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1051330

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: West Midlands Combined Authority
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 expects to release money to the West Midlands Combined Authority to begin the roll out of 5G.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	214512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Urban Connected Communities (UCC) Project, part of the Government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme, is a research and innovation project to trial new 5G technology, services and applications for the public sector, industry and citizens.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will make £25 million of funding available over three years, subject to business case approval, for projects within UCC matched with investment from the local public sector and private sector. There is potential for the Department to make available up to an additional £25m over the same time period.</p><p> </p><p>The project is in a mobilisation stage of work, which the Department is co-funding with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). To date, the Department has approved grants of £500K to WMCA, of which £168,600 has been drawn down, WMCA has matched this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 214513 question first answered 04/02/2019 17:20:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1051331

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: West Midlands Combined Authority
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 Government funding has been released to the West Midlands Combined Authority to support the roll out of 5G.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	214513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Urban Connected Communities (UCC) Project, part of the Government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme, is a research and innovation project to trial new 5G technology, services and applications for the public sector, industry and citizens.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will make £25 million of funding available over three years, subject to business case approval, for projects within UCC matched with investment from the local public sector and private sector. There is potential for the Department to make available up to an additional £25m over the same time period.</p><p> </p><p>The project is in a mobilisation stage of work, which the Department is co-funding with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). To date, the Department has approved grants of £500K to WMCA, of which £168,600 has been drawn down, WMCA has matched this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 214512 question first answered 04/02/2019 17:20:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1051332

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: West Midlands Combined Authority
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 threshold cost-to-benefit ratio of the West Midlands Combined Authority 5G roll out proposal is required for his Department to release funding for that proposal.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	214514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Urban Connected Communities (UCC) Project, part of the Government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme, is a research and innovation project to trial new 5G technology, services and applications for the public sector, industry and citizens.</p><p> </p><p>The project is in a mobilisation stage of work. Arrangements for the Department to co-fund projects within UCC are in development. These are planned to include business cases, of which the economic case will be part.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/02/2019 17:22:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1051395

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	European Network and Information Security Agency
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 the EU has provided assurances that the UK will continue to be able to participate in the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	214637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Political Declaration includes a commitment by both parties, subject to the conclusion of a Union agreement, that the UK will continue to participate in relevant activities of ENISA. This commitment recognises the need to promote security and stability in cyberspace through increased international cooperation. In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the UK still recognises this need. The EU similarly recognises the importance of international cooperation in the new ‘EU Cybersecurity Act’ where it notes that 'There is a need for closer international cooperation…’ and ‘..to that end, the Agency should support further Union involvement and cooperation with third countries’.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/02/2019 17:17:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1050323

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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: Disinformation
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 tackle the spread of disinformation on social media.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	908935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Disinformation will be one of the harms addressed in the forthcoming Online Harms White Paper, which will set out legislative and non-legislative measures to ensure platforms take adequate steps to protect their users. We are considering all options available to us.</p><p> </p><p>As the White Paper is finalised, we continue to have regular and robust dialogue with these companies on their progress to tackle this critical issue.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working across academia, civil society and internationally to expose and build resilience to disinformation. This includes a media literacy roundtable hosted by Ministers today.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2019 11:59:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1050597

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Civil Society
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 page 112 of the Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, whether his Department has provided training for central government commercial buyers in how to take account of social value in commissioning and procurement.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	214127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>DCMS is working closely with the Cabinet Office to implement a package of measures for the future of social value and procurement, including training for government commercial staff. We have consulted with stakeholders to inform this training and will undertake further engagement in February. We anticipate the training programme to roll out later this year.</p><p> </p><p>We have already published an introductory guide to social value that we continue to actively promote across government and to stakeholders. The Commissioning Academy also continues to bring together public sector decision makers to learn about commissioning and public service transformation, including social value in commissioning and procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/02/2019 16:53:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1050601

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Civil Society
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 page 112 of the Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, when his Department plans to publish a guide to selling to government for voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations, including social value.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	214128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The guide for voluntary community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) bidding for government contracts is currently undergoing final checks. We anticipate publishing this document shortly.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS officials have been working with the Cabinet Office on this guidance that will provide practical information for VCSEs bidding for government contracts, and aims to promote a healthy and diverse marketplace of organisations working with government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/02/2019 16:58:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1050605

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Civil Society
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 page 112 of the Civil Society Strategy, published in August 2018, whether The Crown Representative has undertaken an awareness campaign to encourage use of Contracts Finder and Mystery Shopper services to promote early engagement and co-design and to hold authorities to account for poor practice.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	214129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Representative for voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) continues to actively promote with stakeholders the use of both Contracts Finder and the Public Procurement Review Service (formerly known as the Mystery Shopper service).</p><p> </p><p>This is part of wider work by The Crown Representative to support VCSEs by promoting them in both commissioner and supplier communities, seeking more diversification in public service markets, and encouraging more effective use of the Social Value Act.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/02/2019 16:58:51 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1050023

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Lotteries
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 support lotteries.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	213468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring both society lotteries and the National Lottery are able to thrive and am currently considering responses to the recent consultation on reforms to society lotteries. The consultation seeks to achieve a balance between enabling growth in the society lottery sector, while also protecting the unique position of the UK-wide National Lottery, which has raised over £39 billion for good causes since it started in 1994.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of supporting the National Lottery, work has begun with the Gambling Commission on preparations for the next licence competition, and this year is an important one for the National Lottery in marking its 25th Anniversary. I am looking forward to supporting those celebrations.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 213469 question first answered 31/01/2019 15:13:16 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1050024

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Lotteries: Prize Money
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 potential merits of raising the prize limit for society lotteries.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	213469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring both society lotteries and the National Lottery are able to thrive and am currently considering responses to the recent consultation on reforms to society lotteries. The consultation seeks to achieve a balance between enabling growth in the society lottery sector, while also protecting the unique position of the UK-wide National Lottery, which has raised over £39 billion for good causes since it started in 1994.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of supporting the National Lottery, work has begun with the Gambling Commission on preparations for the next licence competition, and this year is an important one for the National Lottery in marking its 25th Anniversary. I am looking forward to supporting those celebrations.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 213468 question first answered 31/01/2019 15:13:16 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel