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1507349

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Social Media: 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, if she will publish a list of the occasions when her Department's Counter Disinformation Cell has requested social media platforms remove posts from their platforms and what the grounds were for classifying the posted information as disinformation.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	53272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. The Counter Disinformation Unit team, based in DCMS, works to understand the scope, scale and reach of disinformation and works with a range of partners, including social media platforms, to tackle it.</p><p>The primary purpose of the team is not to spot every instance of disinformation across all social media platforms, but rather to understand overall trends and coordinated attempts to artificially manipulate the information environment. When the Unit does identify particular pieces of harmful content which may violate platforms’ terms of service these are referred to the relevant platform for consideration, who in turn decide what action to take.</p><p>As an operational matter it is not appropriate for the government to publicly provide details of content reported to platforms as doing so would give malign actors insight into our capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins question first answered 11/10/2022 08:04:33 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1507392

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Arts: 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 assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of core funding to community arts organisations through (a) local authorities and (b) private charities.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	53374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>DCMS provides funding to community arts projects in England through a number of our arm’s-length bodies. Arts Council England, for example, invests in communities through their Lottery-funded Creative People and Places (CPP) programme. There are 41 CPP programmes covering 58 local authority districts across the country targeting the least engaged places in England. Arts Council England will invest over £38 million of Lottery funds into this programme for the period 2022-25.</p><p>Local authorities also need to continue to recognise the huge benefits that investing in arts and culture can bring and many already do, building successful partnerships to deliver arts and culture to their communities. The Local Government Finance Settlement made available £54.1 billion in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion in 2021/22. The majority of this funding is not ringfenced, in recognition of local authorities being best placed to understand local priorities, such as their community arts offer.</p><p>While we are unable to quantify the total provision of core funding to community arts organisations by private foundations at this time, DCMS continues to work with key actors across the civil society sector to improve the data and evidence available.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/09/2022 14:43:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1507418

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Telecommunications: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason her Department is yet to respond to the Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 draft designated vendor direction consultation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	53484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Earlier this year DCMS held a targeted consultation with 35 public telecoms providers and Huawei on whether to issue a designation notice to Huawei and a designated vendor direction in respect of Huawei’s goods and services, for reasons of national security.</p><p>Many telecoms vendors responded to the consultation, feeding back on specific technical aspects of their networks and timeframes to comply with the draft direction.</p><p>Due to the technical and security implications of this consultation, it is right that we have taken time to consider and understand all representations - including those from Huawei.</p><p>A number of follow up conversations have taken place to ensure that we fully understand all representations, and any implications that may arise from a decision.</p><p>Having received and considered consultation responses, and having held follow up conversations, the Secretary of State is now deciding how to respond, and whether or not to issue a designation notice and designated vendor directions for Huawei.</p><p>The outcome of this decision making process will be communicated to all relevant parties once it has been taken.</p><p>If a decision is taken to issue a designated vendor direction for Huawei, any requirements and deadlines included in the direction will be proportionate to the aim of protecting national security. Where consultees have raised concerns over deadlines, we are considering their concerns fully.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 53485 53486 question first answered 27/09/2022 15:09:05 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1507419

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Telecommunications: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department will publish its response to the Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 draft designated vendor direction consultation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	53485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Earlier this year DCMS held a targeted consultation with 35 public telecoms providers and Huawei on whether to issue a designation notice to Huawei and a designated vendor direction in respect of Huawei’s goods and services, for reasons of national security.</p><p>Many telecoms vendors responded to the consultation, feeding back on specific technical aspects of their networks and timeframes to comply with the draft direction.</p><p>Due to the technical and security implications of this consultation, it is right that we have taken time to consider and understand all representations - including those from Huawei.</p><p>A number of follow up conversations have taken place to ensure that we fully understand all representations, and any implications that may arise from a decision.</p><p>Having received and considered consultation responses, and having held follow up conversations, the Secretary of State is now deciding how to respond, and whether or not to issue a designation notice and designated vendor directions for Huawei.</p><p>The outcome of this decision making process will be communicated to all relevant parties once it has been taken.</p><p>If a decision is taken to issue a designated vendor direction for Huawei, any requirements and deadlines included in the direction will be proportionate to the aim of protecting national security. Where consultees have raised concerns over deadlines, we are considering their concerns fully.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 53484 53486 question first answered 27/09/2022 15:09:05 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1507420

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Telecommunications: National Security
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 she has made of the potential effect of delays to the Government's response to the Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 draft designated vendor direction consultation on businesses facing upcoming compliance deadlines.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	53486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Earlier this year DCMS held a targeted consultation with 35 public telecoms providers and Huawei on whether to issue a designation notice to Huawei and a designated vendor direction in respect of Huawei’s goods and services, for reasons of national security.</p><p>Many telecoms vendors responded to the consultation, feeding back on specific technical aspects of their networks and timeframes to comply with the draft direction.</p><p>Due to the technical and security implications of this consultation, it is right that we have taken time to consider and understand all representations - including those from Huawei.</p><p>A number of follow up conversations have taken place to ensure that we fully understand all representations, and any implications that may arise from a decision.</p><p>Having received and considered consultation responses, and having held follow up conversations, the Secretary of State is now deciding how to respond, and whether or not to issue a designation notice and designated vendor directions for Huawei.</p><p>The outcome of this decision making process will be communicated to all relevant parties once it has been taken.</p><p>If a decision is taken to issue a designated vendor direction for Huawei, any requirements and deadlines included in the direction will be proportionate to the aim of protecting national security. Where consultees have raised concerns over deadlines, we are considering their concerns fully.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 53484 53485 question first answered 27/09/2022 15:09:06 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1507431

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	3G: USA
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 she has made of the impact of US providers switching off their 3G networks on the communications service experienced UK citizens travelling to the US; and what obligations exist for UK providers to inform their customers of the impact of that decision in the US.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	53399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Switching off 3G mobile networks is a global trend as operators free up spectrum to focus on the provision of newer 4G and 5G services. In the US, all 3G networks have already been switched off. This might affect the experience of UK customers travelling to the US, in particular for customers with an older phone model. In some cases, UK customers might not be able to make calls or access data unless they are connected to WiFi.</p><p>There is no specific obligation for UK mobile providers to inform their customers of changes to network provision in other countries. However, Ofcom is speaking to providers to ensure that they are informing customers of this impact and some providers have been proactively sending messages to potentially affected groups. Customers should speak to their mobile network provider before leaving the UK to understand the impact of 3G switch off on their roaming experience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 11/10/2022 07:56:14 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1506507

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation: Regulation
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 she has made of the potential merits of regulating short-term holiday lets to help support the sustainability of rural tourism and communities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The sharing economy has brought many benefits to the tourism sector and wider economy, as well as creating an additional income stream for homeowners. In rural areas, the growth of the sharing economy has enabled travellers to utilise the flexible accommodation options on offer to explore lesser-known rural destinations and make the most of the leisure opportunities they offer. However, we recognise that the increase in short-term letting has also prompted some concerns including the impact on the housing market and local communities, and a sense that new entrants in the market are not being held to the same health and safety standards as, for example, hotels and B&amp;Bs.</p><p>The Government’s Call for Evidence on the Short-Term Letting of Tourism Accommodation ran from 29 June to 21 September and analysis of the responses is now underway.</p><p>We wanted to hear from a wide range of stakeholders, including local authorities, in order to build a much-needed evidence base on these issues and enable us to develop proportionate policy responses for a future consultation.</p><p>With the Call for Evidence now closed, we will now consider the evidence collected and look to provide updates to the sector over the coming months regarding our next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/09/2022 09:43:27 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506514

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Public Consultation
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 potential merits of implementing new deliberative democracy processes (a) in local communities and (b) for national policy issues.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 20th July 2022 to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-14/36813" target="_blank">36813</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 51787 51788 question first answered 26/09/2022 09:35:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506515

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Public Consultation
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 guidance entitled The Innovation in Democracy Programme, published on 30 May 2019, what recent steps her Department has taken to implement models of deliberative democracy since the conclusion of that programme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 20th July 2022 to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-14/36813" target="_blank">36813</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 51786 51788 question first answered 26/09/2022 09:35:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506516

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Public Consultation
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 implement the guidance entitled How to run a citizens’ assembly: A handbook for local authorities based on the Innovation in Democracy Programme, published by her Department on 30 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 20th July 2022 to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-14/36813" target="_blank">36813</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 51786 51787 question first answered 26/09/2022 09:35:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell