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1146220

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Hacker House: Cyber Skills Immediate Impact 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, if she will publish the documents held by her Department in relation to the (a) process and (b) decision to grant Hacker House £100,000 from the public purse on the 28 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	290993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The government received and evaluated 19 applications for grant funding through the second round of the Cyber Security Immediate Impact Fund, which ran from October-November 2018. Five initiatives were successfully awarded funding.</p><p>Subject to any legal restrictions (such as data protection laws and duties to protect commercial or confidential information), we will make available the relevant information regarding the decision to grant funding from the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund to Hacker House as soon as possible, and by 31 October 2019 at the latest. The government is conducting a review of the claims made by the Sunday Times and the findings will be published at the same time.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 290994 290997 290998 question first answered 30/09/2019 18:22:37 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1146221

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Cyber Skills Immediate Impact 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 many initiatives her Department evaluated for funding through the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund expanded fund initiatives.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	290994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The government received and evaluated 19 applications for grant funding through the second round of the Cyber Security Immediate Impact Fund, which ran from October-November 2018. Five initiatives were successfully awarded funding.</p><p>Subject to any legal restrictions (such as data protection laws and duties to protect commercial or confidential information), we will make available the relevant information regarding the decision to grant funding from the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund to Hacker House as soon as possible, and by 31 October 2019 at the latest. The government is conducting a review of the claims made by the Sunday Times and the findings will be published at the same time.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 290993 290997 290998 question first answered 30/09/2019 18:22:37 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1146224

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Hacker House: Cyber Skills Immediate Impact 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, if she will publish the declarations of interest made in relation to Hacker House's application for public funding.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	290997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The government received and evaluated 19 applications for grant funding through the second round of the Cyber Security Immediate Impact Fund, which ran from October-November 2018. Five initiatives were successfully awarded funding.</p><p>Subject to any legal restrictions (such as data protection laws and duties to protect commercial or confidential information), we will make available the relevant information regarding the decision to grant funding from the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund to Hacker House as soon as possible, and by 31 October 2019 at the latest. The government is conducting a review of the claims made by the Sunday Times and the findings will be published at the same time.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 290993 290994 290998 question first answered 30/09/2019 18:22:37 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1146225

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Hacker House: Cyber Skills Immediate Impact 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 the timetable is for the conclusion of the review of the decision to grant Hacker House grant funding; and if she will publish in full the results of that review.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	290998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The government received and evaluated 19 applications for grant funding through the second round of the Cyber Security Immediate Impact Fund, which ran from October-November 2018. Five initiatives were successfully awarded funding.</p><p>Subject to any legal restrictions (such as data protection laws and duties to protect commercial or confidential information), we will make available the relevant information regarding the decision to grant funding from the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund to Hacker House as soon as possible, and by 31 October 2019 at the latest. The government is conducting a review of the claims made by the Sunday Times and the findings will be published at the same time.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 290993 290994 290997 question first answered 30/09/2019 18:22:37 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1141874

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Internet: Cryptography
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 11 June 2019 to Question 261159 on Internet: Cryptography, when (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department met with representatives of browser providers on the forthcoming protocol to deploy DNS over HTTP.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	281657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with browser providers, on a range of issues, including the deployment of DNS over HTTPS. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/09/2019 12:30:25 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1141876

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Internet: Cryptography
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 11 June 2019 to Question 261159 on Internet: Cryptography, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that the switch to DNS from HTTP protocol does not weaken (a) existing child online safety provisions and (b) ISP blocking.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	281658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of ongoing developments relating to the DNS and HTTPS protocol and are working with industry and other relevant stakeholders to address any unintended consequences. Work to understand the potential implications on existing child online safety protections, in particular the effect on existing ISP blocking, is ongoing and we are committed to ensuring that online protections are maintained. Officials are advising Ministers on any necessary mitigation actions as this work progresses.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/09/2019 12:32:22 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1138238

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
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	NHS: Amazon
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 has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in advance of the decision to use of Amazon Alexa in the NHS; and what assessment he has made on the implications for data and privacy of the use of that product.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	275709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously. Ministers have not discussed this specific agreement. It is up to each department to make sure they are complying with our data protection legislation. The greater the sensitivity of the data, the greater the care that needs to be taken. For example, all organisations need to ensure there is a lawful basis for processing the data, design new systems with data protection principles in mind and consult the Information Commissioner where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this agreement, no patient data held by NHS bodies is being shared with Amazon. The agreement is clear that Amazon will not share information with third parties, nor is it going to sell products, make product recommendations or build a health profile on users.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/07/2019 13:42:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1137555

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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, when he plans to announce a decision on increasing the society lotteries sale limit.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	274474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Last year society lotteries raised nearly £300m and as the Minister for Sports and Civil Society I am keenly aware of the vital role that they play in this country, supporting countless good causes including our charities, hospices and air ambulances. Society lotteries sit alongside the National Lottery, which last year raised £1.6bn.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS ran a consultation on society lotteries reform from June to September 2018. This included options which considered changes to the annual sales limits. I hope to respond to the consultation before the summer recess.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/07/2019 09:49:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1134862

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
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	Mobile Phones: Price Fixing
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 his Department has received reports of alleged price fixing and collusion among mobile phone operators; and whether he plans to ask the relevant authorities to investigate the alleged competition offences that have taken place.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	269688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is aware of reports of alleged price fixing and collusion among mobile phone operators and understand that this matter is subject to ongoing court proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Investigations of alleged anti-competitive practices are for the relevant competition authorities acting independently of Government.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/07/2019 14:04:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1134131

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Small Businesses: Internet
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 effect on small businesses using .eu domain names of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	268439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s deal which was put forward to Parliament would have allowed UK users of .eu domain names to retain their registration of these domain names throughout the duration of the implementation period.We remain are focused on ensuring our smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our exit negotiations we will be seeking the best possible deal which takes into account the interests of UK citizens and businesses who currently hold .eu domain names, including SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>In the scenario of a no deal, where registrants may no longer fulfil the eligibility criteria for a .eu domain name, registrants may incur costs to transfer to a new domain, as well as associated costs such as updating marketing materials. DCMS has published guidance on this issue on gov.uk</p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-eu-top-level-domain-name-registrations-in-the-event-of-a-no-deal-eu-exit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-eu-top-level-domain-name-registrations-in-the-event-of-a-no-deal-eu-exit</a> )</p><p> </p><p>Registrars who sell .eu domain names are responsible for ensuring that their UK registrants of .eu are supported in considering future changes to their .eu domain. DCMS has also sought to raise awareness through UK wide business organisations in 2018/2019, including those that represent small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses may use search optimisation techniques to improve their visibility on search rankings, through the use of domain name level keywords or social media metrics. We understand that Google has extensive site move documentation in their Help Center to assist moving domain names. UK Government has no role in this process, which relates to commercial decisions taken by the company or organisation.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 268440 268441 question first answered 27/06/2019 11:56:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest