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1174093

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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	Exercise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential health benefits of an active lifestyle; what plans they have to invest in sports and leisure infrastructure; and what steps they are taking to ensure that people benefit from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Regular exercise has been shown to treat, manage and prevent a number of physical and mental health conditions. An assessment of the health benefits along with the recommended levels of physical activity are set out in Physical activity guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers’ report which were updated in September 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On investment in sports and leisure infrastructure, the Government's Sporting Future strategy highlighted the significant role that facilities play in helping people to get more active. To support this, Government through Sport England, is already investing up to £125m from 2017 to 2021 to improve sports facilities across England.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Government also announced significant new funding for grassroots football facilities - an additional £550m, linked to our bid for the UK and Ireland to host the 2030 World Cup.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Improving health and wellbeing is a legacy ambition for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. This will include how we maximise the impact of the new sporting facilities being delivered for the Games, such as the redevelopment of athletics facilities at Alexander Stadium, creation of a brand new aquatics centre in Sandwell and the addition of new cycle lanes across the city.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/02/2020 16:45:21 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1175304

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	Digital Technology: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require technology companies selling consumer devices to state at the point of sale how long they will continue to provide software updates which will allow such devices to continue to function.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>On 27 January 2020, DCMS published a response to their regulatory consultation on increasing the baseline cyber security of Consumer Internet of Things (IoT) security.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The regulatory proposals advocated that all consumer IoT devices embed important security requirements. These requirements are set out in the Code of Practice for Consumer IoT Security, published by my department in March 2018, and ETSI TS 103 645, the first globally applicable standard for consumer IoT security.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>One of these guidelines would require manufacturers of IoT devices to explicitly state the minimum length of time for which the device will receive security updates, with that information clearly displayed at the point of sale.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Responses to the consultation showed widespread support for the introduction of such a baseline, as a significant step towards protecting consumers and enabling the IoT sector to grow and flourish. As such, DCMS are seeking to bring forward legislation to mandate these guidelines as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/02/2020 11:15:19 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1175343

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	Social Media
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with owners of social media platforms about the support they provide to workers who moderate content.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings with social media companies on a range of issues, including support provided to workers who moderate content on their platforms. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"> Gov.uk</a> website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/02/2020 17:38:24 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1175292

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	Cultural Heritage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of local councils in preserving heritage; and what plans they have to meet with the Local Government Association and the National Trust to discuss a strategy for the future of local heritage assets.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Local government bears great responsibility for the care and conservation of the historic environment. Local planning authorities make many of the decisions regarding change to heritage assets, informed by information they curate on historic environment records (HERs). They have powers to address heritage at risk and are often owners of some of the most important heritage assets in their area.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Together with Historic England, our statutory advisors on the historic environment, we keep in close contact with relevant partners on these issues. In particular, the Heritage Council, which includes the National Trust, is chaired by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism and regularly attended by Ministers from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. This provides the opportunity to ensure that issues such as local stewardship of the historic environment are properly considered. Should this be a theme for a future meeting of the Council the Local Government Association and other relevant stakeholders will be invited to attend.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/02/2020 16:55:53 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1175295

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	Musicians: Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Sport, Media and Creative Industries on 21 January (HC Deb, col 56WH) that the Government welcomes the views "of the industry on movement within Europe", how the music industry can share such views.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The music industry is a major success story for the UK. The government recognises the importance of the continued mobility of talented individuals and groups to support cultural and creative cooperation and the continued growth of the sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>My department continues to engage on a regular basis with representatives from the music industry at both Ministerial and official level, through bilateral meetings, roundtable discussions, written correspondence, industry events and conferences. This includes the government’s trade advisory committees that help inform international trade policy, and at which the music sector is of course represented.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Furthermore, DCMS has facilitated engagement between the sector and other departments in order to ensure that their views are understood at all levels of government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We value the contributions made by the sector this far, and welcome their involvement going forward.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/02/2020 16:43:21 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1175303

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	Arts: Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Sport, Media and Creative Industries on 21 January (HC Deb, col 56WH) that “it is essential that free movement is protected for artists post 2020”, how they intend to protect such free movement; and whether such protection will cover freelance workers in other creative and specialist fields.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s creative industries deliver around 12 per cent of the UK’s total exports in services, and have grown rapidly in recent years. The government is committed to ensuring this growth continues.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS has engaged extensively with union bodies, artists and cultural organisations to help understand the needs of the creative and cultural sector, including freelancers who make up a significant proportion of people in these sectors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Recognising the depth of the UK-EU relationship, the UK is seeking reciprocal mobility arrangements with the EU in a defined number of areas. For example, to allow business professionals to provide services, or tourists to continue to travel visa-free. This is in line with the arrangements that the UK might want to offer other close trading partners in future, where they support new and deep trade deals. This is subject to wider negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 06/02/2020 17:35:17 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1175186

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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	Software: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to use software licensing audits to investigate the practice of software vendors imposing unfair licence conditions on customers.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service conducts software licensing audits on behalf of the public sector. Additionally, they operate an asset transfer system that allows unused software to be distributed across the public sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/02/2020 13:18:44 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1175191

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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	Social Media: Self-harm and Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce fines for social media companies who do not actively seek to remove (1) suicide. and (2) self-harm, related posts.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Online Harms White Paper sets out our plans for world-leading legislation to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online. This will make companies more responsible for their users’ safety online, especially children and other vulnerable groups, and will help to build trust in digital markets. The Government will will bring forward legislation to improve internet safety for all, as set out in the Queen’s speech.</p><p> </p><p>The new regulatory framework will place a duty of care on online operators. To fulfil the duty of care, where relevant, companies will be required to take robust action to address harmful content that provides graphic details of suicide methods and self-harming.</p><p> </p><p>The new Online Harms framework will be overseen by an independent regulator which will have effective enforcement powers, including the power to fine operators who do not comply with the new duty of care.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/02/2020 17:37:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1175192

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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	Instagram: Self-harm
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Instagram about reports that its algorithms cause people with mental illnesses to self-harm.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings with social media platforms such as Instagram on a range of issues, including the use of algorithms to target specific groups. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/02/2020 16:51:59 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1175159

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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	Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce an artificial intelligence ethical regulatory framework after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The government is committed to harnessing the potential of emerging technology, including artificial intelligence. We recognise the importance of strong ethical frameworks and guidance to ensure the appropriate use of data-driven technologies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>That is why the UK launched the Data Ethics Framework in 2016, a practical guide for the public sector to the appropriate use of data to deliver high quality evidence for policy making and service design, and the first guidance of its kind. The Framework was developed through open collaboration across the government data science community, academia and civil society and is currently being updated to ensure that it remains a world-leading guide on the ethical use of data in the public sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government also established the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation in 2018, to provide independent, expert advice on the measures needed to enable and ensure safe, ethical and innovative uses of artificial intelligence and data-driven technologies. This includes advising on how we address potential gaps in our regulatory landscape, and identifying best practice for the responsible use of data and artificial intelligence through engagement with industry bodies, public service providers and consumers to coordinate world-leading standards and codes of conduct.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK already benefits from a world-class regulatory regime, and the Centre will build on this by making sure we understand and respond to the rapidly evolving way in which data is impacting our lives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/02/2020 16:44:46 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick