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1228734

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Antenatal Care and Children's Play: Facilities
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 financial support the Government plans to provide for (a) soft play centres and (b) maternal classes when those facilities reopen after the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	82345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>Sports and physical activity facilities play a crucial role in supporting adults and children to be active and the Government has been committed to reopening facilities as soon as it is safe to do so. On 13 August, the Government announced that indoor play and indoor soft play venues could open from 15 August. Indoor play and indoor soft play venues have been able to access the unprecedented financial support package that the Government has provided businesses across the economy during the pandemic.</p><p>Antenatal classes are provided by the NHS. Like all areas of NHS care, maternity services will be affected by the pandemic, but antenatal contact and new baby visits should continue. Maternity units are working to ensure services are provided in a way that is safe, supported by greater use of digital and remote technologies.</p><p>Video consultation capability by NHS providers has rapidly been scaled up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attend Anywhere is a web-based video consultation platform intended for use on tablets, smartphones, laptops or PC’s with a webcam and is funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement for all maternity providers to use.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/09/2020 16:42:54 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1230081

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Arts and Culture: 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, what plans he has to help ensure resources from the £1.57 billion funding for cultural, arts and heritage institutions are distributed to groups supporting under represented people with protected characteristics.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	83864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Culture Recovery Fund will provide targeted support to critical cultural, arts and heritage organisations to help them survive and recover through the coronavirus pandemic. Funding will be prioritised to institutions of national and international significance and those that are crucial to levelling up places and communities, including smaller organisations and cultural venues that are at the centre of their communities.</p><p>Key organisations in England are able to apply for grants or loans. When making funding decisions, the Arms Length Bodies delivering the funding will be taking into account an organisation’s track record of delivering social benefit and welcoming diverse audiences. Organisations in receipt of this funding will also be expected to demonstrate progress in diversity and outreach over the coming years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/09/2020 13:35:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1230118

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: 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 members of staff in his Department have either equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	83936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>On 1st September 2020, 10 members of staff in DCMS had equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.</p><p>This includes staff working on diversity and inclusion policy for the department in the People and Workplace directorate, as well as diversity and inclusion across DCMS policy areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 08/09/2020 16:51:37 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1230202

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Telecommunications: 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing statutory restrictions on the amount that telephone and broadband providers can charge customers in call-out and repair fees.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	83962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is not currently considering restrictions on call-out and repair fees in telecoms. However, Ofcom, the independent telecoms regulator has a statutory duty to further the interests of consumers, and it has brought in a number of measures to protect consumers in relation to repairs and when things go wrong with their services.</p><p>For instance, in April 2019, Ofcom introduced a voluntary automatic compensation scheme, which BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin Media, Zen Internet, Utility Warehouse, and Hyperoptic have all signed up to. Through this scheme, customers of the companies that have signed up will automatically receive compensation for delayed repairs following loss of service (£8 for each calendar day); missed appointments by an engineer/cancellations with less than 24 hours notice (£25 per missed appointment) and delayed start of a service (£5 for each calendar day)</p><p>Furthermore, Ofcom obliges communication providers to prioritise repairs for disabled people, and to ensure that these charges are not higher than standard charges.</p><p>Alongside these measures, last year Ofcom also secured a set of ‘Fairness for Customers’ commitments from all the major communication providers. These commitments are designed to embed a culture of fairness within the industry. For instance, providers have committed to give their customers fair deals, and provide the support needed by their vulnerable customers. Ofcom will be publishing a report on industry progress against these commitments in Q4 2020/21.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 07/09/2020 14:31:31 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1230224

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Resignations
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 officials have left his Department to work for (a) Google, (b) Amazon and (c) Facebook since 1 April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	83790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>Our records show that since 1 April 2019 the number of officials who have left the Department to work for these organisations is as follows:</p><p>(a) Google: 0</p><p>(b) Amazon: 1</p><p>(c) Facebook: 2</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 11/09/2020 08:44:55 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1230226

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
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 role his Department had in the appointment of Sir Roger Taylor as the Chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	83791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation was appointed in July 2018 by the then Secretary of State following an open and fair competition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 07/09/2020 10:19:37 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1230229

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
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 3 August 2020 to Question 75281 on Social Security Benefits, what plans the Government has for the implementation of the Covid Credit software referred to in that Answer; on what date that software will go live; and what (a) funding from the public purse and (b) other resources are being allocated to implementing that software.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	83792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>Covid Credit is third party, proof-of-concept software. The government has not commissioned the software nor engaged with the developers.</p><p>HMRC recently published a tender (BIP514056627) for the provision of Payment Initiation and Account Information Services to make it easy for customers to pay by bank transfer using a secure, simple and efficient process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 14/09/2020 12:49:19 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1230230

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
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 3 August 2020 to Question 75281 on Social Security Benefits, how many algorithms are involved in the development of the Covid Credit software referred to in that Answer; and what assessments have been made of algorithmic bias in the application of that software.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	83793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Data Ethics Framework and ‘Guide to Using AI in the Public Sector’ alongside other guidance available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, supports ethical and safe use of algorithms in the public sector. Building on the existing work on algorithmic and data ethics, the Government is now working to deliver more transparency on the use of algorithmic-assisted decision making within the public sector; and is working with leading organisations in the field of data and AI ethics on a proposed approach to algorithmic transparency.</p><p>However, Covid Credit is third party, proof-of-concept software. The government has not commissioned the software nor engaged with the developers, and is therefore unable to comment on its functionality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 11/09/2020 15:46:02 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1230231

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Digital Technology
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 consultation process will be for the Government's forthcoming Digital Strategy; and what information (a) is and (b) will be made available online for individuals and organisations to (i) understand and (ii) input into that strategy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	83794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Collaboration will be key to the development of our new Digital Strategy. We are seeking ideas from a broad range of stakeholders so that we can fully benefit from the digital-led recovery from covid-19 that the Strategy seeks to enable. This includes engaging with businesses who design, develop or use digital technologies; civil society organisations working in or using digital technologies; academics, experts and the wider public. We encourage anyone with an interest in contributing to the Strategy to get in touch with DCMS officials at the following address: <a href="mailto:digital.strategy@dcms.gov.uk" target="_blank">digital.strategy@dcms.gov.uk</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/09/2020 15:57:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1230232

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Commonwealth War Graves Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, to make a statement about the department's relationship with the War Grave's Commission.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	83684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not currently have a direct relationship with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, however Historic England and the Commission have recently published a Joint Policy Statement that establishes a shared understanding of how the Commission cares for and manages memorials in cemeteries and churchyards to servicemen and women who have lost their lives in service for this country. The statement also establishes a common understanding of the Commission’s on-going responsibilities towards this aspect of our heritage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 08/09/2020 14:15:45 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood