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1201257

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	Conservation: Greater London
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 the Charity Commission plans to publish the report on its inquiry into Wimbledon And Putney Commons Conservators.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	55924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>As the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, the Charity Commission always aims to conclude investigations as soon as is practicable, but the length of an inquiry can depend on many factors including the nature and complexity of the issues and any involvement with or representations from third parties.</p><p> </p><p>The Charity Commission’s planned publication of its concluding report on its inquiry into Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators was delayed earlier this year as a result of a potential legal challenge. The Charity Commission is currently considering a large number of complex representations made in relation to the report. The report will be published on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> and shared with interested third parties as soon as possible once these representations have been fully considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 55925 question first answered 11/06/2020 09:57:15 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1201258

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	Conservation: Greater London
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 reasons are for the delay in publication of the Charity Commission’s report on its inquiry into Wimbledon And Putney Commons Conservators.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	55925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>As the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, the Charity Commission always aims to conclude investigations as soon as is practicable, but the length of an inquiry can depend on many factors including the nature and complexity of the issues and any involvement with or representations from third parties.</p><p> </p><p>The Charity Commission’s planned publication of its concluding report on its inquiry into Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators was delayed earlier this year as a result of a potential legal challenge. The Charity Commission is currently considering a large number of complex representations made in relation to the report. The report will be published on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> and shared with interested third parties as soon as possible once these representations have been fully considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 55924 question first answered 11/06/2020 09:57:15 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1200697

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
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	Football: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the (1) Football Association, (2) Premier League, and (3) English Football League, to ensure the provision of a police presence at venues where closed football matches are due to take place to discourage the congregation of fans and to enforce social distancing outside such venues.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL5275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is having regular discussions with sector and industry bodies to understand the impact of COVID-19 on sport and how we can provide support. This includes the Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage chairing a fortnightly meeting with over 25 sporting organisations. Sport is also represented on the department’s Cultural Renewal Taskforce, which is looking at ways to get sectors across the department back up and running.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government has already published three stages of guidance for the return of elite sporting competition, and guidance for the return of outdoor grassroots sport and recreation. These are available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further guidance will be published in due course to help sporting organisations understand how they can operate safely as lockdown restrictions are further eased in the future.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is in addition to financial support that has been made available to the sector. The Chancellor announced a host of measures to help businesses, with £330 billion worth of government backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses across the UK. In addition, Sport England, has also announced £210 million of funding to help sport and physical activity organisations deal with the short and long term effects of the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/06/2020 15:32:25 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1200698

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
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	Sports: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to developing a post-COVID-19 recovery strategy for (1) elite, and (2) grass roots, level sports.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL5276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is having regular discussions with sector and industry bodies to understand the impact of COVID-19 on sport and how we can provide support. This includes the Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage chairing a fortnightly meeting with over 25 sporting organisations. Sport is also represented on the department’s Cultural Renewal Taskforce, which is looking at ways to get sectors across the department back up and running.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government has already published three stages of guidance for the return of elite sporting competition, and guidance for the return of outdoor grassroots sport and recreation. These are available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further guidance will be published in due course to help sporting organisations understand how they can operate safely as lockdown restrictions are further eased in the future.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is in addition to financial support that has been made available to the sector. The Chancellor announced a host of measures to help businesses, with £330 billion worth of government backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses across the UK. In addition, Sport England, has also announced £210 million of funding to help sport and physical activity organisations deal with the short and long term effects of the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/06/2020 10:38:45 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1200741

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
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	Radio: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the current requirements for commercial radio stations to be awarded a radio broadcast licence.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>There are two separate regimes for the licensing of commercial radio stations. National and local analogue stations, carried on FM or AM, are licensed by Ofcom under the Broadcasting Act 1990. Digital radio stations, carried on digital multiplexes, are licensed by Ofcom under the Broadcasting Act 1996. Analogue licences are issued for a fixed period; however, an analogue licence holder who also provides a digital radio service may apply for an automatic renewal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofcom does from time to time advertise analogue licences to prospective bidders where an existing commercial frequency is vacated or where a commercial station chooses not to renew. However, since 2007, Ofcom has prioritised new services for the development of community radio when advertising these frequencies. There are around 300 community services currently operating across the UK and the sector is likely to expand further with the start of small-scale DAB multiplex licensing by Ofcom later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>New services seeking to obtain an analogue sound programme licence or digital sound programme licence from Ofcom must be based in the UK and must satisfy Ofcom that the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold such a licence. Local analogue sound programme licence holders’ services must also meet the character of service set out in the station’s licence application, and satisfy the requirements for local news and production as set out in guidance published by Ofcom under s314 of the Communications Act. There are no equivalent requirements on digital radio services, which have always been subject to a lighter touch regime.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/06/2020 10:43:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1200745

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
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	Exercise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make a range of physical activities, including dance and sport, available for all age groups in society.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>Physical activity is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the nation and, as we set out in Government’s sports strategy Sporting Future, it is important for people of all ages to be active. The national sports council Sport England is responsible for supporting sport and physical activity organisations to promote health and fitness, including dance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The latest example of this has been the Join the Movement campaign, which has provided tips, advice and guidance on how people can get or stay active in and around the home during lockdown. Sport England have also worked with Public Health England to develop the Active At Home booklet to help older adults without access to the internet keep up their activity levels while isolating.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Sport England have previously developed the We Are Undefeatable campaign, which encourages people with a range of long term health conditions to get active, and the This Girl Can campaign which encourages women to get active regardless of their shape, size and ability.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Sport England’s funding programmes such as their Active Ageing Fund and their Families Fund are helping more people to play sport and take part in physical activity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/06/2020 10:42:15 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

1199934

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Small Businesses: 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, what steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized enterprises protect themselves against cyber-attack.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>Through the National Cyber Security Strategy the Government is helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the economy and society improve their digital security.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to help SMEs protect themselves, including promoting the uptake of the Cyber Essentials scheme through engagement with industry sectors and via police Regional Organised Crime Units, which engage with businesses locally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cyber Aware campaign encourages the public and small businesses to take up secure online behaviours, including signposting businesses to guidance, such as the Small Business Guide, which helps firms protect themselves from the most common cyber attacks. The NCSC has also published a suite of guidance on home-working and digital business operations to support SMEs during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS also is making sure SMEs have access to the skilled people they need, and the NCSC offers a free online training package, Top Tips for Staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 12/06/2020 11:11:38 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199935

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Business and Government Departments: Cybercrime
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 proportion of (a) small businesses, (b) large corporations and (c) Government departments and agencies reported breaches of cyber security in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2020, 43% of micro businesses, 62% of small businesses and 75% of large businesses had identified cyber security breaches or attacks in the last 12 months. Figures for the last 4 years are taken from the Cyber Security Breaches Survey.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Micro (1-9 staff)</p></td><td><p>Small (10-49 staff)</p></td><td><p>Large (250+ staff)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The survey aims to account for all the types of breaches or attacks that organisations might face including accidental breaches, as well intentional and recorded cyber attacks that did not get past an organisation’s defences. This only measures the breaches or attacks that organisations have themselves identified so the figures reported may underestimate the full extent of the problem.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total number of cyber incidents affecting central government departments is not held centrally. However, since its creation in 2016 the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has continued to provide assistance to central government departments and agencies to secure their networks and develop their departmental security strategies. This includes the deployment of the NCSC’s Host-Based Capability tool to over 35,000 government devices in the past year, which helps to collect and analyse technical metadata to help government departments understand the threat they face, and ongoing engagement with government departments and agencies as part of the Active Cyber Defence service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 09/06/2020 17:32:02 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199936

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Cybersecurity: Business
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 (a) small and medium-sized enterprises and (b) other businesses have signed up to the Cyber Essentials Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>A total of 44,443 Cyber Essentials certificates have been awarded to organisations. The breakdown is as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Micro 9,559</p><p>Small 14,423</p><p>Medium 9,068</p><p>Large 7,116</p><p> </p><p>Some of the older certificates do not have an organisation size recorded, which is why the combined total above does not add up to 44,443.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 08/06/2020 17:06:45 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199938

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Horse Racing
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 estimate his Department has made of the contribution of the horseracing industry to the economy in (a) the UK, and (b) Scotland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant contribution that racing makes to British sporting culture and its particular importance to the British rural economy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) estimates that British racing, the UK’s second largest sports-related industry, is worth £4.1 billion in annual expenditure to the British economy, directly employing over 20,000 people and supporting employment for tens of thousands more in predominantly rural areas, and generating over £350 million in taxation annually.</p><p><strong><br></strong>An economic impact study commissioned by Scottish Racing in 2016 found that the Scottish horseracing industry generated £302 million in revenues, sustains 3,430 jobs, and generates £30m of tax revenues per annum. Further detail is provided in Scottish Racing’s 2016 Annual Review: <a href="http://www.scottishracing.co.uk/annual-review/" target="_blank">http://www.scottishracing.co.uk/annual-review/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/06/2020 11:37:54 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day