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523848

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2016 to Question 905207, what definition of the digital economy is used by (a) his Department, (b) the Office of National Statistics and (c) other government bodies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	39901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury does not have a specific definition of the digital economy, and we are unaware of other attempts by Government bodies to create such a definition.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/06/2016 13:47:36 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

522477

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on whether (a) a person's identity as used to authorise or verify an online account and (b) the fact that a person has such an account should be considered personal data for the purposes of data protection.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The use of a person's identity to authorise or verify an online account would constitute personal data if, as defined by the Data Protection Act (DPA), the data relates to a living individual who can be identified from those data, or from those data and other information that is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the data controller. The definition of personal data also includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of the data controller or any other person in respect of that individual.</p><p> </p><p>Organisations that use online accounts are responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate procedures and systems so that personal data is processed in accordance with the provisions of the DPA and other relevant legislation and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office, who is the independent regulatory body responsible for enforcing the DPA in the UK, has produced guidance for the general public, private and public sector organisations on such matters. This guidance can be found on its’ website at; <a href="http://www.ico.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ico.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/06/2016 16:27:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

522038

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what date feedback should be submitted to the Data Science Ethical Framework.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Data Science Ethical Framework was published on 19 May 2016. This is the first version which will be adapted based on feedback and further research. Further versions will be published for comment in the same manner in due course. Feedback is always welcome.</p><p>The Science and Technology Committee report on the Big Data Dilemma recommended that a Council for Data Ethics be established. The Government response was published on 26th April 2016 and can be found at the following link: <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 38910 question first answered 06/06/2016 10:12:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

522039

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Council of Data Science Ethics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the membership of the Council for Data Science Ethics will be decided; how many members there will be of that Council; and how long those members will be appointed for.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Data Science Ethical Framework was published on 19 May 2016. This is the first version which will be adapted based on feedback and further research. Further versions will be published for comment in the same manner in due course. Feedback is always welcome.</p><p>The Science and Technology Committee report on the Big Data Dilemma recommended that a Council for Data Ethics be established. The Government response was published on 26th April 2016 and can be found at the following link: <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 38909 question first answered 06/06/2016 10:12:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

523246

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of corporation tax receipts from the digital economy sector in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	905207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>We cannot make an estimate of the corporation tax receipts from the digital economy.</p><p> </p><p>During the international work on corporate tax avoidance in the digital economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development agreed that the digital economy cannot be ringfenced for tax purposes. This is because it is becoming impossible to say what is and is not part of the digital economy, due to digital aspects permeating the economy as a whole.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/06/2016 12:59:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

521120

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	BBC: Archives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 73 of his Department's White Paper, A BBC for the future, published in May 2016, what steps he is taking to ensure that the BBC archive is made accessible to as wide a range of institutions and organisations as possible; and what funding his Department plans to provide to support that aim.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The BBC receives over £3.7 billion of public money each year through the licence fee. As set out in the Government's White Paper, A BBC for the future: a Broadcaster of Distinction, the government encourages the BBC to do more to open up its archive and ensure that it can be used by the public and as wide a range of institutions and organisations as possible. ​How the BBC uses the public money it receives to achieve this is matter for the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/06/2016 16:00:40 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

521298

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) international students and (b) other migrants have an entry clearance visa or extension of stay that has expired at the point at which they exit the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The data requested is not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/06/2016 18:03:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 2077 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

520669

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Festivals and Special Occasions: Newcastle upon Tyne
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to support Newcastle upon Tyne's Freedom City 2017 festival.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	37956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Freedom City 2017 is an important and exciting prospect for Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Arts Council England's (ACE) North Director in Newcastle sits on the steering group for the festival and, in April 2015, ACE provided a Grants for the arts award of £15,000 to the Northern Roots, a partner in the development of the Freedom City 2017 event. ACE are continuing discussions with the Festival organisers on how they can further support the event.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/05/2016 12:15:12 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

520681

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the level of take-up was for superfast fixed broadband in each parliamentary constituency in the latest year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	37950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>BDUK do not hold take-up data at constituency level, but do have take-up data on local projects with BDUK funding. BDUK publish these statistics for local projects on the programme’s webpage, which is publically accessible at<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hs00bNsyRV1WoOt-fow3rsNXzpcKg26AsOWvk1bvJRk/edit#gid=0" target="_blank"> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hs00bNsyRV1WoOt-fow3rsNXzpcKg26AsOWvk1bvJRk/edit#gid=0</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/05/2016 12:49:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

520682

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) fixed residential and (b) business broadband lines there were in each parliamentary constituency in the latest year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	37951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>BDUK do not hold data on the number of residential and broadband lines in each constituency.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/05/2016 12:51:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah