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686972

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the General Data Protection Regulation will be implemented in the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	63551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The General Data Protection Regulation will be directly applicable to UK law.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/02/2017 10:18:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

685458

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Media: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials in her Department work on promoting media literacy.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	63297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for promoting Media Literacy, including through annual research on the media lives and attitudes of adults and children, and works closely with other agencies who use the findings to develop specific actions and initiatives to promote Media Literacy. We regularly engage with Ofcom in the discharging of their duties.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 63296 63298 question first answered 14/02/2017 14:33:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

685460

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials in her Department are working on preparations to implement the General Data Protection Regulation.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	63299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Culture Media and Sport leads on data protection policy, which includes implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). There are around 21 officials in the Department contributing to implementation of the GDPR, with many departments across Government also supporting the work.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 10/02/2017 15:34:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

675503

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Somalia: Public Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2017 to Question 58596, how many contracts the Government placed with UK-based public relations companies between 2010 and 2015 that include work in or on Somalia; and with which companies those contracts were placed.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	60780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>Following further consultations, I can confirm that no records have been found of contracts awarded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to UK-based public relations companies for work in or on Somalia between 2010 and 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/01/2017 14:36:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

654801

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what account she took of the diversity of public appointments in her decision relating to the approval of Ofcom's candidates for vacant Channel 4 non-executive director posts.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	56860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>DCMS is committed to ensuring diversity in all public appointments. In the first two quarters of 2016/17, 50% of new DCMS appointments went to women and 18% to BAME candidates</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the recent Channel 4 board posts, the Secretary of State approved the four candidates on the basis that they met the skills and experience set out the advertised job descriptions.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/12/2016 13:20:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

654803

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many candidates for vacant Channel 4 non-executive director posts were interviewed by Ministers of her Department on what dates in 2016.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	56862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State can ask a Minister to meet with candidates deemed appointable at interview before making a final decision, or indeed meet them herself. There were no meetings or conversations between ministers and any candidates in relation to the Channel 4 board appointments.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 56861 question first answered 13/12/2016 13:21:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

652602

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 6 December 2016 to Questions 55206 and 55161, for what reasons the advisers were named in only one of those Answers.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	56384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>To abide by the Data Protection Act, we did not provide the names of the advisers in Question 55206.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/12/2016 18:23:55 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

652603

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2016 to Question 40504, whether she has held any meetings with her Ministerial colleagues on options for the future of Channel 4 since her appointment.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	56417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and officials periodically meet with a range of colleagues across government to discuss departmental issues, including regularly updating the Prime Minister’s office on progress on the department’s priorities.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 56421 question first answered 12/12/2016 15:09:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

652605

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings her Department and the Prime Minister's Office have had on the future of Channel 4 in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	56421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and officials periodically meet with a range of colleagues across government to discuss departmental issues, including regularly updating the Prime Minister’s office on progress on the department’s priorities.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 56417 question first answered 12/12/2016 15:09:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

652756

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Channel Four Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions she has had on the future of Channel 4 since her appointment.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	56400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>I discuss a range of issues with Ministerial colleagues. It has been the practice of successive Governments not to disclose information relating to internal discussions.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May grouped question UIN 56395 question first answered 14/12/2016 12:41:43 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest