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1488513

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Yorkshire County Cricket Club: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the implications for its policies of claims of racism and discrimination at Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	35108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government was extremely concerned by the reports of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club. We are absolutely clear that racism has no place in cricket, sport, or wider society, and we expect all sports to take this seriously.</p><p>We welcome the steps taken so far by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and YCCC but expect to see clear and sustained evidence of cultural change across the sport resulting from these actions and will hold them to account on this.</p><p>The Government will continue to work with the Sports Councils, national governing bodies and sector partners on eradicating racism from sport.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/07/2022 15:44:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1484249

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
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	Television Licences: Older 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, how many people aged over 75 in a) Luton South b) East of England and c) England have been identified as not paying the TV Licence fee since the end of the over-75s concession in August 2020.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	26933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not hold this information. Under the Communications Act (2003), a fee for a television licence is payable to the BBC. The enforcement and administration for non-payment of the licence fee is the responsibility of the BBC as a body independent from the government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 04/07/2022 08:05:00 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1452474

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
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	Football Governance Fan-led Review
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 her Department plans to publish its response to the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	142528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has endorsed the principle that football requires a strong, independent regulator to secure the future of our national game. We are working at pace to consider the recommendations of the Fan Led Review, and determine the most effective way to deliver an independent regulator.</p><p>The DCMS Secretary of State committed to Parliament on 3 March to bring forward our Government response as soon as possible.</p><p>This response will be issued in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/03/2022 10:03:56 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1441325

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Remote Working
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 she has made of the impact of increased homeworking during the covid-19 outbreak on her Department’s carbon footprint.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	140598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>DCMS monitors and reports on its greenhouse gas emissions - information on this is published in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 21/03/2022 09:15:20 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1441025

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Carbon Emissions
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 measure its carbon footprint.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	139637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>All Departments are required to measure and report their greenhouse gas emissions quarterly as part of the Greening Government Commitments. Departmental emissions, and their progress against emissions reductions targets, are published annually in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Reports.</p><p>Departments may also publish their greenhouse gas emissions data as part of their own Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 21/03/2022 09:13:38 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1440154

registered interest
date	11/03/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Carbon Emissions
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 her Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	138368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>DCMS is committed to reducing emissions and energy consumption wherever possible, as part of the UK’s transition to net zero. The Department’s current targets to make progress on reducing emissions have been published, as part of the Greening Government Commitments.</p><p>The Government published the Net Zero Strategy in October 2021, which sets out policies and proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy to meet our net zero target by 2050.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/03/2022 09:42:12 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1439784

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Training
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 her Department has implemented a training programme to provide civil servants with skills to support its transition to net zero.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	138193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>DCMS is committed to the 2050 net zero target and is developing a capability training programme for our staff that will ensure we have the skills required to support the transition.</p><p>As part of this we are in contact with the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit (GSCU) who are developing a cross Whitehall training programme focused on climate capability. The new Government Curriculum will include modules on the implications of Net Zero, climate change and wider environmental issues for the government.</p><p>We expect the first phase of this training to be piloted from April 2022 followed by a second phase where the GSCU will look at tailored provision for specific functions and professions, and will signpost the training and other resources on Net Zero which are already being provided internally at practitioner and expert levels by government Departments.</p><p>We will ensure that any staff requiring these skills at DCMS are enrolled on this training.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 17/03/2022 08:25:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1439294

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Sustainable Development
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 a senior manager in her Department has been given the portfolio for leading on departmental sustainability.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	137471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making its estate and operations more sustainable and resilient, through the Greening Government Commitments. We report on these commitments every quarter. In DCMS, the Director General for Strategy and Operations is responsible for this work.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 17/03/2022 08:15:59 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1422960

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department are managing Ministerial social media accounts as either (a) their primary responsibility or (b) as part of their role.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	125608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We are now in a digital age, where social media and digital communications are an essential part of government, helping inform the public directly about matters which may affect their lives or interests.</p><p>In addition to the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">Civil Service Code</a>, the Government Communications Service offers <a href="https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/professional-standards/propriety/propriety-in-digital-and-social-media/" target="_blank">propriety in digital and social media guidance</a> and is available to discuss questions relating to social media when working with ministers.</p><p>DCMS employs an in-house social media team to use digital channels and create content to communicate departmental policies online. It is often appropriate for content relating to Government policies, guidance and announcements, created by civil servants, to be amplified or posted on other channels including ministers' own social media accounts where this helps drive wider engagement from the public.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 01/03/2022 17:16:01 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1422961

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on producing social media videos and graphics for use on Ministerial social media accounts since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	125609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We are now in a digital age, where social media and digital communications are an essential part of government, helping inform the public directly about matters which may affect their lives or interests.</p><p>In addition to the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">Civil Service Code</a>, the Government Communications Service offers <a href="https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/professional-standards/propriety/propriety-in-digital-and-social-media/" target="_blank">propriety in digital and social media guidance</a> and is available to discuss questions relating to social media when working with ministers.</p><p>DCMS employs an in-house social media team to use digital channels and create content to communicate departmental policies online. It is often appropriate for content relating to Government policies, guidance and announcements, created by civil servants, to be amplified or posted on other channels including ministers' own social media accounts where this helps drive wider engagement from the public.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 01/03/2022 17:17:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins