Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the policy paper, The exchange and protection of personal data: a future partnership paper, published on 24 August 2017, what plans her Department has made to address the effect on UK GDP of UK-EU data flows being disrupted by the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer the Hon member to the responses I gave in the Chamber during the Leaving the EU: Data Protection debate on Thursday 12 October.
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the policy paper, The exchange and protection of personal data: a future partnership paper, published on 24 August 2017, what economic assessment has been made of the effect on UK firms and consumers of negotiations with the EU failing to provide a UK-EU model for exchanging and protecting personal data.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer the Hon member to the responses I gave in the Chamber during the Leaving the EU: Data Protection debate on Thursday 12 October.
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the provision of short-term work visas for EU residents in the creative industries wishing to do project work in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has regular discussions with ministerial colleagues on a range of issues affecting the creative industries, including the impacts and opportunities presented by the UK’s exit from the EU.
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what economic assessment the Government has made of the impact on ending freedom of movement on the creative industries.
Answered by Matt Hancock
After the UK leaves the EU, free movement will end but migration between the UK and the EU will continue. The Government has been clear that, in future, the Free Movement Directive will no longer apply, however the UK will remain an open and tolerant country; one that recognises the valuable contribution migrants make to our society and welcomes those with the skills and expertise to make our nation better still. To retain the UK’s position as a world leader in the creative industries, the UK needs to continue to attract the brightest and best, including those from the EU, with high level skills that can support the creative sector, the industrial strategy and benefit the wider UK economy.
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans for Ofcom to continue to participate in the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications after the UK has left the EU.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The UK's negotiations for exiting the EU are complex and the Government is focused on securing the right deal for Britain. Together with the Department for Exiting the European Union, we are analysing all the impacts of leaving the EU, including future involvement in European organisations.
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to prepare for the outcome of the EU referendum.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of our EU membership that cause so much frustration in Britain - so we get a better deal for Britain and secure our future. The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU.