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1506507

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation: Regulation
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 potential merits of regulating short-term holiday lets to help support the sustainability of rural tourism and communities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The sharing economy has brought many benefits to the tourism sector and wider economy, as well as creating an additional income stream for homeowners. In rural areas, the growth of the sharing economy has enabled travellers to utilise the flexible accommodation options on offer to explore lesser-known rural destinations and make the most of the leisure opportunities they offer. However, we recognise that the increase in short-term letting has also prompted some concerns including the impact on the housing market and local communities, and a sense that new entrants in the market are not being held to the same health and safety standards as, for example, hotels and B&amp;Bs.</p><p>The Government’s Call for Evidence on the Short-Term Letting of Tourism Accommodation ran from 29 June to 21 September and analysis of the responses is now underway.</p><p>We wanted to hear from a wide range of stakeholders, including local authorities, in order to build a much-needed evidence base on these issues and enable us to develop proportionate policy responses for a future consultation.</p><p>With the Call for Evidence now closed, we will now consider the evidence collected and look to provide updates to the sector over the coming months regarding our next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/09/2022 09:43:27 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506583

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Data Protection and Digital Information 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, with reference to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) parliamentary scrutiny is upheld and (b) personal data and personal health data is protected.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	51860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on Monday 18 July 2022. Following the election of the new leader of the Conservative Party, business managers have agreed that the government will not move the Second Reading and other motions relating to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to allow ministers to further consider the Bill. Once resumed, Parliament will have the opportunity to scrutinise it fully as per parliamentary procedure.</p><p>The Bill will maintain high standards of protection for personal data, including sensitive healthcare data. At the same time, it will reform the most complex and burdensome parts of the data protection legislation which can impede responsible data use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 23/09/2022 09:37:45 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1506642

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	York Rescue Boat: Platinum Jubilee 2022
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 workers at York Rescue Boat are eligible for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>To qualify for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal recipients must be in an eligible public sector role in a frontline emergency service accessed via a call to the 999 emergency telephone number, or equivalent.</p><p>Individual departments, the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies are responsible for applying the criteria and making eligibility decisions regarding the award of the Medal to their staff and other organisations that fall under their sponsorship. The criteria are in line with that of the Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/09/2022 14:41:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506643

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals
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 it her policy to extend the qualifying criteria for Platinum Jubilee Medals to those working in voluntary sector organisations providing support to public services such as York Rescue Boat.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The Platinum Jubilee Medal criteria was agreed across the government, Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies, and has been determined on the basis of the precedent for previous commemorative Jubilee medals.</p><p>To qualify for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal recipients must be in an eligible public sector role in a frontline emergency service accessed via a call to the 999 emergency telephone number, or equivalent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/09/2022 15:08:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506644

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals
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 she has made of the total number of Platinum Jubilee Medals to be awarded.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>DCMS does not hold this information. Individual Departments, the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies are responsible for making eligibility decisions regarding the award of the Medal to their staff and other organisations that fall under their sponsorship. Medals are ordered directly from the Ministry of Defence Medal Office and the process of determining the eligibility of individuals is still being undertaken by government Departments, Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies. The Ministry of Defence will be able to confirm the overall numbers of medals provided to departments and cost details once the initial distribution of Medals is complete.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/09/2022 14:43:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506672

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Football Governance Fan-led 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, with reference to the Government response to the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance, published on 25 April 2022, CP 658, whether she still plans to implement the recommendations of that review; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	51662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance in April 2022. We absolutely recognise the need for football to be reformed to ensure the game’s sustainability in the long term. We are now taking the time to consider the policy, but we remain committed to publishing a White Paper setting out our detailed response to the fan led review of football governance, and will set this out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/09/2022 14:33:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1506747

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Work Experience
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 young people aged eighteen or younger have undertaken work experience in her Department in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those young people were (a) girls and (b) boys from state schools.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	51683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>DCMS does not have a formal work experience scheme for young people aged eighteen or younger and does not hold central records of any informal work experience organised by individual business areas.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/09/2022 09:49:43 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1506770

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Forms: Personal Names
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 he will take steps to help ensure that online registration forms recognise the use of special characters in names, including apostrophes and hyphens.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	51642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2022 answer text <p>It is for individual businesses to provide services that are functional for their clients. Any personal data they collect via online platforms must be processed in accordance with the data protection principles. They include requirements to make sure that any personal data held is accurate and up to date and to take reasonable steps to rectify any mistakes that are identified without delay.</p><p>In relation to the public sector, the Cabinet Office requires all government departments to make sure central UK Government online services can be used by everyone. This is a requirement of the Service Standard, set and maintained by the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO). The CDDO assesses government services against this standard and the Cabinet Office provides additional guidance on fields which ask for names, stating that they should support all characters, including numbers and symbols.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 03/10/2022 13:15:22 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1506799

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Public Service Broadcasting: 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, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the (a) fees and (b) penalties relating to the funding of public broadcasting are (i) proportionate, (ii) balanced and (iii) provide good value for money in the context of changing trends in media consumption.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	51954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK has six public service broadcasters (PSBs). Only two of these – the BBC and S4C (the Welsh language broadcaster) – receive direct public funding.</p><p>The licence fee is the source of the overwhelming majority of this public funding. In January 2022, the government announced the licence fee settlement to the end of the current Charter period on 31 December 2027. The price of a TV licence will stay at £159 for two years, before rising in line with inflation from April 2024. The Government believes this settlement will give the BBC the money it needs to fulfil its mission and public purposes effectively, whilst making sure we support UK households through a difficult time and spend public money in a proportionate and balanced way. S4C also received a 9% increase in its funding to support the vital role it plays in supporting the Welsh economy, culture and society.</p><p>As set out in the recent broadcasting white paper, ‘Up Next’, the government wants to find a funding model which will allow the BBC and S4C to continue to succeed while also being fair to those who pay for it. This is why we need to consider the most fair and appropriate funding mechanism to be introduced at the end of the current Charter period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/09/2022 09:45:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1506853

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Telephone Systems: Optical Fibres
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 her Department has made of the (a) progress of the nationwide switch from copper phone lines to fibre and (b) resilience of fibre phone lines in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	52073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The move from traditional to digital telephony, known as Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) migration, is being led by the telecoms industry and not the government.</p><p>While DCMS meets regularly with telecoms providers to discuss the progress of their migration, we do not assess overall progress given each provider has their own schedule and plans for the upgrade including how and when they will migrate customers. Regardless, telecoms providers have said they remain committed to the 2025 deadline.</p><p>Telecommunications equipment is usually highly resilient and major outages are extremely rare. However, in general, fibre connections are less affected than copper cables by environmental factors, such as temperature and electro-magnetic fluctuations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 23/09/2022 09:36:30 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby