Advertising in the UK is regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the industry\u2019s independent regulator, which enforces the Advertising Codes through a system of self-regulation and co-regulation with Ofcom. The Codes apply to all media, including broadcast and online. They incorporate all relevant legislation and set standards for accuracy and honesty to which advertisers must adhere, including specific conditions on advertising to children, causing offence and social responsibility.<\/p>
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The ASA is recognised by the government, the courts and trading standards as the \u2018established means\u2019 for the enforcement of misleading advertising, and the Codes include rules designed to ensure that advertisers do not mislead consumers. It has a range of sanctions it can take against non-compliant advertisers and, as a last resort, can refer some to Trading Standards.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the use of potentially misleading statistics in advertising.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4079", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julian Sturdy"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Julian Sturdy"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1108770", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1108770/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The National Lottery has returned over £39 billion to good causes since 1994, funding projects in every constituency throughout the UK. The National Lottery awards grants to good causes delivered through a range of organisations, including charities, social enterprises and local grassroots groups.<\/p> <\/p> Below is data from the key National Lottery distributors showing the total grants awarded to good causes, including charities, in Southport since 2009/10. A high proportion of charities are based in cities and towns, but deliver activity and services to a much wider area. This means figures often don\u2019t reflect the spread of activity and the overall offer of services and projects funded by The National Lottery within a particular constituency.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Organisation<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Grants Awarded to Good Causes in Southport since 2009/10<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> The National Lottery Community Fund<\/p><\/td> £5,008,940<\/p><\/td><\/tr> The National Lottery Heritage Fund<\/p><\/td> £3,589,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sport England<\/p><\/td> £992,626<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Arts Council England<\/p><\/td> £45,323<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £9,636,189<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the benefits funding from the National Lottery has delivered to charities in (a) local areas and (b) Southport.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4669", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damien Moore"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1108901", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1108901/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Last December we published the Heritage Statement: One Year On which provides an update on our progress against commitments made in the Heritage Statement in 2017. These documents set out our priorities to support the heritage sector building on the strategy set out for heritage in the Culture White Paper. These documents are accessible on gov.uk.<\/p> <\/p> To support the heritage sector we also provide Grant-in-Aid (GIA). In 2018/19 this included £91,607,000 for Historic England, £2,604,000 for the Churches Conservation Trust and £5,574,000 for the National Heritage Memorial Fund.<\/p> <\/p> Likewise, over £8bn of funding has been supplied by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to around 44,000 projects from 1 April 1994 to 31 March 2018. In the last financial year this has included £757,835,822 to Church organisations, £3,004,154,443 to community and voluntary organisations and £2,622,698,437 to local authorities.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support the heritage sector.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Rosindell"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2018 to Question 176383, how much funding has been released from dormant bank accounts to support young people.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Cat Smith"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1107798", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1107798/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We do not hold the information requested. Decisions about items in collections are a matter for institutions themselves - and in the case of national museums, statutory duty lies with the board of trustees who operate independently from government at arm\u2019s length. In addition, the government has no locus over private collections.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4116", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis"}
}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish a list of the art, cultural and folk artefacts that overseas Governments have requested be returned to their country of origin and which are currently held in (a) public institutions and (b) private collections in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/338", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Keith Vaz"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Keith Vaz"}
], "uin" : "238596"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1107804", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1107804/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The final participation and completion figures for the National Citizen Service programme in 2018 are undergoing compliance checks and will be published on gov.uk once they are finalised.<\/p> <\/p> Government targets have been agreed annually between the sponsoring Government Department and the NCS Trust in line with NCS Trust projections of demand. The table attached shows annual targets and participation ceilings.<\/p> <\/p> A maximum participation ceiling was allocated to NCS in the 2015 Spending Review to ensure that no young people were turned away from the programme. This was not a participation target. The ceiling was revised downwards in the 2017 revised Spending Review settlement.<\/p>"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mims Davies"}
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, "title" : "Annual Target Data"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-04-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Voluntary Work: Young People"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 Feb 2019 to Question 223803, what the final (a) participation and (b) completion figures for the National Citizenship Service programme were for 2018; and if will publish the (i) original and (ii) revised Government targets for each year since 2011.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4436", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Cat Smith"}
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], "uin" : "238657"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1105882", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1105882/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Historically, the main source of non-public income generated for NCS has been the £50 sign-up fee. A small amount of income has occasionally come from other sources, such as corporate sponsorships.<\/p> <\/p> The forecasted circa £3 million income for the upcoming financial year will be generated from sign-up fees.<\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2019 to Question 235376 on Voluntary Work: Young People, what the sources are of past non-public income generated to fund NCS and the forecasted £3 million of income for the upcoming financial year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Cat Smith"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1105998", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1105998/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Protecting UK businesses from cyber attacks is a key priority within the Government\u2019s National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021.<\/p> <\/p> The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) works with a wide range of partners to provide advice and support to businesses and organisations across the UK, enabling them to put measures in place to protect against cyber attacks. Up to date guidance - such as the Small Business Guide for SMEs - is freely available on NCSC\u2019s website and is underpinned by NCSC\u2019s insights into cyber threats. The NCSC has also published its Board Toolkit to help company boards better understand cyber security.<\/p> <\/p> Government continues to engage with businesses of all types and through multiple channels to raise awareness of cyber security best practice. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published the FTSE350 Cyber Governance Health Check for the UK\u2019s leading firms; Ministers have recently undertaken a series of industry roundtables to drive action on cyber security, and DCMS has worked with Home Office to deliver the Cyber Aware campaign for businesses.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to help protect businesses from cyber attack after the cyber attack on Metro bank in February 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1105484/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Charities Act 1992 requires all professional fundraisers, including online fundraising platforms, to inform potential donors of their fees and charges.<\/p> <\/p> The Fundraising Regulator strengthened its Code of Fundraising Practice in June 2018 to clarify what is expected of online fundraising platforms in terms of their transparency.<\/p> <\/p> Improved transparency requirements enable potential donors to make informed choices about their giving.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to take steps to prevent organisations from making a profit on Gift Aid claims when they receive a donation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4368", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil Coyle"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Neil Coyle"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1105559/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government welcomed the recent Engaging Libraries programme, supported by Carnegie UK Trust and the Wellcome Trust, which enabled public library services to pilot creative public engagement projects on health and wellbeing. We also welcome the announcement that a second phase of the programme will be launched later in 2019.<\/p> <\/p> In line with the learning in this report, the Government recognises the important roles that libraries can play in promoting health and wellbeing. In December 2016, the Libraries Taskforce (which was jointly established by DCMS and the Local Government Association) published its Libraries Deliver: Ambition document. This set out seven strategic Outcomes to which libraries contribute and that local and central government is seeking to support and encourage; one of these was helping people to have healthier and happier lives.<\/p> <\/p> The Taskforce includes representatives of Public Health England and NHS England, and has been active in promoting and sharing good practice about a number of the Engaging Libraries projects through its blog on GOV.UK. In addition, the Taskforce has published an advocacy brochure to specifically showcase to library services, local councils, and partner organisations how libraries can support health and wellbeing for people and communities.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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