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1202848

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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	Hotels: Coronavirus
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 he will publish guidance on when (a) hotel and (b) resort spas will be permitted to re-open during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	58597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>My Department has been working closely with the sector, including UKHospitality, through the Visitor Economy Working Group to produce guidance on the reopening of the tourism sector. This will include guidance on hotels and other forms of accommodation. This guidance will be published shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will look at opening forms of holiday accommodation in Step 3 of the Government’s recovery strategy, currently planned for 4 July at the earliest. This will be subject to the further scientific advice and the latest risk assessment at the time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We remain in regular contact with hotel stakeholders through the Visitor Economy Working Group and the Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to reopening sports and physical activity facilities as soon as it is safe to do so. We are holding regular discussions with representatives from the leisure sector and national sports organisations to develop guidance that will support them to open their facilities in a timely and safe manner once lockdown measures are eased.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/06/2020 14:29:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1196821

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Public Libraries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Digital Media and Sport, into which step of the Government's covid-19 recovery strategy does the re-opening of public libraries fall.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	48676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Although physical library locations are closed, library services have continued to provide and deliver services to their users throughout the lockdown period. Digital services have been sustained, as well as other elements of library services, such as no- or low-contact home library services.</p><p> </p><p>The restoration of public libraries in England will be considered through the Recreation and Leisure taskforce, primarily as part of Step 3 of the government roadmap. The current planning assumption is that general reopening of library buildings will be no earlier than 4 July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/06/2020 08:55:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1169833

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
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	Swimming Pools
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 potential effect on opportunities for swimming for (a) club members and (b) the general public of the Royal Parks' plans for the Serpentine Lido.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	1662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has made no such assessment. This is an operational matter for the Chief Executive of The Royal Parks, who I have asked to write to you directly regarding this matter. We will place a copy in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/01/2020 14:48:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

987919

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Telecommunications: Rents
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 changes in rents payable by communication network providers as a consequence of recent reforms to the Electronic Communications Code; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	179058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) was recently reformed as part of the Digital Economy Act 2017. These reforms were intended to reduce the cost of providing communications infrastructure and make it easier for operators to deploy such infrastructure. The new Code came into force on 28 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulatory Impact Assessment published by Government estimated that the ECC reforms could lead to a reduction in average market rents (as compared to rates agreed before reforms to the ECC). However, the eventual impact is difficult to predict during this period of transition in which operators and site providers adapt to the new legislation.</p><p> </p><p>During this period, where the market is adjusting and settling, good working relationships between site providers and code operators are critical, and we encourage all parties to continue their efforts to reach mutually acceptable agreements. The joint statement released in August is significant, as it reaffirms a commitment made by DCMS, industry, CLA and RICS to work collaboratively to implement the ECC.</p><p> </p><p>My Department will continue to work with stakeholders, including representatives from industry, landowners, representative bodies and Ofcom, to inform the implementation of the new Code. I will monitor developments carefully and, as outlined in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, will consider a formal review of the impact of the ECC reforms.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/10/2018 16:16:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

969111

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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	VKontakte
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 (a) Government Departments and (b) agencies of his Department have taken to restrict internet access to the Vkontakte website.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	171271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Government has taken no action to restrict access to this website. We remain concerned about the spread of disinformation and malicious activity on social media sites, especially from hostile states. We are working across Whitehall and with agencies to tackle this, including considering legislative and non legislative measures.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2018 15:21:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

926935

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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 State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the implementation of a £2 limit on fixed-odds betting terminals.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	155167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the consultation on changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures on 17 May. The Government will deliver the reduction in stake through secondary legislation in due course. We are currently preparing draft regulations needed to make the change, alongside engaging with the gambling industry to ensure they are given sufficient time to implement and complete the technological changes for the reduction in maximum stake for Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 25/06/2018 12:16:41 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

838543

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	Broadband: Universal Service Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons 10mbps was chosen as the broadband speed for the universal service obligation.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	127363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>10Mbps is the minimum download speed that Ofcom says is needed to meet the typical needs of an average family. This will enable simultaneous live streaming of television, video calling, emailing and basic web browsing. Consumers on connections of less than 10Mbps tend to use less data, suggesting that internet usage is constrained below this speed.</p><p> </p><p>Download speed is not the only quality requirement to be included in the proposed Universal Service Obligation (USO) specification. We have also proposed to include within the specification requirements for upload speed, contention (how many premises are using the network), latency (delays) and data capacity, which can all impact on what a consumer can do online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/02/2018 16:35:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne