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1354307

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	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	Culture Recovery Fund: Applications
	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 his Department plans to provide support to smaller organisations that were unable to apply to the third round of the Culture Recovery Fund as a result of the shorter application window of 11 days.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Daly
	uin	45947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Previous recipients of the Culture Recovery Fund in urgent need of CRF support who were unable to meet the deadline for Continuity Support can consider whether they meet the criteria for ACE’s Emergency Resource Support - which has been designed so that any eligible organisation in urgent need can access support - and make an application to that programme if appropriate. This ACE route is open to previous recipients and non-recipients, who can request Permission to Apply until 30 September.</p><p>The question refers to Arts Council England’s (ACE) application window, and therefore this answer likewise refers to ACE processes and to applicants who could have applied through ACE, rather than through the other DCMS Arms Length Bodies involved in delivering the Culture Recovery Fund. Different considerations apply for processes run by other Arms Length Bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/09/2021 15:29:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1353908

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	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	Public Libraries
	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 data his Department holds on the number of books no longer required in public library collections that have been made available for sale to the public in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	45133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The government does not hold this information. The review and disposal of bookstock is the responsibility of each library authority and its individual libraries to determine.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/09/2021 07:50:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1353976

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	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	Live Events Reinsurance Scheme
	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 proportion of the events industry his Department estimates will avail itself of the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	45236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>DCMS has worked closely with representatives from both the events and insurance industries over recent months to develop the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme. Details of the scheme - announced on 5 August with supplementary information released on 6 September - were designed to both provide the necessary confidence and reassurance to allow event organisers to plan and invest in live events over the coming year, whilst managing exposure and suitably protecting the taxpayer.</p><p>Where possible we sought to work in partnership with insurers and align with market practice. Through engaging with the sector throughout the design of the scheme we have been able to create a scheme which will play a vital role in helping the live events industry to rebuild with confidence. Numerous organisations - including UK Music and Live Nation - recognised the important contribution the scheme will make in enabling activity to go ahead when it was launched last month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 45237 question first answered 13/09/2021 16:51:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1353977

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	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	Live Events Reinsurance Scheme
	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 (a) method, (b) calculations and (c) evidential basis his Department used to agree with the Chancellor of the Exchequer a five per cent premium for the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme; and what assessment was made of the potential merits of similar models that have a zero per cent premium.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	45237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>DCMS has worked closely with representatives from both the events and insurance industries over recent months to develop the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme. Details of the scheme - announced on 5 August with supplementary information released on 6 September - were designed to both provide the necessary confidence and reassurance to allow event organisers to plan and invest in live events over the coming year, whilst managing exposure and suitably protecting the taxpayer.</p><p>Where possible we sought to work in partnership with insurers and align with market practice. Through engaging with the sector throughout the design of the scheme we have been able to create a scheme which will play a vital role in helping the live events industry to rebuild with confidence. Numerous organisations - including UK Music and Live Nation - recognised the important contribution the scheme will make in enabling activity to go ahead when it was launched last month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 45236 question first answered 13/09/2021 16:51:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1353434

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	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: Newport West
	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 has taken to support touring musicians in Newport West to continue to work in Europe.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	44446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of the UK’s creative and cultural industries, not only to the economy and international reputation of the United Kingdom, but also to the wellbeing and enrichment of its people. We want musicians and performers to be able to tour abroad easily.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to support this, our focus is now on bilateral engagement with Member States, who are principally responsible for deciding the rules governing what work UK visitors can undertake in the EU. This is why we have spoken to every Member State. From those extensive discussions,19 out of 27 Member States have confirmed that UK musicians and performers do not require visas or work permits for some short term touring. Travellers should always check what requirements they need to fulfil with the EU Member State they are travelling to, and that is why we are working closely with Member States to ensure their guidance is clear and accessible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have also developed sector specific ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/touring-europe-checklists-for-the-arts-cultural-creative-and-heritage-sectors" target="_blank">landing pages</a>’ for GOV.UK, aimed at the creative sectors, which will allow cultural and creative professionals to easily locate and access guidance that is relevant to them. From these pages, general <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work" target="_blank">business traveller summaries</a> can be accessed, which provide enhanced guidance on EU Member State immigration systems for GOV.UK, and include sector-specific rules that feature on Member State websites.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are now actively engaging with those remaining EU Member States that do not allow visas or work permit free touring, and calling on them to align their arrangements with the UK’s generous rules, which allow creative professionals to tour here easily. Formal approaches have been made, DCMS ministers will be actively involved, and we are working closely with the sector to amplify each other’s lobbying efforts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We recognise challenges remain around touring, and we are continuing to work closely with the industry. We want to ensure that as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, touring can resume and our world-leading creative and cultural artists can continue to travel widely, learning their craft, growing their audiences and showing the best of British creativity to the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 43372 43373 question first answered 09/09/2021 08:53:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1352785

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	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	Arts: EU Countries
	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 Guidance on working, performing, and touring in Europe, if his Department will publish the sources of information used to support the guidance on visa/work permits.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	43372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of the UK’s creative and cultural industries, not only to the economy and international reputation of the United Kingdom, but also to the wellbeing and enrichment of its people. We want musicians and performers to be able to tour abroad easily.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to support this, our focus is now on bilateral engagement with Member States, who are principally responsible for deciding the rules governing what work UK visitors can undertake in the EU. This is why we have spoken to every Member State. From those extensive discussions,19 out of 27 Member States have confirmed that UK musicians and performers do not require visas or work permits for some short term touring. Travellers should always check what requirements they need to fulfil with the EU Member State they are travelling to, and that is why we are working closely with Member States to ensure their guidance is clear and accessible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have also developed sector specific ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/touring-europe-checklists-for-the-arts-cultural-creative-and-heritage-sectors" target="_blank">landing pages</a>’ for GOV.UK, aimed at the creative sectors, which will allow cultural and creative professionals to easily locate and access guidance that is relevant to them. From these pages, general <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work" target="_blank">business traveller summaries</a> can be accessed, which provide enhanced guidance on EU Member State immigration systems for GOV.UK, and include sector-specific rules that feature on Member State websites.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are now actively engaging with those remaining EU Member States that do not allow visas or work permit free touring, and calling on them to align their arrangements with the UK’s generous rules, which allow creative professionals to tour here easily. Formal approaches have been made, DCMS ministers will be actively involved, and we are working closely with the sector to amplify each other’s lobbying efforts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We recognise challenges remain around touring, and we are continuing to work closely with the industry. We want to ensure that as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, touring can resume and our world-leading creative and cultural artists can continue to travel widely, learning their craft, growing their audiences and showing the best of British creativity to the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 43373 44446 question first answered 09/09/2021 08:53:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1352786

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	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: EU Countries
	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 he has made on the bilateral negotiations with EU member states that do not offer visa and work permit free touring provisions for UK musicians working in the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	43373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of the UK’s creative and cultural industries, not only to the economy and international reputation of the United Kingdom, but also to the wellbeing and enrichment of its people. We want musicians and performers to be able to tour abroad easily.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to support this, our focus is now on bilateral engagement with Member States, who are principally responsible for deciding the rules governing what work UK visitors can undertake in the EU. This is why we have spoken to every Member State. From those extensive discussions,19 out of 27 Member States have confirmed that UK musicians and performers do not require visas or work permits for some short term touring. Travellers should always check what requirements they need to fulfil with the EU Member State they are travelling to, and that is why we are working closely with Member States to ensure their guidance is clear and accessible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have also developed sector specific ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/touring-europe-checklists-for-the-arts-cultural-creative-and-heritage-sectors" target="_blank">landing pages</a>’ for GOV.UK, aimed at the creative sectors, which will allow cultural and creative professionals to easily locate and access guidance that is relevant to them. From these pages, general <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work" target="_blank">business traveller summaries</a> can be accessed, which provide enhanced guidance on EU Member State immigration systems for GOV.UK, and include sector-specific rules that feature on Member State websites.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are now actively engaging with those remaining EU Member States that do not allow visas or work permit free touring, and calling on them to align their arrangements with the UK’s generous rules, which allow creative professionals to tour here easily. Formal approaches have been made, DCMS ministers will be actively involved, and we are working closely with the sector to amplify each other’s lobbying efforts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We recognise challenges remain around touring, and we are continuing to work closely with the industry. We want to ensure that as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, touring can resume and our world-leading creative and cultural artists can continue to travel widely, learning their craft, growing their audiences and showing the best of British creativity to the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 43372 44446 question first answered 09/09/2021 08:53:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1352793

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	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	Cultural Heritage: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 financial support is available to help museums and other historic sites undertake upgrades or expansion projects.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	43666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Historic England, funded by DCMS, is the government's statutory advisor on heritage and tasked with protecting the historical environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, ancient monuments and advising central and local government. Historic England currently offers c. £11 million per year for capital works to heritage sites across the country, through their Repair Grants for heritage at risk.</p><p>The National Lottery Heritage Fund is an arms length body of DCMS and distributes both Lottery player funding and government funding. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has a range of grants open to both museum and heritage organisations from £3,000 - £5M, which includes grants for maintenance and capital projects.</p><p>National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England also offer support by distributing grants via the government funded Culture Recovery Fund which includes a significant allocation for capital funding to cultural and heritage sites. In 2021/22 £33.6 million is available through the Grants for Programmes of Major Works and Additional Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk schemes.</p><p>Investment is also being made in vital infrastructure, repair and maintenance work for museums.</p><p>The Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND) will provide £18.8m in capital funding grants of between £50k-£5m for infrastructure, repair and maintenance work in regional accredited museums.</p><p>In addition, over the past three years, government has distributed £131m capital funding among DCMS-Sponsored bodies, including the national museums and galleries, to enable them to carry out essential estates maintenance and improvement works.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/09/2021 12:40:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1353079

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	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	Cultural Heritage: North Yorkshire
	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 he has had with Historic England on the preservation of significant Roman ruins including those at Eastfield in North Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	43682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>Roman ruins of national importance may be protected by the Secretary of State as Scheduled Monuments. Before doing so, he consults Historic England.</p><p>In the case of the currently unscheduled ruins discovered at Eastfield, Historic England has negotiated with Keepmoat Homes, the developer, to secure their short-term preservation as part of public open space within the ‘Capella’ housing scheme. Once the core area of the ruins is clearly defined and reburied, the Secretary of State will consider the case for designating them as a Scheduled Monument in order to help secure their protection and long-term preservation.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/09/2021 13:16:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1353097

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Buildings
	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 (a) properties classified as heritage assets by his Department, (b) most recent estimate of the value of those properties and (c) annual income derived from those properties.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	43369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>‘Heritage asset’ is a broad term used in planning policy. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for the statutory heritage protection system, including the designation of Listed Buildings, Scheduled Monuments and Protected Wreck Sites. Details of these assets can be found online in the National Heritage List for England, hosted by Historic England on behalf of the Secretary of State.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The circa 400,000 Listed Buildings, Scheduled Monuments and Protected Wreck Sites in England or UK territorial waters adjacent to England have intrinsic value to our cultural heritage. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) does not collect or collate data on the value (property value) or income data for these sites.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS and its arms length bodies produce data on the economic impact of the heritage sector; this is published within DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates and Historic England's Heritage Economic Estimate Indicators. DCMS’s Culture and Heritage Capital Programme is looking to develop broader measures of value for heritage assets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2021 09:07:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1352316

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff
	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 and what proportion of the staff of his Department are politically restricted.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
	tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
	uin	41753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>Data is provided in the table below for those Civil servants in “the politically restricted” category. As set out in the Civil Service Management code this is members of the Senior Civil Service and civil servants at levels immediately below the Senior Civil Service, plus members of the administrative and European Fast Stream Development Programmes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>DCMS Grade</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>Proportion of total workforce</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent Secretary</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0.22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>1.57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Director</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>5.01%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>11.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>33.86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fast-streamer (Grade B)</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>0.90%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*This data reflects officially published 2020/21 data submitted to the Cabinet Office Annual Civil Service Employment Survey (ACSES) report. Fast-stream numbers include all fast-streamers at DCMS not just those on administrative and European schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/09/2021 09:06:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1352642

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has for the ownership of Victoria Tower Gardens following the proposed construction of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Worthing West
	tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
	uin	41605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The site will continue to be owned by Government. We are in discussion with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and The Royal Parks about the future management arrangements for Victoria Tower Gardens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 41606 question first answered 10/09/2021 10:23:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1352643

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has for the management of the parts of Victoria Tower Gardens not required for the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and what his timetable is for announcing detailed arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Worthing West
	tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
	uin	41606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The site will continue to be owned by Government. We are in discussion with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and The Royal Parks about the future management arrangements for Victoria Tower Gardens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 41605 question first answered 10/09/2021 10:23:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1350882

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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	Internet: Advertising
	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 re-evaluate extending the scope of the forthcoming Online Safety Bill to include regulation of paid-for advertisements on online platforms in the context of user-generated content.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	40573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill has been designed to tackle harms that are facilitated by user-generated content. Some types of advertising will therefore be in scope of the new regulatory framework. This includes posts by influencers and posts by companies on their social media feeds.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The legislation will not cover adverts which are placed directly or indirectly through a contract between an advertiser and an advertising service. This is to ensure that the scope of the framework remains targeted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government plans to address harms associated with paid-for advertising holistically, via the Online Advertising Programme. We issued a call for evidence on this last year, a consultation is planned before the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/09/2021 14:49:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1351276

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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	Advertising: Food
	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 publish proposals to tackle the online advertising of products that are high in fat, sugar and salt to ensure equivalence between traditional broadcasting platforms and online content providers.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	41297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government published on 24 June 2021 its response to the 2019 and 2020 consultations on introducing restrictions for high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) advertising across TV and online. The response outlined our intentions to introduce a 9pm TV watershed for HFSS products and a restriction of paid-for HFSS advertising online. These restrictions are being legislated for in the Health and Care Bill currently in Parliament. The restrictions are intended to come into force at the end of 2022.</p><p>The Government will appoint Ofcom as the statutory regulatory authority who will then be able to appoint a day-to-day regulator to carry out frontline regulation. Enforcement of advertising standards by front-line and statutory regulators is an arrangement already established for broadcast advertising. In order to ensure that HFSS advertising policy is proportionate and there is parity across media, we will introduce the same enforcement arrangement online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/09/2021 16:11:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1348700

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	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	Religious Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 support is available to assist with the upkeep of places of worship to prevent the need for major remedial works.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	36767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of carrying out routine repairs and maintenance in order to reduce the need for major remedial works in places of worship, and the great challenge to raise funding to carry out this work, particularly at the present time. Listed places of worship represent some of the nation's finest heritage, and we support them through the DCMS run Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, which makes grants equal to the VAT paid on maintenance and repairs. The scheme will continue to benefit listed places of worship across the country, all of which have provided a much needed space for rest, contemplation and well-being during these difficult times, when they have been able to be open.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Listed places of worship may also benefit from the latest round of Cultural Recovery Funding with the £300 million package announced in June representing the latest and final tranche of funding for the CRF. The National Lottery Heritage Fund is distributing £40m in partnership with Historic England, based on criteria set by DCMS.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are a number of sources of funding available for places of worship. The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports a broad range of projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK. This includes historic buildings, monuments and the historic environment. This funding can be used for repairs and conservation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/07/2021 12:32:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1349586

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Protective Clothing
	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 his current policy is on the wearing of face coverings in his (a) Department, (b) departmental agencies and (c) related bodies during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	38200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, DCMS has followed, and continues to follow, the latest government guidance in relation to managing the risk of COVID-19 in the workplace, including any variations between the four nations of the UK.</p><p>In England, the BEIS ‘Working Safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)’ guidance provides sensible precautions employers can take to manage risk and support their staff. The guidance is available via this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19/offices-factories-and-labs#offices-7-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19/offices-factories-and-labs#offices-7-2</a>.</p><p>It is for individual employers to determine which mitigations are appropriate to adopt as they review their workplace risk assessments in light of the updated guidance. Face coverings, which are no longer required by law, are one possible mitigation employers could adopt if the situation/context warranted it. DCMS fully supports individuals who choose to wear a face covering in the workplace.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/09/2021 10:47:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1349755

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	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	Internet: Pornography
	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 bring forward proposals to strengthen age verification for legal pornography in the Online Safety Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	uin	38440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The strongest protections in the draft Online Safety Bill, published in May 2021, are for children. Where pornography sites host user generated content or facilitate online user interactions (including video and image sharing, commenting and live streaming), they will be in scope of the Online Safety Bill.</p><p>The online safety regime will capture the most visited pornography sites, social media platforms, video-sharing sites, forums and via image or video search engines. Companies will be required to protect children from harmful content such as online pornography, or face enforcement action by the regulator, which could include significant fines or, in the most egregious cases, Ofcom can apply for access to be restricted in the UK.</p><p>The Government recognises the concerns that have been raised about protecting children from online pornography on services which do not currently fall within the scope of the Bill. The Government will use the draft Bill’s pre-legislative scrutiny to explore ways to provide wider protections for children from online pornography, including on sites that do not fall within scope of the duty of care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/09/2021 12:45:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1349020

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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	Social Media: Harassment
	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 has had recent discussions with social media representatives in the UK on tackling social media users who make death threats towards politicians.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	37471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders, including from social media companies, on matters relating to online safety. The government published the draft Online Safety Bill in May. It will give online platforms new legal duties to tackle abuse and other harmful content on their services.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/09/2021 10:12:05 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1349043

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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	MV Empire Windrush: Monuments
	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 an estimate of the cost of raising the anchor of HMT Empire Windrush.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	37438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has adopted as best practice the Rules set out in the Annex to the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. The Rules indicate that the protection of underwater cultural heritage through in situ preservation should be considered as the first option. Consequently, no estimate has been made of the cost of recovering the anchor of HMT Empire Windrush (the wreck of which is understood to lie at a depth of c. 8,500 ft, 23 nautical miles off the coast of Algeria).</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 37440 question first answered 06/09/2021 10:39:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1349045

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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	MV Empire Windrush
	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 depth that HMT Empire Windrush lies at.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	37440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has adopted as best practice the Rules set out in the Annex to the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. The Rules indicate that the protection of underwater cultural heritage through in situ preservation should be considered as the first option. Consequently, no estimate has been made of the cost of recovering the anchor of HMT Empire Windrush (the wreck of which is understood to lie at a depth of c. 8,500 ft, 23 nautical miles off the coast of Algeria).</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 37438 question first answered 06/09/2021 10:39:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1349046

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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	Wrecks
	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 wrecks in UK territorial waters have been designated as of (a) historical, (b) archaeological and (c) artistic importance under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	37441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The powers conferred by the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 relate to wreck sites located in UK territorial waters. They do not extend to those located in the territorial waters of other nations or in international waters.</p><p>Currently, 54 wreck sites located in UK territorial waters adjacent to England, and 1 wreck site located in UK territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland, are protected under the terms of section 1 of the 1973 Act (‘protection of sites of historic wrecks’).</p><p>Responsibility for the operation of section 1 of the 1973 Act in Scotland and Wales is a devolved matter. The number of wreck sites currently protected under the terms of section 1 of the 1973 Act in UK territorial waters adjacent to Scotland and Wales is understood to be 0 and 6, respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 37442 37443 question first answered 06/09/2021 10:42:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1349047

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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	Wrecks
	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 maritime wrecks in overseas waters of (a) historic, (b) archaeological and (c) artistic importance have been designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	37442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The powers conferred by the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 relate to wreck sites located in UK territorial waters. They do not extend to those located in the territorial waters of other nations or in international waters.</p><p>Currently, 54 wreck sites located in UK territorial waters adjacent to England, and 1 wreck site located in UK territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland, are protected under the terms of section 1 of the 1973 Act (‘protection of sites of historic wrecks’).</p><p>Responsibility for the operation of section 1 of the 1973 Act in Scotland and Wales is a devolved matter. The number of wreck sites currently protected under the terms of section 1 of the 1973 Act in UK territorial waters adjacent to Scotland and Wales is understood to be 0 and 6, respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 37441 37443 question first answered 06/09/2021 10:42:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1349048

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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	Wrecks
	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 his Department enforces the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 in foreign and international waters.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	37443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The powers conferred by the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 relate to wreck sites located in UK territorial waters. They do not extend to those located in the territorial waters of other nations or in international waters.</p><p>Currently, 54 wreck sites located in UK territorial waters adjacent to England, and 1 wreck site located in UK territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland, are protected under the terms of section 1 of the 1973 Act (‘protection of sites of historic wrecks’).</p><p>Responsibility for the operation of section 1 of the 1973 Act in Scotland and Wales is a devolved matter. The number of wreck sites currently protected under the terms of section 1 of the 1973 Act in UK territorial waters adjacent to Scotland and Wales is understood to be 0 and 6, respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 37441 37442 question first answered 06/09/2021 10:42:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1349070

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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	Night-time Economy: NHS Covid Pass
	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 his Department has made an assessment of the effect of vaccine passports on London nightlife.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	37386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring the safety of the public through minimising the risks of transmission of Covid-19 and by encouraging vaccination.</p><p>In the Prime Minister’s announcement on the 19th July (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-at-coronavirus-press-conference-19-july-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-at-coronavirus-press-conference-19-july-2021</a>) he requested that nightclubs and events where large crowds gather make use of the NHS Covid Pass on a voluntary basis until September. From the end of September 2021 vaccination will become a condition of entry in these circumstances once all adults have been offered the opportunity to receive both vaccination doses.</p><p>The evidence gathered from the Events Research Programme found that transmission is most likely when large crowds gather and covid-status certification has been shown to be one method of mitigating this risk.</p><p>From 19 July, the government made the NHS COVID Pass available so that individuals can prove their vaccination status. The NHS COVID Pass is available through the NHS App, NHS.UK, and in letter format. Certification for accessing settings through the NHS COVID Pass can be acquired by completion of a full vaccine course, a recent negative test, or proof of natural immunity. Natural immunity is proof of a positive polymerase chain reaction test, lasting for 180 days from the date of the positive test and following completion of the self-isolation period.</p><p>The NHS Covid Pass has been designed to be quick and simple to use, so as not to place any significant burden on settings utilising the resource. Guidance on its use can be found here: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-pass/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-pass/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 37387 question first answered 06/09/2021 10:34:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1349071

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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	Night-time Economy: NHS Covid Pass
	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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of proposed vaccine passports on the nighttime economy in Essex.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	37387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring the safety of the public through minimising the risks of transmission of Covid-19 and by encouraging vaccination.</p><p>In the Prime Minister’s announcement on the 19th July (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-at-coronavirus-press-conference-19-july-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-at-coronavirus-press-conference-19-july-2021</a>) he requested that nightclubs and events where large crowds gather make use of the NHS Covid Pass on a voluntary basis until September. From the end of September 2021 vaccination will become a condition of entry in these circumstances once all adults have been offered the opportunity to receive both vaccination doses.</p><p>The evidence gathered from the Events Research Programme found that transmission is most likely when large crowds gather and covid-status certification has been shown to be one method of mitigating this risk.</p><p>From 19 July, the government made the NHS COVID Pass available so that individuals can prove their vaccination status. The NHS COVID Pass is available through the NHS App, NHS.UK, and in letter format. Certification for accessing settings through the NHS COVID Pass can be acquired by completion of a full vaccine course, a recent negative test, or proof of natural immunity. Natural immunity is proof of a positive polymerase chain reaction test, lasting for 180 days from the date of the positive test and following completion of the self-isolation period.</p><p>The NHS Covid Pass has been designed to be quick and simple to use, so as not to place any significant burden on settings utilising the resource. Guidance on its use can be found here: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-pass/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-pass/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 37386 question first answered 06/09/2021 10:34:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1349110

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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	Internet: Safety
	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 enhance online safety.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	37597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>In May we published the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/985033/Draft_Online_Safety_Bill_Bookmarked.pdf" target="_blank">Online Safety Bill</a> in draft. This is a major milestone in the development of a new regulatory framework to keep users safe online. For the first time, tech companies are going to be accountable to an independent regulator to keep their users safe. The draft bill will be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in this session, with the Joint Committee due to report by 10 December.</p><p><strong><br></strong>We are also taking steps to educate and empower users to make more informed and safer choices online. In July we published the first government <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1004233/DCMS_Media_Literacy_Report_Roll_Out_Accessible_PDF.pdf" target="_blank">Online Media Literacy Strategy</a>, which sets out the government’s approach to improving media literacy capabilities among internet users in England. The Media Literacy Strategy will promote media literacy as a complementary tool to the new regulatory regime, providing coordination to the main organisations seeking to empower users with the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe online.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/09/2021 10:19:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1347773

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	OnlyFans
	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 Ofcom will assess whether OnlyFans online platform and app is in breach of the Audio-Visual Media regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	34488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom has been the national regulator for the video-sharing platform (VSP) regime since the Audiovisual Media Services Regulations came into force on 1 November 2020. For the first time, these regulations require UK-established VSPs, such as OnlyFans, to comply with new rules around protecting users from harmful content. Throughout the implementation of this novel regulation, Ofcom has been actively engaging with OnlyFans and other VSPs to ensure they understand their regulatory obligations and the steps they may need to take to ensure compliance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, if Ofcom were to find a VSP provider in breach of the VSP requirements, it has the ability to investigate using its information gathering powers. Ofcom is also able to take robust enforcement action which can include imposing significant financial penalties and, in the most serious instances, issuing a direction to suspend or restrict a platform provider from providing a service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/07/2021 12:03:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1348047

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Culture: Self-employed
	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 support his Department is providing to freelancers in the culture sector who are unable to access the Culture Recovery Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	35658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenge the current pandemic poses to our arts and culture sectors and to the many freelancers working across these industries. As the sector reopens, we continue to keep our cultural recovery policy under constant review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Freelancers have been supported through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). which has so far helped 2.8m self employed. Details on future SEISS support were announced by the Chancellor in his Budget Statement in March, with an extension of the scheme to September 2021. Around 500,000 additional people have been brought into scope who filed a tax return in 2019-20, or were previously ineligible, who now may be able to claim the fourth grant.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, it is also the case that the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) had significant indirect benefits for freelancers. In Round 2, organisations were asked to estimate how many FTEs and freelancers were protected by the fund until the end of June. Collectively, applicants reported that 52,000 full time staff and almost 100,000 freelancers would be supported until the end of June. And ALBs were able to complement SEISS with their own interventions i.e. over £51m from ACE to individuals.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Additionally, the third round of the Culture Recovery Fund was announced on 25 June. This third and final round of funding will provide further support as the cultural, heritage and creative sectors reopen at full capacity, underlining the government’s commitment to help them build back better as life returns to normal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/07/2021 10:40:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1348063

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill (HL)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 7 July 2021, Q79, that one of the key objectives of the Online Safety Bill is to tackle online fraud, if he will list the key objectives of the Online Safety Bill.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	35477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill will deliver the government’s manifesto commitment to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online while defending freedom of expression. The Bill’s key objectives are to protect users online and uphold users’ rights online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With regard to protecting users, the Bill will focus on:</p><ul><li><p>tackling criminal content online, including fraud where this is facilitated through user-generated content;</p></li><li><p>protecting children from harmful and inappropriate content; and</p></li><li><p>building trust between users and their online platforms.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To uphold users’ rights online, the legislation will defend freedom of expression and the invaluable role of a free press.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/07/2021 10:44:26 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1348064

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill (HL)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the statement of the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 7 July 2021, Q79, that one of the key objectives of the Online Safety Bill is to tackle online fraud, what plans he has for the Bill to tackle online fraud other than user-generated content.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	35478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Online fraud is in scope of the Online Safety Bill. This means that companies in scope of regulation will need to take action to tackle fraud, where it is facilitated through user-generated content or via search results.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government is currently working with industry to remove the vulnerabilities that fraudsters exploit, with intelligence agencies to shut down known fraudulent infrastructure, and with law enforcement to identify and bring the most harmful offenders to justice. We are also working to ensure that the public have the advice and support they need.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are continuing to explore additional legislative and non-legislative solutions to tackle fraud in the round. The Home Office is developing an ambitious Fraud Action Plan, which will be published after the 2021 Spending Review. The Online Advertising Programme, led by DCMS, will also consider further regulation of online advertising to reduce online fraud and we will be consulting on it later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/07/2021 10:45:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1348143

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Social Media: Eating Disorders
	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 he has had with social media companies on content that may encourage the development of eating disorders; and what steps he is taking to remove content of that nature.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	35639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide range of stakeholders, including social media platforms, on a variety of issues, including eating disorders content. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"> Gov.uk</a> website.</p><p>Under the draft Online Safety Bill, services in scope will need to minimise and remove illegal content, including illegal online abuse. In addition, services which are “likely to be accessed” by children will be required to provide further protections for children from content and activity which is legal but harmful. Major platforms will also need to address legal but harmful content for adults. The government will set out priority categories of legal but harmful material in secondary legislation, for example content which encourages or promotes eating disorders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/07/2021 10:36:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1348239

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Sports: Racial Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in the context of racist online abuse received by Sir Lewis Hamilton after winning the 2021 British Grand Prix, what steps he is taking with (a) social media companies and (b) sporting bodies and organisations to tackle racist online abuse of sportspeople.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	35818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>The racist abuse targeted at Sir Lewis Hamilton and other sportspeople is unacceptable. Under the draft Online Safety Bill, services in scope will need to minimise and remove illegal content. Major platforms will also need to address legal but harmful content for adults. The Bill has been published in draft for pre-legislative scrutiny. The process to formally set up the Joint Committee that will scrutinise the draft Bill has begun.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s sport and physical activity strategy ‘Sporting Future’ sets out a clear ambition to increase diversity, and tackle racism and inequality in sport.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, Sport England, UK Sport and the other home nations’ sports councils recently published the results of a detailed, independent review into tackling racism and racial inequality in sport. Each Council is now developing its own action plans to deliver on commitments relating to people; representation; investment; systems and insight.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/07/2021 12:06:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1348283

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Internet: 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, what steps he is taking to minimise the risk of fraud facilitated through online advertisements in the period before the online advertising regulation consultation launches later in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	35636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned about the growth and scale of online fraud. We know that the best way to tackle these scams is to ensure that the public have all the advice and support they need to detect these frauds and avoid them. That is why we have published guidance on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> containing easy-to-follow steps and useful resources. This can currently be accessed here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime</a></p><p> </p><p>As well as this, Action Fraud, the national reporting service for all victims of fraud and cybercrime, also regularly provide fraud alerts via their website including on common and newly seen fraud schemes. This can currently be accessed here: <a href="http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news" target="_blank">www.actionfraud.police.uk/news</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Online Safety Bill, published on the 12th May, will require companies in scope of regulation to take action to tackle fraud, where it is facilitated through user-generated content (for example by social media posts) or via search results. We expect the regulatory framework to have a particular impact on specific types of fraud, such as romance scams, which are estimated to cost over £60 million a year and cause significant psychological harm to victims.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As you are aware, DCMS will be considering how online advertising is regulated through its Online Advertising Programme. This work will look at ensuring that standards about the placement and content of advertising are effectively applied and enforced online to reduce consumers’ exposure to harmful or misleading advertising. This work will look at the role advertising can play in enabling online fraud and help inform our future efforts to tackle it. We will be consulting on this issue later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/07/2021 10:56:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1348450

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Email
	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 or any of the Ministers in his Department use personal email addresses to conduct Government business.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	35977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>Ministers will use a range of digital forms of communication for discussions in line with relevant guidance on information handling and security.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers will have informal conversations from time to time, in person or remotely, and significant content relating to government business from such discussions is passed back to officials.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office has previously published guidance on how information is held for the purposes of access to information, and how formal decisions are recorded for the official record. Ministers are also given advice on the security of electronic communications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/07/2021 12:37:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1348483

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Events Industry: 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 assessment he has made of the findings of the Events Research Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	35986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Our Phase I events successfully collected a large amount of data on a combination of testing, and non-pharmaceutical interventions (actions that people can take to mitigate the spread of coronavirus) across the nine pilot events.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Findings from the first phase of the Events Research Programme were published on 25 June, and show that:</p><ul><li><p>Every event, both indoor and outdoor, carries levels of transmission risk.</p></li><li><p>Large unstructured gatherings indoors where there is significant mixing of people in close proximity typically pose a higher risk.</p></li><li><p>Mitigation options include: communications, crowd and audience management strategies, face coverings, ventilation, testing, restrictions on food and drink, social distancing and capacity caps.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Findings from ERP pilots continue to be shared with the Government for consideration as part of broader policy making. Key findings from Phases II and III will be published in due course.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/07/2021 10:41:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1347775

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2021
	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	Internet: Safety
	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 protect (a) children and (b) vulnerable users online before the Online Safety Bill is enacted.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	34489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Ahead of Online Safety legislation, the government is taking robust action to ensure that children and vulnerable users are safe online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our new regulatory regime for UK-established video sharing platforms requires them to take appropriate measures to protect under-18s from harmful material. Ofcom will be able to take enforcement action against platforms that do not comply.</p><p>The Age Appropriate Design Code, which will come into force in September 2021, will provide stronger protections for children’s personal data and guidance to companies on the privacy standards they must adopt on services that children are likely to access and which process their personal data.</p><p>On 14th July we published the government’s Media Literacy Strategy, which will educate and empower users with the skills and knowledge they need to keep themselves safe online, with an amplified focus on vulnerable and disabled users.</p><p>In June 2021, we published Safety by Design guidance and a One Stop Shop on child online safety. This guidance will ensure that companies are equipped with the knowledge that they need to embed safety into platform design to protect users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/07/2021 13:27:00 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1347801

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2021
	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 and Work Permits
	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 progress he has made on (a) short term visa and (b) work permit requirements for touring artists and support staff since since the publication on the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	34582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>We have always acknowledged that the end of freedom of movement would have consequences for touring musicians and performers. That is why, as the Secretary of State has said, we have moved at pace and with urgency to provide greater clarity about the current position, including working with our friends in EU Member States, to support the creative sectors tour in Europe with ease.</p><p> </p><p>Member States are principally responsible for deciding the rules governing what work UK visitors can undertake in the EU, and we have spoken to every Member State. We have established musicians and performers do not need visas or work permits for short-term tours in at least 19 out of 27 Member States. This includes France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and many more. The length of tour permitted without a visa or permit varies across Member States. For many Member States it is for up to 90 days, which will capture the vast majority of tours.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to speak to all Member States to encourage them to ensure their rules and guidance are clear and accessible. And we are now working closely with those Member States that do require visas or work permits for short-term tours to encourage them to adopt a more flexible approach, in line with the UK’s own rules which allow creative professionals to tour here easily. Formal approaches have been made to those Member States, and DCMS ministers will play an active role in discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 34583 34584 question first answered 22/07/2021 13:59:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1347802

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2021
	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	Theatre: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer on 25 May to Question 3150 on Theatre: EU Countries, what assessment his Department has made of the varying time limits placed on touring activities without needing visas or work permits offered by the 17 EU Member States.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	34583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>We have always acknowledged that the end of freedom of movement would have consequences for touring musicians and performers. That is why, as the Secretary of State has said, we have moved at pace and with urgency to provide greater clarity about the current position, including working with our friends in EU Member States, to support the creative sectors tour in Europe with ease.</p><p> </p><p>Member States are principally responsible for deciding the rules governing what work UK visitors can undertake in the EU, and we have spoken to every Member State. We have established musicians and performers do not need visas or work permits for short-term tours in at least 19 out of 27 Member States. This includes France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and many more. The length of tour permitted without a visa or permit varies across Member States. For many Member States it is for up to 90 days, which will capture the vast majority of tours.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to speak to all Member States to encourage them to ensure their rules and guidance are clear and accessible. And we are now working closely with those Member States that do require visas or work permits for short-term tours to encourage them to adopt a more flexible approach, in line with the UK’s own rules which allow creative professionals to tour here easily. Formal approaches have been made to those Member States, and DCMS ministers will play an active role in discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 34582 34584 question first answered 22/07/2021 13:59:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1347803

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2021
	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	Arts: EU Countries
	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 work with his counterparts in the EU member states that have more restrictive visa and work permit requirements than those of the UK, to ensure that artists from the UK can continue touring on a reciprocal basis.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	34584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>We have always acknowledged that the end of freedom of movement would have consequences for touring musicians and performers. That is why, as the Secretary of State has said, we have moved at pace and with urgency to provide greater clarity about the current position, including working with our friends in EU Member States, to support the creative sectors tour in Europe with ease.</p><p> </p><p>Member States are principally responsible for deciding the rules governing what work UK visitors can undertake in the EU, and we have spoken to every Member State. We have established musicians and performers do not need visas or work permits for short-term tours in at least 19 out of 27 Member States. This includes France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and many more. The length of tour permitted without a visa or permit varies across Member States. For many Member States it is for up to 90 days, which will capture the vast majority of tours.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to speak to all Member States to encourage them to ensure their rules and guidance are clear and accessible. And we are now working closely with those Member States that do require visas or work permits for short-term tours to encourage them to adopt a more flexible approach, in line with the UK’s own rules which allow creative professionals to tour here easily. Formal approaches have been made to those Member States, and DCMS ministers will play an active role in discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 34582 34583 question first answered 22/07/2021 13:59:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1347804

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2021
	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	Events Industry: Trade Agreements
	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's proposed trade deals with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein include permit free touring provisions for UK support staff involved in touring activities in the EEA.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	34585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s creative industries are the finest in the world and this Government understands that the cultural and creative sectors rely on the ability to move people across borders quickly, simply, and with minimal cost and administration.</p><p>On 8 July, the UK - Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein Free Trade Agreement was signed.</p><p>The agreement allows UK touring artists, entertainers and support staff to travel to and work in Norway and Liechtenstein for 90 days in any 180 day period, and Iceland for 90 days in one calendar year without the need for a work permit.</p><p>The deal was based on the same UK offer that the EU turned down in negotiations. This shows our proposals were workable and our door remains open if the EU is willing to reconsider its position.</p><p>To provide further clarity on the arrangements, UK and EEA states plan to issue a non-binding clarification of entry routes for performers, artists and their support staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/07/2021 14:00:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1347380

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2021
	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	Food: Advertising
	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 (a) introduce a junk food advertising ban before 2023 and (b) expand that ban to cover junk food advertising on television, other broadcasting platforms and in public spaces.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	34075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is legislating in the Health and Care Bill to introduce a restriction on paid-for advertising of food and drinks products high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) online and a 9pm watershed on TV. This watershed will also apply to all On-Demand Programme Services (ODPS) under the jurisdiction of the UK. ODPS that do not fall under the UK’s jurisdiction will be included in the online restriction of paid-for HFSS advertising. These measures will come into force simultaneously at the end of 2022. It is not the Government’s intention to legislate to restrict HFSS advertising in public spaces. This form of advertising is subject to advertising codes regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority which include restricting HFSS advertising in media directed at children under 16.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/07/2021 11:49:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1347471

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2021
	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	Events Industry: 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 recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of a Government-backed covid-19 cancellation insurance scheme for live events after 19 July 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	33858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important contribution that live events make to the UK’s culture and economy, and the significant challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has presented. We have engaged closely with the sectors affected and listened to their concerns throughout the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State made clear at the DCMS Select Committee in May, the government is aware of the wider concerns around securing cancellation insurance for live events. The government continues to assess options to provide further support to the sector within the public health context.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has provided significant financial support throughout the pandemic including extending the £1.57 billion package of support for the Culture Recovery Fund with £300 million of additional funding for 21/22. We would encourage businesses in the events sector to review the initiatives in the Government’s support package. Information on the Government’s support for businesses and employees can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 33859 question first answered 20/07/2021 10:48:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1347472

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2021
	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	Events Industry: 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 financial support his Department will make available to live events that are cancelled or postponed after 19 July 2021 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	33859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important contribution that live events make to the UK’s culture and economy, and the significant challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has presented. We have engaged closely with the sectors affected and listened to their concerns throughout the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State made clear at the DCMS Select Committee in May, the government is aware of the wider concerns around securing cancellation insurance for live events. The government continues to assess options to provide further support to the sector within the public health context.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has provided significant financial support throughout the pandemic including extending the £1.57 billion package of support for the Culture Recovery Fund with £300 million of additional funding for 21/22. We would encourage businesses in the events sector to review the initiatives in the Government’s support package. Information on the Government’s support for businesses and employees can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 33858 question first answered 20/07/2021 10:48:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1346727

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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	Social Media: Subversion
	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 she has been made on establishing a protocol with social media companies to ensure that they take covert hostile state use of their platforms seriously as recommended by the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia published on 21 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	33216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect the UK against foreign interference. That is why the Government has robust systems in place that bring together government, civil society and private sector organisations to monitor and respond to interference in whatever form it takes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>During times of heightened vulnerability such as elections or the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government stands up Counter Disinformation Unit. The Unit provides a comprehensive picture of the extent, scope and reach of mis- and disinformation, and works with social media platforms to ensure appropriate action is taken to address it, in line with their terms and conditions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We engage regularly with social media companies and welcome the positive steps many of them have taken particularly in response to misinformation around COVID-19 vaccines. Platforms have updated terms of service and made technical changes to their products, but they need to do more. We continue to put pressure on them to respond quickly and effectively to the threat posed by false information and online manipulation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is developing and seeking input to inform an ambitious set of legislative proposals to counter these threats and strengthen our ability to deter, withstand and respond to such activity. The Home Office’s upcoming Counter State Threats legislation will provide the security services and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to tackle the evolving threat from hostile activity by states and actors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have also published the draft Online Safety Bill, which will bring in a legal duty of care and give companies clear legal responsibilities to improve user safety. The new laws will have robust and proportionate measures to deal with disinformation that could cause significant physical or psychological harm to an individual, such as anti-vaccination content and falsehoods about COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/07/2021 10:53:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1346754

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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	Internet: Racial Discrimination
	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 his Department has to make all racially discriminatory user-generated content illegal content in the draft Online Harms Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	33224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>To ensure the criminal law is fit for purpose to deal with online harms, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport sponsored the Law Commission to review the criminal law relating to harmful online communications. The Law Commission has consulted on proposed reforms and will publish their final report this summer. We will carefully consider using the online safety legislation to bring the Law Commission’s final recommendations into law, where it is necessary and appropriate to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, the Law Commission is undertaking a separate review sponsored by the Home Office, which is considering the adequacy and parity of protection offered by the law relating to hate crime. The Law Commission has consulted on their proposals and aims to publish a final report later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Online Safety Bill will ensure that racially discriminatory content that is illegal offline, is illegal online. Under the Online Safety Bill, services in scope will need to minimise and remove illegal content. Major platforms will also need to address legal but harmful content for adults. Priority categories of legal but harmful content for adults will be set out in secondary legislation and are likely to include online racist abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/07/2021 10:54:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1346768

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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	Food: Advertising
	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 potential effect of restrictions on the online advertising of products that are high in fat, salt and sugar on investment by food manufacturers in UK companies compared with international competitors.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	33157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Impact Assessment published alongside the Government’s consultation response for the 2019 and 2020 consultations on further restricting the advertising of food and drinks products high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) on TV and online estimates that advertisers, including manufacturers, retailers and out of home businesses will have lower returns of around £39m per year as a result of the restrictions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The restrictions will apply to all companies advertising to UK consumers, whether or not they are UK companies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is cognisant of the revenue impacts to UK business, but we must act now to reduce the risks obesity presents to us all and act to protect our NHS. It is estimated that obesity-related conditions are currently costing the NHS £6.1 billion per year. The total costs to society of these conditions have been estimated at around £27 billion per year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Throughout this policy’s development we have been keen to mitigate the impacts on business whilst balancing the vital need to improve the nation’s health. Part of this includes the number of exemptions which are part of the policy. By including these exemptions, such as for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), it keeps the policy proportionate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/07/2021 08:08:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1346777

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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	Internet: Racial Discrimination
	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 racism that falls short of the standard of a racial hatred offence will be covered by the Online Safety Bill as a priority harm.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	33294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Racism online is completely unacceptable and has no place in an open and tolerant society. All companies whose services are likely to be used by children will have to protect them from racist content that falls short of the criminal threshold. Companies providing high-risk, high-reach services, such as the main social media services will also need to address legal content of this type that is harmful to adults. Racist abuse falls within the definition of harmful content that companies must address.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government will set out priority harms for both children and adults in secondary legislation following consultation with Ofcom. Racist abuse that does not meet the threshold of a criminal offence will likely be a priority harm.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/07/2021 14:52:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1346862

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Re-employment
	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 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27 April 2021, Official Report, column 86WH, what steps his Department has taken to (a) investigate the use of fire and rehire tactics by its executive non-departmental public bodies, (b) communicate the Government's position on fire and rehire tactics to those bodies and (c) discourage the use of such tactics by those bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	33235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been very clear that threatening fire and rehire as a negotiating tactic is completely unacceptable. We always expect employers to treat employees fairly and in the spirit of partnership working with trade unions, where relevant, constructively. We are confident that all non-departmental public bodies are aware of the Government’s position on this matter.</p><p>We work constructively with each non-departmental public body we have responsibility for and this includes when it comes to workforce management matters, however each is ultimately responsible for the management of their staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/07/2021 14:49:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1346255

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	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	Events Industry: 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 compensate music (a) festivals and (b) concerts if they have to be cancelled as a result of further covid-19 restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
	tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
	uin	32527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State made clear at the DCMS Select Committee in May, the government is aware of the wider concerns around securing indemnity for live events. Protecting public health is of vital importance to the government and we are working closely with the affected sectors and HMT on this issue to assess options to provide further support within the public health context.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Throughout the pandemic, the government’s Plan For Jobs has supported jobs and businesses with over £400 billion of economic support. As part of this package, last year the government announced the unprecedented Culture Recovery Fund - the biggest arts funding package in history. To date, over £1.2 billion has been allocated from the £2 billion Fund, reaching over 5,000 individual organisations and sites.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 25 June we announced details of the third round of the Culture Recovery Fund and portals for the Emergency Resource Support element of this round are now open. This third and final round of funding will provide further support as the cultural, heritage and creative sectors move towards reopening at full capacity, underlining the government’s commitment to help them build back better as life returns to normal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As you will be aware, from 19 July, following the success of the vaccine roll-out, outstanding legal restrictions on social contact and life events have been removed and all closed settings can reopen. The government will instead enable people to use personal judgement to manage the risk to themselves and others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/07/2021 14:46:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi