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823201

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	BBC: Equal Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 9 January (HL Deb, cols 130–34) stating that “the Government absolutely support urgent action” on unfair pay at the BBC and that “the Government expect the BBC to act in accordance with what we have expected it to do as regards the gender pay gap”, what steps they are taking to encourage urgent action to address the gender pay gap at the BBC.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL4692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The government is clear the BBC must lead the way on equality in the workplace. We welcome the Director General's commitment to close the gender pay gap by 2020 and expect to see swift progress in this area.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/01/2018 11:27:30 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

820506

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Charities: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to disburse the £330 million of funding made available from dormant bank and building society accounts, which was announced on 4 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL4587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The release of £330m of dormant accounts announced on 4 January will be used to help the homeless, disadvantaged young people, financial inclusion initiatives and other good causes in the UK over the next four years. The government will work closely with the Big Lottery Fund, as well as a range of social sector and private sector partners to develop these initiatives over the coming months, and further details on how these funds will be distributed will be announced this year. The government remains committed to a thriving and sustainable voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL4588 HL4589 question first answered 24/01/2018 16:50:56 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

820507

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Charities: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by what specific process charitable organisations should apply for funds to be disbursed from the £330 million fund drawn from dormant bank and building society accounts, which was announced on 4 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL4588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The release of £330m of dormant accounts announced on 4 January will be used to help the homeless, disadvantaged young people, financial inclusion initiatives and other good causes in the UK over the next four years. The government will work closely with the Big Lottery Fund, as well as a range of social sector and private sector partners to develop these initiatives over the coming months, and further details on how these funds will be distributed will be announced this year. The government remains committed to a thriving and sustainable voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL4587 HL4589 question first answered 24/01/2018 16:50:56 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

820508

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Charities: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to use the £330 million fund drawn from dormant bank and building society accounts, announced on 4 January, to provide emergency funding to well-governed charitable organisations which find themselves in financial difficulty as a result of changes to local authority funding structures.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL4589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The release of £330m of dormant accounts announced on 4 January will be used to help the homeless, disadvantaged young people, financial inclusion initiatives and other good causes in the UK over the next four years. The government will work closely with the Big Lottery Fund, as well as a range of social sector and private sector partners to develop these initiatives over the coming months, and further details on how these funds will be distributed will be announced this year. The government remains committed to a thriving and sustainable voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL4587 HL4588 question first answered 24/01/2018 16:50:56 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

820509

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Pornography: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their forthcoming internet safety strategy will address the harms of pornography to adults, including to their interpersonal relationships; whether any measures to mitigate such harms were included in the Internet Safety Strategy green paper published in October 2017; and, if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL4590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>Evidence has shown that the easy availability and nature of online pornography is changing the way children understand healthy relationships, sex and consent. The Digital Economy Act 2017 will require commercial providers of online pornography to have robust age verification controls in place to prevent children from accessing pornographic material online, as is already the case offline. We do not have plans to restrict adults' access to this content and this issue was not specifically highlighted in the Internet Safety Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy does look more widely at how we can build users' digital literacy skills and includes initiatives which will help users access the benefits of the Internet, while managing potential risks.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/01/2018 13:17:07 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

820540

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	BBC: Equal Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 9 January (HL Deb, cols 130–34), whether they intend to make representations to the BBC regarding their duties under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL4621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that as a public service broadcaster funded by the licence fee, the BBC has a responsibility to set an example for others and lead the way in promoting equality in the workplace, and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport speaks to the BBC on this. The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the regulatory body responsible for policing equal pay and it is for them, not the Government, to investigate this matter and take further action if necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/01/2018 13:15:58 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

819368

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Tourism: Marketing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to market English tourist destinations in 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL4569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland promote England both domestically and abroad. In 2018, they have two main campaigns: “Join The World, Discover the UK” (in partnership with VisitScotland and VisitWales) promoting the UK domestically and “I Travel For”, a global campaign promoting English destinations.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing work includes the English Gateways partnership with regional airports, a partnership with Expedia featuring English destinations, promoting England through English Tourism Week and supporting the Great Exhibition of the North.</p><p> </p><p>The three year £40m Discover England Fund is also developing a range of products promoting English destinations to markets abroad. Projects include support for the South West Coastal Path (in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall) and the Coastal Pass (which runs along the East Coast of England).</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 23/01/2018 12:24:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

819371

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Youth Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 8 January (HL4167), which youth programmes the £475 million is to be spent on.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Office for Civil Society (DCMS, formerly Cabinet Office) has spent over £475m on youth programmes and supporting youth service delivery between 2014/15 and 2016/17 - the first full financial year that youth policy sat in these departments to the last completed financial year. This included: National Citizen Service; the Youth Investment Fund; the #iwill and other youth social action Funds; the annual grant to the British Youth Council; the Centre for Youth Impact; and the Delivering Differently for Young People programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 18/01/2018 12:31:05 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

818602

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in those countries that have ratified it.
tabling member printed	Lord Lingfield
uin	HL4479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/01/2018 14:11:07 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4194 label Biography information for Lord Lingfield

818603

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide additional funds to monitor and protect shipwrecks in the Exclusive Economic Zone as required by Article 9 of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
tabling member printed	Lord Lingfield
uin	HL4480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has not ratified the Convention and it is not obliged to comply with its Articles. Government has however adopted the principles set out in its Annex as best practice in the archaeological and cultural management of underwater sites and artefacts.</p><p> </p><p>The National Maritime Information Service also actively monitors maritime activity around the UK and can track or monitor suspicious activity around wreck sites, if there is a need to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/01/2018 14:12:04 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4194 label Biography information for Lord Lingfield