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986365

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Gift Aid
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 his policy is on online fundraising platforms charging fees by taking a deduction from donations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	178522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Part 2 of the Charities Act 1992 requires all professional fundraisers, including online fundraising platforms, to inform potential donors of their fees and charges. The Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice was strengthened in June 2018 and accompanied by guidance to make clear what is expected of online fundraising platforms in terms of their transparency. These transparency requirements enable potential donors to make informed choices about their giving.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 22/10/2018 19:25:14 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

987868

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Internet: Security
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 Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what plans the Government has to increase engagement with tech companies to facilitate the implementation of the code of practice.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	179325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The guidelines within the Code of Practice bring together what is widely considered good practice in Internet of Things (IoT) security. As a voluntary document, it provides clarity to industry on the steps that are most important in protecting consumers’ online security and privacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to welcome public pledges from manufacturers to implement the Code for their products, with two major companies having already made such a commitment. The Government’s ambition is to achieve the best possible industry uptake of the Code and we will continue to monitor progress in this area. We remain in discussions with a number of manufacturers and are working towards securing additional industry pledges in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also begun work to place appropriate aspects of the Code on a regulatory footing with further details to be shared in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is taking a lead on this issue. To make it easier for manufacturers around the world to implement the Code, we have developed an open data JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file, available here (https://iotsecuritymapping.uk), and translated the Code into a number of different languages on Gov.uk. We also recently begun the process of developing a global standard through the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) based on our Code of Practice and through this work we expect to achieve greater industry uptake of the guidelines within the Code.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the coming months Government will be driving forward work to bring more manufacturers on board and has engaged with a number of UK and European manufacturers and industry bodies to highlight the Code of Practice and discuss how each guideline could be embedded within the design of their products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 179326 179331 180309 question first answered 18/10/2018 16:06:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

987869

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Internet: Security
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 Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, for what reasons compliance with the code of practice is voluntary.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	179326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The guidelines within the Code of Practice bring together what is widely considered good practice in Internet of Things (IoT) security. As a voluntary document, it provides clarity to industry on the steps that are most important in protecting consumers’ online security and privacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to welcome public pledges from manufacturers to implement the Code for their products, with two major companies having already made such a commitment. The Government’s ambition is to achieve the best possible industry uptake of the Code and we will continue to monitor progress in this area. We remain in discussions with a number of manufacturers and are working towards securing additional industry pledges in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also begun work to place appropriate aspects of the Code on a regulatory footing with further details to be shared in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is taking a lead on this issue. To make it easier for manufacturers around the world to implement the Code, we have developed an open data JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file, available here (https://iotsecuritymapping.uk), and translated the Code into a number of different languages on Gov.uk. We also recently begun the process of developing a global standard through the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) based on our Code of Practice and through this work we expect to achieve greater industry uptake of the guidelines within the Code.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the coming months Government will be driving forward work to bring more manufacturers on board and has engaged with a number of UK and European manufacturers and industry bodies to highlight the Code of Practice and discuss how each guideline could be embedded within the design of their products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 179325 179331 180309 question first answered 18/10/2018 16:06:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

987876

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Internet: Security
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 Government's press release of 14 October 2018, Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what targets the Government has adopted for the uptake of the voluntary code of practice.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	179331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The guidelines within the Code of Practice bring together what is widely considered good practice in Internet of Things (IoT) security. As a voluntary document, it provides clarity to industry on the steps that are most important in protecting consumers’ online security and privacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to welcome public pledges from manufacturers to implement the Code for their products, with two major companies having already made such a commitment. The Government’s ambition is to achieve the best possible industry uptake of the Code and we will continue to monitor progress in this area. We remain in discussions with a number of manufacturers and are working towards securing additional industry pledges in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also begun work to place appropriate aspects of the Code on a regulatory footing with further details to be shared in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is taking a lead on this issue. To make it easier for manufacturers around the world to implement the Code, we have developed an open data JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file, available here (https://iotsecuritymapping.uk), and translated the Code into a number of different languages on Gov.uk. We also recently begun the process of developing a global standard through the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) based on our Code of Practice and through this work we expect to achieve greater industry uptake of the guidelines within the Code.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the coming months Government will be driving forward work to bring more manufacturers on board and has engaged with a number of UK and European manufacturers and industry bodies to highlight the Code of Practice and discuss how each guideline could be embedded within the design of their products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 179325 179326 180309 question first answered 18/10/2018 16:06:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

982908

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the number of (a) people employed by and (b) jobs created in the gambling industry of implementing the reduced maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to two pounds.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	176450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government received over 7,000 responses to the Consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and social responsibility measures, and, as part of the evidence received, considered representations from the Association of British Bookmakers, individual operators and others that discussed the potential impact on employment in Licensed Betting Offices.</p><p> </p><p>Since publication of the consultation response in May, the Government has engaged with the Association of British Bookmakers, bookmakers, and machine manufacturers to further discuss the potential impact of the stake reduction.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no assessment of the number of jobs created in the gambling industry by reducing the B2 maximum stake.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2018 15:30:51 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

964254

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Mobile Phones: 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 the Government's policy is on retaining roaming agreements with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	169629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to the answers to written questions 154793 and 163582.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 169481 169482 question first answered 06/09/2018 10:52:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

964501

registered interest
date	15/08/2018
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	Government Departments: Information Sharing
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 any Government departments charge other such departments for the transfer or sharing of data; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	169862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text Data sharing arrangements are established between government departments where necessary for a range of reasons such as improving public services, combating fraud and reducing public burden in providing data more than once. Where required a department may look to recover costs for sharing data for reasons such as feasibility, development and delivery of technical solutions that enable the secure sharing of data.<p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2018 11:50:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

945566

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Broadband: Greater London
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 analysis his Department has made of the economic impact of broadband blackspots in (a) London and (b) Vauxhall constituency.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	166438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department has analysed the impacts of superfast broadband, including the economic impact. Our 2013 UK Broadband Impact Study, and an evaluation in 2015 of the UK's National Broadband Scheme are both available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2 and www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-national-broadband-scheme-an-independent-evaluation.</p><p> </p><p>We will be publishing a further independent evaluation of the Department’s superfast programme, which has provided superfast broadband access to over 4.85 million homes and businesses across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not conducted a specific analysis of the economic impact of poor broadband connectivity in London or the Vauxhall constituency.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/07/2018 15:31:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

943017

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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 engagement she has had with (a) the gambling industry and (b) Gamblers Anonymous on the reduction in maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	165150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Ministers have regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss a range of issues including the stake reduction on B2 machines. Details of Ministerial meetings are published on a quarterly basis on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 25/07/2018 11:12:57 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

942600

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory contributions for the (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) treatment of gambling disorders.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission requires all operators licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 to make a contribution towards the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. It does not specify how much this should be, nor which organisations should be supported.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware is the leading charity commissioning research, education and treatment, and currently asks operators to donate a minimum of 0.1% of their Gross Gambling Yield (GGY). Most do, with GambleAware receiving £9.4m in 2017/18. Industry also made donations to other bodies supporting research, education and treatment, bringing industry’s collective support for RET to above 0.1% of its GGY.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">We considered research, education and treatment as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility and published our response on 17 May. The Review looked at protections across the gambling industry and support for those who experience harm, including the arrangements for funding support.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We want to see an effective and sustainable voluntary system, with improved coordination and better understanding of what measures are most effective to ensure future funding increases will be spent in the most effective way. Our response outlined a number of initiatives for improving the current system, increasing access to services and strengthening the evidence base. The Government does not consider that introducing a statutory levy is necessary or appropriate at this stage.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2018 12:10:11 question first ministerially corrected 19/07/2018 13:05:29 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 70502 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest