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1041721

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date	15/01/2019
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	Commemorative Plaques: Cheltenham
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 guidance this Department has made available to local community groups seeking to install a blue plaque commemorating key (a) local figures, (b) establishments and (c) the Blue Moon Club in Cheltenham.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	208927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The English Heritage blue plaque scheme, which is limited to London, links the people of the past with the buildings of the present. The scheme is managed by English Heritage and follows guidance set out by them.</p><p> </p><p>However, there are many other plaque schemes throughout the country in various cities and towns. More than seventy civic societies have worked together to standardise the schemes and each of these has a set of guidance for assessment. A register of other plaque schemes can be found and downloaded on the English Heritage website at <a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/siteassets/home/visit/blue-plaques/propose-plaque/other-plaque-schemes.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/siteassets/home/visit/blue-plaques/propose-plaque/other-plaque-schemes.pdf</a> . The Cheltenham Civic Society has further information on their website, <a href="https://cheltenhamcivicsociety.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://cheltenhamcivicsociety.org.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/01/2019 16:47:00 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1041607

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Culture: Havering
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 funding his Department has allocated to arts and culture projects in Havering Borough in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the table below, since April 2013, Arts Council England has invested almost £4.5 million in arts and culture projects in Havering Borough. This includes regular funding to National Portfolio Organisations, such as Havering Theatre Trust, as well as National Lottery Grants for the Arts, Project Grants and Strategic funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>2018/2019 (To 16/01/2019)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Portfolio Organisations</p></td><td><p>£ 275,913</p></td><td><p>£ 277,032</p></td><td><p>£ 277,032</p></td><td><p>£ 277,032</p></td><td><p>£ 277,032</p></td><td><p>£ 277,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music Education Hubs</p></td><td><p>£ 277,660</p></td><td><p>£ 287,012</p></td><td><p>£ 370,905</p></td><td><p>£ 372,277</p></td><td><p>£ 370,618</p></td><td><p>£ 366,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants for the Arts / Project Grants</p></td><td><p>£ 32,420</p></td><td><p>£ 45,247</p></td><td><p>£ 32,014</p></td><td><p>£ 73,736</p></td><td><p>£ 53,648</p></td><td><p>£ 101,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ 359,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£ 585,993</p></td><td><p>£ 609,291</p></td><td><p>£ 679,951</p></td><td><p>£ 723,045</p></td><td><p>£ 701,298</p></td><td><p>£ 1,105,270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/01/2019 16:45:03 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1041588

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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 Phones: Railways
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 his Department has to improve the levels of mobile connectivity available to passengers along the rail corridor.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	208765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>Following a Call for Evidence in December 2017, DCMS is considering how best to improve the levels of mobile connectivity along key rail corridors. In 2018, Ofcom provided further advice to government on improving rail passenger access to data services. The report can be found at https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/123657/Rail-connectivity-advice-DCMS.pdf Ofcom are also collecting data on the signal strength available to rail passengers. We expect a report to be published this calendar year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/01/2019 17:22:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

1041592

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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 Phones: Railways
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 progress has been made on establishing trials to provide mobile connectivity to passengers on the Trans-Pennine rail route as set out in Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	208769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Trans-Pennine Initiative (TPI) has three objectives: to trial delivery of high capacity fibre using the rail corridor, to trial provision of high speed connectivity to the train and to create a 5G testbed at Network Rail’s ‘Rail Innovation Development Centre’ (RIDC).</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2017, the Government allocated £35 million to projects that will support improvement to rail passenger connectivity, including the TPI. We are in the process of concluding a review of the responses to the Call for Information on the design phase of the project, after which we will determine the next steps including expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS launched a Call for Information on the mobile connectivity aspects of the proposal, which closed in the summer of 2018. We are in the process of concluding our review of the responses received, after which we will determine the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 208770 question first answered 23/01/2019 17:24:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

1041593

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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 Phones: Railways
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 Budget 2017, how much of the £35 million allocated to establishing trials to provide mobile connectivity to passengers on the Trans-Pennine rail route has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	208770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Trans-Pennine Initiative (TPI) has three objectives: to trial delivery of high capacity fibre using the rail corridor, to trial provision of high speed connectivity to the train and to create a 5G testbed at Network Rail’s ‘Rail Innovation Development Centre’ (RIDC).</p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2017, the Government allocated £35 million to projects that will support improvement to rail passenger connectivity, including the TPI. We are in the process of concluding a review of the responses to the Call for Information on the design phase of the project, after which we will determine the next steps including expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS launched a Call for Information on the mobile connectivity aspects of the proposal, which closed in the summer of 2018. We are in the process of concluding our review of the responses received, after which we will determine the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 208769 question first answered 23/01/2019 17:24:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

1041738

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on Official Development Assistance in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	208847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on ODA spending in each calendar year, including a breakdown by department, are published as part of the annual Statistics on International Development.</p><p> </p><p>These can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/01/2019 17:21:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies