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749341

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	Video Games: Classification Schemes
	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 effect of downloading of additional content of videogames that will potentially change the age classification of the game.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	3440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Pegi classification system for video games considers the potential for additional downloadable content to diverge from the age rating of the initial product. Under the terms of the certificates issued for games by the UK’s Games Rating Authority (GRA), where subsequent content offered for download is not appropriate to the Pegi rating issued, the new material must be notified to the GRA so they can review and award a new Pegi rating.</p><p>Video games publishers failing to comply face fines from Pegi of up to 500,000 Euros.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 12 months the GRA has received seven submissions of additional downloadable content from games publishers. They considered that none of these needed a higher Pegi rating than the original game.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/07/2017 12:45:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

749336

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	Video Games: 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, what steps her Department takes to prevent parents and guardians buying video games for children which are not certified as appropriate for a child's age.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	3494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Pegi age ratings and content advice on video games - and on associated marketing materials such as tv advertisements - help parents and guardians make informed choices about the products they purchase for children or allow them to access. We encourage those responsible for children to look carefully at the ratings and pictograms, on boxed products, on downloadable content, and also to consider using parental controls on gaming and mobile devices to manage access.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies on further promotion of the Pegi age ratings and advice about safe gaming, including through initiatives such as AskAboutGames.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/07/2017 12:48:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

749335

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	Internet: 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, what assessment she has made of the safety of children who play interactional games online with strangers.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	3493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2015, the UK Council for Child Internet Safety published a practical guide for providers of social media and interactive services to encourage businesses to think about “safety by design” to help make their platforms safer for children and young people under 18. The guide has examples of good practice from leading technology companies, and advice from NGOs and other online child safety experts and includes advice on interactive games.</p><p> </p><p>Work has started on the DCMS-led cross-government internet safety strategy which will give us the opportunity to consider issues of online safety for children and young people, including gaming. We are considering how this will be taken forward under the Digital Charter.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/07/2017 12:51:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

750078

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	Video Games: Classification Schemes
	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 fitness for purpose of age certification for videogames.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	3779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2012, following full public consultation on options, the Government brought into force a single classification system for video games, based on the Pan European Games Information (PEGI) age ratings. The PEGI ratings criteria are reviewed on an annual basis, and the latest moderation in 2016 ushered in a number of modifications. These are influenced by the UK Sensibilities Study, which our Games Rating Authority is required to take into account as per the Video Recordings Act. Age ratings play an important role in providing greater clarity for consumers around the age-suitability of products, and Government will continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies to encourage their further promotion.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 15:01:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

750079

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	Video Games
	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 penalties for (a) parents or guardians and (b) retailers who knowingly provide videogames to children who are younger than the recommended age rating.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	3780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Age restrictions are applied at the point of sale, which means that any retailer convicted of supplying a PEGI 12, 16 or 18 product to someone not meeting the specific age requirement faces a possible jail term and/or fine. Educational initiatives such as AskAboutGames are in place to encourage parents/carers to look carefully at the age ratings and content advice when making purchases for children, and Government will continue to work with industry to support adults to making responsible, informed decisions that protect children from inappropriate content.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 15:02:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

749640

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	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	S4C Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will include the devolution of broadcasting in the remit of the S4C review.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	3619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to carrying out a review of S4C's remit, governance and funding in 2017. The full scope of the review will be set out in the terms of reference in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 14:15:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

749638

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	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	S4C Independent Review
	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 discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on whether devolution of broadcasting should be included in the remit of the S4C review.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	3620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The department has regular discussions with the Welsh Office on a range of issues, including the S4C review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 14:17:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

753405

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which of her Department's online services are only available in the Welsh language on request.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	5891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the needs of Welsh language speakers are recognised and met, in accordance with the requirements of departmental Welsh Language Schemes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/07/2017 10:03:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

753675

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
	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 estimate her Department has made of the potential number of Acts or parts of Acts that will be subject to repeal as a result of provisions in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	5987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Government departments have been analysing the United Kingdom statute book and directly applicable European Union law in their areas of responsibility to enable an assessment of the scale of the changes needed. This is likely to include the repeal, but also the amendment, of provisions in Acts but we are not in a position to give a sense of scale at this time.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government White Paper on the Repeal Bill Legislating for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, published on 30 March 2017, we estimated around 800-1,000 EU-exit related Statutory Instruments will be required.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/07/2017 10:36:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

759246

	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	Broadband: Wales
	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 recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on testing full-fibre broadband in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	9784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>We engage regularly with counterparts from the Wales Office and Welsh Government throughout 2017 on the Local Full Fibre Networks programme, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In July, we wrote to all local authority leaders, including across Wales, to highlight the upcoming Challenge Fund stage of the programme and invite Expressions of Interest. We received a tremendous response from across the UK, including from Wales.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 9785 question first answered 19/09/2017 13:33:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake