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845529

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Hate Crime
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 held with stakeholders on establishing a commissioner to (a) tackle and (b) provide guidance on tackling (i) online hate activity and (ii) cyber bullying.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	128501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with stakeholders on a range of issues, including online hate and abuse. Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/03/2018 15:07:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

845575

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Nutrition
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 role his Department plans to play in the adoption of the updated Nutrient Profile Model due for issue during 2018.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	128547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care as the lead department on the development of the updated Nutrient Profile Model, which will be put forward for public consultation shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The adoption of the model is a matter for Ofcom and the Advertising Standards Authority.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/02/2018 12:58:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

845622

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Welsh Language
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 translation arrangements his Department has put in place to enable efficient and accurate handling of Welsh language correspondence from (a) MPs and (b) the general public.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	128594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport receives very low numbers of correspondence in Welsh. Because of the low numbers involved, the Department uses an external translation service on an ad-hoc basis when we receive any such correspondence.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's commitment to answering Welsh correspondence, in the language that it is written, is the same as for correspondence written in English. That is, within 20 working days of receipt.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/02/2018 12:56:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

845628

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Writers
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 on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the ability of authors to undertake provisional book tours in EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	128600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with stakeholders from across the Creative Industries sector, including Publishing, to better understand the potential impacts and opportunities of the UK’s exit from the European Union. This will include the ability of UK authors to tour in the EU, which is important to our world leading publishing industry.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working closely with the Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) to ensure that they are well informed of these issues.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/02/2018 14:22:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

845651

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Barnsley
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 his Department is taking to increase the number of properties with access to ultrafast broadband in Barnsley.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	128623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>According to figures published by ThinkBroadband, which defines ultrafast as &gt;100Mbps, Barnsley currently has 78.08% ultrafast coverage.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made a commitment to increase gigabit capable connectivity across the country and as part of this the Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) Programme launched a £190m Challenge Fund in November 2017. The fund will operate successive waves of bidding, which local bodies are invited to bid into to increase full fibre coverage in their local areas. We expect the next wave of funding to open in summer 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also currently trialling a Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme which makes full fibre connection vouchers available to SMEs and some residential premises in four areas across the country. We are currently reviewing how we might extend this scheme on a national basis following our market trial, in response to the 2017 Conservative Manifesto commitment to ‘introduce a full fibre connection voucher for companies across the country by 2018’.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/02/2018 14:26:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

845776

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
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 his Department had with the national centre for data in Newcastle when determining the remit and location of the national data ethics centre.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	128748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Officials have been in contact with staff at the National Innovation Centre for Data in Newcastle to discuss the new Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation. The remit and location of the CDEI remain subject to ongoing discussions, and officials will continue to engage with NICD along with other stakeholders as these discussions progress.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/02/2018 16:31:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

845778

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Small Businesses
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 SME businesses have taken up the Government's Cyber Essentials scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	128750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>As of the end of December 2017, the number of Cyber Essentials certificates awarded to enterprises is 10,246. Just under 80% of these have been issued to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>Cyber Essentials is one of many ways in which the Government is supporting SMEs to improve their cyber security resilience. For example, the National Cyber Security Centre launched its Cyber Security Small Business Guide in October last year, which helps SMEs protect themselves from the most common cyber attacks.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/02/2018 14:24:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah