Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment the Government has made of levels of parental confidence in the online environment.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Disinformation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that misinformation on Corvid-19 on social media channels is removed.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to stop the spread of misinformation online.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) social media and (b) other tech platforms on funding for Ofcom, after Ofcom takes on regulatory responsibility for online harms.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Ofcom: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on (a) past reductions and (b) potential future reductions in its budget.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Ofcom: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what Ofcom's budget was in each year since its inception; what proportion of that budget was allocated by Her Majesty's Treasury; and whether the Government plans to change Ofcom's fundi

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to update the digital regulatory regime.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Huawei: 5G

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has made an assessment on the effect of the decision to give Huawei permission to build parts of the UK’s 5G network on UK-US digital trade.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection: 5G

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department has issued to network operators on mitigating the effect of high risk vendors in their network.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the telecoms security plan.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the volume of UK-EU digital trade after the transition period.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of divergence on EU data protection rules on the UK receiving an adequacy agreement from the EU.

12 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Bank of England

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Bank of England is subject to regional requirements on its (a) performance, (b) monitoring and (c) reporting.

11 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Digital Technology: North East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the forecasted growth of the digital sector in the North East.

11 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Disposable Income: North East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of disposable income in the North East.

11 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Average Earnings: North East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trend in the level of average earnings in the North East.

11 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

European Regional Development Fund: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to replace Image result for European Regional Development Fund grants for projects in the North East.

11 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Cybersecurity

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the blog post dated 22 February 2019 by Dr Ian Levy, Technical Director of the National Cyber Security Centre, what enforcement powers Ofcom will have to hel

11 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Cybersecurity

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the blog post dated 22 February 2019 by Dr Ian Levy, Technical Director of the National Cyber Security Centre, what assessment he has made of the implication

7 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to take steps to reduce the risks associated with high risk vendors in mobile networks in the UK.

6 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her oral contribution of 7 October 2019, Official Report, column 1496, what recent assessment she has made of the level of minimum income that a person needs to meet essential living c

6 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that victims of child sexual exploitation are not refused compensation as a result of criminal convictions obtained during the period in which those victims were abused.

6 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Housing: Broadband

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2020 to Question 10373 on Housing: Broadband, what steps he is taking to ensure that the legislative proposals on buildings regulations wi

6 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to schools on the use of Google Classroom; and what alternatives to that platform are available to schools.

6 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Work Experience: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguarding guidance his Department has issued to schools in relation to students using LinkedIn profiles to look for work experience.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

European Telecommunications Standards Institute: Quantum Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support her Department provides to ETSI in relation to the development of (a) quantum communications technology standards and (b) quantum key distribution.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department provides to representatives of wildlife organisations to encourage them to take up positions on the boards of (a) parks and (b) other environmental organisa

3 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Business Growth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the Business Growth fund was under spent in each of the last three years.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what statutory role OfGem has in relation to decarbonisation policies; and what her Department's policy is on ensuring that the energy market best supports the transition to renew

3 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to free legal support for people on low incomes.

Source: official written-questions record.