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823553

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Telecommunications: Equality
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 letter sent to her by the chair of Ofcom regarding the Communications Acts 2003, 27(6), if she will make it her policy to extend the Communications Acts 2003, 27(6), to include all equality strands covered in the Equality Act 2010, specifically religion or belief.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	123019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>Our media should reflect the population as a whole. The government believes that broadcasters should be leading the way on improving diversity monitoring in support of this goal, including by voluntarily providing data across all of the equality strands to Ofcom. It is right that voluntary approaches are fully explored before legislative change is considered, and the government urges all parties to work together to improve monitoring of diversity levels. Government will continue to work closely with Ofcom on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/01/2018 09:55:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

823087

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Culture: Ellesmere Port and Neston
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 the level of Government investment there was for arts and culture in Ellesmere Port & Neston constituency in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	122770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Government and National Lottery Funding has been investing in arts and culture through Arts Council England. In Ellesmere Port &amp; Newton constituency in each of the last 10 years, this amounts to:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Grand Total</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>£161,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>£193,445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£170,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£189,014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£188,173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£170,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£176,598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£138,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£149,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£1,482,963</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 18/01/2018 10:40:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

823097

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Gaming Machines
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 estimate he has made of the economic effect of reducing the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) taking account of gains elsewhere in the economy from spending diverted from FOBTs.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	122780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon member to the answer to Parliamentary Questions 112694, 112719 and 112720 from 16th November.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 18/01/2018 13:41:23 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

823139

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Sports: Clubs
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 her Department has made of the financial viability of amateur sports clubs involved in (a) cycling, (b) rugby and (c) football.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	122822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS is not aware of recent assessments of the financial viability of amateur sports clubs involved in cycling, rugby or football.</p><p> </p><p>It would be within the remit of NGBs (National Governing Bodies) to assess the financial viability of their affiliated clubs.</p><p> </p><p>The NGBs for cycling, rugby and football all have sections on their websites on the Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) Scheme. The scheme was introduced in April 2002 and allows local amateur sports clubs to register with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and benefit from a range of tax reliefs, including Gift Aid, where they meet qualifying conditions.</p><p> </p><p>A Club Survey was commissioned last year by Sport England to explore a number of issues including whether finances and funding are a cause for concern among clubs. The results are due at the end of February this year and Sport England would be happy to share the results of this survey in due course.</p><p> </p><p>As recommended in the government sports strategy Sporting Future, The new Sports Business Council is looking into how to maximise income potential across sport particularly in light of falling lottery receipts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 18/01/2018 13:34:15 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

820891

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	Data Protection: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether UK businesses will be required to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) after 25 May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	122309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Yes, all UK businesses together with all organisations that process personal data will be required to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) after 25th May 2018 and the UK's full data protection regime as set out in the Data Protection Bill. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) provides guidance and support to UK organisations and have already published a number of resources on the Commissioner's website (ico.org.uk) to help organisations prepare. The ICO has: launched a dedicated helpline service for smaller organisations; updated its 'SME toolkit' to reflect the requirements of the GDPR; simplified its &quot;12-step&quot; GDPR preparation guidance; and published tailored guidance for charities.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/01/2018 14:35:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

821546

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young 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 widen the scope of the commissioned annual independent evaluation of the National Citizen Service (NCS) in order to make comparisons with other youth programmes with similar aims to NCS.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	122464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS commissions independent evaluations of the National Citizen Service to assess the impact and value for money of the NCS programme.</p><p> </p><p>The youth sector evidence base is not yet sufficiently developed to enable robust comparison between different programmes. DCMS is supporting youth organisations to develop the sector evidence base such as through funding for the Centre for Youth Impact and the £1m made available to evaluate the Youth Investment Fund.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 122466 question first answered 17/01/2018 10:43:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

821547

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young 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 enable other youth programmes to make use of the control group of non-National Citizen Service (NCS) participants secured for the annual independent evaluation of the NCS programme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	122465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS has not received any requests to use participant data held for evaluations of the NCS programme this data and has no plans to release the data at this time.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, we are working with the Centre for Youth Impact to consider what more could be done to strengthen the collective evidence base for youth provision.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/01/2018 10:48:02 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

821548

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young 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, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of the National Citizen Service in comparison to other youth programmes with similar aims.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	122466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS commissions independent evaluations of the National Citizen Service to assess the impact and value for money of the NCS programme.</p><p> </p><p>The youth sector evidence base is not yet sufficiently developed to enable robust comparison between different programmes. DCMS is supporting youth organisations to develop the sector evidence base such as through funding for the Centre for Youth Impact and the £1m made available to evaluate the Youth Investment Fund.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 122464 question first answered 17/01/2018 10:43:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

820833

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	European Capital of Culture
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 he or officials of his Department have had with the EU Commission on UK cities' eligibility for the 2023 European Capital of Culture competition since June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	122251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS officials have been in regular contact with the European Commission throughout 2016 and 2017 about the European Capital of Culture competition. We are disappointed with the European Commission's actions in discontinuing the competition and will seek further dialogue on this issue. We are also continuing to work closely with the five UK cities who have submitted bids to help them realise their cultural ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/01/2018 09:54:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

820846

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Digital Broadcasting: Radio
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 make a decision on the timing of a possible switchover to digital radio.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	122264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have been clear that a potential switchover has to be listener-led and not imposed by government. A decision about the timetable for a future switchover to digital will only be considered once the listening and coverage criteria have been met – that the digital share of listening reaches 50% and that national and local DAB network coverage matches that of FM.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/01/2018 14:25:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell