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1567219

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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: EU Law
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 legislation managed by her Department will be affected by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of that Bill on creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	124138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The publicly-available Retained EU Law (REUL) dashboard (available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/retained-eu-law-dashboard" target="_blank">here</a>) lists legislation in scope of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, including legislation affecting the creative industries.</p><p>Government keeps the impact of legislation under review. The upcoming Creative Industries Sector Vision, due to be published by DCMS in the coming months, will set out how industry and Government actions will support creative businesses across the UK to innovate, invest and grow.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/01/2023 12:59:23 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1545735

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
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	Social Enterprises
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 is taking steps to increase the size of the social enterprise sector; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	96624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government supports the social enterprise sector in a number of ways. This includes;</p><ul><li><p>targeted support for social enterprises in disadvantaged places through the £4.1million Social Enterprise Boost Fund, that will provide support such as training, networking and peer learning and includes £1.5million of grants for entrepreneurs to kickstart their social enterprises;</p></li><li><p>access to finance, including £485 million of dormant assets funding that has been allocated to social investment, supporting thousands of charities and social enterprises across England;</p></li><li><p>increasing participation in delivering public services through the £900,000 VCSE Contract Readiness Fund announced in September;</p></li><li><p>support for start-ups including the government backed Start Up Loans Company that provides loans of up to £25,000 per director to support entrepreneurs to start and grow a business.</p></li></ul><p>The Government recognises the social enterprise sector’s contribution to society and the economy and welcomes collaboration between social enterprises and other forms of socially oriented business who are working to achieve positive societal benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 96623 96625 96626 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:12:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1545736

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
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	Business: Social Enterprises
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 she has made of the effectiveness of (a) social and (b) for-profit business working together on society and the environment; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	96625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government supports the social enterprise sector in a number of ways. This includes;</p><ul><li><p>targeted support for social enterprises in disadvantaged places through the £4.1million Social Enterprise Boost Fund, that will provide support such as training, networking and peer learning and includes £1.5million of grants for entrepreneurs to kickstart their social enterprises;</p></li><li><p>access to finance, including £485 million of dormant assets funding that has been allocated to social investment, supporting thousands of charities and social enterprises across England;</p></li><li><p>increasing participation in delivering public services through the £900,000 VCSE Contract Readiness Fund announced in September;</p></li><li><p>support for start-ups including the government backed Start Up Loans Company that provides loans of up to £25,000 per director to support entrepreneurs to start and grow a business.</p></li></ul><p>The Government recognises the social enterprise sector’s contribution to society and the economy and welcomes collaboration between social enterprises and other forms of socially oriented business who are working to achieve positive societal benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 96623 96624 96626 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:12:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1545737

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
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	New Businesses
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 her Department has taken recent steps to help support business owners to launch new social businesses.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	96626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government supports the social enterprise sector in a number of ways. This includes;</p><ul><li><p>targeted support for social enterprises in disadvantaged places through the £4.1million Social Enterprise Boost Fund, that will provide support such as training, networking and peer learning and includes £1.5million of grants for entrepreneurs to kickstart their social enterprises;</p></li><li><p>access to finance, including £485 million of dormant assets funding that has been allocated to social investment, supporting thousands of charities and social enterprises across England;</p></li><li><p>increasing participation in delivering public services through the £900,000 VCSE Contract Readiness Fund announced in September;</p></li><li><p>support for start-ups including the government backed Start Up Loans Company that provides loans of up to £25,000 per director to support entrepreneurs to start and grow a business.</p></li></ul><p>The Government recognises the social enterprise sector’s contribution to society and the economy and welcomes collaboration between social enterprises and other forms of socially oriented business who are working to achieve positive societal benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 96623 96624 96625 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:12:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1521895

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Ministerial Statement HCWS322 and the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 156485 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Opinion, what proportion of spend on research and evaluation services in 2021 related to focus groups; and which suppliers were used to run those focus groups in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	62850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department spent £110,875 (excluding VAT) on distinct focus groups commissioned to an external Supplier in 2021. These focus groups were delivered by C M Monitor (Britain Thinks) and details of the contract can be found on <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5c656a3c-addc-48bc-ac31-cbdcbf9bbd06?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>, in line with Government Transparency Policy.</p><p>More broadly the Department spent £1,259,396.63 (excluding VAT) on research and evaluations services, which may have encompassed the use of focus groups to some degree, in 2021. Details of the Department’s contracts, over £10,000 (including VAT) can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>. The Department cannot apportion expenditure on the use of focus groups, beyond the figure provided, as the expenditure cannot be wholly and exclusively isolated from within the use of wider research and evaluation services.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/10/2022 08:44:28 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1521921

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	5G
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 her Department's target for the majority of the population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027 relates to standalone full 5G or non-standalone 5G.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	62933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, the government set an ambition for the majority of the population to have access to 5G by 2027. This has been met five years early, with basic “non-standalone” 5G - which uses 5G equipment on 4G infrastructure.</p><p>Ofcom Connected Nations Summer Update (7 October 2022) showed that non-standalone 5G is available outside up to 64% of premises across the UK.</p><p>Our Wireless Infrastructure Strategy will set out how we can realise the full benefits of 5G for the UK. We aim to publish the strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 62934 62935 62936 question first answered 18/10/2022 08:48:37 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1521922

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	5G
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 assessment her Department has made of the proportion of the population with access to (a) standalone full 5G and (b) non-standalone 5G.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	62934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, the government set an ambition for the majority of the population to have access to 5G by 2027. This has been met five years early, with basic “non-standalone” 5G - which uses 5G equipment on 4G infrastructure.</p><p>Ofcom Connected Nations Summer Update (7 October 2022) showed that non-standalone 5G is available outside up to 64% of premises across the UK.</p><p>Our Wireless Infrastructure Strategy will set out how we can realise the full benefits of 5G for the UK. We aim to publish the strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 62933 62935 62936 question first answered 18/10/2022 08:48:38 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1521924

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	5G
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 her Department is on track to meet its target for the majority of the population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	62935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, the government set an ambition for the majority of the population to have access to 5G by 2027. This has been met five years early, with basic “non-standalone” 5G - which uses 5G equipment on 4G infrastructure.</p><p>Ofcom Connected Nations Summer Update (7 October 2022) showed that non-standalone 5G is available outside up to 64% of premises across the UK.</p><p>Our Wireless Infrastructure Strategy will set out how we can realise the full benefits of 5G for the UK. We aim to publish the strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 62933 62934 62936 question first answered 18/10/2022 08:48:38 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1521925

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Mobile Broadband: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Wireless Infrastructure Strategy will be published.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	62936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, the government set an ambition for the majority of the population to have access to 5G by 2027. This has been met five years early, with basic “non-standalone” 5G - which uses 5G equipment on 4G infrastructure.</p><p>Ofcom Connected Nations Summer Update (7 October 2022) showed that non-standalone 5G is available outside up to 64% of premises across the UK.</p><p>Our Wireless Infrastructure Strategy will set out how we can realise the full benefits of 5G for the UK. We aim to publish the strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 62933 62934 62935 question first answered 18/10/2022 08:48:38 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1521927

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to reintroduce the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	62937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on Monday 18 July 2022. Following the election of the new leader of the Conservative Party, Ministers are further considering the Bill and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/10/2022 08:46:01 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock