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1171304

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	BBC
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 plans she has to review the (a) TV licence fee and (b) BBC Charter; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	4482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review the BBC Charter ahead of the next Charter Review, which is due to take place ahead of 2027.</p><p>The government has committed to maintain the licence fee funding model for the BBC until 2027 for the duration of this 11 year Charter period.</p><p>The Prime Minister has indicated that the Government will consider the licence fee funding model in the long term.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/01/2020 10:40:25 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1171310

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Gambling Act 2005
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Queen's Speech of December 2019 and background briefing notes, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the Government's proposals to review the Gambling Act 2005.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	4394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials engage regularly with stakeholders and details of ministerial meetings are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-april-to-30-june-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-april-to-30-june-2019</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to review the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure it is fit for the digital age and a wide range of stakeholders will be consulted as part of this process. We will announce further details in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 27/01/2020 16:05:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1171346

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether a foundation providing financial support towards private medical cannabis prescriptions for patients where clinically appropriate would be eligible for charitable status; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	4317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>In England and Wales, an organisation is a charity if it meets a number of legal tests; namely that it is established for exclusively charitable purposes for the public benefit and that it falls within the jurisdiction of the High Court regarding charities. Supporting the cost of medical treatment has long been recognised as capable of being a charitable purpose where the benefit and safety of the treatment can be demonstrated</p><p><br>The Charity Commission, as the independent charity regulator in England and Wales, is responsible for determining whether or not an institution is a charity and for registering those that are and which meet the legal threshold for registration</p><p><br>The Commission robustly assesses each application on its merits against these tests, based on the information provided in the application.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/01/2020 16:55:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1171370

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has a single individual who is responsible for leading her Department's application of the Family Test.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	4378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Each department has a Family Test lead who is part of our Family Test Network. This Network is the central forum through which we have sought input and comments on the support departments need to help with Family Test implementation</p><p>This includes Network members feeding into improvements to DWP and the existing guidance for officials in all departments on Family Test implementation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/01/2020 17:12:29 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1171393

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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: Climate Change
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 assessment she has made of the effect of climate change on the work of her Department; and what steps she is taking in response to that effect.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>DCMS is committed to helping tackle climate change. The UK is a world leader in cutting emissions while growing the economy. Our world-leading net zero target will require transformation across the economy. HMG will set out further plans to deliver net zero throughout 2020 ahead of COP26, including plans on energy and heat in buildings. HMG is leading from the front, reducing emissions from the government estate and delivering on the Greening Government Commitments.</p><p>DCMS works closely with the Electronic Communications Resilience and Response Group (the industry run group which represents all the major Telecoms operators and leads on resilience activity and best practice); this group has produced reports on climate change adaptation and we have worked closely with them and with Defra colleagues to develop a template which will enable a sector wide response to the third adaptation reporting round which closes at the end of 2021.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 24/01/2020 17:28:53 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1171414

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Television Licences: Older People
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 discussions she has had with the BBC on its decision not to provide free TV licences to people aged over 75 that are not in receipt of pension credit.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	4333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has met with the Chairman of the BBC Board and the Director-General of the BBC and asked them to do more to help those affected by its decision.</p><p>The Government is disappointed with the BBC's decision to restrict the over 75 licence fee concession to only those in receipt of pension credit.</p><p>We recognise the value of free TV licences for over 75s and believe they should be funded by the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/01/2020 10:38:58 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1171016

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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: Islamophobia
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 plans her Department has to include steps to tackle Islamophobia in the forthcoming online harms Bill.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	3767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Anti-Muslim hatred is completely unacceptable and has no place in our society. The Online Harms White Paper will establish in law a new duty of care on companies towards their users, overseen by an independent regulator. Companies will be held to account for tackling harms occurring on their platforms, including hate crime. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has the cross-government lead on countering anti-Muslim hatred, and we will continue to work with them closely on this policy. The Secretary of State is looking to bring forward online harms legislation as quickly as possible</p><p>We are also ensuring that the criminal law is fit for purpose to deal with online harms. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport and the Ministry of Justice have now engaged the Law Commission on a second phase of their review of abusive and offensive online communications. The Law Commission will review existing communications offences and make specific recommendations about options for legal reform in a final report in 2021.The Law Commission is also looking into the adequacy of protection offered by hate crime legislation. This strand of work is expected to report in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 22/01/2020 10:36:02 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1171093

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish her Department’s response to the consultation on Digital Identity that closed on 19 September 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	3866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s response to the Digital Identity call for evidence will be published in Spring 2020.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/01/2020 17:13:08 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1171104

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Disinformation
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 progress she has made on implementing the recommendations of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s Special Report on Disinformation and Fake News set out in the online harms white paper.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	3705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>Following our formal response to the Select Committee report on ‘Fake News’ and Disinformation in May 2019, we continue to reflect on the Committee’s recommendations in our ongoing work to counter disinformation in all its forms. Disinformation is one of the harms which was proposed to be in scope of the new regulatory framework announced in the Online Harms White Paper. We are currently analysing the responses to the White Paper’s public consultation, and considering the issues raised.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 20/01/2020 16:45:31 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1171135

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Broadband: Optical Fibres
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of homes that will have full-fibre broadband by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	3869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Manifesto set out its ambition to bring full fibre and gigabit capable broadband to every home and business across the UK by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 20/01/2020 16:41:36 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi