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164329

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC
	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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current BBC funding model; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	215689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>No such assessment has been made. The Government has said that the right time to consider these questions is as part of the Charter Review which will not be starting in advance of the Election in 2015.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:08:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

166484

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of when there will be universal broadband coverage in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	906286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom has reported that the whole of the UK already has basic broadband coverage</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/11/2014 11:51:28 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

165920

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Premiership Rugby
	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 he has to meet the Chief Executive of Premiership Rugby; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
	uin	906274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with professional sports bodies to discuss a range of issues, including the stewardship of their sport. My door is always open to meet the Chief Executive of Premiership Rugby to discuss the continued health of the sport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 27/11/2014 12:00:20 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

165931

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	906287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Mobile phone coverage is vital for rural businesses and households. 99% of premises already receive 2G coverage. However 21% of the UK’s landmass has coverage from only one or two mobile operators. This affects around 1.5 million people living in areas with patchy coverage, who not only receive a worse service than other consumers, but also have a limited choice of providers and packages. People travelling into these areas are also affected.</p><p>A consultation into tackling partial not-spots closed on 26 November. I am also in discussions with the mobile industry to agree a voluntary solution, which remains my preference.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/11/2014 11:59:28 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

164330

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC
	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 his Department has made of the next BBC licence fee settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	215628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans currently. The Government has said that the right time to consider these questions is as part of the Charter Review; this will not be starting in advance of the Election in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 14:37:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

166482

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Horse Racing
	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 commission a review of the management and financial structures of British horse racing.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	906284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>My priority at present is to extend, reform or replace the Horserace Betting Levy. Good progress has been made, and that progress needs to continue. We have no plans to commission a review of the management and financial structures of British horseracing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 27/11/2014 11:54:23 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

166483

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Qatar
	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 the Secretary of State for International Development on allegations of abuse of migrant workers working on preparations for international sporting events in Qatar.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	906285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I work closely with my Ministerial colleagues on a range of international sporting issues.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 27/11/2014 11:55:57 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

164327

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Nominet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when and on what grounds Nominet was granted the exclusive authority to administer the .uk namespace.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	215677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Nominet was created as an initiative of the UK internet services community in 1996, in order to manage the rapidly increasing demand for domain names and ensure a single inter-operable network of addresses would continue to evolve. Prior to this, all requests for .uk domain names were approved by a Naming Committee established by the UK Education and Research Networking Association (UKERNA). The Government recognises Nominet’s continuing role in managing the .uk registry on a not-for-profit basis consistent with the multi-stakeholder model for internet governance that the Government supports.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:06:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

164328

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Nominet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of Nominet's licence to grant .uk domain names on the competitiveness of the domain registration market.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	215678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>I have made no assessment of the effect of the launch of .uk domain names on the competitiveness of the domain registration market. However, the UK has one of the most competitive domain name markets in the world, with over 10m domain names on the .uk registry, making it the 6th largest registry. The wholesale price for domain names in the UK is less than those for .com or .net domain names and some 2700 domain name registries compete in the retail market for .uk domains, bringing significant benefits for consumers. Since the launch of .uk Second Level Domain Names, over 50,000 .uk second level domains were registered on the first day and over 100,000 after the first month.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:06:11 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

164331

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure its services are available online; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	215659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS is responsible for transforming the digital infrastructure in the UK. DCMS is on track to deliver superfast broadband to 95% of the UK by 2017 and is launching 1,000 free public wi-fi hotspots in public buildings across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s UK wide superfast broadband rollout, DCMS funds the superfast broadband connection vouchers scheme that’s aimed at providing local businesses and SMEs with faster broadband. DCMS has created a dedicated website for businesses to access suppliers offering the most competitive voucher packages in their areas at <a href="http://www.connectionvouchers.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.connectionvouchers.co.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>DCMS also ensures it adheres to GOV.UK and Government Digital Services best practice, outlined in its Digital Strategy which is available on GOV.UK at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-digital-strategy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-digital-strategy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The DCMS reported against actions in its Digital Strategy in December 2013 <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-government-digital-strategy-actions/dcmss-actions-in-response-to-the-government-digital-strategy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-government-digital-strategy-actions/dcmss-actions-in-response-to-the-government-digital-strategy</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:05:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby