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724552

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2017 to Question 68586, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the opportunities to increase off-road cycling as part of that Department's environment strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	72000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1248067

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	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	Veterans: Charities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of reduced fundraising for armed forces charities during the COVID-19 pandemic, what additional measures they are taking to enable such charities to deliver support for veterans.
	tabling member printed	Lord Walney
	uin	HL9895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Government is committed to making the UK the best country in the world to be a veteran.</p><p>Every year it provides £10 million to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, which distributes this as grants to charitable organisations through a range of programmes. This year we have provided an additional £6 million for 100 service charities through the Covid Relief fund, to ensure they can continue to provide their vital services throughout the pandemic. Furthermore, through the Loneliness Covid-19 Fund, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen And Families Association has been provided with a grant of £500,000 to support veterans and their families experiencing loneliness throughout the UK.</p><p>Charities are also able to apply to access the additional financial support provided through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Charities can also apply to receive up to £3,000 a month through the Local Restrictions Support Grant if an organisation’s premises is forced to close.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 12/11/2020 16:26:25 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1189869

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2020
	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	Press Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, what assessment they have made of threats posed to press freedom (1) globally, and (2) domestically; and what plans they have to (a) establish a national committee, and (b) develop an national action plan, for the safety of journalists.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The Global Index, released by Reporters Without Borders on 21 April, showed press freedom improved very slightly around the world in 2019. While this is welcome news, the threat to free media remains very concerning, and the overall trend is downwards. There has been a rise in the suppression of media freedom by authoritarian regimes. Online threats to journalists have also increased, including through governments imposing blanket shut-downs and misinformation being used to target journalists. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already alarming situation. There are examples of states introducing disproportionate restrictions, silencing debate and abusing journalists. Some states and non-state actors are seizing the chance to propagate disinformation. Funding and advertising revenue has been significantly reduced, causing publications to close and journalists to be laid off. Without action, much of the media on which our democratic systems and values depend risks becoming another victim of the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The UK press is among the most respected and free in the world. The government recognises press freedom is fundamental to a healthy democracy and strongly supports it. We are working to support a sustainable future for quality journalism in the UK through the government’s response to the Cairncross Review, so that it can continue to hold government and others to account.</p><p> </p><p>These efforts have increased as we work to support the continued provision of news through the COVID-19 crisis. The government has ensured that the press is able to carry out their essential function at this critical time, designating them as key workers for the purpose of access to educational places, and making sure that newspaper deliveries can continue. The Government has also maximised the advertising we are placing in national and regional newspapers at this critical period, in order to use their powerful, familiar voices and reach on the government’s COVID-19 public information campaign.</p><p> </p><p>The government has previously announced its intention to convene a National Committee and devise a National Action Plan for the Safety of Journalists. We remain committed to this goal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 07/05/2020 15:43:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1178101

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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	Elections: Disinformation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, given the “real danger that hostile actors use online disinformation to undermine” the UK’s “democratic values and principles” outlined in their Online Harms White Paper, published in April 2019, what steps they plan to take to empower the proposed independent regulator to require online platforms to take down such material that may be perceived to have an impact on an electoral contest; and what guidance they plan to give to that regulator about how any such decision should be reached.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
	uin	HL1556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>On 12 February the Government published its Initial Consultation Response to the Online Harms White Paper. This sets out our direction of travel on a number of key areas, including that we are minded to appoint Ofcom as the regulator for online harms, and more detail on the proposed approach of the regulator. The response also confirmed that a media literacy strategy will be published in Summer 2020 and aim to support citizens in thinking critically about the things they come across online. More detailed proposals on online harms regulation will be released in the spring.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has also established the Defending Democracy programme to bring together expertise and ongoing work on protecting democratic processes from different departments. This programme, led by the Cabinet Office, has been set up to:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>protect and secure UK democratic processes, systems and institutions from interference, including from cyber, personnel and physical threats;</p></li><li><p>strengthen the integrity of UK elections;</p></li><li><p>encourage respect for open, fair and safe democratic participation; and</p></li><li><p>promote fact-based and open discourse, including online.</p><p></li></ul><p>As part of this work, we engage regularly with social media companies to understand the actions they are taking to prevent misuse of their platforms.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/02/2020 16:10:00 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

1300999

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	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	Pornography: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Digital and Culture on 11 January (130006), what estimate they have made of the number of online pornography sites which (1) allow, and (2) do not allow, (a) user-generated content, or (b) user interaction; whether they keep a record of those sites; and if so, what plans they have to publish those records.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL14026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>Where pornography sites host user generated content or facilitate online user interactions (including video and image sharing, commenting and live streaming), they will be subject to the duty of care.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The online harms regime will capture both the most visited pornography sites and pornography on social media, therefore covering the vast majority of sites where children are most likely to be exposed to pornography. In practice, we would anticipate that any commercial pornography site hosting user generated content or facilitating user-interaction will need to put in place robust measures such as age verification to prevent children from accessing it. This would then also protect children from any non user generated content as well.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will continue to review our proposals to ensure we deliver the most comprehensive protections for children online.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL14027 question first answered 17/03/2021 11:41:30 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1246979

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2020
	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	Football: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to recent comments by the chairman of Accrington Stanley Football Club that "clubs below the Premier League have never been at higher risk", what plans they have to encourage the Premier League to provide financial support to struggling clubs in the English Football League.
	tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
	uin	HL9787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>Football clubs are often the bedrock of our local communities and it is vital they are protected. That is why the Government has provided an unprecedented financial support package for businesses, which many football clubs have benefitted from.</p><p>We have worked closely with football throughout the pandemic, including getting the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) back behind closed doors, which released vital broadcasting revenue. Having spent heavily in the recent transfer window, professional football has the means to support clubs through the pandemic and we continue to urge the EFL and Premier League to finalise a deal as soon as possible.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 05/11/2020 15:48:54 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1250562

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	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	Arts: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Barran on 9 November (HL Deb, col 808), what funding streams constitute the £119 million which Arts Council England has made available for individuals; what is the relative value of any such funding streams; and whether such funding derived from (1) Arts Council England’s regular funding, (2) the Culture Recovery Fund, or (3) any other sources.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL10177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The £119 million which Arts Council England made available for individuals is derived from ACE’s own funding (National Lottery reserves, Grant-in-Aid reserves and from repurposing some of their current funding programmes) and is made up of the following:</p><ul><li><p>£17.1 million distributed through the Emergency Response Fund for individuals;</p></li><li><p>£6 million distributed by a series of Benevolent Funds focused on the self-employed.</p></li><li><p>£18 million available through their Developing Your Creative Practice fund. This came from an underspend from the £160m made available for the Arts Council’s Emergency Response Fund.</p></li><li><p>£77.9 million available through National Lottery Project Grants (available to both individuals and organisations). This is from ACE’s existing National Lottery money and an underspend in the Emergency Response Funds.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/11/2020 13:17:15 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1178123

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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	Manufacturing Industries: Historic Buildings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Barran on 11 February (HL Deb, col 2148), which funding streams in their control are available towards the renovation, refurbishment and re-use of empty Victorian mills and similar structures in the Pennine area of the North of England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL1578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>Government encourages proposals for mill refurbishments to be brought forward under the £3.6billion Towns Fund, following the successful conversion of Sunny Bank Mill in Leeds referenced in its prospectus. Funding for mill conversions into housing can be sought through the £4.5billion Home Building Fund, which has already provided £20million of development capital for five mill conversions across Bradford, Harrogate and Leeds, delivering 348 new homes. Government’s heritage bodies can also help to unlock the potential of historic mills. The National Lottery Heritage Fund gives grants of up to £5million through its Heritage Enterprise programme, to schemes seeking to achieve economic growth by investing in heritage and returning an historic asset to a viable productive use.</p><p> </p><p>New proposals to unleash the potential of the North and all regions across England will be brought forward in a devolution white paper in the coming months, devolving power and funding to people and places so that every part of the country can shape its own destiny.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/02/2020 16:11:50 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1299871

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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	Broadband
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to theit revised target to reach a "minimum of 85 per cent gigabit broadband coverage by 2025", as set out in the National Infrastructure Strategy, published in November 2020, whether they still intend to use an "outside-in approach" to support full-fibre rollout.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL13933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>We are still committed to the ‘Outside In’ approach. This is why we are not waiting until commercial delivery is complete before starting to build in the hardest to reach areas under the £5 billion UK Gigabit Programme and why we are also looking to prioritise premises without an existing superfast broadband connection, wherever possible.</p><p>As we committed to do in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review in 2018, and reconfirmed in the National Infrastructure Strategy in 2020, we are ensuring that delivery to the hardest to reach parts of the UK takes place in parallel with commercial build.</p><p>We have already been doing this through our existing Superfast, Local Full Fibre Networks and Rural Gigabit Connectivity programmes, which have delivered gigabit-capable broadband to over half a million homes and businesses since 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 11/03/2021 14:59:16 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1280849

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	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	Broadband
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their report Planning for Gigabit Delivery in 2021, published on 22 December 2020, what percentage of (1) "red: large contract procurement areas", (2) "blue: small procurement areas", and (3) "grey: forecast build areas", will be covered by gigabit broadband by 2025.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL12611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The government’s target is for a minimum of 85% gigabit capable coverage by 2025, but is seeking to accelerate roll-out further to get as close to 100% as possible. It is not yet possible to break down the coverage as requested at this stage, since the procurement pipeline has not yet been established.</p><p>The Planning for Gigabit report included potential large and small procurement areas and the Government will be publishing revised maps and procurement pipeline in the Spring, once it has taken account of suppliers’ and local authorities’ feedback on the illustrative areas.</p><p>The government will also publish an overall programme delivery profile and report progress against its milestones .</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/02/2021 15:16:55 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans