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790875

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	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	Music
	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 she has made of the financial contribution of the music industry to UK GDP in each year from 2010
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	113568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Annual estimates of the contributions of the Creative Industries, and within that the ‘music, performing and visual arts’ sub-sector, to the UK economy, are available online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/11/2017 12:52:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

795361

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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: East Renfrewshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Media and Culture what steps the Government is taking to tacke low levels of broadband connectivity in (a) Uplawmoor and (b) Eaglesham in East Renfrewshire.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
	uin	115782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government provided £100.8m from Phase 1 of the Superfast Broadband Programme to support superfast broadband coverage in Scotland. This has been delivered through the Highlands &amp; Islands broadband project and the Digital Scotland project which covers the Rest of Scotland. The Government provided £20.99m additional funding in February 2014 to support a Phase 2 project in Scotland to provide further superfast broadband coverage. The Scottish Government has not yet begun the procurement process using this funding and is not expecting to have agreed a contract until December 2018. We are doing all we can to speed this up.</p><p> </p><p>For all premises which do not have superfast broadband coverage, the UK Government will ensure universal broadband of at least 10Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/12/2017 16:05:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

795383

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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	Arts: Coventry South
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport, how much funding her Department has allocated in grants for the arts to Coventry South constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	115804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Through Arts Council England, Government has invested over £13m into the Coventry South constituency over the past 5 years (2012/13-2016/17). The table below outlines this funding in detail. <br></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Portfolio Organisations</p></td><td><p>£ 1,641,102.60</p></td><td><p>£ 1,569,376.31</p></td><td><p>£ 1,578,179.44</p></td><td><p>£ 1,501,557.00</p></td><td><p>£ 1,501,557.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music Education Hubs</p></td><td><p>£ 295,869.00</p></td><td><p>£ 380,991.00</p></td><td><p>£ 381,854.00</p></td><td><p>£ 498,525.00</p></td><td><p>£ 503,817.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants for the arts</p></td><td><p>£ 115,297.00</p></td><td><p>£ 192,268.00</p></td><td><p>£ 119,007.00</p></td><td><p>£ 107,347.00</p></td><td><p>£ 218,604.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic</p></td><td><p>£ 1,355,160.00</p></td><td><p>£ 374,216.00</p></td><td><p>£ 281,141.00</p></td><td><p>£ 209,925.00</p></td><td><p>£ 208,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>£ 3,407,428.60</p></td><td><p>£ 2,516,851.31</p></td><td><p>£ 2,360,181.44</p></td><td><p>£ 2,317,354.00</p></td><td><p>£ 2,431,978.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/11/2017 11:46:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

795804

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	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	Betting: Companies
	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 which companies in the betting industry (a) she and (b) Ministers from her Department have met in the last three months, and what the purpose of each meeting was.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	116144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with the Betting industry on a range of issues. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 06/12/2017 14:02:32 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

756688

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Departmental Responsibilities
	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 which Minister of her Department the brief for youth policy, the National Citizen Service and the UK Youth Parliament lies; when the Government plans to publish the terms of reference and timetable for its review of youth policy; and whether the reduction in the number of Ministers in her Department has had an effect on the number of civil servants in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	7715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>I was appointed as Minister for Sport and Civil Society in July. The Civil Society portfolio includes responsibility for Youth Policy, the National Citizen Service and the UK Youth Parliament. There was no change in the number of civil servants in the department as a result of that appointment.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS conducted a series of regional workshops in March and April to discuss current issues for youth policy with representatives from the youth sector, local authorities and young people. The evidence gathered is being used by the Office for Civil Society across their youth policy work.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/09/2017 16:46:30 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

757574

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
	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 the voluntary levy on the betting industry to support greyhound welfare, what progress the Government has made on encouraging bookmakers to join the scheme and secure contributions for revenue generated in (a) the UK and (b) offshore; and what further steps the Government plans to take to encourage more bookmakers to join that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	8903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>With regard to those based in Great Britain, the Association of British Bookmakers has estimated that over 90% of all Licenced Betting Offices in Britain contribute to the voluntary levy.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year I wrote to trade bodies representing the betting industry to ask that they take part in discussions to improve the current funding position in the greyhound industry, to be chaired by Lord Lipsey.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Lipsey’s work is ongoing and Ladbrokes Coral have followed Bet 365 and recently announced that they will begin making voluntary contributions to the greyhound racing industry based on their offshore business from the start of 2018. This is a welcome boost to the sport which will strengthen the industry's ability to meet and exceed their commitments in relation to welfare and integrity and I would urge all betting operators who do not currently contribute to the voluntary levy to reconsider their position.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2017 16:50:11 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

752576

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Mergers and Takeovers: 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, with reference to the recent fine imposed on Facebook by the Italian regulators, what her Department's policy is on the sharing of data by companies following their merger or acquisition.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	5425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO) data sharing guidance sets out the obligations on companies when handling personal data following a merger or acquisition. The data sharing guidance can be found at: <a href="https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1068/data_sharing_code_of_practice.pdf" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1068/data_sharing_code_of_practice.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2017 11:17:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

766100

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	Personal Records: 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, with reference to the policy paper, The exchange and protection of personal data: a future partnership, published on 24 August 2017, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the proposed UK-EU model for exchanging and protecting personal data.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	106398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear from the start that the devolved administrations should be fully engaged in our exit from the EU. The Government’s recent paper: The exchange and protection of personal data - a future partnership paper, and others provide a basis for further discussion, including with the devolved administrations, on the future partnership the UK wants to build with the EU. We have shared papers in advance with the devolved administrations and provided technical briefings ahead of publication.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials regularly meet with their counterparts at the Scottish Government to discuss a range of matters, including on the future partnership between the UK and the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 106397 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:43:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

766114

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	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 the policy paper, The exchange and protection of personal data: a future partnership paper, published on 24 August 2017, whether the Government plans to grant all third counties designated by the EU as data protection adequate the same status from the UK; and on what basis such a decision will be made.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	106392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the responses I gave in the Chamber during the Leaving the EU: Data Protection debate on Thursday 12 October.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 106384 106385 106386 106388 106389 106391 106393 106394 106395 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:35:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

766108

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	Personal Records: 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, with reference to the policy paper, The exchange and protection of personal data: a future partnership paper, published on 24 August 2017, whether it is her policy to secure a UK-EU model for exchanging and protecting personal data which can not in the future be declared invalid by the European Court of Justice.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	106391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the responses I gave in the Chamber during the Leaving the EU: Data Protection debate on Thursday 12 October.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 106384 106385 106386 106388 106389 106392 106393 106394 106395 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:35:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins