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998563

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Broadband: Hampshire
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 his Department's ability to meet the universal service obligation for superfast broadband coverage in Hampshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	907406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Universal Service Obligation was set in secondary legislation in March 2018 and is now being implemented by Ofcom so that by 2020 everyone will have the legal right to high speed broadband of at least 10Mbps. It is designed as a safety-net to ensure no-one is left behind.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of superfast broadband coverage, thanks to £1.7bn investment of public money in the Broadband Delivery UK Superfast programme, 95% of Hampshire now has access to at least 24 Megabits per second.</p><p> </p><p>We also have ambitions for full fibre coverage, which will deliver future-proof broadband connections. We announced £200 million of funding in the Budget to trial a model to deliver full fibre to premises in rural and remote areas. This is the first step of an ‘outside-in’ approach which seeks to ensure rural areas will be connected at the same pace as the rest of the country.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/11/2018 18:01:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

997136

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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: Contracts
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 hold discussions with the National Audit Office on the potential merits on that Office undertaking a review of commissioning contracts within the BBC that are of a value of less than £1million.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	184894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) was recently reformed as part of the Digital Economy Act 2017. These reforms were intended to reduce the cost of providing communications infrastructure and make it easier for operators to deploy such infrastructure. The new Code came into force on 28 December 2017.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Regulatory Impact Assessment published by Government estimated that the ECC reforms could lead to a reduction in average market rents (as compared to rates agreed before reforms to the ECC). However, the eventual impact is difficult to predict during this period of transition in which operators and site providers adapt to the new legislation.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">During this period, where the market is adjusting and settling, good working relationships between site providers and code operators are critical, and we encourage all parties to continue their efforts to reach mutually acceptable agreements. A joint statement released in August reaffirmed the commitment made by DCMS, industry, CLA and RICS to work collaboratively to implement the ECC.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">My Department will continue to work with stakeholders, including representatives from industry, landowners, representative bodies and Ofcom, to inform the implementation of the new Code. We will monitor developments carefully and, as outlined in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/732496/Future_Telecoms_Infrastructure_Review.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/732496/Future_Telecoms_Infrastructure_Review.pdf</a>) will consider a formal review of the impact of the ECC reforms.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Comptroller and Auditor General is the BBC's independent auditor with powers to conduct value for money studies related to the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the BBC. Decisions in relation to reviewing BBC activity are therefore a matter for the National Audit Office, not government. </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/11/2018 18:03:18 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2018 11:54:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 82643 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

997283

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Social Media: 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, how many social media companies complied with the September 2018 deadline to supply data to support the publication of the first Annual Transparency Report.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	185028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>We have engaged with a number of companies who have supplied information which we are using to inform our future approach to transparency reporting. Further details of this work will be set out in our forthcoming Online Harms White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 185029 question first answered 02/11/2018 16:58:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

997285

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Food: 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, whether it remains his policy that the provisions of the restrictions on the advertising of high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) products apply to (a) broadcast and (b) online media.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	185030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>In the second chapter of our Childhood Obesity Plan, published in June 2018, we committed to consult on introducing further advertising restrictions, including a 9pm watershed on TV advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) products and similar protection for children viewing adverts online, with the aim of limiting children’s exposure to HFSS advertising, and incentivising sugar and calorie reduction. We will explore options to ensure that any restrictions are proportionate, help to incentivise reformulation in line with the aims of the sugar and calorie reduction programmes, and consider a focus on those products that children consume and most contribute to the problem of childhood obesity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/11/2018 18:11:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

997387

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	National Archives: Staff
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 staff (a) are employed directly by, (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract in the National Archives.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	185146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Archives (a) employ 499 staff directly. They have no staff seconded or loaned into the Department and no contractors.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/11/2018 17:00:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

997401

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Social Impact Bonds
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 cost of social impact bonds has been to the public purse since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	185070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Government has funded £53.65m worth of public services commissioned using Social Impact Bonds through the following completed programmes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Social Outcomes Fund for projects meeting multiple needs - £2.2m</li><li>Peterborough Prison Offender Rehabilitation service - £3.95m</li><li>Fair Chance Fund providing services tackling youth homelessness - £14.1m</li><li>Greater London Authority’s Rough Sleeping service - £3.4m</li><li>Innovation Fund addressing youth unemployment - £30m.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has committed up to a further £111m through the following programmes, some of which are are underway:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Life Chances Fund, supporting public service commissioners around the country to use SIBs to address complex social issues - £80m</li><li>Youth Engagement Fund tackling youth unemployment - £16m</li><li>Rough Sleepers SIB Programme - £10m</li><li>£5m for Care Leavers as part of the Innovation Programme.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/11/2018 10:03:39 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

997433

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Data Protection
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 his Department plans to take to encourage the collection of funds for the benefit of the consolidated fund by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) from all data controllers (a) who should have paid and (b) should pay (i) data notifications and (ii) registration fees to the ICO.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	184887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is an independent regulator. Funding for data protection activities is provided by the data protection charges, which are levied on data controllers in accordance with the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 (previously the Data Protection (Notification and Notification Fees) Regulations 2000). The collection of the data protection charge (and previously the notification fee) is the responsibility of the ICO. The Data Protection Act 2018 sets out powers for the ICO to enforce collection of these charges, including penalties up to a maximum of 150% of the highest charge payable by a controller in that year (Part 5 section 158). The ICO is at liberty to use all funding generated by these charges for data protection activity.</p><p> </p><p>As a body funded by public money, the ICO is subject to standard Cabinet Office Spend Controls and HMT’s Managing Public Money principles. Full details on the controls pertaining to the ICO’s expenditure are available in the Management Agreement between the ICO and DCMS.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of this Management Agreement, the ICO is able to retain such funds as are necessary to meet any liabilities at the end of the financial year (such as creditors), or unspent funds up to a maximum of 3% of total annual data protection charge income (whichever is the greater). Any additional surplus would be remitted to the Consolidated Fund at the end of the financial year. This is the only scenario in which income from data protection charges would be remitted to the Consolidated Fund. As such, the data protection charge (previously notification fee) is not collected for the benefit of the Consolidated Fund, but rather to ensure the ICO is able to fulfil its important regulatory functions.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of surplus remitted to the Consolidated Fund is not available for 2008/09 or 2009/10. For 2010/11 and 2011/12, this information is published on page 50 of the 2011/12 Annual Accounts. From 2012/13 onwards, this information is available in note 5b of the ICO’s Annual Accounts for each year. Copies of the Annual Accounts for each year are available on the ICO’s website www.ico.org.uk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 184888 184889 184892 question first answered 06/11/2018 16:50:54 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

997434

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Data Protection
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 limits his Department has been placed on the Information Commissioner's Office in respect of funds that it can use for its data protection activities; and what such excess funds have been remitted to the consolidated fund in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	184888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is an independent regulator. Funding for data protection activities is provided by the data protection charges, which are levied on data controllers in accordance with the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 (previously the Data Protection (Notification and Notification Fees) Regulations 2000). The collection of the data protection charge (and previously the notification fee) is the responsibility of the ICO. The Data Protection Act 2018 sets out powers for the ICO to enforce collection of these charges, including penalties up to a maximum of 150% of the highest charge payable by a controller in that year (Part 5 section 158). The ICO is at liberty to use all funding generated by these charges for data protection activity.</p><p> </p><p>As a body funded by public money, the ICO is subject to standard Cabinet Office Spend Controls and HMT’s Managing Public Money principles. Full details on the controls pertaining to the ICO’s expenditure are available in the Management Agreement between the ICO and DCMS.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of this Management Agreement, the ICO is able to retain such funds as are necessary to meet any liabilities at the end of the financial year (such as creditors), or unspent funds up to a maximum of 3% of total annual data protection charge income (whichever is the greater). Any additional surplus would be remitted to the Consolidated Fund at the end of the financial year. This is the only scenario in which income from data protection charges would be remitted to the Consolidated Fund. As such, the data protection charge (previously notification fee) is not collected for the benefit of the Consolidated Fund, but rather to ensure the ICO is able to fulfil its important regulatory functions.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of surplus remitted to the Consolidated Fund is not available for 2008/09 or 2009/10. For 2010/11 and 2011/12, this information is published on page 50 of the 2011/12 Annual Accounts. From 2012/13 onwards, this information is available in note 5b of the ICO’s Annual Accounts for each year. Copies of the Annual Accounts for each year are available on the ICO’s website www.ico.org.uk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 184887 184889 184892 question first answered 06/11/2018 16:50:54 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

995551

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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	Cyber Skills Immediate Impact 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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2018 to Question 182225 on Cybercrime, how many people have benefited from training or employment through the cyber security immediate impact fund; and what the total cost to the public purse of that fund to date is.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	184409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>As of end of October 2018, approximately 170 individuals were either participating or had been identified to take part in the seven initiatives supported through the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) pilot. These initiatives are ongoing and have not yet concluded. The full level of participation and an assessment of employment outcomes will be considered as part of an independent evaluation in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>It is a principle of funding through the National Cyber Security Programme that for national security reasons we are unable to detail individual NCSP funding by department or initiative</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/10/2018 17:12:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

994678

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
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	Cybersecurity: Telecommunications
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 proportion of UK telecoms companies hold a CyberEssentials certicate.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	183997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy (2016-2021) sets out ambitious policies to protect the UK in cyberspace, backed with £1.9 billion investment.</p><p> </p><p>CyberEssentials provides organisations with protection against a wide variety of the most common cyber attacks. The scheme is managed by the National Cyber Security Centre. It is aimed at enterprise IT and not operations technologies such as telecoms systems. There are alternative schemes that cover the operational side of telecoms companies such as TBEST and Commodity Assured Service for Telecoms (CAS(T)).</p><p> </p><p>Telecommunications companies identified as Operators of Essential Services are required to implement cyber security improvements as a result of the Network Information Systems Directive (NIS Directive). This NIS Directive was transposed into UK domestic legislation in May 2018. The measures that Operators of Essential Services need to implement to comply with the NIS Regulations go beyond the requirements of CyberEssentials.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/10/2018 17:27:41 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt