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884882

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: Closures
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 trends in the number of theatres that have closed in the UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	135870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold data on trends of theatre closures.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/04/2018 09:36:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

884883

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: Data Protection
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 he is taking to ensure that social media companies are complying fully with the Data Protection Act 1998 and associated General Data Protection Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	135871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is responsible for regulating compliance with data protection legislation.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of tools available to the ICO to ensure compliance. These include criminal prosecution, non-criminal enforcement and audit. The Information Commissioner also has the power to serve a monetary penalty notice on a data controller. Further details of the actions which can be taken can be found on <a href="http://www.ico.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ico.org.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The government's Data Protection Bill will strengthen legislation around data protection and give the Commissioner tougher powers to ensure that organisations comply.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2018 11:56:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

884884

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: Data Protection
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 is taking to ensure that people who use online platforms are aware of the nature and volume of their data that is retained by the companies responsible for those platforms as a result of that use.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	135872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>We take both the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously. Our new data protection legislation is going to make our laws fit for the digital age in which an ever increasing amount of data is being processed. Organisations will need to be clearer with people how their data will be used and ensure that any consent obtained is clear, unambiguous and purposeful. It will empower people to take control of their data, strengthening their rights to move or delete personal data.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2018 12:02:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

884902

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	West Bromwich Albion
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 advice the Sports Ground Safety Association provided to his Department on the application by West Bromwich Albion to introduce a safe standing area at that club's stadium.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	135890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Spectator safety at sports grounds remains the priority for Government. The Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing and advising on safety at sports grounds. My officials meet and receive advice from the SGSA as part of the normal process of policy development. The Sports Grounds Safety Authority provided technical advice and background information on the proposal from West Bromwich Albion FC to install rail seating at The Hawthorns.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 24/04/2018 17:18:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

884997

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: Sportsgrounds
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 publish any Government reports that assess the suitability of safe standing in the Scottish Premier League.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	135985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Sports Grounds Safety Authority, which licenses relevant stadia in England and Wales, has produced a technical report on the Installation of Dual Purpose Seating and Standing Area at Celtic Park, Glasgow, following its introduction at that ground. The report does not consider the case for the introduction of standing accommodation in England and Wales. We will be publishing this report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/04/2018 14:56:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

885005

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Computers: Education
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 plans to take steps to (a) introduce and (b) support courses to improve computer literacy.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	135993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>We are introducing, from 2020, fully-funded basic digital skills training for adults. Adults will have the opportunity to take improved basic digital courses based on new national standards setting out the basic digital skills needed to participate effectively in the labour market and day–to-day life. The Government will consult on these new standards in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>We also fund the Future Digital Inclusion programme managed by the Good Things Foundation and delivered through the 5,000 strong Online Centres network. To date this programme has supported over 800,000 adult learners to develop their basic digital skills, many of whom are socially excluded. In the 2017 Autumn Budget the Government announced a National Retraining Scheme which will have an early focus on digital.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Digital Strategy over half of the 4 million digital skills training opportunities pledged by industry have now been delivered. Creation of the Digital Skills Partnership, also highlighted the Digital Strategy and support for Local Digital Skills Partnerships to ensure that partners across public, private and third sectors work collaboratively to design, develop and deliver innovative digital skills programmes will also help improve digital inclusion.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2018 11:50:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

885026

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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 Social Action 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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2018 to Question 132681, on Youth Social Action Review, whether the Minister of Sport and Civil Society has met with the Chair of the Independent review of full-time social action since that report's publication.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	136014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>I will be meeting with the Chair of the Review to discuss the Report’s recommendations shortly. The Government response to the review’s report will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 24/04/2018 15:26:00 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

885038

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: Sportsgrounds
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 meetings her Department has had with (a) football fan groups, (b) representatives of Premier League football clubs, (c) representatives of English Football League clubs, (d) the Football Association, Scottish Football Association and Football Association of Wales and (e) Celtic Football Club on safe standing in football grounds.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	136026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Ministers meet regularly with the relevant football authorities and representatives of supporters’ groups to discuss a wide range of issues including the Government’s all-seater policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/04/2018 14:54:28 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

882151

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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 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, what steps he is taking to strengthen the evidence base of open access youth work and non-formal learning opportunities for young people.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	135210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of evidence for youth work, which is why we are making investments to build and strengthen the evidence base for open access, ‘informal’ youth provision. We fund the Centre for Youth Impact in its efforts to lead the thinking around impact of work with young people and are investing £1 million in a three-year evaluation (<a href="https://yiflearning.org/" target="_blank">https://yiflearning.org/</a>) of open access youth provision through the Youth Investment Fund, which aims to develop practical and relevant measurement approaches for open access youth services.</p><p>We are also actively engaging organisations from the youth sector and young people on this issue as part of the Civil Society Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/04/2018 16:04:22 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

882170

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Charitable Donations
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 he is taking to reduce the level of unlicensed charity bag collections.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	135284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Door to door clothing collections raise millions of pounds each year for charities and also prevent hundreds of thousands of tonnes of textiles going to landfill. Where there are problems with bogus or unlicensed charitable collections then this is for local licensing authorities and the police to enforce.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/04/2018 16:11:45 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed