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1541213

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
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	Semiconductors: Production
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 the Government has a strategy for the production of semiconductors in Britain.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	83777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of semiconductor technology to the global economy. Semiconductors are a fundamental enabling technology for electronic devices and the UK holds strengths in critical aspects of the advanced semiconductor supply chain, including semiconductor design.</p><p>On behalf of the government, DCMS has been reviewing its approach to the UK’s global semiconductor sector and intends to set out its support for the sector in the forthcoming UK Semiconductor Strategy. This will build on existing HMG support for innovation and infrastructure such as the Driving the Electronic Revolution challenge and the National Epitaxy Facility amongst others.</p><p>Domestically, the government is exploring how we can further support the UK semiconductor industry, protecting and growing existing UK capabilities, and seizing new opportunities - including in semiconductor design, compound chips, and academic research in related fields. We are also collaborating closely with international partners to capitalise and strengthen the UK’s competitive advantage and improve long term resilience within the global semiconductor ecosystem, recognising that the challenges facing the sector cannot be solved by the UK alone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/11/2022 14:17:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1540719

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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: 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 steps her Department is taking to support the arts and culture in London.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	82217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Through the unprecedented Culture Recovery Fund (CRF), HM Government supported London's vibrant cultural sector against the impact of COVID-19. London-based groups and venues received just over a third of total CRF funding – £494 million in grants and loans – supporting over 1,200 organisations. That included 21 organisations in Ealing, such as Colour Sound Experiment Ltd (just under £500,000) and Marquee Entec Ltd (£524,000). The Southbank Centre, the Royal Opera House and Historic Royal Palaces were just a few of the many other acclaimed London institutions which received significant amounts of CRF funding, demonstrating our commitment to supporting our iconic cultural and heritage venues through the pandemic.</p><p>In addition to this, Arts Council England – the arm’s length body which is responsible for distributing public funding – is committed to supporting arts and culture in the capital. Around a third of its investment through the 2023–26 Investment Programme will be directed to organisations in London, amounting to £143.7 million. The new Investment Programme includes a wider spread of investment to outer London boroughs, meaning more Londoners will benefit from creative and cultural investment. Arts Council England will also continue to prioritise a number of London boroughs in its existing set of priority places (Barking &amp; Dagenham, Brent, Croydon, Enfield, and Newham).</p><p>I am pleased that, through this Investment Programme, Arts Council England is supporting 56 cultural organisations in the capital for the first time. These organisations will sit alongside our acclaimed institutions such as the Royal Opera House, London Transport Museum, the National Theatre, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and Southbank Centre, which will continue to receive funding. Organisations leaving the portfolio are eligible to apply for support from Arts Council England’s £12.6 million Transition Programme. This fund will provide those leaving the portfolio with up to 12 months’ funding at the current levels from the point of notification. Both the amount of money available, and the length of transition, have been extended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/11/2022 17:30:28 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1540236

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Trade Promotion
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 recent steps her Department has taken to help promote the UK hospitality and tourism sectors.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	80773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>In 2021, the government published two key documents which have been key to promoting the UK hospitality and tourism industry following the COVID-19 pandemic, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/992974/Tourism_Recovery_Plan__Web_Accessible_.pdf" target="_blank">the Tourism Recovery Plan</a> (TRP) and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hospitality-strategy-reopening-recovery-resilience" target="_blank">the Hospitality Strategy. </a> The TRP sets out the role of the UK Government in assisting and accelerating the tourism sector’s recovery from COVID-19. The Tourism minister has continued to co-chair the Tourism Industry Council (TIC) meetings, to engage with stakeholders to assess how we can most effectively support tourism’s recovery across the UK.</p><p>The Hospitality Strategy set out twenty-two commitments to support the sector across a range of policy areas, grouped into three themes: Reopening, Recovery, and Resilience. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launched the Hospitality Sector Council to oversee the delivery of the strategy, and BEIS officials continue to work with the Council and the sector to deliver the strategy commitments.</p><p>The Government will continue to work with VisitBritain to promote the UK as a tourist destination domestically and internationally. In 2022, VisitBritain ran its Welcome to Another Side of Britain marketing campaign. The £14 million GREAT-funded campaign put the spotlight on Britain’s cities, hit hard by the absence of international visitors, as well as on messages of welcome and reassurance.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 80774 question first answered 15/11/2022 11:09:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1540237

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Trade Promotion
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 is taking to promote UK hospitality and tourism to potential overseas customers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	80774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>In 2021, the government published two key documents which have been key to promoting the UK hospitality and tourism industry following the COVID-19 pandemic, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/992974/Tourism_Recovery_Plan__Web_Accessible_.pdf" target="_blank">the Tourism Recovery Plan</a> (TRP) and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hospitality-strategy-reopening-recovery-resilience" target="_blank">the Hospitality Strategy. </a> The TRP sets out the role of the UK Government in assisting and accelerating the tourism sector’s recovery from COVID-19. The Tourism minister has continued to co-chair the Tourism Industry Council (TIC) meetings, to engage with stakeholders to assess how we can most effectively support tourism’s recovery across the UK.</p><p>The Hospitality Strategy set out twenty-two commitments to support the sector across a range of policy areas, grouped into three themes: Reopening, Recovery, and Resilience. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launched the Hospitality Sector Council to oversee the delivery of the strategy, and BEIS officials continue to work with the Council and the sector to deliver the strategy commitments.</p><p>The Government will continue to work with VisitBritain to promote the UK as a tourist destination domestically and internationally. In 2022, VisitBritain ran its Welcome to Another Side of Britain marketing campaign. The £14 million GREAT-funded campaign put the spotlight on Britain’s cities, hit hard by the absence of international visitors, as well as on messages of welcome and reassurance.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 80773 question first answered 15/11/2022 11:09:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1540258

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Leisure and Voluntary Work: Refugees
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 is taking to help provide access for refugees in urban areas to (a) leisure and sports facilities and (b) volunteering opportunities to help assist with their integration into that community.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	80782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>Integrating refugees into their communities is very important. Leisure and sport, and volunteering, play a huge part in this.</p><p>Sport and physical activity are incredibly important for our physical and mental health and vital in connecting communities. Sport England is responsible for growing and advocating for grassroots sport and physical activity in England and does this through a variety of interventions. This has included a delivery pilot funded by Sport England to engage refugee and asylum seekers in sport and physical activity in Halifax. That programme has received a positive reception so far and Sport England are exploring how to sustain this work in the longer term.</p><p>Volunteering is critical to a vibrant and resilient society. It benefits both volunteers and charitable organisations, and creates transformational impacts for beneficiaries and their communities.</p><p>This Government is committed to enabling people to take part in all forms of social action, including volunteering. We know the profound benefit that volunteering has on the individual, on communities and on society.</p><p>Through the £7.4m Volunteering Futures Fund, we are creating thousands more volunteering opportunities to improve accessibility of volunteering in the arts, culture, sports, civil society, youth and heritage sectors. The fund is helping a diverse range of people to access the benefits volunteering can bring. There is a strong focus on young people, those experiencing loneliness, those with disabilities and those from ethnic minority backgrounds. We also work in partnership with the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) which supports communities from migrant backgrounds.</p><p>In addition, volunteering is supported by the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector and this government supports VCSE through initiatives such as Vision for Volunteering. We recognise the specific needs of refugee communities and, for example, made sure the Homes for Ukraine scheme was well connected with VCSE organisations in this space.</p><p>Refugees are free to volunteer and asylum seekers can also volunteer whilst their claim to become refugees is considered. It is this government's policy to support asylum seekers volunteering for charities or public sector organisations.*</p><p>*Home Office (October 2022) <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1114501/Permission_to_work_and_volunteer.pdf" target="_blank">Permission to work and volunteering for asylum seekers</a></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/11/2022 14:52:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1540264

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	FIFA: Human Rights
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 plans to encourage FIFA to (a) enhance and strictly implement its human rights criteria for future events and (b) strengthen its human rights due diligence processes.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	80867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has frank conversations at international level with our counterparts around the world on issues such as human rights, and we will continue to have those conversations.</p><p>Sport operates independently of government, therefore direct representations to FIFA on their criteria and due diligence processes for future events would be a matter for Home Nation football governing bodies to raise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/11/2022 14:48:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1539488

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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	Twitter: 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, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of charging for Twitter verification on (a) child safeguarding, (b) fraud and cyber-crime and (c) other online harms; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	79354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>While the government cannot comment on the policies of individual companies, the Online Safety Bill will introduce new duties on search services and user-to-user services, including social media platforms, to protect their users. Companies will have flexibility in how they comply with their new duties, but they will need to meet standards set by Ofcom, the regulator, with regard to child safe-guarding and tackling illegal activity, including fraud.</p><p>Companies will be able to fulfil their duties by taking the recommended measures in the codes of practice that Ofcom will issue or by taking alternative action provided the outcome is as good or better.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/11/2022 09:19:34 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1539125

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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 Service Broadcasting: Vulnerable Adults
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 will take to help ensure that the most vulnerable and isolated people in our society are consulted on what Public Services Broadcasting they want to be in receipt of.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	78636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>Public service broadcasting continues to be highly valued across the UK – including in relation to its ability to support the most vulnerable and isolated in our society. Our broadcasters play a crucial role in disseminating accurate news, strengthening pride of place, reflecting the unique interests of the audiences that they serve, connecting communities, and helping to address social issues like loneliness and mental health.</p><p>The independent communications regulator Ofcom reports regularly on whether the purposes of public service broadcasting have been met. This includes considering whether the provision of programming on public service channels meets the needs and satisfies the interests of the available audiences. To support their most recent periodic review, Small Screen Big Debate, Ofcom commissioned research into the media services that people use, the value they place on them, and the perceived personal and societal benefits of public service broadcasting. This analysis was broken down by gender, age and social grade and is available from the Small Screen Big Debate website. Ofcom also undertook a public consultation, which ran between December 2020 and March 2021 and informed their recommendations to the government.</p><p>The Government meets regularly with a range of stakeholder groups representing viewers, and has recently undertaken a number of public consultations which received responses from a broad spectrum of viewers. As set out in Up Next, the government’s Broadcasting White Paper, the government intends to launch a number of further consultations in due course. In addition, the government would expect public service broadcasters, as a matter of course, to consider carefully the views of the audiences they serve when determining the provision of both local and national services, and to set out detail on how these decisions will impact audiences and communities.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 11/11/2022 09:34:58 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1538624

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	Charities: Cost of Living
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 her Department is taking steps to financially support advisory charities, in the context of the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	77279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>With government support, charities from across the Civil Society sector have shown significant resilience over the past two years, and will again be crucial in supporting communities and households through the winter.</p><p>We are providing support to all charities, public sector organisations and businesses with their energy costs this winter by offering an energy price guarantee for six months through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. This scheme will benefit charities and community groups across the country, including those which provide advisory services.</p><p>My Department will keep engaging constructively with the civil society sector and across government to monitor the impact of levels of demand, and ensure DCMS is engaged on policy which impacts charities and crisis support services.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/11/2022 08:54:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1538650

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	5G
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 she has to (a) support demand and (b) create markets for 5G in the UK in order to encourage private sector investment.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	77253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, the government set an ambition for the majority of the UK population to have access to 5G by 2027. This has been met five years early, with basic “non-standalone” 5G - which uses 5G equipment on 4G infrastructure. Ofcom’s Connected Nations Autumn Update (7 October 2022) showed that non-standalone 5G is available outside up to 64% of premises across the UK.</p><p>The Mobile Network Operators are currently trialling standalone 5G, where all network architecture (base stations, core networks and backhaul) is dedicated solely to 5G. We expect standalone 5G deployments to begin in 2023, and for this to help unlock greater potential of 5G and support uses in industrial and other settings, bringing significant economic and social benefits to the UK.</p><p>The Levelling Up White Paper outlined our mission for what we want nationwide broadband and mobile coverage to look like by 2030.</p><p>The Government has made reforms to the planning system to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage. Furthermore, the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill will allow operators to enter into additional agreements with site providers, enabling apparatus to be upgraded to 5G. In addition, the Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Accelerator programme is dedicated to accelerating the roll-out of 5G through the use of public sector assets.</p><p>We are developing a Wireless Infrastructure Strategy to establish a new ambition for 5G, and set out how the UK can realise the full benefits of advanced wireless connectivity. We aim to publish the strategy later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 77246 77247 77248 77249 77250 77251 77254 77255 question first answered 09/11/2022 09:50:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green