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1147675

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Internet: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to tackle fake news and disinformation online.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	912540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my answer to the question raised by the hon member for Paisley &amp; Renfrewshire today at oral questions</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/10/2019 12:57:23 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1146755

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Hacker House: Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund
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 publish the performance indicators and metrics for the grant funding awarded to Hacker House; and what assessment she has made of whether those performance indicators have been met.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	291558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>All initiatives awarded grant funding through the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) are regularly monitored. We track performance in identifying, training, and placing candidates into cyber security jobs, reviewed against the targets set out in the relevant grant agreement. Updates on the performance of these projects are published as part of the National Cyber Security Strategy progress report.</p><p> </p><p>I have instructed my officials to commission a review that will look into allegations from the Sunday Times in relation to Hacker House’s application for grant funding awarded under the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund. Subject to any legal restrictions (such as data protection laws and duties to protect commercial or confidential information), we will make available the relevant information regarding the decision making process as soon as possible, and by 31 October 2019 at the latest.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 02/10/2019 15:46:18 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1146778

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Pornography: Internet
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 policy to lay before Parliament the statutory instruments required to give legal effect to the regulations on age verification for commercial pornography sites by 3 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	291559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The British Board of Film Classification Guidance on Age Verification Arrangements is still in the standard three month standstill period under the EU Technical Standards and Regulatory Directive and the earliest it will complete is 2nd October 2019. We will provide further details once the standstill period has finished.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 02/10/2019 11:02:45 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1146814

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Press: Privacy
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 effectiveness of Independent Press Standards Organisation on improving the conduct of the press intruding into the private lives of non-political public figures.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	291587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) is part of the strengthened system of independent, self regulation of the press which has developed since the publication of the Leveson Report. IPSO has been subject to external review, and found to have made important achievements in demonstrating itself to be an independent and effective regulator.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/10/2019 16:25:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1146846

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Gambling
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 steps she has taken to reduce gambling related harm.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	291536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>Millions of people gamble as a leisure pursuit without suffering harm but in recognition of the risk that gambling can carry, the sector is strongly regulated. The Gambling Commission has broad and flexible powers to set licence conditions and take action where there is evidence of harm.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2018 the government published the response to the consultation on Proposals for Changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures and as a result the maximum stake on B2 machines was cut from £100 to £2 in April this year. In addition, the Gambling Commission has tightened identity and age verification controls online and introduced tougher sanctions for breaches of advertising codes, and is currently consulting on whether gambling with credit cards online should be restricted or banned. A multi-million pound safer gambling advertising campaign, Bet Regret, was launched in February this year, aimed at reducing risky and impulsive gambling.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/10/2019 11:30:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1146496

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Musicians: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to ensure that British musicians will be able to apply for work permits that will be valid from 1 November 2019 in the event that an agreement is not reached before the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	291425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>When the UK leaves the EU on 31 October 2019, free movement as it currently stands will end. Musicians will need to check if they need a visa or work permit and meet any requirements for their profession to work in the EU country they’re visiting.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are meeting with the music industry to ensure that professionals in the sector are aware of Government guidance on EU Exit, and have time to prepare for changes at the border in the event the UK leaves without a Deal.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/10/2019 16:28:07 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1146522

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Hacker House: Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund
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 discussions she has had with her Department’s officials about the circumstances of the award of a £100,000 grant to the company Hacker House in January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	291434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text I have instructed my officials to commission a review that will look into allegations from the Sunday Times in relation to Hacker House’s application for grant funding awarded under the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund. Subject to any legal restrictions (such as data protection laws and duties to protect commercial or confidential information), I have asked my officials to make available the relevant information regarding the decision making process as soon as possible, and by 31 October 2019 at the latest answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 02/10/2019 11:04:26 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1146560

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Huawei: 5G
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 assessments he has made of the potential (a) merits and (b) risks of allowing Huawei to access the UK’s 5G network.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	291325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Telecoms Supply Chain Review published in July 2019 drew on a large evidence base including economic and security factors. This included a full security risk assessment undertaken by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on any controls relating to high risk vendors have been deferred to allow the implications of the US entity listing on the telecoms market as a whole to be taken into account. These decisions will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 02/10/2019 16:01:23 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1146589

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Hacker House
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 information her Department holds on Hacker House's presence in the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	291287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text I have instructed my officials to commission a review that will look into allegations from the Sunday Times in relation to Hacker House’s application for grant funding awarded under the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund.<p /><p />Subject to any legal restrictions (such as data protection laws and duties to protect commercial or confidential information), we will make available the relevant information regarding the decision making process as soon as possible, and by 31 October 2019 at the latest. answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 291288 question first answered 02/10/2019 11:08:29 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1146592

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Cabinet Office: Hacker House
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 publish the dates and minutes of meetings held between her Department and representatives of Hacker House.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	291288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text I have instructed my officials to commission a review that will look into allegations from the Sunday Times in relation to Hacker House’s application for grant funding awarded under the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund.<p /><p />Subject to any legal restrictions (such as data protection laws and duties to protect commercial or confidential information), we will make available the relevant information regarding the decision making process as soon as possible, and by 31 October 2019 at the latest. answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 291287 question first answered 02/10/2019 11:08:29 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest