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1055007

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Entertainers: Conditions of Employment
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 his officials have had with officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential effect on (a) the economic sustainability of and (b) employment rights of people working in the entertainment industry of that Department’s plans to align employment status frameworks for the purposes of employment rights and tax.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	216947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>Officials regularly discuss a range of matters with their counterparts at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. As set out in the Good Work Plan published in December 2018, Government is working on detailed proposals on how these frameworks could be aligned which will include their impact on a range of sectors.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/02/2019 14:42:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1054680

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Commonwealth Games 2022
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 31 January 2019 to Question 211336 on Commonwealth Games 2022, what discussions he held with the Prime Minister prior to the appointment of Non-Executive Directors to the Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	216387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>All shortlisted candidates applied by open competition, were assessed and interviewed against the published criteria as set in the role specification. Appointments were made in line with the process for public appointments and the Governance Code for Public Appointments. As I stated in my previous answer, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is the appointing minister. The Prime Minister was notified about all five successful candidates for the Non-Executive Directors roles by the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/02/2019 16:48:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1054718

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Culture: Barnsley
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 funding his Department has allocated to arts and culture projects in Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the attached table, Arts Council England has allocated the following funding for arts and culture projects in Barnsley, for each year since 2014/15.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/02/2019 16:12:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis attachment 1 file name Barnsley funding.pdf title Funding since 2014/15
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1054731

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Civil Society
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 page 15 of the Government's Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, whether his Department has established a responsible business Leadership Group.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	216301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department, together with BEIS, has consulted with key stakeholders from business and civil society as a first phase of establishing the Responsible Business Leadership Group. We are carefully considering input on the specific questions to be posed to the Group, on its Chair and membership, and on its relationship to other business councils. Both Departments are committed to ensuring that the Leadership Group is established in a way that reflects a balance of business interests in the UK, and that it makes meaningful progress on issues of business responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/02/2019 15:57:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1054732

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Civil Society
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 page 15 of the Government's Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, what plans his Department has to invite social enterprise representatives to the responsible business Leadership Group.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	216302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to the Responsible Business Leaders Group reflecting a balance of business interests in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/02/2019 15:58:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1054733

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Third Sector
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 page 77 of the Government's Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, what steps his Department has taken to convene key civil society stakeholders to explore the potential for a common vision and mission for strengthening the leadership of social sector organisations and the potential for specific government interventions.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	216303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Since the Strategy was published we have established a stakeholder task and finish group to work with us to design a series of events with social leaders and sector representative groups. These events will explore the enablers and barriers to good social leadership, and agree a strategic vision to inform the development of social leadership in the future. The task and finish group has met twice and will finalise its plans in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/02/2019 15:59:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1054734

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Civil Society
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 page 78 of the Government's Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, what steps his Department has taken to convene key stakeholders to explore how they can collectively help to develop strong local support systems for social sector organisations.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	216304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Since the Strategy was published we have been holding exploratory conversations with stakeholders at national and local level. These conversations are helping to improve our understanding of the complexity and diverse nature of support systems, particularly in the local context. We intend to continue these conversations over the coming months as we work to finalise plans for the future.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/02/2019 16:00:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1054739

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Civil Society
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 page 84 of the Government's Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, what steps his Department has taken to work through the Digital Skills Partnership to help civil society organisations to build their skills, boosting collaboration between the government, civil society, and business to tackle the digital skills gap.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	216305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Through the Digital Skills Partnership, my department is helping civil society organisations to build their skills. Since publishing the Civil Society Strategy, the Office for Civil Society established the Charity Digital Skills Partnership for this purpose. The group consists of wide ranging organisations, such as Tech Trust, CAST (Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology), and Lloyds Banking Group amongst others. The group meets quarterly and helped to design the Digital Leadership Fund, launched in November, which is investing up to £1m into upskilling civil society leaders so they can confidently embed digital into their organisations.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/02/2019 16:02:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1054850

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Telecommunications: National 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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 214092 on Telecommunications: National Security, whether the Government's existing comprehensive range of powers to protect national security includes the exclusion of a company supplying UK telecoms critical national infrastructure with equipment on national security grounds.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	216434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The security of our Critical National Infrastructure is of paramount importance and Government considers any national risks to telecommunications infrastructure on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has a range of powers to protect national security, and will take action where appropriate to address any risk arising in the telecoms sector. It would not be appropriate to comment in detail on matters of national security.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is leading a cross-government review of the UK telecoms supply chain. This is considering the appropriate regulatory and policy levers, to ensure the security and resilience of UK telecoms networks and services as well as the quality, availability and long-term cost of telecoms equipment. The review will conclude in Spring 2019 and the terms of reference are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/02/2019 15:49:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1054852

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Video Recordings: Disinformation
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 with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the effect on democracy of the prevalence of deepfake videos.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	216117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>We have seen no evidence that deepfakes, or other, techniques have been used to successfully interfere in the UK’s democratic processes. We actively engage with international partners, civil society, and industry to tackle disinformation and propaganda. This includes identifying and promoting technical solutions that can be used to detect false content, including deepfakes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/02/2019 15:49:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan