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901244

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
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 he has made of the loss of revenue to the public purse as a result of television licence fee evasion in (a) 2012 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	142783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold this information. The BBC is responsible for the administration, collection and enforcement of the licence fee regime.​</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/05/2018 09:52:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

901259

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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: Radicalism
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 meetings he has had with leading social media companies to discuss the prevalence, removal and prevention of hate speech and other extreme content on social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	142759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media companies on a range of issues including the removal of hate speech and extreme content. Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/05/2018 09:39:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

901272

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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: Standards
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 make an assessment of whether local authorities providing unstaffed public libraries using open technology are fulfilling their duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	142903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. In considering how best to deliver this statutory duty, each local authority is responsible for determining local needs and delivering a modern and efficient library service that meets the requirements of their communities within available resources.</p><p> </p><p>The Department encourages local authorities to make appropriate use of the expertise of library staff and available technology to support and enhance the delivery of their library services. The use of technology to allow access to a library outside of staffed hours would not of itself mean that a local authority is failing in its duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is important that the local authority strikes a suitable balance between the provision of staffed and self-service library services to provide a comprehensive and efficient service overall.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/05/2018 11:15:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

901275

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Comcast
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 broadcasting standards set out in the Enterprise Act 2002, if he will make an assessment of adequacy of Comcast's (a) compliance and (b) customer service record in the (i) UK and (ii) US in relation to that company's bid to take over Sky Plc.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	142849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has powers to intervene in certain media mergers on public interest grounds under the Enterprise Act 2002. The decision to intervene is quasi-judicial and must be taken independently based on all relevant evidence available. Guidance on the Enterprise Act 2002 sets out the scope of the broadcasting and cross-media public interest considerations. Any transaction will be looked at on its merits, on a case-by-case basis. Due to the quasi-judicial nature of the decision, it would be inappropriate to comment further in relation to any specific transaction.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/05/2018 12:08:28 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

901287

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Democratic Unionist Party
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 meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials of his Department held with representatives of the Democratic Unionist Party prior to the proceedings on the Data Protection Bill [Lords] in the House on 9 May 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	142784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministerial meetings with colleagues/MPs are not normally detailed.</p><p> </p><p>We have amended the Data Protection Bill to place a requirement on the Information Commissioner to conduct a statutory review of the media’s compliance with the new data protection legislation over the next four years. The Commissioner's final report must include specific consideration of the extent of compliance in each part of the United Kingdom. Alongside that review, we propose to have a named person review journalistic compliance with data protection rules in Northern Ireland in four years' time. This approach, details of which will be finalised in due course, reflects the fact that while data protection is reserved, press regulation is devolved</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 142785 142786 142788 question first answered 15/05/2018 17:51:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

901288

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Press: Northern Ireland
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 his oral contribution of 9 May 2018, Official Report, column 712, for what reason he proposed a separate review of press standards in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	142785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministerial meetings with colleagues/MPs are not normally detailed.</p><p> </p><p>We have amended the Data Protection Bill to place a requirement on the Information Commissioner to conduct a statutory review of the media’s compliance with the new data protection legislation over the next four years. The Commissioner's final report must include specific consideration of the extent of compliance in each part of the United Kingdom. Alongside that review, we propose to have a named person review journalistic compliance with data protection rules in Northern Ireland in four years' time. This approach, details of which will be finalised in due course, reflects the fact that while data protection is reserved, press regulation is devolved</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 142784 142786 142788 question first answered 15/05/2018 17:51:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

901289

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Press: Northern Ireland
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 his oral contribution of 9 May 2018, Official Report, column 712, what steps he is taking to consult on the terms of reference of the review of press standards in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	142786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministerial meetings with colleagues/MPs are not normally detailed.</p><p> </p><p>We have amended the Data Protection Bill to place a requirement on the Information Commissioner to conduct a statutory review of the media’s compliance with the new data protection legislation over the next four years. The Commissioner's final report must include specific consideration of the extent of compliance in each part of the United Kingdom. Alongside that review, we propose to have a named person review journalistic compliance with data protection rules in Northern Ireland in four years' time. This approach, details of which will be finalised in due course, reflects the fact that while data protection is reserved, press regulation is devolved</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 142784 142785 142788 question first answered 15/05/2018 17:51:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

901293

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Press: Northern Ireland
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 his oral contribution of 9 May 2018, Official Report, column 712, what criteria will be applied for the appointment of the named person to review press standards in Northern Ireland; by whom that criteria will be applied; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	142788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministerial meetings with colleagues/MPs are not normally detailed.</p><p> </p><p>We have amended the Data Protection Bill to place a requirement on the Information Commissioner to conduct a statutory review of the media’s compliance with the new data protection legislation over the next four years. The Commissioner's final report must include specific consideration of the extent of compliance in each part of the United Kingdom. Alongside that review, we propose to have a named person review journalistic compliance with data protection rules in Northern Ireland in four years' time. This approach, details of which will be finalised in due course, reflects the fact that while data protection is reserved, press regulation is devolved</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 142784 142785 142786 question first answered 15/05/2018 17:51:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

901405

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Newspaper Press
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, as part of their review of press sustainability in the UK, they will conduct research into (1) sales figures for local and national newspapers since 2010, and (2) which local and regional newspapers have ceased publication since 2010; and if so, whether they will publish any such research.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The review of the sustainability of high-quality journalism is being led by an external chair, Dame Frances Cairncross, with support from an advisory panel of industry experts. It is for the Chair to determine what analysis and research will be carried out to inform her final report.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the review, DCMS have commissioned a piece of sector analysis, looking at the changing state of the press market and assessing new business models being deployed by news publishers at a national, regional and local level. We will publish this research in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/05/2018 15:02:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

900302

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
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: Scotland
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 discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on access to broadband in remote parts of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	905200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>We are keen to support the Scottish Government through its current procurement and continue to provide every assistance to deliver Superfast broadband along with new fibre networks to Scotland. The Secretary of State recently appeared before the Scottish Affairs committee to discuss digital connectivity in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, officials from the department have had regular meetings with their counterparts at the Scottish Government including providing technical advice and guidance to the Scottish Government programme team.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/05/2018 15:19:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone