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1566517

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date	12/01/2023
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: Wales
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 she has made of the levels of digital connectivity in rural areas of Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	122221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>At present, 96.7% of premises in Wales can access a superfast (&gt;=30Mbps) broadband connection, with 57.4% able to access a gigabit-capable connection.</p><p>As part of the UK Government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit, a Public Review was conducted last year to establish broadband suppliers build plans across Wales, and the results were published in November. We are working closely with the Welsh Government and plan to launch procurements in Wales in the coming months.</p><p>In addition to our procurements, nearly 2,800 vouchers have been issued under the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme to help communities in rural and hard-to-reach areas of Wales.</p><p>In December 2022, DCMS also launched a series of Alpha trials to test the use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to improve broadband connectivity in very hard to reach locations. Up to 15 sites will be selected to trial the technology across the UK and to date four sites have been announced, including two in Snowdonia National Park.</p><p>The £1 billion Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme is already delivering 4G coverage uplifts in Wales and across the whole of the UK. Currently, 4G coverage in Wales stands at 62% from all four operators and will rise to a minimum of 80% through the SRN. Coverage from at least one operator currently stands at 90% and will increase to 95% in Wales once the programme completes. For further details on the SRN and how it will enable rural businesses and communities to thrive please visit <a href="https://srn.org.uk/forecast-coverage-improvements/" target="_blank">https://srn.org.uk/forecast-coverage-improvements/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 17/01/2023 11:04:13 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1564836

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Parthenon Sculptures
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 she has made of the potential merits of returning the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece (a) on loan and (b) permanently.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	118938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum are legally owned by the Trustees of the British Museum, which is operationally independent of Government. Decisions relating to the care and management of the museum's collections are a matter for the Trustees of the British Museum.</p><p>The British Museum, along with some other national museums, is prevented by law from deaccessioning objects in its collection. The British Museum has always said that it would consider any request for a loan of the sculptures to Greece – as it would any other object in its collection – as long as its normal conditions for loans are met.</p><p>The Government fully supports the position taken by the Trustees of the British Museum and has no plans to change the law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/01/2023 11:01:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1564879

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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: Children
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 13 December 2022 to Question 104206 on Social Media: Children, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of parents' rights of (a) access to and (b) ownership of their deceased children's digital profiles and posts on social media.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	118966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the difficulties that some bereaved parents have experienced when accessing their loved ones' data. The question of parental rights to access of children’s digital profiles and posts is complex, so we are considering this matter with the Ministry of Justice and social media organisations, before deciding on any next steps.</p><p>Currently, coroners have extensive powers under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 that allow them to require information for their inquests (which could include relevant digital data following the death of a child). Any party whom the coroner considers to have a sufficient interest in a coronial investigation, which may include bereaved parents, therefore has the right to receive documents and other evidence from the coroner which may be used in the inquest.</p><p>Outside of coronial investigations, some social media companies might act voluntarily to share certain information about the material a child was viewing with bereaved families. However, others may operate policies of non-disclosure to third parties (including parents), unless a user takes active steps to nominate a person who may access his or her account after they die or there is a legal obligation to disclose the data. Some social media users might be concerned about the thought of disclosing private information or other digital assets to third parties after their death, and so an automatic right of access is unlikely to be appropriate in every case. Additionally, companies may have to consider other legal issues when responding to data disclosure requests, for example the data protection rights of individuals that were in contact with the deceased person prior to their death.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/01/2023 16:57:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1565121

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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: Paper
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 Greening Government Commitments for 2021-25, how many reams of A4 paper were purchased by her Department in Financial Years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	119026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>DCMS is committed to the Greening Government Commitments target of reducing government’s paper use by at least 50% from a 2017 to 2018 baseline.</p><ul><li><p>Our paper purchasing for the financial year 2019-2020 was published in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report which is available on gov.uk</p></li><li><p>Our paper purchasing for the financial year 2020-2021 will be published in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report for 2020-2021, in early 2023.</p></li><li><p>Our paper purchasing for the financial year 2021-2022 will be published in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report for 2021-2022.</p></li><li><p>GGC annual reporting is delayed due to Covid-19 impacts, but the government remains committed to reducing the environmental impact of its estate and operations.</p></li><li><p>Established in 2010, the Greening Government Commitments (GGCs) set out the actions that the government will take to improve the environmental impact of the government estate and its operations. They demonstrate how the UK government is leading by example and working to improve the environmental performance of its own estate and operations, in line with our 25 Year Environment Plan commitments to improve the environment within a generation.</p></li><li><p>Since the inception of the GGCs, the government has halved its greenhouse gas emissions and waste, in addition to making many other efficiencies. Progress against the commitments is published in GGC annual reports.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 17/01/2023 17:54:27 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565122

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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: Waste
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 Greening Government Commitments for 2021-25, how many tonnes of food waste were produced from her Departmental estate in Financial Year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 up to 31 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	119027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>DCMS does not hold the figures for this as all the food waste in our main offices is handled by contractors, and we share our buildings with fellow tenants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 17/01/2023 17:55:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry