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93010

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Music Venues: Noise
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 potential effectiveness of an Agent of Change law to protect music venues and cultural centres from noise complaints.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	210213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DCMS is in regular contact with the Department for the Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government on how the Licensing Act 2003, the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and the planning system inter-relate with one another for entertainment premises.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/10/2014 12:00:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

93487

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Arts: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on funding for culture in the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	905470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Arts Council’s announcements on their 2015-2018 portfolio continue a trend in the reduction of the share of funding that is going to organisations in London, and includes investment in retaining talent and boosting production capacity outside of London. This includes the East Midlands which I will be visiting later this month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/10/2014 16:18:51 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

93488

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
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 review the rules relating to non-payment of the TV licence fee.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	905458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The government supported amendments in the Deregulation Bill and has committed to a thorough, independent review of how the licence fee is enforced. The Secretary of State announced last month that the Review will begin shortly and will conclude early in the next parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/10/2014 11:59:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

93717

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount the Government has allocated to the Creative Skillset Skills Investment Fund; how much of that funding has been allocated to the video games industry; and what assessment he has made of the effects of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Jim McGovern
uin	905475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DCMS is investing up to £8 million each year in 13/14 and 14/15 through the Skills Investment Fund. With industry match funding, this will support skills development in the film, TV, and video games sectors. By March 2015, Creative Skillset estimate that in total, over £4,300,000 of SIF funding will have been spent on training for the games sector. One element of this Fund, the Trainee Finder scheme, has so far placed 122 trainees in 67 games companies.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/10/2014 16:17:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1515 label Biography information for Jim McGovern

93718

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Arts: Government Assistance
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 support theatre and the arts in the provinces.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	905477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Funding decisions for the arts are made independently of Ministers by Arts Council England. Earlier this year the Arts Council announced an increase in the proportion of spend on regional arts and major partner museums and the Government is committed to achieving a better balance from public funding and Lottery investment across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/10/2014 16:17:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

92479

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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 much of the Super Connected Cities Programme budget has been spent to date.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	209985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p><em>To the end of September 2014 £20.17m has been spent from the £150m Super Connected Cities budget, which includes budget transfers to the devolved administrations of Scotland and Northern Ireland.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/10/2014 16:34:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

92481

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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, how much of the budget for the Mobile Infrastructure Project has been spent to date; how many sites have been built under that project; and what the completion date for the project is.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	209987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p><em>The Mobile Infrastructure Project currently has 135 sites in acquisition stage, with options for site locations under investigation. There are 15 sites where planning applications have been submitted, 2 sites are being built, and to date 2 sites have gone live in Weaverthorpe, North Yorkshire, and North Molton in Devon, providing coverage to over 200 premises each. The project has so far spent £3.87 million. </em></p><p><em> </em><em>The Government is committed to taking mobile coverage to as many premises as possible. Therefore the project will continue beyond March 2015 to ensure as many communities as possible benefit.</em></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/10/2014 16:33:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

92482

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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, what progress he has made on the Mobile Infrastructure Project.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	209842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p><em>The Mobile Infrastructure Project currently has 135 sites in acquisition stage, with options for site locations under investigation. There are 15 sites where planning applications have been submitted, 2 sites are being built, and to date 2 sites have gone live in Weaverthorpe, North Yorkshire, and North Molton in Devon, providing coverage to over 200 premises each. </em></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/10/2014 10:51:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

92486

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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: Cumbria
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 17 July 2014 to Question 205697, whether the target of delivering superfast broadband to one million premises by the end of summer 2014 has been achieved; and how many premises which have been connected to superfast broadband by the end of summer 2014 are in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	209980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p><em>The Government announced on 8 August 2014 that BDUK-supported superfast broadband coverage had exceeded 1 million premises. In the press release of 8 August 2014, the number of premises enabled under the BDUK programme in Cumbria was 38,965. Coverage information for below unitary authority level is not available, however proposed coverage plans and details on expected roll-out are available from Connecting Cumbria, the local project, at: </em><a href="http://www.connectingcumbria.org.uk/final-coverage-guide" target="_blank"><em>http://www.connectingcumbria.org.uk/final-coverage-guide</em></a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/10/2014 15:19:09 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

92487

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2014 to Question 205697, what proportion of premises in each county now have access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	209978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p><em>The information on the proportion of premises able to access superfast broadband at unitary authority level is published annually by Ofcom in a map. This is publically available at: </em><a href="http://maps.ofcom.org.uk/broadband/" target="_blank"><em>http://maps.ofcom.org.uk/broadband/</em></a></p><p> </p><p><em> </em><em>Ofcom also provide a table of information on broadband speed at: </em><a href="http://d2a9983j4okwzn.cloudfront.net/downloads/ofcom-uk-broadband-speed-data-2013.csv" target="_blank"><em>http://d2a9983j4okwzn.cloudfront.net/downloads/ofcom-uk-broadband-speed-data-2013.csv</em></a><em> for Spring 2013. Revised figures for Spring 2014 will be published later this year.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/10/2014 15:18:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed