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904021

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Sanitary Products: VAT
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 money raised from the tampon tax has been allocated to BAME women's organisations since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	143654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>£45 million of UK wide Tampon Tax Funding has been raised since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>£30 million of this has been awarded in direct grants of which £3.3 million has been allocated to projects that specifically support BAME women’s organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining £15 million has been awarded to organisations making onward grants. Much of this funding is still to be allocated, but so far approx. £900,000 has been awarded to projects that specifically support BAME women’s organisations.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/05/2018 12:36:02 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

904082

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Nuisance Calls: Data Protection
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 of the potential effect of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation on (a) nuisance calls and (b) the ability of nuisance callers to retain and share personal data.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	143875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Bill - currently progressing through Parliament - will require organisations to apply the data protection principles. Organisations using personal data to make nuisance calls risks breaching these principles. Organisations may be liable to the new financial penalties and other enforcement action if they are found to be in breach of the rules.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/05/2018 12:04:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

904084

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Direct Marketing: Data Protection
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 of the potential effect of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation on the level of cold calling from (a) inside and (b) outside the EU.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	143876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The General Data Protection Regulation will ensure that data processed within the EU, and the data of European citizens processed outside the EU, is done in accordance with the Regulation's principles.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/05/2018 12:05:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

904099

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Radio Frequencies
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 Government plans to publish its funding scheme to compensate owners of equipment affected by the clearing of the 700 MHz band of radio spectrum for mobile network operators.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	143799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Frequencies in the 700MHz spectrum band are being cleared as part of a programme to ensure that spectrum frequencies are used as efficiently as possible, and to allow them to be used to support demand for new mobile broadband services in the future.</p><p> </p><p>In the vast majority of cases viewers should have seen no difference to their Freeview TV services. A simple re-tune of TV equipment should have restored services following a clearance event. A support scheme is available to viewers that have been affected by a clearance event. A help line is available to assist with concerns and provide advice on how to retune TV equipment.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/05/2018 15:10:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

902146

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	UK City of Culture
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 the timetable is for bids to be received for the UK City of Culture 2025.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	143154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>We will publish details of the next UK City of Culture competition, including updated guidance for bidding cities, on Gov.uk in due course.​</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/05/2018 09:38:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

902174

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Wembley Stadium
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 of the effect of the potential sale of Wembley Stadium on participation rates in (a) association football and (b) American football.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	143139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>My Department, along with Sport England and the Greater London Authority will be discussing the potential sale of Wembley stadium with the Football Association over the course of this month.</p><p> </p><p>We will be seeking further detail on how such a deal would help the development of the grassroots game in this country and support more people to participate in sport.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/05/2018 09:58:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

901214

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Comcast and 21st Century Fox
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 criteria his Department has used to assess the bids submitted by (a) 21st Century Fox and (b) Comcast for the takeover of Sky plc; and whether that criteria includes the activities of those companies in overseas jurisdictions.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	142817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has powers to intervene in certain media mergers on public interest grounds under the Enterprise Act 2002. The decision to intervene is quasi-judicial and must be taken independently based on all relevant evidence available. Guidance on the Enterprise Act 2002 sets out the scope of the broadcasting and cross-media public interest considerations. Any transaction will be looked at on its merits, on a case-by-case basis. Due to the quasi-judicial nature of the decision, it would be inappropriate to comment further in relation to any specific transaction.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky, On 23 January I provided an update to the House on the CMA’s interim report on their investigation into the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox Inc and Sky Plc.</p><p> </p><p>I have received the final report from the CMA regarding the findings of their phase 2 investigation. Now that I have received this report, I must come to my decision and publish the report within 30 working days (by 13 June). My decision will be on whether the merger operates or may be expected to operate against the public interest, taking into account the specified public interest considerations of media plurality and genuine commitment to broadcasting standards.</p><p> </p><p>When I have reached a decision I will return to Parliament to make an oral statement. I will come to a view on whether to make a final order or accept any final undertakings in due course, and will consult on these publicly, but not before I have taken a decision on the public interest tests.</p><p> </p><p>Given my ongoing quasi-judicial role, I will not be making any comment about the substance of the report until I publish my decision.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/05/2018 12:54:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

901244

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
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 estimate he has made of the loss of revenue to the public purse as a result of television licence fee evasion in (a) 2012 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	142783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold this information. The BBC is responsible for the administration, collection and enforcement of the licence fee regime.​</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/05/2018 09:52:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

901259

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Social Media: Radicalism
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 meetings he has had with leading social media companies to discuss the prevalence, removal and prevention of hate speech and other extreme content on social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	142759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media companies on a range of issues including the removal of hate speech and extreme content. Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/05/2018 09:39:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

901272

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Public Libraries: Standards
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 he will make an assessment of whether local authorities providing unstaffed public libraries using open technology are fulfilling their duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	142903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. In considering how best to deliver this statutory duty, each local authority is responsible for determining local needs and delivering a modern and efficient library service that meets the requirements of their communities within available resources.</p><p> </p><p>The Department encourages local authorities to make appropriate use of the expertise of library staff and available technology to support and enhance the delivery of their library services. The use of technology to allow access to a library outside of staffed hours would not of itself mean that a local authority is failing in its duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is important that the local authority strikes a suitable balance between the provision of staffed and self-service library services to provide a comprehensive and efficient service overall.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/05/2018 11:15:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss