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1121268

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	5G: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on enabling the provision of 5G along the train line in Devon and Cornwall.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	910370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer to the answer provided by the Secretary of State to the topical question raised by the Hon member at oral questions today.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/04/2019 12:24:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1121406

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Internet: Older 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, if he will fund an initiative to offer training on use of the internet for elderly people in their local area in cooperation with local councils.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	244095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Government is committed to helping elderly people acquire basic digital skills as part of our broader strategy to reduce digital exclusion as outlined in the Digital Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Future Digital Inclusion’ programme delivered through Online Centres based in libraries and other community spaces has supported over 1 million adult learners to develop their basic digital skills, including elderly people.</p><p> </p><p>Government has also published plans to introduce an entitlement to full funding for basic digital courses from 2020, similar to the entitlements already in place for maths and English. This will provide adults of any age the opportunity to undertake improved qualifications based on new national standards free of charge.</p><p> </p><p>Through its £400,000 Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund, the Government is supporting three pilot projects aimed at addressing the digital exclusion of older and disabled people. One pilot, is developing “smart homes” for elderly people to improve their digital skills, supported by their peers and younger ‘digital buddies’.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 245824 question first answered 29/04/2019 15:08:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1121526

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
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 there is a requirement for telephone providers to have a 15 pence service charge for calls made to the police on the non-emergency 101 number.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	244013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no obligation on telecom service providers to supply the 101 service free of charge as is the case with 999/112 under the 2003 Communications Act. Calls to 101 cost 15p from a mobile device or landline phones, from anywhere in the country and regardless of duration. Calls are free from payphones. The public have always paid to contact the police by telephone for non-emergencies and the 15p cost of the call goes to the telephony providers to cover the cost of carrying the calls. The police and government receive no money from calls to 101.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/04/2019 15:04:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1121544

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Broadcasting: Disability Aids
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 work with streaming services to improve the accuracy of their subtitling.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	244205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>As part of a digitally inclusive society, television content should be accessible for all UK audiences. Following a commission from DCMS, Ofcom published a report in December 2018 that provided recommendations on making on-demand services more accessible, including subtitling provisions.</p><p> </p><p>Government is considering Ofcom’s report and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2019 15:02:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1121545

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Telecommunications
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 the Government plans to take to (a) protect national telecoms security and (b) meet its 5G rollout targets.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	244206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review in July 2018 set out the Government’s strategy for delivering 5G ambitions. The ambitions on 5G are for the UK to become a world leader in the technology and for the majority of the population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, DCMS is leading a cross-government review into the supply chain arrangements for the UK’s telecoms infrastructure. The terms of reference are available here: (Https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/telecoms-supply-chain-review-terms-of-reference). The Review includes consideration of the full UK market position, including the resilience and security standards of equipment for 5G and will report in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DCMS and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) actively manage the potential risks to the UK telecoms industry, and security is part of the 5G Testbeds and Trials programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2019 15:05:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1121546

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Music Venues: Non-domestic Rates
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential benefits of extending business rates relief to include grassroots music venues.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	244207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Grassroots venues are a vital part of the UK’s live music ecosystem which contributes around £1bn a year to our economy. We are aware of the concerns around grassroots venues and will continue exploring a range of issues affecting them with industry and government to help protect and grow this important sector.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016 the Government has cut business rates for all ratepayers, announcing reforms which will reduce business rates by more than £13 billion over the next five years. Local authorities also have powers to support specific sectors in their local area through the existing system of discretionary reliefs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2019 15:08:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1110992

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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: Brexit
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 deprioritised any Statutory Instruments in relation to the UK leaving the EU; and if he will publish the criteria his Department uses to deprioritise those Instruments.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	243434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Our objective has always been to have a functioning statute book in place by Exit Day and to ensure that the most critical secondary legislation was made by this point.</p><p> </p><p>Each SI was carefully considered on a case-by-case basis to assess the impact of it not being in force on exit day, which informed scheduling decisions. These considerations and assessments have meant that the Government has been able to lay the critical secondary legislation required before we exit the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of the Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the department accepted the recommendation of the European Statutory Instruments Committee that the SI should use the affirmative procedure, notwithstanding that this would mean the SI would be unlikely to come into force on exit day (as defined, at that time, as 29 March 2019). This was because it was not essential that the provision made by the SI be in force from exit day, principally because it made very minor technical changes or revoked EU law which would be redundant if retained on the UK's statute book.</p><p> </p><p>The laying of EU Exit SIs allows Parliament to fulfil its essential scrutiny role. The exact nature of this scrutiny, and the steps required before an SI completes its passage, is dependent on the type of SI. The Government remains confident of passing the necessary legislation required to ensure a functioning statute book by exit day.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/04/2019 10:58:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1111087

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	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, pursuant to the publication of the Online Harms White Paper, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on assuming the role of the proposed regulator.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	243339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the White Paper, we intend to establish in law a new duty of care on companies towards their users, overseen by an independent regulator. This regulator will set clear safety standards, backed up by mandatory reporting requirements and effective enforcement powers.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/04/2019 11:12:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1111144

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Nuisance Calls
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 of 19 February 2019 to Question 220177 on Nuisance Calls, how many call blocking devices the Department plans to deliver to vulnerable people in (a) the UK and (b) Kent.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	243547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>In March 2017 DCMS provided a grant of £500,000 to National Trading Standards to provide over 1500 call blocking devices to vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to continuing this work. The Chancellor announced in the 2018 Autumn Budget that the National Trading Standards will receive further funding to continue rolling out devices to vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has agreed to provide up to £640,000 for this project. The National Trading Standards are currently undertaking a procurement process for a supplier for the call blocking devices. We are not yet therefore able to provide details of precisely how many devices this further funding will deliver.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/04/2019 10:53:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1111199

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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: 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 entered into with Departmental staff in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	243412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is not able to provide a response to cover the last five years as this information is generally not held centrally. In 2017, there were six non-disclosure agreements, all relating to recruitment of temporary staff.</p><p> </p><p>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. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/04/2019 15:05:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord