Asked by: Joe Powell (Labour - Kensington and Bayswater)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on appointing a Ministerial lead for the UK's seat on the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee.
Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The responsibility for the interrelated areas of open government and open data is currently held in the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO). However, as part of a Machinery of Government change to create the Digital Centre of Government, CDDO has moved into the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) from the Cabinet Office. The ongoing work to design the digital centre will assess the suitability of the current arrangement and make recommendations for the future responsibility for the delivery of the principles of Open Government and the National Action Plan for Open Government and inform the Ministerial lead for the UK’s seat on the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee.
Asked by: Joe Powell (Labour - Kensington and Bayswater)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect people online.
Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
In line with our Safer Streets Mission, the Online Safety Act brings much needed protections to the online world by protecting children from harmful and age-inappropriate content, tackling violence against women and girls, and taking down criminal activity. The new laws apply to search services and all companies that allow users to share and post content online or interact with each other, even if the companies providing them are outside the UK.