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986391

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	International Broadcasting
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 seek to retain the (a) 671 non-domestic TV channels and (b) on-demand services based in the UK in the event that there is no exit deal between the UK and the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	178512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Brexit White Paper, we cannot be part of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) if we are not part of the EU. As a result, the Country of Origin principle, which allows audiovisual services to obtain a broadcasting licence in one Member State for all their channels and services across the EU, will no longer apply. We have shared relevant information for businesses in the Technical Notice for Broadcasting and video-on-demand if there's no Brexit deal which is available here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/broadcasting-and-video-on-demand-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/broadcasting-and-video-on-demand-if-theres-no-brexit-deal], published in September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the future relationship between the EU and the UK on broadcasting depends on the exit negotiations, and we are committed to seek the best possible arrangement for broadcasting that will work for UK businesses and audiences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:42:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

985615

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Video Games: Young People
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 the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on tackling video game addiction among young people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	178231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>It is important that young people enjoy video games as part of an active and balanced lifestyle that includes time for exercise and socialising in the real world. Through our Internet Safety Strategy we are working closely with the games industry, agencies such as the Video Standards Council and others to improve online safety in games, including promoting healthy and responsible gaming. More broadly, to better understand the relationship between social media and the mental health of children and young people up to 25 years old, the Chief Medical Officer will be leading a systematic review to examine all relevant international research in the area.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:58:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

985769

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many Cyber Essentials certificates his Department has issued.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	178387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) manages the Cyber Essentials scheme, which is designed to protect organisations against the most common internet based threats through the implementation of a set of five core technical controls. As of the end of September 2018, 18,939 certificates have been issued.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/10/2018 16:37:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

984723

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the speed of the internet supply in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	177591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>According to Thinkbroadband, 97% of premises in Coventry and 96.8% of premises in the West Midlands area have access to Superfast broadband speeds. Both figures stand above the UK average of 95.6%.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/10/2018 15:21:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

984813

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to create a new regulator for internet and social media companies.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	177633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We will publish an Online Harms White Paper later this winter, which will set out our proposals for future legislative and non-legislative measures. These proposals will deliver the Digital Charter's ambitions of making the UK the safest place in the world to be online, whilst also leading the world in innovation-friendly regulation that supports the growth of the tech sector.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/10/2018 15:14:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

984814

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Facebook: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the number of UK users of Facebook who were affected by the data breach at the company that was announced on 29 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	177634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We take both the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously. The Data Protection Act 2018 makes our data protection laws fit for the digital age in which an ever increasing amount of data is being processed and empowers people to take control of their data. It is the responsibility of any UK organisation to identify when UK citizen's have been affected as part of a data breach and take the necessary steps to reduce harm to customers. The NCSC and ICO have been made aware of the issue concerning Facebook and are working together with the relevant authorities. The ICO, as the UK's independent regulator for data protection, is making enquiries with Facebook and their overseas counterparts to establish the scale of the breach and if any UK citizens have been affected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/10/2018 15:17:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

984815

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Facebook: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with Facebook on their data protection arrangements since their announcement on 29 September 2018 of a major data breach at that company.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	177635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We take both the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously. The Data Protection Act 2018 makes our data protection laws fit for the digital age in which an ever increasing amount of data is being processed and empowers people to take control of their data. As the independent regulator for data protection in the UK, the ICO have been made aware of the issue concerning Facebook and are currently making inquiries with the company. It is appropriate and necessary for the Government to allow the ICO and other relevant authorities to conclude their inquiries and before commenting any further on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/10/2018 15:19:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

984523

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G: Railways
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 rail lines are being considered for the 5G trials that will support improvements to rail passenger connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	177386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government allocated £35 million to projects that will support improvement to rail passenger connectivity, including the Trans-Pennine Initiative (TPI). This is a joint project between the 5G Testbeds and Trials and Local Full Fibre Networks Programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The projects involved are to : <br></p><ul><li>upgrade the Network Rail test track in Melton Mowbray, and</li><li>to install trackside infrastructure along part of the Trans Pennine route, this will include the rollout of fibre between Manchester and York.</li></ul> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:42:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

984524

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to announce the specification for the 5G trials that will support improvements to rail passenger connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	177387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government allocated £35 million to projects that will support improvement to rail passenger connectivity, including the Network Rail test track in Melton Mowbray, and the Trans-Pennine Initiative (TPI).</p><p> </p><p>In August 2018, the Government released a Call for Information to parties interested in taking part in these projects. This Call included questions on a range of options for connectivity delivery, including 5G. The responses to these are informing our approach to next steps. A technical specification for the project is expected in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:41:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

984583

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to encourage social media platforms to put in place protections to prevent personal details being shared publicly without the consent of the individual concerned.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	177344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text In May 2018, Parliament passed the Data Protection Act 2018 which, together with the General Data Protection Regulation, imposes strict obligations on data controllers, including social media platforms. Social media organisations must be clear with people how their data is going to be used and only process it where there are lawful grounds to do so. The legislation also strengthens the rights of individuals to access their own data, object to its continued use or seek to rectify, erase or move it. Organisations which fail to comply with the new legislation may be investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office and subject to increased fines.<em> </em>For those who commit serious breaches there are significant financial penalties including fines up to £18 million or 4% of global turnover that can be applied as well as the backstop of criminal prosecution<em>.</em><em> </em>We worked closely with the Information Commissioner during the passage of the Bill and in the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica controversy to make sure she had the powers she needed to investigate complex data breaches in our increasingly digital economy and society.<p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/10/2018 15:23:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith