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1011649

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Telecommunications: Fraud
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 18 October 2018 to Question 178225 on Nuisance calls, what steps the Government is taking to reduce levels of vishing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	194052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office holds responsibility for the Joint Fraud Taskforce, while DCMS is responsible for policy on tackling nuisance calls.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Joint Fraud Taskforce is working with industry to tackle Card Not Present Fraud, including fraudulent purchases made over the telephone. Since September 2016 the Government has been running the Take Five fraud awareness campaign designed to urge the public and businesses to take time to consider whether a situation they find themselves in is genuine. Specific advice on phone scams and vishing can be found at www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are existing measures that make it mandatory for all direct marketing firms to display their calling line identification - making it easier for people to identify direct marketing calls, and choose whether to accept them. In addition, Government has recently legislated in the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 to further restrict direct marketing by placing a ban on cold calls offering to settle personal injury or payment protection insurance claims if the claimant has not chosen to ‘opt-in’.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/11/2018 16:09:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1011657

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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: Children
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 bring forward legislative proposals to require through annual transparency reporting social media platforms to disclose how they keep children safe.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	194116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>We will publish an Online Harms White Paper in the Winter, which will set out our proposals for future legislative and non-legislative measures, including future guidance and transparency reports. These proposals will deliver the Digital Charter's ambitions of making the UK the safest place in the world to be online, whilst also leading the world in innovation-friendly regulation that supports the growth of the tech sector.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/11/2018 10:34:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1010646

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on data regulations in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	193374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a global leader in strong data protection standards and protecting the privacy of individuals will continue to be a priority for the UK after we leave the EU. The EU Withdrawal Act retains the General Data Protection Regulation in UK law. It also allows the government to make technical corrections to it via regulations so that it continues to be operable when the UK is no longer an EU Member State. The Data Protection Act 2018 will continue to sit alongside the retained GDPR to ensure we have a complete data protection framework.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/11/2018 14:11:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1010666

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Exercise: Children
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of children who engage in the Chief Medical Officer’s national recommended level of activity.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	193555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>According to the Health Survey for England, in 2015 22% of children (23% of boys and 20% of girls) aged 5-15 met the physical activity guidelines of being at least moderately active for at least 60 minutes every day. This is higher than in 2012, when 21% of boys and 16% of girls met the guidelines. However this excludes school-based activities and active travel. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-physical-activity-guidelines" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-physical-activity-guidelines</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the government’s Sporting Future strategy, Sport England’s remit was extended to cover children from age 5+. Government departments including DCMS, DfE and DHSC have worked with Sport England to develop the new Active Lives: Children and Young People survey. This survey launched in schools in September 2017 and will measure in much more detail how children and young people engage in sport and physical activity, and how many are meeting the Chief Medical Officer's guidelines, both in and out of school. The first set of data will be available on 6 December.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/11/2018 12:29:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1010737

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	JPI Media
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 information his Department holds on the current board members of JPI Media; and of those members, how many served previously on the Johnston Press board.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	193595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The directors of JPI Media Holdings Ltd are David Duggins, Dean Merritt, and John Ensall, none of whom have previously been directors of Johnston Press.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2018 09:47:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

1010765

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Museums and Galleries
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 15 November 2018 to Question 190375, on museums and galleries to which bodies those figures refer.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	193412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The bodies in relation to the PQ 19037 are: British Museum, Geffrye Museum, Horniman Museum, Imperial War Museum, The National Gallery, Natural History Museum, National Museums Liverpool, National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Armouries, Royal Museums Greenwich, Science Museum Group, Tate, V&amp;A Museum and the Wallace Collection<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/11/2018 12:32:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1010766

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Bodies
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 15 November to Question 190379, what proportion of people on the boards of which (a) broadcasters and (b) galleries sponsored by his Department are (i) BAME and (ii) female.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	193413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of women on the boards of broadcasters (S4C and the BBC) is 33% and 6% for BAME.</p><p> </p><p>The fifteen (15) museums and galleries which DCMS sponsors (listed in the answer to PQ 193412) include the Tate, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery that are specifically classed as ‘galleries’. The proportion of women on these boards is 37% and 8% for BAME.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/11/2018 12:34:45 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1010767

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Life Chances 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, how much of the Life Chances Fund remains to be spent.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	193601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Life Chances Fund (LCF) is an £80m fund to help people in society who face the most significant barriers to leading happy and productive lives. It provides top-up contributions to locally commissioned Social impact Bonds (SIBs) that aim to tackle complex social problems.</p><p> </p><p>All of the £80m Life Chances Fund has been awarded in principle to local commissioners, including local authorities and clinical commissioning groups. These commissioners are at various stages of designing and delivering the projects. Approximately £6,435,350 has so far been spent, leaving £73,564,650.</p><p> </p><p>£5m of the spend to date has been devolved directly to Greater Manchester Combined Authority, with the remainder covering programme costs including the application process and support with setting up projects.</p><p> </p><p>Payments for outcomes delivered by the new services are scheduled to begin in early 2019 and continue for the next six years.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 27/11/2018 14:07:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1010768

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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 Impact Bonds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much profit has been distributed to investors in social impact bonds since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	193602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>A range of national and local commissioners have used social impact bonds and DCMS does not routinely collect data on investor returns associated with these contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 27/11/2018 14:13:53 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1010776

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Tech City UK: Ethnic Groups and Females
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 progress TechCity UK has made in promoting (a) women and (b) BAME people within that organisation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	193467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Tech Nation's (formerly Tech City UK) current executive team is now 75% women, and the “heads of” roles are 66% women.</p><p> </p><p>Meanwhile, Government is addressing gender diversity in industry by supporting the Tech Talent Charter. The Charter is a private sector initiative designed to promote diversity in the tech workforce. Signatories of the Charter pledge to implement recruitment and retention practices that will address the gender imbalance of those in tech roles.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over 290 companies, from international tech giants right through to start-ups, SME’s and charities have already signed the Charter, and all government departments have agreed to sign the Charter.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2018 09:23:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah