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1027513

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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: Prizes
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 plans to regulate paid-for random prizes in computer and video games.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	203309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring that consumers are properly protected and not exploited by aggressive commercial practices. Game purchasers are protected by general consumer law such as the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. This includes a requirement on businesses not to subject anyone to misleading or aggressive marketing practices, or, for example, direct exhortation to buy products, including in-game purchases of paid-for random prizes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware of concerns surrounding this issue and will continue to gather and look closely at any evidence. We also welcome the recent introduction by the VSC Ratings Board and PEGI of a new label for video games to warn parents where they include the opportunity to make in-game purchases.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2018 13:31:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1027415

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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: Scotland
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 officials in his Department have had with representatives from local authorities in Scotland on the roll-out of superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	202892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>There is a regular and good working level relationship between DCMS and the Scottish government on the roll-out of superfast broadband.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions cover superfast projects, R100, Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) projects and use of the DCMS Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme which was launched in April. To date, 425 vouchers have been issued totaling just £1.08m.</p><p> </p><p>We are also engaging with Scottish Government and local bodies on the Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme announced at Budget 2018.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2018 13:28:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1025332

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	Film: Finance
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 take steps to ensure ongoing funding for the distribution of British films abroad after the cessation of the Creative Europe funding scheme in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	202329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister stated in her Mansion House speech, the UK is committed to continuing cultural collaboration between the UK and EU. Where possible, the UK will continue to participate in EU programmes where there is mutual benefit to the UK and the EU, ultimately, this will be determined as part of the future partnership negotiations between the UK and the EU. The British Film Institute (BFI) and its partners offer extensive support to the film industry - from development and skills to distribution and audiences - and this will continue independently of Creative Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2018 13:29:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1024780

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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: 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 level of access to superfast fibre broadband in (a) Birmingham Northfield, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands; and what steps he is taking to improve such access.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	202035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>According to Thinkbroadband (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/england), 96.8% of premises in Birmingham Northfield constituency currently have access to Superfast Broadband. Similarly, 96.8% of premises in the city of Birmingham has access to Superfast broadband.</p><p> </p><p>The West Midlands area is slightly higher with 97% of premises having this access. This is up from 60% in 2010. All three areas currently sit above the UK average.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2018 13:26:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1024783

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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
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 merits of using alternative and emerging technologies such as G.fast to support the roll-out of superfast and ultrafast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	202036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK has good digital connectivity to meet the needs of today’s consumers. This includes G.fast technology, which is used by Openreach to deliver ultrafast speeds of more than 100 Mbps, using their existing part-copper infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is clear that demand for faster, more reliable and resilient broadband will rise and that the UK needs to increase the number of full fibre connections to deliver a nationwide gigabit capable broadband network by 2033. Our Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), published in July 2018, set out a strategy for delivering that ambition. This includes direct investment into full fibre through the £190 million Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) Challenge Fund and the £67 million Gigabit Voucher Scheme. At Budget, the Chancellor announced a further £200 million from the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) to pilot innovative approaches to deploying full fibre in rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working to improve mobile broadband. We are committed to extending geographic coverage to 95% of the UK by 2022, and to becoming a world leader in 5G, with the majority of the population covered by a 5G signal by 2027. As part of this, Government is investing £200 million in a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2018 13:26:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1024820

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
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 mobile phone companies on those companies sharing resources to improve coverage in rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and Ministers hold regular meetings with Mobile Network Operators to discuss a range of issues. We accept that sharing of sites and infrastructure can make deployment of mobile network infrastructure more efficient and cost-effective.</p><p> </p><p>Government supports industry initiatives to provide a more efficient service to consumers, providing that this does not restrict competition in the market.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2018 13:20:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon