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806368

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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 Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what statutory requirements are imposed on local authorities in relation to youth service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL4166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Section 507B of the Education Act 1996 (as amended by the Education and Inspections Act <del class="ministerial">1996)</del> <ins class="ministerial">2006)</ins> requires local authorities to secure access to sufficient services and activities to improve young people’s well-being, so far as is reasonably practicable.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 22/12/2017 12:32:35 question first ministerially corrected 16/01/2018 13:25:59 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde previous answer version 32198 answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

792903

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Arts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Digital on 12 September (HC9406), what roundtable discussions the Secretary of State has had with creators and performers in the arts in the last six months; with whom; whether Brexit was discussed at those roundtables; and what other issues were discussed.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL3427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Ministers meet regularly with ​a range of ​stakeholders ​to discuss a wide range of issues relating to DCMS policy including leaving the EU. Details of ministerial meetings are ​published quarterly on the GOV.UK website of which the most up to date is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 01/12/2017 13:49:19 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name Ministerial_-_1st_April_-_30th_June_2017_DCMS_-_Meetings.xlsx title Ministerial Meetings April-June 2017
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

784691

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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	Museums and Galleries: Copyright
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how National Museums assess whether the image fees they charge for academic use are reasonable; and what representations they have made to academic communities to evaluate their fees.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL2909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Decisions about image licensing and fees, and related copyright, are operational matters for the national museums as arm’s length bodies of government. As such, we do not hold data on the amount of income raised by image fees, on licences offered or the impact of fees on academic use.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the process for requesting permission to reproduce images can be found on the respective websites of the national museums. The policies of both the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery for example, allow some print reproduction of images for scholarly purposes free of charge, and several national museums offer or may offer a discount where image reproduction is for an academic purpose. Others, such as the British Museum and Science Museum, allow images to be used by the public under a Creative Commons licence. Additionally, many national museums have demonstrated significant efforts towards digitising their collections and in doing so are making our national collections accessible to the nation in new ways.</p><p> </p><p>National museums are bound to provide free, in person, access to the permanent collections as a condition of government Grant-in-aid (GIA) funding and this policy has been a great success. Provided this condition is met, national museums are permitted and encouraged to pursue commercial activities, which may include image licensing. Such activities are an important supplement to museums in supporting their objectives to facilitate participation for people of all ages and backgrounds.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL2904 HL2905 HL2906 HL2907 HL2908 HL2997 HL2998 question first answered 16/11/2017 16:08:30 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

802422

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	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	Video Games
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many video games have been banned on the grounds of (1) child exploitation, and (2) domestic violence, since the Video Standards Council Rating Board was established.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL3955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>To date the Video Standards Council has not found it necessary to refuse to issue a certificate to any game submitted to it.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/12/2017 14:37:42 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

784690

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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	Museums and Galleries: Copyright
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much income was raised by each National Museum by licensing images of out of copyright works in the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL2908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Decisions about image licensing and fees, and related copyright, are operational matters for the national museums as arm’s length bodies of government. As such, we do not hold data on the amount of income raised by image fees, on licences offered or the impact of fees on academic use.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the process for requesting permission to reproduce images can be found on the respective websites of the national museums. The policies of both the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery for example, allow some print reproduction of images for scholarly purposes free of charge, and several national museums offer or may offer a discount where image reproduction is for an academic purpose. Others, such as the British Museum and Science Museum, allow images to be used by the public under a Creative Commons licence. Additionally, many national museums have demonstrated significant efforts towards digitising their collections and in doing so are making our national collections accessible to the nation in new ways.</p><p> </p><p>National museums are bound to provide free, in person, access to the permanent collections as a condition of government Grant-in-aid (GIA) funding and this policy has been a great success. Provided this condition is met, national museums are permitted and encouraged to pursue commercial activities, which may include image licensing. Such activities are an important supplement to museums in supporting their objectives to facilitate participation for people of all ages and backgrounds.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL2904 HL2905 HL2906 HL2907 HL2909 HL2997 HL2998 question first answered 16/11/2017 16:08:30 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

781192

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	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	Internet: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Government's Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper, published on 11 October,  addresses the issue of the anonymity of internet users.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL2765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Internet Safety Strategy recognises that the Internet can facilitate abuse and harassment, and enables individuals to attack people anonymously and those they have never met. As part of the Strategy consultation, we are gathering information on users' experience of online abuse.</p><p>We are also consulting on the introduction of a code of practice, as laid out in the Digital Economy Act 2017. The Act requires that the code addresses conduct that involves bullying or insulting an individual online, or other behaviour likely to intimidate or humiliate the individual. Our online survey consultation specifically asks whether the code of practice should include steps to tackle those who use anonymous social media accounts to abuse others.</p><p>We will use the information gathered during our consultation to inform future policy development.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 09/11/2017 15:35:11 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

782046

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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	Gaming Machines
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the limit per bet on fixed-odds betting terminals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government issued a call for evidence to inform the Review of Gaming Machine Stakes and Prizes and Social Responsibility Measures last year. Following on from the call for evidence the Government published on 31 October a consultation which includes options on reducing the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals. The attached consultation, and its accompanying impact assessment, are attached and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures.pdf title Consultation on changes to gaming machines 2 file name Impact_Assessment_-_Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures.pdf title Impact Assessment - Consultation on proposals question first answered 14/11/2017 13:13:22 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

782047

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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-harm: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of children who self-harm as a result of over-exposure to the internet.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>As part of the work on the Digital Charter announced in the Queen’s Speech, the Government is considering a range of options to counter internet harms. This includes an Internet Safety Strategy which will look at how we can support users so that everyone can access the benefits of the Internet safely. The Strategy, which was published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on 11 October, considers the responsibilities of companies to their users, the use of technical solutions to prevent online harms and government’s role in supporting users. The Strategy includes a public consultation on the proposed measures.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS will work closely with the Department of Health and the Department for Education on their upcoming joint Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper. This will be published before the end of the year and will consider both the impact of social media on mental health and the role that technology has in affecting children and young people’s mental health.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/11/2017 13:14:15 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

777521

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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: Harassment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking, or are planning to take, to stop the rise in malicious communications via social media.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>We are currently consulting on introducing a social media code of practice as part of the Internet Safety Strategy which was published on 11 October.</p><p>As laid out in the Digital Economy Act 2017, the code will seek to ensure that providers offer adequate online safety policies, introduce minimum standards and metrics and ensure regular review and monitoring. Government will continue to consult with stakeholders in the tech industry on the details of the code of practice before its introduction in 2018.</p><p>More broadly, the Government published the Hate Crime Action Plan in July 2016 to drive forward action to tackle hate crime. This action includes the recent announcement of the creation of a national online hate crime hub.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 07/11/2017 16:52:15 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

803049

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Video Standards Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have put in place for monitoring the work of the Video Standards Council, and for holding the Video Standards Council Board to account.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL4014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Government formally monitors the work of the independent Video Standards Council (VSC) on an annual basis through scrutiny of their Annual Report. This report describes the VSC's application of the independent Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) rating system over the previous year, and is assessed by officials and ministers before being laid before Parliament for further review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 14/12/2017 14:39:43 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey