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1464997

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	Platinum Jubilee 2022: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2022 to Question 137983, on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: British Overseas Territories, what plans officials in her Department have to work with representatives of British Overseas Territories to celebrate Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	6707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government encourages Overseas Territories to join in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.</p><p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued guidance to its teams in the Overseas Territories and there are many ways Overseas Territories can get involved including Big Jubilee Lunches, tree planting, the lighting of Beacons and the competition for Civic Honours.</p><p>Overseas Territories will also be represented at key Jubilee events, and their flags are currently being flown on Parliament Square in London.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/05/2022 12:49:41 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1465019

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	Counter Disinformation Unit
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 budget is for the Counter Disinformation Unit in 2022-23; and if it is operational as of 23 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	6720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>The Counter Disinformation Unit has been operational since March 2020. The Unit works across Government to build a picture of the scope, scale and reach of disinformation and misinformation and works with a range of partners, including social media platforms, civil society, and academia to tackle it.</p><p>The Government takes disinformation and misinformation seriously and ensures the CDU has appropriate funding to tackle it. It would not be appropriate to comment on funding levels publicly as doing so would give malign actors insight into the scale of our capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/05/2022 11:24:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1452858

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Internet: Safety
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 potential effect of the Online Safety Bill on the effectiveness of the regulation of harmful online content.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	143605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>This legislation will create a significant step-change in the experience people have online. The Bill will tackle illegal content and activity; protect children; and give adults greater control of their online experiences, while protecting freedom of expression. The Bill’s systems and processes approach will hold companies to account for holistically considering the design and operation of their services, rather than just responding to events. As a result the Bill will instil a culture of proactive safety and risk management, which will have a substantial positive impact on the regulation of harmful online content.</p><p>The Regulatory Policy Committee has issued the Online Safety Bill Impact Assessment with a fit for purpose rating. The Impact Assessment estimated, conservatively, that the Bill will need to reduce a subset of quantified online harms by roughly 2% annually to offset the costs created by the Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/03/2022 10:11:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1452859

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Freedom of Expression
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 potential effect of the Online Safety Bill on free speech.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	143606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Protecting freedom of expression online is a core objective of the Online Safety Bill and we have included significant safeguards to ensure users can engage in robust debate online.</p><p>In carrying out their safety duties, all services in scope must consider and implement safeguards for freedom of expression. Ofcom must also carry out its new duties in a way that protects freedom of expression.</p><p>The Bill will not require platforms to remove legal content that is accessed by adults. Rather, they will need to be clear what content is acceptable on their services, and enforce the rules consistently. This will prevent the arbitrary removal of harmful content. The Bill also ensures users have effective mechanisms to appeal content takedown. This is a significant improvement on the status quo, where companies remove significant amounts of content with no accountability.</p><p>Category 1 services also have additional duties to protect democratic and journalistic content, and must consider whether the public interest in such content outweighs the potential harm it could cause.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:39:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1439660

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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: British Overseas Territories
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 projects her Department has in partnership with the British Overseas Territories; and whether her Department has plans to work with the British Overseas Territories on future projects.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	137983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>My Department works closely with the Overseas Territories in pursuit of our obligations under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Four of the UK's thirty three World Heritage Sites are situated in the Overseas Territories of Bermuda, Gibraltar, Tristan da Cunha and the Pitcairn Islands, and we will welcome applications from further sites to be considered for the UK's Tentative List when the review is launched this year.</p><p>Nine of our Overseas Territories will be represented at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer. I wish each of their teams success.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 18/03/2022 13:40:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1439664

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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: Falkland Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in the context of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands, what plans her Department has to celebrate the anniversary of that event.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	137986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>The Falkland conflict was a significant moment in our country’s history and it is vitally important that those who lost their lives are honoured and remembered.</p><p>The Royal British Legion will be marking the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict with thousands of veterans, civilians, and bereaved families invited to attend an event at the National Memorial Arboretum on Tuesday 14 June 2022. The all-day event will come together with a service of remembrance followed by a reception.</p><p>Commemorations will take place around the country from April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/03/2022 16:40:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1423124

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Greyhound 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 steps her Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) help protect Greyhound racing.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	125013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>In January 2019 the government announced an increased funding commitment from bookmakers to support the Greyhound Board of Great Britain’s (GBGB) efforts to improve welfare, and since 2021 every member of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) who offers bets on greyhound racing has contributed to the British Racing Greyhound Fund. The BGC represents approximately 90% of the UK’s licensed betting and gaming businesses.</p><p>The Government is also aware of the impact of Covid on greyhound racing and a preliminary allocation of £1.4m in loans was made available from the Sports Survival Package to help mitigate it. Greyhound racing has also been eligible to access pan-economy support provided by the government including the business rates holiday for leisure industry businesses, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/02/2022 10:39:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1420765

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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	Platinum Jubilee 2022: Flags
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 is taking steps to encourage private companies to fly the British flag for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	120666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>There is no law, only protocol, for the flying of flags. Individuals, local authorities and other organisations including private companies may fly the Union Flag whenever they wish.</p><p>I am delighted to support the flying of the Union Flag. Last year my department published guidance encouraging all UK Government buildings to fly the Union Flag every day, where their buildings have a working flagpole; and I am delighted to encourage, but cannot mandate, private companies to do the same.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/02/2022 09:39:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1419178

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Greyhound Racing: Taxation
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits for greyhound racing of introducing a mandatory levy on races on a similar basis to horse-racing.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	116875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>Since 2021, every member of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) who offers bets on greyhound racing has contributed to the British Racing Greyhound Fund. The BGC represents approximately 90% of the UK’s licensed betting and gaming businesses. In the financial year 2020-21, £6.75m was collected from bookmakers' voluntary contributions.</p><p>The Government has no current plans to introduce a mandatory levy and will continue to encourage any remaining bookmakers that have not signed up to the voluntary arrangements to follow suit. We expect both the betting and the greyhound racing sectors to make sure that greyhound welfare is safeguarded and remains at the heart of the sport.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/02/2022 12:16:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1400209

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	National Anthems
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 her Department will take steps to promote the singing of the national anthem in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	904874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>Although it’s not the place of the government to mandate the singing of the National Anthem, we are delighted that it is regularly sung at occasions throughout the UK such as major sporting events, the Last Night of the Proms and other events at which Members of the Royal Family are present, and of course schools are also free to promote the singing of the National Anthem. The Government supports the singing of the Anthem at any appropriate occasion.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/01/2022 16:22:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell