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50011

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations he has received on privatising a larger share of the radio spectrum; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	197734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Government is aware of the need to put more spectrum into the market to support innovation and growth and launched the Public Sector Spectrum Release Programme in 2011. This programme aims to release 500MHz of sub-5GHz spectrum from public sector use by 2020. One of the early actions was to gauge stakeholder demand at a series of events. The most recent Programme update was published on 10 March 2014. On the same day Government published the UK Spectrum Strategy which sets out a vision for efficient and flexible spectrum management, with specific actions and the goal of doubling the contribution of spectrum use to the economy by 2025. Both documents can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spectrum-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spectrum-strategy</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

49886

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the current proposals for restructuring put forward by the National Museums of Liverpool, why the Museums' administration is planning to cut the number of conservation posts to four and a half and to eliminate all posts relating to conservation science; and how the administration will fulfil its responsibilities of conserving and preserving their collections for the benefit of present and future generations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sharp of Guildford
	uin	HL6869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has an arm's length relationship with its sponsored bodies, such as National Museums Liverpool. Operational and management decisions are, therefore, a matter for the Board and Executive of the Museum.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2113 label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford

49876

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering extending the mandate of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to cover tending the graves of Victoria Cross holders.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
	uin	HL6864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cares for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations around the world. The Commission commemorates the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars with dedication and skill and there are no plans to extend its remit. However, as part of our plans to commemorate the First World War centenary, we are working with the Commission to explore the scope for conserving significant burial sites outside their care. We also recently announced funding of up to £300,000, through the Department for Communities and Local Government, for the specific conservation of graves of Victoria Cross holders outside the Commission's responsibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

49925

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Helen Carrier (Head of Strategy, Resourcing and Governance), is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

49964

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the reasons for the delay in implementing the Connecting Devon and Somerset Programme announced in 2013 that aims to ensure that 90 per cent of premises have access to fibre optic broadband by the end of 2016, and of the effect of that delay on business competitiveness within the South Somerset area.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Connecting Devon and Somerset project is scheduled to deliver superfast availability to 268,494 premises by March 2016. It is currently on track to reach this target and will have delivered to 70,000 premises by the end of July 2014, despite some delays caused by flooding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49997

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what nation branding work VisitEngland has commissioned from external consultants since its inception; with which consultancies the contracts were placed; and what the total value was of the contracts, by supplier.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
	uin	197987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Since its inception on 1 April 2009, the total spent on brand related activity by VisitEngland, including research, motivational barriers, brand messaging and local level brand management, is c.£61,000. Contracts were placed with three consultancies: Olive Insight, Firelighter and Brand Vista. Details are set out in the table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Agency</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Olive Insight</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>To research and guide VE's wider marketing strategy</p></td><td><p>C.£11,000*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firelighter</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>To develop the brand messaging informed by the research project</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brand Vista</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Further development of local level brand positioning and (attracting visitors to our most popular places that can dispersing consumers to surrounding areas)</p></td><td><p>£40,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The branding element was included only in the qualitative stage, and accounted for c.35% of the qualitative report – VisitEngland therefore estimate the spend on this element to be c.£11,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

49741

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which organisations have received how much funding from his Department aimed at supporting access to short breaks and respite provision for children, young people and their families experiencing all types of disadvantage in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	197821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>DCMS has not provided any funding to organisations aimed at supporting access to short breaks and respite provision for children, young people and their families. However, DCMS and VisitEngland contributed to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Social Tourism. VisitEngland also works with the Family Holiday Association (FHA) to raise awareness of the issue of families excluded from taking holidays. I visited ‘Kent Life' in March 2014 to promote Visit Kent's social tourism pilot with the FHA<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

49747

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2014, Official Report, column 576W, on Equality and Human Rights Commission, if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidance referred to in the Equality and Human Rights Commission's Equality and Diversity Workforce Report 2010-11 which has been provided to all managers on how to manage a diverse workforce through organisational change.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent body and is responsible for its own staff management, including diversity training. The guidance papers requested are internal documents that were not intended for wider publication. However, I have asked the EHRC to send copies to the Hon Member.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies