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988646

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Internet: Security
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 Government's press release of 14 October 2018 entitled Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what steps the Government plans to take against companies that do not abide by the voluntary code of practice.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	180309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The guidelines within the Code of Practice bring together what is widely considered good practice in Internet of Things (IoT) security. As a voluntary document, it provides clarity to industry on the steps that are most important in protecting consumers’ online security and privacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to welcome public pledges from manufacturers to implement the Code for their products, with two major companies having already made such a commitment. The Government’s ambition is to achieve the best possible industry uptake of the Code and we will continue to monitor progress in this area. We remain in discussions with a number of manufacturers and are working towards securing additional industry pledges in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also begun work to place appropriate aspects of the Code on a regulatory footing with further details to be shared in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is taking a lead on this issue. To make it easier for manufacturers around the world to implement the Code, we have developed an open data JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file, available here (https://iotsecuritymapping.uk), and translated the Code into a number of different languages on Gov.uk. We also recently begun the process of developing a global standard through the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) based on our Code of Practice and through this work we expect to achieve greater industry uptake of the guidelines within the Code.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the coming months Government will be driving forward work to bring more manufacturers on board and has engaged with a number of UK and European manufacturers and industry bodies to highlight the Code of Practice and discuss how each guideline could be embedded within the design of their products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 179325 179326 179331 question first answered 18/10/2018 16:06:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

987736

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Football: Governing Bodies
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 he has made of the effectiveness of (a) the response of stakeholders to the 2011 report of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on football governance and (b) other aspects of that governance.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	179098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The football authorities in England have responded to the governance challenges put to them by the Commons Digital Culture, Media and Sport Committee in 2011. The Football Association has reformed its Board and Council to meet the requirements of the UK Sports Governance Code published in 2016. The Code requires all sport National Governing Bodies to have in place appropriate levels of transparency, accountability and financial rigour. Working with the football authorities and supporter groups, the Government’s Expert Working Group on supporter interests, has improved the relationship between clubs and fans.</p><p> </p><p>The FA has introduced a club licensing system in the National League System covering the areas of legal; ownership and control; integrity; finance; and grounds and security of tenure. The Premier League and English Football League that take responsibility for these matters for clubs in their competition now require business cases and proof of funds from owners. Salary caps and transfer embargoes, together with financial fair play rules has made the financial state of clubs in this country better than at any time over the last 20 years. However we are not complacent and we will continue to work with football to ensure its governance meets the future challenges of the game.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 18/10/2018 09:18:53 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

987827

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Sports: Northern Ireland
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 guidance he provides to Sport GB on national representation relating to obligations under the Good Friday Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	179239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Sporting matters are devolved, and eligibility and selection for international competition remain matters for the relevant sports authorities. However, sporting organisations have an important role to play in contributing to inclusion in Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom. The people of Northern Ireland have a proud history of sporting achievements gained while representing both the United Kingdom and Ireland.</p><p>As outlined in the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, both the UK Government and UK Sport recognise the birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, as they may so choose, and accordingly confirm that their right to hold both British and Irish citizenship is accepted by both Governments and would not be affected by any future change in the status of Northern Ireland. This right extends to athletes from Northern Ireland having the choice to represent Team GB or Ireland at a national level in their given sport should they wish to do so. At times this will be subject to the overarching rules applied by the individual Governing bodies of the sport.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 18/10/2018 09:11:38 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

987828

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Northern Ireland Boxing Association
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 recognises the Northern Ireland Boxing Association; and whether he supports that association's full participation in boxing throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	179240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text Recognition of sport governing bodies is a matter for the sports councils. Sport England, Sport Scotland, Sport Wales, Sport Northern Ireland and UK Sport work collectively to determine recognition. I understand the process for potential recognition for the Northern Ireland Boxing Association has been affected by the current situation with the Stormont government. Sport is devolved and this is a matter for the Northern Ireland authorities. answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 18/10/2018 09:13:48 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

987868

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Internet: Security
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 Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what plans the Government has to increase engagement with tech companies to facilitate the implementation of the code of practice.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	179325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The guidelines within the Code of Practice bring together what is widely considered good practice in Internet of Things (IoT) security. As a voluntary document, it provides clarity to industry on the steps that are most important in protecting consumers’ online security and privacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to welcome public pledges from manufacturers to implement the Code for their products, with two major companies having already made such a commitment. The Government’s ambition is to achieve the best possible industry uptake of the Code and we will continue to monitor progress in this area. We remain in discussions with a number of manufacturers and are working towards securing additional industry pledges in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also begun work to place appropriate aspects of the Code on a regulatory footing with further details to be shared in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is taking a lead on this issue. To make it easier for manufacturers around the world to implement the Code, we have developed an open data JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file, available here (https://iotsecuritymapping.uk), and translated the Code into a number of different languages on Gov.uk. We also recently begun the process of developing a global standard through the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) based on our Code of Practice and through this work we expect to achieve greater industry uptake of the guidelines within the Code.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the coming months Government will be driving forward work to bring more manufacturers on board and has engaged with a number of UK and European manufacturers and industry bodies to highlight the Code of Practice and discuss how each guideline could be embedded within the design of their products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 179326 179331 180309 question first answered 18/10/2018 16:06:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

987869

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Internet: Security
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 Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, for what reasons compliance with the code of practice is voluntary.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	179326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The guidelines within the Code of Practice bring together what is widely considered good practice in Internet of Things (IoT) security. As a voluntary document, it provides clarity to industry on the steps that are most important in protecting consumers’ online security and privacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to welcome public pledges from manufacturers to implement the Code for their products, with two major companies having already made such a commitment. The Government’s ambition is to achieve the best possible industry uptake of the Code and we will continue to monitor progress in this area. We remain in discussions with a number of manufacturers and are working towards securing additional industry pledges in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also begun work to place appropriate aspects of the Code on a regulatory footing with further details to be shared in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is taking a lead on this issue. To make it easier for manufacturers around the world to implement the Code, we have developed an open data JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file, available here (https://iotsecuritymapping.uk), and translated the Code into a number of different languages on Gov.uk. We also recently begun the process of developing a global standard through the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) based on our Code of Practice and through this work we expect to achieve greater industry uptake of the guidelines within the Code.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the coming months Government will be driving forward work to bring more manufacturers on board and has engaged with a number of UK and European manufacturers and industry bodies to highlight the Code of Practice and discuss how each guideline could be embedded within the design of their products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 179325 179331 180309 question first answered 18/10/2018 16:06:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

987876

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Internet: Security
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 Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what targets the Government has adopted for the uptake of the voluntary code of practice.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	179331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The guidelines within the Code of Practice bring together what is widely considered good practice in Internet of Things (IoT) security. As a voluntary document, it provides clarity to industry on the steps that are most important in protecting consumers’ online security and privacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to welcome public pledges from manufacturers to implement the Code for their products, with two major companies having already made such a commitment. The Government’s ambition is to achieve the best possible industry uptake of the Code and we will continue to monitor progress in this area. We remain in discussions with a number of manufacturers and are working towards securing additional industry pledges in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also begun work to place appropriate aspects of the Code on a regulatory footing with further details to be shared in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is taking a lead on this issue. To make it easier for manufacturers around the world to implement the Code, we have developed an open data JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file, available here (https://iotsecuritymapping.uk), and translated the Code into a number of different languages on Gov.uk. We also recently begun the process of developing a global standard through the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) based on our Code of Practice and through this work we expect to achieve greater industry uptake of the guidelines within the Code.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the coming months Government will be driving forward work to bring more manufacturers on board and has engaged with a number of UK and European manufacturers and industry bodies to highlight the Code of Practice and discuss how each guideline could be embedded within the design of their products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 179325 179326 180309 question first answered 18/10/2018 16:06:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

987983

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Internet: Regulation
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 the White Paper on online harm is planned to be published.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	179245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>We expect the White Paper on online harms to be published in winter 2018/2019.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/10/2018 09:03:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

986391

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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	International 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, what plans his Department has to seek to retain the (a) 671 non-domestic TV channels and (b) on-demand services based in the UK in the event that there is no exit deal between the UK and the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	178512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Brexit White Paper, we cannot be part of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) if we are not part of the EU. As a result, the Country of Origin principle, which allows audiovisual services to obtain a broadcasting licence in one Member State for all their channels and services across the EU, will no longer apply. We have shared relevant information for businesses in the Technical Notice for Broadcasting and video-on-demand if there's no Brexit deal which is available here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/broadcasting-and-video-on-demand-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/broadcasting-and-video-on-demand-if-theres-no-brexit-deal], published in September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the future relationship between the EU and the UK on broadcasting depends on the exit negotiations, and we are committed to seek the best possible arrangement for broadcasting that will work for UK businesses and audiences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:42:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

985615

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
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: Young 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, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on tackling video game addiction among young people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	178231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>It is important that young people enjoy video games as part of an active and balanced lifestyle that includes time for exercise and socialising in the real world. Through our Internet Safety Strategy we are working closely with the games industry, agencies such as the Video Standards Council and others to improve online safety in games, including promoting healthy and responsible gaming. More broadly, to better understand the relationship between social media and the mental health of children and young people up to 25 years old, the Chief Medical Officer will be leading a systematic review to examine all relevant international research in the area.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:58:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham