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1400208

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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: Scots Gaelic Language
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 Ofcom and broadcasters on supporting Gaelic language television.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	904873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has a strong record of demonstrating its commitment to minority language broadcasting to ensure that our broadcasting sector services all audiences of the UK nations and regions.</p><p>In particular, the government has embedded a duty to regional and minority languages within the BBC’s general duties under the current Charter, with a further set of responsibilities in the Framework Agreement.</p><p>Ministers regularly meet Ofcom and broadcasters to discuss a wide range of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 06/01/2022 15:17:50 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1400209

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	National Anthems
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 her Department will take steps to promote the singing of the national anthem in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	904874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>Although it’s not the place of the government to mandate the singing of the National Anthem, we are delighted that it is regularly sung at occasions throughout the UK such as major sporting events, the Last Night of the Proms and other events at which Members of the Royal Family are present, and of course schools are also free to promote the singing of the National Anthem. The Government supports the singing of the Anthem at any appropriate occasion.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/01/2022 16:22:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1400210

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	Football Index
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 the Government is taking to help ensure that those responsible for the collapse of Football Index are held to account.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	904875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission has revoked the licence of Football Index’s operator, BetIndex. It has also referred it to the Insolvency Service to consider whether directors breached fraud or insolvency laws.</p><p>The Insolvency Service investigates allegations of Directors misconduct and they can conduct criminal investigations against those suspected of committing criminal offences.</p><p>Senior members of the company have also surrendered their Personal Management Licences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/01/2022 16:24:04 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1400211

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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: Safety
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 progress her Department has made on improving online safety.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	904876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill will drive a step-change in online safety by holding tech companies to account.</p><p>Following the conclusion of the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Bill, we are carefully considering the Joint Committee’s recommendations and thank the Committee for its work.</p><p>The Government is committed to introducing the Bill as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/01/2022 16:24:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1400212

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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: Government Assistance
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 help support grassroots sports initiatives.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	904877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>Sport and physical activity are vital for our physical and mental health, and should be front and centre as we build back better from the pandemic.</p><p>That’s why Sport England has invested over £1.5 billion of funding in developing grassroots sport since April 2016, including £120,535 of support in his constituency since March 2020.</p><p>At the recent Spending Review, the government set out our commitment to grassroots sports, investing £205 million to build or transform up to 8,000 multi-use sports facilities; £21.9 million to refurbish park tennis courts; and up to £30 million per year to increase access to school facilities and improve PE teacher training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 06/01/2022 15:24:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1400213

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	Film and Television: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with representatives of the UK film industry on that sector's compliance with health and safety legislation.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	904878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is dedicated to improving the creative industries, upskilling individuals, and promoting health and safety.</p><p>My department recognises the importance of the film industry’s compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and we engage regularly with the sector, including through the British Film Institute.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 06/01/2022 15:22:19 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1399774

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
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: 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, whether she plans to allocate funding for internet connection in rural community businesses throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	98292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is investing £5 billion through Project Gigabit to support gigabit broadband coverage in areas not covered by commercial roll-out, adding to the 600,000 rural homes and businesses already covered by gigabit with our support.</p><p>As part of Project Gigabit the government is investing up to £210m in the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme to support rural communities with the cost of installing new gigabit-capable connections. The scheme provides a micro-grant of up to £1,500 for residents and up to £3,500 for businesses towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband.</p><p>The scheme enables those communities and businesses in rural areas not in line for commercial rollout, and those that do not want to wait for Project Gigabit procurements, to get more immediate help with the costs of installing a gigabit-capable connection. Further information is available on the gigabit voucher <a href="https://gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk/" target="_blank">website</a> including eligibility criteria and how to apply for the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/01/2022 10:12:31 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1399795

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
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	Educational Visits
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 assessment she has made of trends in the number of short-stay educational visits to the UK from EU schools; and what steps she is taking to encourage more visits from EU schools to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	98356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the government’s Tourism Recovery Plan, we are committed to supporting the tourism industry’s return to pre-pandemic levels across England, including tourism for educational purposes.</p><p>So far, the government has provided over £35 billion in support to the tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors over the course of the pandemic in the form of grants, loans and tax breaks.</p><p>The continuing desirability of English language skills drives the UK’s soft power on the world stage. The Tourism Recovery Plan recognises educational travel as an important part of the visitor economy and highlights the 2021 updates to the International Education Strategy, which sets out how we will promote English Language Training in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/01/2022 09:21:45 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1399829

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
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: Racial Discrimination
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 the Welsh Government on tackling racism within sport.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	98428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>Racism has no place in sport, or in wider society. The Government is committed to ensuring sport does all it can to tackle racism and all forms of discrimination both domestically and internationally.</p><p>Grassroots sport is devolved, however I meet with my counterparts in the devolved authorities, including the Welsh Minister for Sport, at least twice a year to discuss shared areas of interest in sport.</p><p>Our respective sports councils are also collaborating on work to tackle racism in sport. In June 2021, Sport England, UK Sport and the other home nations’ sports councils published the results of a detailed, independent review into tackling racism and racial inequality in sport. The review agreed on some initial overarching commitments that all five organisations will work on together, relating to people; representation; investment, systems and insights. In December 2021, the five Sports Councils released a <a href="https://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2021/12/21/tackling-racism-and-racial-inequality-in-sport-6-month-update" target="_blank">joint update</a> outlining the current actions being taken to address the commitments.</p><p>There is still more to do, and we will continue to work with the sports councils to combat racism.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/01/2022 15:08:38 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1399838

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
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: West Midlands
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 help increase internet connectivity in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	98434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>It is the government's view that the best way to achieve nationwide gigabit coverage is to create a competition-friendly environment in areas where deployment is commercially viable, while focussing government funds on the 20% of the country where commercial deployment is unlikely. As a result of this approach, over 65% of premises in the UK can access gigabit-capable networks, up from just one in ten in November 2019. By 2025 the government is targeting a minimum of 85% gigabit-capable coverage.</p><p>Based on data from <a href="http://www.thinkbroadband.com" target="_blank">www.thinkbroadband.com</a>, almost 74% of premises in the West Midlands currently have access to gigabit broadband, while 98% have superfast broadband availability. Delivery of superfast and gigabit broadband continues in a number of areas within the West Midlands including Herefordshire, Shropshire and Warwickshire through projects under the Superfast Broadband Programme. Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent have also benefitted from the government’s Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) programme, which provides public funding to support the installation of full-fibre broadband infrastructure.</p><p>The Government is now investing £5 billion through Project Gigabit to support gigabit broadband coverage in areas not covered by commercial roll-out. The latest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/project-gigabit-delivery-plan-autumn-update" target="_blank">Project Gigabit Quarterly Publication</a>, published in October 2021, provides an update on the delivery plan and target timeline for the regional supplier procurements for the West Midlands counties of Warwickshire (Lot 11), Staffordshire (Lot 19), Shropshire (Lot 25), Worcestershire (Lot 24) and Herefordshire (Lot 15). Further Regional Supplier procurements for areas including Birmingham and the Black Country (Lot 35), where very extensive commercial delivery continues, are also being considered, and further information will be provided in future quarterly updates.</p><p>As part of Project Gigabit, the government is also investing up to £210m in the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) to support rural communities with the cost of installing new gigabit-capable connections. The GBVS provides a micro-grant of up to £1,500 for residents and up to £3,500 for businesses towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband. Home and business owners can check the eligibility of their addresses at the <a href="https://gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk/" target="_blank">GBVS website</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/01/2022 10:16:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson