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767286

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Sky: 21st Century Fox
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they anticipate announcing the result of the current application regarding the merger of Sky with 21st Century Fox.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL1704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport formally referred the merger of Sky with 21st Century Fox to the Competition and Markets' Authority (CMA) for a Phase 2 investigation on 20 September. From the point of referral the CMA has 24 weeks in which to report to the Secretary of State; the statutory deadline for this report is 6 March 2018. Following receipt of the CMA's report the Secretary of State has 30 days in which to come to a final decision on the merger.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 23/10/2017 15:29:12 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

767309

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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 Economy Council: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the members of the Digital Economy Council, announced by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 1 July; whether they will publish (1) its agenda for, and (2) minutes of, its first meeting on 3 July; what are the dates of future meetings; and whether they have considered appointing a consumer representative to the Council.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>We published the membership, terms of reference and frequency of meetings for the Digital Economy Council and Digital Economy Advisory Group on the Gov.UK website, link found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/digital-economy-council-and-digital-economy-advisory-group. The attached PDF file contains the information shown on the Gov.uk’s webpage.</p><p> </p><p>Agenda and minutes are not published to encourage a frank exchange of views during these meetings.</p><p> </p><p>These groups are only one of many routes to engage with us on digital policy. For example, we are committed to working with the public, industry, charities and academia as we develop and implement the Digital Charter.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL1728 question first answered 19/10/2017 11:41:58 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name Digital Economy Council and Digital Economy Advisory Group.pdf title Digital Economy Council Gov.uk webpage
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

767310

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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 Economy Advisory Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the members of their Digital Economy Advisory Group; what are the dates of the Group's planned meetings; and whether they have considered appointing a consumer representative to the Advisory Group.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>We published the membership, terms of reference and frequency of meetings for the Digital Economy Council and Digital Economy Advisory Group on the Gov.UK website, link found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/digital-economy-council-and-digital-economy-advisory-group. The attached PDF file contains the information shown on the Gov.uk’s webpage.</p><p> </p><p>Agenda and minutes are not published to encourage a frank exchange of views during these meetings.</p><p> </p><p>These groups are only one of many routes to engage with us on digital policy. For example, we are committed to working with the public, industry, charities and academia as we develop and implement the Digital Charter.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL1727 question first answered 19/10/2017 11:41:57 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name Digital Economy Council and Digital Economy Advisory Group.pdf title Digital Economy Council Gov.uk webpage
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

765170

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Equifax
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 the Government is taking to improve protection for people's private data and finances as a result of the Equifax data breach.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	105514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The cyber security of the UK, including the protection of our citizens and their data online, is a top priority for the Government. Since the Equifax incident, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the National Crime Agency, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Information Commissioner’s Office have worked together to protect British citizens who may have been affected by the data breach. The NCSC has published updated advice on its website, advising members of the public on password re-use, avoiding related phishing emails and fraudulent phone calls, as well as giving information of how to report a cyber incident to Action Fraud. In addition, as part of our five-year, £1.9 billion National Cyber Security Strategy, the Government is working to ensure all organisations are secure online and resilient against cyber threats.</p><p> </p><p>Under the existing Data Protection Act, organisations must ensure appropriate cyber security measures are in place to protect personal data. Our new data protection regime, introduced through the Data Protection Bill, will introduce new requirements for reporting data breaches and more stringent fines.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 16:08:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

765171

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Information Commissioner's Office: Credit Reference Agencies
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 meetings that have taken place between staff of the Information Commissioner's Office and credit rating agencies during the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	105516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold information on the number of meetings the Information Commissioner and her staff hold with credit rating agencies or other organisations. The Information Commissioner's Office do publish the minutes and papers of meetings on their website, which can be found at https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/our-information/minutes-and-papers/.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 08:48:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

765199

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	BBC Parliament: Hearing Impairment
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 ensure that subtitles are always available on the BBC Parliament television channel.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	105466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the BBC. However, the BBC has made a commitment to provide subtitles for 100% of scheduled live House of Commons coverage by 2019 and has met this target since September 2016. Subtitles are also provided for a proportion of the House of Lords coverage and of Select Committees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 13:21:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

765200

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Equifax: Disclosure of Information
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 representations to Equifax on UK citizens' requests for information relating to the inappropriate leaking of their personal data.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	105489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We take the security of personal data held by organisations very seriously and are addressing the Equifax data breach and its consequences for UK customers. The National Cyber Security Centre and partners including the National Crime Agency, Information Commissioner and Financial Conduct Authority, are all engaged with Equifax to examine this incident and any appropriate action will be taken.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 09:47:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

765201

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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: Redundancy Pay
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 19 September 2017 to Question 10046, how much of the amount paid in exit payments in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 for Core Departmental and Agency staff and (c) 2016-17 for departmental group staff was paid to (i) men and (ii) women.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	105517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>No exit payments were paid to core departmental staff in the 2015-16 year.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016-17, six exit payments were made. 57.7% of the value of exit payments for core departmental staff was paid to women and 42.3% of the value was paid to men.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for departmental groups by gender in not held centrally and to obtain it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 13:10:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

765202

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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: Olympic Games 2012
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 repayments of outstanding funds received from the Big Lottery Fund to finance the London Olympic Games in 2012 attract interest.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	105491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The terms of repayments to National Lottery distributors were set out in an agreement between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Greater London Authority in 2012, which I attach. These repayments will not attract interest.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 13:57:07 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

765204

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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: EU Grants and Loans
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 12 September 2017 to Question 7068, how much EU funding the UK creative sector received in each of the last three years; and what the regional distribution of that funding was.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	105624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK's creative sector benefits from a range of EU schemes such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+, the Economic Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). The Government does not hold information on all EU funding by sub-sector. We are working closely with stakeholders to ensure that our ongoing funding commitments best service the UK’s interests.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 08:45:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe