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419453

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
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	A303
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend fully to honour Article 4 of the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World’s Heritage in respect of any future A303 dualling scheme at Stonehenge; and if not, whether they intend to withdraw as a signatory to the World Heritage Convention.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL2384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>This Government will continue to honour its obligations under article 4 of the World Heritage Convention regarding the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. We are<strong> </strong>committed to working with UNESCO and its advisory bodies to ensure that the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Site is taken into consideration in any forthcoming road scheme. We will be closely monitoring the development of any such scheme as it progresses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/09/2015 10:34:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

418788

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there have been any prosecutions under the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL2223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>There have been no prosecutions to date under the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2015 15:55:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

418789

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Art Works: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to ensure that buyers of art and antiques, including from dealers and auction houses, receive information about the provenance of such objects, including documentation of previous owners.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL2224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has made it a criminal offence to deal dishonestly in tainted cultural property and issued guidelines to help UK dealers and auction houses consider the relevant issues such as ensuring good provenance of cultural objects in which they deal.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government believes that regulating trade in art and antiquities is primarily the responsibility of the art and antiquities trade itself. The established trade associations possess codes of ethics by which they expect their members to abide and we expect the associations to enforce those codes strictly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2015 15:55:40 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

418870

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Tourism: 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 steps his Department is taking to encourage environmentally sustainable tourism in rural area.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
uin	10331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>My department is encouraging sustainable tourism in England through its Arms length body, VisitEngland. VisitEngland champions the independent Green Tourism Business Scheme and provides a range of toolkits and guidance notes to support tourism businesses, including their Good Practice Sustainability Guides, which provide businesses with easy and practical tips on how to reduce waste, save energy and engage customers.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/09/2015 15:01:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

418874

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Tour de France
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with his French counterpart to ensure that cyclists are not attacked by spectators when participating in the Tour de France.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>I have no plans to meet my counterpart as this a matter for the Tour de France organisers.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/09/2015 15:05:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418875

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Museums and Galleries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria the Government uses to determine which national museums receive government funding; and how such criteria are applied to the National Children's Museum, Eureka.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	10321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Government funds a small group of museums with Grant in Aid and there are no plans to extend the number of these at this time.</p><p> </p><p>A range of factors determine what constitutes a ‘national museum’, and one of the central criteria is the significance of the museum’s collection.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of the National Children’s Museum Government understands and supports the principle of family friendly interactive spaces. Government’s view is that this institution’s collection is not of a standard or scale comparable to National Museums such as the British Museum. It would not, therefore, fall within the criteria for receiving support from central Government or Arts Council England, which is responsible for regional museums.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/09/2015 15:08:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

418590

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	BBC World Service: North Korea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the BBC’s decision to inaugurate broadcasts to the Korean peninsula.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The BBC's proposals published in 'British, Bold, Creative - The BBC’s programmes and services in the next Charter', including its ideas for the future of the World Service, will be an important part of the Charter Review process the Government is running.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2015 15:54:40 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

418663

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Freedom of Information
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 hours his Department spent on processing freedom of information requests in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	10219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information detailing the total hours spent on processing freedom of information requests. However, there are currently three full time employees at the Department whose primary function is to ‘oversee, respond to or co­ordinate obligations’ under the Freedom of Information Act.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/09/2015 14:02:23 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

418664

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Broadband: East of England
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 increase broadband coverage and speed in Suffolk and the East of England.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
uin	10186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has committed £26.68 million to the Suffolk broadband project. The current contracted coverage is to provide superfast broadband access to 117,493 homes and businesses in the county, extending coverage to nearly 91% of premises. Procurement is still under way for part of the funding and coverage will be extended further once contracts are agreed. As 30 June 2015, the Suffolk project had covered 84,447 superfast premises.</p><p><br>Over £81 million of government funding has been committed to improving superfast broadband coverage in the East of England (including Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes). This will support delivery of superfast broadband to 642,160 homes and businesses in the region that would otherwise not have gained coverage.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/09/2015 14:40:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

418665

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the UK's gross domestic product is accounted for by tourism.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	10143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics estimates that tourism directly contributed £59.6 billion to the UK economy in 2014, accounting for nearly 4% of the UK's Gross Domestic Product.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/09/2015 13:59:51 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies