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169662

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Tickets
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 findings of the Metropolitan Police in their February 2013 Report "Ticket Crime", and in particular the suggestion that "the lack of legislation outlawing the unauthorised resale of tickets and the absence of regulation of the primary and secondary markets encourages unscrupulous practices, a lack of transparency and fraud".
tabling member printed	Baroness Heyhoe Flint
uin	HL3649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Metropolitan Police's 2013 report &quot;Ticket Crime&quot; highlights that many of the methods that touts use to acquire tickets are already illegal, as is the act of fraudulently selling fake or non-existent tickets.</p><p> </p><p>I will continue to discuss the secondary ticket market with ministerial colleagues and the relevant stakeholders, this includes discussion of options that will help consumers to make informed ticket purchases in a safe and secure environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/12/2014 14:53:13 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4224 label Biography information for Baroness Heyhoe Flint

169681

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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: Liverpool
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received about Arts Council funding for the Liverpool Black-E project; and what plans they have to ensure its ability to continue.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Arts Council England has the responsibility for making individual spending decisions independently of Ministers and Government. The Arts Council’s Relationship Managers are in contact with The Black-E and they are clear that they will continue to do all that they can to keep the dialogue open with the organisation, supporting staff, management and funding partners to maintain its continued development.</p><p> </p><p>The Arts Council have supported The Black-E through recent years including when it was recently successful in being awarded a £450,000 small-scale capital grant which will further support their work and will increase their capacity to source additional income. Although the organisation will receive a smaller level of investment from 2015, the Arts Council are working with The Black-E to negotiate the best way forward to meet their goals over the coming months.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/12/2014 15:50:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

169770

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Staff
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 staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of permanent employees in the Department's headquarters employed by DCMS is 435 which includes GEO.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 18/12/2014 09:44:53 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169774

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Sports: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of adults in (a) Kent, (b) Medway and (c) Gillingham and Rainham constituency that have taken part in at least one sporting activity each week in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	218350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Sport participation data is from the Active People Survey which is the main measure of the number of people aged 16 and above taking part in sport in England. The 2013/14 data will be released in January 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Gillingham and Rainham</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>Medway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 (APS7)</p></td><td><p>n/a¹</p></td><td><p>483,100 (34.3%)</p></td><td><p>71,600 (33.5%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 (APS6)</p></td><td><p>n/a¹</p></td><td><p>465,100 (33.3%)</p></td><td><p>69,600 (32.9%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 (APS5)</p></td><td><p>n/a¹</p></td><td><p>435,400 (32%)</p></td><td><p>48,700 (23.7%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10 (APS4)</p></td><td><p>n/a¹</p></td><td><p>444,600 (33.1%)</p></td><td><p>67,100 (33%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 (APS3)</p></td><td><p>n/a¹</p></td><td><p>432,900 (32.4%)</p></td><td><p>59,400 (29.4%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>¹Sample size too small to provide figure</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 17/12/2014 10:26:08 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

169778

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of the current Electronic Communications Code on the ability of mobile network operators to improve mobile voice and data coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	218291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government asked the Law Commission to produce a report on the Electronic Communications Code. The Law Commission reported in February 2013, setting out a number of recommendations for a reformed Code.</p><p>Since the publication of this report, DCMS officials have been analysing the effect of the existing Code, and in turn Code reform, on the development of networks, including mobile networks in urban and rural areas. The Law Commission’s report found evidence that the existing Code makes the rollout of communications networks more difficult, and representations received by DCMS from mobile network operators have supported this conclusion.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/12/2014 14:40:09 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 34019 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

169780

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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 representations he has received from mobile network operators on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code to assist their mobile coverage plans.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	218292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has met with mobile network operators and other stakeholders to discuss improving mobile coverage. To further this work, DCMS officials have also met with stakeholders including the mobile network operators about the effect of the reform of the Electronic Communications Code on network development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/12/2014 14:41:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 34021 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

169782

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the access entitlements of communications providers under the Electronic Communications Code and those of electricity, gas and water companies.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>In January 2014, DCMS published the report “Modelling the Economic Impact of Alternative Wayleave Regimes” which contained a comparative assessment of economic impact of the regimes used by the communications, energy and water sectors when using a wayleave to install, access and maintain equipment on private land. A copy of this report has been placed in the House of Commons library.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/01/2015 08:33:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169784

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215926, what the gap is between availability and actual take-up of superfast broadband in both (a) percentage and (b) absolute terms.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Infrastructure Report 2014 stated that the availability of superfast broadband was 75% of UK premises in June 2014, that take-up of fixed broadband was 73% of UK residential premises, and that take-up of superfast broadband was 21% of UK premises.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/12/2014 10:20:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169785

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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: Urban 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 15 October 2014 to Question 209986, how much of the Super Connected Cities budget was spent on advertising in each month since March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The following sums have been spent from the Super Connected Cities budget on advertising or advertising agencies since March 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>£234,304.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>£531,454.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>£392,440.07</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 18/12/2014 16:03:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169786

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Telecommunications
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 take forward proposals from the Law Commission on the wayleaves regime and Electronic Communications Code.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>DCMS plans to reform the Electronic Communications Code in line with the recommendations set out by the Law Commission in its report published in February 2013.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/01/2015 08:32:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant