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1142476

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	Digital Technology: Innovation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to incentivise more innovative digital projects in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL17550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy set out our commitment to becoming the world’s most innovative economy, ensuring the UK is the best place for researchers and innovators throughout Britain. We are already delivering record increases in public sector R&amp;D investment — an extra £7bn committed by 2021/21 — with a target to reach 2.4% of GDP investment in R&amp;D across the whole economy by 2027.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supporting organisations that promote digital innovation. The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund is incentivising innovation, including in digital projects, by bringing together world-class UK research with business investment to develop new technologies. The Digital Catapult, an advanced digital technology innovation centre, receives funding to drive the early adoption of digital technologies to make UK businesses more competitive. It provides physical and digital facilities for experimentation and brings small companies, corporates, researchers and investors together through innovation programmes.</p><p> </p><p>We are also helping innovative companies to access funding to expand and develop new projects. This includes the £2.5 billion British Patient Capital programme, delivered through the British Business Bank, which will support innovative UK companies to access the long-term investment they need to grow and expand worldwide.</p><p> </p><p>The Industrial Strategy also supports the development of projects in specific sectors through Sector Deals: long term partnerships between industry and the government. These have included commitments to develop several digital projects to improve productivity in sectors ranging from Rail to Creative Industries to Tourism.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/08/2019 12:11:54 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1221735

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2020
	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	Mobile Broadband
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for withdrawing support for 5G telecoms networks in favour of further research into 6G technology.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>6G mobile technology is in the early research phase. The Government’s focus is on the UK becoming a world leader in 5G mobile technology, and for the majority of the UK population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027. To support this ambition, the Government is investing £200 million in a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme. The Mobile Network Operators are similarly focussed on rolling out commercial 5G coverage across the UK and, as a result, it is currently available in over 80 UK towns and cities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/07/2020 16:40:46 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1221736

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2020
	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	Huawei: Cybersecurity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance, if any, they provide to members of the public about the security of Huawei products.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provides a range of guidance to the public on how to secure their devices and accounts when using online services: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncsc.gov.uk%2Fsection%2Finformation-for%2Findividuals-families&amp;data=02%7C01%7CDan.U%40ncsc.gov.uk%7C1763f3eef3df4546497d08d823e4b839%7C14aa5744ece1474ea2d734f46dda64a1%7C0%7C0%7C637298812529510422&amp;sdata=3mK4Wgd6QHWdSSwnmUuANwoGNs68XCFDLZiUrv1yFKs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/information-for/individuals-families</a>.</p><p> </p><p>They generally do not produce guidance for members of the public on how to secure specific devices, but encourage that they read the information provided by the manufacturer.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2019, in light of US sanctions against Huawei, the NCSC published advice for Huawei customers detailing the potential impact on customers in the UK. The NCSC updates its advice when necessary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 20/07/2020 16:08:24 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1226105

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2020
	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	Mobile Broadband
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 13 July (HL6593), whether they will publish their assessment that £200 million will be sufficient to fund a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme; what was the cost of the equivalent programme for 4G; whether they have assessed how much an equivalent programme for 6G will cost; and if so, whether they publish that assessment.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>While 6G mobile technology is only in the early research phase, the Government is committed to ensuring the UK is at the forefront of technology development and adoption. The Government’s current focus is on the UK becoming a world leader in 5G mobile technology. To support this ambition the Government is investing £200 million in a programme of nationally coordinated testbeds and trials, the first programme of its kind in the UK, which launched in late 2017 and will run until the end of March 2022</p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has conducted economic and commercial analysis to ensure the scale of funding is proportionate to that of overall nationwide 5G deployment and provides value-for-money for UK taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/07/2020 11:25:18 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1226234

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	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	Cybercrime and Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they decided to allocate responsibility for parliamentary questions relating to cyber and national defence to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; and what assessment they have made of the response of foreign governments to the UK’s inclusion of such matters in a ministerial portfolio also including sport.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>DCMS is responsible for cyber security policy and works closely with other government departments responsible for delivery of the government’s National Cyber Security Strategy as well as the National Cyber Security Centre. The objectives of the National Cyber Security Strategy are divided between 5 departments. DCMS is responsible for cyber security policy, as it relates to securing the economy and society against attacks, building skills, expanding the sector, supporting innovation, science and technology. The Cabinet Office has overall responsibility for delivery of the National Cyber Security Strategy, sits on the National Security Council and is responsible for the security of government systems. The Home Office leads on cyber crime and incident response while the Ministry of Defence has overall responsibility for operational cyber capabilities. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has statutory responsibility for GCHQ and, thus, for the National Cyber Security Centre - the UK’s national technical authority for cyber security. Parliamentary questions are allocated to across departments on basis of this shared responsibility.</p><p>Internationally it is not unusual for foreign governments to divide responsibility for cyber security between departments responsible for the economy, security, defence and policing. DCMS has regular productive dialogues with many countries to advance UK interests and to share information and best practice. The inclusion of cyber in DCMS’ portfolios has never been raised as an issue for international partners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 28/07/2020 13:24:18 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1232126

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the UK’s broadband speed ranking.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The average broadband speed in the UK rose by 18% last year according to Ofcom’s annual report, which is available here, and attached: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0038/194897/uk-home-broadband-performance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0038/194897/uk-home-broadband-performance.pdf</a>. The average home speed is now 64Mbps, up from 54.2Mbps the year before. This was largely due to the growing availability and take-up of superfast and ultrafast full-fibre and cable services.</p><p>To improve broadband speeds, the government is committed to providing nationwide gigabit-capable broadband as soon as possible. Gigabit-capable connectivity can provide speeds of at least 1,000Mbps, and is reliable and future-proof. 26% of the UK (or 7.5 million) premises are able to access these speeds, and 16% of the UK has access to full fibre.</p><p>BT Openreach has a target to connect 20 million premises with full fibre by the mid to late-2020s, and Virgin Media has pledged to upgrade its entire network to gigabit-capable by the end of 2021. These initiatives will provide UK citizens with a world class, future-proof digital infrastructure system, as well as helping to drive the UK up the broadband speed table at the same time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/09/2020 14:28:50 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name Broadband Performance.pdf title UK Home Broadband Performance
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1255654

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2020
	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	Data Protection: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations will apply to companies operating in the UK after the end of the transition period for the UK’s departure from the EU; and if so, what plans they have to inform such companies of the implications.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>During the transition period (until 31 December) there is no change to the current data protection regime, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will continue to apply.</p><p>At the end of the transition period, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA) will retain the GDPR in UK domestic law, while the legislation implementing the Law Enforcement Directive (LED) (Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018) will also be preserved.</p><p>We have made Regulations under the EUWA to make necessary and appropriate changes to the retained legislation so that the UK’s data protection law continues to function effectively after the transition period. This will mean that the UK continues to have the same high data protection standards.</p><p>The UK has legislated to allow for the free flow of personal data to continue to the EU/EEA, Gibraltar and third countries currently in receipt of EU adequacy decisions at the end of the transition period. We are also seeking EU data adequacy decisions under both the GDPR and the LED, which would allow for the continued free flow of data to the UK. However, if the UK does not have these adequacy decisions in place at the end of the transition period, organisations will need to put in place alternative transfer mechanisms to allow for the continued lawful transfer of personal data from the EU/EEA to the UK.</p><p>Guidance can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-personal-data-in-your-business-or-other-organisation-after-the-transition-period" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> and the <a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-at-the-end-of-the-transition-period/" target="_blank">ICO</a> website regarding steps organisations may be required to take relating to data protection and data flows by the end of the transition period.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/12/2020 17:24:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1258663

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	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	Data Protection: Japan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether commitments in the UK–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement provide grounds for a legal challenge to the UK’s measures for the protection of personal data under the Data Protection Act (2018); and what assessment they have made of whether the UK's existing data regulations meet the requirements specified in Article 8.84 of that Agreement.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>UK domestic data protection laws enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR are unchanged by the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which recognises the importance of protecting personal data and commits both parties to “maintain a legal framework that provides for the protection of personal information”.</p><p>Under CEPA article 8.84, the UK may adopt measures restricting data flows to achieve a legitimate public policy objective, including personal data protection.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 14/12/2020 14:01:28 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1259980

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2020
	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	5G
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of when the UK will have a fully functional 5G infrastructure in place.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was clear in his statement to the House of Commons on 14 July that the position on Huawei will have implications for rollout, that that was a necessary cost to ensure the security of our 5G networks and protect our national security. We expect the sector to do as much as possible to minimise the effects of this decision, and the Government remains focused on the UK becoming a world leader in 5G mobile technology, and for consumers and businesses to see the benefits of 5G as fast as possible.</p><p>Our ambition, therefore, remains for the majority of the UK population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027. To support this ambition, the Government is investing £200 million in a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme. The Mobile Network Operators are similarly focussed on rolling out commercial 5G coverage across the UK and, as a result, it is currently available in over 100 UK towns and cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL11333 question first answered 22/12/2020 09:37:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1259981

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2020
	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	5G
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any possible future negative impacts of the revision of procurement plans in July on the UK’s 5G roll-out targets.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was clear in his statement to the House of Commons on 14 July that the position on Huawei will have implications for rollout, that that was a necessary cost to ensure the security of our 5G networks and protect our national security. We expect the sector to do as much as possible to minimise the effects of this decision, and the Government remains focused on the UK becoming a world leader in 5G mobile technology, and for consumers and businesses to see the benefits of 5G as fast as possible.</p><p>Our ambition, therefore, remains for the majority of the UK population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027. To support this ambition, the Government is investing £200 million in a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme. The Mobile Network Operators are similarly focussed on rolling out commercial 5G coverage across the UK and, as a result, it is currently available in over 100 UK towns and cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL11332 question first answered 22/12/2020 09:37:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley