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751256

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	21st Century Fox: Sky
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 will postpone the Fox takeover of Sky until the second half of the Leveson Inquiry has been completed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	4661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in previous statements to the House, the Secretary of State's quasi-judicial responsibilities in relation to the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox will be discharged, robustly and transparently. Such decisions must also be taken as promptly as is reasonably practicable.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 June the Secretary of State announced that she is minded-to refer the merger to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on media plurality grounds. In coming to a final decision, consideration will be given to the available evidence before her including any further representations received following the call for evidence which closed on 14 July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 14:13:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

751257

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Tickets: Sales
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 plans she has to implement the power to create an offence of breaching limits on internet and other ticket sales contained in section 106 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	4580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>This offence will be enacted by secondary legislation. We will be consulting industry and consumer interests to help inform the drafting of this legislation before giving the European Commission and Member States requisite notice, as the offence falls under the Technical Standards Directive. We will then seek a legislative opportunity to table the regulation which has to be approved by both Houses.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/07/2017 13:46:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

751258

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Radio Frequencies: Licensing
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 Ofcom's performance in issuing Wireless Telegraphy Act link licenses.
tabling member constituency	Amber Valley
tabling member printed	Nigel Mills
uin	4694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/07/2017 13:44:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4136 label Biography information for Nigel Mills

751399

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Personal Records: 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, what steps the Government is taking to educate the public of the potential dangers of posting personal information online.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We take the protection of individuals' personal data both online and offline, seriously. The Information Commissioner is the UK's independent authority responsible for administering and enforcing information rights and provides guidance and advice to individuals and organisations on, among other things, the protection of personal data online. The ICO has produced guidance on online safety on its website available at: <a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/social-networking/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/social-networking/</a></p><p> </p><p>As part of the new computing curriculum introduced in 2014 pupils are taught how to use technology safely and respectfully, how to keep personal information private, recognise inappropriate content and behaviour, and where to go for help if they have any concerns about online content or contact.</p><p>The Government's National Cyber Security Strategy (2016-2021, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-cyber-security-strategy-2016-to-2021), backed with £1.9 billion investment, funds the Cyber Aware campaign. Cyber Aware is a cross-government awareness and behaviour change campaign which works with a range of public and private sector partners to encourage the public (and Small and Medium Enterprises) to adopt more secure online behaviour like using a strong separate password for your email account and downloading the latest software updates.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 16:57:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751413

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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: Codes of Practice
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 mechanisms she plans to put in place to revise the code of practice for providers of online social media platforms to respond to future technical developments.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act requires the Secretary of State, before issuing a code of practice, to consult social media providers to whom the code is intended to give guidance and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult. We will take forward this consultation as part of the Internet Safety Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The detail of what the code of practice will include will be decided following this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 4727 4728 4729 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:21:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751414

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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: Codes of Practice
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 will ensure that the code of practice for providers of online social media platforms will include provisions for those providers to fully co-operate with the police on criminal content.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act requires the Secretary of State, before issuing a code of practice, to consult social media providers to whom the code is intended to give guidance and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult. We will take forward this consultation as part of the Internet Safety Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The detail of what the code of practice will include will be decided following this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 4727 4729 4757 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:21:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751415

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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: Codes of Practice
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 consult stakeholders on the content and nature of the code of practice for social media providers before issuing that code.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act requires the Secretary of State, before issuing a code of practice, to consult social media providers to whom the code is intended to give guidance and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult. We will take forward this consultation as part of the Internet Safety Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The detail of what the code of practice will include will be decided following this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 4727 4728 4757 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:21:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751418

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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: Codes of Practice
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 measures to tackle (a) hate conduct and (b) extremist content in the code of practice for providers of online social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act requires the Secretary of State, before issuing a code of practice, to consult social media providers to whom the code is intended to give guidance and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult. We will take forward this consultation as part of the Internet Safety Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The detail of what the code of practice will include will be decided following this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 4728 4729 4757 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:21:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751429

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Electronic Surveillance
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 the Government's policy is on whether a person should be permitted to monitor a digital device registered to a person aged 17 or less for the purposes of obtaining information about a third person in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Organisations or individuals that monitor digital devices registered to a person aged 17 or under for the purposes of obtaining information about a third person, must comply with the Data Protection Act's (DPA) eight data protection principles</p><p> </p><p>These include requiring personal data to be processed fairly and lawfully; to be accurate and up-to-date; not to be kept for longer than is necessary; and to be processed in accordance with the rights of the data subjects under the DPA. Failure to comply with the Act is an offence. Further information about these obligations can be found on the ICO's website at:</p><p><a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 13:17:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751430

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Electronic Surveillance
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 the Government's policy is on whether a person should be permitted to monitor a digital device for the purposes of damaging or stealing data from that person in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Individuals or organisations that monitor a digital device for the purposes of damaging or stealing data from that person would be in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA).</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has a range of powers to take action against those who breach the DPA, including the power to serve a Civil Monetary Penalty of up to £500,000. In the most serious cases, section 55 of the DPA makes it an offence for a person to knowingly or recklessly obtain, disclose or procure the disclosure of personal data without the consent of the data controller. The offence is punishable by an unlimited fine.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 13:16:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts