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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

687010

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties there are for (a) supplying and (b) serving illegally caught sea bass.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	63577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Any commercial buyers that source fish directly from the fishing industry must be registered, comply with the obligation to submit to the UK authorities a sales note, identifying the specific vessel that caught the fish, and must comply with ongoing requirements on traceability. Failure to comply with these obligations constitutes as a criminal offence that includes an unlimited fine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/02/2017 15:09:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

685456

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	Digital Technology: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives from the digital industries on data protection regulations since the UK's decision to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	63265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2017 answer text <p><br>We have had widespread and ongoing discussions with the digital industry on Data Protection.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/02/2017 16:17:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

685457

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 much her Department has spent on promoting media literacy in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	63296
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 63297 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

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

685459

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, what steps her Department is taking to promote media literacy.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	63298
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 63297 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

673481

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people took Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music exams in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	60149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>All 5-14 year old children in maintained schools should be taught to play a musical instrument as part of the National Curriculum.</p><p>The tables in the attachment show how many children were taught to play musical instruments through the music education hubs in each region in 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15.</p><p>The Department does not hold information about the number of people who took Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) exams. The tables below have been taken from ABRSM’s website and show the number of people who took practical graded music exams in the UK and Ireland in 2013 and 2014. Further information on additional years may be available on request from ABRSM.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="9"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fail</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pass</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Merit</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Distinction</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 1</p></td><td><p>1,028</p></td><td><p>24,108</p></td><td><p>25,875</p></td><td><p>14,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 2</p></td><td><p>1,570</p></td><td><p>23,619</p></td><td><p>18,422</p></td><td><p>7,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 3</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>21,218</p></td><td><p>16,001</p></td><td><p>6,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 4</p></td><td><p>1,407</p></td><td><p>15,521</p></td><td><p>9,861</p></td><td><p>3,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 5</p></td><td><p>1,712</p></td><td><p>15,235</p></td><td><p>9,795</p></td><td><p>4,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>5,196</p></td><td><p>3,898</p></td><td><p>2,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>3,578</p></td><td><p>2,858</p></td><td><p>1,818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 8</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>2,903</p></td><td><p>2,867</p></td><td><p>3,094</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="9"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fail</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pass</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Merit</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Distinction</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 1</p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>24,794</p></td><td><p>26,475</p></td><td><p>15,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 2</p></td><td><p>1,561</p></td><td><p>23,201</p></td><td><p>17,883</p></td><td><p>7,513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 3</p></td><td><p>1,312</p></td><td><p>20,504</p></td><td><p>15,313</p></td><td><p>6,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 4</p></td><td><p>1,513</p></td><td><p>15,597</p></td><td><p>9,958</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 5</p></td><td><p>1,518</p></td><td><p>13,962</p></td><td><p>9,259</p></td><td><p>4,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>622</p></td><td><p>5,285</p></td><td><p>4,018</p></td><td><p>2,108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>3,191</p></td><td><p>2,902</p></td><td><p>1,947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 8</p></td><td><p>584</p></td><td><p>2,688</p></td><td><p>2,784</p></td><td><p>3,143</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 60134 question first answered 19/01/2017 17:54:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 60134, 60149 attachment.xlsx title PQs 60134/60149 Musical instrument teaching
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

673497

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many music teachers there were in schools in England in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	60115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The figures are publicly available from the annual School Workforce Census’ statistical first releases, at the following web link: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-workforce</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 60116 question first answered 24/01/2017 10:01:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest