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944920

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the poor broadband speeds in some areas of the UK's conurbations, cities, and towns.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>In those areas where decent broadband is not available, we are introducing a broadband Universal Service Obligation so that by 2020 everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request high speed broadband of at least 10 Megabits per second. We will keep the speed and quality parameters under review to make sure that it keeps pace with consumers' evolving needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government’s ambition is for full fibre to 15 million premises by 2025 and nationwide coverage by 2033. On 23 July, the Government published its Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, setting out approach to achieving our targets by promoting competition and commercial investment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is also investing in full fibre connectivity through our £280 million Local Full Fibre Networks programme. In March 2018, funding was allocated to 13 successful bidders, with projects in several UK cities, including London, Manchester, Cambridge, Cardiff, and Belfast.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 27/07/2018 13:29:45 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

943373

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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: World Cup
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of a joint bid to host the 2030 Football World Cup comprising the Football Associations of England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; and what support they would give to any such bid.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>The matter of hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup is a question for the home nations’ football associations to first consider. FIFA has yet to publish details of the bidding process and no assessment has been made but the government is very much willing to sit down with the relevant partners and discuss any proposal to bid for the World Cup in 2030.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 27/07/2018 12:38:28 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

938817

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Information Commissioner's Office: Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of fines available to be imposed by the Information Commissioner where organisations are found to have broken the law.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the new Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) strengthen standards on data protection, ensuring they are up to date for the modern age. The GDPR allows the Information Commissioner to impose fines up to £18 million or 4% of global turnover. These are significantly higher fines than were available under the Data Protection Act 1998 where the maximum fine that could be imposed was £500,000. We will continue to work with the Commissioner to monitor and evaluate the impact of the fines over the months and years ahead.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL9436 question first answered 25/07/2018 11:51:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

938820

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to take further action to protect people's data.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the new Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) strengthen standards on data protection, ensuring they are up to date for the modern age. The GDPR allows the Information Commissioner to impose fines up to £18 million or 4% of global turnover. These are significantly higher fines than were available under the Data Protection Act 1998 where the maximum fine that could be imposed was £500,000. We will continue to work with the Commissioner to monitor and evaluate the impact of the fines over the months and years ahead.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL9433 question first answered 25/07/2018 11:51:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

935181

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Social Impact Bonds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Social Impact Bonds as a commissioning tool.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Headline findings from evidence work undertaken by Government have shown that Social Impact Bonds can successfully address complex social problems through innovative practice and help individuals who have multiple needs.</p><p> </p><p>Where Social Impact Bonds have launched, they have demonstrated evidence of both improved outcomes and reductions in high cost events, such as the entry of looked after children into residential care. The level of impact evidence from Social Impact Bonds has also proven to be typically higher than many government programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Government has increased funding available for new Social Impact Bonds and it is important that these provide robust evaluations to inform further assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Centre for Social Impact Bonds in DCMS continues to work with the Government Outcomes Lab at Oxford University, a centre of expertise for Social Impact Bonds and innovative Government commissioning, to build the evidence base for Social Impact Bonds.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/07/2018 12:06:14 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

906469

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Dulwich Hamlet FC
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in appointing an independent mediator to seek a way forward in the dispute involving Southwark Council, Meadow Partners and Dulwich Hamlet FC.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL7982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2018 answer text <p>The Minister for Sport and Civil Society is continuing to monitor the situation with Dulwich Hamlet FC. Should negotiations with Southwark Council and Meadows Park around the sale of the Champion Hill stadium fail then she will take appropriate action, including considering appointing an independent mediator who can help try to find a solution that works and, importantly, has the football club as its primary consideration.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 01/06/2018 13:12:49 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

897095

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Clubs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Assets of Community Value Regulations 2012 in protecting local sports clubs.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL7519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government sport strategy, Sporting Future makes clear that local sports clubs are essential to the provision of sport and recreational activities in England. Local authorities publish updated information on the provisions of Assets of Community Value (ACVs) designed to protect sports clubs among other assets.</p><p> </p><p>Out of a total of 2,767 ACVs that were listed, 155 (or 6%) were sports ACVs. Football was the most listed ACV sport with just over 25% linked to football clubs.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to make best use of the Assets of Community Value regulations for community sports clubs and on how to register is available on Sport England's website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 16/05/2018 12:39:24 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

884235

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Housing: Broadband
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with housing developers about ensuring high speed broadband connectivity to new housing developments, in particular rural housing developments.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department regularly discusses with housing developers how high speed broadband connectivity can be delivered to new housing developments.</p><p> </p><p>In early 2016, DCMS brokered an agreement between Openreach and the Home Builders Federation (HBF) so that all new build developments would be offered with Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) for free, or as part of a co-funded initiative. This agreement - between the largest home builders organisation, whose members contribute approximately 80% of all private new homes in England and Wales, and the largest network provider - continues to be refined and improved, with input from DCMS. Originally, the threshold was for developments of 250 units or above, then lowered to 100, and is 30 today. Virgin Media and GTC - another infrastructure provider - have similar agreements with the HBF.</p><p> </p><p>Rural connectivity is a priority and my officials are working with Defra, MHCLG and industry stakeholders to ensure that high quality digital connectivity reaches all areas of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>My Department’s Barrier Busting Task Force continue to engage with the HBF and other house builders and further to this are exploring policy options that will make provisions for ultrafast broadband to be standard in all new homes, ensuring that residents receive the connectivity they deserve.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 30/04/2018 16:21:33 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

874590

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Social Media: Harassment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the Network Enforcement Act passed by the German parliament as an effective tool to deal with abuse on social media.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>We are monitoring the effectiveness of the German Network Enforcement Act, which only came into force in January 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 16/04/2018 11:40:56 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

874592

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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: Clubs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the adequacy of protections for community football clubs.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Football clubs face many challenges in maintaining their facilities, supporting participation and fulfilling many other important community roles.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Football Foundation, jointly funded by the DCMS, The Football Association and the Premier League over £595 million in grants have been provided for community clubs to help create new changing rooms, playing surfaces and stadia improvements since its inception in 2000.</p><p> </p><p>Football clubs and their supporters can also take advantage of the powers contained within the Localism Act 2011 to list their stadiums as Assets of Community Value. Nearly 40 stadiums are currently listed.</p><p> </p><p>Clubs remain an important part of local communities and DCMS will continue to work with the football authorities and influential fan groups like Supporters Direct to help provide support to community clubs. As the Minister for Sport set out most recently during an adjournment debate on the 16 March, she will be asking the Football Association to carry out a review into what further protection might be offered to football clubs at all levels of the game.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 16/04/2018 14:56:53 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark