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78390

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Authority for Television on Demand
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 broadcasters in (a) Wales and (b) the UK have been closed as a result of their inability or refusal to pay the Authority for Television On Demand's regulatory fees.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	206114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>ATVOD has no power to close an on demand programme service and therefore has not required any service to close for non-payment of fees.</p><p>Ofcom has not, to date, exercised its statutory powers to either suspend or restrict the entitlement of an on-demand service provider to provide its services because of non-payment of fees.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 09:40:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 11632 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

78391

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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: Northern Ireland
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 households in Northern Ireland held a black and white television licence in January (a) 2009 and (b) 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of black and white TV licences held in Northern Ireland at the end of 2013 was 818. TV Licensing, the agency which administers the TV licensing system, does not have enough detail from 2009 to perform the same calculation for that year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/07/2014 14:39:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

78393

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	World War I: Anniversaries
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 his Department is taking to encourage community organisations to take up EU funding offered by the Europe for Citizens Programme and similar schemes in order to commemorate the centenary of World War I through exchanges and visits.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	206181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>During the passage of the European Approval Act 2013 I took great care to emphasise the opportunities the Europe for Citizens Programme offers for commemoration of the First World War. The Government will deliver a four year programme to mark the First World War centenary through a package of funded activity worth over £125m. Alongside the UK centenary programme, the Europe for Citizens programme will provide opportunities to develop a greater understanding of the period between those who were both allies and adversaries at the time</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 13:42:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

78394

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Local Broadcasting: Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met BLTV Ltd to discuss its progress on delivering the local television franchise for the Birmingham area.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	206245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>DCMS Ministers have not met representatives from BLTV Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 08:15:17 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

78395

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Local Broadcasting: Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how long a local television franchise is valid for; and whether BLTV will launch in Birmingham within the period of its existing franchise.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	206246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Local TV licences issued by Ofcom expire on 25 November 2025. Successful applicants have two years from the date they were awarded the licence to begin operating services, at which point their licence commences. The Birmingham licence was awarded on 6 November 2012 and the licence holder must be on-air by 6 November 2014. Where a local TV station does not launch within two years, Ofcom’s policy is to re-advertise the licence.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 08:19:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

78396

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Aerials: Planning Permission
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 make it his policy to consult local residents on decisions on the construction of mobile telephone masts under the mobile infrastructure project where plans for construction have been through pre-planning and published.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	206306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Arqiva will be consulting with communities in line with the Mobile Operators Code of Best Practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 13:43:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

78398

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Broadcasting: Lancashire
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 discuss with the BBC Trust measures to increase coverage of life, history and culture in Lancashire across the BBC national television and radio network.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	206327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the BBC Trust but has no plans to discuss this issue. Under the terms of the BBC’s Charter and Agreement, the BBC is required to “promote awareness of different cultures and alternative viewpoints, through content that reflects the lives of different people and different communities within the UK”. The BBC is however operationally and editorially independent of Government and there is no provision for the Government to intervene in the corporation’s day-to-day operations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 13:46:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

77837

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Business: Email
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 his Department has made of the financial advantages enjoyed by larger companies in preventing their marketing and promotional emails from being blocked by servers.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	205876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/08/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment regarding this issue.</p><p>If there is evidence that treating emails in this manner is driving anti-competitive behaviour by companies, this should be referred to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s independent competition authority, for consideration.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/08/2014 15:43:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

77897

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	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, how many (a) masts are operational and (b) premises receive a mobile signal as a result of the Mobile Infrastructure Project.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	205802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text The first site to go live was Weaverthorpe in North Yorkshire in September 2013, providing coverage to over 200 premises in North Yorkshire. The second site has been built in North Molton in Devon and will be operational shortly, estimated to reach more than 200 premises. Once potential sites have been identified, network connections need to be found, sites need to be acquired and planning consent achieved. This work is underway and ongoing. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/07/2014 08:36:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

77898

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Mobile Broadband: Cambridgeshire
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 masts will be erected in Cambridgeshire as part of the Mobile Infrastructure Project.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	205803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Mobile Infrastructure Project implementation plan identified seven potential masts for Cambridgeshire. Coverage by the mobile network operators has shifted as they begin roll out of 4G, leading to improvements in coverage in some areas and changes in the number and locations of not spots. DCMS officials and Arqiva, delivery partner for the Mobile Infrastructure Project, are incorporating these changes into the project's planning. Once this planning is finalised any changes will be communicated to planning authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/07/2014 08:38:33 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay