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911134

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Museums and Galleries: Closures
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 publish the (a) names, (b) postcode location and (c) year of closure of the museums that closed between 2010 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	147813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The department does not systematically collect data on museum closure across the country, given the devolved nature of culture policy, the breadth of operating models in the sector, and the differing measures by which both museums and closures are assessed.</p><p> </p><p>The recently published Mendoza Review found a dynamic and resilient sector, with museums across England adapting and diversifying. Whilst a number of museums have undergone restructuring, with some ceasing operations in recent years, regular new openings, mergers and expansions point to the sector’s vibrancy: 29 new UK applicants gained museum accreditation from Arts Council England over the year 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/06/2018 13:37:22 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

910164

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
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	Treasure Act 1996
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons there has been no review of the Treasure Act 1998 for thirteen years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	147293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Treasure Act 1996 (the Act) and the accompanying Codes of Practice were last fully reviewed in 2001. Many of the recommendations in that review, such as the creation of a Treasure Registry at the British Museum were implemented, and have contributed to the continuing success of the treasure process. The process is under constant review and this, along with outstanding recommendations from 2001, will be reflected in proposals to be set out in the forthcoming public consultation on the Act and the Codes of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/06/2018 13:34:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

910165

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
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	Treasure: 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, when he plans to publish the reviewed Treasure Act Code of Practice; when that code was last reviewed; and what the timetable is for future such reviews.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	147294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The reviewed and revised Treasure Act Code of Practice will be published following a planned public consultation, in accordance with the Treasure Act 1996. The last revised code was published in 2007, and the code is currently under review. We plan to issue a public consultation containing proposals from the review in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/06/2018 13:36:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

910205

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
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	Personal Injury: Compensation
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 plans he has to monitor the effectiveness of the provisions of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 on the number of cold calls and text messages received for personal injury claims.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	147512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>We have included in the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 provision to ban cold calls relating to claims management services except where the receiver has consented to such calls being made to them.</p><p> </p><p>This measure will be implemented through the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (the framework underpinning electronic communications) and regulated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), who provide monthly statistics on its website (www.ico.org.uk) on the number of reported nuisance calls. DCMS will continue to work closely with the ICO to monitor the number of cold calls and text messages received for personal injury claims, in light of the new measure.</p><p> </p><p>We have also recently published a consultation on providing the ICO with the powers it needs to hold company directors directly responsible for direct marketing breaches. If preferred, this measure would fine rogue directors up to £500,000, raising this national nuisance at boardroom level.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/06/2018 09:09:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

909320

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Facebook
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 meetings members of his Department has had with Facebook on safeguarding since the EU Referendum in June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	146911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media companies on a range of issues including safeguarding. Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/06/2018 10:38:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

909418

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	National Fund
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 his Department had with the Attorney General's Office on the future of the National Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	146875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General wrote to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport setting out the actions he proposed to take regarding the future of the National Fund. The Attorney General has worked closely with the Treasury, the Fund’s trustee, and the Charity Commission to find a solution for the National Fund that is consistent with the donor’s original objectives of extinguishing the national debt.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 04/06/2018 13:25:44 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

909519

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	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, if he publish the names of the tech companies that were (a) invited to and (b) attended his Department's most recent meeting on improving online behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	146771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media companies on a range of issues including online behaviour. Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/06/2018 09:07:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

909033

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a 9.00pm watershed for TV advertisements for food and drinks that are high in fat, sugar and salt.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	146161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Childhood Obesity Plan, the Government is investing millions in the National Institute for Health Research Obesity Policy Research Unit (OPRU) to look at evidence on how all forms of marketing affect children’s food preferences and consumption to help inform further thinking on this. The OPRU will begin publishing their findings later this year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/06/2018 10:41:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

909100

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Social Media: Crime
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 steps his Department has taken to help tackle illegal behaviour on social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	146345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2018 answer text <p>Following the publication of the Government response to the Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper on 20 May, DCMS and Home Office will jointly work on a White Paper with other government departments, to be published later this year. This will set out legislation to be brought forward that tackles a range of both legal and illegal harms, from cyberbullying to online child sexual exploitation. The Government will continue to collaborate closely with industry on this work, to ensure it builds on progress already made.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister said in her speech at Davos on 25 January, we are looking at the legal liability that social media companies have for the illegal content shared on their sites. Before taking any decisions we will be working closely with the full range of stakeholders who have an interest in this area.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/06/2018 10:39:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

909184

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Independent Press Standards Organisation
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 his Department is taking to encourage the Independent Press Standards Organisation to apply for approval under the Press Recognition Panel.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	146133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Seeking approval from the Press Recognition Panel is a decision for independent press regulators. The Government is committed to the system of independent self-regulation for the press.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/05/2018 14:14:07 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin