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90970

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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	4G
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 he is taking to promote competition in the provision of 4G services.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK has a highly competitive mobile market offering consumers some of the best choice and value in Europe. Ofcom's design of the 2013 spectrum auction supported a competitive market with four wholesale mobile network operators. All of the operators have launched their services and there are now upwards of 5 million subscribers to 4G services in the UK. Despite only one of the operators having a coverage obligation on their licence to be met by 2017, all of the operators have announced their intention to reach 98% of the UK population by the end of 2015. The Government has taken steps to reduce the cost of rollout of mobile infrastructure including through planning reforms introduced in summer 2013 and we are considering what more can be done.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/09/2014 10:19:33 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

90974

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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	Direct Marketing
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 steps his Department has taken to provide protection to people suffering from nuisance telephone calls.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	208547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The issue of nuisance calls is a priority for the Department and we are pursuing a range of options for reform. This includes both legislative and non-legislative measures, which will help to better protect consumers. On 30th March 2014, we published our Nuisance Calls Action Plan that includes proposals for legislation to enable Ofcom to share information more easily with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The measure became effective on 15 July and will help in ICO’s efforts to take more enforcement action against companies that deliberately continue to break the rules. Also, we will shortly consult to lower the legal threshold that will enable ICO to take more enforcement action against organisations that breach the regulations, including those that currently manage to avoid having monetary penalties issued to them. Further details about the range of work that has been completed and is also underway is outlined in the Action Plan, which can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/09/2014 10:18:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

90822

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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 progress his Department has made on the Broadband Delivery UK programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	208407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s superfast broadband programme has made available superfast broadband to over one million premises and, with roll-out out progressing rapidly at 40,000 premises passed per week, the programme is on target to extend superfast coverage to 90% of premises by early 2016 and to 95% by December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/09/2014 09:02:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

90632

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
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	Television Licences: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to enable people who are registered blind to receive a discount on their television licence in the same way that people who are deaf do.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	208145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>Those registered blind/severely sight impaired are eligible for a 50% reduction on the TV Licence Fee (further information on this concession can be found at <a href="http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/for-your-home/blindseverely-sight-impaired-aud5" target="_blank">http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/for-your-home/blindseverely-sight-impaired-aud5</a>). There is currently no concession for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. BBC Charter Review is the point at which government can consider all aspects of the BBC, including the licence fee. The Government will not begin Charter Review within this parliament.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/09/2014 10:20:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

90636

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
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 Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, other than the members of the BBC Trust appointed to represent specific nations, how many of the existing Trust members have their main home outside London.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	208205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The BBC Trust have advised that other than the members of the BBC Trust appointed to represent specific nations, one other Trust member’s main home is outside London. Therefore, in total five of the eleven existing trustees have their main home outside London.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/09/2014 10:12:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

90637

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
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	Arts
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 and what proportion of (a) directors or senior managers and (b) trustees of the National portfolio organisations for 2015-18 are of BAME background.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	208256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>Of the 670 successful organisations for the National Portfolio 2015-18, 11.7% of management staff confirmed in their applications that they were from a BAME background. Information of this nature on trustees is not requested as part of the NPO applications but ACE are looking at this for future applications.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/09/2014 13:43:33 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

90638

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
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	Museums and Galleries
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 and what proportion of (a) directors or senior managers and (b) trustees of the Major Partner Museums 2015-18 are women.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	208257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>Of the 21 Major Partner Museums 2015-18, 57.1% of Directors are female. Of the senior management, management committees, boards, and governing bodies or councils of these Museums, 33.4% are female, of the 55.9% who disclosed this information. Information of this nature on trustees is not requested as part of the application process but Arts Council England are looking at this for future applications.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/09/2014 13:42:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

90406

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's priorities are in relation to the Digital Government Strategy in the individual performance objectives for 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	208124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is committed to the Digital Government Strategy and delivering the 16 action points within it. Those taking forward the Digital agenda in the Department and its Partner Organisations have individual performance objectives for 2014-2015 reflecting this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/09/2014 10:19:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

90006

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	National Anthems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals for an English national anthem.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	207647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to recommend to Her Majesty The Queen that any change should be made to the UK National Anthem, nor are there any plans to introduce an official English Anthem.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/09/2014 13:12:23 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

90007

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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 steps can be taken to provide broadband services to residential properties in major cities where (a) commercial internet providers have deemed the street cabinets serving that commercially unviable and (b) the local authority is restricted in its ability to use public funds to build broadband networks in contravention of state aid regulations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	207611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government is investing up to £150m in the SuperConnected Cities Programme to support UK cities to develop the digital infrastructure capability required to remain internationally competitive.</p><p>In addition there has also been a substantial increase in planned commercial infrastructure investment in urban areas including, BT committing an additional £50million to their commercial roll-out; Virgin Media investing to improve its superfast footprint by 100,000 premises and a range of other providers making investments in cities such as York, Coventry and Peterborough. These investments will benefit both businesses and domestic households. There is also the ongoing roll-out of 4G which will make a significant impact on connectivity in urban locations.</p><p>The Government is also working to drive down costs of network delivery and has amended the planning regulations and Electronic Communications code supported the European Directive on measures to reduce broadband deployment costs and has a universal basic broadband commitment to ensure minimum service levels.</p><p>When Government reviews outstanding coverage issues in urban locations after the closure of the SME voucher initiative in March 2015 we will be better placed to identify the most challenging areas and to consider the most appropriate and effective method of intervention at that time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/09/2014 14:12:41 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden