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1079351

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Electronic Programme Guides: Public Service 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, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of changing the rules on prominence to support public service broadcasters on digital platforms.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	227133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value and importance of high quality public service content and the need for this to be widely accessible to viewers. That is why under the Digital Economy Act 2017 the Government required Ofcom to publish a report which looks at the ease of finding PSB content across all platforms.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has consulted on proposed changes to the linear EPG Code and how the prominence regime may need to change to ensure public service content remains accessible regardless of how consumers are accessing it. That consultation closed in October 2018 and we look forward to their findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/03/2019 14:36:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1079352

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Digital Technology: Education
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 Secretary of State for Education on teaching digital skills in schools.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	227134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with their Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of issues, including on digital skills. Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Department of Education officials work together on the Digital Skills Partnership Computing in Schools Group which aims guide industry to maximise the benefits of their initiatives to support the teaching of computing in schools.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/03/2019 14:40:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1079452

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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: Incentives
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 the average in-year bonus was for (a) male and (b) female staff in his Department at each grade in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	227059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The information below details the average in-year bonus by gender and grade for each of the last three financial years. The 2016/17 and 2017/18 tables use information consistent with that used for the respective gender pay gap calculations. The 2015/16 table is based on the same information from that year although this was before the legislative requirement to publish the gender pay gap came into effect.</p><p><br></p><p>Grades C and D have been combined as the sample size for grade D is too small to report on alone.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p>Count of in year awards</p></td><td><p>Average in year bonus</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>C and D</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>£ 278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>£ 273</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>B</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>£ 316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>£ 309</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>A</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>£ 256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>£ 350</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>A(U)</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£ 312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>£ 404</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <br></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p>Count of in year awards</p></td><td><p>Average in year bonus</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>C and D</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>£ 225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>£ 248</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>B</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>£ 256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>£ 268</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>A</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>£ 241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>£ 333</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>A(U)</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£ 408</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£ 257</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p>Count of in year awards</p></td><td><p>Average in year bonus</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>C and D</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>£ 269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>£ 317</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>B</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>£ 350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>£ 324</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>A</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>£ 318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>£ 356</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>A(U)</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£ 342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£ 471</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/03/2019 15:00:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1079453

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's Gender Pay Gap Report 2018, for what reasons at Grade A 32.26 per cent of men received bonuses compared to 18.75 per cent of women.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	227060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>To clarify, the figures specified in this question relate to the percentages of men and women at Grade A(U) who received end of year bonuses and does not include data relating to in-year bonuses. At Grade A (which has nearly 5 times as many staff members than grade A(U)), 14.84% of men received end of year bonuses compared to 18.06% of women.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Grade A(U) is the smallest of the delegated grades (other than grade D). A total of 16 individuals, out of 63, within this grade were granted end of year bonuses and so the overall percentage of staff receiving end of year awards at this grade is easily skewed due to the small sample size.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Across the department as a whole, the percentages of men and women receiving end of year awards were very similar (15.1% of men and 15.5% of women).</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/03/2019 15:03:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1077538

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Social Media: Disability
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 policies that social media companies employ to prevent the abuse of disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	226049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>DCMS hosted a Ministerial roundtable before Christmas with disability organisations to explore the issues faced by disabled people online and consult on the statutory social media code of practice. The forthcoming Online Harms White Paper will set out legislative measures to tackle the full range of online harms, including online abuse. We will continue to engage with the disabled community and other stakeholders as we develop our proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/03/2019 16:36:54 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1077758

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Digital Technology
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 the target is for digital inclusion.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Digital Strategy, published in March 2017, sets out the Government’s approach to tackling digital exclusion. Our objective is to tackle the root causes of digital exclusion so that everyone can increase their digital capability to make the most of the digital world. We also committed to facilitating strong collaboration between the public, private and third sector to tackle the digital skills gap in a coordinated and coherent way so the sum is greater than the parts and everyone everywhere has better access to the training they want. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/03/2019 16:39:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1077760

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Cybersecurity: Business
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 businesses have taken up the Cyber Essentials Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>As of the end of January 2019, the total number of Cyber Essentials certificates awarded to organisations was 23,097. The scheme was launched in 2014 and of this total, around a half of certificates (11,789) were awarded in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>82% of the total number of certificates have been awarded to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs.) <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/03/2019 16:45:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1077205

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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: Procurement
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 suppliers have been excluded from bidding for contracts as a result of not complying with the criteria set out in the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	225629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>DCMS has not excluded any suppliers from bidding for contracts as a result of not meeting the criteria in Procurement Policy Note 03/14.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/02/2019 16:12:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1064033

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Facebook and Twitter: Standards
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 recent discussions he has had with representatives from (a) Facebook and (b) Twitter on the removal of abusive and harmful content from their platforms.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	223231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media companies on a range of issues including the removal of harmful or abusive content.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/02/2019 12:34:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1064057

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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: Apprentices
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 staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>DCMS has 15 apprentices, which is equivalent to 1.3% of the department’s headcount.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/02/2019 16:16:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden