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889962

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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	Music
	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 steps his Department has taken to support the live music industry in (a) London and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	137014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The live music industry is a vital part of the UK’s music ecosystem, contributing £1bn to the economy in 2016 and it must be allowed to continue to thrive. We have reformed entertainment licensing and recently announced that the Agent of Change principle will be included in the National Planning Policy Framework, helping to protect music venues when new housing is built.</p><p>In London we worked closely with industry and the GLA on the abolition of Form 696 and supported the Mayor’s Night-time Commission to identify measures to support the nighttime creative industries including live music. We will continue working with industry and Whitehall colleagues on a range of issues affecting the live music industry in London and across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/05/2018 10:41:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

892377

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	Data Protection: Small Businesses
	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 13 November 2017 to Question 112162 on Data Protection: Small Businesses, what steps his Department is taking to inform small and medium-sized enterprises of the support provided by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	138433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recognise the challenges facing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK economy in their preparations for the Data Protection Bill and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The ICO is leading on providing guidance and support to UK organisations and have already published a number of resources on the Commissioner's website (ico.org.uk) to help all organisations prepare. The ICO has: launched a dedicated helpline service for smaller organisations; updated its 'SMEs toolkit' to reflect the requirements of the GDPR; simplified its &quot;12-step&quot; GDPR preparation guidance; and published FAQs for SMEs. To support the ICO the Government delivered an awareness-raising marketing campaign targeted at those organisations and sectors (inc SMEs) most in need of support. There is still more to do in this space and the Government will continue to support the ICO to ensure the UK is prepared.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/05/2018 10:43:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

892358

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	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, how many broadcasters have moved their licences away from the UK since the start of 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	138397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not hold the information requested. Broadcasting regulation in the UK is independent from government, hence the information on broadcast licence holders is collected and monitored by Ofcom, the communications regulator in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/05/2018 10:18:00 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

892214

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	Digital Technology: Older People
	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 support older people to use digital technology.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	138448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to helping older people acquire basic digital skills as part of our broader strategy to reduce digital exclusion. The UK Digital Strategy, published in March 2017, describes the steps we are taking across government:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Establishing the Digital Skills Partnership. This brings together stakeholders from the private, public and charity sectors to join efforts both nationally and locally to help people increase their digital skills at all levels. It will also build upon the 4 million pledges of free digital skills training opportunities that our corporate partners pledged as part of the Digital Strategy of which more than 2 million have already been delivered.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Introducing fully-funded basic digital skills training for adults lacking these vital skills from 2020. Adults will have the opportunity to take improved basic digital courses based on new national standards setting out the basic digital skills needed to participate effectively in the labour market and day–to-day life. We will consult on these new standards in the autumn.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Using the 3000 libraries across England to provide a trusted network of accessible locations with trained staff and volunteers, free Wi-Fi, computers, and other technology as well as Assisted Digital access to a wide range of digital public services where individuals are unable to access these services independently.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These initiatives will build on the significant investment Government already makes in basic digital skills training through the Adult Education offer, the budget for which is being devolved to ensure decisions on skills provision are made at a local level. Government also funds the Future Digital Inclusion programme managed by the Good Things Foundation and delivered through the 5,000 strong Online Centres network. To date this programme has supported over 800,000 adult learners to develop their basic digital skills, many of whom are socially excluded. <br></p><p>The NHS Digital Widening Digital Participation, delivered in partnership with Good Things Foundation, develops projects that enable people in England to improve their digital health skills and to increase their access to digital services and tools that support their health and care. Older people accounted for 71.8% of those reached by funded centres within the programme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/05/2018 10:38:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

892216

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	Media: Education
	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 with the Department for Education to promote the teaching of media skills in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	138449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Schools have autonomy to determine how they tackle teaching pupils about the media. They can help their pupils understand how the media operates through many aspects of the curriculum. Ministers and officials have regular discussions with their counterparts at DfE on a wide range of issues, including: disinformation, digital literacy, online safety and media skills.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/05/2018 10:39:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis