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946785

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Telecommunications: Reviews
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 page 154 of the Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the review of the telecoms market.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	167297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government published its Future Telecoms Infrastructure Strategy on 23 July 2018. It can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-telecoms-infrastructure-review</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/09/2018 12:18:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

946896

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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: Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which statutes govern the use by hon. Members of the personal data of their constituents.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	167239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply to the processing of personal data undertaken by elected representatives and political parties. The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations are also relevant because they regulate the use of telephone calls, emails and texts for direct marketing purposes, including political campaigning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner's Office has published guidance for political parties and elected representatives on the steps they should take to comply with the law, this can be found at: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/political/</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/09/2018 12:16:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

944671

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which (a) local authority areas and (b) constituencies have an average download speed for fixed broadband services of less than 30 Mbps.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	166106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>This information is available at the independent website, ‘Thinkbroadband’ (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/england).</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/07/2018 10:40:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

944705

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Broadcasting: EU Countries
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 estimate of the number of international broadcasting companies based in the UK that broadcast to the rest of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	166209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>As the regulatory authority for broadcasting, Ofcom has the most up-to-date information on the number of broadcasters licensed in the UK.</p><p>The government is committed to continue engaging with individual companies and relevant industry bodies to understand their priorities and concerns.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/07/2018 10:44:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

943848

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Civil Society: EU Grants and Loans
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 13 November 2017 to Question 112175, how many officials of his Department are working with colleagues across government to inform plans for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	165591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to work on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). My department has strong representation in work across government to inform plans for the UKSPF. The Government will consult publically on the design and priorities of the UKSPF later this year, as announced in the Industrial Strategy white paper.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/07/2018 17:07:30 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

943849

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Electronic Commerce: EU Law
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 17 July 2018 to Question 163522 on Electronic Commerce: EU Law, what the expiry date will be for the implementation period.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	165476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK and EU negotiating teams have reached agreement on the terms of an implementation period that will start on 30 March 2019 and last until 31 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/07/2018 15:18:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

943876

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Public Libraries
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 unstaffed open libraries that use technology to enable visitors to enter there are in each English region.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	165499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/07/2018 12:05:59 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

943899

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 National Citizen Service graduates were eligible for free school meals (a) in England and (b) by local authority in the 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	165593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, 98,808 young people participated in NCS in England. 16.2% of these participants were eligible for free school meals, compared to 12.4% of the general population. The breakdown showing the number of NCS participants eligible for free school meals in 2017 for each participating local authority is attached to this response.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/07/2018 17:08:48 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

943968

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Arts: Small Businesses
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 is planning to create alternative grass-roots funding programmes for creative SMEs if the UK does not participate in EU funded programmes after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	165612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The creative industries contributed £91.8 billion to the economy in 2016, and the government recognises the important role of SMEs in this success.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will continue to benefit from EU programmes such as Creative Europe until the end of the current period (until 2020). The White Paper published on 12 July states that the Government is open to looking at continued participation in programmes, such as Creative Europe. As part of the Sector Deal published in March, government is also looking at securing the sector’s future prosperity and growth and will invest more than £150 million across the lifecycle of creative businesses.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/07/2018 15:12:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

944069

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Video Games
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 any assessment of recent trends in growth of the independent video game development sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	165617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>We have not published any specific analysis of growth trends in the independent video game sector. However, the latest DCMS Sector Economic Estimates report on employment, published on 18th July 2018, shows that jobs across the wider computer games sector more than doubled between 2011 and 2017. Our estimates indicate that UK computer games sector employment in 2011 was 13,000, increasing to 20,000 in 2015, 23,000 in 2016 and 30,000 in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/07/2018 14:53:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens