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1503441

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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: Prices
	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 are being taken by her Department to help prevent price increases over and above CPI by telecoms companies.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	45142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Annual price increases are contained within the terms and conditions that consumers agree to when taking out their communications service. Ofcom <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/229852/ofcom-guidance-general-condition-c1-contract-requirements.pdf" target="_blank">General Condition (c1.3) </a>requires operators to provide customers with a clear summary of their contract terms - including any elements relating to price rises - prior to final sale.</p><p>We continue to engage with the sector regarding affordability and pricing. Customers should check whether they are in their minimum contract period as they may be able to save money by negotiating with their existing provider or consider switching. Figures released by <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2021/telecoms-customers-saving-millions" target="_blank">Ofcom</a> in November 2021, show that 35% of consumers in 2020 were out of contract, and the average out of contract broadband customer could save more than £61 a year by switching providers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/09/2022 08:42:49 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1503415

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Independent Press Standards Organisation
	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 data her Department holds on (a) the number of fines imposed and (b) how many standards investigations have been launched by IPSO since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	45118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Since the report of the Leveson Inquiry was published in 2012, we have seen a fundamental reform of the self-regulatory landscape for the press, including the establishment of two new regulators, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) and The Independent Monitor for the Press (IMPRESS). The majority of traditional publishers—including 95% of national newspapers by circulation—are members of IPSO. A small number of publishers have joined IMPRESS.</p><p>These regulators enforce codes of conduct which provide guidelines on a range of areas, including discrimination, accuracy, privacy, and harassment. If they find that a newspaper has broken the code of conduct, they can order corrections.</p><p>The Government is committed to independent self-regulation of the press, and does not intervene in or oversee the work of IPSO.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/09/2022 08:45:32 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1503410

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Cultural Development Fund
	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 provide details on the fourth round of the Cultural Development Fund; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	45091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The fourth round of the Cultural Development Fund (CDF) is expected to launch in Spring 2024. As per the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cultural-venues-to-receive-128-million-to-improve-access-to-arts-and-culture" target="_blank">announcement</a> in May 2022, CDF rounds 3 and 4 will see up to £49.4m of further capital investment in innovative cultural and creative projects outside London over the Spending Review period 2022/23 - 2024/25.</p><p>CDF round 3 was launched in May 2022. Building on the success of the previous two rounds, this third round of funding will level up through cultural investment, increase access to creativity and culture, and support the visitor and wider local economies in places all over England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/09/2022 13:28:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1503417

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Press: Privacy
	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 make an assessment of current trends in the levels of press (a) intrusion and (b) harassment of grieving families in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	45087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a free and independent press, and does not intervene in what the press can and cannot publish. We are clear, however, that with this freedom, comes responsibility, which media organisations must take seriously. It is important that there exists an independent self regulatory regime to ensure that the press adheres to a wide set of clear and appropriate standards, and to offer individuals a means of redress where these are not met.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/09/2022 08:44:06 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel