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792453

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Henley on 15 November (HL Deb, col 2018), what calculations or modelling they have undertaken to reach the conclusion that the fourth industrial revolution will not increase inequality; and whether they will publish any relevant findings.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>In the debate of 15 November I spoke about the recently published Made Smarter Review (30<sup>th</sup> Oct) led by Juergen Maier, CEO of Siemens UK, which the government commissioned. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, along with colleagues across government including the Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport, are carefully considering the data and recommendations set out in the final report, including those relating to labour market impacts.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL3391 HL3392 HL3393 question first answered 23/11/2017 16:10:34 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

760335

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Digital Technology
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 she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the digital and tech industries.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	900846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Ensuring that the UK's digital and technology sectors remain strong and at the forefront of international innovation and enterprise are priorities for this Government</p><p><br> Since the 2016 referendum, we have carried out extensive and diverse engagement with hundreds of businesses of all sizes across the UK on the potential implications of our withdrawal from the EU, alongside extensive wider analysis and engagement.</p><p> </p><p>Investment continues to flow into the UK’s tech businesses as they go from strength to strength. Only yesterday, FinTech start-up Neyber received a huge £100m boost.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/09/2017 16:59:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

751726

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Digital Technology
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 she is taking to ensure that the Digital Economy Council is representative of the digital sector in all regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Council and the Digital Economy Advisory Group are both representative of the tech community across the UK. They include international companies as well as businesses and tech organisations from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, representing some of the UK's most successful and innovative digital sectors. The full membership of the Digital Economy Council and Digital Economy Advisory Group will shortly be published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/07/2017 16:30:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

746162

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her policy to set up at least one new institute of technology in the UK, dedicated to world-leading digital skills and developed and run in partnership with the technology industry.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	1656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>As Institutes of Technology are the responsibility of the Department for Education, I am replying to this question. As part of our Industrial Strategy, we will launch a call for proposals to establish new Institutes of Technology later this year, which will enable more young people to take the advanced technical qualifications needed for the high skills, high wage jobs of the future. Further details on the specific requirements will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/07/2017 16:48:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

707622

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Office for National Statistics publication entitled, What defines the Digital Sector? published in October 2015, how many (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals were employed in the digital economy in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 66441 question first answered 09/03/2017 12:08:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ66465 66441 v.02 (2).pdf title UKSA Response to PQ66465 and PQ66441
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

707644

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals were employed in the digital sector as defined by the Office for National Statistics on the latest date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 66465 question first answered 09/03/2017 12:08:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ66465 66441 v.02 (2).pdf title UKSA Response to PQ66465 and PQ66441
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

670130

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2016 to Question 57046, whether her Department plans to publish a digital strategy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	59246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Gentleman to my answer to PQ 57046.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/01/2017 17:41:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

656995

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date the Government plans to publish its Digital Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	57046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK is already among the most digitally connected countries in the world with a globally successful digital economy. We will continue to work with industry to develop our strategy to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of the digital revolution and that everyone across the country benefits from this.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/12/2016 11:36:50 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

654293

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the digital transformation projects (a) ongoing and (b) planned.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	56675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to transforming the relationship between citizen and state by harnessing digital technology, to build and deliver services. The Cabinet Office is running the following digital transformation programmes:</p><p> </p><p>· Individual Electoral Registration Digital Service - a first rate, efficient and trusted electoral registration system for all citizens;</p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify - delivering a new digital service for citizens to prove who they are online securely and safely when using government services. Citizens can currently use <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify to access 12 government services including for self-assessment tax returns and viewing their driving licence information;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>the Government as a Platform programme - a number of new cross-government platforms which will make assembling government services faster, cheaper and better. As part of this programme, GDS is currently developing:</p><p> </p><p>v <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Pay - a shared payments solution for users to make payments;</p><p>v <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Notify - a shared tool for sending messages to users to update them; and</p><p>v Platform as a Service for government - a shared digital hosting platform</p><p> </p><p>We are also making improvements to the digital tools used by civil servants to increase government efficiency. These programmes will reduce financial losses through fraud and error and improve overdue debt management; improve the effectiveness of UK resilience planning, response and recovery, by enabling stronger multi-agency collaboration and reform public services; and improve social outcomes and create savings for the taxpayer through the expansion of Social Impact Bonds.</p><p> </p><p>We will make an announcement about future plans in due course.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 12/12/2016 09:40:50 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

647108

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people without basic digital skills in each (a) region and (b) nation of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	55017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>We have no made such assessment.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/12/2016 14:54:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh