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registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Cybercrime: Insurance
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 he is taking to support and spread awareness of cyber security insurance amongst businesses.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	39727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the UK one of the safest places in the world to do business online and we recognise the role cyber insurance can play as part of a broader risk management strategy.</p><p>In March 2015 the Government published a report on the joint initiatives between Government and the insurance sector to tackle cyber risk. The report is available here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/06/2016 10:49:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

523429

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support the Government is providing to remote rural communities on obtaining reliable access to broadband.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	39670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Public investment in improving broadband is nearly £1.7 billion, including £790 million of UK government funding, to bring superfast broadband to areas of the UK where it would not otherwise be available. Superfast broadband is now available to 90 per cent of UK premises and this will reach 95 per cent by December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also implemented a basic broadband scheme to enable all premises to gain access to speeds of at least 2Mbps. This allows residents to gain access to every government service available online.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in November 2015 the Prime Minister announced the Government’s intention to introduce a new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) with the aim to provide a safety net for those homes and business in the hardest to reach parts of the UK without access to superfast broadband.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/06/2016 08:45:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

523430

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assistance the Government plans to provide to broadband suppliers to meet the terms of the Universal Services Obligation.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	39671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Universal Service Providers responsible for delivering the broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) will be designated by Ofcom following changes to primary and secondary legislation. No decision has been taken yet on funding the USO’s delivery .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/06/2016 08:46:28 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

523431

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times he has visited Scotland in an official capacity since the 2015 General Election; and what meetings were held on each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	39828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly visit all parts of the United Kingdom, including Scotland. Details of meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis and can be accessed via the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/06/2016 16:10:03 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

523488

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Birds: Tristan Da Cunha
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 his Department has made of the threats to the Tristan albatross and Gough bunting from invasive plants and mice; and if his Department will support the proposed initiative by the Tristan da Cunha council to protect those birds through mouse and invasive plant eradication projects.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	39764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text The Government is aware of the threat to the seabirds of Gough Island posed by invasive mice and plants. We are reviewing the options for addressing this problem and will take necessary actions to ensure the protection of these rare and endangered species and to protect the World Heritage Site status of Gough Island. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/06/2016 10:52:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell