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806490

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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: Brexit
	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 the Information Commissioner's Office will continue to be a member of the Article 29 Working Party after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	119566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text The exact role of the ICO in the EU post exit will be a matter for negotiations. On 24 August the Government published a future partnership paper on how to ensure the continued protection and exchange of personal data between the EU and the UK in light of the UK’s withdrawal from, and new partnership with, the EU. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 11:18:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

804550

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Sports: Children
	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 7 December 2017 to Question 117380, what estimate he has made of the number of children who will take up organised sport as a result of that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	118752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Approximately 21,500 schools are engaged in the School Games programme, which is around 90% of schools in England. As of 30 September 2017 10,127 satellite clubs have been established and 579,246 participants engaged.</p><p> </p><p>The Families Fund and the Potentials Fund are new investment streams, and information on their impact will be measured by Sport England during the course of the projects</p><p> </p><p>Sport England have also developed the Active Lives: Children and Young People survey (ALC), which will provide a world-leading approach to gathering data on how children engage with sport and physical activity. The survey was launched in schools in September 2017 and results will be available from January 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/12/2017 13:51:43 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

806582

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Sports: West Midlands
	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 improve the number of accessible sports facilities in the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	119658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 requires that ‘reasonable adjustments’ are made by service providers, which include the owners of sports stadia, to make premises accessible for disabled people. It is for individual owners of sports facilities to determine what adjustments are ‘reasonable’ taking into account their own circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Our Sports Strategy sends a clear message to all sports that sports facilities and stadia should provide an inclusive environment that welcomes all users and spectators. Sport England provides guidance to organisations to support them in developing accessible facilities which is publically available: https://www.sportengland.org/facilities-planning/design-and-cost-guidance/accessible-facilities/</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/12/2017 13:49:48 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

804243

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Direct Marketing
	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 impact on consumers of the practice of some companies subscribing individuals to an e-mailing list without their consent and making it impossible for them to unsubscribe; and what steps they will take to prevent this practice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL4064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR) regulates the sending of electronic marketing messages (by phone, fax, email or text), as well as the provision of electronic communication services to the public. The Information Commissioner's Office independently regulate PECR and have been clear that organisations must not send marketing emails to individuals without explicit consent. Where these rules are not adhered to, the Commissioner is able to issue enforcement notices, as well as fines of up to £500,000. The Data Protection Bill currently going through the Houses of Parliament also includes tougher rules on consent and strengthens the rights of data subjects, giving them more control over their data.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/12/2017 14:03:10 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

805104

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	Gambling
	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 her Department will commission annual research on the level of gambling-related harm in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	118776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB) was set up by the Gambling Commission to advise on priorities for research relating to responsible gambling. GambleAware, an independent charity, leads on commissioning and funding research into gambling-related harm and supporting education and treatment programmes, taking into account the priorities set out by the RGSB.</p><p> </p><p>RGSB’s latest research programme includes as a priority work to measure gambling-related harm more effectively. This has been commissioned by GambleAware and is expected to be published in 2018. It is intended to lead to a set of metrics which can be used to measure and monitor the impact of gambling-related harm on a wider scale. Other research published by GambleAware is available on their website at https://about.gambleaware.org/research/research-publications/ .</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health, working with Public Health England, is also considering what scope there is for commissioning further research to better understand the impacts of gambling-related harm on health, and we will work with them.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission tracks the prevalence of problem gambling through its quarterly survey as well as the NHS Health Surveys, which capture information on problem gambling and co-morbidities such as alcohol consumption, smoking and drug use, as well as physical and mental health conditions. The Gambling Commission surveys can be found at:</p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Levels-of-participation-and-problem-gambling/Gambling-participation-and-problem-gambling.aspx</p><p>The 2015 NHS Health Survey can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/health-survey-for-england-health-survey-for-england-2015</p><p> </p><p>We continue to take problem gambling and gambling-related harm seriously and will consider carefully any research that adds to our understanding of this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/12/2017 13:53:48 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

806538

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	UK Anti-doping: Reviews
	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 progress has been made of the review of UK Anti-Doping; and when he expects the review to be complete.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	119614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Tailored Review is nearing completion and I expect it to be published in early 2018.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/12/2017 13:48:33 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

773074

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	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	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, following the data breach of one of the accrediting bodies for Cyber Essentials in June 2017, what measures the Government has put in place to avoid this happening again.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	108641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>This was not a breach of any Government data, but a configuration error in the Pervade Software platform used by an external third party, which led to system logs from companies, including assessors of and applicants to the Cyber Essentials scheme, being exposed. There is no evidence to suggest data was extracted. Cyber Essentials is an excellent scheme and an important part of our national response to cyber threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre has ensured the relevant third parties have taken appropriate action in response. The scheme’s Accreditation Bodies are required to take appropriate security measures through contractual obligations relating to the storage of data, including using the latest version of anti-virus software. Following the incident, an independent security audit was conducted on the Pervade software, which resulted in the implementation of a number of minor recommendations. The software is regularly penetration tested.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 09:51:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

804331

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Sports: Schools
	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 she is taking to encourage children to participate in sport.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	118572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that all children and young people, particularly those who are currently least active or from under-represented groups, have the best opportunities to engage in sport and physical activity. Sport England has committed up to £194 million of investment into children and young people over the next four years, which includes the Families Fund: up to £40 million which will be invested in projects that offer new opportunities for families with children to do sport and physical activity together.</p><p> </p><p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, the government has invested over £600m of ring-fenced funding to primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013. This funding is provided directly to schools to drive additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport they offer. But we know there is more to do, which is why we have doubled funding for the Premium from £160m to £320m a year, using revenue from the soft drinks industry levy. The proceeds of the levy will also provide £100m funding for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund in 2018-19, which will help pupils to benefit from healthier, more active lifestyles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/12/2017 09:41:12 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

806567

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Audio-visual Industry
	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 recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on market access for audio-visual services after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	119643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>We are talking to our EU counterparts as part of ongoing exit negotiations with a view to achieving the deep and special relationship the UK wishes to have with the EU post-exit.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of leaving the EU for the audio-visual sector will depend on exit negotiations. We are preparing for a range of possible outcomes from the UK's negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 119648 question first answered 19/12/2017 09:37:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

806572

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Broadcasting: Licensing
	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 recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on whether UK broadcasters' licenses will be valid in the EU after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	119648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>We are talking to our EU counterparts as part of ongoing exit negotiations with a view to achieving the deep and special relationship the UK wishes to have with the EU post-exit.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of leaving the EU for the audio-visual sector will depend on exit negotiations. We are preparing for a range of possible outcomes from the UK's negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 119643 question first answered 19/12/2017 09:37:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan