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808787

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 estimate her Department has made of the unit cost for National Citizen Service places in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	119896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>NCS Trust and DCMS work to the Financial Year April - March. 2018 NCS summer and autumn programmes fall into the Financial Year 2018 - 2019, and the target unit cost for this financial year will be signed off in March 2018 as part of the annual budget-setting process.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/12/2017 11:04:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

808788

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	National Citizen Service Trust
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 is taking to help the NCS Trust recover funds spent on unfilled National Citizen Service places.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	119897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>DCMS has been working closely with NCS Trust to reduce the risk of funds being spent on unfilled places. This year DCMS introduced a KPI on the number of unfilled places in the NCS Trust’s performance management framework. In 2017 we also worked with the Trust to improve the accuracy of target-setting and commissioning which means that the number of places commissioned is better matched to actual demand. In 2016 NCS Trust also carried out an independent, external audit to identify funds that could be recovered.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/12/2017 11:14:40 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

808821

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Scotland
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 deliver broadband connectivity that meets the universal service obligation to (a) the constituency of Angus and (b) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	119930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Delivery of Universal Broadband issued on 20th December.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 120034 question first answered 21/12/2017 16:55:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

808840

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Arts: EU Nationals
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 her Department has made the effect on the creative industries of extending the current visa regime for non-EU nationals to EU nationals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	119949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text The Government is considering a wide range of options for the future immigration system. We will be setting out our initial proposals for a new immigration system shortly and will be consulting closely with stakeholders, including those in the Creative Industries to help determine the future shape of our immigration policy for both EU and non-EU nationals.<p> </p><p>As part of this process, Government has also commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to undertake a detailed assessment of the role of EU migration across all parts of the UK economy and society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/12/2017 17:08:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

808909

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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 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, whether and how Ofcom’s assessment of whether mobile providers have achieved their 90 per cent target for land mass coverage by the end of 2017 will be made public.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	120018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for<strong> </strong>enforcing spectrum licence obligations and it plans to publish its assessment of whether mobile providers have met their licence obligations once it has assessed their compliance in early 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/12/2017 10:11:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

808925

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Universal Service Obligation
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 her Department plans to publish the outcome of its consultation on the broadband universal service obligation.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	120034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Delivery of Universal Broadband issued on 20th December.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 119930 question first answered 21/12/2017 16:55:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

808945

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Offences against Children
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 7 December 2017 to Question 116539, on Offences against children: sports, when the Government plans to extend the definition of a position of trust to include sports coaches.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	120054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Proposals are being developed to extend the definition of a ‘position of trust’ in the Sexual Offences Act 2003, to bring into that definition sports coaches who hold a position of trust in relation to a child aged 16 or 17 under their care. We are working to finalise our proposals in early 2018 and will have a clearer view of timing once we have done so.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/12/2017 11:02:28 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

808968

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Objects in Lieu of Tax
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 set out the total number and value of works of art taken in lieu of taxation by HMRC in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	120077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The total number and value of works of art accepted in lieu of taxation under the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme and the amount of tax settled in each of the last 10 years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year to 31 March</p></td><td><p>Number of cases</p></td><td><p>Value of objects accepted (£m)</p></td><td><p>Tax settled (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31.3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>48.3</p></td><td><p>29.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>41.9</p></td><td><p>29.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>36.8</p></td><td><p>25.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>40.8</p></td><td><p>26.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>35.4</p></td><td><p>23.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/12/2017 14:20:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

808977

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Children
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 is taking to protect children against underage gambling.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	120086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Protecting children and the vulnerable from being harmed or exploited by gambling is a core objective of the regulation of gambling in Great Britain, and a priority for the government. Operators offering gambling services to people in Great Britain must have a licence from the Gambling Commission and must have effective policies and procedures designed to prevent underage gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission has a range of powers to act where there is a failure to prevent underage gambling. These include powers to suspend or revoke a licence, impose financial penalties or launch criminal action. The Commission is closely monitoring the convergence between video games and gambling and has shown it will take action and prosecute unlicensed gambling on in-game items such as skins.</p><p> </p><p>The government published a consultation on gaming machines and social responsibility in October. This includes measures to strengthen protections around online gambling and gambling advertising. Gamble Aware will lead a major responsible gambling advertising campaign to ensure parents and children are aware of risks associated with gambling.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 22/12/2017 10:08:25 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

809025

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	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 assessment she has made of the merits of negotiating with the EU, separately from any trade agreements, an adequacy declaration for data protection.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	120134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>On 24 August, the Government published a future partnership paper on how to ensure the continued protection and exchange of personal data between the EU and the UK, in light of the UK's withdrawal from, and new partnership with, the EU.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/12/2017 17:06:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms