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693181

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the recommendations of the WebRoots Democracy report, Democracy 2.0: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission, published on 26 January 2017, whether the Government plans to commission a review on the widespread internet abuse of politicians and citizens online; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) young people leave school digitally literate and (b) adults of all ages are educated in digital literacy.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	65031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We announced on 27 February that we would lead a cross-Government initiative on internet safety. We will be convening a series of round-table discussions with social media companies, technology firms, young people, charities and mental health experts to examine online risks and how to tackle them. The round tables are also expected to examine concerns around issues like trolling and other aggressive behaviour which impact on politicians and citizens more generally.</p><p>The Department for Education (DfE) launched the new computing curriculum, includes digital literacy, in September 2014. DfE has provided additional funding for digital skills through The Good Things Foundation, funding 680,000 people since 2014.</p><p>Government is also introducing a digital entitlement to ensure that publicly funded digital training to people who are over the age of 19 and do not have such skills.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 02/03/2017 16:36:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

693182

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	Government Art Collection
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 she is taking to ensure that items from the Government Art Collection are displayed where they can be readily viewed by communities around the country.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	65036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>We are looking at options for increasing public access to the Government Art Collection (GAC). Around two-thirds of the collection's holdings of over 14,000 works of art are already on display in more than 370 buildings at home and abroad promoting the UK and its art. For example, an exhibition from the Collection will be held in Hull during its tenure as the UK City of Culture.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/02/2017 16:24:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

693183

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	Government Art Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in which locations items from the Government Art Collection have been shown in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	65037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>A list of the locations in which items from the Government Art Collection have been shown in the last 12 months is attached.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/02/2017 17:42:07 question first ministerially corrected 01/03/2017 11:19:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name GAC PQ 65037 amended.docx title List of Locations - Amended - Additions in Red previous answer version 37353 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name GAC PQ 65037 list.pdf title List of locations the GAC has been shown
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

693184

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	European City of Culture
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 she is taking to promote cooperation between cities that have won UK or European City of Culture competitions to raise cultural awareness across the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	65079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK City of Culture and European Capital of Culture programmes are designed to use culture as a catalyst for economic and social regeneration and to raise the profile of arts and creativity locally, nationally and internationally. Success in these competitions also helps areas to develop a broader high quality arts and culture sector, as well as attract increased business investment and boost tourism. DCMS is using the competitions now running to identify the UK City of Culture 2021 and European Capital of Culture 2023 to highlight these benefits to local areas, including through briefing events that bring together areas that have bid in previous competitions.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/02/2017 16:20:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

693186

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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: Chipping Barnet
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 she is taking to improve access to high-speed broadband in suburban areas such as Chipping Barnet.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	64982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2017 answer text <p><br>We are committed to delivering superfast broadband and better mobile connectivity to the United Kingdom. In the constituency of Chipping Barnet over 97% of the constituency can currently get superfast broadband from a diverse range of suppliers. More than 4.3 million homes and businesses have now been reached by the Government’s nationwide rollout of superfast broadband. Through the Government’s Better Broadband Scheme <a href="https://basicbroadbandchecker.culture.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://basicbroadbandchecker.culture.gov.uk/</a> all homes and businesses can now access better broadband (speeds of 2 Megabits per second). To ensure that no one is left behind, the Government is also introducing a new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) within this Parliament. The USO will give households and businesses the legal right to request a broadband connection with speeds of at least 10 Megabits, no matter where they live or work.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/03/2017 14:47:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

693187

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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: Procurement
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 civil servants of her Department oversee contracts which have been awarded to external providers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	64995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of individual teams across the Department to manage contracts and maintain the appropriate level of oversight consistent with the value, strategic importance and levels of risk associated with individual contracts.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 02/03/2017 16:38:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

692470

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	BBC: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the revenue accrued by the BBC from online advertisements outside the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	64868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>BBC Worldwide sells advertising for BBC.com, the BBC's main international website. As a commercial subsidiary of the BBC, Worldwide does generate profits which are returned to the BBC, but we have not made any estimates on the revenue from online advertisements - this is a matter for the BBC as editorially and operationally independent.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/02/2017 10:21:56 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

692471

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	S4C
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 discussions she has had with S4C on her Department's contribution to that company's funding over the period of the independent review of S4C.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	64854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The department has regular discussions with S4C where a range of issues are discussed, including government funding for S4C during the review period.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/03/2017 10:11:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

692472

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the value of BBC revenue streams excluding the licence fee in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	64866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The BBC are required to lay their Annual Account and Report in front of Parliament each year, and this information is available within those accounts and here on the BBC’s website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/strategy/annualreport/2015_2016.html).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/02/2017 10:22:28 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

692473

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	S4C Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to announce the terms of reference for the independent review of S4C.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	64898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State set out in February 2016, (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-protects-funding-for-welsh-broadcaster-s4c--2) the independent review of S4C will look at the funding, governance and remit of S4C. The full scope of the review will be set out in the terms of reference in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/02/2017 10:24:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan