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1539441

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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: Location
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 he will publish a breakdown of the total payments made to civil servants in his Department for relocation costs to Government offices outside London in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	79305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>DCMS did not make any payments to Civil Servants to support relocation costs in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/11/2022 09:27:30 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1539451

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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	Charities: Cost of living and Energy
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 she has had with representatives of charities on rising (a) energy costs and (b) costs of living.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	79317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>With government support, charities from across the Civil Society sector have shown significant resilience over the past two years, and will again be crucial in supporting communities and households through the winter.</p><p>My Department has ongoing engagement on the cost of living and energy costs with stakeholders across the Civil Society sector.</p><p>DCMS will continue to engage constructively with these stakeholders and across government to monitor the impact of rising costs, and to ensure DCMS is engaged on policy which impacts charities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/11/2022 15:43:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1539488

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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	Twitter: Fees and Charges
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 with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of charging for Twitter verification on (a) child safeguarding, (b) fraud and cyber-crime and (c) other online harms; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	79354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>While the government cannot comment on the policies of individual companies, the Online Safety Bill will introduce new duties on search services and user-to-user services, including social media platforms, to protect their users. Companies will have flexibility in how they comply with their new duties, but they will need to meet standards set by Ofcom, the regulator, with regard to child safe-guarding and tackling illegal activity, including fraud.</p><p>Companies will be able to fulfil their duties by taking the recommended measures in the codes of practice that Ofcom will issue or by taking alternative action provided the outcome is as good or better.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/11/2022 09:19:34 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1539027

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	BBC Radio: Local 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, if he will hold discussions with the BBC on proposed changes to BBC local radio output.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	78774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role that radio plays in terms of the provision of local news and information, and of community engagement, and is disappointed that the BBC is planning to reduce parts of its local radio output.</p><p>The BBC is operationally and editorially independent from the government as set out in its Royal Charter, and decisions on service delivery are a matter for the BBC. However, I will be meeting with the BBC to raise the questions and concerns that MPs have in regard to the BBC’s planned changes to local radio in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/11/2022 09:25:50 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1539028

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	BBC Radio: Redundancy
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 he will have discussions with the BBC on the proposed redundancies in (a) the BBC World Service and (b) BBC Local Radio.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	78775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>The BBC is a great national institution that has made a unique contribution to our cultural heritage in the UK. It is also respected globally, and reaches hundreds of millions of people across the world every week. However, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent from the government, and decisions over its spending and how its services are delivered are a matter for the BBC.</p><p>At the global level, the BBC World Service plays a vital role in delivering high quality, accurate and impartial broadcasting around the world. The FCDO is continuing to provide the BBC World Service over £94 million annually for the next three years, supporting services in 12 languages and improving key services in Arabic, Russian and English. This is in addition to nearly £470 million FCDO have already provided through the World2020 programme since 2016.</p><p>At the local level, the government recognises the important role radio plays in terms of the provision of local news and information and community engagement, and is disappointed that the BBC is planning to reduce parts of its local radio output.</p><p>Again, the BBC’s independence from the government is set out in its Royal Charter, and decisions on its service delivery are a matter for the BBC. However, my officials engage the BBC and Ofcom on these issues. I have also raised them, including reflections on recent parliamentary discussions, with the BBC.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 11/11/2022 09:38:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1539125

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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 Service Broadcasting: Vulnerable Adults
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 she will take to help ensure that the most vulnerable and isolated people in our society are consulted on what Public Services Broadcasting they want to be in receipt of.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	78636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>Public service broadcasting continues to be highly valued across the UK – including in relation to its ability to support the most vulnerable and isolated in our society. Our broadcasters play a crucial role in disseminating accurate news, strengthening pride of place, reflecting the unique interests of the audiences that they serve, connecting communities, and helping to address social issues like loneliness and mental health.</p><p>The independent communications regulator Ofcom reports regularly on whether the purposes of public service broadcasting have been met. This includes considering whether the provision of programming on public service channels meets the needs and satisfies the interests of the available audiences. To support their most recent periodic review, Small Screen Big Debate, Ofcom commissioned research into the media services that people use, the value they place on them, and the perceived personal and societal benefits of public service broadcasting. This analysis was broken down by gender, age and social grade and is available from the Small Screen Big Debate website. Ofcom also undertook a public consultation, which ran between December 2020 and March 2021 and informed their recommendations to the government.</p><p>The Government meets regularly with a range of stakeholder groups representing viewers, and has recently undertaken a number of public consultations which received responses from a broad spectrum of viewers. As set out in Up Next, the government’s Broadcasting White Paper, the government intends to launch a number of further consultations in due course. In addition, the government would expect public service broadcasters, as a matter of course, to consider carefully the views of the audiences they serve when determining the provision of both local and national services, and to set out detail on how these decisions will impact audiences and communities.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 11/11/2022 09:34:58 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1539331

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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: Public Consultation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there will be a further public consultation regarding proposed new data protection legislation; whether Parliament has been previously informed about such a consultation; and when the consultation is to take place.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL3193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The second reading of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was postponed to allow new ministers to consider the legislation. We will continue to engage with businesses and civil society organisations to ensure the regime works for all, but this will not take the form of another formal public consultation and will not affect the timeline of the Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 17/11/2022 13:03:22 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1538511

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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: Investment
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 her Department has taken recent steps to encourage British film companies to invest in production within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	77424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that British film companies are able to invest in production, expand their businesses and offer opportunities for cast and crew across the UK.</p><p>In recent years, the government’s actions have helped the film and TV industry bounce back from the pandemic, with production now stronger than ever. This includes the £500 million Film and TV Production Restart Scheme, supporting over 100,000 jobs and productions worth more than £3 billion. In addition, the Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas supported over 200 independent cinemas to ensure that films could be screened in cinemas following the pandemic.</p><p>To build on this, and support the industry to not only survive but thrive, further actions have been taken. This includes the government’s current £1.6 million annual funding of the British Film Commission, which has driven a near doubling of UK studio capacity, the £28 million UK Global Screen Fund, which is expanding the global reach of UK independent content, and the continued success of our screen sector tax reliefs (for film, high-end TV, animation and children’s TV), which in 2021-22 provided £792 million of support for over 1000 projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/11/2022 09:43:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1538577

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	Project Gigabit: 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 assessment she has made of the Project Gigabit broadband rural rollout; and what steps she is taking to ensure that rural communities in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire benefit from the programme.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	77400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>We are making excellent progress with Project Gigabit. By the end of March 2022, we had delivered gigabit-capable broadband to 741,000 premises, ahead of our target of 720,000 premises. Combined with commercial gigabit delivery, we are on track to hit our target of 85 per cent UK gigabit coverage by 2025.</p><p>We have now launched procurements with a value of over £700 million to deliver gigabit connections to hard-to-reach homes and businesses across the UK, and we recently signed our first contracts in North Dorset, Teesdale and North Northumberland.</p><p>In Staffordshire, almost 500 premises have benefitted from our gigabit broadband voucher scheme, which provides a subsidy for eligible homes and businesses towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband. More than 320 additional premises are awaiting completion, for a combined total of over £1.9 million of support. Staffordshire County Council has also committed £1 million in top-up funding to support the delivery of vouchers across the county, providing an additional £2,000 for eligible premises experiencing speeds below 30Mbps.</p><p>Building Digital UK’s recent market engagement did not identify sufficient supplier interest in the planned regional procurement for Staffordshire at this time. This procurement has been deferred and BDUK is now working on an additional procurement approach to deliver gigabit connectivity to hard-to-reach parts of Staffordshire.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/11/2022 09:47:20 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

1538582

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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 Licences: Cost Effectiveness
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 discussions she has had with the BBC on ensuring that (a) all Licence Payers and (b) pensioners receive value for money.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	77401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>DCMS Ministers meet with the BBC regularly to discuss a range of issues, including how the BBC is delivering value for money. The BBC’s Mission makes clear the BBC has a duty to serve all audiences and the government expects the BBC to ensure its substantial licence fee income is used to deliver value for all licence fee payers, including pensioners.</p><p>The NAO is responsible for auditing the BBC accounts and ensuring value for money in the way the BBC uses its funds. This ensures that there is appropriate scrutiny of how the BBC spends its public funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 07/11/2022 11:27:45 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher