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1357956

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	Musicians: EU Countries
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 discussions she has had on progressing an EU wide visa waiver for touring musicians.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	54001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>This government has spoken to every EU Member State about the importance of touring. From these discussions, 20 out of 27 Member States have confirmed that UK musicians and performers do not need visas or work permits for some short-term tours.</p><p>We are now actively engaging with the remaining Member States that do not allow any visa or permit free touring, to encourage them to more closely align requirements with the UK’s generous rules, which allow creative professionals to tour easily here. Discussions are ongoing at ministerial and official level across these target countries, and we are working with the sector to amplify each other’s lobbying efforts.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 22/10/2021 08:16:23 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1357962

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	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 speed copper broadband must accomplish to be legally defined as broadband.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	53843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>‘Broadband’ is defined by the technology type and replaced older ‘narrowband’ technologies such as ‘dial-up’ as a method of connecting to the internet. There is therefore no speed threshold which a connection must reach in order to be considered ‘broadband’.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/10/2021 10:57:07 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1357980

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	Digital Technology: Training
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 implications for her policies of the findings of the recent Harvey Nash Group's Hot Skills & Salary Report, in respect of its findings on (a) what types of digital skills are needed the most by businesses and (b) how the UK compares with other nations on tech skills' gaps; and what plans the Government has to (i) encourage people to take-up digital skills training and (ii) support providers of digital skills training.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	53892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The high level of demand for cyber security skills identified in the Harvey Nash report is consistent with findings of the annual DCMS-commissioned surveys of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/973802/Ipsos_MORI_Cyber_Skills_in_the_UK_2021_v1.pdf" target="_blank">labour market</a>. Some of the skills clusters identified through DCMS research, using Burning Glass data (2019), were: productivity software, software and programming and data science.</p><p>The government has introduced various qualifications such as digital T levels in digital production, design and development; digital apprenticeships which provide work based training in technical occupations; and digital bootcamps as a way for people to take up digital skills training. The government is also offering 33 Level 3 digital skills courses from May 2021 to adults aged 19-24. As well as this, HMG is supporting young people to take up digital skills training. For example, people aged between 11-18 can sign up to CyberFirst extracurricular activities to build understanding of digital and technical skills.</p><p>Government supports the development of regional digital skills capability through its Local Digital Skills Partnerships. These partnerships are now operating in seven regions and bring together local cross-sector partners to design, develop and coordinate the delivery of digital skills programmes to upskill the current workforce, tackle digital exclusion and raise awareness of the importance of digital skills regionally. An 8th Local Digital Skills Partnership in Hull and East Yorkshire will formally launch in early December 2021.</p><p>The government recently published its first <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-ai-strategy" target="_blank">National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy,</a> setting out how we can ensure everyone in every region of the UK has the skills, understanding and opportunities to benefit from AI technologies. This will include: continuing to support future skills through Turing Fellowships, Centres for Doctoral Training and Postgraduate Industrial Masters and AI and Data Science Conversion Courses; publishing research into what skills are needed to enable employees to use AI in a business setting; and identify how national skills provision can meet those needs.</p><p>The National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE), with £84m of government funding, is also aiming to improve the teaching of the computing curriculum in schools. The National AI Strategy will also support the NCCE to ensure programmes for children in AI are accessible.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/10/2021 12:32:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1357479

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	Just Ask Estate Services
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 the management of The Royal Parks estate on the level of job reductions included within the tender contract specification for roles currently undertaken by those employed by Just Ask Estates Services Ltd across that estate.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	53174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The management of the Royal Parks has been delegated by The Secretary of State to The Royal Parks Limited which is responsible for all operational decisions in relation to the maintenance of the Parks.</p><p>The Royal Parks Limited must, in the exercise of its public functions, have due regard to section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 53175 53176 question first answered 20/10/2021 08:11:04 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1357481

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	Royal Parks: Contracts
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 takes to monitor the employment practices of private suppliers given contracts on the Royal Parks estates to ensure they comply with Public Sector Equalities Duties.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	53175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The management of the Royal Parks has been delegated by The Secretary of State to The Royal Parks Limited which is responsible for all operational decisions in relation to the maintenance of the Parks.</p><p>The Royal Parks Limited must, in the exercise of its public functions, have due regard to section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 53174 53176 question first answered 20/10/2021 08:11:04 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1357482

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	Just Ask Estate Services: Conditions of Employment
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 the management of the Royal Parks Estate on the employment practices of private contractor Just Ask Estate Services Ltd; and whether she has received representations on that company not providing employees with accurate contracts of employment.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	53176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The management of the Royal Parks has been delegated by The Secretary of State to The Royal Parks Limited which is responsible for all operational decisions in relation to the maintenance of the Parks.</p><p>The Royal Parks Limited must, in the exercise of its public functions, have due regard to section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 53174 53175 question first answered 20/10/2021 08:11:04 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1357530

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	Civil Society: Finance
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 she has made of the financial state of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	53288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>DCMS is regularly gathering intelligence from departments across the government and partners in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to understand risks and issues relating to critical services provided and how these are being addressed.</p><p>A number of established surveys are providing a picture of the nuanced impact of the pandemic on financial outlook, workforce and levels of service delivery. These include the Covid-19 Voluntary Sector Impact Barometer from Nottingham Trent and Sheffield Hallam Universities, and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.</p><p>The government will continue to monitor the health and resilience of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, and will explore ways to strengthen the evidence available to support our assessment.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/10/2021 11:11:41 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1357556

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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: Gambling
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 she has made of the potential merits of ending gambling sponsorship in sport.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	53290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The government launched its Review of the Gambling Act 2005 on 8 December with the publication of a Call for Evidence. This closed on 31 March and received approximately 16,000 submissions from a broad range of interested organisations and individuals. As part of the wide scope of that Review, we called for evidence on the benefits or harms of allowing operators to advertise and engage in sponsorship arrangements. We are currently considering all evidence carefully and no decisions have been made. A white paper will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/10/2021 10:49:04 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1357610

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	Streaming: 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 20 July 2021 to Question 33894 on Streaming: Disability, when she plans to respond to the recommendations on improving the accessibility of video on demand services for people with sight or hearing loss following publication of Ofcom’s report entitled Further Statement: Making on-demand services accessible, published on 9 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	53228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>As set out in our response to question 33894 on 20 July 2021, the government is giving careful consideration to the Ofcom recommendations on improving the accessibility of video on demand services for people with sight or hearing loss published on 9 July 2021 and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/10/2021 10:55:43 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1357628

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	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, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a named persons scheme in the Online Safety Bill to deliver a culture of compliance to the regulation; what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of such schemes in other sectors; and if she will publish any such assessment.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	53356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The government published the draft Online Safety Bill in May for pre-legislative scrutiny, which is due to report in December. As set out in the Bill, Ofcom will have robust enforcement powers to deliver a culture of compliance, deter companies from breaching the rules and hold them to account if they do. These will include criminal sanctions for senior managers.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 53357 question first answered 18/10/2021 10:53:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen