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1205265

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the average broadband speed in rural areas in 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	61483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>Ofcom’s UK Broadband Speeds report, published in May 2010, estimated that the average download speed delivered to residential fixed-line broadband consumers in rural areas was 2.7Mbps. This was actual experienced speed, measured using a sample panel, and would have reflected the package chosen by the consumer, even if a higher speed service was available to them. Ofcom’s latest UK Broadband Speeds report, published in May 2020, found that the average peak time download speeds for rural areas was 38.5Mbps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 26/06/2020 16:08:44 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1205272

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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: Standards
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 households were able to access a broadband service delivering (a) a download speed of at least 10 Mbps and (b) an upload speed of at least 1 Mbps, in 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	61484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2010, neither the Department nor Ofcom published the data requested.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) provides every household with the legal right to request a broadband connection that provides download speeds of at least 10Mbps and an upload speed of at least 1Mbps up to a Reasonable Cost Threshold of £3,400 per premise. However, the legislation underpinning the USO was not passed until 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 26/06/2020 16:09:39 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1205274

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of rural households were able to access a broadband service delivering (a) a download speed of at least 10 Mbps and (b) an upload speed of at least 1 Mbps, in 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	61485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2010, neither the Department nor Ofcom published the data requested.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) provides every household with the legal right to request a broadband connection that provides download speeds of at least 10Mbps and an upload speed of at least 1Mbps up to a Reasonable Cost Threshold of £3,400 per premise. However, the legislation underpinning the USO was not passed until 2018.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 26/06/2020 16:10:12 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1216241

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Sports: Offences against Children
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 he is taking to reduce the incidence of sexual abuse of minors by sports coaches; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	62359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>Ensuring that sport is a safe environment for all young people is of paramount importance, and my department works closely with Sport England and the Child Protection in Sport Unit to strengthen provision wherever possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All organisations in receipt of public funding from Sport England and UK Sport have been required to meet the standards set out in the Code for Sports Governance since April 2017. The Code contains specific obligations around safeguarding, including a requirement for national governing bodies to adhere to the Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport, which are issued by the Child Protection in Sport Unit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have also taken steps to promote best practice in non-publicly funded sports. A Code of Safeguarding in Martial Arts was launched in March 2018 which sets consistent standards and provides parents with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about where to send their children for instruction.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We welcome the Ministry of Justice’s commitment, at a recent hearing of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, to change the law around ‘positions of trust’ in the Sexual Offences Act 2003. We look forward to working closely with the Ministry of Justice to ensure that sports coaches are included as part of these legislative changes.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/06/2020 09:20:54 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1216016

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Social Media: Harassment
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 he has had with representatives of social media platforms on protecting vulnerable people with anxiety caused by online bullying when using social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	62434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings with social media platforms on a range of issues, including online bullying and protecting vulnerable people. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/06/2020 15:17:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1205696

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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	Local Broadcasting: Radio
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 made of the sustainability of local commercial radio as a result of the announcement by Bauer to reorganise 50 regional outlets into a national radio network.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	61808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment. The local programming and content requirements for holders of local analogue commercial radio licenses are set by Ofcom under the relevant legislative framework – primarily the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the Communications Act 2003. These are matters for Ofcom.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, Ofcom is required under section 314 of the Communications Act 2003 to publish and keep under review guidance for commercial radio licensees setting out the detailed local programming requirements that they consider it to be appropriate for local stations to carry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant guidelines were updated by Ofcom in 2018 to give local FM licensees greater flexibility in how and where local stations produce their programmes, while ensuring that listeners’ expectations for high quality local news and other content continue to be met. In drawing up the current guidance, Ofcom took account of the changing patterns of radio and audio listening and the views of radio listeners. The revised guidelines are published on Ofcom's website, and it will be for Bauer to make decisions about how to organise their services while still meeting their regulatory requirements - in particular, the requirements to produce local news and news programming.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has long-term plans to legislate to reduce other burdens on commercial radio while maintaining protections for the provision on local news and extending these requirements to digital radio, where there are currently no such protections in place. We consulted on changes in 2017, and will bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 26/06/2020 15:53:20 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1216135

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Twitter: Hate Crime
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 his Department has had with representatives of Twitter on moderating hate speech towards people with Down’s Syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	62519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with Twitter on a range of issues, including hate speech. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/06/2020 15:18:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1216136

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Social Media: Harassment
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 help ensure that people with Down’s Syndrome are able to use social media platforms without fear of bullying or harassment.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	62520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The government intends to introduce world-leading Online Harms legislation to make the UK the safest place to be online. We intend to establish in law a new duty of care on companies towards their users which will be overseen by an independent regulator. The Government published its Initial Consultation Response to the Online Harms White Paper in February 2020, and this set out our direction of travel on a number of key areas. We are aiming to publish a full government response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation later this year, and this will include more detailed proposals on online harms regulation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to this new legislation, it is important to make sure that the criminal law is fit for purpose to deal with online harms. DCMS and the Ministry of Justice have engaged the Law Commission on a second phase of their review of abusive and offensive online communications. The Law Commission will review existing communications offences and make specific recommendations about options for reform, to ensure that criminal law provides consistent and effective protection against such behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/06/2020 15:19:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1205582

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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	Monuments: Protection
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 is taking to protect and promote monuments in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	61661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>Responsibility for public statues and memorials rests with their owners, with those deemed to be of special architectural or historic interest potentially subject to statutory protection as, or as part of, Listed Buildings. The National Heritage List for England highlights the significance of historically important listed statues and memorials, and is a resource for educating people about all aspects of our complex past, good and bad. In England, Historic England is looking to proactively support such conversations with guidance, research and advice to owners, local authorities and communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/06/2020 17:50:20 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1216137

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Armed Conflict: Zimbabwe
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 is being made on the repatriation from the UK to Zimbabwe of the remains of (a) Mbuya Nehanda, (b) Sekuru Kaguvi and (c) the 25 First Chimurenga fighters.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	62701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>It is not confirmed that the remains of Mbuya Nehanda, Sekuru Kaguve and the 25 First Chimurenga fighters are held in an UK institution. If it was determined that they were in the UK, and a request for their return was received, the decision to do so would be a matter for that institution to consider.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/06/2020 10:58:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry