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1104793

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
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	Airbnb: North East
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 effect of AirB&B on tourism in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	236410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>DCMS has made no assessment as to the effect of AirBnB on tourism in the North East. AirBnB publish an insights document every year, which looks at the platform’s impact on the tourism sector. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.airbnbcitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AirbnbUKInsightsReport_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.airbnbcitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AirbnbUKInsightsReport_2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Government supports tourism through initiatives such as the Discover England Fund which aims to develop quality, innovative tourism products across the country. Products such as the East of England Touring Route will take visitors from London up to Northumberland, developing their own individual itineraries for their journey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 28/03/2019 17:00:15 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1027332

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	National Emergencies Trust
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 the National Emergencies Trust will be established; which organisation will provide the fundraising platform for that trust; and what the criteria his Department used to make that decision.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	202844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The charity sector has developed proposals to establish a new charity, the National Emergencies Trust. Its purpose would be to co-ordinate charitable fundraising and distribution in response to a major incident. The proposed charity would be independent from Government, and questions relating to how the charity would operate would be for the charity itself, once established.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/12/2018 10:37:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

991248

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
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	ICT: Vacancies
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 estimate he has made of the number of cyber-employment vacancies.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	181648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has commissioned research into cyber security roles in the UK Labour Market, which includes private organisations, charities and public sector organisations of a variety of sizes and sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The research is focused on identifying what are cyber security skills, who works in cyber security roles (size of cyber security teams, level of seniority, skills set of the individuals), what are the current skills available and what are the current skills gaps in the market.</p><p> </p><p>Once complete, we expect to publish this research and its recommendations which will then feed into our strategic development of cyber security skills interventions going forward. This is in line with the government’s commitment to ensuring the UK has a sustainable pipeline of cyber security talent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/10/2018 15:14:00 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

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

943018

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Gambling: Regulation
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 plans to give local authorities increased powers to protect the public from gambling-related harms.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the response to the Consultation on proposed changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures on 17th May, the government considers that Local Authorities have sufficient existing powers in relation to gambling-related harm.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage Local Authorities to continue making use of these powers to manage gambling at a local level, alongside working with the Gambling Commission to ensure the effective deployment of the existing tools at their disposal. We also welcome the guidance Tackling gambling related harm - a whole council approach, which was published this month by the Local Government Association.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/07/2018 12:58:09 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

917622

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Bank Services
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 press release, Dormant Assets Scheme bolstered by industry leaders, of 3 June 2018, how much and what proportion of the money reclaimed by the scheme has been used to fund financial inclusion; and how many people have benefited from that work.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	150245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>In England, all funding released from dormant assets so far has been put towards social investment initiatives by Big Society Capital. However, in January 2018 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport committed to use £55 million from new tranches of dormant asset funding on financial inclusion in England. This money will be put towards increasing the use of fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services. Following an ongoing engagement exercise, Ministers are expected to announce further details on how this will be used in summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/06/2018 11:21:59 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

915021

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Youth Services: Expenditure
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 cost to the public purse of (a) open access youth work for 13 to 19 year olds, (b) wages for qualified Joint Negotiating Committee youth workers and (c) youth only (i) spaces and (ii) buildings per young person in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	148911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating funding to youth services in line with local need. The Government has made over £200bn available to local authorities to spend on local services over this Spending Review.</p><p>The Government is committed to making sure young people have opportunities to develop their skills and participate in their communities. The Office for Civil Society (OCS), now based in DCMS, has spent over £667m on youth programmes and supporting youth service delivery between 2014/15 and 2017/18 - with £190m of that being spent in 2017/18. DCMS does not hold data for spending on youth services prior to 2014 as the department did not hold responsibility for youth policy before this.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 06/06/2018 09:28:42 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith