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1086641

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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	Youth Services: 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 assessment his Department has made of the total reduction in central Government funding for youth services provided by local authorities in England since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	230801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating public funding to youth services in their area in line with local need. We believe they are best placed to know what is required in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made over £200bn available to local authorities to spend on local services over this Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/03/2019 14:08:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1086636

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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	Youth Centres: Closures
	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 his Department has made of the number of youth centres that have closed in England since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	230800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, and to obtain it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/03/2019 14:06:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1250347

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	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	YouTube: Disinformation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many pieces of disinformation the Counter Disinformation Unit has reported to YouTube since 1 March 2020; and how many of those disinformation posts have subsequently been removed by YouTube.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	113582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been vitally important that the public has accurate information and DCMS is leading work across Government to tackle disinformation.</p><p>The Counter Disinformation Unit brings together cross-Government monitoring and analysis capabilities. The Unit’s primary function is to provide a comprehensive picture of the extent, scope and impact of disinformation and misinformation regarding Covid-19 and to work with partners to ensure appropriate action is taken. It would not be appropriate for the Unit to provide a running commentary on the amount of misinformation/disinformation seen to date.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic, we have been working closely with social media platforms to quickly identify and help them respond to potentially harmful content on their platforms, including removing harmful content in line with their terms and conditions, and promoting authoritative sources of information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 113580 113581 question first answered 12/11/2020 16:35:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

895000

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	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	Wembley Stadium
	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 he is taking to ensure that the public interest is safeguarded in any potential sale of Wembley Stadium.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	139523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>My Department, along with Sport England and the Greater London Authority will be discussing the potential sale of the stadium with the Football Association over the course of this month.</p><p> </p><p>We will be seeking reassurances that both the interests of the national teams and the grassroots are protected and would benefit from any potential deal.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/05/2018 13:42:31 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

983279

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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: Design
	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 his Department has made of the number of people employed in the video game design sector that earn over £50,000 per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	176368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles data on employee earnings through the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) which is the most detailed and comprehensive source of earnings information in the UK. This can be found at:</p><p>https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/10/2018 14:59:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

944069

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	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, whether his Department has made any assessment of recent trends in growth of the independent video game development sector.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	165617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>We have not published any specific analysis of growth trends in the independent video game sector. However, the latest DCMS Sector Economic Estimates report on employment, published on 18th July 2018, shows that jobs across the wider computer games sector more than doubled between 2011 and 2017. Our estimates indicate that UK computer games sector employment in 2011 was 13,000, increasing to 20,000 in 2015, 23,000 in 2016 and 30,000 in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/07/2018 14:53:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

884882

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	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	Theatres: Closures
	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 he has made of trends in the number of theatres that have closed in the UK since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	135870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold data on trends of theatre closures.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/04/2018 09:36:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

890050

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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	Theatre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2018 to Question 135870, on Theatre: Closures, whether his Department has taken any steps to ascertain the viability of regional theatre.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	137101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that the arts and culture can bring huge benefits to local communities, and this is why Arts Council England is investing over £100 million of public money into 190 theatres and touring companies over four years.</p><p> </p><p>Arts Council commissioned the Theatre Analysis of England research (published September 2016) which highlighted key factors that impact on Regional Theatre, including that of touring activity to the regions. The Arts Council is addressing the issues raised through monitoring of the talent and audience development; financial and management viability of regional theatres that are in the National Portfolio, and supporting them to strengthen their business plans and models over the next 4 years.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 26/04/2018 09:28:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1173445

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	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	Television Licences: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department will take to ensure that (a) deaf and (b) elderly BBC licence fee payers will be adequately provided for by the BBC.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	8342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The BBC is editorially and operationally independent of the Government and the Government has no say on what programmes or services the BBC provides for deaf or elderly licence fee payers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Royal Charter requires the BBC to serve all audiences - including deaf and elderly licence fee payers - through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With regard to elderly licence fee payers, the Government is disappointed with the BBC's decision to restrict the over 75 licence fee concession to only those in receipt of pension credit. We recognise the value of free TV licences for over-75s and believe they should be funded by the BBC.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For deaf licence fee payers, Ofcom is responsible for setting a Code on Television Access Services, which includes guidance which must be observed by the BBC in relation to providing subtitles and signing on its television channels. The Code sets out 10-year statutory targets for the BBC in relation to subtitling (100%) and signing (5%). Ofcom is currently reviewing how the BBC should make its UK Public Services accessible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 30/01/2020 17:12:53 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

971472

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	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	TV Licensing
	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 he has made of the number of unencrypted transactions that were made during the encryption problem at TV Licensing between 29 August and 5 September 2018; for what reason the rectification of that problem took one week; and whether it was the security department of TV Licensing which uncovered that problem.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	172590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold this information. Issues relating to TV Licensing are a matter for the BBC as a body independent from the government.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2018 15:25:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens