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1551729

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
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	Tickets: Sales
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 her Department has made of the potential merits of prohibiting the sale of tickets for events at a sum greater than their face value.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	110873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to cracking down on unacceptable behaviour in the ticketing market and improving people’s chances of buying tickets at a reasonable price. That is why we have strengthened the law on ticketing information requirements and introduced a criminal offence of using automated software to buy more tickets online than allowed. Ticketing sites can help fans buy and resell tickets, but they must comply with the law and should never be used as a platform for breaking it.</p><p>Enforcement agencies such as the Competition and Markets Authority, National Trading Standards and the advertising industry's own regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority, have a track record of investigating breaches of consumer law and improving transparency in the ticketing market, and are prepared to go after those who flout the law or abuse the ticketing market. The recent conviction of ticket touts for the unlawful mass reselling of Ed Sheeran tickets at inflated prices and obtained by fraudulent means, is just one example.</p><p>We do not believe that price capping is an appropriate solution at this time, as experience in other markets has shown that it would not be an effective tool to address the problem at hand, and would present significant practical challenges in implementation and enforcement. Individuals are able to seek advice or report problems with goods or services bought from a trader based in the UK, and the appropriate advice agency is the Citizens Advice Consumer Service.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 12:47:50 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1551730

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
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: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 her Department’s publication of electronic purchasing card spending over £500 for April 2021 to March 2022, what items or services were purchased from Coywood Computers for £1,478.99 on 10 February 2022; and or what reason that purchase was made using the Klarna payment service.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	110645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>In February 2022, the Department sourced 50 x HP laptop chargers from Coywood Computers for the IT service desk. The stock was required to replenish business as usual (BAU) stock to support the business with increased demand for temporary/loan chargers, whilst working in the office, and replacements for faulty chargers.</p><p>The online retailer was selected based on stock availability, at a time when technology demands were significantly higher in the Department and our regular supply chain faced long lead-times for sourcing products.</p><p>The purchase was made directly through the retailer's website and the goods were fully paid at the point of purchase, with no additional transaction fees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 12:46:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1551743

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
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	Cricket: Bullying and Discrimination
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 her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Cricket Discipline Commission at tackling discrimination, bullying, racism and sexism in cricket in (a) England and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	110880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The work of the Cricket Discipline Commission is a matter for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The Government has no role in scrutinising its work.</p><p>We will continue to directly hold the ECB to account on cultural change in the sport, particularly around racism, and reserve the right to take further measures if progress is not made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/12/2022 11:46:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1551828

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
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 Broadband: Research
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 the press release published 13 December 2022 on 5G and 6G technology, what the criteria were that her Department used to allocate £28 million to the three universities for 5G and 6G R&D.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	110691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>DCMS ran a fair and open competition published through <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> - Five consortia submitted bids - with the three highest scoring bids selected for funding. DCMS assessed bids against questions relating to:</p><ol><li><p>Vision and Approach</p></li><li><p>Organisation(s) Suitability and Management</p></li><li><p>Outcomes, Engagement and Benefits</p></li><li><p>Delivery Plan</p></li><li><p>Financial and Commercial</p></li></ol><p>Full guidance is available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/future-open-networks-research-challenge-competition" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 12:49:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1551847

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
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 Roaming (European Communities) Regulations 2007
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 the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans he has to (a) retain, (b) revoke or (c) replace the Mobile Roaming (European Communities) Regulations 2007.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	110677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Mobile Roaming (European Communities) Regulations 2007 are scheduled to be revoked by The Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023, which were presented for laying before parliament on 15 December 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 12:54:38 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1551138

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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	Culture: Exports
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 the Retained EU Law Bill, whether she plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace Council Regulation (EC) No 116/2009.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	109539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Council Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 was revoked by The Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 with effect from the end of the transition period.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/12/2022 17:44:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1551151

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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	Television: 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, whether she plans to take steps to require all broadcast television to be fully subtitled.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	109667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of subtitling and supports television being accessible to all. Under the Communications Act 2003 and Broadcasting Acts of 1990 and 1996, broadcasters are already required to meet targets for access services - including subtitling. Statutory targets are set by Ofcom which include five and ten year targets for licensed television services. Ofcom’s<a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/broadcast-codes/tv-access-services" target="_blank"> Code on Television Access Services</a> sets out these obligations and provides guidance and best practice on subtitling for broadcasters.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 13:04:01 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1551281

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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: Housing
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 she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure new-build homes come with gigabit-speed broadband.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	109677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering nationwide gigabit connectivity as soon as possible, and it is a priority to ensure that new homes are built with fast, reliable and resilient broadband.</p><p>We laid The Building etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 in Parliament on 26 September 2022. This statutory instrument amends Building Regulations to ensure that the construction of new homes in England includes the installation of gigabit-ready infrastructure, and the installation of gigabit-capable connections where this can be provided within a cost cap of £2,000 per dwelling.</p><p>The new requirements come into force on 26 December 2022, and will help to ensure that new homes are future-proofed and have access to Gigabit broadband at the point of construction, giving more people the connectivity they want and need without costly and disruptive installation work after the home is built.</p><p>Where a gigabit capable connection is not available without breaching the cost cap, the next fastest connection available within the cost cap must be installed. The cost cap does not apply to the requirement for developers to install gigabit-ready infrastructure, which must be installed to ensure that the new homes are future-proofed.</p><p>We are working with the Devolved Administrations to ensure consistency across the UK, as far as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 12:59:13 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1551283

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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: Road Works
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 assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing flexi permits which allow telecoms operators to carry out multiple works over multiple streets for a specified time.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	109678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport consulted twice on proposals for a flexi permit in autumn 2021 and February 2022. The proposals would have allowed one permit to cover a number of works over a period of time across a specific area. The proposals were strongly opposed by highway authorities. The Government published a <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1081518%2Fgovernment-response-to-street-and-road-works-further-reforms.pdf__%3B!!HEBAkwG3r5RD!6_AX5AHpFWBgE4-fH5e3cFBLHsL_K00GFCQFnxczgM44kRcc0yyal24C9gbBC0RirEei04dOM0Q5I43iEs23cRqQX_Zx7U8%24&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7C98d75e86337a43cf69a808dadeacfacb%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638067131768975540%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WFbkpJ9nLloLPoBBmSS8I%2BZOZ2Il6rmPngIRup00sYo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">response</a> to the consultation in May 2022 which announced that the government had decided not to proceed with the proposal for flexi permits at that time. However, the government did say that it would continue to work with the street works sector to develop further the concept and provide more evidence. So far, trials have taken place in Sheffield, Bexley, Essex and Lancashire, on a voluntary basis by organisations in the sector.</p><p>Work is now underway to launch longer, more extensive trials - testing out different scenarios and in different areas than those that have happened to date. The trials seek to determine if potential benefits outweigh any drawbacks when flexi permits are used in conditions closer to real life - examining effects on congestion and reinstatement performance, for example. My officials are currently working with counterparts in the Department for Transport, a number of local authorities and telecoms operators to bring forward more trials in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 12:57:06 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1551287

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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 she has made an assessment of the potential impact on (a) consumers and (b) competition of telecoms providers which advertise FTTC connections as fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	109681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit connectivity. Our approach to achieving this is to make it as attractive as possible for companies to build gigabit-capable networks in the UK by creating a regulatory environment that encourages competition and investment between firms. Our strategy also includes promoting the take up of fibre broadband to ensure consumers can maximise its benefits. Gigabit-capable broadband will offer consumers a faster and more reliable connection.</p><p>DCMS recognises the decisions of both the Advertising Standards Authority and the High Court of Justice on the issue of fibre advertisement. In 2017, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK's regulator of advertising, reviewed consumer understanding of the term ‘fibre’ as used in broadband advertising (particularly for part-fibre services such as Fibre to the Cabinet) and any impact the use of this term has on consumers’ transactional decisions. The ASA engaged with stakeholders and received a range of responses from providers of part-fibre and full-fibre broadband services, consumer organisations and other regulators.</p><p>The ASA published their findings in November 2017 and concluded by stating the following:“It is not possible to conclude that the word ‘fibre’, as currently used in part-fibre advertising, is likely to mislead and misinform consumers.”</p><p>The findings also demonstrated that the word ‘fibre’ appeared to be relatively unimportant when participants interpreted broadband advertising. In addition, the report found that it generally did not trigger the start of a purchase journey for consumers.</p><p>Both the ASA and Ofcom are independent regulators and matters relating to industry rules on advertising is a matter for their discretion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/12/2022 13:01:48 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock