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registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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: Northern Ireland
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 he will take steps with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to ensure that broadband provision in Northern Ireland is equal to that in the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	124160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>I have every intention of working with my Rt Hon friend the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in her new role to make sure the people and businesses of Northern Ireland benefit from the delivery of current UK Government broadband, and I know this is an issue where she retains a strong interest.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the UK Government’s Superfast Broadband Programme, over 85% of premises in Northern Ireland now have access to superfast broadband. This is expected to increase to 87% by the end of June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has allocated a further £150 million to support broadband roll out as part of the June 2017 funding support package for Northern Ireland.</p><p>Local Bodies in Northern Ireland can also bid for funding from the Local Full Fibre Network Programme, which is designed to support the roll out of full fibre connectivity in locations across the UK, via our £190 million Challenge Fund launched in November 2017.</p><p> </p><p>For any premises that do not have access to superfast broadband, we are introducing a broadband Universal Service Obligation to ensure everyone has access to high-speed broadband by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>I will also encourage the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to engage with our Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 124161 question first answered 30/01/2018 16:22:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

819017

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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: Northern Ireland
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 he will take steps to work with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to ensure full implementation of the Government's UK-wide broadband strategy in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>I will engage with the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with whom I have an excellent relationship, to make sure the people and businesses of Northern Ireland benefit from the delivery of current UK Government broadband connectivity programmes, such as superfast and local full fibre roll out. I also encourage her department to engage with the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, which my department is currently undertaking to understand companies’ incentives for investment in new digital infrastructure over the next decade and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>Current superfast broadband coverage in Northern Ireland is over 85% and will reach 87% by March upon completion of the current publicly funded broadband project that has been implemented by the Department for Economy Northern Ireland with support from Broadband Delivery UK.</p><p> </p><p>Delivery to date has had funding of £11.45m from DCMS. The government has allocated a further £150 million to support ultrafast broadband roll-out as part of the June 2017 funding support package for Northern Ireland. For any premises that do not have access to superfast broadband the government will give everyone in the UK a legal right to request a connection of at least 10Mbps by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/01/2018 16:30:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

795291

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Gambling and Alcoholic Drinks: Addictions
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 her Department is taking to help professional sports-persons avoid or lose their addiction to gambling and alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	115712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The mental health of professional and elite sportspeople is a matter of importance to government. As set out in the government’s sport strategy Sporting Future, Baroness Grey-Thompson was tasked to carry out a review of the duty of care sport owes to its participants. That report was published earlier this year and covered a number of important issues including mental health. We are considering the review’s findings and recently hosted two roundtable meetings involving sportspeople and people from mental health and sport organisations to explore how sport could improve its offer of mental health support for elite and professional sportspeople.</p><p> </p><p>Professional players' associations (such as the Professional Footballers' Association or Professional Cricketers' Association) are well placed to raise awareness amongst their members about gambling and alcohol addiction, and to provide support to those that need it. Organisations like the Sporting Chance Clinic are also available to provide support to current and former sportspeople with emotional welfare and addictive disorders.</p><p> </p><p>People with alcohol or gambling problems can also access services in primary care and secondary care, including specialised mental health and addiction services. Any decisions on the commissioning of effective treatment services are the responsibility of local authorities based on an assessment of local need.</p><p> </p><p>A range of services available to problem gamblers and support for those with problems with alcohol can be found on the NHS Choices website.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 05/12/2017 16:57:48 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

788576

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Internet: 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 steps she has taken to address the issues caused by internet trolls.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	112772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>What is illegal offline is also illegal online. Communications which are grossly offensive, obscene, indecent or false fall under either section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 or under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the work on the Digital Charter announced in the Queen's Speech, the Government is considering a range of options to counter internet harms. This includes an Internet Safety Strategy, published on 11 October, which will look at how we can support users so that everyone can access the benefits of the Internet safely. The Strategy considers the responsibilities of companies to their users, the use of technical solutions to prevent online harms and government's role in supporting users. The Strategy also considers the role that technology companies can play in awareness and education for users, including children.</p><p> </p><p>The recently enacted Digital Economy Act will help to ensure that online abuse is effectively tackled by requiring a social media code of practice to be established. The code will set out guidance about what social media providers should do in relation to conduct on their platforms and involves bullying or insulting an individual or other behaviour likely to intimidate or humiliate them. It will include guidance on arrangements for notification by users; the process for dealing with notifications; terms and conditions in relation to these arrangements and processes; and, the giving information to the public about the action providers take against harmful behaviour. It also includes questions to determine whether guidance should also be issued on standards for user content and conduct, prevention and identification of abuse and misuse of services, and information about how to identify illegal content.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on the measures in the Internet Safety Strategy closes on 7th December and Government aims to publish the social media code of practice in 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/11/2017 17:55:39 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

782680

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Internet: Terrorism
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 prevent online subscription to websites with Islamic extremist content.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>This Government remains at the forefront of the fight against online terrorist and extremist material. The Police Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) has secured the removal of over 290,000 pieces of terrorist-related material, including extremist propaganda, since February 2010. We are also working closely with industry to encourage companies to develop innovative solutions to tackle online radicalisation. Finally, we are seeking to tighten the law: my RHF the Home Secretary announced recently our aim of extending to fifteen years the maximum sentence for those who repeatedly view terrorist content online; and we are setting up a new Commission for Countering Extremism to identify whether more powers are needed.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 10/11/2017 14:19:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

780422

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Pornography: Internet
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 restrict access to online porn for those aged under 18.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	110410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to PQ 106788.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/11/2017 11:00:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

776132

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Tourism: China
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 her Department had with the Chinese Government on increasing tourism from China to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	109174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>During her visit to China last year, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport had very constructive discussions with her Chinese counterparts about cooperation to boost tourism between the UK and China. We look forward to continuing those discussions during the forthcoming UK-China High Level People to People Dialogue. The Government wants to increase Chinese visitors to all parts of the UK, and we would encourage businesses across the tourism and hospitality sector to sign up to VisitBritain’s GREAT China Welcome Charter.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/10/2017 16:14:55 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

773124

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	Sports: Mental Illness
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 role her Department plays in supporting sports persons who are recovering from mental illness.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	108415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Sporting Future recognises the impact that sport has on the physical and mental health of people of all ages and highlighted the importance of welfare and wellbeing in elite sport.</p><p>We have been working closely with Department of Health, mental health and sport organisations and athletes to explore how sport can improve its offer of mental health support. I recently hosted two roundtables, one for athletes co-hosted by the Minister for Care and Mental Health and the other for sports and mental health organisations to agree an action plan for future work in this area which we will develop over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 26/10/2017 08:40:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon