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1057038

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	MMR Vaccine
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 an assessment of the role of social and traditional media in the decline in levels of uptake of the MMR vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	218819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes all attempts to deliberately disrupt and confuse the information environment very seriously. It is difficult to attribute the slight decline in uptake of the MMR vaccinations to any one source, however, we will work with our colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England to assess the impact that disinformation and manipulation of social and traditional media may have on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/02/2019 16:38:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1057042

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Artificial Intelligence
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 his Department has taken to ensure that the use of artificial intelligence complies with equalities legislation.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	218822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">While we have seen some success with voluntary measures to improve online safety, Government has been clear that tech companies need to take more consistent and effective action to tackle online harms.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">A joint DCMS-Home Office White Paper will be published shortly, setting out clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep their users safe online</del>.</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government recently set up the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation to provide independent, expert advice on the measures needed to enable and ensure safe, ethical and innovative uses of AI and data-driven technologies.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The first two projects the Centre will study include: the use of data in shaping people's online experiences; and the potential for bias in decisions made using algorithms. This work will play an important role in promoting and ensuring fairness and the ethical use of data to deliver maximum benefits for society. An interim update on these projects is expected in summer 2019.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Further, it is essential that AI developed in the UK reflects the needs and make-up of society as a whole and that industry and the public sector are able to access the greatest supply of talent in terms of numbers. Increasing diversity in the AI workforce is vital to ensure that everyone with the potential to participate has the opportunity to do so. The government’s Office for AI will work with the AI Council to promote diversity in the AI workforce.</ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/02/2019 16:53:29 question first ministerially corrected 18/02/2019 10:41:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 101754 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1057101

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Social Media: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what date he plans to take steps to introduce legal responsibilities for social media companies in relation to harmful content in the event that those companies do not take voluntary action.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	218806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>A joint DCMS-Home Office White Paper will be published shortly, setting out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures to tackle online harms, including clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep their users safe online.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/02/2019 16:48:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1056839

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Music Venues: Tax Allowances
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer on tax concessions for small music venues.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	218219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with their Cabinet colleagues on a range of matters, including supporting music venues.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/02/2019 16:33:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1055808

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Openreach: Disclosure of Information
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 his Department's paper, Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published in July 2018, when his Department plans to publish proposals for transparency measures required of BT Openreach.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government's Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published in July 2018, set out that greater transparency of build plans, particularly those of Openreach, might have a positive impact on the commercial rollout of full-fibre broadband networks. It also committed the government, as first step, to discussing with BT and Ofcom how such transparency measures might be introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Since the FTIR was published, Government has held discussions with Openreach about the transparency of its build plans. On 28th January Openreach voluntarily published a list of towns and cities where it is building or intends to start deploying full fibre in the next 12 months. It also published information for the 14 locations that it had already announced, including a list of specific exchanges where it has already built, where it is currently building and where it intends to start building in the next 3 months. Openreach plans to update this information on a quarterly basis, including for the 11 new towns and cities once this information is available. Further details can be found on the Fibre First pages of Openreach’s website: https://www.homeandbusiness.openreach.co.uk/fibre-first</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 217429 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:16:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1055809

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Openreach: Disclosure of Information
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 discussions his Department has had with BT Group and Openreach on increasing the transparency of its full-fibre deployment plans.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government's Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published in July 2018, set out that greater transparency of build plans, particularly those of Openreach, might have a positive impact on the commercial rollout of full-fibre broadband networks. It also committed the government, as first step, to discussing with BT and Ofcom how such transparency measures might be introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Since the FTIR was published, Government has held discussions with Openreach about the transparency of its build plans. On 28th January Openreach voluntarily published a list of towns and cities where it is building or intends to start deploying full fibre in the next 12 months. It also published information for the 14 locations that it had already announced, including a list of specific exchanges where it has already built, where it is currently building and where it intends to start building in the next 3 months. Openreach plans to update this information on a quarterly basis, including for the 11 new towns and cities once this information is available. Further details can be found on the Fibre First pages of Openreach’s website: https://www.homeandbusiness.openreach.co.uk/fibre-first</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 217428 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:16:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1055810

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Broadband: 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 his Department has made of the risk to (a) alternative full-fibre network providers and (b) the Government’s target of national full-fibre connectivity by 2033 from anti-competitive overbuild of existing networks.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review considered different policy and regulatory approaches that would help create the right conditions to accelerate fibre investment and extend coverage across the whole of the UK. The review concluded that the most effective way to deliver this was to promote competition between fibre networks where possible, supported by changes in the regulatory framework and only intervene in a small proportion of the country that can not support commercial investment.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/02/2019 16:19:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1055887

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Digital Broadcasting: Radio
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 plans he has to lay the statutory instrument required for the licensing of small-scale DAB radio.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	217515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The small scale DAB licensing consultation closed on 28 February 2018 and the government response was published on 13 October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with Ofcom to develop the details of the new legislative framework and we intend to bring the Order forward later this year when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/02/2019 18:00:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1055007

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Entertainers: Conditions of Employment
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 discussions his officials have had with officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential effect on (a) the economic sustainability of and (b) employment rights of people working in the entertainment industry of that Department’s plans to align employment status frameworks for the purposes of employment rights and tax.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	216947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>Officials regularly discuss a range of matters with their counterparts at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. As set out in the Good Work Plan published in December 2018, Government is working on detailed proposals on how these frameworks could be aligned which will include their impact on a range of sectors.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/02/2019 14:42:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1055031

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Internet: Safety
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 the adequacy of recent strategies put forth by technology companies in relation to online safety.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	217141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>While we have seen some success with voluntary measures to improve online safety, Government has been clear that tech companies need to take more consistent and effective action to tackle online harms.</p><p>A joint DCMS-Home Office White Paper will be published shortly, setting out clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep their users safe online.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/02/2019 16:55:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore