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906330

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Channel Four Television
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 potential economic benefits to the North West of relocating Channel 4 to Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	145404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>We have long been committed to Channel 4 moving out of London, and welcome Channel 4's agreement to move 300 staff out of London, rising over time. There are many creative locations across the UK, including in the North West, which could see a significant positive economic impact from Channel 4 relocating staff. The decision on new out of London locations will be taken by Channel 4, and Channel 4 has said it will take this decision in Q3 2018.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/05/2018 08:58:00 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

906372

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Sports: Betting
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 plans to bring forward legislative proposals to restrict advertising of in-play sports betting; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	145348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>We considered advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. The response was published on 17 May. The Review looked at protections around gambling advertising across all media and set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further, including forthcoming guidance from the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) on protecting children and young people. We do not propose to bring forward legislation at this stage, however we will keep these issues under review.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 145349 question first answered 25/05/2018 08:42:05 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

906373

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Gambling: 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, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to restrict the advertising of online gambling viewable by children.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	145349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>We considered advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. The response was published on 17 May. The Review looked at protections around gambling advertising across all media and set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further, including forthcoming guidance from the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) on protecting children and young people. We do not propose to bring forward legislation at this stage, however we will keep these issues under review.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 145348 question first answered 25/05/2018 08:42:05 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

906378

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Sports: Ombudsman
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 potential merits of the establishment of an independent Sports Ombudsman to improve the welfare of elite athletes.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	145346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>I have been carefully considering the recommendation in Baroness Grey-Thompson’s Duty of Care in Sport review for the establishment of an independent sports ombudsman. As I stated during my appearance before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in November 2017, I would like to consider the Committee’s report of their inquiry into sports governance before making any decisions about whether or how to take this recommendation forward.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that elite sports’ systems for dealing with concerns about athlete welfare are as effective as possible, regardless of whether any new service - be that an ombudsman or a different model - is developed. UK Sport have been proactive on this issue and are working to strengthen the existing systems, structures and responsibilities for dispute resolution within the high performance system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 22/05/2018 12:54:37 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

906385

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Sexting
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 the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a criminal offence to send an explicit unsolicited picture via electronic means.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	145308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>It is already illegal to send communications which are grossly offensive, obscene, indecent or false under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 or section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/05/2018 12:48:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

906422

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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, whether a mechanism is in place to allow a football club that has introduced a safe standing area to retain that area if it is promoted to the top two tiers of English football.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	145400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The government’s all-seater stadium policy precludes the use of standing accommodation at clubs in the top two tiers of English football.</p><p> </p><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.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to learn from the latest data, research, and advances in technology to improve the safety of spectators, but we have yet to see robust evidence of a safer approach to protecting spectators at football matches than the existing all-seater arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 24/05/2018 09:23:46 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

906469

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Dulwich Hamlet FC
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in appointing an independent mediator to seek a way forward in the dispute involving Southwark Council, Meadow Partners and Dulwich Hamlet FC.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL7982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2018 answer text <p>The Minister for Sport and Civil Society is continuing to monitor the situation with Dulwich Hamlet FC. Should negotiations with Southwark Council and Meadows Park around the sale of the Champion Hill stadium fail then she will take appropriate action, including considering appointing an independent mediator who can help try to find a solution that works and, importantly, has the football club as its primary consideration.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 01/06/2018 13:12:49 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

906508

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	ZTE Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any risks associated with using equipment supplied by the ZTE Corporation in the UK's telecoms network.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has written to a number of telecommunications organisations regarding the potential use of ZTE equipment and services in the UK telecommunications infrastructure environment.</p><p> </p><p>The NCSC’s technical assessment is that the national security risks arising from the use of ZTE equipment or services in UK telecommunications infrastructure where there are national security concerns cannot be mitigated.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 29/05/2018 13:44:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

905454

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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	Boxing
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a recognised governing body for white collar boxing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	144978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not determine whether sports should introduce a national governing body, this is for the sport to decide.</p><p> </p><p>The process for National Governing Body recognition is a joint policy operated by the four home country sports councils (Sport England, Sport Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland, Sport Wales) and UK Sport. The aim of the recognition process is to identify a single lead NGB structure which governs a sport at UK, GB or home country level.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 144979 question first answered 24/05/2018 09:26:28 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

905455

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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	Boxing
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 the regulatory and statutory framework relating to white collar boxing events.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	144979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not determine whether sports should introduce a national governing body, this is for the sport to decide.</p><p> </p><p>The process for National Governing Body recognition is a joint policy operated by the four home country sports councils (Sport England, Sport Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland, Sport Wales) and UK Sport. The aim of the recognition process is to identify a single lead NGB structure which governs a sport at UK, GB or home country level.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 144978 question first answered 24/05/2018 09:26:28 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith