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1541366

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	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	Sports: Cryptocurrencies
	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 assessment she has made of the merits of regulating the promotion of cryptoassets in sport; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	83788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has noted a growing market of partnerships between sports bodies and crypto asset businesses.</p><p>The variety of crypto asset products is wide and evolving. We have always encouraged innovation in sports markets but this must be done with the interests of fans in mind and must be transparent on risks.</p><p>My officials have discussed cryptoassets in conversations with the Premier League, the English Football League and the Treasury.</p><p>As I stated in the recent Westminster Hall Debate on this issue, the government will continue to monitor the use and promotion of cryptoassets in sport and will factor this into considerations around the wider cryptoasset market and its regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 83789 83790 question first answered 16/11/2022 09:18:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1541367

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	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	Sports: Cryptocurrencies
	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 she has had recent discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer (b) the Cryptoasset Taskforce, (c) the Premier League, (d) Premier League Football Clubs, (e) Premier League Football Club Supporter Associations and (f) the Football Supporters’ Association on the regulation of cryptoassets in sport.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	83789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has noted a growing market of partnerships between sports bodies and crypto asset businesses.</p><p>The variety of crypto asset products is wide and evolving. We have always encouraged innovation in sports markets but this must be done with the interests of fans in mind and must be transparent on risks.</p><p>My officials have discussed cryptoassets in conversations with the Premier League, the English Football League and the Treasury.</p><p>As I stated in the recent Westminster Hall Debate on this issue, the government will continue to monitor the use and promotion of cryptoassets in sport and will factor this into considerations around the wider cryptoasset market and its regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 83788 83790 question first answered 16/11/2022 09:18:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1541368

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	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	Sports: Cryptocurrencies
	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 discussions her Department has had with sporting industry stakeholders on cryptoassets with since 4 April 2022; and what assessment she has made of the need to regulate the promotion of cryptoassets in sport.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	83790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has noted a growing market of partnerships between sports bodies and crypto asset businesses.</p><p>The variety of crypto asset products is wide and evolving. We have always encouraged innovation in sports markets but this must be done with the interests of fans in mind and must be transparent on risks.</p><p>My officials have discussed cryptoassets in conversations with the Premier League, the English Football League and the Treasury.</p><p>As I stated in the recent Westminster Hall Debate on this issue, the government will continue to monitor the use and promotion of cryptoassets in sport and will factor this into considerations around the wider cryptoasset market and its regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 83788 83789 question first answered 16/11/2022 09:18:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1541369

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	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	Sports: Cryptocurrencies
	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 assessment she has made of the potential impacts of cryptoasset schemes promoted by the sporting industry on consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	83791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has noted a growing market of partnerships between sports bodies and crypto asset businesses.</p><p>The variety of crypto asset products is wide and evolving. We have always encouraged innovation in sports markets but this must be done with the interests of fans in mind and must be transparent on risks.</p><p>My officials have discussed cryptoassets in conversations with the Premier League, the English Football League and the Treasury.</p><p>As I stated in the recent Westminster Hall Debate on this issue, the government will continue to monitor the use and promotion of cryptoassets in sport and will factor this into considerations around the wider cryptoasset market and its regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/11/2022 15:54:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1190398

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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	Self-employed: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the support available for self-employed people working in the digital, culture, media and sport sectors affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	901876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text Across DCMS sectors, over 22% of workers are self employed, making the government's Self-Employment Income Support Scheme a priority for my department. I am pleased that it has been positively received by many of our stakeholders.<p><br>We continue to talk with the Treasury to help ensure that the scheme works for our sectors. This is informed by frequent discussions with our stakeholders to understand the extent to which we are reaching those most in need.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/04/2020 16:42:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1219830

	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	Performing Arts: 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 estimate he has made of the timescales for permitting the return of live arts performances (a) with and (b) without social distancing restrictions as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	67814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and DCMS are committed to supporting the cultural sector to reopen as soon as it is safe to do so, and ensure appropriate support and guidance is provided.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To that end, DCMS has established the Cultural Renewal Taskforce and the Entertainment and Events working group which will be focusing on ensuring that COVID-19 secure guidelines are developed in line with the phasing ambitions and public health directions, building on the existing guidance and providing intelligence and sector-specific expert input.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State recently announced a five stage roadmap that the Government will work through to get the performing arts sectors back up and running. The first two stages of the plan - rehearsals and training adhering to social distancing, and performances for broadcast only - are already underway in some places, and further decisions on the remainder of the stages will be made in line with expert medical advice and the latest public health guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/07/2020 09:21:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1240319

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Music: 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 has to support the live music industry during the next six months of covid-19 social restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	99142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We appreciate the important role that the music industry plays in the UK’s economy, and that the Covid-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to the sector.</p><p>The Chancellor has announced the Winter Economy Plan to protect jobs and support businesses over the coming months, once the existing Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme come to end. From November, the Jobs Support Scheme will provide further support to returning workers, while the extended Self-Employed Income Support Scheme will aid the self-employed who are currently actively trading but are facing reduced demand.</p><p>We are also offering businesses who face a drop in demand for their services and possible cash flow issues generous terms for the repayment of deferred taxes and government-backed loans. We will give all businesses that borrowed under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme the option to repay their loan over a period of up to ten years. This will reduce their average monthly repayments on the loan by almost half. We also intend to allow CBILS lenders to extend the term of a loan up to ten years, providing additional flexibility for UK-based SMEs who may otherwise be unable to repay their loans.</p><p>In addition, the Secretary of State announced an unprecedented £1.57 billion support package for the cultural sector which will benefit the live music sector by providing support to music venues and many other cultural organisations to stay open and continue operating.</p><p>£3.36 million was shared among 136 venues across England who applied for the Emergency Grassroot Music Venues Fund, as part of this support package. This funding aimed to support those grassroots venues to survive the imminent risk of collapse caused by the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>We continue to engage with the sector to discuss the on-going challenges facing the industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/10/2020 12:33:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1242925

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Charities: 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, if he will make it his policy to increase the £750 million covid-19 support package for frontline charities announced in April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	102949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The £750 million package offered unprecedented support to allow charities and social enterprises to continue their vital work in our national effort to fight coronavirus. This funding will continue to support this work over the winter.</p><p>We are not able to replace every pound of funding charities would have received this year, and many organisations will need to assess what measures they need to take. Information on the wider measures government has made available and details on how to access the support can be found on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. The Charity Commission has also published guidance on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, which sets out how charities can get support for their staff, advice on use of reserves, and other potential issues.</p><p>We will continue to work with the charity and social enterprise sectors to assess emerging needs and how we can best support them during the COVID-19 pandemic and through recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 21/10/2020 16:12:31 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1243328

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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	Dementia: 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 long-term financial support his Department is offering to dementia charities during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	103646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>There are generous long-term financial measures available for the whole charity sector which include more than £1.3 billion a year in respect of Gift Aid on donations. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the government has made available short and longer-term support packages to all charities and businesses, including deferring their VAT bills, paying no business rates for their shops next year, and furloughing staff where possible. The Department for Health and Social Care provided financial support to the Race Equality Foundation and Alzheimer’s Society to provide additional services to people with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is part of a UK-wide £750 million package of support for the voluntary sector announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in April.</p><p>The Government’s unprecedented £750 million package of support has been made available specifically for charities, social enterprises and the voluntary during the Covid-19 pandemic. This has, and will continue to ensure charities and other civil society organisations, including those at risk of financial hardship, can continue their vital work during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p><strong><p><p><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 22/10/2020 15:20:08 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1275807

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2021
	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	Musicians: Visas
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of visa free travel on British musicians within the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	136656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of touring for UK musicians and other cultural and creative practitioners, and their support staff.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Leaving the EU has always meant that there would be changes to how touring artists operate in the EU. DCMS has engaged with the sector extensively throughout negotiations and since the announcement of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement to understand the diverse circumstances of companies, organisations and individual practitioners and how they may need to adapt as they plan activity across the European Union.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Going forward we will continue to work closely with the sector, including with representative organisations, to ensure businesses and individuals have the advice and guidance they need to meet new requirements. Touring artists should always check individual member state requirements as these differ across different countries. In some cases, visas and work permits may not be required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We know that while leaving the EU will bring changes and new processes to touring and working in the EU, it will also bring new opportunities. In all circumstances, we expect UK musicians’ work to continue to be an export that is as highly valued in the European Union as it is across the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/01/2021 20:38:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1276682

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2021
	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	Musicians: Visas
	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 the UK negotiating team rejected an offer from the EU to enable visa-free travel for musicians across the UK and EU.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	138096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the Secretary of State’s answer to Written Question 135862 on 14th January.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/01/2021 17:19:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1386592

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2021
	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	Sanitary Products: VAT
	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 organisations that have received funding from the Tampon Tax Fund will continue to receive Government funding after the end of the fund.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	90511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced on 1st January 2021 that the ‘Tampon Tax’ would end. This was due to exiting the EU and the UK no longer being bound by the EU VAT Directive to charge 5% tax on all sanitary products. The final competition round for funding took place in 2021 with all successful applicants announced on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/14-charities-to-receive-tampon-tax-funding" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> on Tuesday 16th November.</p><p>As is set out in organisations’ grant agreements (and originally within guidance to applicants) funding is delivered for projects over a set period of time, and projects are designed on this basis. Applicants were asked to outline the long-term sustainability of project activities, demonstrating that the impact of the project will last beyond Tampon Tax funding. Furthermore, applicants were asked to explain how they would use up to 10% of their grant funding to improve the sustainability of their organisations.The 26 live Tampon Tax Fund grants will end by 31st March 2023.</p><p>As VAT on sanitary products ceased on the 1st January 2021, there will be no further funds to distribute.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/12/2021 09:32:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1486056

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Pay
	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 (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and (c) agency workers who work in her Department and relevant agencies and public bodies receive a wage below that of the (i) UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London and (ii) London Living Wage inside of Greater London, as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	30188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>This government is committed to paying people a decent living wage, which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage. In April 2022, the National Living Wage increased to £9.50 per hour. By 2024, the government has committed that the National Living Wage will reach 66% of median UK earnings.</p><p>No DCMS Civil Servants are paid below the UK Real Living Wage.</p><p>No DCMS Civil Servants contracted to a London office are paid below the London Living Wage.</p><p>There are 33 Public Bodies sponsored by DCMS, who are required to adhere to Civil Service pay guidance, of these four have a relatively small number of staff - between 4 and 149, who are paid below the UK Real Living Wage/London Living Wage. They are however paid the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/07/2022 14:54:40 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1490658

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	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	Mobile Phones: Fraud
	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 her Department has received representations on unauthorised text messages causing charges for consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	40015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>DCMS regularly engages with industry, regulators and other government departments on the issue of nuisance communications, including unsolicited marketing communications.</p><p>Services which charge consumers for receiving text messages (premium SMS) are regulated by the Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA). In 2019, the PSA took enforcement action against companies for misleading and charging consumers for services without their consent, and introduced new rules to require a two-stage approval process before taking out a new subscription service. The PSA also extended these requirements to one-off purchases in their <a href="https://psauthority.org.uk/-/media/Files/PSA/00NEW-website/For-business/Code-guidance-and-compliance/Code-of-Practice/PSA_Code_of_Practice_15th_18-05-2022.ashx" target="_blank">2021 Code of Practice.</a></p><p>Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), organisations must not send unauthorised marketing text messages to individuals without their prior consent, and consumers must be able to opt-out of future messaging, free of charge except for the cost of the initial transmission of refusal.</p><p>If consumers are concerned about receiving unauthorised marketing texts, they can report these to the <a href="https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/nuisance-calls-and-messages/" target="_blank">Information Commissioner’s Office</a>. In relation to SMS charging, we would encourage people to contact the <a href="https://psauthority.org.uk/For-Consumers/Report-an-Issue" target="_blank">PSA </a>to seek advice.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 25/07/2022 14:13:22 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

100123

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to encourage public sector users of the radio spectrum to share bands.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	211326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>All public sector spectrum users are subject to Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) which serves to encourage spectrum to be used efficiently or released to other uses. This charge is set by HM Treasury with advice from Ofcom and the DCMS.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/10/2014 09:41:35 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1126874

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	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	Cybersecurity
	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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Cyber Essentials programme.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	254783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>An independent academic evaluation of the effectiveness of Cyber Essentials found that its security controls work well to mitigate the vast majority of Internet-based threats. These security controls are kept under continual review. The primary objective for Cyber Essentials is to help all organisations mitigate cyber security risks, especially small and medium-sized organisations. The Government continues to work to ensure Cyber Essentials has the greatest impact for the majority of the target audience and is currently developing the scheme to ensure a) the journey to certification is as simple as possible, and b) the technical controls remain fit for purpose in the ever-changing cyber threat landscape.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 255315 question first answered 23/05/2019 15:57:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1126875

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	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	Cybersecurity: Business
	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 businesses have been certified under (a) Cyber Essentials and (b) Cyber Essentials Plus.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	254784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>At the end of April 2019 the total number of Cyber Essentials certificates awarded to organisations was 26,712. Of these, (a) 21,948 were awarded at Cyber Essentials level and (b) 4,764 were awarded at Cyber Essentials Plus level.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/05/2019 15:58:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1127076

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Cybersecurity
	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 he plans to update the content of the Cyber Essentials programme.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	255315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>An independent academic evaluation of the effectiveness of Cyber Essentials found that its security controls work well to mitigate the vast majority of Internet-based threats. These security controls are kept under continual review. The primary objective for Cyber Essentials is to help all organisations mitigate cyber security risks, especially small and medium-sized organisations. The Government continues to work to ensure Cyber Essentials has the greatest impact for the majority of the target audience and is currently developing the scheme to ensure a) the journey to certification is as simple as possible, and b) the technical controls remain fit for purpose in the ever-changing cyber threat landscape.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 254783 question first answered 23/05/2019 15:57:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1248403

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	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	Sports: 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, if he will publish the evidential basis for the (a) closure of covid-secure outdoor sporting venues and (b) restriction of (i) tennis, (ii) golf and (ii) swimming lessons; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of those restrictions on the health and wellbing of people who use those facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	110763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>Sports and physical activity are incredibly important for our physical and mental health, and are a vital weapon against coronavirus. That’s why we made sure that people could exercise at least once a day even during the height of lockdown - and why we opened up grassroots sport and leisure facilities as soon as it was safe to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Nobody wanted to be in the position of having to introduce further National Restrictions. However as the Prime Minister said, with the virus spreading faster than expected we cannot allow our health system to be overwhelmed. Therefore, from Thursday 5 November until Wednesday 2 December indoor and outdoor leisure will need to close. The National Restrictions are designed to get the R rate under control through limiting social contact and reducing transmissions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order for these measures to have the greatest impact, we will all need to sacrifice doing some things that we would otherwise like to do, for a short period of time. We have not introduced further exemptions because when you unpick at one activity the effectiveness of the whole package is compromised. As soon as we're in a position to start lifting restrictions, grassroots sports will be one of the first to return.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/11/2020 18:03:48 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1310721

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2021
	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: Windsor and Maidenhead
	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 progress has been made on the rollout of full-fibre broadband in (a) Wraysbury, (b) Eton, (c) Old Windsor and (d) Windsor constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	184403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>Wraysbury, Eton, Old Windsor and the Windsor constituency fall within areas that are commercially active. Currently 95.5% of the constituency of Windsor have access to Superfast broadband, which is only slightly below the UK average of 96.7%.</p><p>An Openreach Superfast contract has been completed to increase the provision of full-fibre broadband to residents and businesses in Windsor. A Gigaclear contract is also in progress and moving forwards, having previously been held up by a wayleave for Windsor Great Park.</p><p>Windsor constituents have made use of the national Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme too, having applied for 52 vouchers worth more than £102k. Up to £210 million is available through the new UK Gigabit Voucher, launched on 8 April for any eligible homes or businesses.</p><p>Following the launch of Project Gigabit in March, the government will begin the roll out of gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach places in the UK. East Berkshire is part of Lot 26 in phase 2 and Building Digital UK will begin a rolling Open Market Review (OMR) process from June 2021 to give us a national view of commercial build plans for the following three years.</p><p>Telecoms providers will be asked to provide existing and planned coverage at an individual premise level and we will use this information, following appropriate due diligence, to create a complete picture of forecast gigabit-capable infrastructure coverage for the UK. The OMR process will validate and update existing maps to account for any amendments to existing coverage and/or plans for broadband infrastructure.</p><p>The OMR will be followed by a Public Review to ensure that the views of anyone involved in network building are captured and considered. This will be publicised via Gov.uk and the local authority website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 184404 question first answered 28/04/2021 09:45:34 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1310723

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2021
	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: Windsor and Maidenhead
	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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the pace of full-fibre rollout in (a) Wraysbury, (b) Eton, (c) Old Windsor and (d) Windsor constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	184404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>Wraysbury, Eton, Old Windsor and the Windsor constituency fall within areas that are commercially active. Currently 95.5% of the constituency of Windsor have access to Superfast broadband, which is only slightly below the UK average of 96.7%.</p><p>An Openreach Superfast contract has been completed to increase the provision of full-fibre broadband to residents and businesses in Windsor. A Gigaclear contract is also in progress and moving forwards, having previously been held up by a wayleave for Windsor Great Park.</p><p>Windsor constituents have made use of the national Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme too, having applied for 52 vouchers worth more than £102k. Up to £210 million is available through the new UK Gigabit Voucher, launched on 8 April for any eligible homes or businesses.</p><p>Following the launch of Project Gigabit in March, the government will begin the roll out of gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach places in the UK. East Berkshire is part of Lot 26 in phase 2 and Building Digital UK will begin a rolling Open Market Review (OMR) process from June 2021 to give us a national view of commercial build plans for the following three years.</p><p>Telecoms providers will be asked to provide existing and planned coverage at an individual premise level and we will use this information, following appropriate due diligence, to create a complete picture of forecast gigabit-capable infrastructure coverage for the UK. The OMR process will validate and update existing maps to account for any amendments to existing coverage and/or plans for broadband infrastructure.</p><p>The OMR will be followed by a Public Review to ensure that the views of anyone involved in network building are captured and considered. This will be publicised via Gov.uk and the local authority website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 184403 question first answered 28/04/2021 09:45:34 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1467421

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Horse Racing: Gambling
	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 assessment she has made of the potential impact of a ban on gambling advertising and sponsorship on the international competitiveness of the horse racing industry.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	11632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the contribution that horse racing makes to our sporting culture and in particular to the rural economy.</p><p>The Gambling Act Review is wide-ranging and aims to ensure that the regulation of gambling is fit for the digital age. We will publish a White Paper setting out our conclusions and next steps in the coming weeks, with appropriate consideration of impacts being made at all stages.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/06/2022 12:12:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

164329

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	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	BBC
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current BBC funding model; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	215689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>No such assessment has been made. The Government has said that the right time to consider these questions is as part of the Charter Review which will not be starting in advance of the Election in 2015.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:08:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

227100

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	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	Internet: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress the Government has made on increasing competition among internet service providers.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	227403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK has a highly competitive and open market for Internet Service Providers. There are dozens of companies providing services either using their own network or making use of wholesale products provided by BT. BT’s wholesale access products are open to all Internet Service Providers, meaning that consumers have a range of retail Internet Service Providers to buy broadband services from.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/03/2015 16:21:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

227101

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	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	Internet: EU Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to implement EU regulations on net neutrality.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	227421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Negotiations are continuing on an EU Regulation on net neutrality, as part of the Connected Continent package. Should a common position be agreed between the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament, and the Regulation adopted, the Regulation will be directly applicable in UK law.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 17:34:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

227103

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	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	Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects all internet connection speeds to be 2Mbps or more in (a) Windsor constituency, (b) South-East England and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	227435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>According to Ofcom only 3 per cent of UK premises have access to speeds of less than 2Mbps, down from 11 per cent in 2010. As a result of the commercial and government investments, the number of premises with a broadband service below 2Mbps continues to reduce. The government will however, before the end of 2015, make available options to deliver the minimum 2mbps broadband commitment for all qualifying premises.<br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/03/2015 16:01:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

227106

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	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	Broadband: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on promoting or advertising (a) fibre optic and (b) satellite broadband to the public in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	227476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department has run a national awareness campaign to promote superfast broadband in the financial year 2014-15 only. The campaign ran from December 2014 to March 2015 and did not differentiate between fibre optic and satellite. A total cost of £8 million has been set aside for this campaign to include the media buying costs (e.g. the airtime for TV/press adverts) as well as production costs for adverts (TV/radio/digital/out of home), social media activity and a toolkit of materials for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of the Government’s Business is GREAT campaign we have spent £1.667<strong> </strong>million<strong> </strong>on advertising aimed at small businesses to encourage them to take up a grant for superfast broadband connection for their businesses with a supplier of their choice. This campaign ran September - December 2014 and comprised media buying costs (out of home posters, local press advertisements and radio airtime) and production costs (e.g. photography, fees, printing).</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/03/2015 16:06:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

391375

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Radio Frequencies: Auctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to announce a spectrum auction by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	8013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>UK spectrum auctions are managed by Ofcom. Ofcom expects to auction up to 190 MHz of spectrum at 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz in this financial year (2015/16). No decision has yet been taken by Ofcom as to whether an auction will be used to assign future spectrum released from public sector use or freed up by the clearance of the 700 MHz band, or the timing of any such auction.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:10:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

391376

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the increase in the amount of radio spectrum which will be made available to the private sector by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	8014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The current target is to release 500 MHz of spectrum below 5 GHz by 2020, of which 62 MHz has already been released. Ofcom expects to auction up to 190 MHz of additional spectrum at 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz in this financial year (2015/16).</p><p>The Productivity Plan published on 10 July announced that the Government had implemented a new model for the centralised management of public sector spectrum. Under this model a new Central Management Unit based in the Shareholder Executive will propose a new target for public sector spectrum release to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, along with a plan and timetable for achieving it.</p><p> </p><p>Terms of reference outlining how this new model works will be published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:11:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

423985

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	Broadband: Windsor
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of homes in Windsor constituency have access to superfast broadband.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	13384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>We estimate that total coverage of superfast broadband in the Windsor constituency will be 94 per cent. Commercial coverage will provide superfast broadband availability to over 39,900 premises. The BDUK project, which focuses on areas where commercial coverage does not exist or is not planned, will add an additional 2,200 premises to the commercial coverage under phase 1 of the project and an additional 1,600 premises under phase 2.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2015 12:08:17 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

423986

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households in the UK have been fitted with satellite broadband as part of the Government's broadband rollout.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	13385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has provided £780 million to support the roll-out of superfast broadband to 95 per cent of homes and businesses in the UK. In addition, the Government is supportingseven pilot projects exploring options for delivering superfast broadband services to the hardest to reach parts of the UK. Through these pilots, satellite broadband has been provided to 327 premises to date. Customers are being connected every day, so this figure is subject to constant change.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2015 15:52:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

428505

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	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	O2: Three
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed merger of O2 and Three on the competitive functioning of the mobile telecommunications industry.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	16450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The assessment of the impact of mergers on competition is a matter for the independent competition regulators. In the case of the takeover ofTelefónica UK (O2)byCKHutchison Holdings Ltd. (CKHH), which owns Three, the competent authority is the European Commission, due to the international scope of the deal, although the UK Competition and Markets Authority has applied for jurisdiction.</p><p>Any authority ruling on this merger will take advice from Ofcom, the UK’s independent communications regulator, on competition in the mobile communications sector in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/11/2015 10:30:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

47135

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to increase tourism to (a) Berkshire and (b) the South East; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	195452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DCMS is responsible for the policy that supports the growth of domestic and international tourism, working in partnership with other Government Departments and our Arms-Length Bodies, VisitBritain and VisitEngland. Between 2011 and 2015, Government is investing more than £105m in tourism through the GREAT and other international campaigns. Investment to date is showing positive results. 2013 was a record year for inbound tourism with 32.9 million international visits being made which generated a record £21 billion into the UK in 2013.</p><p>In terms of Berkshire specifically, VisitBritain's public-facing website includes a range of tourism information relating to Windsor which is available via the following link: <a href="http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Destinations-and-Maps/History-and-heritage/Windsor.htm" target="_blank">http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Destinations-and-Maps/History-and-heritage/Windsor.htm</a>. VisitBritain's ‘Heritage is GREAT' advertising campaign also prominently featured Highclere Castle, which is the setting for Downton Abbey.</p><p>The South East region will benefit from a number of thematic campaigns currently being run by VisitEngland which can be found at <a href="http://www.visitengland.com/" target="_blank">http://www.visitengland.com/</a>. It will also benefit from VisitEngland's Holidays at Home are GREAT campaign, which has been broadcast on mainstream terrestrial channels since 1 April, while those areas in the South East region affected by the recent floods are also benefitting from both VisitEngland's ‘Spot on England' marketing campaign and business support events.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

48776

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the radio spectrum is earmarked for (a) military purposes, (b) radar purposes and (c) public service broadcasting.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	196840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Officials have consulted Ofcom who hold such information. Ofcom advise that they do not hold such information for bands below 87.5MHz, but have provided information for bands from 87.5MHz-30GHz.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has identified the proportion of spectrum accessed for public sector uses (not limited to the military), defined as all spectrum bands used by the public sector with Crown immunity (i.e. without need for authorisation by Ofcom). For the purpose of this analysis, this category includes all aeronautical uses of spectrum.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Crown use of spectrum as a % of total weighted spectrum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>87.5 MHz</p></td><td><p>30 GHz</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>26% of the total weighted spectrum in the 87.5MHz to 30 GHz is allocated for radiolocation services/radar.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom cannot provide specific information with regards to spectrum in use for public service broadcasting as the national allocation of frequencies does not distinguish between public service broadcasting and non-public service broadcasting. The table below provides information with regards to the proportion of total weighted spectrum in use for terrestrial broadcasting, split into TV and radio.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Terrestrial broadcasting spectrum as a % of total weighted spectrum</p></td><td><p>TV</p></td><td><p>Radio</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>87.5 MHz</p></td><td><p>30 GHz</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

48778

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the (a) 30-300MHz, (b) 300-3000MHz and (c) 3-30GHz bands of the radio spectrum is in the operation of the private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	196838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Officials have consulted Ofcom who hold such information. Ofcom advise that they do not hold such information for bands below 87.5MHz (as frequencies above this are considered to be the most important and usable), but have provided information for bands from 87.5MHz-30GHz.</p><p> </p><p>The table provides an overview of the proportion of total weighted spectrum accessed for market uses by band.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Lower frequency</p></td><td><p>Upper frequency</p></td><td><p>Spectrum authorised for Market uses as a % of total weighted spectrum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>87.5 MHz</p></td><td><p>328.6 MHz</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>328.6 MHz</p></td><td><p>3.1 GHz</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.1 GHz</p></td><td><p>30 GHz</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Public Sector Spectrum Release Programme aims to release 500MHz of sub-5GHz spectrum from public sector use by 2020. The most recent Programme update can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spectrum-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spectrum-strategy</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

50011

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations he has received on privatising a larger share of the radio spectrum; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	197734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Government is aware of the need to put more spectrum into the market to support innovation and growth and launched the Public Sector Spectrum Release Programme in 2011. This programme aims to release 500MHz of sub-5GHz spectrum from public sector use by 2020. One of the early actions was to gauge stakeholder demand at a series of events. The most recent Programme update was published on 10 March 2014. On the same day Government published the UK Spectrum Strategy which sets out a vision for efficient and flexible spectrum management, with specific actions and the goal of doubling the contribution of spectrum use to the economy by 2025. Both documents can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spectrum-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spectrum-strategy</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

523377

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	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	Cybercrime: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support and spread awareness of cyber security insurance amongst businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	39727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the UK one of the safest places in the world to do business online and we recognise the role cyber insurance can play as part of a broader risk management strategy.</p><p>In March 2015 the Government published a report on the joint initiatives between Government and the insurance sector to tackle cyber risk. The report is available here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/06/2016 10:49:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

63203

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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	Public Libraries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to provide more business resources in libraries.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	201676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Enterprising Libraries programme, a £1.2 million partnership between Arts Council England, the British Library and the Department for Communities and Local Government, is supporting local economic growth by turning libraries into spaces for the development of business ideas, providing coaching, advice, meeting spaces and IT support for local businesses and entrepreneurs. Currently sixteen public libraries in England are actively engaged in the programme and receiving financial support.</p><p>Other specific initiatives being delivered through public libraries includes the Access to Research service. This two year pilot commenced in January 2014 and provides a free service enabling local libraries to provide users with access to a wealth of research, including business information. In addition, library authorities are developing business resources to meet local needs. Staffordshire for example has introduced Start2, a service that is available in all public libraries across the county and has trained staff offering information and signposting on all aspects of looking for and finding work, including providing a starting point for entrepreneurs who want to start their own business and small enterprises looking to expand by signposting them to relevant sources of information or specialist organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/06/2014 16:17:31 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

63204

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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	Broadband: South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on improving the availability of superfast broadband in (a) the Thames Valley and (b) Windsor constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	201678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Berkshire broadband project was allocated £2.03m, which was matched by the Berkshire councils, the project signed its supplier contract on 04 October 2013 and is proposing to make available superfast broadband to over 17,000 premises that would not otherwise have got it.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom monitors and reports on broadband and the table is of Next Generation Access availability across Berkshire between 2012 and 2013:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authorities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRACKNELL FOREST</p></td><td><p>76.8%</p></td><td><p>96.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>READING</p></td><td><p>92.9%</p></td><td><p>95.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SLOUGH</p></td><td><p>91.7%</p></td><td><p>96.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST BERKSHIRE</p></td><td><p>59.5%</p></td><td><p>65.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD</p></td><td><p>83.1%</p></td><td><p>89.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOKINGHAM</p></td><td><p>87.3%</p></td><td><p>92.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Berkshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81.7%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>88.5%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/06/2014 16:16:52 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

845520

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Loneliness
	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 assessment he has made of the role of technology in helping people who are socially isolated.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	128492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to working with the Jo Cox Commission, charities and businesses to create a government wide strategy that tackles loneliness.</p><p>Part of this work will review the evidence-base, including the groups affected, the causes and impact of loneliness on individuals and communities, and what works to reduce loneliness. Technology definitely has a role to play and we will consider this as part of the work.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 128493 question first answered 28/02/2018 16:48:55 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

845521

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Loneliness
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of social isolation on mental health.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	128493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to working with the Jo Cox Commission, charities and businesses to create a government wide strategy that tackles loneliness.</p><p>Part of this work will review the evidence-base, including the groups affected, the causes and impact of loneliness on individuals and communities, and what works to reduce loneliness. Technology definitely has a role to play and we will consider this as part of the work.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 128492 question first answered 28/02/2018 16:48:55 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

850763

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Cybersecurity: Public Sector
	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 assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Cyber Essentials scheme in reducing cyber fraud in the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	129998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The purpose of the Cyber Essentials scheme is to show all organisations - including those in the public, private and third sectors - how to put basic, technical cyber security measures in place to protect against the most common online threats.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has a much wider programme of activity to protect public sector organisations online, as set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy. One of the core functions of the National Cyber Security Centre is to help protect our critical services from cyber attacks and provide advice to public sector organisations, helping to make the UK the safest place to live and do business online.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/03/2018 13:53:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

850764

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Cybersecurity: Insurance
	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 he is taking to support and spread awareness of cyber security insurance amongst businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	129999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The best way for organisations to manage their cyber risk is by taking the appropriate measures to protect themselves. The Government has set up the National Cyber Security Centre to promote and provide guidance on the best ways for businesses to do this.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government is working closely with the insurance industry through our quarterly Cyber Insurance Forum to support the sector in developing products and services for businesses and identifying ways the industry can promote these as a means for organisations to further reduce their cyber risk.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/03/2018 13:54:54 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

850767

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the contribution of big data to GDP in the current financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	130002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Big data, combined with advances in computing technology, is creating new opportunities for business growth across all industry sectors. It enables companies to gain new insights on consumer trends and preferences, improve productivity, and develop innovative new products and services.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are not currently available on the estimated contribution of big data to GDP this financial year, but industry research published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) in February 2016 estimates that between 2015 and 2020 the total benefit to the UK economy of big data analytics will amount to £241 billion, or £40 billion on average per year. The sectors expected to benefit most include manufacturing, professional services, telecoms and retail.</p><p> </p><p>The CEBR report is available at: <a href="https://www.sas.com/content/dam/SAS/en_gb/doc/analystreport/cebr-value-of-big-data.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sas.com/content/dam/SAS/en_gb/doc/analystreport/cebr-value-of-big-data.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/03/2018 13:56:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

850768

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Horse Racing: Betting
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of the April 2017 reforms to the Horserace Betting Levy on (a) horse-racing and (b) the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	130003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>In April 2017, the Government implemented reforms to the Horserace Betting Levy which made it a requirement for offshore operators to pay the Levy for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>The Horserace Betting Levy Board, which collects the Levy, estimates that the reformed Levy will generate c.£85m in 2017/18. This would represent an increase of c.£20m compared to receipts from bookmakers in 2016/17 under the old system. The actual Levy yield for 2017/18 will only be known after the end of the financial year. Increased receipts from the Levy have already allowed an additional £9.7m of investment in grassroots prize money, contributing to record prize money of £160m in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Levy is collected from bookmakers and distributed in line with the statutory purposes in support of horseracing, and so has no direct effect on the public purse.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 07/03/2018 13:15:36 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

850770

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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
	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 he is taking to reduce digital exclusion.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	130005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling digital exclusion and the UK Digital Strategy, published in March 2017, describes the steps we are taking across government.</p><p> </p><p>These include establishing the Digital Skills Partnership which brings together stakeholders from the private, public and charity sectors to join efforts 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; 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; 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 for whatever reason to access these services independently.</p><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.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/03/2018 16:10:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

89521

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	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	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average (a) download and (b) upload speed in (i) the UK, (ii) the South East, (iii) Berkshire and (iv) Windsor constituency was on the latest date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	207534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom’s October 2013 Infrastructure Report reported that download modem sync speeds in May 2013 were 17.7Mbit/s for the UK, 17.6Mbit/s for South East England, 19.2Mbit/s for Berkshire, and 18.5Mbit/s for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Average upload speeds were not published in the infrastructure report. However in Ofcom’s UK fixed-line broadband performance report for November 2013 reported an average actual upload speed of 2.3Mbit/s for UK residential fixed-line broadband connections, but they did not publish a geographic breakdown.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/09/2014 13:10:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

999262

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	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	Distributed Ledger Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to announce which projects will be run by DLT Field Labs to test the potential of distributed ledger technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	186288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>As was announced at Budget 2018, the Digital Catapult will test the potential of their Field Labs concept, a small experimental trial of Distributed Ledger Technology, working with businesses, investors, and regulators, in a range of areas. We anticipate the first Field Labs will focus on the construction sector and the management of goods in ports.</p><p>The Digital Catapult, while receiving significant long-term funding from the government, is an independent private sector entity. The specific arrangements of the Field Labs, including their participants, focuses, and timing, are therefore a commercial and private decision for the management of the Digital Catapult to take, and we expect it to set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/11/2018 12:04:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1260175

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2020
	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	Culture Recovery Fund: Gravesham
	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 funding from the Cultural Capital Fund will be allocated to Gravesham.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	128104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>As of Friday 11 December, £1bn has been allocated from the Culture Recovery Fund so far. Within that Gravesham have received the following to date:</p><ul><li><p>Arts Council England recovery grant of £108,635 to Nocturnal Touring and Rooting Productions</p></li><li><p>Heritage Stimulus Fund award of £97,928 to Church of England, Northfleet, St Botolph</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/12/2020 15:26:51 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1173154

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	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	Youth Centres: Construction
	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, pursuant to Answer of 21 January 2020 on Question 3229 on Children and Young People, where she plans to build the 60 new youth centres.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2020 answer text <p>We are still developing plans for the delivery of the Youth Investment Fund - including the building of new youth centres - and will announce more information in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 31/01/2020 15:41:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan