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816698

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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 Sate for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate the Government has made of the fiscal impact of each of the four options for reducing the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals set out in its consultation on maximum stakes for such terminals published on 31 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	121125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon member to the answer to PQ 115452 on 28 November 2017 .</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/01/2018 14:20:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

816717

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	ICT: 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 plans her Department has to implement the EU Network and Information Systems Directive.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	121144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The EU Network and Information Systems Directive (the ‘NIS Directive’) will help ensure Britain’s essential networks and infrastructure are safe, secure and resilient against the risk of future cyber attacks, helping to make the UK most secure place to live and do business online.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s plans to implement the NIS Directive were set out in a public consultation published on 8 August 2017. This set out that cross-sector security guidance will be published by the National Cyber Security Centre in January 2018, sector specific guidance by Competent Authorities (Regulators) in November 2018, and that compliance will be monitored and enforced by sector based Competent Authorities. The Government is reviewing the responses to this consultation and a formal Government reply will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has kept the European Affairs Committees of both Houses regularly informed of progress on implementation of the EU Network and Information Systems Directive. Secondary legislation implementing the Directive will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121145 121146 121147 121537 question first answered 11/01/2018 13:18:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

816718

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	ICT: 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 parliamentary scrutiny there will be of the implementation of the EU Network and Information Systems Directive.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	121145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The EU Network and Information Systems Directive (the ‘NIS Directive’) will help ensure Britain’s essential networks and infrastructure are safe, secure and resilient against the risk of future cyber attacks, helping to make the UK most secure place to live and do business online.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s plans to implement the NIS Directive were set out in a public consultation published on 8 August 2017. This set out that cross-sector security guidance will be published by the National Cyber Security Centre in January 2018, sector specific guidance by Competent Authorities (Regulators) in November 2018, and that compliance will be monitored and enforced by sector based Competent Authorities. The Government is reviewing the responses to this consultation and a formal Government reply will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has kept the European Affairs Committees of both Houses regularly informed of progress on implementation of the EU Network and Information Systems Directive. Secondary legislation implementing the Directive will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121144 121146 121147 121537 question first answered 11/01/2018 13:18:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

816719

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	ICT: 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, whether any sector-specific guidance will be drafted to support the implementation of the EU Network and Information Systems Directive.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	121146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The EU Network and Information Systems Directive (the ‘NIS Directive’) will help ensure Britain’s essential networks and infrastructure are safe, secure and resilient against the risk of future cyber attacks, helping to make the UK most secure place to live and do business online.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s plans to implement the NIS Directive were set out in a public consultation published on 8 August 2017. This set out that cross-sector security guidance will be published by the National Cyber Security Centre in January 2018, sector specific guidance by Competent Authorities (Regulators) in November 2018, and that compliance will be monitored and enforced by sector based Competent Authorities. The Government is reviewing the responses to this consultation and a formal Government reply will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has kept the European Affairs Committees of both Houses regularly informed of progress on implementation of the EU Network and Information Systems Directive. Secondary legislation implementing the Directive will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121144 121145 121147 121537 question first answered 11/01/2018 13:18:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

816720

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	ICT: 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, how compliance with the EU Network and Information Systems Directive will be (a) monitored and (b) enforced.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	121147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The EU Network and Information Systems Directive (the ‘NIS Directive’) will help ensure Britain’s essential networks and infrastructure are safe, secure and resilient against the risk of future cyber attacks, helping to make the UK most secure place to live and do business online.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s plans to implement the NIS Directive were set out in a public consultation published on 8 August 2017. This set out that cross-sector security guidance will be published by the National Cyber Security Centre in January 2018, sector specific guidance by Competent Authorities (Regulators) in November 2018, and that compliance will be monitored and enforced by sector based Competent Authorities. The Government is reviewing the responses to this consultation and a formal Government reply will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has kept the European Affairs Committees of both Houses regularly informed of progress on implementation of the EU Network and Information Systems Directive. Secondary legislation implementing the Directive will be laid before Parliament in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121144 121145 121146 121537 question first answered 11/01/2018 13:18:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

816727

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Civil Society: Finance
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 increase the number of funding sources available for charities and voluntary organisations.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	121154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Charities and voluntary organisations are receiving funding from Government through a number of programmes. This includes unlocking £360m for good causes from dormant bank accounts. Other examples include investing £32m so far in disadvantaged women and girls via the Tampon Tax Fund and £40m in youth organisations through the Youth Investment and #iwill Funds.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also taking steps to open up new opportunities for charities and voluntary organisations' to play a role in public services. Efforts include recruiting a Crown Representative for the sector and ongoing Commissioning Academy programmes.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 15/01/2018 17:06:03 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

816728

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Tourism: Portsmouth
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 financial assistance her Department is providing to increase the number of visitors to Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	121155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland work with Destination Management Organisations to promote tourism across the UK. Government also provide funding for individual projects to improve their visitor offer, in particular through the Discover England Fund and the Coastal Communities Fund. Portsmouth has recently received £1.75m of Coastal Communities Funding to revitalise its Victorian Arches in the Heart Battery and £50,000 of Coastal Revival Funding for the repair and refurbishment of the South Parade Pier. Portsmouth Council also received £10,000 to set up a Coastal Communities Team to develop an economic plan for the area.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/01/2018 14:58:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

816789

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Scout Association: Finance
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 funding the Scout Association received from the Government in each of the last seven years; and the purposes for which that funding was provided.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	121216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Scout Association received £1,288,573 in FY 13/14 as part of the Department for Communities and Local Government-funded Youth United Foundation Social Inclusion Programme. This Programme was designed to increase young people’s access to voluntary youth activities in a number of targeted areas of deprivation across England.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, the Cabinet Office launched the £10 million Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund designed to create new uniformed youth group units. The grant was distributed by Youth United Foundation and included two funding rounds in FY 14/15 and FY 15/16. The Scout Association received the following funding during the lifetime of the fund:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Phase</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund Round 1</p></td><td><p>£1,379,637</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>Creation of places for harder to reach young people.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund Round 2</p></td><td><p>£445,420</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>Piloting innovative approaches to engage young people with physical or learning disabilities.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Scout Association also received £159,005 in FY 15/16 and £123,245 in FY 16/17 as part of the Department for Education’s Character Grant scheme. This funding was for a project entitled Character by Doing, a 12 month pilot project led by the Scout Association in partnership with the independent think-tank Demos and six schools to trial a schools-based model of Scouting in areas of deprivation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/01/2018 16:29:19 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

816797

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young 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, how much Government funding has been allocated to the National Citizen Service in each of the last seven years; how that money was allocated; and what the objectives were for that spending.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	121224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Information about Government funding for NCS is available in the published accounts for Cabinet Office (2010/11 - 2015/16) and DCMS (2016/17), copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House. Government allocates NCS Trust an annual budget, based on projected participation rates, within the Spending Review financial settlement for that year. Each year NCS Trust is funded to deliver an agreed number of NCS participants, to deliver positive impacts for participants and to improve the overall value for money of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/01/2018 10:42:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

816803

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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: Equal 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, with reference to the transparency data, DCMS gender pay gap 2016-2017, published on 18 December 2017, if she will publish the pay gap data for ordinary pay and bonus pay by (a) grade and (b) profession.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	121230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>As part of the new legal requirement for public authorities to publish their gender pay gap every year, DCMS published their figures in December 2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mean gender pay gap</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Median gender pay gap</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean bonus pay gap</p></td><td><p>-7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Median bonus pay gap</p></td><td><p>-92.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Splitting these figures by grade gives the following breakdown:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Mean gender pay gap</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pay gap</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA/AO</p></td><td><p>-5.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>-3.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO/SEO</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6/7</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>12.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <br></p><p><strong>Median gender pay gap</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pay gap</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA/AO</p></td><td><p>-9.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>-6.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO/SEO</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6/7</p></td><td><p>-0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Narrative on the mean and median pay gap: </strong>As a department most of our staff are concentrated at HEO/SEO and Grade 6/Grade 7; this represents around 70% of the total workforce. At SCS level a number of highly specialised Digital roles, predominantly males, has led to the gap increasing at this level.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Mean bonus pay gap</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pay gap</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA/AO</p></td><td><p>-17.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>-5.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO/SEO</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6/7</p></td><td><p>-19.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>17.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Median bonus pay gap</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pay gap</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA/AO</p></td><td><p>-17.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>-15.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO/SEO</p></td><td><p>40.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6/7</p></td><td><p>-88.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Narrative on the mean and median bonus gap: </strong>Overall of all the men that received bonus payments 52% received an in-year award only, for women this was 44%. These payments are generally lower than the end of year award payment and where there is a median bonus pay gap, this is because the median point falls within the in-year award pay range rather than in the end of year figure.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Narrative on Professions:</strong> DCMS does not hold profession information for every employee so this breakdown is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 15/01/2018 11:27:07 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett