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1462954

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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: Sponsorship
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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent betting companies from being sponsors of Premier League football clubs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government is looking closely at the evidence regarding the impacts of sports sponsorship by gambling operators, including in the Premier League, as part of the wide-ranging Review of the Gambling Act. We will publish a White Paper setting out our conclusions and next steps in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2022 14:41:59 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1463014

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Hotels: Disability
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 roundtable meetings her Department has had with stakeholders in the tourism sector to discuss the barriers disabled people experience when booking hotels and other similar venues since 2021.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	2515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the ambition set out in both the Tourism Sector Deal, and more recently in the Tourism Recovery Plan, for the UK to be the most accessible tourism destination in Europe by 2025.</p><p>VisitEngland’s Inclusive Tourism Action Group comprises a range of leading accessible tourism stakeholders who share the vision for England to provide world-class accessible tourism experiences that every person with accessibility requirements can enjoy. The chair of the group, Ross Calladine, is the government's newly appointed Disability and Access Ambassador for Tourism.</p><p>The group undertakes a range of activities to increase engagement of tourism destinations and businesses in the provision of access for all and to raise awareness of accessible tourism experiences amongst disabled people.</p><p>VisitEngland is currently undertaking a review of the <a href="https://www.visitengland.com/plan-your-visit/access-all/national-accessible-scheme" target="_blank">National Accessible Scheme (NAS)</a> that helps accommodation owners in England develop and promote their level of accessibility and helps people with accessibility requirements identify suitable accommodation more easily. It comprises a comprehensive <a href="https://visitenglandassessmentservices.com/our-schemes/national-accessiblescheme/" target="_blank">set of standards</a> and, for a fee, assessment by a trained independent assessor. The review of the NAS is being carried out within the wider context of VisitEngland’s work on accessible tourism, particularly the provision of the <a href="https://www.visitbritain.org/business-advice/make-your-business-accessible/create-accessibility-guide" target="_blank">Accessibility Guides initiative</a> and the comprehensive <a href="https://www.visitbritain.org/business-advice/make-your-business-accessible" target="_blank">guidance on the Business Advice Hub</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 2516 2517 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:20:12 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1463015

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation: Disability
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 roundtable meetings her Department has had with disabled people to discuss the barriers they face in booking accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	2516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the ambition set out in both the Tourism Sector Deal, and more recently in the Tourism Recovery Plan, for the UK to be the most accessible tourism destination in Europe by 2025.</p><p>VisitEngland’s Inclusive Tourism Action Group comprises a range of leading accessible tourism stakeholders who share the vision for England to provide world-class accessible tourism experiences that every person with accessibility requirements can enjoy. The chair of the group, Ross Calladine, is the government's newly appointed Disability and Access Ambassador for Tourism.</p><p>The group undertakes a range of activities to increase engagement of tourism destinations and businesses in the provision of access for all and to raise awareness of accessible tourism experiences amongst disabled people.</p><p>VisitEngland is currently undertaking a review of the <a href="https://www.visitengland.com/plan-your-visit/access-all/national-accessible-scheme" target="_blank">National Accessible Scheme (NAS)</a> that helps accommodation owners in England develop and promote their level of accessibility and helps people with accessibility requirements identify suitable accommodation more easily. It comprises a comprehensive <a href="https://visitenglandassessmentservices.com/our-schemes/national-accessiblescheme/" target="_blank">set of standards</a> and, for a fee, assessment by a trained independent assessor. The review of the NAS is being carried out within the wider context of VisitEngland’s work on accessible tourism, particularly the provision of the <a href="https://www.visitbritain.org/business-advice/make-your-business-accessible/create-accessibility-guide" target="_blank">Accessibility Guides initiative</a> and the comprehensive <a href="https://www.visitbritain.org/business-advice/make-your-business-accessible" target="_blank">guidance on the Business Advice Hub</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 2515 2517 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:20:12 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1463016

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Hotels: Disability
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 she has made of adequacy of the accessibility of hotels for disabled people in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	2517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the ambition set out in both the Tourism Sector Deal, and more recently in the Tourism Recovery Plan, for the UK to be the most accessible tourism destination in Europe by 2025.</p><p>VisitEngland’s Inclusive Tourism Action Group comprises a range of leading accessible tourism stakeholders who share the vision for England to provide world-class accessible tourism experiences that every person with accessibility requirements can enjoy. The chair of the group, Ross Calladine, is the government's newly appointed Disability and Access Ambassador for Tourism.</p><p>The group undertakes a range of activities to increase engagement of tourism destinations and businesses in the provision of access for all and to raise awareness of accessible tourism experiences amongst disabled people.</p><p>VisitEngland is currently undertaking a review of the <a href="https://www.visitengland.com/plan-your-visit/access-all/national-accessible-scheme" target="_blank">National Accessible Scheme (NAS)</a> that helps accommodation owners in England develop and promote their level of accessibility and helps people with accessibility requirements identify suitable accommodation more easily. It comprises a comprehensive <a href="https://visitenglandassessmentservices.com/our-schemes/national-accessiblescheme/" target="_blank">set of standards</a> and, for a fee, assessment by a trained independent assessor. The review of the NAS is being carried out within the wider context of VisitEngland’s work on accessible tourism, particularly the provision of the <a href="https://www.visitbritain.org/business-advice/make-your-business-accessible/create-accessibility-guide" target="_blank">Accessibility Guides initiative</a> and the comprehensive <a href="https://www.visitbritain.org/business-advice/make-your-business-accessible" target="_blank">guidance on the Business Advice Hub</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 2515 2516 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:20:12 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1463047

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	BBC: Pay
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 she has made of the potential impact of forthcoming salary rises at the BBC on the wider television industry.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>As the BBC is independent from the government it is responsible for deciding the amount it pays staff, and for demonstrating to the public that it is delivering value for money.</p><p>The creative industries in the UK are thriving and there remains a highly competitive market for talent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 23/05/2022 12:34:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1463106

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Digital Technology: Proof of Identity
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 progress her Department has made on steps to introduce a digital ID scheme to facilitate electronic transactions.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	2469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government is making good progress to create an enabling framework of standards, legislation and governance to support a secure and trusted digital identity marketplace in the UK, working closely with a wide variety of stakeholders so that the framework meets the needs of different users.</p><p>Since 2020, we have published a prototype (alpha) UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework and completed a pre-legislative consultation. We plan to publish a beta version of the Trust Framework in the summer and will introduce primary legislation on digital identity into Parliament during the current session as part of the data reform bill. We have no plans to make digital identities compulsory but, as more transactions take place online, we want to offer people the choice to prove their identity digitally where and when it suits them, securely, easily and with confidence.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 2470 question first answered 23/05/2022 08:12:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1463108

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Digital Technology: Proof of Identity
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 establishment of a digital ID scheme to facilitate financial transactions requires primary legislation.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	2470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government is making good progress to create an enabling framework of standards, legislation and governance to support a secure and trusted digital identity marketplace in the UK, working closely with a wide variety of stakeholders so that the framework meets the needs of different users.</p><p>Since 2020, we have published a prototype (alpha) UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework and completed a pre-legislative consultation. We plan to publish a beta version of the Trust Framework in the summer and will introduce primary legislation on digital identity into Parliament during the current session as part of the data reform bill. We have no plans to make digital identities compulsory but, as more transactions take place online, we want to offer people the choice to prove their identity digitally where and when it suits them, securely, easily and with confidence.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 2469 question first answered 23/05/2022 08:12:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1463121

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation
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 she will hold a consultation on the potential licensing of short-term holiday let properties.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	2549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The Tourism Recovery Plan, published in June 2021 committed to considering a Tourism Accommodation Registration Scheme in England.</p><p>To better understand the issues faced by both communities and businesses, we intend to launch a call for evidence seeking views on the range of issues that arise from the increase in short term and holiday letting. I want to understand the market today, as well as the benefits and challenges of the increase in short-term and holiday letting we have seen in England in recent years.</p><p>The broad C3 ‘dwellinghouse’ use class does not distinguish between the type of occupant or tenure. It is for local planning authorities to consider individual cases, as a matter of fact and degree, as to whether there has been a material change of use requiring planning permission.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 2550 question first answered 20/05/2022 15:35:28 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1463123

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Holiday Accommodation
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 she will take to help ensure local planning authorities can identify when a residential property has undergone a change of use to become a short term holiday let property.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	2550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The Tourism Recovery Plan, published in June 2021 committed to considering a Tourism Accommodation Registration Scheme in England.</p><p>To better understand the issues faced by both communities and businesses, we intend to launch a call for evidence seeking views on the range of issues that arise from the increase in short term and holiday letting. I want to understand the market today, as well as the benefits and challenges of the increase in short-term and holiday letting we have seen in England in recent years.</p><p>The broad C3 ‘dwellinghouse’ use class does not distinguish between the type of occupant or tenure. It is for local planning authorities to consider individual cases, as a matter of fact and degree, as to whether there has been a material change of use requiring planning permission.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 2549 question first answered 20/05/2022 15:35:28 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1462824

registered interest
date	13/05/2022
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	Non-fungible Tokens
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 it is her Department's policy that Non-Fungible Tokens or any aspect of the mechanisms of their transfer are considered to be user-to-user regulated content under the terms set out in the Online Safety Bill.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	1499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>We introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March 2022 and it passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 19 April.</p><p>The Bill will apply to a range of services that allow users to interact with each other and post content online. Companies will have duties to take action to prevent the proliferation of illegal content and to protect children from harmful content. This will include taking action against harmful content within Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), such as preventing users from encountering them where these are shared on in scope services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/05/2022 08:18:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy