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101809

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Lighting
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 make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout his Department's buildings and sites; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in his Department which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>DCMS occupies two buildings – 100 Parliament Street and Queen’s Yard.</p><p>100 Parliament Street is occupied under an agreement with HMRC, who have responsibility for the building services, including lighting.</p><p>Queen's Yard is a leased building and houses the Government Art Collection. There are no plans to install LED lighting on this site.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 04/11/2014 10:31:30 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101537

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
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 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, what progress his Department has made in improving 3G and 4G mobile telephone signals (a) nationally and (b) in Cumbria since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	212408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The first 4G services were launched in the UK on 30 October 2012. Ofcom auctioned 800 MHz and 2600 MHz spectrum in January/February 2013 for 4G mobile broadband services including for a licence won by Telefonica O2 which included a coverage obligation to reach 98% of the UK population indoors by the end of 2017. All four mobile network operators had launched 4G mobile broadband services by the end of 2013 and all are aiming to reach 98% of the UK population by the end of 2015.</p><p>According to Ofcom’s Infrastructure Report 2013 Update, over 99% of UK premises were served by at least one operator offering 3G services, with almost 80% of premises served by all operators. That report did not provide figures for 4G mobile broadband coverage although EE claims coverage of over 75% of the UK population with its 4G services. The next Ofcom Infrastructure Report will be published before the end of the year and will include 4G coverage data</p><p>According to Ofcom, over 94% of premises in Cumbria could receive a 3G signal from at least one operator although only 53% of premises received signal from all operators. 4G services have been launched by at least one operator in Cumbria.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2014 16:55:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

101538

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
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: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what change there has been in the number of households in Northern Ireland holding a black and white television licence between 2003 and 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	212404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>TV Licensing do not hold figures for the number of black and white TV licences held in Northern Ireland in 2003. In 2013 there were 818 black and white TV licences held in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2014 16:54:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

101301

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the Government's estimate is of the proportion of video games sector employees who are women.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	212360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>This data is not included in our Creative Industries Economic Estimates. However, a census carried out by the relevant sector skills council, Creative Skillset, in 2012 reported that 14% of the games workforce were women. This was an increase from 6% in their 2009 census. Creative Skillset will be re-evaluating the proportion of video games sector employees who are women in their next survey, which is due in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2014 16:56:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

101334

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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	HMS Victory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to permit the (a) Maritime Heritage Foundation and (b) Odyssey Marine Exploration, to sell material recovered from the wreck site of HMS Victory 1744.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	212294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>Clause 2 of the Deed of Gift prevents the Maritime Heritage Foundation (MHF) from selling, giving or otherwise disposing of anything transferred under the Deed without the express consent of the Secretary of State for Defence.</strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/11/2014 10:29:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

101335

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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	HMS Victory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who has made representations to his Department on the future management of HMS Victory 1744; and what the content was of such representations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	212277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>DCMS has received a number of representations regarding HMS Victory. Representations were received from the following organisations which contained a range of views on the future management of HMS Victory 1744:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advisory_Committee" target="_blank"><strong>Advisory Committee</strong></a><strong> on Historic Wreck Sites; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advisory_Council_on_Underwater_Archaeology" target="_blank"><strong>Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology</strong></a><strong>; Alderney Maritime Trust; Archaeologist - </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bournemouth_University" target="_blank"><strong>Bournemouth University</strong></a><strong>; Archaeologist - University of </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrews" target="_blank"><strong>St Andrews</strong></a><strong>; Augurship 320 Ltd; Representatives of the Balchin Family; Representative of the Temple-West Family; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BG" target="_blank"><strong>BG</strong></a><strong> Energy Holdings Ltd; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Sub_Aqua_Club" target="_blank"><strong>British Sub Aqua Club</strong></a><strong>; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_for_British_Archaeology" target="_blank"><strong>Council for British Archaeology</strong></a><strong>; Diver-British Sub Aqua Club; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Heritage" target="_blank"><strong>English Heritage</strong></a><strong>; Falmouth Divers Ltd; Former Premier of Bermuda G P Resorts (</strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA" target="_blank"><strong>USA</strong></a><strong>); History Hunters International; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Committee" target="_blank"><strong>International Committee</strong></a><strong> on Underwater Cultural Heritage; Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee; Lecturer in Archaeology-Institute of Archaeology; Maritime Historian Mary Rose Trust; Members of the Public, from the </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK" target="_blank"><strong>UK</strong></a><strong> and overseas (mainly USA); Ministry of Defence-Defence Equipment &amp; Spares (Salvage and Moorings Operation); National Maritime Museum; Nautical Archaeology Society; Nelson Society; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey_Marine_Exploration" target="_blank"><strong>Odyssey Marine Exploration</strong></a><strong>; Ordnance Historian; Ordnance Researcher; Planet Electronics Ltd; ProMare UK; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Association_of_Diving_Instructors" target="_blank"><strong>Professional Association of Diving Instructors</strong></a><strong>; Professor of Archaeology - Institute of Archaeologists; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receiver_of_Wreck" target="_blank"><strong>Receiver of Wreck</strong></a><strong>; Rescue-The British Archaeological Trust; Retired Archaeologist; Seaquest Ltd; Searex Inc; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Antiquaries" target="_blank"><strong>Society of Antiquaries</strong></a><strong>; Student of Archaeology - Warwick University; </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO" target="_blank"><strong>UNESCO</strong></a><strong>; USA Publisher; Wreck Watch.</strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/11/2014 10:29:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

101336

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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	Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons his Department's Annual Report and Accounts for 2013-14 has not yet been published; and when that report is due to be published.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	212257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>DCMS’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2013-14 was published on Wednesday 29<sup>th</sup> October.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 30/10/2014 11:28:30 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

101337

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on mobile telephones and mid-contract price increases.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	212261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>I have regular discussions with Ofcom on a range of issues.</strong></p><p><strong>Government pressure recently led to reform in this area. As a result, for contracts entered into after 23 January 2014, when the core price increases mid-contract, consumers can exit their contracts without penalty and hence can switch to another provider or tariff. This applies to all communications providers.</strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2014 16:31:38 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

101338

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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	Football: Homophobia
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 tackle homophobic abuse in football stadiums.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	212242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DCMS and the FA take matters of discrimination very seriously: any form of racism, anti-Semitism or homophobia is completely unacceptable. We have made good strides in tackling discrimination in sport in this country in the last 25 years but we can’t be complacent and must continue to work on it.</p><p> </p><p>Following the 2012 Downing Street summit on racism in football, the FA are now delivering against a whole sport Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Plan called “Football’s for Everyone” to build equality and inclusion in football. DCMS welcomes this commitment, and specific initiatives, such as “Football vs Homophobia”. The FA Inclusion Advisory Board reports quarterly to DCMS on the progress made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/11/2014 16:30:47 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

101073

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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	Private Finance Initiative
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 private finance initiative projects his Department contracted for in each year from 1997 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	212094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the information contained in the link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data</a>.</p><p>The data can be filtered by procuring authority and then by date of financial close in order to determine how many PFI projects were contracted by DCMS in each year from 1997 to 2010. This information is provided by DCMS and published by the Treasury each year. The current data is as at 31 March 2013, but will be updated with data as at 31 March 2014 shortly.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 30/10/2014 14:46:07 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby