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1200391

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
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	Culture and Sports: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to support (a) Edinburgh West constituency and (b) other communities whose economies are reliant on (i) cultural and (ii) sporting events during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	902924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the devastating impact of COVID-19 and that's why we’ve introduced the unprecedented package of support including the Job Retention Scheme, Self-Employed-Income-Support-Scheme, and loans tailored to the needs of businesses large and small.</p><p>Arts and Culture are devolved, but in England we are also working with cultural and sporting organisations to produce guidance to get these sectors up and running again as soon as safely possible.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/06/2020 10:58:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1200392

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
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: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that BT Openreach delivers improved broadband to rural areas.
tabling member constituency	West Dorset
tabling member printed	Chris Loder
uin	902925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>My department works with a number of network operators to deliver improved broadband to rural areas. This includes Openreach and their work in West Dorset.</p><p>We are also working closely with Openreach and other operators to prepare our £5 billion “Outside In” programme, as announced in the Spring Budget.</p><p>This programme will focus on delivering gigabit-capable broadband to the hardest to reach premises in the UK, which are mainly in rural areas.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 04/06/2020 14:51:55 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4751 label Biography information for Chris Loder

1200393

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
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	Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help the voluntary sector co-ordinate its response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	902929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The voluntary sector plays a vital role in the response to Coronavirus, with millions of people stepping up to help. My Department is supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership, which is coordinating the voluntary sector response to the crisis.</p><p><br>The Partnership is co-chaired by the British Red Cross and National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA), and brings together key organisations across the voluntary sector. It is helping to identify needs, match the country’s strong base of volunteers with demands, and coordinate voluntary sector activity nationally and locally.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 04/06/2020 14:52:57 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1200394

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
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	Culture and Music: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to deliver a support package for the (a) music industry and (b) culture sector affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	902930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that these are incredibly challenging times for the music industry and broader culture sector. As well as supporting them through an unprecedented package of Government support for businesses and individuals, DCMS has made available a £160m Emergency Funding Package via Arts Council England, made possible by Government funding.</p><p>We are working hard with the sectors to consider the additional support that may be needed to support the long-term recovery of the sector.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/06/2020 10:58:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1199934

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Small Businesses: Cybersecurity
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 small and medium-sized enterprises protect themselves against cyber-attack.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>Through the National Cyber Security Strategy the Government is helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the economy and society improve their digital security.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to help SMEs protect themselves, including promoting the uptake of the Cyber Essentials scheme through engagement with industry sectors and via police Regional Organised Crime Units, which engage with businesses locally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cyber Aware campaign encourages the public and small businesses to take up secure online behaviours, including signposting businesses to guidance, such as the Small Business Guide, which helps firms protect themselves from the most common cyber attacks. The NCSC has also published a suite of guidance on home-working and digital business operations to support SMEs during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS also is making sure SMEs have access to the skilled people they need, and the NCSC offers a free online training package, Top Tips for Staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 12/06/2020 11:11:38 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199935

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Business and Government Departments: Cybercrime
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 (a) small businesses, (b) large corporations and (c) Government departments and agencies reported breaches of cyber security in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2020, 43% of micro businesses, 62% of small businesses and 75% of large businesses had identified cyber security breaches or attacks in the last 12 months. Figures for the last 4 years are taken from the Cyber Security Breaches Survey.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Micro (1-9 staff)</p></td><td><p>Small (10-49 staff)</p></td><td><p>Large (250+ staff)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The survey aims to account for all the types of breaches or attacks that organisations might face including accidental breaches, as well intentional and recorded cyber attacks that did not get past an organisation’s defences. This only measures the breaches or attacks that organisations have themselves identified so the figures reported may underestimate the full extent of the problem.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total number of cyber incidents affecting central government departments is not held centrally. However, since its creation in 2016 the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has continued to provide assistance to central government departments and agencies to secure their networks and develop their departmental security strategies. This includes the deployment of the NCSC’s Host-Based Capability tool to over 35,000 government devices in the past year, which helps to collect and analyse technical metadata to help government departments understand the threat they face, and ongoing engagement with government departments and agencies as part of the Active Cyber Defence service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 09/06/2020 17:32:02 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199936

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Cybersecurity: Business
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 (a) small and medium-sized enterprises and (b) other businesses have signed up to the Cyber Essentials Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>A total of 44,443 Cyber Essentials certificates have been awarded to organisations. The breakdown is as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Micro 9,559</p><p>Small 14,423</p><p>Medium 9,068</p><p>Large 7,116</p><p> </p><p>Some of the older certificates do not have an organisation size recorded, which is why the combined total above does not add up to 44,443.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 08/06/2020 17:06:45 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199937

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Literature: Irish Language and Welsh Language
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 promote Gaelic and Welsh language literature in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Culture is a devolved matter so promoting Gaelic and Welsh language literature in the UK is a matter for the relevant devolved administration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS does, however, work to support minority languages through its work on the creative industries strand of the British Irish Council. This includes working with devolved administrations to support minority languages, to share best practice, and to nurture more diverse UK audiences, including through minority language publications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/06/2020 14:07:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199950

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Cybersecurity: Business
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 businesses have enrolled on the Cyber Essentials Scheme in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>From 2016 until the end of April 2020, 26 Cyber Essentials certificates have been awarded to businesses in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency. This is an estimate, as there is incomplete location data for some historical certificate entries.</p><p> </p><p>A total of 44,443 certificates have been awarded to organisations across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>A search function to find organisations with Cyber Essentials certificates is available at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncsc.gov.uk%2Fcyberessentials%2Fsearch&amp;data=02%7C01%7CTom.H3%40ncsc.gov.uk%7Cd87dbb6e83644cb1e5fe08d807c0df8b%7C14aa5744ece1474ea2d734f46dda64a1%7C0%7C0%7C637267872280836292&amp;sdata=O30LJ7h11hlvlrcaSa8MRBY1Bx8hyOgEv40Wa6Y1YEU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberessentials/search</a>.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 08/06/2020 17:07:36 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199968

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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: Voucher Schemes
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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of the gigabit broadband voucher scheme in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	54109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>To date the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (the Scheme) has connected 25,394 homes and small businesses with a further 18,324 already in the pipeline. Vouchers have been issued to premises across each nation and region of the United Kingdom using funding from the Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) programme and the Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) programme. Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), who administer the Scheme, work with local bodies and devolved administrations in the UK to ensure that every region has oversight of the Scheme in their area.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 14 May 2020 we announced that we would no longer accept any new voucher requests associated with the LFFN funded part of the Scheme because the £68.5m of available budget had been fully committed - 10 months sooner than expected - such has been the huge popularity of the scheme. Suppliers have 12 months to complete a connection from the point at which a voucher is issued therefore the final connection is not expected until May 2021. A full benefits and evaluation analysis will be completed after the final connection has been made.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In this financial year, £71m of funding remains available for the RGC funded part of the scheme. We expect to continue to be able to accept requests and issue vouchers for eligible rural premises until 31 March 2021 with connections being made up until March 2022. Similarly, a full benefits and evaluation analysis will be completed after the final connection has been made.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 12/06/2020 09:30:35 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah