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934639

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the care available for families and individuals who are affected by suicides connected with gambling.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL9216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Providing better information and support to people bereaved by suicide is a key area for action in the Cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. Effective suicide bereavement services should be provided through local partnerships between local authorities, NHS organisations and voluntary and charitable sector providers. The NHS Choices website provides advice on accessing support for people who have been bereaved.</p><p> </p><p>The charity GambleAware, which funds research, education and treatment for gambling addiction, has published a Strategic Delivery Plan for 2018-2020. This includes plans to commission specialist support for people who suffer bereavement because of the problem gambling of a family member or friend.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/07/2018 13:28:37 question first ministerially corrected 12/07/2018 14:29:05 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde previous answer version 69229 answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach answering member 3787
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

934673

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	ICT: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support small businesses and the self-employed to improve their digital skills.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL9250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Digital Skills Partnership (DSP), announced in the UK Digital Strategy 2017, brings together organisations from across all sectors to tackle the digital skills divide and ensure that digital skills initiatives are better coordinated and targeted more effectively. The aim is ambitious: to improve digital skills and capability levels across the skills spectrum.</p><p> </p><p>The Government-convened Partnership has formed four Delivery Groups to drive forward action in priority areas. The Digital Enterprise Delivery Group, led by Lloyds Banking Group and the Federation of Small Businesses, is working to increase the digital capabilities of SMEs and Charities. This group is developing a peer-to-peer support network for SMEs and those running them and has to date created support materials including toolkits to boost skills and signposting to digital skills opportunities in their local area.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also taking measures to address the UK’s productivity gap, launching the new Business Basics Programme and funding the industry backed Be The Business initiative - both aimed at supporting SMEs to utilise innovative tools and technologies, as well as simple management practices to improve their productivity. There will be a total of £2 million available in the first call of the Business Basics Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 16/07/2018 14:52:37 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

934687

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Local Government: Broadcasting
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 plans he has to review the ten-year commitment for the BBC to pay for the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	160705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review the BBC's commitment to fund and administer the Local Democracy Reporting scheme, which forms part of the BBC Royal Charter. The impact of the scheme may be considered by Dame Frances Cairncross as part of the review she is carrying out on behalf of the government into the sustainability of high-quality journalism in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/07/2018 09:52:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

934699

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Electronic Commerce: 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, when he plans to publish proposals to monitor the eCommerce directive.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	160697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Government does not plan to publish proposals to monitor the eCommerce Directive.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/07/2018 14:09:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

934707

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Public Libraries: West Midlands
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 he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for public libraries in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	160682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. Local authorities currently receive their funding from a number of sources, including grants from central government, council tax and other locally generated fees and charges for services.</p><p> </p><p>It is for individual local authorities to decide how to use their funds, including how best to provide a public library service that meets local needs within available resources. In 2016/17 Coventry City Council made a net investment of £4.7m in its library service, while across the West Midlands the net investment in public libraries by local authorities was £74.5 million.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS will continue to work across central and local government to encourage investment in libraries to ensure that they continue to support delivery of local and national priorities and needs.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/07/2018 14:22:40 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

934716

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Building Connections 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, whether the funding from the Building Connections Fund will be allocated in tranches between July 2018 and December 2020; and whether there is a closing date for applications for that funding in the first tranche.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	160756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The £11m Building Connections Fund will launch later this month. Details on how to apply and the closing date for applications will be advertised on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the announcement of the fund can be found on the Gov.Uk website via <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/20-million-investment-to-help-tackle-loneliness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/20-million-investment-to-help-tackle-loneliness</a></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 09/07/2018 10:51:40 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

934729

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Football: World Cup
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 plans his Department is putting in place to mark the homecoming of the England football team from the World Cup.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	160796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text England can be rightly proud of their performance in the World Cup competition. We will look to celebrate their achievements at a suitable time in the future.<p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2018 17:16:05 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

934848

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Big Lottery Fund: Grants
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 applications for Big Lottery funding that were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful were received from (i) the Gillingham and Rainham constituency, (ii) Medway and (iii) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	160734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The number of applications and awards made in (i) Gillingham and Rainham, (ii) Medway and (iii) the UK over each of the last five financial years were as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Gillingham and Rainham</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Medway</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>300</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>169</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>UK-wide</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>23,178</p></td><td><p>13,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>21,264</p></td><td><p>13,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>21,250</p></td><td><p>11,822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>24,000</p></td><td><p>13,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>20,550</p></td><td><p>11,037</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>110,242</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62,770</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Big Lottery Fund assigns applications and awards by primary project location - where the project is delivered from, rather than beneficiary location or where their beneficiaries live. As such, it is likely that people living in (i) Gillingham and Rainham and (ii) Medway have also benefited from awards assigned to other locations over the past five financial years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2018 13:01:49 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

934143

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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	Ticketmaster: Data Protection
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 the Government is taking to help ensure that (a) the recent data breach of Ticketmaster and (b) other data breaches do not reoccur; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	160146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes both the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously. The Data Protection Act 2018 makes our data protection laws fit for the digital age in which an ever increasing amount of data is being processed and empowers people to take control of their data.</p><p> </p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a statement on the Ticketmaster breach on 27th June and guidance for customers was issued on its website on the 28th June. The National Crime Agency and NCSC continue to investigate this incident as a priority, including working with all parties to ascertain the full scale of the incident and to provide ongoing remediation advice. As part of this and broader mitigation advice, the NCSC and Information Commissioner’s Office have issued a set of General Data Protection Regulation Security Outcomes in order to ensure the appropriate security of personal data.</p><p> </p><p>The NCSC supports the most critical organisations in the UK, the wider public sector, industry and SMEs. This include the provision of freely available guidance on its website which, if followed, enables institutions and companies to put measures in place to help protect themselves from cyber attacks. When incidents do occur, the NCSC provides effective incident response to minimise harm to the UK, help with recovery, and learn lessons for the future.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/07/2018 14:01:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

934144

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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	Ticketmaster: Data Protection
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 Information Commissioners Office has plans to undertake an investigation into the data breach by Ticket Master.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	160147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have been made aware of an issue concerning Ticketmaster and I can confirm that the Information Commissioner is making enquiries with the company. The ICO is looking at when the incident happened and when it was discovered as part of their work and this will inform whether it is dealt with under the 1998 or 2018 Data Protection Acts.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/07/2018 14:03:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson