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911162

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Telecommunications: Consumers
	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 his Department is taking to strengthen the consumer within the telecoms sector.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	147915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text The Government strengthened Ofcom’s powers to support consumers through the Digital Economy Act 2017. Since then, Ofcom has taken a number of steps to benefit consumers in the telecoms sector, including introducing an Automatic Compensation Scheme for broadline and landline customers, and a text to switch reform to simplify switching for mobile customers. Additionally, the Government’s Consumer Green Paper was published on 11 April 2018. It seeks views on how to ensure that modern consumer markets work for all, both now and in the future, including in the telecoms sector. A copy of the Green Paper can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consumer-green-paper-modernising-consumer-markets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consumer-green-paper-modernising-consumer-markets</a>. <strong> </strong><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/06/2018 14:59:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

905474

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Tickets: Sales
	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 his Department is taking following the action taken by the Advertising Standards Authority against misleading presentation of pricing information on the websites of secondary ticket operators.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	144968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text The Government is determined to crackdown on unacceptable behaviour in the online ticketing market and improve fans’ chances of buying tickets at a reasonable price. We have strengthened the existing ticketing provisions in the Consumer Rights Act 2015, are in the process of introducing a new criminal offence of using automated software to buy more tickets than that allowed, and support the work of the Competition and Markets Authority and National Trading Standards in enforcing the law in this area. We recognise, however, that Government can’t act alone in addressing this issue, and that the ticketing industry, regulatory bodies, and online platforms need to take actions themselves. We welcome the action taken in March by the Advertising Standards Authority against four of the main operators in the secondary ticketing sector banning the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites, and the assurances from these platforms that they would make changes to their websites to comply with this ruling. We hope this will help improve transparency in the market and help consumers find legitimate official ticketing sites.<p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/05/2018 08:59:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

984583

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	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: 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 steps he has taken to encourage social media platforms to put in place protections to prevent personal details being shared publicly without the consent of the individual concerned.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	177344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text In May 2018, Parliament passed the Data Protection Act 2018 which, together with the General Data Protection Regulation, imposes strict obligations on data controllers, including social media platforms. Social media organisations must be clear with people how their data is going to be used and only process it where there are lawful grounds to do so. The legislation also strengthens the rights of individuals to access their own data, object to its continued use or seek to rectify, erase or move it. Organisations which fail to comply with the new legislation may be investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office and subject to increased fines.<em> </em>For those who commit serious breaches there are significant financial penalties including fines up to £18 million or 4% of global turnover that can be applied as well as the backstop of criminal prosecution<em>.</em><em> </em>We worked closely with the Information Commissioner during the passage of the Bill and in the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica controversy to make sure she had the powers she needed to investigate complex data breaches in our increasingly digital economy and society.<p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/10/2018 15:23:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

964501

	registered interest
	date	15/08/2018
	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	Government Departments: Information Sharing
	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 any Government departments charge other such departments for the transfer or sharing of data; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	169862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text Data sharing arrangements are established between government departments where necessary for a range of reasons such as improving public services, combating fraud and reducing public burden in providing data more than once. Where required a department may look to recover costs for sharing data for reasons such as feasibility, development and delivery of technical solutions that enable the secure sharing of data.<p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2018 11:50:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

882624

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Living Wage
	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 (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department are paid less than the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	135686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department for Culture, Media and Sport</p></td><td><p>Number of people paid less than the living wage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) directly employed</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) agency</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) outsourced</p></td><td><p>We do not hold this information</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>DCMS does not hold agencies’ information centrally.</p><p> </p><p>This information is correct at 1st April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2018 12:20:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

837430

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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	Broadband
	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 information his Department holds on the average amount paid annually by UK households for broadband connectivity since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	126549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Average household spend on broadband services, per annum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£133.8</p></td><td><p>£139.08</p></td><td><p>£143.16</p></td><td><p>£148.08</p></td><td><p>£162.36</p></td><td><p>£181.32</p></td><td><p>£202.8</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Average household spend on communications services as a % of total spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Ofcom Communications Market Report 2017</p><p>Available at <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/105074/cmr-2017-uk.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/105074/cmr-2017-uk.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/02/2018 17:53:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

837834

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff
	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 he has made an assessment of the staffing levels required in his Department in each year until 2022; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	126865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>​The Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) does not have specific predictions for staff numbers by each year until 2022, but puts greater emphasis on ensuring that mechanisms are in place to manage demands on workforce capacity and capability. The department engages in strategic workforce planning to maximise resourcing effectiveness, ensuring that the right people are in the right places, at the right time. DCMS are part of a wider cross-government network sharing best practice in relation to workforce planning issues and priorities such as EU Exit, alongside mechanisms of resourcing such as contingent labour and apprenticeships.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/02/2018 16:41:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

825827

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Carillion
	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 contracts his Department has with Carillion.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	123894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Zero.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/01/2018 16:36:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

820891

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether UK businesses will be required to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) after 25 May 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	122309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Yes, all UK businesses together with all organisations that process personal data will be required to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) after 25th May 2018 and the UK's full data protection regime as set out in the Data Protection Bill. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) provides guidance and support to UK organisations and have already published a number of resources on the Commissioner's website (ico.org.uk) to help organisations prepare. The ICO has: launched a dedicated helpline service for smaller organisations; updated its 'SME toolkit' to reflect the requirements of the GDPR; simplified its &quot;12-step&quot; GDPR preparation guidance; and published tailored guidance for charities.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/01/2018 14:35:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

964439

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
	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 total cost to the public purse for his Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Work relating to the UK leaving the EU, is an all-of-government operation. Members of staff across the Department provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues as required. But, given the interactions between EU Exit work and the departments other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure of cost.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2018 16:07:41 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake