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1242930

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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	Culture Recovery 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, on what date applicants to the Arts Council England administered Cultural Recovery Fund who applied for less than £250,000 in support will receive detailed explanation for the reasons that their application was unsuccessful.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	102894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Each arms length body, in this case Arts Council England, has the delegated authority over allocating grant funding.</p><p>Their decision-making processes have been designed to balance limited resource with the urgent need to award funds, and process a very high number of applications, as soon as possible. This means that they do not have the resources to provide tailored feedback to applicants who applied for grants of under £250k. These applications were assessed and considered within area-based panel meetings, with recommendations passed on to a National Investment Panel for final decision.</p><p>We know that some applicants will be disappointed with the outcome and both the Arts Council and DCMS will continue to do all we can to support creativity and culture in England. Arts Council have published resources on their website both for organisations and individuals which include alternative sources of support and wellbeing resources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/10/2020 14:48:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1243024

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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	Sportsgrounds: Coronavirus
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 delegate the decision on when to allow spectators into sports stadia during the covid-19 outbreak to local directors of public health.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Jane Stevenson
uin	102934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage and consult with health officials as necessary during the Covid-19 pandemic, including the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Chief Scientific Officer (CSA) and local directors of public health</p><p>The safety and security of players and spectators remains of paramount importance.</p><p>We fully understand the decision not to reopen stadia on October 1 is frustrating for sports fans. But in the face of rising infections and further restrictions it would not have been possible. The decision was taken on advice from the CMO and CSA and takes into account travelling to and from games held in stadia, where there may be further social interaction and the risk of virus spread.</p><p>Work continues at pace to find solutions that will allow crowds safely back into stadia as soon as possible and will allow local authorities and stakeholders retain their regulatory and advisory roles that support the running of spectator events.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/10/2020 14:01:35 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4750 label Biography information for Jane Stevenson

1243061

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 publish guidance on the conditions required to facilitate the safe return of fans to football league grounds.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	102758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to getting spectators back into stadiums as soon as it is safe to do so. The evidence we received from the Chief Medical Officer was very clear that at a time of rapidly rising infections, and when we were considering restrictions elsewhere, it was not the right time to undertake any further easements.</p><p>We will continue to work closely with a whole range of sports, including football, to understand the latest thinking that might allow spectators to return. This includes the creation of a new Sports Technology Innovation Working Group of sporting bodies and health experts to analyse new technologies which might support this. This will supplement the draft government guidance, and the SGSA supplementary guidance to their Green Guide, which has been internationally welcomed.</p><p>We will take the earliest opportunity to look again at getting spectators safely back into stadiums but this must clearly be very carefully judged against the prevailing health conditions. When these conditions are right, we will revisit our draft guidance in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/10/2020 14:03:27 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1243062

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 discussions he has had and with whom on the financial viability of English Football League Clubs while they are unable to generate matchday revenues.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	102759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Football clubs are the bedrock of our local communities and it is vital they are protected. That is why we have provided unprecedented support to businesses through tax reliefs, cash grants and employee wage support, which many football clubs have benefited from.</p><p>We have worked closely with football throughout the pandemic including getting the Premier League and English Football League back behind closed doors and continue to do so. We have been clear that we expect the game - where it can at the top tiers - to support itself. The Government will then focus our support on those in the sector most in need as a result of the October 1 decision not to readmit spectators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 102760 question first answered 16/10/2020 13:44:05 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1243067

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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: Finance
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 bring forward proposals for a Premier League funded financial assistance scheme for English football clubs.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	102760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Football clubs are the bedrock of our local communities and it is vital they are protected. That is why we have provided unprecedented support to businesses through tax reliefs, cash grants and employee wage support, which many football clubs have benefited from.</p><p>We have worked closely with football throughout the pandemic including getting the Premier League and English Football League back behind closed doors and continue to do so. We have been clear that we expect the game - where it can at the top tiers - to support itself. The Government will then focus our support on those in the sector most in need as a result of the October 1 decision not to readmit spectators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 102759 question first answered 16/10/2020 13:44:05 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1243130

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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
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 trends in changes to broadband download speeds (a) regionally and (b) between urban and rural areas since 23 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	102804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ofcom Connected Nations report is published every 6 months. From this data we can see that as of May, 14.5% of the UK currently have full fibre broadband available. 15% of urban properties have full fibre broadband available. 12.4% of rural properties have full fibre broadband available.</p><p>Currently Thinkbroadband (<a href="http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/uk" target="_blank">http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/uk</a>) shows that 27.2% of premises across the UK have access to Gigabit capable broadband, however it does not provide a urban/rural split. This is up from 18% in March 2020.</p><p>A breakdown of Full Fibre service by region is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan 2020</p></td><td><p>May 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>18.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>39.5</p></td><td><p>47.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>12.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>14.2</p></td><td><p>16.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>13.3</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td><td><p>13.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>19.5</p></td><td><p>22.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 16/10/2020 14:56:09 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1242336

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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	Telephone Services: Fees and Charges
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 discussions his Department has had with (a) Ofcom and the (b) Phone-paid Services Authority on improving regulation of companies selling turn key premium phone line (i) services and (ii) software to third parties.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	102110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA) is the UK regulator for content, goods and services that are charged to a phone bill. The PSA is reviewing and updating its Code of Practice - the regulatory framework that companies offering phone-paid services to UK consumers have to follow. The PSA will consult on a draft revised Code of Practice in 2021, which Ofcom has to approve before it can come into force. The PSA keeps DCMS and Ofcom informed of the progress of the review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 15/10/2020 15:36:07 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1242350

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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	Pornography: 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 progress has been made on implementing Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	102106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>As we announced on 16 October last year, we will not be commencing Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act (DEA) 2017 and its provisions on age verification for online pornography as originally intended. Instead we will repeal Part 3 of the DEA and the online harms regime will include provisions to protect children from age-inappropriate content, including online pornography. Our Online Harms proposals will go further than the DEA’s focus on online pornography on commercial adult sites and provide a higher level of protection for children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 102107 question first answered 15/10/2020 15:52:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1242353

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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: Pornography
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 has been made on implementing the relevant age-verification sections of the Digital Economy Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	102107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>As we announced on 16 October last year, we will not be commencing Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act (DEA) 2017 and its provisions on age verification for online pornography as originally intended. Instead we will repeal Part 3 of the DEA and the online harms regime will include provisions to protect children from age-inappropriate content, including online pornography. Our Online Harms proposals will go further than the DEA’s focus on online pornography on commercial adult sites and provide a higher level of protection for children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 102106 question first answered 15/10/2020 15:52:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1242407

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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	Events Industry: Coronavirus
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 provide additional support to the business events industry as a result of the pause in the planned 1 October 2020 reopening of those events in England.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	102129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>We are aware that the events and exhibition industry, as well as other sectors, have been severely impacted by Government measures to control the spread of Covid-19.</p><p>Businesses can continue to access the Government’s UK wide support package. This includes the Bounce Back Loans scheme, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and, until the end of October, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p>On top of existing measures, the Chancellor has expanded the Job Support Scheme to provide temporary support to businesses whose premises have been legally required to close as a direct result of Covid-19 restrictions set by one or more of the four governments of the UK.</p><p>The government intends for the Chancellor’s announcement to cover those directly employed by business conferences and exhibition centres which are unable to reopen. Further detail will be set out in due course.</p><p>We continue to engage with stakeholders, including through the Visitor Economy Working Group and the Events Industry Senior Leaders Advisory Panel, to monitor the situation facing the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/10/2020 15:40:03 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle