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1196401

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Charities: Coronavirus
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 charities providing support for people during the covid-19 outbreak will be able to submit bids for funding to National Lottery Community Fund; and what the planned timetable is for distributing that funding.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	48374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>On 8 April, Government announced a £750m civil society support package. Of this, £360m is being distributed by central Government Departments and £370m is available for charities providing vital services for those affected by the pandemic.</p><p>Of the £310m available in England, £200m is being distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund through the Coronavirus Community Support Fund. Charities and social enterprises can bid into the Coronavirus Community Support Fund from 22 May.</p><p>This funding will support organisations working with people and communities experiencing disproportionate challenges during the crisis, and those that provide services and support for vulnerable people which have seen an increase in demand or have lost income. Supporting guidance is provided on the National Lottery Community Fund website.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 02/06/2020 15:27:50 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1196550

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Greyhound Racing: Coronavirus
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 (a) financial and (b) other support his Department has provided to the greyhound racing sector as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	48522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Greyhound racing, as part of the leisure industry, is eligible to access the help announced by the Chancellor on 17 March. This set out a business rates holiday for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, irrespective of rateable value, so that all eligible businesses will pay no business rates for 12 months. On 18 March, MHCLG published guidance for local authorities on the application of the relief.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government has announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, through which all UK employers will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary for those employees that would otherwise have been laid off during this crisis. Furthermore, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme provides loans of up to £5 million for SMEs through the British Business Bank, backed by an 80% government guarantee.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Officials continue to be in regular communication with the Greyhound Board of Great Britain to understand the needs of the sector during this time and ensure they are aware of central government guidance as we work towards the resumption of greyhound racing.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 02/06/2020 08:47:50 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1196570

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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: Chief Scientific Advisers
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 meetings (a) he and (b) his predecessor had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser (i) from 1 September to 30 November 2019 and (ii) from 1 December 2019 to 29 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	48347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2020 answer text <p>DCMS draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise, including from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, the Chief Scientific Advisers in individual Government Departments, and academics and researchers. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 28/05/2020 08:46:39 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1196618

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Disinformation: Coronavirus
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 much funding from the public purse the Government has allocated to preventing the spread of misinformation on covid-19 since 1 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>Government takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. The DCMS-led Cross-Whitehall Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU) was stood up on 5 March 2020, bringing together cross-government monitoring and analysis capabilities from DCMS, the Home Office, the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and the Cabinet Office. In response to the current situation, we have trebled the size of the coordination team at DCMS.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CDU capability is resourced full time through existing cross-government teams.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Addressing the challenges of disinformation and misinformation is a whole of government effort and we are working around the clock with Whitehall departments, the social media platforms, and disinformation specialists in academia and civil society to lead the fight against misinformation and disinformation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/05/2020 09:32:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1196667

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	National Lottery: 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 proportion of the National Lottery’s income is derived from players aged 16 and 17 in (a) main lottery sales (i) online (ii) in shops and (b) scratchcard sales (i) online and (ii) in shops.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	48661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Information on National Lottery income derived from players aged 16 and 17 is provided in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817457/Consultation_on_the_minimum_age_for_playing_National_Lottery_games.pdf" target="_blank">Consultation document</a> dated 16 July 2019 on the minimum age for playing National Lottery games.</p><p> </p><p>Sales revenue derived from players aged 16 and 17 is estimated due to the complexities involved in collating data from retail sales.</p><p> </p><p>Total estimated sales revenue from 16 and 17 year olds in 2017/18 was £47m of which 32% was for draw-based games, 68% for scratchards and less than 1% for online instant win games (inclusive of online scratchcards).</p><p> </p><p>This below data is from page 24 of the consultation document.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>National Lottery income from 16 and 17 year olds in 2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Online</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Retail</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As % of total sales in 2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Draw-based games</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£15m*</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scratchcards</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£31.8m</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Instant Win Games (inclusive of online scratchcards)</strong></p></td><td><p>£200,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.003%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£47m</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures rounded to the nearest £0.1m</p><p>* Over 99% of draw-based game sales to 16 and 17 year olds would have taken place in retail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 02/06/2020 08:55:15 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1196671

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Disinformation: Coronavirus
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 the Government is taking to tackle the spread of fake news relating to covid-19 circulating (a) on social media and (b) in print media.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	48542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. It is vitally important, at this time of national emergency, that the public has accurate information and DCMS is leading work across Government to tackle disinformation. The Government has seen positive steps taken by social media platforms to curtail the spread of harmful and misleading narratives related to COVID-19. We are working closely with platforms to help them identify and remove dangerous and incorrect claims about the virus, in line with their terms and conditions, as well as promote authoritative sources of information.</p><p> </p><p>To help drive awareness of the Government’s national campaign to provide information and reassurance to the public about COVID-19, we have created new and innovative partnerships to drive awareness, engagement and compliance. This includes a significant public information campaign across the local and national press which is providing information and reassurance to the public and is ensuring that authoritative, up-to-date information about the Government’s response to Covid-19 is distributed through reliable channels. The government does not intervene in what the press can and cannot publish. Newspapers are subject to independent self-regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is running a counter disinformation campaign, “Don’t feed the Beast” which aims to increase audience resilience by educating and empowering those who see, inadvertently share and are affected by false and misleading information. The campaign promotes the SHARE checklist, providing the public with five easy steps to identify false content, encouraging users to stop and think before they share content online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/06/2020 08:48:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1196703

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Disinformation: Coronavirus
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 he plans to take steps to obtain an independent assessment of the performance of technology companies in tackling the spread of disinformation on covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has seen positive steps taken by social media platforms to curtail the spread of harmful and misleading narratives related to Covid-19. Major platforms have updated their terms of service and made technical changes to their products in order to reduce the impact of harmful misinformation. This includes measures to ensure users see accurate information on Covid-19, including links to NHS and other authoritative sources.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government continues to work closely with platforms to help them identify and take action to remove dangerous, incorrect claims about the virus, and suspend the accounts of people who wilfully post and share it. While there has been positive engagement so far, we want the platforms to continue to take further steps to address misinformation and disinformation relating to Covid-19 on their systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/05/2020 10:19:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1196736

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Broadband: Coronavirus
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 broadband engineers may enter people's homes during the covid-19 outbreak to install fibre connections.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The telecoms sector has been one of the critical services needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. For these purposes, the Government defined telecoms key workers to include staff working on network operations, field engineering, call centre staff, IT and data infrastructure, 999 and 111 critical services. All central guidance has been published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government guidance on staying at home and away from people clarifies that work carried out in people’s homes, including for repairs and maintenance, can continue, provided that the tradesperson is well and has no symptoms. Workers should seek to follow Public Health England advice on distancing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government does not intend to prescribe which kinds of activity (network build, network repair, maintenance, consumer switching) are and are not appropriate. It is for employers to manage the health and safety of their employees responsibly at this time and ensure that the PHE guidance can be followed safely by their workforce.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 26/05/2020 09:13:45 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1196754

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Tourism: Coronavirus
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 his Department is taking to help the tourism sector to reopen safely after the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	48663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2020 answer text <p>We are regularly engaging with tourism stakeholders and are feeding into cross-Government discussions on how we can safely reopen the tourism sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of the Government’s leisure and recreation taskforce, my Department has set up a Visitor Economy Working Group to specifically focus on the practicalities and guidelines for opening up the sector during the recovery period. We will issue further guidance shortly on our phased reopening approach, including which businesses could be covered in each phase and the timeframes involved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/06/2020 13:33:55 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1196755

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Festival UK* 2022
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 his Department has to hold the Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	48664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to delivering Festival 2022 which will showcase the UK’s unique strengths in creativity and innovation, and celebrate our place in the world in the 21st century. The Festival is currently in its development phase and Martin Green (Chief Creative Officer) is leading work collaboratively with the devolved administrations. We expect Festival 2022 will offer opportunities for research, strategic and development work through the commissioning phase later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/05/2020 09:25:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis