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1700818

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on what dates the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group met in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	21580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The working group on copyright and AI met under terms of reference available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai</a>.</p><p>In 2023, the working group met as follows:</p><ul><li>5 June – AI firms and research sector only</li><li>6 June – right holders only</li><li>13 June, 30 June and 12 October – plenary sessions</li></ul><p>Selected members of the working group were also invited in 2023 to discuss themes arising from previous discussions and according to areas of their interest, as follows:</p><ul><li>13, 22, 26 and 29 September</li><li>4, 5 and 6 October</li></ul><p>The group did not meet in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 18/04/2024 14:38:06 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1700819

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish the attendance of each meeting of the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	21581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The working group on copyright and AI met under terms of reference available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai</a>. This information for 2023 has previously been disclosed pursuant to a Freedom of Information request, and is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Date of meeting</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Attendees, by organisation</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>05/06/2023 (AI firms and research sector only)</p></td><td><p>The Entrepreneurs Network; IP Federation; Stability AI; Knowledge Rights 21; Google DeepMind; Tech UK; British Library; UK Research and Innovation (UKRI); Microsoft; Synthesia IPO; Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS); Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/06/2023 (right holders only)</p></td><td><p>RELX; Professional Publishers Association; British Association of Picture Library Agencies (BAPLA); News Media Association; Alliance for IP; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Financial Times; Copyright Licensing Agency; British Phonographic Industry (BPI); Equity; Publishers Association; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; British Screen Forum; Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS); Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Premier League IPO; DCMS; CMA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/06/2023</p></td><td><p>RELX; Professional Publishers Association; The Entrepreneurs Network; IP Federation; Stability AI; Knowledge Rights 21; News Media Association; Alliance for IP; Council of Music Makers; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Financial Times; BAPLA; Google DeepMind; Tech UK; Equity; vAIsual; British Library; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; UKRI; British Screen Forum; DACS; Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; Microsoft; BPI; Innovate UK; BBC IPO; DCMS; Office for AI (OAI); CMA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2023</p></td><td><p>Professional Publishers Association; BAPLA; Knowledge Rights 21; Publishers Association; News Media Association; Alliance for IP; The Entrepreneurs Network; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Financial Times; Startup Coalition; Equity; vAIsual; British Library; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; UKRI; British Screen Forum; DACS; Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; Microsoft; BPI; Tech UK; Innovate UK; BBC; RELX; Council of Music Makers IPO; DCMS; OAI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/09/2023 (right holders only)</p></td><td><p>Professional Publishers Association; British Film Institute (BFI); Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Condé Nast; Guardian Media Group; Publishers Association; BPI; Equity IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22/09/2023</p></td><td><p>Association of Photographers; Getty Images; BBC; vAIsual; Microsoft; Music Publishers Association; Startup Coalition; British Copyright Council; Stability AI IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/09/2023</p></td><td><p>RELX; Copyright Clearance Center; Copyright Licensing Agency; Alliance for IP; vAIsual; The Entrepreneurs Network; British Copyright Council; IP Federation; Synthesia; Publishers Association; WB Discovery; Council of Music Makers; Financial Times; Guardian Media Group; Startup Coalition</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29/09/2023</p></td><td><p>Alliance for IP; British Copyright Council; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Equity; Stability AI; DACS; Microsoft; Innovate UK; BFI; British Screen Forum; Reading University; UK Music; Professional Publishers Association IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04/10/2023</p></td><td><p>Creators’ Rights Alliance; Equity; UK Music; Professional Publishers Association; Tech UK; News Media Association; Association of Photographers; Getty Images; The Entrepreneurs Network; BPI IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05/10/2023 (AI firms only)</p></td><td><p>The Entrepreneurs Network; Startup Coalition; Microsoft; Stability AI; vAIsual IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/2023</p></td><td><p>British Library; UKRI; BFI; Tech UK; Alliance for IP; Professional Publishers Association; RELX; Copyright Clearance Center; Turing Institute; Knowledge Rights 21 IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/10/2023</p></td><td><p>Professional Publishers Association; BAPLA; The Entrepreneurs Network; Knowledge Rights 21; Publishers Association; News Media Association; Alliance for IP; Council of Music Makers; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Financial Times; BPI; Startup Coalition; Equity; vAIsual; Guardian Media Group; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; UKRI; British Screen Forum; BFI; Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; IP Federation; Microsoft; Innovate UK; BBC IPO; DCMS; OAI; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; CMA</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The group did not meet in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 18/04/2024 14:39:37 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1700820

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish minutes of the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group meetings in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	21582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The working group on copyright and AI met under terms of reference available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai</a>. The group did not meet in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In the interests of enabling candid discussion of the issues, the terms of reference state that summary notes will not be published. In the interests of commercial confidentiality and as the consideration of these policy issues is still ongoing, I do not consider it appropriate to publish notes of these meetings at this time.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 18/04/2024 14:36:05 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1701035

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Online Safety Act 2023
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much Ofcom has spent to implement the Online Safety Act 2023; and how many staff have been (a) hired by and (b) seconded to Ofcom for implementation of that Act.
	tabling member constituency	Buckingham
	tabling member printed	Greg Smith
	uin	21852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>As published in the NAO’s report on preparedness for online safety, Ofcom spent £2.7m in 2020-21, £14.7m in 2021-22, £38.2m in 2022-23 and their spend in 2023-24 is to be confirmed, noting the Government-set spending cap is £47m. This report can be found here: <a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/reports/preparedness-for-online-safety-regulation/" target="_blank">www.nao.org.uk/reports/preparedness-for-online-safety-regulation/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government’s intention is that the regulation of online safety will become cost neutral to the exchequer. The Online Safety Act 2023 allows Ofcom to raise the required income to cover the costs of running the online safety regime, including set up costs, through industry fees.</p><p> </p><p>As of March 2024, there are 202 colleagues in Ofcom’s Online Safety Directorate. Beyond the Online Safety Directorate, there are employees within Ofcom's Legal and Enforcement, Research and Analytics, Strategy and Research, and Corporate groups that also work full time on Ofcom's online safety work.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 23/04/2024 14:52:58 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1701036

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Internet: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will hold discussions with the Leader of the House on making parliamentary time available for scrutiny of Ofcom’s guidance on age verification and age assurance before publication of a government response.
	tabling member constituency	Buckingham
	tabling member printed	Greg Smith
	uin	21853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Parliamentary scheduling is a matter for the Business Managers. <br> <br> The government is focused on implementing the Online Safety Act as quickly as possible. Ofcom published its consultation on draft guidance about use of age assurance for sites displaying pornographic content on 5 December 2023, and this was open for responses until 5 March 2024. The Act requires that Ofcom consult with the Secretary of State before producing this guidance.</p><p>For the broader duties under the Act about protecting children from harmful content, we expect Ofcom to publish its draft codes of practice later in the Spring. The Act requires that codes of practice are laid in both Houses before coming into force.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 23/04/2024 14:54:50 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1700251

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disinformation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department's media literacy strategy in countering (a) mis- and (b) dis-information.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	21042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Improving media literacy is one of the government’s key tools in tackling the harm caused by misinformation and disinformation. To demonstrate how the Government is delivering against the objectives of the Online Media Literacy Strategy, we are publishing annual Action Plans each financial year until the end of 2024/25. Through media literacy grant schemes, we have provided almost £2 million in funding to a range of educational projects.</p><p>These projects seek to build the online safety and critical thinking skills of internet users, empowering them to respond effectively to the threats posed by mis- and disinformation, along with other online harms. All funded projects are evaluated robustly, including by independent experts, and findings will be published on gov.uk upon completion. This will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of future media literacy initiatives and inform government policy moving forward.</p><p>As part of this work, we established the Media Literacy Taskforce to bring together organisations in the media literacy landscape to amplify, increase and improve media literacy provision across underserved parts of the UK. Taskforce members advised the government on which projects should be awarded funding, and then helped grant recipients to maximise the impact of their projects.</p><p>Alongside the Strategy, the Online Safety Act updates Ofcom’s statutory media literacy duty to require it to take tangible steps to prioritise the public's awareness of and resilience to misinformation and disinformation online.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 22/04/2024 10:25:45 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1699019

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the annual budget is of the inter-ministerial group on tackling digital exclusion.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	20555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital age is a key priority and continues to take steps to offer the support needed.</p><p>Digital inclusion is a cross-cutting issue that spans social engagement, education, employment, access to services and many more elements of everyday life. Responsibility for relevant policies, activities and budgets sit across government. For example, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is exploring options for funding research to improve the Government’s evidence base on digital exclusion.</p><p>The Government established a cross-Whitehall ministerial group in response to a recommendation from the House of Lords Communication and Digital Committee’s report on ‘Digital Exclusion’. The ministerial group aims to drive progress and accountability on digital inclusion priorities across Government.</p><p>The most recent ministerial group meeting took place in March 2024, chaired by the Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy. The Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport, Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, and His Majesty's Treasury were also in attendance.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti grouped question UIN 20556 question first answered 16/04/2024 08:22:49 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1699020

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the last meeting was of the inter-ministerial group on tackling digital exclusion; and who was in attendance.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	20556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital age is a key priority and continues to take steps to offer the support needed.</p><p>Digital inclusion is a cross-cutting issue that spans social engagement, education, employment, access to services and many more elements of everyday life. Responsibility for relevant policies, activities and budgets sit across government. For example, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is exploring options for funding research to improve the Government’s evidence base on digital exclusion.</p><p>The Government established a cross-Whitehall ministerial group in response to a recommendation from the House of Lords Communication and Digital Committee’s report on ‘Digital Exclusion’. The ministerial group aims to drive progress and accountability on digital inclusion priorities across Government.</p><p>The most recent ministerial group meeting took place in March 2024, chaired by the Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy. The Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport, Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, and His Majesty's Treasury were also in attendance.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti grouped question UIN 20555 question first answered 16/04/2024 08:22:49 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1699141

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Digital Technology and Internet: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 15 July 2022 to Question 33838 on Digital Technology and Internet: Disadvantaged, what steps she is taking to help tackle digital exclusion; and whether her Department plans to take steps to help individuals with the cost of personal internet.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	20778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital age is a key priority and continues to take steps to offer the support needed.</p><p>Digital inclusion is a cross-cutting issue that spans social engagement, education, employment, access to services and many more elements of everyday life. Responsibility for relevant policies and activities, including monitoring and evaluation, sit across government.</p><p>The Government has worked closely with the telecoms industry to ensure households across the country can access fast, reliable digital infrastructure. Superfast broadband is now available in over 97% of the UK, over 80% of households can access gigabit broadband, and 4G mobile is available to 99% of the population from at least one network provider. The Government is also investing £5 billion through our flagship Project Gigabit programme to bring gigabit broadband to reach hard-to-reach communities.</p><p>The Government established a cross-Whitehall ministerial group in response to a recommendation from the House of Lords Communication and Digital Committee’s report on ‘Digital Exclusion’, published in June 2023. The ministerial group aims to drive progress and accountability on digital inclusion priorities across Government.</p><p>The group has met twice, in September 2023 and March 2024, with attendance from the Cabinet Office, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Education, and His Majesty's Treasury.</p><p>To support those for whom cost may be a barrier, the Government has worked closely with the telecoms industry to ensure market provision of broadband and mobile social tariffs. These low-cost, commercial products are available from 28 different providers, across 99% of the UK and start at just £10 per month.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 18/04/2024 10:47:23 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1701656

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve digital inclusion for people who are unable to access the internet.
	tabling member constituency	Uxbridge and South Ruislip
	tabling member printed	Steve Tuckwell
	uin	902267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Ensuring people have access to fast, reliable, affordable internet is a priority for this Government.</p><p>As a result of our work with the telecoms industry, basic, non-standalone, 5G is available outside 93% of UK premises, as of April 2024, ThinkBroadband reports that gigabit broadband is available to over 82% of the UK and - through Project Gigabit – we’re investing £5 billion to bring fibre to hard-to-reach communities.</p><p>Broadband and mobile social tariffs are available in 99% of the UK to help low-income households stay connected.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 17/04/2024 15:00:46 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	4994 label Biography information for Steve Tuckwell