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773067

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	Equifax
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 her US counterparts on the Equifax data breach; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	108521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>A range of channels have been pursued by the Government, including direct contact US law enforcement and with Equifax US. In addition, the Government has received regular updates from Equifax. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the National Crime Agency, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Information Commissioner’s Office are assessing the impact on UK consumers and are discussing the scope of the company’s consumer notifications.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/10/2017 11:29:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

773074

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	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, following the data breach of one of the accrediting bodies for Cyber Essentials in June 2017, what measures the Government has put in place to avoid this happening again.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	108641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>This was not a breach of any Government data, but a configuration error in the Pervade Software platform used by an external third party, which led to system logs from companies, including assessors of and applicants to the Cyber Essentials scheme, being exposed. There is no evidence to suggest data was extracted. Cyber Essentials is an excellent scheme and an important part of our national response to cyber threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre has ensured the relevant third parties have taken appropriate action in response. The scheme’s Accreditation Bodies are required to take appropriate security measures through contractual obligations relating to the storage of data, including using the latest version of anti-virus software. Following the incident, an independent security audit was conducted on the Pervade software, which resulted in the implementation of a number of minor recommendations. The software is regularly penetration tested.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 09:51:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

773115

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	5G
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 it is her Department's policy that 5G should be commercially available in at least one major city by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	108585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s 5G strategy - published at Budget 2017 - sets out the framework and steps that we will take to ensure that the UK is at the forefront of 5G.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking an active, facilitating role - not least through the 5G Programme of Testbeds and Trials - focused on helping to create the best conditions for the market to develop and deploy 5G in the UK in a timely and efficient manner.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108583 question first answered 26/10/2017 13:36:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

773116

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	5G
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 it is her Department's policy that all (a) urban areas, (b) major trunk roads and (c) railways will have uninterrupted 5G coverage by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	108583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s 5G strategy - published at Budget 2017 - sets out the framework and steps that we will take to ensure that the UK is at the forefront of 5G.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking an active, facilitating role - not least through the 5G Programme of Testbeds and Trials - focused on helping to create the best conditions for the market to develop and deploy 5G in the UK in a timely and efficient manner.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108585 question first answered 26/10/2017 13:36:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

773117

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	Cultural Heritage
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 ensure the safeguarding of heritage cultural crafts in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	108578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>We take the protection and promotion of Heritage Crafts seriously. In March 2017 the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced that it would spend £10 million training people in heritage skills. The funding aims to train a new and more diverse generation of heritage workers in areas from traditional crafts to digital specialists to address critical shortages in the sector.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HLF has already invested £47 million into the Skills for the Future programme, which helps organisations deliver paid training placements to meet skills shortages in the heritage sector and to help diversify the workforce, since it launched in 2009.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/10/2017 09:06:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

773118

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	Video Games
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 ensure appropriate age restrictions are applied to video games and other digital content; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure such age restrictions are enforced.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	108453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Video Recordings Act 1984 requires that all video games for sale in the UK and classified as unsuitable for children carry a European Pan European Games Information (PEGI) age rating. Enforcement is monitored by Trading Standards and any retailer convicted of supplying a PEGI 12, 16 or 18 product to someone not meeting the specific age requirement faces a possible jail term and/or a fine. It is also an offence for companies distributing or retailing games without the appropriate age ratings on them. In the online space, we welcome initiatives such as the International Age Rating Coalition which ensures that games and apps available through many online and mobile storefronts feature PEGI age ratings.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to other digital content, through the Digital Economy Act 2017, we have created the requirement for commercial providers of online pornography to have robust age verification controls to prevent under 18s accessing this material. We will shortly seek Parliamentary approval of the designation of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) as the age verification regulator. The BBFC will monitor and take enforcement action against non compliant sites.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/10/2017 13:33:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

773119

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	Gaming Machines: Coventry South
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 estimate the total spend each year on fixed-odds betting terminals in Coventry South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	108467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor the Gambling Commission hold information concerning the number of Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals and, therefore spend, on Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals in individual constituencies.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/10/2017 16:10:10 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

773120

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	Lotteries
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 respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee report, on Societies' Lotteries, published on 25 March 2015, HC 615, before the November 2017 Parliamentary recess.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	108457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s response to the CMS Select Committee’s report on society lotteries advised that it intended to explore all the recommendations further, with advice from the Gambling Commission. The response was published in September 2015 and can be found here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmcumeds/415/415.pdf</p><p> </p><p>We are carefully considering the issues raised by the Select Committee and continue to take advice from the Gambling Commission as we consider policy options.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/10/2017 16:14:12 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

773121

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	Food: Advertising
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 ensure that advertisements for junk food are not allowed to be broadcast on television before 9pm.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	108412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my answer to PQ 108086.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108390 question first answered 23/10/2017 07:16:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

773122

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	Gambling: Video Games
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 make an assessment of the trends in the level of gambling content in video games played by children; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	108398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Protecting children and the vulnerable from being harmed or exploited by gambling is a core objective of the regulation of gambling in Great Britain, and a priority for the government.</p><p>The statutory regulator, the Gambling Commission, monitors the participation of children in gambling through a range of data sources including complaints, academic research, and the annual Young People and Gambling Survey, which in 2017 included specific questions in relation to video gaming. The results of the survey are due to be published soon. The Gambling Commission has also asked its expert advisors, the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, to examine the wider relationship between children and gambling.</p><p>The Gambling Commission is engaging with the video games industry and with a wide variety of stakeholders, including child protection groups, to highlight the risks of gambling linked to video games to parents, consumers and the wider public. The government’s Internet Safety Strategy published on 11 October considers options for working with the online video games industry to improve video gaming safety</p><p>The government recognises the risks that come from increasing convergence between gambling and video games. The Gambling Commission is keeping this matter under review and will continue to monitor developments in the market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 26/10/2017 08:44:10 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery