vulnerable people in society to protect them against nuisance calls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/07/2017 10:46:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

752578

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2017 to Question 3683, on social media: hate crime, (a) at what location and (b) on what dates Ministers or officials of her Department visited social media companies since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	5360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-january-to-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-january-to-31-march-2017</a>)</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 5220 5361 question first answered 24/07/2017 10:21:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann