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751125

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	NHS: Negligence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what (1) research they have commissioned, and (2) consultation they have undertaken, in relation to the role of library services in a digital age.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Libraries Taskforce, jointly established by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Local Government Association, published Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021 in December 2016. This strategy sets out 7 strategic Outcomes that libraries support, one of which is increasing digital access and literacy, and it highlights a range of initiatives through which libraries support digital skills, access, skills and related work. This document was produced following extensive consultation with the sector and stakeholders. The UK Digital Strategy also underlined the importance of libraries as a ‘go to provider’ for digital skills training.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL723 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:23:16 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

751126

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Personal Independence Payment: West Yorkshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the provision of library services in a digital age.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Libraries Taskforce, jointly established by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Local Government Association, published Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021 in December 2016. This strategy sets out 7 strategic Outcomes that libraries support, one of which is increasing digital access and literacy, and it highlights a range of initiatives through which libraries support digital skills, access, skills and related work. This document was produced following extensive consultation with the sector and stakeholders. The UK Digital Strategy also underlined the importance of libraries as a ‘go to provider’ for digital skills training.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL722 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:23:16 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

751124

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Instagram: Self-harm
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what direct investment they made into library services in 2016–17.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport invested £4 million in 2016-17 in the Arts Council managed Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone innovation fund. This supports innovative public library service projects that benefit disadvantaged people and places in England.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS also invested in dedicated support for library services exploring an alternative delivery model (such as a public service mutual). This involved commissioning a consortium of existing library mutuals to produce a toolkit for the Libraries Taskforce on Alternative Delivery Models; running two Masterclasses (one in London and one in York); and providing grants to support library services undertaking detailed options appraisals through access to specialist technical advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2017 15:22:22 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

751128

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Kashmir: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have of partnerships being created between library services and other local and public sector services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Libraries Taskforce’s Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021 strategy document, good practice toolkits and blogs contain a range of examples of partnerships between library services and other local and public sector services. This includes partnership arrangements between local authorities (such as procurement consortia), as well as service delivery partnerships with other council services (such as One Stop Shops), adult and community education, local colleges, job centres, post offices, Citizens Advice Bureau, tourist information, cultural and health organisations.</p><p> </p><p>A range of partners also work with library services to deliver services and activities in a consistent way across the country through the Society of Chief Librarians’ Universal Offers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2017 15:24:29 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

751127

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Kashmir: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote new approaches to library services; and what evidence they have of examples of innovative practice in this area in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing support for those library services that want to explore new approaches. The Libraries Taskforce’s Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021 strategy document, good practice toolkits and blogs promote a range of examples of innovative practice already underway in libraries in England. These include alternative delivery models, income generation, partnerships and specific projects. The Libraries Taskforce has also run a number of workshops and masterclasses for the sector to build awareness of the options available and to share good practice.</p><p> </p><p>The £4m Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone innovation fund, managed by Arts Council England on behalf of DCMS, was set up to pilot library service projects that provide benefit disadvantaged people and places in England. These pilots will be tracked and evaluated, with a view to encouraging wider adoption and investment in those which prove most successful.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2017 15:23:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

923145

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	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	Data Protection: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many small clubs, charities, and small and medium-sized enterprises they estimate were unable to meet the General Data Protection Regulation requirements by 25 May.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL8609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is responsible for monitoring compliance with the UK's new data protection laws.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner has publicly stated that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a journey rather than a destination. She will be looking to organisations to demonstrate that they are committed to making progress towards embedding the right processes and procedures.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a range of user-friendly material on the GDPR on its website. It has also set up a dedicated phone line for small businesses and charities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 26/06/2018 15:35:25 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

923147

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	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	Data Protection: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they estimate implementing the General Data Protection Regulation requirements will cost for small clubs, charities, and small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL8611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>HM Government's Impact Assessment for the Data Protection Bill assesses there will be implementation costs for a range of organisations but that the overall effect of the Act is de-regulatory. This Impact Assessment is available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission published an Impact Assessment on the regulatory impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is available on their website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 26/06/2018 15:36:00 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1038918

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	Social Enterprises: Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the level of demand for social investment funds, and (2) the amount those funds supply.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL12755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>There are many independent social investment funds across the UK offering a broad range of products and services to civil society and private sector organisations. Social investment funds which operate independently are regulated by the relevant regulatory bodies, and subject to their own due diligence processes.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made no assessment of the demand for social investment funds.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12752 question first answered 22/01/2019 16:59:16 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1041219

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	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	Big Society Capital: Interest Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Big Society Capital charging 5.5 per cent interest to social investment intermediaries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL12801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Social investment funds are independently regulated, and subject to their own respective due diligence processes, target market and risk and return objectives. Any losses are assessed and accounted for within their own governance, reporting and risk management processes. The government has made no independent assessment of the number of competing funds and the gains/losses made.</p><p> </p><p>Big Society Capital operates independently from government and sets what it considers to be an appropriate interest rate.</p><p> </p><p>Government has not been made aware of any evidence of mis selling to charities and small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p> </p><p>Individual social investment vehicles measure and publish their own impact assessments based on the specific geography and nature of investments made.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12799 HL12800 HL12802 HL12803 question first answered 28/01/2019 16:58:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1010133

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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 Enterprises: Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) benefits of social investment funds, and (2) evidence that the monies invested in them are used efficiently and effectively.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL11580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>There are a large number of social investment funds being delivered by many organisations in the financial services and philanthropic sectors. The government has made no such assessment across these varied funds.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL11578 HL11579 HL11581 question first answered 29/11/2018 16:10:06 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson