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178295

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's impact assessment of the reform of the Electronic Communications Code, published on 16 January 2015, for what reason the Government did not publish that assessment in time for it to inform the debate on that code in the Public Bill Committee on the Infrastructure Bill [Lords] on 15 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>This was an oversight. Once that oversight became clear we sought to publish the IA immediately.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 08:42:28 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178296

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's press release of 18 December 2014, entitled Government secures landmark deal for UK mobile phone users, if he will publish the text of the Government's agreement with the mobile network operators.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2015 answer text <p>The press release outlined the deal; there is nothing further to publish.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/02/2015 14:01:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178297

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to accede to the Hague Commission on Protection of Cultural Property in Time of War before 7 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The legislative priorities for this session were set out in the Queen’s Speech in June. The Government remains committed to protecting cultural heritage and the Hague convention and its protocols already informs the Armed Forces’ law of armed conflict doctrine and training policy, particularly with regard to respect for cultural property, precautions in attack and recognition of the protective emblem.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 223011 question first answered 11/02/2015 09:50:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178298

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to tackle the problem of loneliness by encouraging people to participate in culture and sports.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2015 answer text <p>DCMS recognises that participating in culture and sport can help to tackle the problem of loneliness. Arts Council England (ACE) aims to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience and be inspired by the arts by providing funding to organisations that promote cultural and social cohesion. DCMS has contributed<strong> </strong>£47.5 million to 50 projects that are part of Sport England’s Community Sport Activation Fund containing ‘reducing social isolation of the participants’ as one of the wider outcomes of the project, and has also invested over £730,000 in Age UK through Sport England’s Inclusive Sport fund, which is looking to overcome psychological barriers such as isolation faced by older people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/02/2015 10:29:26 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178299

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Office for National Statistics' report, Measuring national well-being - An Analysis of Social Capital in the UK; and what recent assessment he has made of his Department's performance in contributing to national well-being.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>I welcome the ONS' analysis of Social Capital in the UK published on 29th Jan. DCMS officials are considering the implications of the report in the context of our own published evidence on the positive associations between culture, sport, volunteering and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 23/02/2015 13:05:53 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178300

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Automation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on digital employment of trends towards increasing automation in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Over the last 10 years the ICT sector has grown over two and a half times as fast as the whole economy. In 2013, it contributed £113bn (7.5%) to the UK’s Gross Value Added (GVA) and supported 1.3 million jobs in the UK. Over the next decade, employment in the digital sector is projected to grow significantly faster than employment in other sectors of the economy, while sustained growth is expected in the number of IT specialists employed across the economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Evidence shows that digital technologies will transform the economy by bringing about efficiency improvements with resulting increases in productivity. This will impact on the composition of the labour market. It is difficult to reliably quantify this impact and estimates vary widely. International studies suggest that whilst demand for certain occupations may be reduced by robotics and automation, many more jobs would be created. For example, a recent study by the International Federation of Robotics estimates that there would be a net gain of jobs as a result of introducing robotics in industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK labour market is renowned for its flexibility and is well-placed to respond to structural changes. In order to maximise the opportunities presented by digital technologies, the Government is committed to ensuring that individuals are equipped with the digital skills needed for current and future job roles.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are working in partnership with industry to ensure that our education and training systems are providing the right digital skills. We have reformed the computing curriculum to ensure every young person is prepared for an increasingly digital world and reforms to apprenticeships are enabling employers to set standards that meet their needs. In November, we announced a pilot of short courses, which are accredited by business and provide up-to-date digital skills. In December, the Prime Minister announced a National College for Digital Skills, which will drive up standards in Further Education (FE), and ensure the FE system prepares individuals for the future workforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 223739 question first answered 25/02/2015 15:09:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178301

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Automation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of existing (a) jobs and (b) lower-paid and lower-skilled jobs that may be lost in the next 20 years as a result of digitisation and robotics.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Over the last 10 years the ICT sector has grown over two and a half times as fast as the whole economy. In 2013, it contributed £113bn (7.5%) to the UK’s Gross Value Added (GVA) and supported 1.3 million jobs in the UK. Over the next decade, employment in the digital sector is projected to grow significantly faster than employment in other sectors of the economy, while sustained growth is expected in the number of IT specialists employed across the economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Evidence shows that digital technologies will transform the economy by bringing about efficiency improvements with resulting increases in productivity. This will impact on the composition of the labour market. It is difficult to reliably quantify this impact and estimates vary widely. International studies suggest that whilst demand for certain occupations may be reduced by robotics and automation, many more jobs would be created. For example, a recent study by the International Federation of Robotics estimates that there would be a net gain of jobs as a result of introducing robotics in industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK labour market is renowned for its flexibility and is well-placed to respond to structural changes. In order to maximise the opportunities presented by digital technologies, the Government is committed to ensuring that individuals are equipped with the digital skills needed for current and future job roles.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are working in partnership with industry to ensure that our education and training systems are providing the right digital skills. We have reformed the computing curriculum to ensure every young person is prepared for an increasingly digital world and reforms to apprenticeships are enabling employers to set standards that meet their needs. In November, we announced a pilot of short courses, which are accredited by business and provide up-to-date digital skills. In December, the Prime Minister announced a National College for Digital Skills, which will drive up standards in Further Education (FE), and ensure the FE system prepares individuals for the future workforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 223738 question first answered 25/02/2015 15:09:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178302

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate Ofcom has made of the proportion of (a) broadband users, (b) rural small and medium-sized enterprise broadband users, (c) mobile users and (d) television users that are dissatisfied with the service they receive.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>According to Ofcom’s Consumer Experience Report published in January 2015, 9% of broadband users, 6% of mobile users, and 4 % of television users were dissatisfied with their service. The report gives no comparative figure for rural SMEs. This represents a fall in dissatisfaction levels since 2010 in broadband and TV, and a slight increase for mobile users. Our landmark mobile deal should make mobile users’ experiences altogether more satisfactory.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 08:45:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178303

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether discussions between his Department and the Cabinet Office on Ministry of Defence Police pension arrangements have concluded; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	223705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>As you may be aware, this is a complex matter which raises a number of cross-Departmental issues; discussions with both the Cabinet Office and the Treasury are ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/02/2015 17:03:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

178304

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he plans for discussions on future arrangements for Ministry of Defence Police pensions to be concluded by 30 March 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	223706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Discussions on the future arrangements for Ministry of Defence Police pensions are still ongoing. I recognise the importance of this issue to the Defence Police community and am seeking to resolve it as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/02/2015 17:05:54 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon