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1043030

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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	Infrastructure: Cybersecurity
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 people have been supported through the cyber security critical national infrastructure apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	209856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>As of January 2019, 46 people are participating in the cyber security critical national infrastructure apprenticeship scheme pilot. The first apprenticeships will be completed by April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/01/2019 11:39:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1043038

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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	Huawei: USA
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 his US counterpart on Huawei; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	209750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>DCMS Ministers and officials speak with international counterparts, including the US, on a range of matters, including telecoms.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is leading a cross-government review of the UK telecoms supply chain. The Review is considering the full UK market position, including economic prosperity, corporate and consumer effects, and the quality, resilience and security standards of equipment with a view to establishing a robust supply chain policy framework that balances security and prosperity. The terms of reference for the review are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/01/2019 16:42:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1043107

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
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 January 2019 to Question 206713 on Broadband: Rural Answers, what steps his Department takes to measure and report on (a) BT's capital contribution to the rural broadband roll-out and (b) BT gainshare or clawback.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	209730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>a) In life contractual reporting is required from all suppliers during build. This includes quarterly financial reporting on all spend to deliver the contract, including supplier contribution. Each payment request from the supplier must include supporting evidence that the costs are genuine and comply with the contractual definition of qualifying expenditure before payment can be made.</p><p>Once build has completed and been signed off by the contracting authority, all of the costs declared over the life of the build, including those funded by the supplier, are reviewed and compared to the contract baseline to confirm their eligibility against the contract. At this point, the final supplier contribution is established and agreed.</p><p> </p><p>b) Suppliers are required to periodically report on actual take-up against forecast, and therefore any associated take-up clawback, during the build and for a defined period after build has complete.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/01/2019 11:39:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1043119

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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	Sexual Offences Act 2003
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, by what date his Department plans to have brought forward legislative proposals to extend the scope of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to cover relationships between sports coaches and 16-17 year olds in their care.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	209876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>We continue to work with my colleagues at the Ministry of Justice, who are responsible for the Sexual Offences Act 2003, to ensure that sports coaches are included as a ‘position of trust’. The safeguarding of young people is one of my top priorities, and I want to see this legislative change happen as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/01/2019 11:25:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1042366

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	Film: Equality
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 potential (a) financial effect and (b) effect on diversity in the film industry of the Film Diversity Action Group's November 2018 recommendation that a Diversity Monitor be set up to track diversity data across individual productions, sectors and segments of that industry and to publish its results quarterly.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	209381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Government and industry recognise the need to improve the collection of diversity data in the film industry as well as the wider creative industries to inform interventions to promote diversity and inclusion. DCMS is working with its arm’s length body for film and moving image, the BFI, on promoting and monitoring diversity. The joint government-industry Creative Industries Council is working to improve the monitoring of diversity data across the creative industries as part of its growth strategy.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/01/2019 11:57:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1041285

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Sustainability of the Press Review
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 plans to publish the Cairncross Review before 31 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	208215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong>Dame Frances Cairncross will decide when the report is produced. We will publish the report as soon as possible thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 22/01/2019 16:38:58 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1039080

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Gambling: Advertising
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 his Department is taking to restrict TV advertising relating to the gambling industry.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	207313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>There are strict controls on the content of all gambling advertisements, including broadcast adverts and online. Gambling operators who advertise in the UK must comply with the advertising codes, which aim to ensure gambling advertising does not target or appeal particularly to children or young people, or exploit vulnerable people. TV adverts must be pre-cleared by Clearcast and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) acts on complaints and proactively checks the media to take action against misleading, harmful or offensive advertisements.</p><p> </p><p>Our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures set out a package of measures to strengthen protections further. These include tougher guidance from the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) on protecting vulnerable people, with further guidance on children and young people due soon, tougher sanctions for operators who breach advertising codes and a multi-million pound safer gambling advertising campaign.</p><p> </p><p>The Industry Group for Responsible Gambling has announced that it will extend its commitment not to advertise on TV before 9pm to include advertising during sporting events. It has announced that the changes are expected to come into effect in summer. Its industry-wide code for socially responsible advertising also requires all TV adverts to feature a responsible gambling message for the duration of the advert. Separately, Sky will offer customers the option to opt out of TV gambling adverts from 2020. These are welcome steps by industry to respond to public concerns, and it is important that all those who benefit from gambling advertising think about how they can be socially responsible. We will continue to monitor issues around advertising and consider any new evidence carefully.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/01/2019 16:44:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1039083

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Television: Disability Aids
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 his Department has had with interest groups on audio description for TV.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	207314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Government officials have met with interest groups and stakeholders regarding accessibility for visual and hearing impaired consumers, specifically for on-demand services. In December 2017 DCMS asked Ofcom to provide recommendations on making on-demand services more accessible to a wider range of consumers, including the hearing impaired. Ofcom consulted on this, and published its report in December 2018 with recommendations on the scope of new regulations for on-demand services. Government will continue to engage with interested parties as we take this matter forward.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/01/2019 16:47:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1038343

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Disadvantaged
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 assessment his Department has made of (a) how widespread social exclusion is in rural areas and (b) the effect of his Department’s policies on social exclusion in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	206842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Through the evidence gathered in the 2017-18 Community Life Survey in England, indicators linked to social exclusion do not show a significant difference between urban and rural areas. Adults living in rural areas are less likely to say that they often/always feel lonely than people living in urban areas (3% compared with 6%). In addition, adults living in rural areas are more likely to say they feel they belong to their immediate neighbourhood (68%) than those living in urban areas (61%).</p><p> </p><p>The cross-government loneliness team, based in DCMS, is overseeing the implementation of England’s first Loneliness Strategy, with policies for both rural and urban areas. Government has also unlocked £20 million to tackle loneliness across England including the £11.5m Building Connections Fund, from which evidence will be gathered on what interventions work in different places, including rural areas. Guidance has also been published with the Office for National Statistics to establish a consistent way of measuring loneliness.</p><p> </p><p>In its response to a House of Lords’ report on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act in May 2018, the government reiterated its commitment to rural proofing all policies. DCMS supports this through engagement with rural stakeholders and utilising Defra guidance and statistical information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/01/2019 14:38:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1038363

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
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 number of additional full fibre broadband connections in rural areas which will be provided using capital contributions clawed back from BT in connection with its BDUK projects.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	206713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. BT gainshare/clawback was built into all of the Superfast contracts. This has been re-invested into a number of recent Superfast contracts and change requests. However those contracts and change requests also included a blend of other funding from BDUK, Local Bodies, Suppliers, ERDF and EAFRD. Furthermore in many cases those contracts have consisted of a mixture of Fibre to the Cabinet and Fibre to the Premise. Therefore it is difficult to determine a one to one correlation between clawback and Full Fibre connections.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/01/2019 16:09:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms