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1233996

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disinformation
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 8 September 2020 to Question 84695 on Coronavirus: Disinformation, how many full time equivalent staff are engaged in the Counter Disinformation Unit.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	89696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Addressing the challenges of COVID-19 disinformation and misinformation is a whole of Government effort. This work draws on a range of existing cross-government teams, giving it the flexibility to respond to a range of different issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/09/2020 13:24:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1234054

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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	Pornography: Internet
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 21 July 2020 to Question 75251 what proportion of commercial pornography sites (a) allow user-generated content and (b) place (i) all, (ii) some and (iii) none of their pornographic content behind a paywall.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	89676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Details of how the online harms legislation will apply to pornography sites, will be published later this year in the Full Government Response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 89677 question first answered 17/09/2020 13:24:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1234055

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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	Pornography: Internet
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 21 July 2020 to Question 75251, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department’s analysis of commercial pornographic websites that require payment.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	89677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Details of how the online harms legislation will apply to pornography sites, will be published later this year in the Full Government Response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 89676 question first answered 17/09/2020 13:24:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1234084

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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	BT Group: Redundancy
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 he has had discussions with BT Group on preventing compulsory redundancies at BT Technology; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	89758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>My department regularly engages with BT about a range of topics, including their UK workforce, at both official and ministerial level.</p><p>The Government is committed to boosting job creation in the UK. On 8 July, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government’s Plan for Jobs which makes up to £30 billion available, with a clear goal to create, protect, and support jobs.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 17/09/2020 15:38:10 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1233743

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
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	Theatres: Young People
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 recent changes to covid-19 restrictions on youth theatres.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	88924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>A number of exemptions to the Rule of Six have been published and the exceptions where groups can be larger than 6 people include: registered childcare, education or training supervised activities provided for children, including wraparound care, youth groups and activities, and children’s playgroups</p><p>Venues such as theatres, concert halls and other entertainment venues that are already able to host larger numbers, and are Covid secure in line with the relevant guidance, will continue to be able to do so - as long as groups of more than one household are limited to six and do not mix with one another.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/09/2020 14:28:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1233456

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
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	Telephone Systems
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 he has had with Ofcom on the switch off of the Public Switched Telephone Network; and what plans he has to ensure that consumers are (a) prepared for and (b) informed of that switch off.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	88314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The retirement of the public switched telephone network (PSTN), and its replacement with Internet Protocol technology, is being led by Openreach and Virgin Media, as the relevant infrastructure owners. Openreach and Virgin Media have publicly set out their plans to withdraw these services by the end of 2025. The migration is likely to affect all fixed exchange lines, of which there are 31.3 million in the UK. As an industry led process, the Government has not made an assessment of the value of equipment to be replaced.</p><p> </p><p>In June this year, the Broadband Stakeholder Group, a government advisory forum on telecoms policy, launched the <a href="https://www.futureofvoice.co.uk/" target="_blank">‘Future of Voice’</a> website. This is a consumer-facing website to inform the public of the PSTN switchover process. The website has been developed with the support of telecoms companies, Ofcom and DCMS.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS regularly engages with the telecoms industry, Ofcom, and other Government departments on PSTN withdrawal, to discuss the impact this will have on consumers, business and public services and plans for migration to Internet Protocol technology. For example, DCMS attends Ofcom’s working groups with industry on this issue and also holds a regular meeting with relevant Government departments.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 88315 question first answered 17/09/2020 08:46:42 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1233459

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
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	Telephone Systems
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 (a) value of equipment that will need to be replaced and (b) number of homes affected by the planned switch off of the Public Switched Telephone Network.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	88315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The retirement of the public switched telephone network (PSTN), and its replacement with Internet Protocol technology, is being led by Openreach and Virgin Media, as the relevant infrastructure owners. Openreach and Virgin Media have publicly set out their plans to withdraw these services by the end of 2025. The migration is likely to affect all fixed exchange lines, of which there are 31.3 million in the UK. As an industry led process, the Government has not made an assessment of the value of equipment to be replaced.</p><p> </p><p>In June this year, the Broadband Stakeholder Group, a government advisory forum on telecoms policy, launched the <a href="https://www.futureofvoice.co.uk/" target="_blank">‘Future of Voice’</a> website. This is a consumer-facing website to inform the public of the PSTN switchover process. The website has been developed with the support of telecoms companies, Ofcom and DCMS.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS regularly engages with the telecoms industry, Ofcom, and other Government departments on PSTN withdrawal, to discuss the impact this will have on consumers, business and public services and plans for migration to Internet Protocol technology. For example, DCMS attends Ofcom’s working groups with industry on this issue and also holds a regular meeting with relevant Government departments.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 88314 question first answered 17/09/2020 08:46:43 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1232777

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
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	Youth Investment Fund
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 the timetable is for the launch of the Youth Investment Fund.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Mark Eastwood
uin	87721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>DCMS officials are working at pace on plans for the Youth Investment Fund, and continue to assess how COVID-19 is impacting on young people and youth services. We continue to engage with the youth sector as plans develop, and will publish further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/09/2020 16:58:12 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4807 label Biography information for Mark Eastwood

1232862

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
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	Sports: Coronavirus
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 guidance he has published for amateur sports clubs to return safely during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	87612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Sports and physical activity facilities play a crucial role in supporting adults and children to be active. It is important that sports clubs remain accessible for people from all backgrounds as we make efforts to return to normality after the Covid lockdown period.</p><p>Government guidance on team sports is available: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation/return-to-recreational-team-sport-framework#team-sport-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation/return-to-recreational-team-sport-framework#team-sport-guidance</a></p><p>Guidance on indoor sports is available: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/providers-of-grassroots-sport-and-gym-leisure-facilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/providers-of-grassroots-sport-and-gym-leisure-facilities</a></p><p>General guidance is available on line at :<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus</a></p><p>This guidance includes advice on existing rules on social distancing and hygiene, and updates on those rules when they change with the evolving situation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/09/2020 13:14:16 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1232915

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
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	Broadband: Poplar and Limehouse
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 ensure that people who work and live in Poplar and Limehouse constituency can access full-fibre broadband internet.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	87702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The government has the ambition of providing nationwide gigabit-capable connectivity as soon as possible, and will continue to take action to remove barriers to commercial network rollout.</p><p>Broadband rollout in Poplar and Limehouse has been undertaken commercially, with 63% of premises now able to access full fibre broadband - this is up from 1% in March 2016. This 63% figure is nearly four times the UK figure of 16%. Openreach are responsible for 12.5% of full fibre connections, and Hyperoptic are also playing a significant role in delivering full fibre connectivity across the constituency.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 87703 question first answered 17/09/2020 15:35:28 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum