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1271710

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date	16/12/2020
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: 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 of the covid-19 outbreak on trends in the level of participation in online gambling; and what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce gambling related harm.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	130748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Since March, the Gambling Commission has collected and published monthly data from operators alongside regular consumer survey data to understand the impact of covid restrictions on gambling behaviours. Data from online operators representing about 80% of the market showed a significant fall in overall online gambling participation during the early months of the pandemic, with 25% fewer active players across all types of online gambling combined in May 2020 than there had been in March 2020. Participation increased again as restrictions were eased. In October 2020 there were 3% fewer active players across all types of online gambling combined than March 2020 (note that players may be active in more than one type of gambling).</p><p>Consumer survey data has also shown that the majority of people spent less or the same on gambling during Covid-19 as they did previously, and people were more likely to report that they had stopped gambling than started for the first time. The latest figures from the Gambling Commission are available at: <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/News/data-shows-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-gambling-behaviour-in-october-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/News/data-shows-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-gambling-behaviour-in-october-2020</a></p><p>The government has worked closely with the Gambling Commision to take steps to reduce gambling related harm. In April, we banned gambling on credit cards and mandated integration with GAMSTOP (the national online self exclusion scheme). The Commission also directed £8.8 million to GambleAware to ensure its treatment services could continue uninterrupted. In May, tough new rules were introduced for online operators, in response to the potential for pandemic restrictions to increase the risk of gambling harm. New rules on VIP schemes came into force in October, and the Commission will respond to a consultation on new rules for online slots game design early next year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/01/2021 13:49:36 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1271715

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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
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 he has made of the average amount paid annually by households in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England for broadband connectivity for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	130750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom’s <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/cmr/cmr-2020" target="_blank">2020 Communications Market Report</a> sets out UK average monthly spend on fixed voice and data services. These costs include VAT and are adjusted for inflation at 2019 prices.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average fixed voice and data cost (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>38.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>37.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>37.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>37.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>38.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>39.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>42.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>42.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>39.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>37.25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Ofcom data does not provide regional breakdowns.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/01/2021 14:45:20 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1271748

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Telecommunications: Diversification
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 14 December 2020 to Question 124752, when the first payment from that fund will be made; and who will be responsible for making it.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	130730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is working at pace to take forward the actions set out in the 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, with the support of the Diversification Taskforce, and will set out further details in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/01/2021 14:51:01 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271759

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Travel: Fashion
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 people employed in the fashion industry are included in the travel corridor exempt list.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	130762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The gov.uk website lists the jobs that qualify for travel exemptions <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules" target="_blank">here</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules</a>). The travel quarantine exemptions do not currently include an exemption for fashion professionals, but this list is kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/01/2021 12:00:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1271843

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Sovereign Wealth Funds
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 his oral contribution of 22 April 2020 to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Q65, what the evidential basis was for his assessment that it is a company backed by the sovereign wealth fund, so it is not him personally buying it.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	130733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State said during his evidence at the select committee, it is for the Premier League alone to make assessments of potential acquisitions of football clubs under its Owners’ and Directors’ Test.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/01/2021 13:56:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271850

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Ofcom: 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, whether Ofcom staff working on functions required by the Telecoms Security Bill will require security clearance.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	130734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>As the regulator for telecoms security, Ofcom already has staff with the relevant security clearances.</p><p>Ofcom’s expanding role in the strengthened security framework will require it to increase levels of resources and skills to meet its new responsibilities. This will include seconding technical expertise to further develop Ofcom’s capability.</p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre will also provide expert advice to Ofcom in support of Ofcom’s role in the new regime.</p><p>Ofcom will keep these needs under review to ensure that there are sufficient security cleared staff at all times.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/01/2021 14:49:25 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271870

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Huawei: Telecommunications
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 8 December 2020 to Question 124751, when he plans to publish details on the removal of Huawei equipment from the fixed network.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	130735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is reaching the end of a technical consultation with operators to understand their supply chain alternatives to Huawei in full fibre networks.</p><p>The consultation is not considering the removal and replacement of Huawei in full fibre networks.</p><p>Information gathered as part of the consultation is commercially sensitive.</p><p>The Secretary of State will announce the outcome in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 130736 question first answered 11/01/2021 14:48:12 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271871

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Openreach: Huawei
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 he has made of the cost of removing Huawei from Openreach's fixed network (a) as part of a new fibre to home network and (b) to be replaced by another fibre to the cabinet.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	130736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is reaching the end of a technical consultation with operators to understand their supply chain alternatives to Huawei in full fibre networks.</p><p>The consultation is not considering the removal and replacement of Huawei in full fibre networks.</p><p>Information gathered as part of the consultation is commercially sensitive.</p><p>The Secretary of State will announce the outcome in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 130735 question first answered 11/01/2021 14:48:12 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271389

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Swimming: Coronavirus
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 scientific basis is for the decision to prevent individuals who are over 18 years of age from participating in club swimming during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	130025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said on 23 November, the national restrictions ended on Wednesday 2 December, and gyms and sport facilities can reopen across all tiers. This means that certain leisure and sporting facilities including swimming pools are able to open subject to relevant social contact rules in each tier.</p><p>As set out in the COVID Winter Plan the decision to allocate tiers is based on a range of factors and will be reviewed every 14 days. In Tier 3 areas we have taken further measures to limit social interactions and therefore opportunities for the virus to spread. For swimming pools specifically, the transmission concerns have always been around points of contact within facilities, such as changing rooms.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/01/2021 13:39:34 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1271395

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Leisure and Theme Parks: Disability
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 improve disabled access at theme parks and leisure venues.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	130166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>My Department and VisitEngland, the national tourist board, have taken a number of steps to improve accessibility within the tourism sector.</p><p>VisitEngland has a dedicated web portal providing tailored business advice to tourism businesses, including guidance on how to welcome guests with different access needs.</p><p>VisitEngland has also made sure that its promotional and marketing activities are inclusive. For example, its Escape the Everyday campaign worked in partnership with Channel 4 to launch the Mission: Accessible series, which highlights the perspective of visitors with access needs enjoying the tourism landscape.</p><p>And at the Budget last year, the Chancellor announced a £30m Changing Places Fund to increase the provision of Changing Places toilets in public buildings, including leisure buildings and theme parks.</p><p>The Tourism Sector Deal, published in June 2019, set out an ambition to make the UK the most accessible destination in Europe by 2025.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/01/2021 13:41:14 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq