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1544917

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Sports: Internet
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 steps her Department is taking to help ensure that fans can watch major sporting events online.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	94910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government believes that certain sporting events of national interest should be shown on free-to-air television so that they can be enjoyed by as wide an audience as possible.</p><p>We want to ensure that as viewing habits change and technology evolves the regulatory framework remains fit for purpose.</p><p>Our Broadcasting White Paper confirmed our intention to undertake a review to look at whether the scope of the listed events regime should be extended to include digital rights. The Government is speaking to stakeholders to look at whether in the face of technological change, the objectives of the existing regime are still being met and whether digital rights should be included in the regime. The review will need to balance the ability for audiences to watch national sporting events at no additional cost with the ability for sporting organisations to generate revenues from sports rights to re-invest in their sports at all levels.</p><p>The Terms of Reference for the review can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/listed-events-digital-rights-review" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 28/11/2022 17:02:37 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1544920

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Internet: 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, what steps her Department is taking to protect children online.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	94913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>Protecting children online is a priority for the government. The strongest protections in the Online Safety Bill are for children.</p><p>All companies in scope will need to take robust steps to protect children from illegal content and activity on their services. This includes proactively identifying and minimising the uploading and sharing of priority illegal content such as child sexual exploitation and abuse. Companies will also need to have effective systems and processes to quickly take down other illegal content or behaviour once it has been reported or they become aware of its presence.</p><p>Companies in scope will also need to assess whether their service is likely to be accessed by children and if so, deliver additional protections for children from harmful content or activity. If they fail to do so, they will be subject to tough enforcement action by Ofcom, the regulator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 93538 question first answered 29/11/2022 09:26:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1544924

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Film and Television
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 steps her Department is taking to support the UK’s film and television industry.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	94916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that British film and television industries are able to deliver for audiences, expand their businesses, and offer opportunities for cast and crew across the UK.</p><p>In recent years, the Government’s actions have helped the film and TV industry bounce back from the pandemic, with production now stronger than ever. This includes the £500 million Film and TV Production Restart Scheme, supporting over 100,000 jobs and productions worth more than £3 billion. In addition, the Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas supported over 200 independent cinemas to ensure that films could be screened in cinemas following the pandemic.</p><p>To build on this, and support the sector to not only survive but thrive, the government has taken further action. This includes the Government’s current £1.6 million annual funding of the British Film Commission, which has driven a near doubling of UK studio capacity, the £28 million UK Global Screen Fund, which is expanding the global reach of UK independent content, and the continued success of our screen sector tax reliefs (for film, high-end TV, animation and children’s TV), which in 2021-22 provided £792 million of support for over 1000 projects. HM Treasury has published a consultation on reforms to the audio-visual tax reliefs, which aims to ensure they remain world leading and continue to best serve the needs of creative companies.</p><p>In addition, the Government intends to update the existing legislative framework to ensure that our public service broadcasters have the tools to grow and flourish in the digital age. Our proposed reforms will, for example, ensure that public service content is always carried and easy to find on connected devices and major online platforms, including on smart TVs, set-top boxes and streaming sticks.</p><p>These and other reforms set out in our Broadcasting White Paper, published earlier this year, will ensure that our television and film industries continue to prosper in our new media landscape – an outcome that is good for both audiences and the creative economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 30/11/2022 08:32:22 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1467295

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Retail Trade: Technology
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 her Department has made of the role of technology in creating a more accessible retail experience for British consumers.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	11912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Our forthcoming Digital Strategy will set out our ambitions for harnessing the power of digital technologies to the benefit of our economy and society as a whole. The strategy will highlight that digital technologies, through innovation, can drive better services across various sectors.</p><p>The Government believes that there are great gains to be made through the adoption of digital technologies across all sectors. According to ONS data, SMEs which use two or more business management technologies demonstrate productivity gains of up to 25%. That is why last year we announced our Help to Grow scheme which provides financial incentives for increased digital adoption by SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/06/2022 12:14:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1451754

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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	Sports: Belarus and Russia
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 steps her Department is taking to help prevent Russia and Belarus participating in international sporting events.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	141325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>On Thursday 3 March, the Secretary of State and I convened a summit with 24 international ministerial counterparts - or senior representatives on their behalf - to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the response of international sport.</p><p>The summit followed bilateral meetings that I held with counterparts from Canada, Poland and Germany.</p><p>Following the international summit, a joint <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-russias-war-on-ukraine-international-sport" target="_blank">statement</a> was signed by 37 nations and published on Tuesday 8 March, affirming the position outlined below:</p><ul><li><p>Russia and Belarus should not be permitted to host, bid for or be awarded any international sporting events.</p></li><li><p>Individual athletes selected by Russia and Belarus, administrators and teams representing the Russian or Belarusian state should be banned from competing in other countries, including those representing bodies, cities or brands that are effectively representing Russia or Belarus, such as major football clubs.</p></li><li><p>Wherever possible, appropriate actions should be taken to limit sponsorship and other financial support from entities with links to the Russian or Belarusian states.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 24/03/2022 17:18:40 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1451755

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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	Sports: Government Assistance
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 steps her Department is taking to help support grassroots sport.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	141326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>Sports and physical activity are incredibly important for our physical and mental health and all generations and communities should be able to enjoy the health, wellbeing, social and other benefits of being active.</p><p>Since the government launched its sports strategy, Sporting Future in 2015, we have achieved a huge amount. Sport England has allocated over £1.5 billion to nearly 5,000 grassroots organisations across the UK. Sport England has also published its new ten year strategy which focuses on driving up activity levels and helping to improve physical and mental health.</p><p>In 2020 alone, Sport England distributed over £340 million of Exchequer and Lottery funding to support the development of grassroots sport in England, in addition to £100 million through the National Leisure Recovery Fund.</p><p>The Prime Minister has committed to delivering the grassroots pitches every community needs and this has already resulted in an investment of £25 million by the government to upgrade and improve facilities across the UK this year. At the Spending Review, a further £205 million was pledged over the next three years, targeted at the communities most in need, with the aim of increasing participation in sport among under-represented groups, as part of the government’s levelling up plans. This was in addition to a £30 million package to renovate 4,500 park tennis courts across the country.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/03/2022 09:24:16 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1451756

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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	Internet: Advertising
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 progress her Department has made in tackling fraudulent online advertisements.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	141327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>We introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March. Through the Bill, the largest tech companies will need to take robust action to tackle fraud, including fraudulent online advertisements. This will ensure that people using the largest platforms are protected from scams, and ensure these services do not profit from illegal activity.</p><p>We have also launched a consultation on proposals for wider reform of online advertising regulations, including the role of the online advertising ecosystem in relation to fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/03/2022 09:56:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1451757

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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	Gambling
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 steps her Department has taken to help tackle harms that can be caused by problem gambling.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	141328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>We are currently conducting a Review of the Gambling Act 2005 to ensure gambling regulation is fit for the digital age. This builds on action by the government and the Gambling Commission to strengthen protections in recent years including cutting the stake on gaming machines in betting shops, banning gambling on credit cards, mandating operator participation in the national online self-exclusion scheme GAMSTOP, tightening restrictions on VIP schemes, making online slots safer by design and raising the minimum age of sale of National Lottery games.</p><p>In 2019, DCMS secured a commitment from industry to contribute £100m over four years to problem gambling treatment. NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are also continuing work to improve and expand specialist treatment services, with up to 15 new NHS clinics set to open by 2023/24. Since 2020, children have been taught about the risks relating to gambling, including the accumulation of debt, as part of the statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:28:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1451758

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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	Internet: 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, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent children accessing legal content online that may be harmful to them.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	141329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Protecting children online is a key objective of the Online Safety Bill, which the government introduced to Parliament on 17 March 2022.</p><p>Providers in scope of the legislation will need to assess whether their service is likely to be accessed by children and, if so, deliver additional protections for them. Safety measures will need to protect children from content and activity which is legal but harmful to them such as pornography and bullying. If sites fail in their duties under the Bill, they will be subject to tough enforcement action by Ofcom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:30:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1451759

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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 and Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
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 steps her Department has taken to help improve broadband and mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	141330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>We are investing £5 billion through Project Gigabit to provide reliable, lightning-fast, future-proofed connectivity in areas not covered by commercial delivery. Project Gigabit is central to how we level up, future-proofing connectivity for decades to come and ensuring no-one is left behind.</p><p>We have already upgraded 600,000 premises to gigabit-capable broadband, and in three years national gigabit coverage has rocketed from six per cent to 66 per cent.</p><p>Procurements under Project Gigabit are now under way in a number of regions across the country to extend this further. Up to 2.5million hard-to-reach premises have been announced as within scope for gigabit procurements and up to £210 million in vouchers is available to help communities that are not in line for commercial or publicly-funded projects right now.</p><p>The Government also recognises the frustration arising from the impact poor mobile coverage has on communities, particularly in rural areas. That is why we agreed a deal with the mobile network operators to deliver the Shared Rural Network programme. This agreement will see the government and industry jointly invest over £1 billion to increase 4G mobile coverage to 95% UK geography by the end of the programme. It will improve coverage for an extra 280,000 premises and 16,000km of roads tackling not-spots and reduce the divide in connectivity between urban and rural areas.</p><p>The four mobile network operators have already commenced work on the first element of the programme, which is funded by industry, and work is already under way and on track to eliminate the majority of partial not-spots - areas of the UK where there is currently coverage from at least one, but not all operators - by mid-2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 22/03/2022 16:54:27 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers