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1041208

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the requirements for (1) elected councillors, (2) police and crime commissioners, and (3) elected mayors to register under the General Data Protection Regulations.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL12790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Under the Data Protection Act 2018, those defined as data controllers, which may include elected councillors, police and crime commissioners and elected mayors, are no longer required to notify and register with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Data controllers are however required to pay an annual charge to the ICO and provide the information necessary to determine that charge unless a relevant exemption applies. The Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, which came into force on the 25th May 2018, introduced a new data protection charge, replacing the previous notification fee, which was associated with the previous legal requirement on data controllers to register with the ICO.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, data controllers do not have to pay the annual data protection charge if they process personal data without an automated system, such as a computer, or if they only process personal data for one (or more) of the following purposes: staff administration; advertising, marketing and public relations; accounts and records; not-for-profit purposes; personal, family or household affairs; maintaining a public register; and judicial functions. Charities and small occupational pension schemes are also automatically subject to the lowest tier of charge.</p><p> </p><p>On 17th December 2018 an amendment to the Regulations was laid in Parliament to introduce a new exemption for the payment of the annual data protection charge for (i) members of the House of Lords; and (ii) elected representatives, as defined in paragraph 23(3) of Schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 2018 (“the DPA 2018”) in connection with the discharge of their respective functions; and (iii) relevant processing undertaken by candidates (prospective and validly nominated) seeking to become elected representatives. This new exemption would apply specifically to elected councillors, police and crime commissioners and elected mayors.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to Parliamentary processes (and a vote in each House), the exemption will come into force from 1 April 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 24/01/2019 15:49:28 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1041217

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Social Enterprises: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate, if any, they have made of the number of social investment vehicles which compete to lend to the same charities and small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Social investment funds are independently regulated, and subject to their own respective due diligence processes, target market and risk and return objectives. Any losses are assessed and accounted for within their own governance, reporting and risk management processes. The government has made no independent assessment of the number of competing funds and the gains/losses made.</p><p> </p><p>Big Society Capital operates independently from government and sets what it considers to be an appropriate interest rate.</p><p> </p><p>Government has not been made aware of any evidence of mis selling to charities and small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p> </p><p>Individual social investment vehicles measure and publish their own impact assessments based on the specific geography and nature of investments made.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12800 HL12801 HL12802 HL12803 question first answered 28/01/2019 16:58:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1041218

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Social Enterprises: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the loan losses social investment intermediaries have made in the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Social investment funds are independently regulated, and subject to their own respective due diligence processes, target market and risk and return objectives. Any losses are assessed and accounted for within their own governance, reporting and risk management processes. The government has made no independent assessment of the number of competing funds and the gains/losses made.</p><p> </p><p>Big Society Capital operates independently from government and sets what it considers to be an appropriate interest rate.</p><p> </p><p>Government has not been made aware of any evidence of mis selling to charities and small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p> </p><p>Individual social investment vehicles measure and publish their own impact assessments based on the specific geography and nature of investments made.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12799 HL12801 HL12802 HL12803 question first answered 28/01/2019 16:58:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1041219

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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 Society Capital: Interest Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Big Society Capital charging 5.5 per cent interest to social investment intermediaries.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Social investment funds are independently regulated, and subject to their own respective due diligence processes, target market and risk and return objectives. Any losses are assessed and accounted for within their own governance, reporting and risk management processes. The government has made no independent assessment of the number of competing funds and the gains/losses made.</p><p> </p><p>Big Society Capital operates independently from government and sets what it considers to be an appropriate interest rate.</p><p> </p><p>Government has not been made aware of any evidence of mis selling to charities and small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p> </p><p>Individual social investment vehicles measure and publish their own impact assessments based on the specific geography and nature of investments made.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12799 HL12800 HL12802 HL12803 question first answered 28/01/2019 16:58:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1041220

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Social Enterprises: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any evidence of social investment vehicles mis-selling to charities and small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Social investment funds are independently regulated, and subject to their own respective due diligence processes, target market and risk and return objectives. Any losses are assessed and accounted for within their own governance, reporting and risk management processes. The government has made no independent assessment of the number of competing funds and the gains/losses made.</p><p> </p><p>Big Society Capital operates independently from government and sets what it considers to be an appropriate interest rate.</p><p> </p><p>Government has not been made aware of any evidence of mis selling to charities and small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p> </p><p>Individual social investment vehicles measure and publish their own impact assessments based on the specific geography and nature of investments made.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12799 HL12800 HL12801 HL12803 question first answered 28/01/2019 16:58:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1041221

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Social Enterprises: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of social investment vehicles in helping deprived communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Social investment funds are independently regulated, and subject to their own respective due diligence processes, target market and risk and return objectives. Any losses are assessed and accounted for within their own governance, reporting and risk management processes. The government has made no independent assessment of the number of competing funds and the gains/losses made.</p><p> </p><p>Big Society Capital operates independently from government and sets what it considers to be an appropriate interest rate.</p><p> </p><p>Government has not been made aware of any evidence of mis selling to charities and small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p> </p><p>Individual social investment vehicles measure and publish their own impact assessments based on the specific geography and nature of investments made.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12799 HL12800 HL12801 HL12802 question first answered 28/01/2019 16:58:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1041285

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Sustainability of the Press Review
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 he plans to publish the Cairncross Review before 31 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	208215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong>Dame Frances Cairncross will decide when the report is produced. We will publish the report as soon as possible thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 22/01/2019 16:38:58 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1041296

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Legal Opinion
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 highest hourly rate paid for legal advice was by (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's arms length bodies in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	208332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>(a) A large proportion of DCMS's legal advice is provided by the Government Legal Department (GLD) on an annual fixed fee basis. Additional legal advice is obtained from GLD on an hourly rate basis and the Department regularly engages private sector legal services from Counsel and external legal firms. Hourly rates are not available without reviewing individual invoices from the various legal service providers, which would incur disproportionate cost. Advice from counsel is, save for very limited and exceptional circumstances, provided at rates which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/attorney-generals-panel-counsel-practical-information#rates.</p><p> </p><p>(b) This information is not held centrally and to collect this information would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/01/2019 16:48:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1041424

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Public Bodies
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 many staff at (a) Arts Council England, (b) Big Lottery Fund, (c) the British Film Institute, (d) the British Library and (e) the British Museum (i) inside and (ii) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	208390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The situation at each named organisation, at 16 January 2019, is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Number of staff paid below the London Living Wage<strong> inside </strong>Greater London</p></td><td><p>Number of staff paid below the London Living Wage<strong> outside </strong>Greater London</p></td><td><p>Number of staff paid below the Real Living Wage <strong>inside </strong>Greater London</p></td><td><p>Number of staff paid below the Real Living Wage <strong>outside </strong>Greater London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Arts Council England</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Big Lottery Fund</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>29 [1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>British Film Institute</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>British Library</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>British Museum</strong></p></td><td><p>164 [2]</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] The Big Lottery Fund is an accredited Living Wage employer. The new rates are announced in November each year with a six month window for organisations to implement the changes. When Big Lottery Fund’s annual pay award is implemented, any required increases are backdated to 1 April so all employees are in line with the real living wage from the previous November. This approach has been agreed with the Living Wage Foundation</p><p> </p><p>[2] There are 164 individuals receiving under £10.55 per hour - but no less than £10.20 per hour (the London Living Wage at 1 April 2018) - at the British Museum following the increase to the London Living Wage in November 2018. The next scheduled pay review at the British Museum is 1st April 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 208392 question first answered 22/01/2019 16:52:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1038915

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Social Enterprises: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 29 November 2018 (HL11578, HL11579, HL11580, and HL11581), why they have made no assessment across those varied funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>There are many independent social investment funds across the UK offering a broad range of products and services to civil society and private sector organisations. Social investment funds which operate independently are regulated by the relevant regulatory bodies, and subject to their own due diligence processes.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made no assessment of the demand for social investment funds.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12755 question first answered 22/01/2019 16:59:16 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson