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1140165

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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	Government Departments: Digital Technology
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 17 July 2019 to Question 276284 on Government Departments: Digital Technology, if he will publish that information before the summer recess.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	279145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the response to PQ 276284.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/07/2019 14:02:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1140176

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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: Beer
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 he has made of the effect of the sale of beer brewed by small independent breweries in pubs on tourism in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	279135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>While we have made no assessment into the effect of the sale of beer brewed by independent breweries on tourism in the UK, VisitBritain research shows that 42% of international visits include at least one visit to a pub, and pubs are key to our international offer. The recently published Tourism Sector Deal aims to support the tourism and hospitality sector, from pubs to hotels to accommodation providers.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/07/2019 14:03:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1140177

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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 Licences: Older People
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 place in the Library the correspondence between the BBC and his Department from the date of the 2017 General Election on the Conservative Party's Election Manifesto pledge to maintain pensioner benefits and the policy of transferring responsibility for free TV licences for over 75s to the BBC.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	278927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>There is no plan to place such correspondence in the library but the Government is clear that the future of the over 75 licence fee concession is the responsibility of the BBC.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is disappointed with the BBC’s decision. People across the country value television as a way to stay connected, and the Government has asked the BBC to look at further ways to support older people.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/09/2019 09:35:13 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1140249

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there's no deal, published by the Department for Exiting the European Union, what parts of the plan for for exporting objects of cultural interest in the event of a no deal Brexit have been implemented.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	279017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>All parts of the plan for exporting objects of cultural interest in the event of a no deal Brexit are in place:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A statutory instrument (SI 2018 no. 1186) will revoke the relevant EU regulations in relation to the export of cultural objects on exit day, if there’s no deal. Only export licences under UK legislation will be needed.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The existing statutory guidance will be amended. A draft amended version is available now on the Arts Council website for information.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Export Licensing Unit at the Arts Council will announce a date after which they cannot guarantee to process and issue EU export licences before exit day.</li></ul> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/09/2019 09:56:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1140254

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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	Broadcasting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there's no deal, published by the Department for Exiting the European Union, what parts of the plan for broadcasting and video on demand in the event of a no deal Brexit have been implemented.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	279022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>Within the technical notice, published on 13 September 2018 and referred to in the question, the Government committed to making provisions in domestic legislation for the continuation of Ofcom licences, so that broadcasters can continue to broadcast in the UK without having to reapply for their licence under any new framework following EU Exit. The notice also stated that Government would ensure that existing domestic legislation relating to audiovisual media services would continue to be operable.</p><p> </p><p>The Broadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, passed on 12 February, enacted the relevant legislative changes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport continues to work closely with broadcasters and Ofcom to understand the impact of a ‘no deal’ scenario on the sector and ensure a smooth and orderly exit.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/09/2019 09:34:22 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1140259

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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	Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
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 the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 on legislation.gov.uk will be updated to ensure the version available accurately represents the legislation in its current form.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	279144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>The National Archives has now brought over 98% of all primary legislation up to date on legislation.gov.uk. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) has been updated to the end of 2016. A further 951 in force amendments need to be applied to bring it up to date. A fully revised version will be available by the end of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/09/2019 09:29:27 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1140276

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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: Mental Health
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 he has made of the potential merits of preventing social media users from seeing how many likes posts have to support the mental health of people who use those media.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	278921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Online Harms White Paper, the government expects companies to be transparent about design practices which encourage extended engagement, and to engage with researchers to understand the impact of these practices on their users. In the future, we expect the online harms regulator will continue to support research in this area to inform future action and, if necessary, set clear expectations for companies to prevent harm to their users.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 02/09/2019 11:36:39 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1140353

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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: Meteorology
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 his Department has made of the potential effect of 5G on data used in meteorology; and what steps he will take to ensure that 5G does not interfere with weather forecasting.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	279000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to creating a policy and regulatory environment which will ensure the right conditions for the development and support the deployment of 5G networks. Within this, DCMS is working closely with Ofcom and BEIS agencies to ensure 5G developments take into account Earth Observation services.</p><p> </p><p>Identification of spectrum bands at global level to support 5G services worldwide will be on the agenda at the upcoming World Radio Conference 2019 (WRC-19). The UK has been actively involved in the work of the international groups ITU (International Telecommunication Union) and CEPT (European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations) to study the necessary emission limits for 5G to ensure that they meet internationally agreed protection criteria for these satellites.</p><p> </p><p>The current UK 5G deployments use frequencies (3400-3800 MHz) that are not contiguous with or near, in terms of spectrum bands, to those used by weather forecasting and, therefore, would not cause interference.</p><p> </p><p>Government will continue to engage with Ofcom to ensure that any future plans for use of spectrum bands for mobile networks will take into consideration the protection of the weather forecasting bands.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 02/09/2019 11:38:42 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1140354

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 242826, what the timescale is for the publication of the consultation on regulatory proposals regarding consumer Internet of Things security.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	279001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>In May 2019 we launched a public consultation on our regulatory proposals which concluded on the 5th June 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We consulted on our core proposal to create a minimum cyber security baseline for consumer IoT products, and how best to implement this, mindful of the risk of dampening innovation and avoiding placing a sizeable burden on UK manufacturers and retailers.</p><p> </p><p>Following the conclusion of the consultation, we are now working through the feedback to refine our policy proposals and we will publish a formal public response in due course which will outline the Government’s proposed next steps.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/09/2019 11:16:12 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1140417

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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: Ethnic Groups
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 many BAME staff are employed at (a) grade 7, (b) grade 5 and (c) grade 3 in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	279046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The department’s declaration rate for ethnicity is currently at 69%, meaning that the figures in the table below are not an accurate reflection of the department’s true population.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DCMS equivalent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage who have declared as BAME</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>Grade A</p></td><td><p>10.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 5</p></td><td><p>SCS 1</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 3</p></td><td><p>SCS 2</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Percentage not provided where the figure relates to fewer than 5 individuals.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 03/09/2019 09:49:58 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra