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222388

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Telephone Operator Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on simplification and clarification of tariffs charged by private providers for directory inquiries; and what information his Department holds on whether mobile telephone inquirers have been overcharged by directory inquiry providers.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	224844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularly with Ofcom to discuss a variety of issues.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is concerned about unclear telephone charges and is introducing rules which make the cost of calling 118 numbers clearer for telephone users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under changes coming into effect this summer, both telecoms and 118 service providers will have to be clear on what they each charge for 118 calls. The costs of calls will be split out into an access charge and a service charge so consumers can compare costs for calling different 118 services – and see where their money is going.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/02/2015 08:36:09 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

222457

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
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 he has made on delivering broadband to rural areas.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Heather Wheeler
uin	224580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>On 9 February 2015 the Government announced that 2 million premises have been passed by its Superfast Broadband Programme, meaning that superfast broadband is now available to almost 80% of UK premises, up from 45% in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/02/2015 08:37:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler

222458

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Broadband: Churches
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 he has made on delivering (a) broadband and (b) wifi to church halls.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Heather Wheeler
uin	224581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>On 9 February 2015 the Government announced that 2 million premises have been passed by its Superfast Broadband Programme, meaning that superfast broadband is now available to almost 80% of UK premises, up from 45% in 2010. Church halls which are included within this coverage will be able to gain access to superfast broadband services.</p><p><br>Small and medium sized enterprises, including places of worship which are registered as charities, are eligible for a grant of up to £3,000 under the Government’s Broadband Connection Vouchers scheme which runs in 22 UK cities. The Chancellor recently announced that £40 million will be made available to extend the scheme to more cities from April 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/02/2015 08:38:23 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler

222459

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Battle of Preston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to commemorate the tercentenary of the Battle of Preston in 1715.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	224738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The DCMS does not have any plans to commemorate the tercentenary of the Battle of Preston.</p><p> </p><p>However, Government does recognise the importance of events like the Battle of Preston, and through the Heritage Lottery Fund, have made £10m available for projects marking some of the UK’s most important anniversaries and commemorative events.</p><p> </p><p>Details on how to apply to this contestable fund can be found here <strong>- <a href="http://www.hlf.org.uk/about-us/news-features/funding-anniversaries" target="_blank">http://www.hlf.org.uk/about-us/news-features/funding-anniversaries</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/02/2015 16:22:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

222461

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Broadband: Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Devon has access to superfast broadband; and what estimate he has made of what proportion of Devon will be covered by superfast broadband by the end of (a) 2015 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	224827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for monitoring the UK broadband market and reported that superfast broadband was available to 45% of premises in Devon by June 2014. This could mostly be attributed to BT’s commercial roll-out.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s superfast broadband project for Devon and Somerset aims to deliver coverage to 211,000 superfast premises by the end of 2015. The project will increase coverage within the project area to 89% superfast by the end of 2016. This will be made up of commercial and publicly subsidised network build. Coverage beyond the end of the current project will depend on the result of the phase 2 procurement process. The Government has allocated £22.75m for the phase 2 project which the local authorities have committed to match with local and European funding.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Luxborough in Exmoor, Somerset is hosting a Government funded Market Test Pilot, which will soon be providing superfast satellite broadband services to over 200 premises. This will provide valuable information on how to take coverage even further by demonstrating the delivery of superfast broadband in the most commercially challenging locations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 224826 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:20:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

222462

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Broadband: Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of superfast broadband in Devon has been implemented by (a) BDUK and (b) BT commercially; and what estimate he has made of such figures at the end of (i) 2015 and (ii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	224826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for monitoring the UK broadband market and reported that superfast broadband was available to 45% of premises in Devon by June 2014. This could mostly be attributed to BT’s commercial roll-out.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s superfast broadband project for Devon and Somerset aims to deliver coverage to 211,000 superfast premises by the end of 2015. The project will increase coverage within the project area to 89% superfast by the end of 2016. This will be made up of commercial and publicly subsidised network build. Coverage beyond the end of the current project will depend on the result of the phase 2 procurement process. The Government has allocated £22.75m for the phase 2 project which the local authorities have committed to match with local and European funding.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Luxborough in Exmoor, Somerset is hosting a Government funded Market Test Pilot, which will soon be providing superfast satellite broadband services to over 200 premises. This will provide valuable information on how to take coverage even further by demonstrating the delivery of superfast broadband in the most commercially challenging locations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 224827 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:20:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

179548

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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
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 he has had with the BBC about the funding of the BBC and its regional programming.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	224378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>I have not held any recent discussions with the BBC regarding future funding.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 17:25:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

179136

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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: Wycombe
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 take steps to arrange for licensing of the Wycombe Sound radio station to be expedited.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	224161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for licensing community radio stations and has awarded over 270 licences to date.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom conducts licensing in rounds and invites applicants from each region of the UK in turn. Ofcom has published timetables for the latest round of community radio licensing and anticipate inviting applications from the South East of England outside the M25 in the first half of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>For reasons of fairness, Ofcom assesses all the applications it receives in a region before awarding any licenses.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 10:35:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

179139

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	ICT
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 he has had with the European Commission on the Digital Single Market.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	224226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text I have regular discussions with the EU Commissioners on a range of matters. The UK wants the EU to create an open, flexible digital single market with a regulatory framework that reflects the dynamic nature of the digital economy. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 08:27:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

179140

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Arts
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 UK creative industries in Europe.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	224227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK creative industries are a global success story, and the Government is working hard to ensure their continuing success at home, within Europe, and across the world. The introduction of new creative sector tax reliefs has provided a massive boost to the sector, and the promotion of UK service exports to Europe and other territories was worth £17.2bn in 2012, an 11.2% increase on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>Over the next year, Government will provide support to UK creative companies to promote and showcase their products and services at 21 exhibitions and events across Europe, including the UK programme at Milan Expo and GREAT campaign activity in France. In addition, creative businesses received over E200m of funding through the European Commission's Media and Culture Programmes, and will also benefit from the new Creative Europe Programme launched last year.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 08:30:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman