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751124

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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

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

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

750652

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Data Protection: Ethics
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 plans her Department has to set up a Data Ethics Commission.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	4325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Data governance, and the effective and ethical use of data, are vital for the future of our economy and society. The Government is committed to creating a sound ethical framework in the UK that will give people confidence in how their data is being handled and used.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the British Academy and Royal Society’s thoughtful report in this issue (<a href="https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/data-governance/data-management-governance.pdf" target="_blank">https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/data-governance/data-management-governance.pdf</a>) and will set out next steps shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/07/2017 11:46:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

750699

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production
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 it is her policy for the UK to sign up to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	4196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a Party to the 1992 European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production. This is not affected by the UK's departure from the European Union.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 14:10:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

750725

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Social Media: Children
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 she plans to introduce regulation of access to social media by children.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	4187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We take child safety very seriously and undertake a variety of initiatives to ensure children stay safe online.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Data Protection Bill will introduce a number of new rights and safeguards for individuals, including considering where to set the age at which children can consent to their data being processed on social media sites.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we are continuing work on an internet safety strategy that aims to make Britain the safest place in the world for children and young people to be online.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 14:48:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

750826

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Arts: Finance
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 her policy is on the arms-length principle for the funding of the arts.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	4314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that decisions about arts funding should be taken at arms length from politicians. This is vital to protect freedom of artistic expression. Arts Council England makes decisions about which organisations and projects it funds independently of the Government. This has most recently been demonstrated by its announcement of its proposed funding for its 2018 to 2022 National Portfolio of arts organisations.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/07/2017 15:11:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

750827

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	National Lottery: Grants
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 her policy is on the additionality principle for the funding of projects from the National Lottery.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	4315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Additionality refers to the principle that proceeds of the National Lottery should be used to fund projects, or aspects of projects, for which funds would be unlikely to be made available by government.</p><p> </p><p>Lottery distributors are required to set out their policies on additionality in their Annual Reports.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/07/2017 13:45:28 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

750898

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Candidates: Harassment
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 plans to provide to the Minister tasked with taking forward the Government’s investigation into the abuse of electoral candidates details of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Electoral Conduct relating to social media and communications.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	4222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the response given by the Prime Minister to PQ 4219 on 19<sup>th</sup> July.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 14:42:36 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann