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1355759

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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: Disability
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 Prime Minister's speech at the National Lottery Paralympics GB Homecoming event on 12 September 2021, what the source is of the extra funding for disability sports.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	50101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>On 15th August, the Government publicly committed to providing £232 million to support Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The £232 million Grant In Aid funding will be invested into aspiring Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes as well as their coaches and support staff, in addition to funding from the National Lottery.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>UK Sport, the strategic lead body for high performance sport in the UK, will be responsible for allocating the funding to athletes for the Paris cycle. Athletes will benefit through their World Class Programme and Progression Funding, which will provide vital support towards reaching the pinnacle of their sports as preparations begin for Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 50102 question first answered 27/09/2021 16:10:11 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1355760

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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: Disability
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 Prime Minister's speech at the National Lottery Paralympics GB Homecoming event on 12 September 2021, how the additional funding for disability sports will be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	50102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>On 15th August, the Government publicly committed to providing £232 million to support Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The £232 million Grant In Aid funding will be invested into aspiring Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes as well as their coaches and support staff, in addition to funding from the National Lottery.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>UK Sport, the strategic lead body for high performance sport in the UK, will be responsible for allocating the funding to athletes for the Paris cycle. Athletes will benefit through their World Class Programme and Progression Funding, which will provide vital support towards reaching the pinnacle of their sports as preparations begin for Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 50101 question first answered 27/09/2021 16:10:11 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1308072

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	David Cameron
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions officials in his Department met with David Cameron since July 2016; and what the (a) subject, (b) dates, (c) times and (d) durations of those meetings were.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	179273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Our records show officials from my Department have not had any meetings with the Rt. Hon David Cameron within this period.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 20/04/2021 10:24:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1305320

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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: Disability
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 18 March 2021 to Question 166491 on Digital Technology: Disability, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that disabled people have access to the internet.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	174177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>To tackle the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on disabled people DCMS launched the £2.5m digital inclusion Digital Lifeline fund on 25 February. The fund will provide 5000 devices, data and support for disabled people to use the devices safely and confidently.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government is working on the project with leading digital inclusion charities Good Things Foundation and AbilityNet, both highly experienced in helping disabled people boost their mental health and achieve their goals through digital technology.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has worked closely with industry throughout the pandemic and has agreed a set of commitments with the UK’s major broadband and mobile operators to support vulnerable consumers during the Covid-19 period. Providers committed to working with customers who are finding it difficult to pay their bill as a result of Covid-19 to ensure that they are treated fairly and appropriately supported. Supplementary to this work, Ofcom published a<a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/198763/treating-vulnerable-customer-fairly-guide.pdf" target="_blank"> Vulnerability Guide</a> for providers, setting out its expectations and good practice on how vulnerable telecoms consumers should be supported.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/03/2021 12:37:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1301200

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Digital Technology: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the prevalence of digital exclusion among disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	166491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>There are several sources that the government uses to understand the prevalence of digital exclusion among disabled people. Ofcom survey data from 2020 suggests that 23% of those with any limitations/impairments don’t use the internet or have home internet access. The ONS publication ‘Exploring the UK’s Digital Divide’ 2019 states that in 2017, 56% of adult internet non-users were disabled. The 2020 Lloyds Consumer Digital Index tells us that people with an impairment are 25% less likely to have the skills to access devices and get online by themselves.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/03/2021 12:56:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1281052

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
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	Youth Covid-19 Support 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, how much of the Government's £16.5 million youth covid-19 support fund has been allocated to youth services to date.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	144765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>Government recognises the important role that youth services play in communities, which is why we recently announced the £16.5 million Youth Covid-19 Support Fund (YCSF) that will protect the immediate future of grassroots and national youth organisations across the country.</p><p>£1.7m of the YCSF has already been allocated to vital youth work qualifications and training.</p><p>The competition for the remainder of the funding opened on Friday 15 January 2021 and will remain open until 19 February. It will help to mitigate the impact of lost income during the winter period due to the coronavirus pandemic, and ensure services providing vital support can remain viable.</p><p>To distribute funding as soon as possible, we will make initial awards on a rolling basis, prioritising those deemed to have the greatest need against the stated criteria. The first tranche of applications will be assessed in the coming fortnight.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 144766 question first answered 03/02/2021 15:40:16 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1281053

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
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	Youth Services: Coronavirus
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 youth services organisations have accessed the Government's £16.5 million youth covid-19 support fund to date.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	144766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>Government recognises the important role that youth services play in communities, which is why we recently announced the £16.5 million Youth Covid-19 Support Fund (YCSF) that will protect the immediate future of grassroots and national youth organisations across the country.</p><p>£1.7m of the YCSF has already been allocated to vital youth work qualifications and training.</p><p>The competition for the remainder of the funding opened on Friday 15 January 2021 and will remain open until 19 February. It will help to mitigate the impact of lost income during the winter period due to the coronavirus pandemic, and ensure services providing vital support can remain viable.</p><p>To distribute funding as soon as possible, we will make initial awards on a rolling basis, prioritising those deemed to have the greatest need against the stated criteria. The first tranche of applications will be assessed in the coming fortnight.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 144765 question first answered 03/02/2021 15:40:16 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1256845

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Openreach: Broadband
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 ensure that BT Openreach can gain access to buildings and install infrastructure for fibre optic connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	122805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code (the Code) is the legal framework underpinning rights to install and maintain digital communications infrastructure on public and private land. We are working closely with stakeholders to understand whether the current legislative framework supports the delivery of the gigabit-capable infrastructure, and intend to consult on whether further reforms to the Code are necessary to support the delivery of gigabit-capable connectivity.</p><p>We have also introduced the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill, which will make it easier for operators to install gigabit-capable broadband in blocks of flats and apartments in cases when the landowner does not respond to repeated requests for access.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 07/12/2020 16:01:02 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1256846

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Housing: Broadband
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 in taking to prevent developers entering into exclusivity arrangements with internet providers and locking residents in to a limited range of broadband services.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	122806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Ofcom has powers to impose network access requirements on providers it deems to hold significant market power, requiring these providers to allow other operators to access their network. Ofcom regularly reviews market definitions and remedies, and is currently consulting on regulations to apply from April 2021.</p><p>Additionally, the Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016 enable telecoms operators to request information about the physical infrastructure of other utilities, transport and communications providers, and provide the right to access that infrastructure on fair and reasonable terms and conditions. We are currently reviewing whether these Regulations can be improved to encourage more use of infrastructure sharing to deploy telecoms networks.</p><p>Taken together, these measures help increase the numbers of different services consumers can choose from.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 07/12/2020 15:56:51 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1217744

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Theatres: Coronavirus
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 he is taking to help ensure the economic viability of theatres that are unable to operate under social distancing measures.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	64258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government recognises how severely theatres, and the wider Arts sector, have been hit by the COVID-19 crisis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to support the Arts sector through the pandemic, DCMS has worked closely with Arts Council England (ACE) to provide a tailored package of financial support. In March, ACE announced a £160m emergency response package to complement the financial measures already announced by the Government and to ensure immediate resilience of this vital sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This package includes £140 million of support for artistic organisations including theatres, and £20 million for individuals, including self-employed theatre practitioners, so they can better sustain themselves, and their work, in the coming months. More than 9000 individuals and organisations have been successful in applying for this emergency funding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State, myself and officials continue to consult the arts sectors extensively to ensure we fully understand the impacts of Covid-19 and remain well placed to respond as the landscape develops. On the basis of that engagement, DCMS and ACE are continuing to work closely to consider the additional measures that are needed to ensure the long-term recovery and growth of the cultural sector, including theatres.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/06/2020 13:34:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft