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1582872

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	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	Social Media: Disinformation
	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 the Government is taking to support social media companies in tackling fake news on their platforms.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	137893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The DCMS Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU) works to understand the scope, scale and reach of disinformation in the UK and works with social media platforms to tackle it.</p><p>The Government regularly meets with a range of social media platforms to aid our understanding of the spread of misinformation and disinformation on their services, including new and emerging narratives, and the range of steps they are taking to address this. This work includes encouraging platforms to ensure that their Terms of Service (ToS), policies and enforcement are fit for purpose, whilst still respecting freedom of expression. The primary purpose of the team is not to spot every instance of disinformation across all social media platforms. However, when the team does identify particular pieces of harmful content which may violate platforms’ Terms of Service, these are referred to the relevant platform for consideration, who in turn decide what action to take.</p><p>Under the Online Safety Bill, all social media companies subject to the safety duties will be required to take measures to remove illegal misinformation and disinformation once they become aware of it. The Foreign Interference Offence, brought forward in the National Security Bill, will also be designated a priority offence requiring companies to take proactive action against state-sponsored disinformation that is of most concern.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/02/2023 16:59:13 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1581968

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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	Telephone Systems: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to telecommunication providers transitioning from analogue to digital landlines, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of that transition on rural communities.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	135333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The analogue landline network, also known as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is privately owned and the decision to upgrade it has been taken by the telecoms industry. That said, DCMS is working closely with industry to ensure nobody is adversely affected by the upgrade, including the small number of rural areas which have limited digital connectivity. I chaired an industry roundtable in January to discuss how best to raise public awareness for the migration.</p><p>The replacement Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services require a minimum stable connection speed of just 0.5Mbps in order to function correctly. As a result, rural communities with limited digital connectivity can also be upgraded to digital telephony services. For current landline-only customers, it will be possible to order a VoIP landline without purchasing a general internet connection. Moreover, the migration from analogue landlines does not affect the universal service obligations set in the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003 which require the designated providers, BT and KCOM, to offer telephony services throughout the UK.</p><p>Ofcom is responsible for ensuring telecoms providers adhere to their regulatory obligations throughout the migration process. Ofcom has published <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/123118/guidance-emergency-access-power-cut.pdf" target="_blank">guidance</a> which states that providers must take steps to identify and protect at-risk consumers, including consumers in rural communities who are dependent on their landline. This guidance states that providers should have at least one solution available that enables access to emergency organisations for a minimum of one hour in the event of a power outage. The solution should be suitable for customers needs and should be offered free of charge.</p><p>DCMS is also working hard to improve rural connectivity through the £5 billion Project Gigabit programme and the £1 billion Shared Rural Network.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 07/02/2023 10:53:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1581969

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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	Television Licences: Solihull
	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 black and white television licenses were issued in the Solihull constituency in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	135334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Under the Communications Act 2003 a fee for a television licence is payable to the BBC. The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, not the Government. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations and therefore does not hold the data requested.</p><p>The BBC’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2021/22 states that 4,000 black and white (monochrome) licences were in force as of 31 March 2022. The report does not break down this figure on a regional basis, so I recommend that you raise your query directly with the BBC if you wish to request further information about black and white television licences.</p><p>TV Licensing can be contacted by telephone on 0300 790 0368 or in writing at TV Licensing, Darlington, DL98 1TL. Other methods of contacting TV Licensing are set out on its website: <a href="https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/cs/contact-us/index.app" target="_blank">https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/cs/contact-us/index.app</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 07/02/2023 09:59:09 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1581970

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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	Commonwealth Games 2022
	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 Government has made an assessment of the economic benefits of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	135335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>DCMS has recently published an independent <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games-interim-evaluation-report" target="_blank">interim evaluation report</a> on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on gov.uk. This report estimates that the short-term impact of the Games contributed £870.7 million GVA (gross) to the UK economy, with even more positive impact to follow.</p><p>The report focuses on short-term economic impacts for Birmingham, the West Midlands and wider UK economy generated through the planning and delivery of the Games, as well as through visitor spend.</p><p>Findings show over half of the estimated gross GVA (£453.7 million) was generated in the West Midlands, with at least £214.6 million (gross) of this within Birmingham itself.</p><p>This is the second of three reports measuring the short- and medium-term benefits of hosting the Games. The first was published in November 2021, and the final report - which will include the full impact of the Games - will be published in early 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/02/2023 10:51:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1581976

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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: Infrastructure
	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 her Department has made of the impact of inflation on sporting infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	135338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ensuring that communities across the UK have the sporting facilities they need. We are investing over £300 million between 2022 and 2025 on multi-sport facilities, as well as an additional £22 million on tennis courts in local parks between 2022 and 2024.</p><p>Planning for these programmes factors in the impact of inflation - including the increases in energy costs, construction costs, and the cost of certain materials, such as steel and imported wood. We work closely with delivery partners to understand and assess these impacts in order to ensure these programmes - and similar non-government investment into elite and grassroots sporting infrastructure - continue to deliver for local communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/02/2023 16:29:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1564122

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Telecommunications: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure of 26 May 2022, Official Report, column 400, in response to the hon. Member for Buckingham, if she will have discussions with Ofcom on the potential effect of Equinox on competition in the fixed telecoms infrastructure market.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	117622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities for Ofcom, published in 2019, states that we want to see stable and long-term regulation that incentivises network investment and ensures fair and effective competition between new and existing network operators. The Department regularly meets with Ofcom at all levels to discuss progress against its strategic priorities.</p><p>The Government has noted the recent announcement of Openreach’s “Equinox” offer which is currently under review by Ofcom. Regulation in the telecoms market is a matter for Ofcom which is an independent regulator, and it would be inappropriate for me to comment on its ongoing review process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/01/2023 17:54:17 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1564691

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Afghanistan: Cricket
	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 had recent discussions with the International Cricket Council on the participation of Afghan women and girls in cricket.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	117638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Sport operates independently of government, therefore direct representations to the International Cricket Council on the participation of Afghan women and girls in cricket would be a matter for the England and Wales Cricket Board to raise.</p><p>The Government is supportive of efforts to promote the participation of women in sport, and is pleased the UK is hosting the Secretariat of the International Working Group on Women and Sport over the next three years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/01/2023 16:41:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1549403

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2022
	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	Ofcom: Competition
	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 Ofcom’s ability to (a) protect and (b) promote competition among fixed telecoms infrastructure providers.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	105369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for Ofcom (published in 2019) sets out that Ofcom must take account of the Government’s priorities for full-fibre connectivity, including by delivering stable and long-term regulation that incentivises network investment and ensures fair and effective competition between new and existing network operators when taking its regulatory decisions.</p><p>Ofcom is required to report on how it has considered the Statement every twelve months. The updates which form part of Ofcom’s Annual Reports can be found here: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plans" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plans</a>.</p><p>Additionally, in 2021 Ofcom published its Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review (WFTMR) which set out Ofcom’s decisions for regulation of the fixed telecoms markets until 2026. The WFTMR makes explicit mention of the government’s desire for regulatory stability and certainty set out in the Statement of Strategic Priorities.</p><p>Since the publication of our SSP for Ofcom, there are now over 80 companies investing over £35bn to connect premises all over the UK, and gigabit coverage has increased to over 72%, rising from just 6%.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 105370 question first answered 14/12/2022 13:49:43 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1549405

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2022
	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	Ofcom: Competition
	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 Ofcom's performance on its promoting and protecting competition responsibility set out by the Statement of Strategic Priorities; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	105370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for Ofcom (published in 2019) sets out that Ofcom must take account of the Government’s priorities for full-fibre connectivity, including by delivering stable and long-term regulation that incentivises network investment and ensures fair and effective competition between new and existing network operators when taking its regulatory decisions.</p><p>Ofcom is required to report on how it has considered the Statement every twelve months. The updates which form part of Ofcom’s Annual Reports can be found here: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plans" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plans</a>.</p><p>Additionally, in 2021 Ofcom published its Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review (WFTMR) which set out Ofcom’s decisions for regulation of the fixed telecoms markets until 2026. The WFTMR makes explicit mention of the government’s desire for regulatory stability and certainty set out in the Statement of Strategic Priorities.</p><p>Since the publication of our SSP for Ofcom, there are now over 80 companies investing over £35bn to connect premises all over the UK, and gigabit coverage has increased to over 72%, rising from just 6%.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 105369 question first answered 14/12/2022 13:49:43 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1539451

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2022
	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	Charities: Cost of living and Energy
	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 discussions she has had with representatives of charities on rising (a) energy costs and (b) costs of living.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	79317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>With government support, charities from across the Civil Society sector have shown significant resilience over the past two years, and will again be crucial in supporting communities and households through the winter.</p><p>My Department has ongoing engagement on the cost of living and energy costs with stakeholders across the Civil Society sector.</p><p>DCMS will continue to engage constructively with these stakeholders and across government to monitor the impact of rising costs, and to ensure DCMS is engaged on policy which impacts charities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/11/2022 15:43:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight