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1581270

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Infant Foods: 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, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations on follow-on formula milk advertising in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	133721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>In the UK, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is responsible for regulating advertising across traditional forms of media (print, radio, TV) through its Broadcast (BCAP) and online advertising through its Non-broadcast (CAP) Codes. Overall responsibility for enforcement of the legislation governing follow-on formula beyond ASA’s advertising remit rests with Local Authorities in England.</p><p>In line with statutory restrictions, infant formula advertising is prohibited. Follow-on formula may be legitimately advertised but adverts must comply with the general provisions of the Code, which ensure advertising is legal, decent, honest and truthful.</p><p>The ASA’s rules on formula advertising are backstopped by Trading Standards. This means that the ASA can refer cases if necessary for Trading Standards to take a view on whether there are breaches of the law and apply tougher sanctions as appropriate.</p><p>The Government therefore believes that existing rules related to the advertising of follow-on formula are sufficient.</p><p>In addition, through the Online Advertising Programme, the Government is examining the regulatory model for online advertising to ensure it protects consumers and minimises harm. The consultation closed last year, and we will be publishing a Government response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 02/02/2023 17:07:17 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563427

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Cybersecurity and Internet: Emergency Services
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 make an assessment of the adequacy of resilience plans for emergency services during a (a) widespread internet outage and (b) cyber attack.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government and Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator, work closely with the telecoms sector to assess and promote the resilience of the sector and to identify and prevent the risk of a wide range of compromises. The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 established a new telecoms security framework to improve the security and resilience of public telecoms networks and services. The framework includes New Electronic Communications (Security Measures) Regulations 2022 and an accompanying Telecommunications Security Code of Practice. These are intended to address risks to the security of the UK’s public telecoms networks and services, including cyber attacks and outages.</p><p>DCMS does not have responsibility for the provision of emergency services themselves. It is for the relevant Emergency Authority (EA) to make an assessment of their resilience plans and ensure they have comprehensive business continuity plans and for the relevant inspectorate and lead government department to review the efficacy of these plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/01/2023 09:06:04 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1543595

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	Mobile Phones: 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 assessment has she made of the potential impact of the reintroduction of roaming charges on the UK tourism industry.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	90854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Whilst the government has not conducted an assessment of the potential impact of the reintroduction of international mobile roaming charges on the UK tourism industry, we work closely with the tourism industry and wider stakeholders to ensure that the UK tourism offer is as competitive as possible. We await the outcome of Ofcom's policy programme into mobile roaming and continue to follow developments in the market closely.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/11/2022 10:03:30 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1523157

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Television Licences: 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, if she will undertake a review of the provisions of the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 on the eligibility criteria for a concessionary TV licence for people over the age of 60 and living in sheltered accommodation with more than one room.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	64264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>TV Licence concessions are available to people who are registered blind or severely sight impaired, people living in qualifying residential care who are disabled or over 60 years old, and people aged 75 and over in receipt of Pension Credit.</p>The Government has committed to maintain the licence fee model for the remainder of this Charter Period. The Government is not considering making any changes to the current concessions regime at this time. Issues around fairness and people’s ability to pay for the Licence Fee are issues we will consider as part of the upcoming review of the Licence Fee, as well as at Charter Review. answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/10/2022 16:23:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1490276

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Youth Work: West Midlands
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 many (a) youth centres and (b) youth workers there were in (i) Birmingham and (ii) the West Midlands in each of the last 12 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	38794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2022 answer text <p>We currently do not hold information on the number of youth workers and youth centres in Birmingham, however we are working with the National Youth Agency to conduct the <a href="https://www.nya.org.uk/national-youth-sector-census/" target="_blank">National Youth Sector Census</a> to better understand the spread of services, and number of youth workers in different areas across the country.</p><p>As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, Local Authorities have a statutory duty to ‘secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people’. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, which was over £12 billion last year.</p><p>DCMS is currently reviewing the statutory duty and its associated guidance to assess the effectiveness after a call for responses from key youth stakeholders. Local authorities are required by section 507B(12) to have regard to the statutory guidance when exercising their functions in relation to the statutory duty.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 38795 question first answered 28/07/2022 15:39:22 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1490277

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Youth Services: West Midlands
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 the Government has spent on youth services in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last 12 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	38795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2022 answer text <p>We currently do not hold information on the number of youth workers and youth centres in Birmingham, however we are working with the National Youth Agency to conduct the <a href="https://www.nya.org.uk/national-youth-sector-census/" target="_blank">National Youth Sector Census</a> to better understand the spread of services, and number of youth workers in different areas across the country.</p><p>As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, Local Authorities have a statutory duty to ‘secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people’. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, which was over £12 billion last year.</p><p>DCMS is currently reviewing the statutory duty and its associated guidance to assess the effectiveness after a call for responses from key youth stakeholders. Local authorities are required by section 507B(12) to have regard to the statutory guidance when exercising their functions in relation to the statutory duty.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 38794 question first answered 28/07/2022 15:39:22 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1360054

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Private Rented Housing: Sexual Offences
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 is she taking to prevent the posting of sex for rent advertisements on social media websites.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	56593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is clear that ‘sex for rent’ arrangements are illegal and breach the Sex Offences Act (2003). The Crown Prosecution Service detail that these arrangements can lead to the exploitation of highly vulnerable persons who are struggling to obtain accommodation. The provision of accommodation in return for sex is capable of being caught by the following legislation: Sexual Offences (causing prostitution for gain) and an advertisement would also be unlawful in accordance with section 52 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.</p><p>Advertising in the UK is regulated through the Advertising Standards Association (ASA) and Ofcom. There are two main codes of practice for advertisers to uphold in the UK. These are the Committee of Advertising Practice and Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice Codes, CAP and BCAP codes. DCMS will be examining the regulatory model for online advertising through its upcoming Online Advertising Programme (OAP). This government wants to ensure that online advertising is regulated by a robust, well-funded and strong regulatory body who can minimise harms for consumers, businesses and society as a whole, we will consult on the OAP later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 22/10/2021 08:25:43 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1237652

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Charitable Donations: Greater London
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 the report Levelling Up Our Communities: Proposals for a New Social Covenant commissioned by the Prime Minister, published September 2020, whether he plans to implement the proposal to use the Official Development Assistance budget to attract the world’s super-rich to invest their philanthropic funds in London.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	95174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>The Levelling Up Our Communities report is an independent piece of work requested by the Prime Minister of my hon. Friend, the Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger). DCMS will be considering all of the recommendations mentioned in the report and an update on the government’s work will be provided in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Philanthropy is at the heart of the voluntary and community sector’s funding mix, and the British people continue to give generously to support the sector’s important work. The government is keen to continue supporting the growth of philanthropy, and is looking at a range of options for future work.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 02/10/2020 16:03:51 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1231299

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
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	Broadcasting: Disinformation
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 he has taken to tackle inaccurate and misleading claims on health matters appearing on broadcast media.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	84725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>Broadcasting regulation is a matter for Ofcom, as the UK’s independent regulator of television and radio. Ofcom sets and enforces stringent standards for licensed broadcasters to meet in its Broadcasting Code. Broadcasters must provide adequate protection to UK audiences from harmful content, including any potential harm that might arise from misleading or inaccurate health advice.</p><p>In July 2020, Ofcom advised broadcasters to be alert to the potential for significant harm to audiences related to the coronavirus, including the accuracy or material misleadingness in programmes in relation to the coronavirus or public policy regarding it.</p><p>With regard to broadcast advertising, the Advertising Standards Authority enforces the UK Code of Broadcast Advertising (BCAP Code), through a system of co-regulation with Ofcom. The BCAP Code incorporates all relevant legislation, and sets standards for accuracy and honesty to which advertisers must adhere, including specific conditions intended to ensure that health claims in advertising receive the necessary high level of scrutiny and can be substantiated.</p><p><strong><p><p><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 11/09/2020 10:13:07 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1224958

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
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, with reference to the Prime Minister's press conference of 3 July 2020, what the timeline is for the reopening of the events and exhibitions sector as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	74707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>Meetings of up to 30 people indoors are now allowed in permitted venues if social distancing can be maintained and the venue can demonstrate that it has followed the<br>Covid-19 guidance.</p><p>From 1 August, exhibition and conference centres are allowed to show small groups (of up to 30 people with social distancing requirements) around to view the facilities and plan<br>future events and to enable government-backed pilots to take place. They should not be<br>open fully to host events more widely.</p><p>From 1 October, it is expected that events of all types (such as trade shows, consumer shows, exhibitions and conferences) will be allowed at a capacity allowing for compliance<br>with social distancing. As with all aspects of the Government’s response to COVID-19, our decisions have been and will continue to be based on scientific evidence and public health<br>assessments.</p><p>We have worked closely with events stakeholders through both the Visitor Economy and Events &amp; Entertainment Working Groups to develop Covid-19 Secure reopening guidance<br>for the business events industry. We continue to meet with the Events Industry Senior</p><p>Leaders Advisory Panel to discuss the specific issues facing the industry. Since 11 July, a range of outdoor events have been able to take place - including<br>agricultural shows, literary fairs and car boot sales.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 75254 question first answered 23/07/2020 10:53:05 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill