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518181

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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, how many voucher codes have been issued to date under the satellite broadband subsidy scheme; and for what proportion of those codes has installation been completed.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The Basic Broadband Scheme comprises two schemes running in parallel: the main scheme is administered by the Local Authorities and BT using only satellite suppliers; and the second supplementary scheme is administered by BDUK and uses fixed wireless suppliers as well as satellite suppliers. These schemes form part of the Government's commitment to ensure that every home and business in the UK has access to a broadband service of at least 2 Mbps.</p><p>On the main scheme, there have been 2774 successful applications for codes, with 278 going on to place orders. On the supplementary scheme, there has been 1171 successful applications for codes, with 282 going on to place orders.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/05/2016 11:30:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

518182

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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, which suppliers are approved to install the service offered under the satellite broadband subsidy scheme; and what regulation those suppliers are subject to from BT on installation procedure.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Suppliers for the main scheme are as follows:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ibub.co.uk/satellitescheme/" target="_blank">www.ibub.co.uk/satellitescheme/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.europasat.com/lp/bduk-national/" target="_blank">www.europasat.com/lp/bduk-national/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.broadbandwherever.net/BDUK" target="_blank">www.broadbandwherever.net/BDUK</a></p><p><a href="http://www.primetech-bduk.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.primetech-bduk.co.uk</a></p><p><a href="http://www.digiweb.com/satellite/" target="_blank">www.digiweb.com/satellite/</a></p><p><a href="http://avonlinebroadband.com/broadband-vouchers/" target="_blank">http://avonlinebroadband.com/broadband-vouchers/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.corsat.co.uk/bduk/" target="_blank">www.corsat.co.uk/bduk/</a></p><p><a href="http://ruralbroadband.co.uk/bduk" target="_blank">www.ruralbroadband.co.uk/bduk</a></p><p><a href="http://www.notspotbroadband.com/grant-schemes/" target="_blank">www.notspotbroadband.com/grant-schemes/</a></p><p><a href="http://toowayinfo.bentleywalker.com/bduk/" target="_blank">http://toowayinfo.bentleywalker.com/bduk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Suppliers for the supplementary scheme (which include fixed wireless providers) are as follows:</p><p><a href="http://www.voip-unlimited.net/airwave-home/" target="_blank">http://www.voip-unlimited.net/airwave-home/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.juice-broadband.com/" target="_blank">http://www.juice-broadband.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://lothianbroadband.com/" target="_blank">http://lothianbroadband.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://6ginternet.com/subsidy" target="_blank">https://6ginternet.com/subsidy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wessexinternet.com/" target="_blank">https://www.wessexinternet.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://wispire.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://wispire.co.uk/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ruralbroadband.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.ruralbroadband.co.uk/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.quickline.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.quickline.co.uk/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.notspotbroadband.com/" target="_blank">www.notspotbroadband.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.avonlinebroadband.com/" target="_blank">www.avonlinebroadband.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.symmetris.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.symmetris.co.uk/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bentley-walker.com/" target="_blank">www.bentley-walker.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://b4rn.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://b4rn.org.uk/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.europasat.com/" target="_blank">www.europasat.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.securewebservices.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.securewebservices.co.uk/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.satelliteinternet.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.satelliteinternet.co.uk/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.digiweb.com/satellite/" target="_blank">www.digiweb.com/satellite/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.broadbandwherever.net/home" target="_blank">www.broadbandwherever.net/home</a></p><p><br>The suppliers on the main scheme are contracted by BT as being able to provide satellite products through BT Wholesale. BT only contracts with suppliers who are able to demonstrate that they have a competent network of installers who are able to meet installation standards set out as part of the contract terms between supplier and BT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/05/2016 11:30:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

518183

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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 steps he plans to take to address installation issues arising from the satellite broadband subsidy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Customers can report any installation issues to the supplier, BT or BDUK. BT and BDUK work with suppliers to ensure that any customer issues are addressed.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/05/2016 11:30:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

517395

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Culture: 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 cultural events and organisations are directly funded by his Department, outside of funding for the Arts Councils; and where those events and organisations are located.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) funds a number of cultural events and organisations outside of funding for Arts Council England. Events include Hull City of Culture 2017 and the Great Exhibition of the North in 2018 which will celebrate and showcase the best of art, culture and design in those regions. Alongside support for the First World War Centenary commemoration events and numerous cultural capital projects, DCMS directly funds our national museums and galleries such as the British Museum, National Gallery, Tate, the Science Museum Group and National Museums Liverpool. Further information on the Government's funding commitments for culture can be found in the recently published Culture White Paper, a copy of which is available from the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/05/2016 15:23:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

517399

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Computer Networks: Small Businesses
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 help small businesses benefit from cloud computing technology.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government supports many initiatives that promote small business adoption and use of ICT, including cloud computing.</p><p> </p><p>For example, we are providing £12 million over the current spending period to Tech City UK, Tech North and other clusters where small tech businesses benefit from a number of initiatives including the Future Fifty programme offering targeted support to start-up companies. Business can also access support to do more online through Local Enterprise Partnerships and growth hubs. These services work in tandem with an extensive range of private sector-led initiatives to help small businesses improve their digital capability.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government’s Digital Marketplace has made it easier for SMEs to offer cloud products and services to the public sector by simplifying and speeding up the application process.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/05/2016 14:51:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

516640

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2016 to Question 19259, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-size businesses that that level of take up represents.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <strong><br />A: </strong>Details on the population of businesses in each of those groups can be found at the following link: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/467443/bpe_2015_statistical_release.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/467443/bpe_2015_statistical_release.pdf</a> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/05/2016 10:09:15 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

514735

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
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	Libraries: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessments he has made of the role of libraries in reducing digital exclusion.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	35021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>Libraries play a significant role in supporting digital engagement, by providing computers and WiFi to enable people to access the internet and digital services, as well as offering digital skills training and support.</p><p><br>Thanks to Government funding, free WiFi is available in 99% of public libraries in England. DCMS and the Leadership for Libraries Taskforce are working with national partners to develop the role of libraries in improving digital engagement. From 1 October 2015 to 31 March 2016, The Tinder Foundation, in partnership with the Taskforce, carried out a Libraries Digital Inclusion Action Research Project. This supported 16 library authorities across England to pilot and assess new approaches to build digital engagement in socially excluded, hard to reach groups. The Foundation published interim findings in February 2016, and a final report is due in this summer that will help inform future digital engagement activity for libraries.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/04/2016 12:40:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

514736

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
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, how many (a) homes and (b) business premises in the UK do not have access to (i) fixed and (ii) any broadband internet service over (A) 2mps and (B) 10mps.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	34988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>In December 2015, Ofcom reported that 100% of UK premises were able to access fix broadband services. The report can be found here: <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has now provided access to speeds of 2 Mbps or more to the whole of the UK. More detail can be found at:<a href="http://basicbroadbandchecker.culture.gov.uk/index.php" target="_blank"> http://basicbroadbandchecker.culture.gov.uk/index.php</a>. In addition, 90% of the UK now has access to superfast broadband (24Mbps or above) and we are on track to deliver 95% coverage by the end of 2017. According to ThinkBroadband less than 5% of the UK premises cannot currently access speed of 10Mbps (<a href="http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/" target="_blank">http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Prime Minister has announced the Government’s intention to introduce a new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) with the objective 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> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/04/2016 12:39:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

514737

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
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	Libraries: Computers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what statistics his Department collects on the use of computers in libraries.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	34990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The annual library statistics compiled, and published in December 2015, by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy indicate that from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 there were 26 million recorded hours of use of computers in public libraries in England.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/04/2016 08:56:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

514738

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
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	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made against its targets set out in the Government's Digital Inclusion Strategy of April 2014 on reducing the number of people who are digitally excluded.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	34993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The 2014 Digital Inclusion Strategy, created under the last Government, sets out a series of commitments and digital inclusion targets for government and the private and voluntary sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Strategy was published, ONS data has indicated a reduction in the proportion of adults who have never used the internet, from 13% in 2014 to 11% in 2015. However there are still a significant proportion of the UK population that lack basic digital skills, which is why work must continue across all sectors to increase digital engagement and motivate people to get online and make the most of the internet.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/04/2016 12:35:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah