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416449

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	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress is being made on providing a system for mobile phone networks to share their transmissions.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	8605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The installation and sharing infrastructure to provide mobile phone coverage is a commercial decision for mobile network operators (MNOs). Some MNOs provide wholesale access to their networks to other mobile services providers called Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), such as Asda and TalkTalk. According to Ofcom’s 2014 Infrastructure Report there were 41 MVNOs in the UK as at June 2014.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/09/2015 14:45:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

391284

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	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 estimate he has made of the value of the Government Art Collection.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to give an accurate estimate of the value of the Government Art Collection or individual works, neither of which have a current market valuation. The current monetary value of a work of art can be accurately assessed only at the time of purchase or sale or by professional valuation. In the former case, the Collection is not actively traded; in the latter, it would not be justifiable expenditure of public funds to have the whole Collection valued professionally.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/10/2015 15:10:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391367

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	BBC: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the BBC has received from the EU in the last five years; and what conditions were attached to the use of such funding.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	7907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Under government accounting guidelines organisations are required to publish all income received, however they are not required to publish individual grants unless they are significant for their own accounts. Under the terms of the Royal Charter and Agreement, the BBC is able to seek alternative sources of funding, within a strict framework which is set and administered by the BBC Trust.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:09:31 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

391375

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Radio Frequencies: Auctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to announce a spectrum auction by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	8013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>UK spectrum auctions are managed by Ofcom. Ofcom expects to auction up to 190 MHz of spectrum at 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz in this financial year (2015/16). No decision has yet been taken by Ofcom as to whether an auction will be used to assign future spectrum released from public sector use or freed up by the clearance of the 700 MHz band, or the timing of any such auction.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:10:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

391376

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Radio Frequencies
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 increase in the amount of radio spectrum which will be made available to the private sector by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	8014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The current target is to release 500 MHz of spectrum below 5 GHz by 2020, of which 62 MHz has already been released. Ofcom expects to auction up to 190 MHz of additional spectrum at 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz in this financial year (2015/16).</p><p>The Productivity Plan published on 10 July announced that the Government had implemented a new model for the centralised management of public sector spectrum. Under this model a new Central Management Unit based in the Shareholder Executive will propose a new target for public sector spectrum release to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, along with a plan and timetable for achieving it.</p><p> </p><p>Terms of reference outlining how this new model works will be published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:11:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

390858

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Air Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is towards global frequency allocation from the International Telecommunications Union at the World Radiocommunication Conference in November 2015 for the support of satellite based automatic dependant surveillance broadcast.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	7659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>Global tracking of aircraft is an important and complex issue and the Government believes that all options must be properly considered and evaluated. It is important that the World Radiocommunication Conference is able to consider this issue on the basis of a thorough analysis of the evidence. The Government is working closely with Ofcom, which represents the UK in international spectrum negotiations, and other stakeholders on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/07/2015 16:31:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

390448

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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
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 the Government is taking to ensure that all households have access to efficient digital communication networks and that broadband is available to all households at data transfer rates greater than 2 Mbit/s before the end of 2015.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	7195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>According to Ofcom only 3% of premises in the UK had access to speeds of less than 2Mbps in June 2014 (down from 11% in 2010). The government estimates that by the end of 2015 this will be around 1% as a result of the BDUK broadband programme.</p><p> </p><p>The government will ensure that the remaining premises have access to speeds of at least 2Mbps by the end of 2015 by making available the option of satellite broadband connections, which will have the capability of delivering superfast speeds for those who want it.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2015 09:30:54 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

389776

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Mobile 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 estimate his Department has made of the proportion of premises covered by (a) 2G voice and low data rate mobile coverage, (b) 3G high-speed data mobile coverage and (c) 4G very high-speed data mobile coverage in each local authority area in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Infrastructure Report 2014 states that outdoor premises coverage from at least one mobile network operator is provided to 99.7% of premises for 2G, 99% for 3G and 72% for 4G. A breakdown of these figures at local authority level is available on Ofcom's website at: <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/Mobile_local_authority.csv" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/Mobile_local_authority.csv</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/07/2015 16:35:27 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

389430

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Economic Situation: Bradford
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 he has made of the contribution to Bradford's economy made by the (a) digital sector, (b) animation industry, (c) fashion and textiles industry and (d) games industry.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	6592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>While there are little economic statistics available on individual cities such as Bradford broken down by detailed industries there are estimates of employment from the ONS Business Registers and Employment Survey (BRES). This survey reports that in 2013 there were around 6,200 jobs in Bradford the digital sector (which incorporates ICT and Media) and 1,400 in the manufacture of textiles, clothing and footwear. Employment figures for animation and the computer games industry in Bradford are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Bradford has a rich textiles history, particularly for the production of fine wool fabric. The textiles sector is still important to Bradford today with companies engaged in a wide range of activities – from spinning and weaving to the production of high performance and high value added goods. I am pleased Government has been able, through the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) programme, to support the creation and safeguarding of jobs in textile businesses through the national Textiles Growth Programme. 11 Bradford-based businesses have been assisted to date, with investment in capital projects, skills training and research and development. The Textiles Growth Programme was granted a further tranche of RGF funding earlier this year – bringing total Government investment to £32.3m – giving more Bradford companies the opportunity to secure support for innovation and growth.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 29/07/2015 15:43:46 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

389490

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Living Wage
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 10 July 2015 to Question 2952, if he will make it his policy to secure accredited Living Wage Employer status for his Department from the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	6658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport pays all its directly employed staff the living wage and encourages all its sponsored bodies to pay the living wage as well. The department is currently exploring the Living Wage Accreditation with a view to a decision being made by the Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/07/2015 16:33:22 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law