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521518

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the dangers of purchasing counterfeit electrical goods.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	38446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>The Intellectual Property Office does not undertake any awareness raising activities that specifically highlight the dangers of purchasing counterfeit electrical goods.</p><p> </p><p>The Intellectual Property Office works with partners including trading standards, Border Force and industry on a range of initiatives to tackle IP crime. . These initiatives include outreach campaigns aimed at consumers and workplaces, as well as enforcement action and support for businesses. They are not however focused on counterfeit electrical goods in isolation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/06/2016 13:25:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 2026 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

521519

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings he has had with (a) Amazon, (b) eBay and (c) other online retailers on the prevention of the sale of counterfeit electrical goods in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	38447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings, are published quarterly on gov.uk at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=ministerial+meetings&amp;publication_filter_option=transparency-data&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=all&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=ministerial+meetings&amp;publication_filter_option=transparency-data&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=all&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/06/2016 13:24:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 2030 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

523172

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	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: Bolton South East
	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 premises in Bolton South East constituency do not have access to superfast broadband.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	39547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The Honourable member will be pleased to hear that 98% of premises in her constituency will have access to superfast broadband by Spring 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Current estimates suggest that almost 95% of premises in the Bolton South East constituency are subject to commercial rollout, and based on DCMS modelled estimates and current delivery plans, a further 3% of premises will have access to superfast broadband by Spring 2017, thanks to the Government's rollout. Early gainshare funding that BT will return in response to the high levels of take-up being achieved, could help extend coverage further. It is estimated only 784 premises will be without superfast broadband by spring 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government's intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation will give people the legal right to request a broadband connection, no matter where they live.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/06/2016 15:59:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

515259

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	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: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 34465, if his Department will take steps to allow web-users to include honours when completing government online forms.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	35206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to include space for people to include their honours in Government online forms.</p><p> </p><p>Space to include honours in online forms produced by the Department’s arm's length bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies is a matter for those bodies.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/05/2016 16:00:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

381154

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with sensory loss have full access to subtitles and audio description whilst using on-demand content.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	2501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to seeing an improvement in the provision of access services for video-on-demand (VoD) services and will continue to monitor progress. If the 2015 ATVOD’s annual survey of VOD Services indicates that significant progress has not been made, then as stated in the Connectivity, Content and Consumers Paper (July 2013) we will consider legislation in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/06/2015 13:38:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

384896

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	Local Press
	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 is taking to support local newspapers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	3860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government believes local newspapers have a vital role to play in local communities and in local democracy. We are keen to explore how local newspapers can achieve a long term sustainable future and Government has already committed to consulting on business rates relief for local newspapers, as well as committing almost £1 million to support 24 pilot projects on the future of statutory notices.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 3861 question first answered 30/06/2015 09:32:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

384898

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	Local Press
	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 is taking to encourage publishing groups to support local papers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	3861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government believes local newspapers have a vital role to play in local communities and in local democracy. We are keen to explore how local newspapers can achieve a long term sustainable future and Government has already committed to consulting on business rates relief for local newspapers, as well as committing almost £1 million to support 24 pilot projects on the future of statutory notices.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 3860 question first answered 30/06/2015 09:32:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

416554

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Telecommunications: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the costs charged by telecommunications companies for telephone calls to repair broken services for elderly and vulnerable people.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	8828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>While there are no sector–specific rules determining which telephone numbers communication providers offer to customers for reporting broken services, in practice many providers already offer no-cost routes for reporting line faults. These include 151 and Freephone (0800) numbers. Following recent Ofcom changes, 0800 freephone numbers are now free to call from mobiles as well as from fixed lines.</p><p> </p><p>On the issue of elderly and vulnerable people, Ofcom requires providers to allow disabled customers who are dependent on the telephone to have access to priority fault repair services. Ofcom also requires that they can nominate third parties to be able to contact in the event of non-payment of a bill.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/09/2015 14:29:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

487140

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	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	Crimes of Violence: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contribution his Department is making to Government steps to reduce the incidence of serious youth violence.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	32650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing youth violence. On 13 January 2016 the Home Office published the new Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation approach. This has a twin focus concerned with both reducing violence and protecting vulnerable individuals from exploitation by gangs, and how the Home Office want to work with national and local partners to respond to this.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office's Modern Crime Prevention Strategy, published on 23 March 2016, sets out a range of measures they are taking, including working with the police and industry to ensure there are effective controls on the sales of knives, particularly to under-18s. The Home Office has agreed a set of principles with major retailers and the British Retail Consortium to prevent the underage sale of knives and to ensure knives are displayed safely.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also supporting police action taken against knife crime. Most recently, in February 2016, the Home Office supported thirteen police forces who undertook coordinated action against knife crime. This involved targeting habitual knife carriers, weapon sweeps, test purchases of knives from identified retailers, and use of surrender bins.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DCMS launched the Sport Strategy in December 2015, which sets out how sport can play a role in inclusivity and giving everyone the best chance in life.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/04/2016 13:02:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

420242

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints concerning (a) automated and (b) live telesales calls were received by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in each year since 2009; how many fines were issued by the ICO against offending companies in each of these years; and how many of those fines were for the maximum possible amount.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	10806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) are the most relevant pieces of legislation in relation to unsolicited calls and texts, and are administered and enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).</p><p>The number of complaints received by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in each year since 2009, concerning a) automated and b) live telesales calls; and the number of fines issued for breaches of PECR in relation to each category is set out in the table below. None of the fines issued to date have been for the maximum of £500,000. In determining the level of fine, the ICO takes into account the seriousness of the contravention, the aggravating and mitigating factors and the organisation’s ability to pay.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Auto Calls</p></td><td><p>Number of fines (auto calls)</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Live calls</p></td><td><p>Number of fines (Live calls)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/9</p></td><td><p>1902</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1642</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1677</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1769</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1745</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1706</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12*</p></td><td><p>3680</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1685</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>82803</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>31662</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>74024</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>56269</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>80188</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>75082</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16 (to end Sept 15)</p></td><td><p>37942</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>42950</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*In March 2012 the ICO introduced an online reporting mechanism for people to report nuisance calls and spam texts.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/10/2015 12:02:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq