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1453886

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What proportion of addresses have access to gigabit-capable broadband connections in (a) Kettering constituency and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	906275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>88 per cent of premises in the Honourable Member’s constituency are able to access gigabit-capable broadband.</p><p>Across the UK as a whole, 66 per cent of premises now have access to gigabit broadband, up from six per cent three years ago. This means Kettering’s connectivity is above the national average and we are on track for gigabit coverage to reach at least 85 per cent of premises by 2025 and we are working to reach near-universal coverage as soon as possible thereafter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/03/2022 14:22:04 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1453887

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Freedom of Expression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to protect freedom of expression.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	906276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Freedom of expression and the media are essential qualities of any functioning democracy. The Department is taking a number of steps to protect freedom of expression and democratic values online. This includes our Online Safety Bill, work on open societies with the G7, and our work on press freedom and sustainability.</p><p>The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill on 17 March 2021. This legislation will usher in a new era of accountability for tech companies, and uphold free expression and pluralism online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:34:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1453888

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of the Draft Online Safety Bill Joint Committee.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	906278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill on 17 March, alongside our response to the Joint Committee’s report, which has significantly influenced the final Bill.</p><p>We have taken forward over 60 recommendations, including to:</p><ul><li><p>put priority offences onto the face of the Bill</p></li><li><p>bring scam advertising into scope</p></li><li><p>include Law Commission recommendations on communications offences and cyberflashing</p></li><li><p>introduce a standalone provision to protect children from pornography on dedicated sites as well as social media.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:35:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1453890

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will make it her policy to introduce a statutory levy on gambling operators to fund services relating to gambling harms.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	906280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Review of the Gambling Act called for evidence on how best to recoup the regulatory and societal costs of problem gambling. We will publish a white paper in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:36:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1453891

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress her Department has made on tackling fraudulent online advertisements.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	906281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March. Through the Bill, the largest social media companies will need to take robust action to tackle fraud, including fraudulent online advertisements. This will ensure that people using the largest platforms are protected from scams, and ensure these services do not profit from illegal activity.</p><p>We have also launched a consultation on proposals for wider reform of online advertising regulations, including in relation to fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:37:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1454039

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the fraudulent advertising duty imposed on search engine firms in the Online Safety Bill is less stringent than that imposed on Category 1 firms; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	146537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March.</p><p>The duties on search engines reflect that they facilitate harm in a different way to user to user services. The duties on search engines are therefore designed to be proportionate and risk-based.</p><p>We have also launched a consultation on proposals for wider reform of online advertising regulations, including in relation to fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/03/2022 10:07:46 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1454040

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill is not being applied to Category 2(b) firms; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	146538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March. We have designed the Online Safety Bill to be proportionate and risk-based.</p><p>The Bill will ensure that people using the largest platforms and where there is greatest risk of harm are protected from scams, and ensure these services do not profit from illegal activity.</p><p>The Online Advertising Programme will build on this duty and examine the whole ecosystem to provide a holistic review of the regulatory framework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/03/2022 10:09:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1454042

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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 Governance Fan-led 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, whether she plans to include legislative proposals for the full implementation of the Fan Led Review of Football Governance in the forthcoming Queen’s Speech.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	146551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has endorsed the principle that football requires a strong, independent regulator to secure the future of our national game. We are working at pace to consider the recommendations of the Fan Led Review, and determine the most effective way to deliver an independent regulator. The response to the review, including next steps, will be issued in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 31/03/2022 08:31:49 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1454055

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Government Departments: 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, if she has plans to bring forward a UK cloud strategy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	146617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>In November 2021, DCMS published the National Data Strategy Mission 1 Policy Framework: Unlocking the value of data across the economy, which provides a framework for government action to set the right conditions to make private and third sector data more usable, accessible and available. The Framework identifies seven priority areas for action, three of which contribute to the goal of supporting the development of data sharing infrastructure within the UK. One of these is particularly focused on how the government can support the development of infrastructure that promotes wider economy data sharing for research and development purposes, which could include cloud services.</p><p>The recently formed Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the Cabinet Office is also working on standardising the approach that government organisations take to the use of cloud services and data hosting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 31/03/2022 08:28:32 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1454099

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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: Older 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 recent estimate she has made of the number of pensioners in England who live in a property not connected to the internet; and what support will be made available to those pensioners when BT close down Public Switched Telephone Network phone lines and move to a digital network service only in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	146603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Ofcom’s <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/217834/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-report-2020-21.pdf" target="_blank">Adult Media Use and Attitudes research</a> published in 2021 found that 18% of those aged 65 and over did not have internet access at home.</p><p>Voice-only services will remain available to consumers in the UK following the migration meaning those who do not wish to purchase an internet connection will still be able to access telephone services.</p><p>Further, the PSTN migration does not affect the universal service obligations set in the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003 which require the designated providers to offer telephony services throughout the UK. BT and KCOM are therefore still required to maintain access to a range of telephony services as well as provide a series of special measures designed for older or vulnerable users.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 31/03/2022 08:26:17 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke