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1002129

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Working Hours
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 the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in the (a) National Archives, (b) Royal Parks, (c) Arts Council England, (d) Big Lottery Fund, (e) Sport England and (f) Information Commissioner's Office.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	188203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Senior Civil Servants (SCS) are contracted to work a minimum (over a 5 day week) either 41 or 42 hours, including daily meal breaks for one hour. The new model contracts was introduced on the 1st July 2013, which standardise the working hours to 42 hours which was applicable to all new staff as well as those staff being promoted into or within SCS, from that date forward.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/11/2018 15:57:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1002206

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Charities: Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether public funds are used to support charities which lobby government departments; and if so, to what purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government's Grant Standards include a requirement for grant agreements to provide a clear description of how funding should be spent which precludes the use of government funding for paid for lobbying, where lobbying is not a requirement of the grant.</p><p> </p><p>Providing feedback to a department on a funded programme, or responding to public consultations, where the topic is relevant to the objectives of the grant scheme, for example, would be permitted, as described in the guidance which supports the Grant Standards.</p><p> </p><p>Grant Standards do not restrict how charities spend their non-government funding.</p><p> </p><p>This ensures public funds are used as intended and protects charities independence, freedom of speech and their ability to contribute their expertise to policy development.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:18:36 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1002272

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	American Football
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the development of American football in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people to take part in sport and physical activity regardless of their background or ability. Over the 2017-2021 period, Sport England is investing over £1 billion to support people to get physically active in whatever way best suits them. Since 2004 Sport England has invested over £10 million into projects where American football has been a beneficiary, on its own or as part of a multi-sport project. <strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:14:33 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1002273

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	American Football
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing a National Football League franchise in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>While a decision on establishing a franchise in the UK is a matter for the National Football League, the Government is very supportive of their ambition to do so. The 2018 London games were another great success, with average attendances of 85,000 demonstrating the strong appetite for American football in the UK. We are delighted at the NFL’s announcement of four London games in 2019, at Wembley and Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:14:57 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1002274

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Television: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the report by Ofcom, Diversity and Equal Opportunities in Television, published on 14 September 2017, what assessment they have made of any progress in increasing diversity in this sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom’s annual diversity monitoring report is a key tool in measuring how much progress the industry is making in increasing diversity in the sector. The report, which is attached, can be found here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/121683/diversity-in-TV-2018-report.PDF</p><p> </p><p>Now in its second year, the report makes clear that broadcasters still have much work to do to make their workforces more representative and reduce data gaps so a more accurate picture can be built. The government supports Ofcom’s work and expects broadcasters to voluntarily publish data on all diversity characteristics, not just the ones they are obliged to by law, to ensure that Ofcom is able to produce the most comprehensive reports possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:14:06 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name diversity-in-TV-2018-report.PDF title Diversity & equal opportunities in television 2018
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1002496

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of what progress has been made on the installation of superfast broadband in Central London.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL11337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold specific statistics for Central London, but the thinkbroadband website states that in London 97% of both residential and business premises have access to a superfast service.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS has made superfast broadband available to more than 95% of the country through its Superfast programme, and at least a further 2% is likely to be achieved. Of which, 340,000 premises (over 1% of premises) are contracted to be delivered by March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>However where the government can intervene in the marketplace is determined by State Aid rules which are designed to avoid distortions in functioning markets. This means that in the majority of urban areas – including Central London – where there is competition between suppliers, the government is unable to invest in broadband. These commercial areas were identified during the planning phases of superfast broadband projects. The reason for this approach was to avoid investing scarce public funds in an area that were going to get superfast connections through commercial arrangements and/or to avoid public investment distorting the normal functioning of a competitive broadband market.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:17:04 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

1002662

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2018 to Question 180309 on Internet: Security, what his Department's definition is of best possible industry uptake of the Code; and whether that definition includes a quantifiable target.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	188905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The consumer Internet of Things (IoT) sector is an exciting area of technology which is expected to grow significantly in the coming years as new products come to market. The exact level of this growth remains highly uncertain, with predictions ranging from 6.4 billion to 75 billion devices on the global market by 2020. This level of uncertainty makes the setting of a target unhelpful as it may limit our ambition.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/11/2018 16:03:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1002663

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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	Arts: Wales
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 much funding the Government allocated to the arts sector in Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Emma Little Pengelly
uin	188899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold this information. As Arts funding is a devolved matter, questions regarding funding decisions made in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales should be directed to the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/11/2018 11:48:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4611 label Biography information for Emma Little Pengelly

1003593

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: Private Sector
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 his Department has any plans to extend the availability of the National Cyber Security Centre's Mail check tool to those with private sector email addresses.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	189794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Active Cyber Defence is a world-leading initiative implemented by the NCSC to protect against the vast majority of high volume but low sophistication cyber-attacks. The NCSC have made the MailCheck implementation available for free on the open source hosting site GitHub, so anyone who is minded can implement it themselves. We continue to work with others to expand services to those sectors that need them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/11/2018 17:52:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003622

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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 Impact Bonds
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 estimate his Department has made of the savings social impact bonds have made to the public purse since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	189695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Social Impact Bonds have been used by a range of commissioners, both national and local, to commission public services. DCMS has not estimated total savings delivered to the public purse using Social Impact Bonds since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Several Social Impact Bond programmes have been independently evaluated and some of these evaluations estimate savings. The Government Outcomes Lab, a partnership initiative between DCMS and the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, provides links to SIB evaluations in their <a href="https://golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/knowledge/resources/" target="_blank">online publications library</a>.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/11/2018 16:37:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed