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751256

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	21st Century Fox: Sky
	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 postpone the Fox takeover of Sky until the second half of the Leveson Inquiry has been completed.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	4661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in previous statements to the House, the Secretary of State's quasi-judicial responsibilities in relation to the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox will be discharged, robustly and transparently. Such decisions must also be taken as promptly as is reasonably practicable.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 June the Secretary of State announced that she is minded-to refer the merger to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on media plurality grounds. In coming to a final decision, consideration will be given to the available evidence before her including any further representations received following the call for evidence which closed on 14 July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 14:13:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

751429

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Electronic Surveillance
	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 Government's policy is on whether a person should be permitted to monitor a digital device registered to a person aged 17 or less for the purposes of obtaining information about a third person in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	4484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Organisations or individuals that monitor digital devices registered to a person aged 17 or under for the purposes of obtaining information about a third person, must comply with the Data Protection Act's (DPA) eight data protection principles</p><p> </p><p>These include requiring personal data to be processed fairly and lawfully; to be accurate and up-to-date; not to be kept for longer than is necessary; and to be processed in accordance with the rights of the data subjects under the DPA. Failure to comply with the Act is an offence. Further information about these obligations can be found on the ICO's website at:</p><p><a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 13:17:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751430

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Electronic Surveillance
	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 Government's policy is on whether a person should be permitted to monitor a digital device for the purposes of damaging or stealing data from that person in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	4483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Individuals or organisations that monitor a digital device for the purposes of damaging or stealing data from that person would be in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA).</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has a range of powers to take action against those who breach the DPA, including the power to serve a Civil Monetary Penalty of up to £500,000. In the most serious cases, section 55 of the DPA makes it an offence for a person to knowingly or recklessly obtain, disclose or procure the disclosure of personal data without the consent of the data controller. The offence is punishable by an unlimited fine.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 13:16:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751435

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Electronic Surveillance
	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 Government's policy is on whether a person should be permitted to install spyware or a webcam or any other device capable of capturing data covertly on another person's property or digital device without the user's agreement or without legal sanction in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	4487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner's Office's CCTV code of practice provides guidance and advice to CCTV users on how to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. The guidance can be found at https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1542/cctv-code-of-practice.pdf</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/07/2017 10:07:36 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751255

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	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, if she will make it her policy to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals from £100 to £2.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	4523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>A review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures was launched in October 2016, this includes a close look at fixed odds betting terminals. Responses to the review's call for evidence are being considered and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/07/2017 13:40:05 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

751124

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Instagram: Self-harm
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what direct investment they made into library services in 2016–17.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport invested £4 million in 2016-17 in the Arts Council managed Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone innovation fund. This supports innovative public library service projects that benefit disadvantaged people and places in England.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS also invested in dedicated support for library services exploring an alternative delivery model (such as a public service mutual). This involved commissioning a consortium of existing library mutuals to produce a toolkit for the Libraries Taskforce on Alternative Delivery Models; running two Masterclasses (one in London and one in York); and providing grants to support library services undertaking detailed options appraisals through access to specialist technical advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2017 15:22:22 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

751127

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Kashmir: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote new approaches to library services; and what evidence they have of examples of innovative practice in this area in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing support for those library services that want to explore new approaches. The Libraries Taskforce’s Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021 strategy document, good practice toolkits and blogs promote a range of examples of innovative practice already underway in libraries in England. These include alternative delivery models, income generation, partnerships and specific projects. The Libraries Taskforce has also run a number of workshops and masterclasses for the sector to build awareness of the options available and to share good practice.</p><p> </p><p>The £4m Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone innovation fund, managed by Arts Council England on behalf of DCMS, was set up to pilot library service projects that provide benefit disadvantaged people and places in England. These pilots will be tracked and evaluated, with a view to encouraging wider adoption and investment in those which prove most successful.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2017 15:23:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

751128

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Kashmir: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have of partnerships being created between library services and other local and public sector services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Libraries Taskforce’s Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021 strategy document, good practice toolkits and blogs contain a range of examples of partnerships between library services and other local and public sector services. This includes partnership arrangements between local authorities (such as procurement consortia), as well as service delivery partnerships with other council services (such as One Stop Shops), adult and community education, local colleges, job centres, post offices, Citizens Advice Bureau, tourist information, cultural and health organisations.</p><p> </p><p>A range of partners also work with library services to deliver services and activities in a consistent way across the country through the Society of Chief Librarians’ Universal Offers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2017 15:24:29 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

751254

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Mayflower: Anniversaries
	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 has been allocated to the Mayflower 400 year anniversary celebrations in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019, (d) 2020 and (e) 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	4464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>DCMS, through VisitBritain, has allocated £260,000 in 2016-17 and £240,000 in 2017-18 towards the Mayflower 400 celebrations. Additionally, Mayflower 400 received a £35,000 Arts Council England grant towards the Mayflower Museum in February 2015. Plymouth has received other Arts Council grants which will benefit the celebrations indirectly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/07/2017 15:29:55 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

751125

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	NHS: Negligence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what (1) research they have commissioned, and (2) consultation they have undertaken, in relation to the role of library services in a digital age.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Libraries Taskforce, jointly established by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Local Government Association, published Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021 in December 2016. This strategy sets out 7 strategic Outcomes that libraries support, one of which is increasing digital access and literacy, and it highlights a range of initiatives through which libraries support digital skills, access, skills and related work. This document was produced following extensive consultation with the sector and stakeholders. The UK Digital Strategy also underlined the importance of libraries as a ‘go to provider’ for digital skills training.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL723 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:23:16 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson