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535189

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2016
	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	Art Works: Redcar and Cleveland
	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 works of art from public collections were loaned to institutions in Redcar and Cleveland in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	42348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information about loans made from public collections. The national museums and galleries have responsibility for their specific loan arrangements and information about their loans is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All Government funded museums and galleries are encouraged to loan works from their collections to institutions across the UK.Sponsored National Museums actively support and partner regional museums, which includes touring and large scale loans. In 2014/15 the national museums and galleries loaned items to 1,629 venues, including regional museums and historic houses.</p><p> </p><p>A new tax relief for museums and galleries will be introduced from 1 April 2017 to encourage them to develop creative new exhibitions and display their collections across the country. The relief will be available on qualifying costs for temporary and touring exhibitions.</p><p> </p><p>An independent report by Lord Heseltine, published in June, makes recommendations to further develop the Tees Valley area. The report called Tees Valley: Opportunity Unlimited has strong arts and cultural content and says the area hosts public art of national significance. The report also highlights the strengths of museums and galleries in the region, which include the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MiMA), the MOD funded Museum of the Royal Navy’s HMS Trincomalee in Hartlepool, the &quot;Head of Steam&quot; Railway Museum in Darlington and the Science Museum Group’s Locomotion branch at Shildon near Darlington.</p><p> </p><p>MiMa is a Tate Plus partner and has strong links with Tate Modern. It receives funding from Arts Council England as a Visual Arts Gallery. The Government is also funding £500k towards the development of a new Captain Cook exhibition resource at the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum in Middlesbrough.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2016 08:05:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

535500

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	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, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Leveson 2 inquiry will take place.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	42541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Criminal proceedings connected to the subject matter of the Leveson Inquiry, including the appeals process, have not yet completed. We have always been clear that these cases must conclude before we consider Part 2 of the Inquiry.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2016 15:07:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

535501

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	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, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
	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 victims of press intrusion on the Leveson 2 inquiry.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	42542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport met victims of press intrusion in March 2016 to discuss the Leveson Inquiry. Criminal proceedings connected to the subject matter of the Leveson Inquiry,including the appeals process, have not yet completed. We have always been clear that these cases must conclude before we consider Part 2 of the Inquiry.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2016 17:11:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

535502

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	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	Arts: Royalties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on artistic remuneration for online content.
	tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
	tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
	uin	42569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and Officials from both Departments meet regularly to discuss a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2016 17:10:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

535503

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	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	S4C
	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 steps his Department has taken to ensure the long-term future of S4C.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	42462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>We are strong supporters of S4C and Welsh language broadcasting . We have committed to a comprehensive review of S4C in 2017 which will look at a range of issues including funding arrangements, remit, accountability and governance.</p><p> </p><p>In order for S4C to continue to provide a first-class service and have a sustainable future, we announced (on Wednesday 3rd February) an extra £400,000 funding for 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the BBC White Paper, the BBC will maintain a commitment to Welsh language broadcasting services - we expect the BBC to continue its partnership with S4C to deliver TV services in Wales during the next Charter period.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2016 17:07:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

535504

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	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: South Wales
	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 made to promote digital inclusion in the South Wales Valleys.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	42468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Ministers from both Departments meet regularly to discuss a range of issues.</del><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport has responsibility for digital engagement policy in England. The Welsh Government is responsible for this policy in Wales, where it is referred to as digital inclusion. The Welsh Government’s “Digital Communities Wales” programme aims to help digitally excluded people engage with technology and support organisations which work with those individuals.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK government and devolved administrations collaborate and share good practice around digital engagement. The Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport also works with partners to develop products such as the “Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework” for all to use.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2016 17:08:26 question first ministerially corrected 21/07/2016 09:09:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 7758 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

536123

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	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: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has plans to work with the Mayor of London to create a chief digital officer to oversee and champion the Capital's broadband needs.
	tabling member constituency	Bromley and Chislehurst
	tabling member printed	Robert Neill
	uin	42674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>We work closely with all devolved authorities on their Broadband needs. The appointment of a chief digital officer for London is a matter for the new Mayor of London.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/07/2016 13:21:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1601 label Biography information for Sir Robert Neill

536124

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	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	Electronic Commerce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make representations to her EU counterparts and the European Commission on amending provisions related to take-down notices in the Electronic Commerce Directive 2002.
	tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
	tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
	uin	42648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/07/2016 13:22:56 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

536125

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	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: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's Business Broadband Review, what assessment she has made of the connection needs of businesses in London.
	tabling member constituency	Bromley and Chislehurst
	tabling member printed	Robert Neill
	uin	42671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>We recognises the importance of broadband access for British businesses in remaining globally competitive. That is why the Business Broadband Review was announced by the Business Secretary on 24 February. The Review is exploring the barriers faced by all businesses in the UK, especially SMEs, in accessing affordable, high-speed broadband.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/07/2016 13:22:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1601 label Biography information for Sir Robert Neill

539512

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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: Data Protection
	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 she has made of the potential effect of tracking of digital devices through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on consumer rights and privacy.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	43221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes both the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously. Under the Data Protection Act owners should be informed how their data will be handled.</p><p> </p><p>The independent regulator for information rights, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has produced guidance on privacy on mobile apps, which is available at;</p><p> </p><p>https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1596/privacy-in-mobile-apps-dp-guidance.pdf</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/07/2016 15:52:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

539767

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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 the level of take-up was for superfast fixed broadband in each parliamentary constituency in the latest year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
	uin	43244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>We do not hold take-up data at constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>Take-up in the areas covered by the BDUK projects is available at: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hs00bNsyRV1WoOt-fow3rsNXzpcKg26AsOWvk1bvJRk/edit#gid=0" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hs00bNsyRV1WoOt-fow3rsNXzpcKg26AsOWvk1bvJRk/edit#gid=0</a></p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s, “Connected Nations 2015” publication indicates that “one in three homes had ‘superfast’ broadband with a connection of 30 Mbit/s or more&quot; in May 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/07/2016 13:24:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

539993

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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 steps she will take to protect businesses in the digital sector as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
	uin	43458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is working closely with all of our sectors to make sure they have a voice as we prepare for negotiations to exit the European Union. We will continue to have regular engagement with organisations from across the digital sector to make sure their views and concerns are represented fully in our preparations for exit negotiations.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/09/2016 11:16:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

539995

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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: West Sussex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what additional support and resources her Department is providing to assist West Sussex County Council in meeting its universal broadband obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	43412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government has implemented a basic broadband scheme to enable all premises to gain access to speeds of at least 2Mbps. This enables residents to gain access to every government service available online. Funding for subsidised connections through the scheme is provided by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) as part of the government's superfast broadband programme. Consumers in eligible premises can access services from any of the suppliers who have been entered onto the scheme by BDUK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition it is the Government's intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation. This will give people the legal right to request a broadband connection, no matter where they live, by the end of this Parliament. Our ambition is that the minimum download speed should initially be set at 10 Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/09/2016 13:35:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

539996

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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	5G
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make it its policy to launch commercial 5G services in at least one city by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
	uin	43459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We are sponsoring the Future Communications Challenge Group (FCCG) of senior academics, industry experts and funders, chaired by the President of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, which is considering how we should drive forward our commitment to ensure that UK has a leading role in 5G development.</p><p>In parallel the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is conducting a study, launched in Budget 2016, into how UK can achieve early deployment of 5G networks.</p><p>Both of these will report by the end of the year and the results will feed into a comprehensive 5G strategy for the UK, to be published in 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43460 question first answered 05/09/2016 15:57:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

539997

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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	5G
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will establish a 5G venture fund for 5G technology start-ups.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
	uin	43460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We are sponsoring the Future Communications Challenge Group (FCCG) of senior academics, industry experts and funders, chaired by the President of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, which is considering how we should drive forward our commitment to ensure that UK has a leading role in 5G development.</p><p>In parallel the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is conducting a study, launched in Budget 2016, into how UK can achieve early deployment of 5G networks.</p><p>Both of these will report by the end of the year and the results will feed into a comprehensive 5G strategy for the UK, to be published in 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43459 question first answered 05/09/2016 15:57:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

539998

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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	Direct Marketing
	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 her Department is taking to tackle cold-callers.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	43399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>We are determined to tackle the scourge of nuisance calls, however a balance needs to be struck between ensuring that consumers are adequately protected and also ensuring that the legitimate direct marketing industry can continue to operate. Our efforts are focused on taking action against companies that are deliberating break the rules, rather than penalising legitimate businesses who comply with the law.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43400 question first answered 22/07/2016 13:32:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

539999

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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	Direct Marketing
	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 she has made of the potential merits of making cold-calling a criminal offence.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	43400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>We are determined to tackle the scourge of nuisance calls, however a balance needs to be struck between ensuring that consumers are adequately protected and also ensuring that the legitimate direct marketing industry can continue to operate. Our efforts are focused on taking action against companies that are deliberating break the rules, rather than penalising legitimate businesses who comply with the law.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43399 question first answered 22/07/2016 13:32:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

540000

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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: Business
	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 businesses do not have access to high speed broadband in each region of England.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	43377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>Superfast broadband with speeds of at least 24Mbps is now available to 90 per cent of UK premises and we are on track for this to reach 95 per cent by December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data at regional level or specifically for businesses. We hold information for all premises at constituency level and this was deposited with the Parliamentary Library in January 2016. You can access the deposited papers database here:</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/?fd=2016-01-01&amp;td=2016-01-31&amp;search_term=Department+for+Culture%2c+Media+and+Sport&amp;itemId=122028#toggle-56</p><p>The Deposit reference is: DEP2016-0056</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/07/2016 13:27:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

540973

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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: Devon and Somerset
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the progress against its targets of BT's commercial roll-out of superfast broadband in the Connecting Devon and Somerset area.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Hugo Swire
	uin	43721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Broadband Delivery UK works closely with the Connecting Devon and Somerset team and BT to keep progress on the BT commercial roll-out under review. Responsibility for the commercial roll-out lies with BT.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/09/2016 11:06:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

540974

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	BT Group: 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 discussions she has had with BT on the pace of its commercial roll-out.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Hugo Swire
	uin	43659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media &amp; sport recently met the Chief Executive of BT to discuss a range of issues, including BT’s progress in improving broadband connectivity through its commercial investments. This issue will be one of the priorities in the Department’s regular discussions with BT.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/09/2016 10:00:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

540975

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Living Wage
	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 people working for her Department or its executive agencies on a (a) directly employed, (b) agency or (c) outsourced basis are paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and how many of those people are employed on zero-hours contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	43503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>All employees are by law required to be paid the National Living Wage. No directly employed or agency staff are employed on zero hour contacts.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/09/2016 11:05:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

540976

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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: 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 support her Department is providing to support the development and innovation of (a) pure fibre and (b) FTTP broadband delivery technology in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	43549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Through the Government’s investment of over £780 million, superfast broadband is now available to 90% of homes and businesses in the UK, compared to 45% in 2010. By the end of 2017 it will be available to 95% of homes and businesses. An increasing proportion of the additional coverage to be delivered in rural areas will be provided through fibre to the premises (FTTP).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/09/2016 16:01:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

541056

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	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 discussions she has had with Nintendo about incidences of trespass or disrespecting of cemeteries or religious sites caused by players of Pokémon Go.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	43615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Many people in the UK enjoy playing Pokemon Go and most act responsibly whilst doing so. It is important that all players abide by the law and respect their surroundings. During the summer Pokemon Go’s developers in the US, Niantic, added some new warnings to the game’s loading screen, for example reminding players not to trespass and not to enter dangerous areas. Owners or managers of specific sites who are concerned about players visiting a nearby PokeStop or Gym are able to use Niantic’s report system to request that the stop is removed from the game.</p><p> </p><p>Meanwhile, we are in touch with representatives of Niantic to discuss features of Pokemon Go and the advice they provide to consumers in the UK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/09/2016 11:15:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

541164

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to ensure that British residents continue to be able to be subject to caps on mobile telephone roaming charges when abroad after the UK leaves the EU; and what discussions she has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) the British telecommunications industry about achieving that aim.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	43535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/09/2016 10:41:56 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

541240

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	Film: Directors
	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 films backed by UK-based public funding bodies have been directed by women in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	43702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested in not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43704 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:07:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

541243

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	Film: Directors
	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 cash value of support from the public purse for films directed by women was in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	43704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested in not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43702 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:07:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

542116

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	European Capital of Culture
	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 steps she has taken to support local authorities which are preparing bids for the title of European Capital of Culture 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	43823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43822 question first answered 06/09/2016 10:41:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

542122

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Arts: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Government funding schemes are available to member trusts for restoration of cultural venues in Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford South
	tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
	uin	43899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Various grant schemes are available for the restoration of cultural venues in Yorkshire. The Heritage Lottery Fund have several schemes which can be used for restoring cultural venues, including their Heritage Grants, Sharing Heritage, and Townscape Heritage, amongst others. From the Arts Council, these include Grants For The Arts, Small Capital Grants, and Large Capital Grants. Historic England also give grants to properties on the Heritage at Risk Register, and these can be used for the restoration of cultural venues.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/09/2016 15:58:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

542123

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Historic Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what per head funding is allocated to restoring historic cultural buildings in each region and constituent part of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford South
	tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
	uin	43898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/09/2016 10:49:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

542125

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Internet: Regulation
	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 she has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) effectiveness of regulatory frameworks related to algorithms for (i) Facebook, (ii) Google and (iii) other online platforms.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	43890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government Office for Science published an evaluation report on Distributed Ledger Technology: beyond block chain on 19 January 2016, which provides an assessment. In addition, the report recommends 8 actions for government to maximise the opportunities and reduce the risks of this new technology. A copy of the report is available at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492972/gs-16-1-distributed-ledger-technology.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Consumers’ rights with regard to the collection, processing and disclosure of their personal data are governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The DPA provides rights for individuals in respect of their personal data, including rights in relation to automated decision-making, the right of subject access, the right to prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress compensation for failure to comply with certain of the Act's requirements, and the right to have data rectified, blocked, erased or otherwise destroyed in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>There have been significant advances in digital technology since the DPA came into force nearly 20 years ago. The Government is reviewing the current regulatory framework to ensure it is fit for purpose for the digital age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43891 43892 question first answered 08/09/2016 15:47:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

542126

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Internet: Data Protection
	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 she has made of the ease with which people can view algorithms which use their data in the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	43892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government Office for Science published an evaluation report on Distributed Ledger Technology: beyond block chain on 19 January 2016, which provides an assessment. In addition, the report recommends 8 actions for government to maximise the opportunities and reduce the risks of this new technology. A copy of the report is available at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492972/gs-16-1-distributed-ledger-technology.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Consumers’ rights with regard to the collection, processing and disclosure of their personal data are governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The DPA provides rights for individuals in respect of their personal data, including rights in relation to automated decision-making, the right of subject access, the right to prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress compensation for failure to comply with certain of the Act's requirements, and the right to have data rectified, blocked, erased or otherwise destroyed in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>There have been significant advances in digital technology since the DPA came into force nearly 20 years ago. The Government is reviewing the current regulatory framework to ensure it is fit for purpose for the digital age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43890 43891 question first answered 08/09/2016 15:47:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

542127

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Internet: Data Protection
	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 she has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) effectiveness of the level of consumer protection against misuse of consumer data in algorithm-driven applications; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that consumers are able to see how their data is used by such applications.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	43891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government Office for Science published an evaluation report on Distributed Ledger Technology: beyond block chain on 19 January 2016, which provides an assessment. In addition, the report recommends 8 actions for government to maximise the opportunities and reduce the risks of this new technology. A copy of the report is available at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492972/gs-16-1-distributed-ledger-technology.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Consumers’ rights with regard to the collection, processing and disclosure of their personal data are governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The DPA provides rights for individuals in respect of their personal data, including rights in relation to automated decision-making, the right of subject access, the right to prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress compensation for failure to comply with certain of the Act's requirements, and the right to have data rectified, blocked, erased or otherwise destroyed in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>There have been significant advances in digital technology since the DPA came into force nearly 20 years ago. The Government is reviewing the current regulatory framework to ensure it is fit for purpose for the digital age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43890 43892 question first answered 08/09/2016 15:47:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

542128

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Video Recordings: Age
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has undertaken research into the child welfare implications of possible amendments to the meaning of the term supply in the Video Recordings Act 1984 to include adults providing children with access to recordings categorised as containing age-inappropriate content.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	44000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Following public consultations involving representations from classification bodies, child welfare groups, local authorities, content producers and many others, since 2010 we have legislated twice to strengthen the protections provided by the Act. This has ensured that retailers now cannot sell or rent any age-inappropriate DVDs or video games discs or cartridges to children. It also ensures these products are all labelled with relevant British Board of Film Classification (DVDs) and PEGI (video games) age ratings and content advice. This means adults have better information to help them make responsible decisions about the material children can access.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies to encourage further promotion of the BBFC and PEGI age ratings to consumers including through initiatives such as BBFCInsight and AskAboutGames.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43971 43984 43985 43986 43999 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:00:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

542129

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Video Recordings: Age
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the meaning of the term supply in the Video Recordings Act 1984 to include adults providing children with access to recordings categorised as containing age-inappropriate content.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	43985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Following public consultations involving representations from classification bodies, child welfare groups, local authorities, content producers and many others, since 2010 we have legislated twice to strengthen the protections provided by the Act. This has ensured that retailers now cannot sell or rent any age-inappropriate DVDs or video games discs or cartridges to children. It also ensures these products are all labelled with relevant British Board of Film Classification (DVDs) and PEGI (video games) age ratings and content advice. This means adults have better information to help them make responsible decisions about the material children can access.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies to encourage further promotion of the BBFC and PEGI age ratings to consumers including through initiatives such as BBFCInsight and AskAboutGames.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43971 43984 43986 43999 44000 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:00:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

542130

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Video Recordings: Age
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of local authorities on possible amendments to the meaning of the term supply in the Video Recordings Act 1984 to include adults providing children with access to recordings categorised as containing age-inappropriate content.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	43999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Following public consultations involving representations from classification bodies, child welfare groups, local authorities, content producers and many others, since 2010 we have legislated twice to strengthen the protections provided by the Act. This has ensured that retailers now cannot sell or rent any age-inappropriate DVDs or video games discs or cartridges to children. It also ensures these products are all labelled with relevant British Board of Film Classification (DVDs) and PEGI (video games) age ratings and content advice. This means adults have better information to help them make responsible decisions about the material children can access.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies to encourage further promotion of the BBFC and PEGI age ratings to consumers including through initiatives such as BBFCInsight and AskAboutGames.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43971 43984 43985 43986 44000 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:00:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

542131

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Video Recordings: Age
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of video and computer games creators on possible amendments to the meaning of the term supply in the Video Recordings Act 1984 to include adults providing children with access to recordings categorised as containing age-inappropriate content.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	43984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Following public consultations involving representations from classification bodies, child welfare groups, local authorities, content producers and many others, since 2010 we have legislated twice to strengthen the protections provided by the Act. This has ensured that retailers now cannot sell or rent any age-inappropriate DVDs or video games discs or cartridges to children. It also ensures these products are all labelled with relevant British Board of Film Classification (DVDs) and PEGI (video games) age ratings and content advice. This means adults have better information to help them make responsible decisions about the material children can access.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies to encourage further promotion of the BBFC and PEGI age ratings to consumers including through initiatives such as BBFCInsight and AskAboutGames.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43971 43985 43986 43999 44000 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:00:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

542132

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Video Recordings: Age
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of charities and voluntary groups concerned with child welfare on possible amendments to the meaning of the term supply in the Video Recordings Act 1984 to include adults providing children with access to recordings categorised as containing age-inappropriate content.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	43986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Following public consultations involving representations from classification bodies, child welfare groups, local authorities, content producers and many others, since 2010 we have legislated twice to strengthen the protections provided by the Act. This has ensured that retailers now cannot sell or rent any age-inappropriate DVDs or video games discs or cartridges to children. It also ensures these products are all labelled with relevant British Board of Film Classification (DVDs) and PEGI (video games) age ratings and content advice. This means adults have better information to help them make responsible decisions about the material children can access.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies to encourage further promotion of the BBFC and PEGI age ratings to consumers including through initiatives such as BBFCInsight and AskAboutGames.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43971 43984 43985 43999 44000 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:00:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

542316

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Video Recordings: Age
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what advice she has received from the (a) Video Standards Council and (b) Games Rating Authority on proposed amendments to the meaning of the term supply in the Video Recordings Act 1984 to include adults providing children with access to recordings categorised as containing age-inappropriate content.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	43971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Following public consultations involving representations from classification bodies, child welfare groups, local authorities, content producers and many others, since 2010 we have legislated twice to strengthen the protections provided by the Act. This has ensured that retailers now cannot sell or rent any age-inappropriate DVDs or video games discs or cartridges to children. It also ensures these products are all labelled with relevant British Board of Film Classification (DVDs) and PEGI (video games) age ratings and content advice. This means adults have better information to help them make responsible decisions about the material children can access.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies to encourage further promotion of the BBFC and PEGI age ratings to consumers including through initiatives such as BBFCInsight and AskAboutGames.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43984 43985 43986 43999 44000 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:00:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

542334

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	European Capital of Culture
	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 she has made of the effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on the eligibility of UK cities applying for the title of 2023 European Capital of Culture.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	43822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43823 question first answered 06/09/2016 10:41:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

573404

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Solihull
	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 has been made on the rollout of superfast broadband in the B91 1 postcode area.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	44083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Nine out of ten UK homes and businesses can now access superfast broadband and we're on track to reach 95 per cent of the UK by the end of next year. We're committed to a Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband.</p><p>We want a USO at a speed of 10Mbps as an absolute minimum, enough to meet the needs of a typical family or small business so no-one is left behind.</p><p>We estimate that approximately 98% of premises in the Solihull constituency now have access to superfast broadband. We do not hold data specific to each postcode.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/09/2016 11:50:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

573607

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
	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 her Department has taken to prepare for the UK to leave the EU since 23 June 2016; and what further such steps her Department plans to take in the remainder of 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	uin	44244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has responsibility for overseeing preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal negotiations in support of the Prime Minister. In doing this it is working very closely with other government departments, including DCMS, and a wide range of other interested parties.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/09/2016 12:46:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

573608

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish a list of all secondees to her Department from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what the role was of each of those secondees.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	44326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>DCMS records show that there were no secondments to the Department from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/09/2016 14:40:45 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

573609

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Consultants
	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 times her Department has used the services of (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what (i) work was undertaken and (ii) the cost to the public purse was on each such occasion.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	44346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>DCMS has not used the services of (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/09/2016 14:41:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

574045

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	Nuisance Calls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what further steps her Department plans to take to tackle unsolicited and nuisance telephone calls.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	44827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>We are taking forward a range of legislative measures to tackle nuisance calls, which will increase consumer protection and choice by strengthening the Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO) ability to take enforcement action against organisations that break the law. Specific actions include; strengthening the ICO's direct marketing guidance by giving it statutory status; a proposal to extend the ICO’s powers of compulsory audit to more of the organisations that generate nuisance calls; and exploring the options for enabling the ICO to hold company directors to account for breaches of the direct marketing rules.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 45311 question first answered 12/09/2016 11:46:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

574047

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	Video on Demand: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with on demand television providers on extending the provision of subtitles.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	44864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Yes. Furthermore, Ofcom, as the regulator for video on demand services, is currently consulting on the accessibility of on demand programme services and proposed steps to ensure their services are progressively made more accessible.</p><p> </p><p>We have requested an update from broadcasters, content providers and platform operators in Spring 2017 setting out their progress in increasing the provision of access services on video on demand services.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 07/09/2016 11:44:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

574048

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	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 estimate she has made of the value of the video games industry to the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	44861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Latest estimates from the DCMS Creative Industries Economic Estimates (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-economic-estimates-january-2016 ) show that Gross Value Added for the computer games industry in the UK was £426m in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Research by Nesta and trade association Ukie (http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/map-uk-games-industry ) seeks to include the contribution of micro-businesses together with official statistics and this suggested that the contribution of video games could be substantially higher. We look forward to seeing the next iteration of this research which is due to be revealed this month and aims to further reflect the fast growing nature of the UK’s digital businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/09/2016 11:45:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

574052

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on the application of the Universal Service Obligation for broadband in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	44671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Telecoms, including the Broadband Univeral Service Obligation (USO) is a reserved matter and applies throughout the UK. We have regular discussions with the Scottish Government on a wide range of issues, and I am grateful for their responses to the Government's USO consultation and more recently to Ofcom's Call for Inputs on the design of the USO.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 44670 question first answered 12/09/2016 08:35:45 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

574053

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the proposed Universal Service Obligation for broadband will apply in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	44670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Telecoms, including the Broadband Univeral Service Obligation (USO) is a reserved matter and applies throughout the UK. We have regular discussions with the Scottish Government on a wide range of issues, and I am grateful for their responses to the Government's USO consultation and more recently to Ofcom's Call for Inputs on the design of the USO.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 44671 question first answered 12/09/2016 08:35:45 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

576380

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	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	Mobile Phones: Aerials
	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 she has made of the potential effect of moving from the current system of rooftop valuation for mobile network base stations to a no scheme valuation model on (a) the supply of sites, (b) the revenues received by Newcastle City Council and other public sector organisations from rooftop rentals and (c) mobile phone operator profits.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	44955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Effective working relationships between network operators and landowners, including avoiding costly and time-consuming litigation, will remain in the interests of both parties. The reforms will not be retrospective and the new valuation basis will have no impact on existing agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s impact assessment on the reformed Code can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/407579/Annex_4_Electronic_Communications_Code_Reform_IA_-_DCMS075.pdf.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/09/2016 15:53:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

576381

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	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	Mobile Phones: Aerials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on how to replace the funding potentially lost to public sector organisations for rooftop rental as a result of the changes to rooftop valuation proposed in the Digital Economy Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	44956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Government remains committed to a Code that is fit for a digital economy, delivers improved coverage and connectivity for the UK, and greater investment in UK infrastructure . The revised Electronic Communications Code has been developed in discussion with colleagues across Government including the Department of Communities and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/09/2016 15:54:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah