Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his timetable is for requiring age verification for relevant websites in order to prevent children's exposure to harmful sexualised content online.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
The Government is considering its approach to delivering this commitment, and will share its plans in due course. Helping parents to protect their children from inappropriate and harmful content online remains a top priority, building on measures implemented under the previous Government including easy to use parental control filters in the home.
Ministers will engage with the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) and other key stakeholders as they develop this policy.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his department is taking to support theatre and the arts in the provinces.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Funding decisions for the arts are made independently of Ministers by Arts Council England. Earlier this year the Arts Council announced an increase in the proportion of spend on regional arts and major partner museums and the Government is committed to achieving a better balance from public funding and Lottery investment across the country.