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819873

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Creative Industries Council
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 14 December 2017 to Question 118626, if he will expand the number of industry representatives on the Creative Industries Council to include trade union representation.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	121945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The review of membership of the Creative Industries Council will take place later in the year. As stated in the previous answer, the review process is led by the Council’s industry co-Chair. Organisations and individuals interested in being involved in the Council’s work can do this through a range of council sub-groups, details of which can be found at <a href="http://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121793 question first answered 15/01/2018 15:07:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

819919

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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
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 his Department has made of whether mobile phone providers have met their legally binding agreement to provide a mobile phone signal to 90 per cent of the UK’s landmass by the end of 2017.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	121991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The regulator Ofcom is responsible for enforcing spectrum licence obligations and it is assessing whether mobile network operators have met their licence obligations that were agreed in 2014. Ofcom plans to publish its assessment in early 2018. In 2017 the Government granted Ofcom new powers to issue fines to mobile operators in the event that they do not meet their licence obligations.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121993 121994 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:50:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

819921

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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
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 the agreement with mobile phone providers to provide a mobile phone signal to 90 per cent of the UK’s landmass by the end of 2017 will be enforced.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	121993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The regulator Ofcom is responsible for enforcing spectrum licence obligations and it is assessing whether mobile network operators have met their licence obligations that were agreed in 2014. Ofcom plans to publish its assessment in early 2018. In 2017 the Government granted Ofcom new powers to issue fines to mobile operators in the event that they do not meet their licence obligations.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121991 121994 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:50:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

819922

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	5G
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 he has made of the potential merits of strengthening future license conditions for the 5G spectrum auction in order to improve telephone and data signal in remote parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	121994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The regulator Ofcom is responsible for enforcing spectrum licence obligations and it is assessing whether mobile network operators have met their licence obligations that were agreed in 2014. Ofcom plans to publish its assessment in early 2018. In 2017 the Government granted Ofcom new powers to issue fines to mobile operators in the event that they do not meet their licence obligations.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121991 121993 question first answered 18/01/2018 13:50:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

819928

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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: Rural Areas
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 proportion of rural premises in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England have access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	122000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom's 2017 Connected Nations report includes the following percentages in figure 5, measuring superfast availability at 30Mbit/s in May 2017, showing percentage point changes from a year earlier (pp).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Urban coverage, % premises</p></td><td><p>Rural coverage, % premises</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>95% (↑2pp)</p></td><td><p>66% (↑7pp)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>95% (↑1pp)</p></td><td><p>69% (↑6pp)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>97% (↑1pp)</p></td><td><p>57% (↑5pp)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>94% (↑4pp)</p></td><td><p>56% (↑10pp)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>96% (↑3pp)</p></td><td><p>66% (↑10pp)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Ofcom analysis of operator data</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/01/2018 14:04:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

819981

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish its response to the Leveson Inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	122053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has publicly consulted on Section 40 of the Crime and Courts 2013 and Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry. The Secretary of State and the Home Secretary are currently consulting with Sir Brian Leveson. Sir Brian wishes to consider the information properly before giving a formal view on the issues raised. Once we have considered his views, we will be publishing the Government's response to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/01/2018 15:04:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

818965

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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
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 his Department is taking to ensure that providers respond to demands from consumers for access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>In addition to coverage by commercial broadband providers, the Government’s Superfast Broadband Programme has extended superfast broadband coverage with speeds of at least 24Mbps to approximately 4.75 million additional homes and businesses. A further 600,000 premises are contracted to gain coverage, and additional procurements undertaken by local authorities and the devolved administrations will extend coverage further beyond that. For all premises that do not have access to superfast broadband the government will ensure universal broadband of at least 10Mbps by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/01/2018 16:32:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

818980

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Musicians: Free Movement of People
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 20 December 2017 to Question 118830, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the Single European Market on the ability of UK touring musicians to tour the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	121657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the music industry to better understand the potential impacts for UK touring musicians after the UK leaves the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also working closely with the Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.</p><p> </p><p>We want to continue to build on the success of the live music scene by helping artists do business across the world.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121658 question first answered 17/01/2018 16:38:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

818981

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Musicians: Free Movement of People
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 20 December 2017 to Question 118830, on Musicians: Free Movement of People, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of leaving the Customs Union on the ability of UK touring musicians to tour the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	121658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the music industry to better understand the potential impacts for UK touring musicians after the UK leaves the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also working closely with the Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.</p><p> </p><p>We want to continue to build on the success of the live music scene by helping artists do business across the world.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121657 question first answered 17/01/2018 16:38:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

819017

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to work with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to ensure full implementation of the Government's UK-wide broadband strategy in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>I will engage with the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with whom I have an excellent relationship, to make sure the people and businesses of Northern Ireland benefit from the delivery of current UK Government broadband connectivity programmes, such as superfast and local full fibre roll out. I also encourage her department to engage with the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, which my department is currently undertaking to understand companies’ incentives for investment in new digital infrastructure over the next decade and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>Current superfast broadband coverage in Northern Ireland is over 85% and will reach 87% by March upon completion of the current publicly funded broadband project that has been implemented by the Department for Economy Northern Ireland with support from Broadband Delivery UK.</p><p> </p><p>Delivery to date has had funding of £11.45m from DCMS. The government has allocated a further £150 million to support ultrafast broadband roll-out as part of the June 2017 funding support package for Northern Ireland. For any premises that do not have access to superfast broadband the government will give everyone in the UK a legal right to request a connection of at least 10Mbps by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/01/2018 16:30:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon