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date	11/02/2020
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that children are not exposed to alcohol advertisements online.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Advertising in the UK is overseen by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the industry’s independent regulator, which for online advertising enforces the Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct &amp; Promotional Marketing (CAP Code) through a system of self-regulation. The CAP Code incorporates all relevant legislation and sets standards for accuracy and honesty to which advertisers must adhere, including specific conditions on advertising to children, causing offence and social responsibility. This system operates independently of government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Code recognises the social imperative of ensuring alcohol advertising is responsible, and requires that it not be targeted at people under 18 and should not imply, condone or encourage immoderate, irresponsible or anti-social drinking.</p><p> </p><p>The government is reviewing how online advertising is regulated in the UK, looking at how well the current regime is equipped to tackle the challenges posed by developments in online advertising. Although this work will not directly address issues specific only to the advertising of alcohol, it will consider cross-cutting challenges - including exploring measures with potential to impact the wider sector. A call for evidence on online advertising was published last month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/02/2020 15:34:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

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date	13/02/2020
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	Ofcom: Finance
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 Ofcom's budget was in each year since its inception; what proportion of that budget was allocated by Her Majesty's Treasury; and whether the Government plans to change Ofcom's funding model when it is responsible for the regulation of online harms.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	1976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Please see the table below which sets out Ofcom’s budget for each year during the current spending review period, including what proportion of that budget was allocated by HM Treasury. Information in relation to Ofcom’s budget for previous years since its inception can be found in Ofcom's published accounts, copies of which are lodged in the House of Commons Library and published on Ofcom's website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ofcom Budget</strong></p></td><td><p>£114.3m</p></td><td><p>£116.6m</p></td><td><p>£121.7m</p></td><td><p>£124.2m</p></td><td><p>£124.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grant-in-Aid</strong></p></td><td><p>£60.2m</p></td><td><p>£74.4m</p></td><td><p>£115.5m*</p></td><td><p>£72.5m</p></td><td><p>£85.8m**</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The above table provides funding for both Ofcom’s core responsibilities (including managing the UK spectrum) and 700 MHz clearance programme.</p><p>*The additional Grant-in-Aid was to cover the costs of managing the UK spectrum, given the significant infrastructure work taking place across the UK in 2017/18.</p><p>** Figure taken from the published <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/865499/Supplementary_Estimates_2019-20_-_Web.pdf" target="_blank">Supply Estimates 2019-20</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to Ofcom’s responsibility for the regulation of online harms, the Government is carrying out extensive analysis on potential funding options taking Ofcom’s existing funding model into consideration. As outlined in the Government’s ‘The Online Harms White Paper - Initial consultation response’, published on 12 February 2020, ‘The White Paper makes clear that in order to recoup both the implementation costs and running costs of the regulator, the government is considering fees, charges or a levy on companies whose services are in scope. This could fund the full range of the regulator’s activity. The government intends the new regulator to become cost neutral to the public sector.’ Full details on the funding mechanism for the Online Harms regulatory regime will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/02/2020 15:31:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name Supplementary_Estimates_2019-20_-_Web.pdf title Supplementary Estimates 2019-20
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah