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1130561

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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: Living Wage
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 organisations that hold contracts with his Department pay the National Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	261258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested centrally. However DCMS standard terms and conditions ensures that the supplier shall comply with all applicable laws in supplying services to the department.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/06/2019 15:46:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1126034

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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: Former Ministers
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 much his Department has paid to hon. Members under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 since 13 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	253604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Any such payments are published in the department’s audited annual accounts, which can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/05/2019 13:45:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

971784

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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: Sick Leave
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 number of days of sick leave taken by staff in his Department for mental health reasons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	173657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of working days lost to sickness absence relating to mental health for each of the years for which data has been published is:<br><br></p><ul><li><p>2014: 227</p></li><li><p>2015: 82</p></li><li><p>2016: 259</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The department has implemented a number of policies to ensure that staff feel comfortable in taking, and reporting, mental health-related sickness absence including</p><ul><li><p>early referral to occupational health experts, particularly for mental health and stress,</p></li><li><p>early referral to Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based counselling support for mental health issues,</p></li><li><p>workplace adjustments that help to prevent conditions from developing or worsening, whilst reducing the barriers to work for those affected by mental or physical impairments,</p></li><li><p>extensive training for managers and employees - including on disability and mental health awareness, well-being, resilience and stress.</p></li><li><p>line managers can use the Stress Assessment and Reduction Plan toolkit in identifying and managing stress when required,</p></li><li><p>a page on the intranet is dedicated to stress management and it contains resources to support line managers and employees identify and manage stress.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Finally, the Department is a signatory to the ‘Time to Change Pledge’ and raises awareness of mental health and coping strategies through national campaigns such as the ‘Time to Talk’ day and the Mental Health Awareness Week. The department also organises ‘Mindfulness’ sessions for employees.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/09/2018 10:31:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

969277

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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: Mobile Phones
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 a list of the mobile phone applications developed by his Department and its agencies in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of developing of each of those applications.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	171522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Digital Service has, however, published guidance on gov.uk advising that developing native or hybrid apps is not usually the best way to deliver public services.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/working-with-mobile-technology#native-or-hybrid-apps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/working-with-mobile-technology#native-or-hybrid-apps</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/10/2018 13:18:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

968386

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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: Peers
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 members of the House of Lords hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	170932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold a central record of all those who hold roles, either paid or unpaid, who are members of the House of Lords.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2018 16:42:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

930961

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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	BBC: Fairtrade Initiative
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 received representations on the consistency of the website www.bbcproductionmusic.com with the obligations of the BBC in relation to fair trade; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	157184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the BBC. The government has not received representations on this issue.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/07/2018 15:41:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

904870

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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: Parental Leave
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 male staff of his Department have taken shared paternal leave; and the average length of that leave was.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	144334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) implemented the Shared Parental Leave Policy in April 2015. Since the policy was introduced, 12 males have taken Shared Parental Leave and the average length of leave was 3.5 months. Uptake of Shared Parental Leave has increased each year since the policy was launched.</p><p> </p><p>Shared Parental Leave can give parents more flexibility in how they share the care of their child in the first year following birth or adoption. Working closely with the Parent's Network, DCMS is actively promoting SPL including having all policy and guidance on the intranet available for all staff to view in order to encourage staff to consider using the flexibility.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/05/2018 14:42:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

896472

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Disclosure of Information
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 non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with employees in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	140818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is not able to provide a response to cover the last five years. In 2017, there were five non-disclosure agreements, all relating to recruitment of temporary staff. Non-disclosure agreements are put in place in exceptional circumstances. Non-disclosure agreements in DCMS are only used for temporary staff who will work on sensitive information, where commercially or politically sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/05/2018 17:04:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

800735

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether electronic communications from hon. Members to Ministers of his Department are passed through any third parties before they reach their recipient.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Electronic communications are passed across the internet via internet service providers and the routing of an email between an hon. Member and a Government department is dependent on which system and service an email is sent. Ministers’ Private Offices and correspondence teams routinely handle and respond to emails on behalf of their Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2017 16:13:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

772355

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Land: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of offshore ownership of UK land freeholds.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	108268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>In March 2016, HM Land Registry published, for free, information on registered land in England and Wales that was owned by overseas companies. Updates to this data set have been available at a charge and the datasets (both free and chargeable) are accessible at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-overseas-companies-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-overseas-companies-data</a>.</p><p>As part of the government’s housing white paper, <em>Fixing our broken housing market</em>, HM Land Registry committed to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. This will include releasing later this year, free of charge, the updated overseas company ownership data set.</p><p>This open approach to data will better support development, ensure financial stability, collection of taxes, law enforcement and the protection of national security.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/10/2017 11:32:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders