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758654

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Arts: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the attendees at any roundtable events that she or Ministers in her Department have held with representatives of the creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	9406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The department meets daily with stakeholders from across the range of DCMS policy. The most formal contact with the creative industries is through the Creative Industries Council and its members. Further details including membership of the Council and minutes of council meetings are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 9412 question first answered 12/09/2017 16:23:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

758656

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Arts: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish details of (a) the roundtable events she or Ministers of her Department have held with representatives of the creative industries and (b) the attendees at those events.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	9412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The department meets daily with stakeholders from across the range of DCMS policy. The most formal contact with the creative industries is through the Creative Industries Council and its members. Further details including membership of the Council and minutes of council meetings are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 9406 question first answered 12/09/2017 16:23:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

758335

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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	Pornography: Internet
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 representations she has received on the implementation processes for age verification for online pornography; and how that data is stored and shared.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We are in discussion with a range of organisations, including the British Board of Film Classification as the intended age verification regulator, and those who will be involved in the regulatory framework, such as age verification providers.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State Guidance to the Regulator, which will include details on how user’s data will be protected, will be laid in Parliament later this year.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 15:12:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

757576

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Broadband
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 much her Department has spent on increasing broadband speed and connectivity in the UK since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	8885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>To date, The Government has invested £1.7 billion of public money to support vital improvements in broadband services across the UK, includes £691 million from my Department</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 15:10:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

757578

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Data Protection: EU Law
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 her Department has made of the potential economic effect of the absence of a data adequacy agreement with the EU when the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	8887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s EU exit negotiations, we are committed to securing a deal on continued free flows of data between the EU and the UK, which provides for ongoing stability and certainty for both businesses, public authorities and individuals. The Government has recently published a paper outlining its vision for a future partnership on the exchange and protection of personal data with the EU. That paper can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/639853/The_exchange_and_protection_of_personal_data.pdf</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 15:05:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

757581

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, (a) what steps she is taking to protect vulnerable consumers from mis-selling by communications providers and (b) what sanctions are in place for companies which are found to have sold vulnerable consumers services they do not need or cannot use.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	8813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Office of Communications (Ofcom), as the UK’s independent communications regulator, has rules in place which prohibit all communication providers from engaging in dishonest, misleading or deceptive conduct when selling products and services, and obliges providers to ensure consumers fully understand and consent to a contract before it is agreed. Ofcom has also consulted on a proposal to require all communications providers to set out how they identify and meet the needs of vulnerable consumers.</p><p> </p><p>If Ofcom find evidence of a breach of its rules, it can take effective substantial action, has the power to fine companies up to 10% of their relevant annual turnover, and to also require them to remedy any issues that have arisen, including repaying affected customers who have lost money.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 15:14:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

755656

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Communication: Competition
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 her Department's policy is on supporting the introduction of gaining-provider led processes across the communications market set out in the Switching Principles Action Plan of May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	7526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government supports the principle of facilitating a Gaining Provider Led (GPL) switching process covering the communications markets, because the process should be led by the organisation with the most interest in making the switch work effectively for the benefit of consumers, the gaining provider. A GPL switching process is already in place for consumers who switch their fixed landline telephone provider across the Openreach network, which covers the vast majority of phone lines within in the UK, taking up to ten working days. The Government is committed to continuing to reduce the potential barriers that may prevent some consumers from deciding to switch, which is why we have ensured that the Digital Economy Act 2017, made explicit Ofcom's power to set general conditions for switching within the communications markets.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 08:10:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

755660

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	YouTube
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 her Department holds on the number of paid YouTube contributors in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	7513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 07/09/2017 16:41:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

755661

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Broadband: Cricklewood
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 she has made an assessment of the effect of limited (Exchange Only) internet speeds on businesses operating in the Cricklewood Broadway area.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	7366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the effect of Exchange Only (EO) lines on businesses operating in the Cricklewood Broadway area.</p><p> </p><p>Upgrading EO lines is more complicated (and more expensive) as there are greater engineering challenges. For instance, because EO lines do not have the copper lines routed through a copper cabinet, there is no aggregation point to which a fibre cabinet can be connected. For these reasons it can take longer for EO lines to be upgraded. Openreach have confirmed this, and have advised that they currently fall outside any commercial rollout. However, they have said there is potential for EO lines to be brought into scope for upgrading through their Community Fibre Partnerships.</p><p>For those that do not see improved connectivity through publicly funded and commercial investment, we will ensure universal broadband coverage of at least 10Mbps, so that no home or business is left behind</p><p> </p><p>We are keen to ensure even better digital connectivity in the UK. We announced a package of measures worth £1.1 billion at Autumn Statement 2016 to support this:<br></p><ul><li>The Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund, which was launched on 3 July 2017 will provide finance for new fibre investments.</li><li>The Local Full Fibre Networks programme, which will support local bodies in stimulating the market for fibre connectivity in their areas.</li><li>A Bill to enable business rates relief for new fibre build.</li></ul><p>Together, these investments and incentives will stimulate the market to deliver the increase in capacity that is needed.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/09/2017 16:30:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

755663

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Safety
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 recent progress has been made on implementing the internet safety strategy; and how that strategy plans to tackle the effects of social media-related mental health issues in young adults.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	7421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Since the announcement of the Internet Safety Strategy in February, DCMS has been working with a wide range of stakeholders to look at how we can make Britain the safest place in the world for users, including children and young adults, to be online. The Strategy will consider online harms which users can experience on social media. We will be publishing the Strategy with an accompanying consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/09/2017 16:34:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies