Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) facilities and (b) other support her Department provides for (i) visitors and (ii) staff for (A) lactating mothers and (B) the expressing of breast milk.
Answered by Matt Hancock
DCMS occupies a shared building and both staff and visitors have access to two quiet and private rooms in the building equipped with soft seating and refrigeration facilities made available for the expressing and storing of breast milk.
The Department actively encourages flexible working and this is supported by our IT and telecoms services which facilitate easy connectivity to central networks from remote locations.
Employees and managers have access through our intranet to the Civil Service Parental Leave Toolkit and other valuable related information.
There is also a staff network - The Parental Leave Network which is a friendly and informal network supporting staff throughout their parental leave and return to work offering resources and and tips for returning as well as operating a buddy system for parents returning from work.
In situations where a member of staff has more specific requirements, these will be addressed on a case by case basis with the aim of providing the support required for their particular circumstance.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 16 September 2016 on parity of funding for BBC Alba.
Answered by Matt Hancock
A letter was sent to the hon member on 9th November.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2016 to Question 50037, if her Department will define a more specific timescale for responding in due course.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
The Government is carefully considering each of Professor Waterson’s recommendations but has not set a date for the completion of these considerations and publication of a Government response.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Independent Review of Consumer Protection Measures concerning Online Secondary Ticketing facilities, published in May 2016, what steps the Government is taking to tackle ticket touting.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
The Government is looking very carefully at Professor Waterson’s recommendations and a response will be published in due course.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will issue a response to the report Scientific and factual? A review of breastmilk substitute advertising to healthcare professionals, published by the First Steps Nutrition Trust.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer my honourable friend to the answer to PQ 47854.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Part 10 of the Gambling Act 2005.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
The Government continues to keep under review all aspects of the Gambling Act 2005. The Triennial Review of Stakes and Prizes is due to be published shortly, and will consider stakes and prizes of all gaming machines.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward proposals to reduce the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
The Triennial Review of Stakes and Prizes is due to be published shortly, and will consider stakes and prizes of all gaming machines.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to tackle nuisance calls and text messages.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
The Government is taking forward a range of legislative measures to tackle nuisance calls and text messages, which will increase consumer protection and choice by strengthening the Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO) ability to take enforcement action against organisations that break the law. Specific actions include; strengthening the ICO's direct marketing guidance by giving it statutory status; and exploring extending the ICO’s powers of compulsory audit to more of the organisations that generate nuisance calls. This is in addition to action the Government has already taken against nuisance calls, including lowering the legal threshold for ICO action against nuisance callers and lifting the cap on fines ICO issue to companies breaking the rules. Recently a record high £200,000 fine was issued, and between the 2010 - 2015, the average fine has been £85,000 - considerably higher than in 2010, when fines were capped at £5,000.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the findings of the Independent review of consumer protection measures concerning online secondary ticketing facilities, published on 26 May 2016.
Answered by David Evennett
Professor Waterson’s Independent Review of Consumer Protection Measures concerning Online Secondary Ticketing Facilities includes recommendations for the primary ticketing market in relation to ‘bots’ and tackling them. Professor Waterson considers that primary ticket sellers should be routinely reporting bot attacks to the police as such incidents may give rise to breaches of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and that greater reporting will also enable the police to assess any wider criminal intent behind bot and botnet usage. The Government’s response to Professor Waterson’s Report will be published in due course.
Asked by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to prevent online bots being used to purchase hundreds of tickets for concerts and football matches to be sold on a greatly increased prices.
Answered by David Evennett
Professor Waterson’s Independent Review of Consumer Protection Measures concerning Online Secondary Ticketing Facilities includes recommendations for the primary ticketing market in relation to ‘bots’ and tackling them. Professor Waterson considers that primary ticket sellers should be routinely reporting bot attacks to the police as such incidents may give rise to breaches of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and that greater reporting will also enable the police to assess any wider criminal intent behind bot and botnet usage. The Government’s response to Professor Waterson’s Report will be published in due course.