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1151959

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Living Wage
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 staff in his Department are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements his Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	4418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>No staff in the Department are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>This government is committed to paying people a decent living wage, which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage. In April 2019, the National Living Wage increased to £8.21 per hour, handing a full-time worker a further £690 annual pay rise. By 2024 the National Living Wage will rise to £10.50 per hour, reaching 66% of median UK earnings. The scope will be expanded to everyone aged 21 and over and is expected to benefit over 4 million low paid workers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will always award contracts on the basis of the best value for money for the taxpayer. DCMS standard terms and conditions ensures that any supplier shall comply with all applicable laws in supplying services to the department. We insist that contractors pay at least the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/10/2019 16:44:20 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1151973

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	Exercise: Gender
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 effect of any differential in the level of exercise by girls and boys on the number of each gender who pursue sporting careers.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	4314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Government wants everyone, regardless of their background to feel able to participate, engage and work in the sport and physical activity sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Active Lives Children and Young People Survey shows that there remains a significant gender gap in physical activity levels for boys and girls, and that girls are less likely to enjoy or feel confident about participating in sport and physical activity. We are working with the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care to address this through the School Sport and Activity Action Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also working closely with Sport England to ensure that the sporting workforce is strong, dynamic and representative of the wider population.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/10/2019 16:34:31 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1151354

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Treasure: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish her response to her Department's consultation entitled Revising the definition of treasure in the Treasure Act 1996 and revising the related codes of practice.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	3595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s responses to these consultations have been delayed owing to conflicting work pressures. However, they remain a departmental priority and good progress has been made in analysing the responses to the consultations.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 3596 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:30:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1151359

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Treasure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish her Department's response to the consultation entitled Strengthening the Process for Retaining National Treasures.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	3596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s responses to these consultations have been delayed owing to conflicting work pressures. However, they remain a departmental priority and good progress has been made in analysing the responses to the consultations.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 3595 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:30:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1151361

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Government Departments: Amazon Web Services
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 her Department has awarded Government contracts to Amazon Web Services in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	3634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has awarded no such contracts.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 28/10/2019 16:29:55 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1151369

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Jainism and Zoroastrianism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when representatives of the (a) Jain and (b) Zoroastrian community were invited to national events organised by her Department in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	3524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have attended a number of key events coordinated by Jain and Zoroastrian organisations, and officials have invited representatives from both communities to participate in roundtable discussions where relevant issues are discussed.</p><p> </p><p>The Jain and Zoroastrian communities of this country have made, and continue to make a positive contribution to life in the United Kingdom. The Government values this contribution enormously.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 2657 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:52:34 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1151375

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Gambling: 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 steps she is taking to prevent young people spending excessively on loot boxes in computer games.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of concerns about the potential for excessive spending in games, particularly by young people. These concerns, and particularly those regarding the availability of loot boxes, are discussed in the recent DCMS Select Committee report on Immersive and Addictive Technologies. We are currently considering the Report and its recommendations and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We do not currently have an estimate of the amount spent by people under 18 on in-app or in-game purchases over the last 5 years. However, we note that the Gambling Commission’s new research on Children and Young People found that of the 11-16 year olds taking part in their survey, 52% had heard of the availability of in-game items and of these 44% had paid money to open loot boxes.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage parents concerned about in-game spending by their children to consider using the parental controls available on devices to disable this function.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 3533 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:37:08 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1151383

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Gambling: 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 estimate his Department has made of the amount spent by people under 18 on in-app or in-game purchases over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of concerns about the potential for excessive spending in games, particularly by young people. These concerns, and particularly those regarding the availability of loot boxes, are discussed in the recent DCMS Select Committee report on Immersive and Addictive Technologies. We are currently considering the Report and its recommendations and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We do not currently have an estimate of the amount spent by people under 18 on in-app or in-game purchases over the last 5 years. However, we note that the Gambling Commission’s new research on Children and Young People found that of the 11-16 year olds taking part in their survey, 52% had heard of the availability of in-game items and of these 44% had paid money to open loot boxes.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage parents concerned about in-game spending by their children to consider using the parental controls available on devices to disable this function.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 3532 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:37:08 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1150858

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Data Protection: Government Departments
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 18 October 2019 to Question 74 on Government Departments: Data Protection, if she will place in the Library a copy of each Government department's contingency plan.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	2697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not hold contingency plans for departments centrally. DCMS has worked with government departments to assess data protection risks and support their mitigating activity. Departmental contingency plans are individually owned by departments, which are responsible for mitigating their own data risks.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 24/10/2019 09:12:54 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1150876

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Badminton and Football: Racial Discrimination
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 he has had with (a) the Football Association on racism in football and (b) Badminton England on racism in badminton.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	2754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>We strongly condemn the recent incidents of racism in sport both at home and abroad. There is no place anywhere for racism in sport and we want it stamped out at every level of competition.</p><p> </p><p>Government ministers and officials regularly meet the football authorities and other sports governing bodies, including the Football Association and Badminton England, to discuss a wide range of issues, including how we can work together to tackle racism.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 2755 question first answered 24/10/2019 09:17:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra