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1192736

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	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	Young People: 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, what plans he is putting in place to keep young people safe online during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	43092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The internet presents many benefits during this period. It can help young people stay connected and access educational resources. However this period may place some young people at greater risk of experiencing harm online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 23rd April, DCMS published new online safety advice on how to stay safe online during the Covid-19 outbreak, with a particular focus on supporting parents and carers to protect children.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is firmly committed to making the UK the safest place to be online, and we are working at pace to introduce Online Harms legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/05/2020 13:58:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1219997

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	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	UK Safer Internet Centre
	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 his Department plans to allocate funding to the UK Safer Internet Centre to provide UK Safer Internet Day in 2021 and beyond.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	67727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The government recognises the work the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) delivers on online safety. UKSIC currently receives funding from European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility programme. Officials regularly engage with the Centre, including on its funding position following the UK’s exit from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/07/2020 09:21:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

776118

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of his decision to end the Support for Mortgage Interest allowance on the financial situation of those currently in receipt of that allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	109130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>All existing claimants will be offered a support for mortgage interest loan paid at the same rate that is currently available as part of their benefit entitlement. The new loans-based support for mortgage interest will only affect claimants’ financial situation on the sale or transfer of the property, when the loan will be recovered from any available equity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not propose to undertake formal evaluation of this change. However, we are committed to monitoring the impacts of our policies and will use evidence from a number of sources to assess the impact on an on-going basis. This will include the updated data that is available to DWP on a quarterly basis, survey data (such as the Family Resources Survey) and feedback from stakeholder groups, including via our regular liaison with UK Finance, to assess whether there are unintended consequences for particular groups.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/10/2017 14:32:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

776119

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce transitional measures for claimants in receipt of support for mortgage interest when his Department ends the Support for Mortgage Interest allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	109131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>Transitional provisions are in the Social Security Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 to enable claimants who are receiving support for mortgage interest as part of their benefit on 5 April 2018 to have a temporary period in which they can still receive SMI as a benefit. This will allow the SMI benefit payments to continue should there be delays in the operational activity to migrate existing claimants to the loans scheme. This will enable the first loan payment to be made shortly after 6 April if that date falls during the claimant’s benefit week (in the case of a claimant of Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit) or assessment period (in the case of a Universal Credit claimant) so that there is no gap in payment between the last SMI benefit award and the first loan payment.</p><p> </p><p>Where an existing claimant lacks mental capacity to make decisions about entering into the loan agreement, the regulations provide for support for mortgage interest as a benefit to continue until a final determination is made as to whether to appoint an appropriate person to act on the claimant’s behalf (such as a Financial Deputy) in respect of the loan agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Transitional provisions are also included to ease the transition from Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and income-related Employment and Support Allowance to universal credit. Where a claimant who has served the qualifying period in respect of support for mortgage interest before moving on to universal credit, the claimant will not have to serve the qualifying period again (subject to satisfying certain conditions).</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/10/2017 15:09:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1197492

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	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	Internet: Safety
	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 data his Department holds on the amount of harmful online content which was removed in (a) April 2020 and (b) April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	49797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not own, or store, any data relating to the removal of harmful online content.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Many tech companies publish transparency reports on their websites, which may contain this data. These reports are published on a voluntary basis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Online Harms White Paper set out our plans for a world leading regulatory framework, addressing a comprehensive spectrum of online harms in a single and coherent way. Developing a culture of transparency, trust and accountability will be a critical element of the new regulatory framework. The regulator will have the power to require annual transparency reports from companies in scope, outlining the prevalence of harmful content on their platforms and what measures they are taking to address this. These reports will be published online by the regulator, so that users and parents can make informed decisions about internet use.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/06/2020 11:00:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1197494

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	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	Internet: Safety
	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 further funding has been been allocated from the public purse to the reduction of online harms during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	49798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the UK the safest place to be online and, earlier this year, dedicated resources to responding to online harms as a result of Covid-19. This included standing up the DCMS-led Cross-Whitehall Counter Disinformation Unit. In response to the current situation, we have trebled the size of this coordination team at DCMS. Both the disinformation cell and the online harms Covid-19 team have been resourced through existing headcount.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government has pledged £750 million to ensure charities can continue their vital work during the Covid-19 outbreak. Many of these organisations are providing support for online harms during this period. This includes £7.8 million which has been allocated to the Home Office in emergency support for charities helping vulnerable children who have been impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak. We have been working closely with the Home Office on the online harms element of this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/06/2020 11:04:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1219991

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	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	Internet: Safety
	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 his Department is taking to raise awareness of where to report (a) illegal and (b) harmful content online; and what steps he is taking to improve the accuracy of reporting in each of those categories.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	67725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring all internet users are empowered to report illegal and harmful content. DCMS has published comprehensive <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-staying-safe-online" target="_blank">guidance</a> on staying safe online, which contains information about reporting harmful content to platforms and charities. Our <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-keeping-children-safe-online/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-parents-and-carers-to-keep-children-safe-online" target="_blank">guidance for parents</a> includes information on reporting harms such as child sexual abuse and cyberbullying.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the new online harms regulatory framework, companies, where appropriate, will need to have effective and easily accessible mechanisms for users to report harmful and illegal content. We will publish a Government Response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation later this year, setting out further detail about the new regulatory requirements. Online harms legislation will be ready in this session.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are also developing an online media literacy strategy, to equip all users with the skills to critically appraise information and take steps to keep themselves and others safe online. This will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 67726 question first answered 09/07/2020 09:20:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1219994

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	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	Internet: Safety
	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 his Department is taking to improve accurate reporting of online harms.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	67726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring all internet users are empowered to report illegal and harmful content. DCMS has published comprehensive <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-staying-safe-online" target="_blank">guidance</a> on staying safe online, which contains information about reporting harmful content to platforms and charities. Our <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-keeping-children-safe-online/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-parents-and-carers-to-keep-children-safe-online" target="_blank">guidance for parents</a> includes information on reporting harms such as child sexual abuse and cyberbullying.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the new online harms regulatory framework, companies, where appropriate, will need to have effective and easily accessible mechanisms for users to report harmful and illegal content. We will publish a Government Response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation later this year, setting out further detail about the new regulatory requirements. Online harms legislation will be ready in this session.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are also developing an online media literacy strategy, to equip all users with the skills to critically appraise information and take steps to keep themselves and others safe online. This will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 67725 question first answered 09/07/2020 09:20:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1243869

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	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	Internet: Advertising
	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 market study by the Competition and Markets Authority on Online Platforms and Digital Advertising, published in July 2020, whether the Government plans to implement a new pro-competition regulatory regime to tackle the market power of online platform companies.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	104144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>Dynamic and competitive digital markets are key to creating a world-leading digital economy that works for businesses, consumers and society as a whole. The Government is grateful to the Competition and Markets Authority for their market study and is carefully considering their recommendations. A response will be published in due course. The Government has accepted, in principle, the six strategic recommendations from the Furman Review for unlocking competition in digital markets. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 104143 104145 question first answered 21/10/2020 16:29:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1243870

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	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	Internet: Advertising
	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 market study by the Competition and Markets Authority on Online Platforms and Digital Advertising, published in July 2020, whether the Government plans to set up a Digital Markets Unit to (a) enforce a code of conduct to ensure that online platforms with a position of market power do not engage in exploitative or exclusionary practices or those likely to reduce trust and transparency and (b) impose fines if necessary.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	104145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>Dynamic and competitive digital markets are key to creating a world-leading digital economy that works for businesses, consumers and society as a whole. The Government is grateful to the Competition and Markets Authority for their market study and is carefully considering their recommendations. A response will be published in due course. The Government has accepted, in principle, the six strategic recommendations from the Furman Review for unlocking competition in digital markets. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 104143 104144 question first answered 21/10/2020 16:29:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore