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171788

	registered interest
	date	02/01/2015
	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	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 amount the Government has budgeted for the current media campaign on superfast broadband; and whether that campaign was discussed or co-ordinated with superfast broadband suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	219653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>Based on DCMS insight and research the Government concluded that an advertising campaign would promote a greater take up of superfast broadband. For the areas to be covered by the Government's phase 1 Superfast Broadband Programme, we estimate that up to a further £120m will be generated for investment in further coverage for every 10 percentage point increase on the programme's 20% take-up baseline. <ins class="ministerial">The quicker people take up services in the areas delivered with public funding, the quicker funding is returned for reinvestment by the supplier; we therefore launched an £8 million national marketing campaign to raise awareness.</ins></p><p>The budget for the campaign was based on evidence of previous government campaigns to reach the optimum amount of our target audience. The campaign was coordinated with suppliers and both BT and Virgin Media have linked their advertising to it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/01/2015 15:39:10 question first ministerially corrected 15/01/2015 14:11:39 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 37345 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

176372

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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	Broadband
	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 22 January 2015 to Question 221249, on broadband, what data has been made available to his Department on where the budget was spent.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	222384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2015 answer text <p>The total cost of the Government's national superfast broadband awareness campaign is £8million. This includes the media buying costs (e.g. the airtime for TV/press adverts etc) as well as production costs for adverts (TV/radio/digital/out of home), photography, fees, social media activity and a toolkit of materials for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The current breakdown per media spent so far is as follows (net costs):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Television</p></td><td><p>£2,398,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Video on Demand</p></td><td><p>£284,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Out of Home (posters)</p></td><td><p>£2,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Press (national and regional)</p></td><td><p>£828,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Radio</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital</p></td><td><p>£928,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to get a regional split for all the media bought as the campaign was bought on a national basis. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on <ins class="ministerial">22 January 2015 to Question 221249.</ins> <del class="ministerial">15 January 2015 to Question 219653.</del></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey previous answer version 42278 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot 43277 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot question first answered 06/02/2015 14:24:26 question first ministerially corrected 09/02/2015 09:01:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

422566

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	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	Business: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department gives to businesses on providing proof of their identity when they contact customers (a) online and (b) by telephone.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	12713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Organisationsincludingthe Federation of Small Business, the British Chamber of Commerce and theConfederation of British Industryoffer advice to small and medium-sized businesses on best practice when contacting customers. Weencourage all businesses to have procedures in place to identify themselves when interacting with customers, whether by phone, online or in person. This is vital for consumer confidence and trust.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We encourage all businesses to have procedures in place to identify themselves when interacting with customers, whether by phone, online or in person. This is vital for consumer confidence and trust. Organisations including the Federation of Small Business, the British Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of British Industry offer advice to small and medium-sized businesses on best practice when contacting customers.</ins></p><br /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2015 15:47:03 question first ministerially corrected 04/11/2015 09:31:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 27476 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

100219

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department made towards achieving the departmental digital strategy objective of becoming digital by default.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	211258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s Digital Strategy 12 Months On Report (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-international-development-digital-strategy-2012-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-international-development-digital-strategy-2012-to-2015</a>) details our Department’s progress during 2013. We will publish a report on our progress made during 2014 in December 2014. This will include updates on delivering better results, building capability in our staff, making it easy to do business with DFID (such as the new international development funding finder) and improving the way we communicate on major issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/10/2014 12:53:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

100224

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress in digital service delivery her Department has made since setting up the Digital Advisory Panel.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	211351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Digital Advisory Panel has focused on the areas of work outlined in the DFID digital strategy and challenged the department to look at ways of improving how digital can support delivery of results in our development programmes, improve our internal business processes, and help us become more open and engaging. We will publish a report on our progress in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/10/2014 12:54:42 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

100847

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	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	Technology: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made with the Smart Cities programme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	211921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government encourages UK cities to take up innovative initiatives and adopt modern technology to respond to developing urban needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has set up the Smart Cities Forum to bring together cities, industry and experts to identify and explore emerging policy issues. In order to benefit from the experiences of other Governments and European cities, the Government is a partner in a commitment within the European Innovation Partnership to share best practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Future Cities Catapult has been established as a Centre of Excellence and works to develop and support urban innovation. Projects in Glasgow, London, Bristol and Peterborough have been funded by Innovate UK to demonstrate and display smart applications to improve city services and quality of life.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To ensure readiness to future developments, the Government Office for Science is undertaking the Foresight Future of Cities project, which explores opportunities and challenges facing UK cities over the next 50 years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/11/2014 16:38:44 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 25067 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

100848

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has received representations on a public sector provider of identity assurance during the Gov.uk Verify programme.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	211904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Information on Verify is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introducing-govuk-verify" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introducing-govuk-verify</a><br> <br>GOV.UK Verify provides the first opportunity for people to verify their identity entirely digitally. <br> The service has not yet been launched and is still in public beta. Performance data will be published in due course.</p><p>Government Digital Service has not received representations from public sector providers of identity assurance</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 211873 211881 question first answered 29/10/2014 17:49:36 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

100850

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made in introducing the Government identity assurance programme, Gov.uk Verify; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	211881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Information on Verify is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introducing-govuk-verify" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introducing-govuk-verify</a><br> <br>GOV.UK Verify provides the first opportunity for people to verify their identity entirely digitally. <br> The service has not yet been launched and is still in public beta. Performance data will be published in due course.</p><p>Government Digital Service has not received representations from public sector providers of identity assurance</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 211873 211904 question first answered 29/10/2014 17:49:36 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

100852

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful registrations of identity there have been through the Gov.uk Verify programme.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	211873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Information on Verify is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introducing-govuk-verify" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introducing-govuk-verify</a><br> <br>GOV.UK Verify provides the first opportunity for people to verify their identity entirely digitally. <br> The service has not yet been launched and is still in public beta. Performance data will be published in due course.</p><p>Government Digital Service has not received representations from public sector providers of identity assurance</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 211881 211904 question first answered 29/10/2014 17:49:36 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

101020

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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	Research Councils: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on gender diversity in research of the process by which the Research Councils award grants.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	212005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Research Councils routinely collect data on board and committee membership, application and success rates by gender and age and this is routinely reviewed. This shows that female membership of Councils, Boards and Committees increased between 2010/11 and 2012/13 with some variation between councils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The dataset is available at <a href="http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/RCUK-prod/assets/documents/skills/GenderapplicantsAwardsNumber.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/RCUK-prod/assets/documents/skills/GenderapplicantsAwardsNumber.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/11/2014 16:43:50 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 25401 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah