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48926

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
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 potential benefits of the introduction of unbundled fibre to the cabinet and sub-loop bundling of residential broadband provision.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	197016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>I favour competition at all levels of the telecoms system, where it is effective and sustainable. Sub-loop unbundling (SLU), where a competing provider takes their fibre to BT's street cabinets and connects to BT's copper lines to consumers' premises, is a standard product controlled by Ofcom. At present there appears to be limited demand from communications providers for SLU. There may be opportunities to increase the likelihood of future competition in fibre-to-the-cabinet by designing network upgrades to make such access easier at little or no additional cost at the time of deployment, but lower entry barriers subsequently. Ofcom is keeping the matter under review.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48927

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
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 initiate a review of the fibre broadband wholesale pricing structure.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	197017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>On 27 January this year, Ofcom published a consultation on an update on the impact of fibre roll-out and the proposed charge control review of the wholesale broadband access (WBA) markets, following-on from its July-September 2013 consultation on the WBA market. In this context, services provided via copper, cable and fibre access networks are considered to be within the same market. The update consultation closed on 10 March.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48940

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
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 complaints the Advertising Standards Authority has received about letting agencies failing to advertise their fees since November 2013.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	197128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Advertising Standards Agency has received 76 complaints since 1 November 2013 about letting agents. This figure includes but is not limited to complaints about fees.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

48970

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what expenditure his Department incurred on the (a) Broadband Delivery Programme, (b) Mobile Infrastructure Project, (c) Spectrum Clearance and Awards Programme and (d) Urban Broadband Fund (Super-Connected City Initiative) in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15 to date; and what further expenditure on each of those projects it expects to incur in (A) the remainder of 2014-15, (B) 2015-16, (C) 2016-17, (D) 2017-18, (E) 2018-19 and (F) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	197157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The expenditure the Department incurred on the (a) Broadband Delivery Programme, (b) Mobile Infrastructure Project, (c) Spectrum Clearance and Awards Programme and (d) Urban Broadband Fund (Super-Connected City Initiative) in the years requested is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme</p></td><td><p>2010-11 (£m)</p></td><td><p>2011-12 (£m)</p></td><td><p>2012-13 (£m)</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p><p>(£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Broadband Delivery Programme</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9.77</p></td><td><p>68.49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Mobile Infrastructure Project</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.09</p></td><td><p>1.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Spectrum Clearance and Awards Programme</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>49.7</p></td><td><p>46.1</p></td><td><p>9.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) Urban Broadband Fund (Super-Connected City Initiative)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>16.36</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures provided relate to capital funding only. The totals for (a) and (d) include budget transfers to Broadband projects in the Devolved Administrations and (a) includes a budget transfer to Defra. The 2013-14 data are unaudited figures from the Department's financial systems and therefore subject to change. BDUK has not yet spent any capital funding in 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The forecasts for these DCMS programmes are subject to regular re-profiling. These are published on an annual basis by the Cabinet Office (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-major-projects-portfolio-data-for-dcms-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-major-projects-portfolio-data-for-dcms-2013</a>). The next data set will be published in June 2014. These programmes are currently profiled to spend:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(a) £780m on the Broadband Delivery programme by end FY 2017/18;</p><p> </p><p>(b) £150m on the Superfast Connected Cities Programme in 2015;</p><p> </p><p>(c) £131m on the Spectrum Clearance and Awards Programme by end FY 14/15;</p><p> </p><p>(d) £150m on the Mobile Infrastructure Programme by end FY 2014/15.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 8780 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

48983

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
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 10 April 2014, Official Report, columns 307-8W, on children: day care, what the breakdown is for the £500 grants available to set up new nurseries, childminders for disabled children and after schools clubs; how many of the 4,417 applicants continue to have a childcare business; and what plans he has for the funding of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	197189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Childcare Business Grants scheme was launched in April 2013 to help those wishing to start a new childcare business with start-up costs. To date, 4,501 applications have been received, of which 425 have been for £500 grants. Information is not available on the number of applicants that continue to have a childcare business.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of the £500 grants approved is in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Grant application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled childcare</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nursery</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Out of School Club</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*Other</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total applications:</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Liberata, management information</p><p>*Other (Childcare on domestic premises) – this category represents childminders working from domestic premises with three or more employees.</p><p> </p><p>We recently announced that the scheme will be available for new applicants up to the end of 2014 or until the £2m fund is exhausted.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

48991

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
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 officials in his Department are employed on zero-hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	107180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department has no employees with a zero hours contract.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

48776

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
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 radio spectrum is earmarked for (a) military purposes, (b) radar purposes and (c) public service broadcasting.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	196840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Officials have consulted Ofcom who hold such information. Ofcom advise that they do not hold such information for bands below 87.5MHz, but have provided information for bands from 87.5MHz-30GHz.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has identified the proportion of spectrum accessed for public sector uses (not limited to the military), defined as all spectrum bands used by the public sector with Crown immunity (i.e. without need for authorisation by Ofcom). For the purpose of this analysis, this category includes all aeronautical uses of spectrum.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Crown use of spectrum as a % of total weighted spectrum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>87.5 MHz</p></td><td><p>30 GHz</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>26% of the total weighted spectrum in the 87.5MHz to 30 GHz is allocated for radiolocation services/radar.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom cannot provide specific information with regards to spectrum in use for public service broadcasting as the national allocation of frequencies does not distinguish between public service broadcasting and non-public service broadcasting. The table below provides information with regards to the proportion of total weighted spectrum in use for terrestrial broadcasting, split into TV and radio.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Terrestrial broadcasting spectrum as a % of total weighted spectrum</p></td><td><p>TV</p></td><td><p>Radio</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>87.5 MHz</p></td><td><p>30 GHz</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

48777

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
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 he has made of high speed broadband coverage between (a) Northamptonshire and other counties and (b) the UK and other EU nations.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	196919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>According to the most recent data from Ofcom, in 2013 superfast broadband was available to 73.8 per cent of premises in Northamptonshire, compared with 73 per cent of premises across the UK as a whole. The average speed in Northamptonshire was 17.5Mbps, compared with the UK average of 14.7Mbps. Ofcom's European Broadband Scorecard published in March 2014 showed that the UK had the highest superfast broadband coverage of the five largest EU Member States.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

48778

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
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 (a) 30-300MHz, (b) 300-3000MHz and (c) 3-30GHz bands of the radio spectrum is in the operation of the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	196838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Officials have consulted Ofcom who hold such information. Ofcom advise that they do not hold such information for bands below 87.5MHz (as frequencies above this are considered to be the most important and usable), but have provided information for bands from 87.5MHz-30GHz.</p><p> </p><p>The table provides an overview of the proportion of total weighted spectrum accessed for market uses by band.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Lower frequency</p></td><td><p>Upper frequency</p></td><td><p>Spectrum authorised for Market uses as a % of total weighted spectrum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>87.5 MHz</p></td><td><p>328.6 MHz</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>328.6 MHz</p></td><td><p>3.1 GHz</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.1 GHz</p></td><td><p>30 GHz</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Public Sector Spectrum Release Programme aims to release 500MHz of sub-5GHz spectrum from public sector use by 2020. The most recent Programme update can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spectrum-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spectrum-strategy</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

48928

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
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 has taken to improve broadband coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	903806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>Phase one of the superfast roll-out programme is making good progress with all 44 projects in delivery.</p><p>Two thirds of projects (29 out of 44) have live superfast cabinets making superfast broadband available to thousands of homes and businesses across the country.</p><p>We are now investing the additional £250 million to take coverage of superfast broadband to 95% of UK premises</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns