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767443

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Terrorism: 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, what estimate her Department has made of the additional costs incurred by cultural institutions as a result of extra security after recent acts of terrorism in London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department has made no formal assessment of the costs. However, we meet regularly with a range of cultural institutions, including sponsored museums and sector bodies, in which we discuss both financial and security arrangements. We are aware that cultural institutions have and are taking steps to ensure security measures are in place. The Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group also convenes after incidents to evaluate impact and discuss the future response.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/10/2017 10:22:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767444

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	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 steps she is taking to stop access for those under 18-years of age to online porn sites.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Through the Digital Economy Act (2017), we have created the requirement for commercial providers of online pornography to have robust age verification controls to prevent under 18s accessing this material.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to bring these powers into force within 12 months of the Act receiving Royal Assent (27 April 2017).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 12:10:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767445

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
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 her Department has taken to prepare for the possibility that the UK might leave the EU without having agreed a deal with the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government are responsibly preparing for a range of outcomes to ensure we have a smooth exit from the EU. The Government is engaging with businesses in every sector and region of the UK economy in order to understand the challenges and opportunities that may impact them in the coming months and years. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 106503 106673 question first answered 12/10/2017 16:11:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767446

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	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 the percentage take-up of superfast broadband is in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on superfast broadband take-up percentage by regions. The 2016 Ofcom Connected Nations report showed average take up percentage by home nation to be:</p><p> </p><p>England - 32%</p><p>Northern Ireland - 34%</p><p>Wales - 24%</p><p>Scotland - 27%</p><p> </p><p>Take up percentages of premises covered by BDUK projects can be found in the 'Table of local broadband projects' on the department's website : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/broadband-delivery-uk#superfast-broadband-programme.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 13:14:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

765170

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Equifax
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 improve protection for people's private data and finances as a result of the Equifax data breach.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	105514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The cyber security of the UK, including the protection of our citizens and their data online, is a top priority for the Government. Since the Equifax incident, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the National Crime Agency, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Information Commissioner’s Office have worked together to protect British citizens who may have been affected by the data breach. The NCSC has published updated advice on its website, advising members of the public on password re-use, avoiding related phishing emails and fraudulent phone calls, as well as giving information of how to report a cyber incident to Action Fraud. In addition, as part of our five-year, £1.9 billion National Cyber Security Strategy, the Government is working to ensure all organisations are secure online and resilient against cyber threats.</p><p> </p><p>Under the existing Data Protection Act, organisations must ensure appropriate cyber security measures are in place to protect personal data. Our new data protection regime, introduced through the Data Protection Bill, will introduce new requirements for reporting data breaches and more stringent fines.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 16:08:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

765171

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Information Commissioner's Office: Credit Reference Agencies
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 information her Department holds on the number of meetings that have taken place between staff of the Information Commissioner's Office and credit rating agencies during the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	105516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold information on the number of meetings the Information Commissioner and her staff hold with credit rating agencies or other organisations. The Information Commissioner's Office do publish the minutes and papers of meetings on their website, which can be found at https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/our-information/minutes-and-papers/.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 08:48:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

765199

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	BBC Parliament: Hearing Impairment
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 subtitles are always available on the BBC Parliament television channel.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	105466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the BBC. However, the BBC has made a commitment to provide subtitles for 100% of scheduled live House of Commons coverage by 2019 and has met this target since September 2016. Subtitles are also provided for a proportion of the House of Lords coverage and of Select Committees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 13:21:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

765200

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Equifax: Disclosure of Information
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 has made representations to Equifax on UK citizens' requests for information relating to the inappropriate leaking of their personal data.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	105489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We take the security of personal data held by organisations very seriously and are addressing the Equifax data breach and its consequences for UK customers. The National Cyber Security Centre and partners including the National Crime Agency, Information Commissioner and Financial Conduct Authority, are all engaged with Equifax to examine this incident and any appropriate action will be taken.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 09:47:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

765201

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2017 to Question 10046, how much of the amount paid in exit payments in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 for Core Departmental and Agency staff and (c) 2016-17 for departmental group staff was paid to (i) men and (ii) women.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	105517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>No exit payments were paid to core departmental staff in the 2015-16 year.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016-17, six exit payments were made. 57.7% of the value of exit payments for core departmental staff was paid to women and 42.3% of the value was paid to men.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for departmental groups by gender in not held centrally and to obtain it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 13:10:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

765202

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Big Lottery Fund: Olympic Games 2012
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 repayments of outstanding funds received from the Big Lottery Fund to finance the London Olympic Games in 2012 attract interest.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	105491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The terms of repayments to National Lottery distributors were set out in an agreement between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Greater London Authority in 2012, which I attach. These repayments will not attract interest.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 13:57:07 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed