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1259997

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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	Football: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of tier 3 covid-19 restrictions on Championship football.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	910135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>As well as the Government’s unprecedented financial support for business, which many football clubs have accessed, we ensured that elite sport could continue throughout the November national restrictions, and in every covid tier going forward. Spectators at elite sport are also now permitted in Tiers 1 and 2 - a crucial step for sport’s recovery.</p><p /> <p>I welcomed the deal agreed between the Premier League and EFL to provide up to £250m of support to EFL clubs, including the Championship - to ensure that no EFL club goes under due to the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/12/2020 13:01:48 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1259998

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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	Youth Investment Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When he plans to allocate the £500 million Youth Investment Fund.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	910137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The £500 million Youth Investment Fund remains a manifesto commitment for transformative levelling up across the country over the course of the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>£30 million of the fund was committed at the Spending Review as capital investment in youth services for 2021-22, which is on top of the £750 million charity funding package. This will provide an investment in new and refurbished spaces for young people, so they can access positive activities and support from youth workers.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of the timetable for allocation will be announced in due course, following a review of youth funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 10/12/2020 16:08:44 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1259641

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Internet: Safety
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 Online Harms Bill will take a twin track approach to regulatory standards and enforcement of (a) illegal and (b) legal but harmful content; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	127606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Our online harms legislation will take a risk-based and proportionate approach to ensuring companies protect their users from harmful content and improve their safety. Regulation will establish differentiated expectations on companies for illegal and legal but harmful content and activity. Importantly, it will also require companies to ensure a higher level of protection for children.</p><p>In scope services will need to ensure that illegal content is removed expeditiously and that the risk of it appearing is minimised by effective systems. For legal but harmful content accessed by adults, companies will be required to explicitly state what content and behaviour they deem to be acceptable on their sites and enforce this consistently and transparently. For children, companies will need to use a proportionate range of tools including age assurance, and age verification technologies to prevent them from accessing age-inappropriate content and to protect them from other harms. Further detail will be provided in the Full Government Response to the Online Harms White Paper which will be published this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/12/2020 14:16:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1259681

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Cinemas: 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 the Government plans to introduce targeted support for cinemas that are (a) open and (b) closed during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	127515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The government recognises the significant cultural and economic value of cinemas, and has supported them through sector-specific and economy-wide support.</p><p>Cinemas have been able to benefit from the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until March 31 2021, which sees employees receive 80% of their usual salary for hours not worked up to a maximum of £2,500 per month. In addition, the government has further supported cinemas through the VAT cut on tickets and concessions and a business rates holiday. We recognise how tough the measures are for people and businesses in Tier 3, and businesses in England that are forced to close will receive up to £3,000 for each 28 day period affected.</p><p>On a sector-specific level, as part of the £1.57 billion support package for key cultural organisations, independent cinemas are eligible for a share of £30m of this package. Funding has previously started to be allocated to cinemas across England and we will be making a further announcement on funding allocations in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/12/2020 14:18:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1259699

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Motor Sports: 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 support is available to speedway venues under the Sports Winter Survival Package.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	127676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Sports Winter Survival Package aims to protect the immediate futures of major spectator sports in England over the winter period. The funding process will be overseen by an independent decision-making board and supported by Sport England.</p><p>Sport England will publish details about applying to the Sports Winter Survival Package shortly. Speedway, along with other sports, will then be welcome to apply for support from the Package providing they meet the relevant eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 127677 question first answered 18/12/2020 13:39:07 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1259700

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Motor Sports: 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 discussions Sport England has had with speedway venues and promoters on applying for funding from the Sports Winter Survival Package.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	127677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Sports Winter Survival Package aims to protect the immediate futures of major spectator sports in England over the winter period. The funding process will be overseen by an independent decision-making board and supported by Sport England.</p><p>Sport England will publish details about applying to the Sports Winter Survival Package shortly. Speedway, along with other sports, will then be welcome to apply for support from the Package providing they meet the relevant eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 127676 question first answered 18/12/2020 13:39:07 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1259706

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Press
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 ensure the public are protected from being the subject of abusive press content.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	127631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>The government is committed to a free and independent press and does not intervene in what the press can and cannot publish. We are clear, however, that with this freedom, comes responsibility, which media organisations must take seriously. It is important that there exists an independent self regulatory regime to ensure that the press adheres to a wide set of clear and appropriate standards, and to offer individuals a means of redress where these are not met.</p><p>The majority of traditional publishers—including 95% of national newspapers by circulation—are members of The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). A small number of publishers have joined The Independent Monitor for the Press (IMPRESS). These regulators issue codes of conduct which provide guidelines on a range of areas and set out the rules that members have agreed to follow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 16/12/2020 14:12:29 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1259741

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Independent Press Standards Organisation
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 IPSO has met the 38 recommendations set out in the Leveson Inquiry report 2012.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	127602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The media landscape has changed significantly since the Leveson Inquiry, and with it, the system of press self-regulation. We now have a stronger system through The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).</p><p>The government is committed to independent self regulation of the press, and does not intervene in or oversee the work of IPSO.</p><p>In 2016 IPSO commissioned its own external review which found it had made some important achievements in demonstrating it was an independent and effective regulator, and that it was largely compliant with the recommendations of the Leveson Report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 127603 question first answered 14/12/2020 16:22:15 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1259742

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Independent Press Standards Organisation
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 he has made of the effectiveness of IPSO’s procedures for processing complaints from individuals affected by press abuse.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	127603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The media landscape has changed significantly since the Leveson Inquiry, and with it, the system of press self-regulation. We now have a stronger system through The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).</p><p>The government is committed to independent self regulation of the press, and does not intervene in or oversee the work of IPSO.</p><p>In 2016 IPSO commissioned its own external review which found it had made some important achievements in demonstrating it was an independent and effective regulator, and that it was largely compliant with the recommendations of the Leveson Report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 127602 question first answered 14/12/2020 16:22:15 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1259811

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	ICT: Recruitment
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 he has to encourage (a) private companies and (b) the public sector to train and hire staff in (i) robotics (ii) data science and (iii) cybersecurity.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	127477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>The National Data Strategy has a number of proposals to encourage and support the training of data scientists in both the public and private sector. In June 2020, DCMS and the Office for AI announced provision of £13m to the Office for Students to support degree conversion courses in data science and AI . At least 2,500 graduate places will be created through the programme with over 600 students starting courses this Autumn with more starting in early 2021. Industry partners and universities provided an additional £11m to support the programme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In relation to cyber skills we are keen to make careers in cyber security easily accessible for all individuals, across the UK, with an interest in this area. As a result, we have funded the creation of the new UK Cyber Security Council to help carry out this ambition. The Council will look to make it easier for individuals to enter and develop a career in cyber security through creating a comprehensive career pathways framework, as well as supporting employers to identify and recruit the appropriate talent to ensure their organisational resilience.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2019, the Government convened a new robotics leadership group, the Robotics Growth Partnership, working with sector leaders across academia and industry to help realise the significant potential of smart robotics for our economy and society. This includes giving consideration to the role of Government as well as the private sector in areas such as skills measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>My department is currently delivering The Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund, a £3 million programme within the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Lancashire LEP areas to boost digital skills training. The Fund will encourage employers and training providers to form partnerships to co-design and co-deliver short, bespoke skills courses that match employers needs, and is supporting skills such as cyber security, data science, software development and digital marketing.</p><p>My Department has also established the Digital Skills Partnership to bring together organisations from the public, private and third sector to improve digital skills across the skills spectrum. In addition, Local Digital Skills Partnerships have been established in seven regions across England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/12/2020 16:51:45 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick