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751725

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Channel Four
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the outcome of the consultation Increasing the Regional Impact of Channel 4.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	4884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The government's consultation closed on 5 July and we will set out the next steps on this issue in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 13:26:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

751732

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Motor Sports
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 discussions she has had with the British Racing Drivers' Club on the continuation of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	4838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) has kept me informed about their discussions on the future of Formula 1 British Grand Prix. Both BRDC and the Formula One Group have said that they will continue discussions to look to secure the future of the British Grand Prix.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2017 16:42:04 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

751413

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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: Codes of Practice
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 mechanisms she plans to put in place to revise the code of practice for providers of online social media platforms to respond to future technical developments.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act requires the Secretary of State, before issuing a code of practice, to consult social media providers to whom the code is intended to give guidance and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult. We will take forward this consultation as part of the Internet Safety Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The detail of what the code of practice will include will be decided following this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 4727 4728 4729 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:21:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751414

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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: Codes of Practice
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 ensure that the code of practice for providers of online social media platforms will include provisions for those providers to fully co-operate with the police on criminal content.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act requires the Secretary of State, before issuing a code of practice, to consult social media providers to whom the code is intended to give guidance and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult. We will take forward this consultation as part of the Internet Safety Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The detail of what the code of practice will include will be decided following this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 4727 4729 4757 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:21:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751415

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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: Codes of Practice
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 she plans to consult stakeholders on the content and nature of the code of practice for social media providers before issuing that code.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act requires the Secretary of State, before issuing a code of practice, to consult social media providers to whom the code is intended to give guidance and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult. We will take forward this consultation as part of the Internet Safety Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The detail of what the code of practice will include will be decided following this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 4727 4728 4757 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:21:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751418

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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: Codes of Practice
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 she plans to include measures to tackle (a) hate conduct and (b) extremist content in the code of practice for providers of online social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act requires the Secretary of State, before issuing a code of practice, to consult social media providers to whom the code is intended to give guidance and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult. We will take forward this consultation as part of the Internet Safety Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The detail of what the code of practice will include will be decided following this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 4728 4729 4757 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:21:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751429

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Electronic Surveillance
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 Government's policy is on whether a person should be permitted to monitor a digital device registered to a person aged 17 or less for the purposes of obtaining information about a third person in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Organisations or individuals that monitor digital devices registered to a person aged 17 or under for the purposes of obtaining information about a third person, must comply with the Data Protection Act's (DPA) eight data protection principles</p><p> </p><p>These include requiring personal data to be processed fairly and lawfully; to be accurate and up-to-date; not to be kept for longer than is necessary; and to be processed in accordance with the rights of the data subjects under the DPA. Failure to comply with the Act is an offence. Further information about these obligations can be found on the ICO's website at:</p><p><a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 13:17:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

751430

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Electronic Surveillance
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 Government's policy is on whether a person should be permitted to monitor a digital device for the purposes of damaging or stealing data from that person in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Individuals or organisations that monitor a digital device for the purposes of damaging or stealing data from that person would be in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA).</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has a range of powers to take action against those who breach the DPA, including the power to serve a Civil Monetary Penalty of up to £500,000. In the most serious cases, section 55 of the DPA makes it an offence for a person to knowingly or recklessly obtain, disclose or procure the disclosure of personal data without the consent of the data controller. The offence is punishable by an unlimited fine.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 13:16:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

750704

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	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 effect of the UK operating only as a member of the WTO on the UK’s preparations for complying with the General Data Protection Regulation; and what key differences exist between the (a) WTO rules in respect of the digital sector and (b) those rules that exist by being a member of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The General Data Protection Regulation will apply to EU member states, including the UK, from 25 May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the highest level of data protection for UK citizens now and in the future. To that end, the Data Protection Bill, as announced in the Queen's Speech, will be introduced to Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 14:46:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

750725

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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: 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, whether she plans to introduce regulation of access to social media by children.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	4187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We take child safety very seriously and undertake a variety of initiatives to ensure children stay safe online.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Data Protection Bill will introduce a number of new rights and safeguards for individuals, including considering where to set the age at which children can consent to their data being processed on social media sites.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we are continuing work on an internet safety strategy that aims to make Britain the safest place in the world for children and young people to be online.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 14:48:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore