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804486

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether Ofcom’s assessment of whether mobile providers have achieved their 90 per cent target for land mass coverage by the end of 2017 will be published; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	118689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text Ofcom plans to publish its assessment of whether Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have met their licence obligations once it has assessed MNO compliance in early 2018. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/12/2017 11:33:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

806167

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	S4C Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2017 to Question 118314, on S4C Independent Review, whether the list of all parties consulted will include all those who were invited to submit evidence.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	119368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text A list of individuals and organisations that submitted evidence, events attended and other evidence will be published as part of the review. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/12/2017 11:21:39 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

805255

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Arts: Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the gross value-added was for the nine sub-sectors of the creative industries for each year since 2010 in each of the devolved administrations.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	118927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Gross Value Added (GVA) for each of the sub-sectors in the Creative Industries for the devolved administrations is available from 2010 to 2015 at <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossvalueaddedgva/adhocs/006815constrainedregionalgrossvalueaddedgvaestimatesfordepartmentforculturemediaandsportdcmscreativeindustriessubsectors" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossvalueaddedgva/adhocs/006815constrainedregionalgrossvalueaddedgvaestimatesfordepartmentforculturemediaandsportdcmscreativeindustriessubsectors</a>, and in the tables below. Data for 2016 are due to be published in February 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Gross value added (GVA) expressed in current prices, for Creative Industries sub-sectors in Wales</p><p>Unit: £m</p><p>Years: 2010 - 2015</p><p>Coverage: UK</p><p>​</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Sub-sector</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advertising and marketing</p></td><td><p>30.1</p></td><td><p>72.2</p></td><td><p>48.5</p></td><td><p>46.3</p></td><td><p>39.5</p></td><td><p>32.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Architecture</p></td><td><p>39.0</p></td><td><p>59.1</p></td><td><p>47.4</p></td><td><p>53.2</p></td><td><p>71.2</p></td><td><p>54.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crafts</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and designer fashion</p></td><td><p>103.7</p></td><td><p>96.6</p></td><td><p>91.8</p></td><td><p>127.9</p></td><td><p>99.3</p></td><td><p>97.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Film, TV, video, radio and photography</p></td><td><p>-30.2</p></td><td><p>46.4</p></td><td><p>46.7</p></td><td><p>88.7</p></td><td><p>35.4</p></td><td><p>108.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT, software and computer services</p></td><td><p>316.7</p></td><td><p>345.5</p></td><td><p>391.8</p></td><td><p>257.0</p></td><td><p>362.9</p></td><td><p>351.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Publishing</p></td><td><p>103.0</p></td><td><p>59.8</p></td><td><p>69.0</p></td><td><p>79.2</p></td><td><p>100.7</p></td><td><p>35.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Museums, galleries and libraries</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>14.6</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>17.3</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music, performing and visual arts</p></td><td><p>128.8</p></td><td><p>114.5</p></td><td><p>159.2</p></td><td><p>91.0</p></td><td><p>99.3</p></td><td><p>115.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative Industries</p></td><td><p>708.4</p></td><td><p>814.2</p></td><td><p>873.8</p></td><td><p>763.3</p></td><td><p>835.9</p></td><td><p>825.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>​</p><p>Notes</p><p>1. Data are in current prices (i.e. have not been adjusted for inflation).​</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>​Gross value added (GVA) expressed in current prices, for Creative Industries sub-sectors in Scotland</p><p>Unit: £m</p><p>Years: 2010 - 2015</p><p>Coverage: UK​</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Sub-sector</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advertising and marketing</p></td><td><p>167.7</p></td><td><p>209.7</p></td><td><p>227.1</p></td><td><p>270.3</p></td><td><p>183.1</p></td><td><p>224.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Architecture</p></td><td><p>180.7</p></td><td><p>206.0</p></td><td><p>169.6</p></td><td><p>188.8</p></td><td><p>211.7</p></td><td><p>216.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crafts</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td><td><p>14.5</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>20.4</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and designer fashion</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td><td><p>73.1</p></td><td><p>118.6</p></td><td><p>89.5</p></td><td><p>99.6</p></td><td><p>107.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Film, TV, video, radio and photography</p></td><td><p>207.3</p></td><td><p>305.4</p></td><td><p>233.4</p></td><td><p>248.8</p></td><td><p>262.1</p></td><td><p>273.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT, software and computer services</p></td><td><p>1.237.3</p></td><td><p>1,217.7</p></td><td><p>1,283.1</p></td><td><p>1,436.6</p></td><td><p>1,683.1</p></td><td><p>1,899.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Publishing</p></td><td><p>461.0</p></td><td><p>330.6</p></td><td><p>372.3</p></td><td><p>286.7</p></td><td><p>335.8</p></td><td><p>324.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Museums, galleries and libraries</p></td><td><p>132.0</p></td><td><p>158.1</p></td><td><p>176.4</p></td><td><p>256.5</p></td><td><p>200.0</p></td><td><p>79.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music, performing and visual arts</p></td><td><p>281.6</p></td><td><p>361.3</p></td><td><p>251.9</p></td><td><p>274.1</p></td><td><p>176.6</p></td><td><p>256.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative Industries</p></td><td><p>2,734.7</p></td><td><p>2,876.5</p></td><td><p>2,843.8</p></td><td><p>3,059.6</p></td><td><p>3,172.2</p></td><td><p>3,396.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>​Notes</p><p>1. Data are in current prices (i.e. have not been adjusted for inflation).</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>​Gross value added (GVA) expressed in current prices, for Creative Industries sub-sectors in Northern Ireland</p><p>Unit: £m</p><p>Years: 2010 - 2015</p><p>Coverage: UK​​</p><p>​</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Sub-sector</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advertising and marketing</p></td><td><p>36.3</p></td><td><p>51.3</p></td><td><p>62.0</p></td><td><p>65.9</p></td><td><p>52.0</p></td><td><p>90.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Architecture</p></td><td><p>67.0</p></td><td><p>95.6</p></td><td><p>67.3</p></td><td><p>74.2</p></td><td><p>73.5</p></td><td><p>62.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crafts</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and designer fashion</p></td><td><p>38.0</p></td><td><p>27.1</p></td><td><p>38.0</p></td><td><p>38.3</p></td><td><p>22.3</p></td><td><p>22.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Film, TV, video, radio and photography</p></td><td><p>53.4</p></td><td><p>32.0</p></td><td><p>40.5</p></td><td><p>74.8</p></td><td><p>93.2</p></td><td><p>85.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT, software and computer services</p></td><td><p>521.0</p></td><td><p>469.8</p></td><td><p>507.6</p></td><td><p>478.0</p></td><td><p>554.3</p></td><td><p>549.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Publishing</p></td><td><p>157.6</p></td><td><p>121.8</p></td><td><p>106.0</p></td><td><p>85.3</p></td><td><p>93.8</p></td><td><p>77.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Museums, galleries and libraries</p></td><td><p>12.9</p></td><td><p>20.2</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td><td><p>13.8</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music, performing and visual arts</p></td><td><p>68.1</p></td><td><p>64.0</p></td><td><p>93.6</p></td><td><p>119.9</p></td><td><p>75.9</p></td><td><p>63.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative Industries</p></td><td><p>955.4</p></td><td><p>885.3</p></td><td><p>941.0</p></td><td><p>956.2</p></td><td><p>984.1</p></td><td><p>970.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>​Notes</p><p>1. Data are in current prices (i.e. have not been adjusted for inflation).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/12/2017 11:15:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

751728

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Lotteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of her Department have had with representatives from (i) Camelot, (ii) Lottoland, (iii) the Health Lottery and (iv) the People's Postcode Lottery in each of the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	4877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>a) Details of ministerial meetings can be found on gov.uk and are published quarterly. DCMS ministerial meetings for the past 24 months can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-january-to-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-january-to-31-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-october-to-31-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-october-to-31-december-2016</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-july-to-30-september-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-july-to-30-september-2016</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-hospitality-overseas-travel-meetings-and-gifts-1-april-2016-to-30-june-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-hospitality-overseas-travel-meetings-and-gifts-1-april-2016-to-30-june-2016</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-hospitality-overseas-travel-meetings-and-gifts-1-january-2016-to-31-march-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-hospitality-overseas-travel-meetings-and-gifts-1-january-2016-to-31-march-2016</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-hospitality-overseas-travel-meetings-and-gifts-1-october-2015-to-31-december-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-hospitality-overseas-travel-meetings-and-gifts-1-october-2015-to-31-december-2015</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-july-to-september-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>b) Officials of the department meet regularly with Camelot and the Gambling Commission to discuss their role as Lottery operator.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 24 months, officials have met with Lottoland 2 times (03/07/17 and 29/07/17), The Health Lottery once (03/05/2016) and The People's Postcode Lottery 2 times (18/03/16 and 27/10/17). These dates exclude ministerial meetings which were also attended by officials.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/07/2017 10:35:13 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

785103

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Data Protection: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the telephone helpline for small businesses on the General Data Protection Regulation, run by the Information Commissioner's Office, will be open to small charities.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
	tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
	uin	111845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Yes. The phone service is aimed at people running small businesses or charities and recognises the particular problems they face getting ready for the new data protection regime. There are already resources on the Information Commissioner's Office website (ico.org.uk) to help smaller organisations to prepare for the data protection regime.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/11/2017 16:03:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

773928

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide a response to the consultation on the Broadband Universal Service Obligation that closed on 9 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	108810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Yes, as indicated in the consultation on the broadband Universal Service Obligation, a summary of responses will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/10/2017 11:35:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

757574

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the voluntary levy on the betting industry to support greyhound welfare, what progress the Government has made on encouraging bookmakers to join the scheme and secure contributions for revenue generated in (a) the UK and (b) offshore; and what further steps the Government plans to take to encourage more bookmakers to join that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	8903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>With regard to those based in Great Britain, the Association of British Bookmakers has estimated that over 90% of all Licenced Betting Offices in Britain contribute to the voluntary levy.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year I wrote to trade bodies representing the betting industry to ask that they take part in discussions to improve the current funding position in the greyhound industry, to be chaired by Lord Lipsey.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Lipsey’s work is ongoing and Ladbrokes Coral have followed Bet 365 and recently announced that they will begin making voluntary contributions to the greyhound racing industry based on their offshore business from the start of 2018. This is a welcome boost to the sport which will strengthen the industry's ability to meet and exceed their commitments in relation to welfare and integrity and I would urge all betting operators who do not currently contribute to the voluntary levy to reconsider their position.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2017 16:50:11 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

769655

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Battle of Cambrai: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to mark the centenary of the Battle of Cambrai; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	107311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Whilst the Government has no plans to deliver a specific event to commemorate the Battle of Cambrai, the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) will be commemorating the centenary of the battle over the weekend of 24 to 26 November, with a series of events for both serving and former members of the Regiment. They will include a Drumhead service at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Louverval Military Cemetery and a parade through Cambrai to mark the Regiment’s Freedom of the Town.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/10/2017 11:27:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

785112

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Battle of Beersheba: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to commemorate the Battle of Beersheba in 1917.
	tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
	uin	111831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>While the Government has not commemorated the centenary of the Battle of Beersheba with a specific event, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Israel and the Chief of the Air Staff attended a commemoration to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba on 31 October 2017, at the Commonwealth War Graves Beersheba War Cemetery in Be’er Sheva, Israel.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/11/2017 16:12:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

754561

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Tourist Attractions: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of security arrangements at popular visitor attractions in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	6833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>While it is for each individual organisation to make sure they have the appropriate arrangements in place, Government continually evaluates security across the UK and taking the necessary steps to ensure the public’s safety.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, DCMS attends the Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group chaired by VisitBritain. The group working closely with representatives across the tourism industry to ensure the appropriate steps are being taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/09/2017 11:14:23 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood